WEDNESDAY, 1/1/14
Wow, 2014 is really here! I vividly remember thinking as a young child that I would never see 2000 because I would have to live to the ripe old age of 40. I have now ripened to the age of almost 54, the world’s computers did not crash as the year 2000 came, and the first 14 years of this century have seemingly passed in about five minutes – wow!
On the prayer point today – Beth Bradley, Rick Bradley, Janice Smith. jack@danvillebaptist.org P.O. Box 70 Danville, AL 35619.
Soy & Deidra and Brad & Daphne hosted a NYE’s fellowship at the house last night. Good time but not one stayed until midnight. I was awake until midnight but it did not seem any different. I did not watch any apples, moon pies, et cetera drop but my eye lids did shortly thereafter.
I have been blessed by the folks who have signed up to read the Bible through with me in 2014. I have decided to read NASB and to use the One Year Bible Plan. I will be sending a group e-mail in days to come in order to encourage and be encouraged. Here is today’s reading – Genesis 1 & 2; Matthew 1, 2:1-12, Psalm 1:1-6, Prov 1:1-6. These readings will take 15 – 20 minutes a day.
Text alerts begin today. Here is how you sign up – text FRIENDSHIP to 68398. One text alert notice per family within the Friendship family.
Many members of the Friendship family (and others associated with GRACE Ministries) know Mario & Amuy Monroy. We met them in Guatemala and they are now serving as church planters in Spain. They are in the Friendship family’s annual budget. Received news about a week ago that Amuy is with child. They were completely shocked but happy. She will be a high risk pregnancy.
Here is an e-mail I received from Mario & Amuy today:
Dear Pastor Teddie,
Happy New year! Hope you and your family are doing well.
We are writing to share with you that we went to the new doctor yesterday. He took much time to speak with us and explain what he things about my pregnancy. He said that this is again a high risk pregnancy because of the problems in my circulatory system. I have to start taking a treatment to make my blood thicker. He said that I have to visit an hematologist to have some blood tests and visit him again on January 20. The baby will born in a hospital that is in a town 20 miles from our house because he said that this hospital has better equipment just in case if something happens. And he also said that I am actually in the 7 week of pregnancy, so the date that the baby could arrive is August 10.
About the baby everything looks fine. So maybe the pain is something normal with the adjustments of my body. We saw the baby in the screen and its incredible that even is very small (14 mm) we could see the little heart beating. Thank you for your prayers for the appointment. We feel that the Lord guide us to a good doctor. We just sent an update with the news and prayer requests.
Thank you again for your prayers,
Mario and Amuy
Pray for the Monroy family.
I pray that you will have a great New Year’s Day with Jesus.