MONDAY, 8/18/08
Good Monday morning from Decatur, Alabama. Daphne & I drove up last night in order to attend the funeral service for Brad Hutto’s uncle, Ricky Bradford, this afternoon. Pray for Brad’s mother and the entire family!
We had a good day in our services yesterday. What a joy to welcome Stan & Tonya Gordon into the Friendship family by letter. They have been attending for several months now and we are glad to have them and their two daughters “officially” join us.
I was especially blessed by the good attendance in our evening service. Thank you for being faithful!
Shirley Bosarge is in ICU and needs our prayers. Louise Gibson remains hospitalized. Joyce Bosarge (Liz Whalen’s mother) received a less than favorable report from the doctors last week so pray for her too.
Nicole Taylor tells me that we are about where she had hoped to be for our first Sunday of the AWANA ministry. Thanks to those who have placed your children in this ministry and to those who are working in some capacity.
Our next semester of FAITH begins tonight. Our emphasis this semester will be on our Sunday School. I pray each adult and youth class will have at least one team present for FAITH.
Obviously, since I am out of town then I have no idea how many additional folks signed up for the summer ’09 GRACE trips. Please note that you have two more Sundays to sign up for these trips and then we will open them to folks outside the Friendship family.
We are going to have a Labor Day weekend fellowship on Sunday afternoon/evening, 8/31. More details will be forthcoming in this week’s newsletter.
I am off to visit family and then to the funeral service before heading home. I pray that you will have a great Monday with Jesus.