Pastor's Blog

The Lord blessed us with three good worship services today plus Sunday School and Discipleship Training.  Our 10:30AM service saw Kelley Hall join the Friendship family by transfer of letter.  Kelley moved to Mobile to go to college and now she is teaching within the public school system.  She has been faithful to attend on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, and our college/young professionals Bible study on Wednesday nights.  We thank God for the increase! 

Dave Childress remains in the burn center at a local hospital.  There is a possibility he will be moved to a regular room tomorrow.  He has second degree burns along with some third degree burns on his right arm. 

We learned this morning that Jill Lee’s grandfather passed way this past Thursday night.  His funeral service was today in Hokes Bluff (Gadsden).  Pray for this family.

Lynda Broome Sims is scheduled to give birth to her first child this Tuesday, 2/27.  Pray for Lynda, Todd, and the baby along with the entire family.

Our students are selling gourmet apples to help offset the cost of their summer camp and/or mission trip.  These apples will be available in the days leading up to Easter.  Thank you in advance for supporting our students. 

I thank God for you!  You are a wonderful people!

As we prepare to gather for Bible study and worship today, our prayers and thoughts are with Dave Childress.  Dave was burned Friday night in a work related accident and is in a local burn center.  His hands, arms, and the upper right half of his body suffered second degree burns.  Please pray for Dave as he deals with the pain and his body recovers. 

Ken Ford remains in a local facility and his situation is basically unchanged.  Vivian Rhoads, Stacey Bryant, and Doris Keith all spent time in the hospital this past week.  I think all three are now home. 

Mary Burkholder, Alisia Crawley’s mother, is seemingly in the last stages of her cancer.  It has now spread into her bones which is very painful.  She is at home under hospice care so please pray for her and the family.