Pastor's Blog

Evan Eyler, 23 year old grandson of Edna H. Glover, passed away earlier today.  Evan is the son of Kelly & Sonni Eyler.  An autopsy will be performed so no arrangements can be made until the autopsy is complete.  Just pray for the Eyler family during this most difficult time.

Roseanne Baria is being taken back into surgery today.  Not sure all of the reasons but do know that her pain is great.  Pray for her.

Got a message from Betty Clair this morning as she and Ross are traveling today.  They have already had issues but the Lord has resolved them all thus far.  Keep them in your prayers for the next twenty four hours or so as they travel.

Garden time is over for now.  Heading to the hospital and the celebration of life service.

Many members of the Friendship family know Mario & Amuy from their time studying in Guatemala.  They are now missionaries in Spain.  The following is part of an e-mail sent out yesterday, 4/30, by Amuy:

“As you know, we have been missionaries here in Spain for almost 5 years, and in this time we have not been able to return to our country. Our passports expired and we had to ask for new passports and ask a new one for our little Lucas. When we started this process, we realized that Lucas is not yet a Spanish citizen because the law here says that he must have first the nationality of his parents, so he must be Panamanian first. Since this, we started a process of traveling with our children to our embassy in Madrid. In the last month we have travelled 2 times (600 miles by car) and finally got our passports. But not Lucas documents for nationality. He is not citizen from any country yet and it worries us.
We were told that Mario must travel to Panama to ask at the offices there for Lucas nationality. So, on last week we found very cheap tickets, the Lord provided us financially and Mario travelled with Josias (for one week) to Panama to make this process. Katherina, Lucas and I stayed in Spain. After one week, Lucas documents were not ready, but it was decided that my father could pick it up from the embassy and mail them to us in Spain.
The real problem has been that on Tuesday when Mario and Josias were coming home, the immigration officers at the airport decided that Josias can’t leave the country because Panama requires a certain stamp in a document that declares that he can travel to Spain. Our embassy here in Spain, is not willing to give this stamp because they said it is not needed.
So right now the situation is that, Mario and Josias are detained in Panama, they can’t leave the country because Josias is not allowed to travel. They are speaking with a lawyer to solve the problem. I am in Spain asking help to our embassy, with no answer yet. They lose the tickets and the airline (and insurance) will not help because they are not responsible about what the immigration office made to us.
Please help us in prayers to our Heavenly Father to help us this get solved. I am just asking to the Lord in my prayers to help my husband and son return home safely.
Thanks for your prayers, love and friendship”

Today’s Bible reading – Judges 13:1-14:20 John 1:29-51 Psalm 102:1-28 Proverbs 14:15-16

Roseanne Baria was admitted into the hospital yesterday afternoon.  She is battling an infection.  I plan on visiting with her today, Lord willing.

Carla Kyser got a good report yesterday from her latest scans – praise the Lord!  Keep praying!

Vera’s sister was placed under hospice care yesterday.  She is very alert and is less than a happy camper about the entire situation as she does not fully understand the severity of her condition.  Pray for her and all involved.

I am going to post a second entry that is part of an e-mail from Amuy (Mario & Amuy in Spain).  Major prayer concern.

There will be a celebration of life service for JC Brown today from noon until 1:00PM at the Christ United Methodist Church on Grelot in Mobile.  The service will be preceded by two hours of visitation with his wife, Jane, and the family.  (Jane is the sister of Shirley Johnson who lives on the mountain in Guatemala)  JC is now the only one involved in the tragedy in the Mobile Bay this past Saturday who has not been accounted for at this time.  Pray for those searching for him.  Pray for all of the families involved in this tragedy.

Men’s breakfast in the morning beginning at 8:00AM and ending by 9:00AM.  We will meet in the fellowship hall and all men are invited to attend.  I know who will be speaking and you will not be impressed but the food and fellowship will be great!

“Roses for mother” will be on sale this Sunday, 5/3, following all three worship services.  Daphne Hutto and Kayla Hatcher have graciously agreed to handle taking the orders – what sweethearts!  Correct change will be greatly appreciated!  The roses will be available on Mother’s Day as a part of the two morning worship services.  (This concept was taken from Dr. Jack Bailey and the folks at Danville Baptist Church.  Dr. Jack is brilliant!)

Left the church yesterday afternoon at 4:00PM in order to buy some fertilizer and some chicken feed.  Came home and hit the garden until dark thirty.  Working hard to make it a Santa Claus garden and fussing at Adam basically the entire time!  Almost got all five rows of the snap beans worked.  Should be picking snap beans next week if things go normal.  Hope to spend the biggest part of today and tomorrow in the garden and yard.  God has certainly given us some beautiful weather.  He is good!

Let me just say this about a garden.  John Milton has a garden with long rows – a real garden!  Will Reynolds has a “garden” that would fit inside our utility room!  It is a “wannabe” garden at best!  Please do not insult folks like John Milton and me by saying you have a “garden” when the whole thing would not fill up one row in our respective gardens!  Just saying!  I feel better now!

Dr. D Rex Looney, please send me an e-mail message.  I have lost your e-mail address and need to contact you.  Thanks!

I pray that you will have a great Friday with Jesus.