WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1
Wow, where did the first seven months of 2007 go? Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? Christmas will be here the day after tomorrow!
I had a chance to visit with Morris Dupont in the hospital yesterday. He has improved but is not able to get up yet so it appears he will be there at least through this week.
I was unaware of the fact the Jack Leasure was still in the hospital until yesterday. I also visited with him. Jack is not doing so well. We had a good conversation as I assured him of our prayer support and he assured me that he is praying for our GRACE trip too. Please pray for Morris & Jack!
Daniel Smith, Diane Cordell’s son, cut his hand on some glass and will have surgery this Friday morning, 8/3. I did not hear from Sharon Skipper and the results of her heart cath.
Today is Jodie Wilkerson’s birthday! If you want to send her an e-mail birthday greeting, her address is jodieandderrickinguatemala@hotmail.com. I forgot to mention Derrick’s birthday which was last Thursday, July 26. However, that’s okay as Jodie’s is the more important one anyway!
Our final GRACE trip of the summer is scheduled to begin tomorrow as ten of us will be joined by twenty-three Yankees. We are all taking the early morning flights and are scheduled to be in Guatemala shortly before noon their time. God blessed and the final passport needed did arrive early yesterday morning. Please pray for this team as they have much to do – build fifteen houses, grout the tile and do the electrical work in the Rios de Agua Viva parsonage, paint the seminary’s gymnasium, work on a house in Panimaquin, et cetera.
As usual, I will switch to the GRACE blog beginning tomorrow or Friday. I will be getting updates from Bro. Jerry and will alert you if you need to check this blog for any news relating to the Friendship family. I plan on using guest bloggers each day to give you a different perspective on our trip.
We are scheduled to return home on Thursday, 8/9, and I will then immediately ready for the final (can you say hallelujah?) wedding of the summer for me as Deidra and Michael will tie the proverbial knot on 8/11 at 5:00PM. Pastor Terry Rainey will be helping with that ceremony and will then be leading our Harvest Day on the 12th. Please pray for that Sunday and invite folks to join you for those services. At this point, I am undecided which of us will preach the 8:00AM service but I know he will preach the 10:30AM & 6:00PM services.
Our missionary friend in Canada, Mark Mast, posted a comment following yesterday’s entry. Seemingly, he thinks that he is the only one reading these entries but he must have forgotten about my mama, three siblings, and five cousins! As a matter of fact, July was our most read month ever and I thank you for keeping up with the happenings within the Friendship family. Invite a friend or two to join us!
Today will be a busy day as it is the first Wednesday of the new church year. I will be involved in the morning and evening Bible studies with our adults, senior high Bible study, and our college/young professionals Bible study. I need to visit the hospitals, pack, and do all of the other last minute stuff to get ready to leave so your prayers are appreciated.
I will be praying for you today as you share the Light!