“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:32)
Important announcement for the Friendship family – there will be no services/classes/activities on our campus at all today, 1/17, morning or evening. Again, nothing on our campus today – morning or evening. It is a little after 3:00AM as I write this entry and we have a little snow on the ground and I would imagine some ice on the roadways/bridges. I know that will clear before tonight but the expected temperature at 6:00PM will already be below freezing again. As a matter of fact, the forecast only calls for like three or four hours above freezing for us all day. It is presently twenty three degrees and is expected to hit seventeen degrees around 7:00AM. Folks, for our area this is cold!
Second important announcement for the Friendship family – the church office is closed today, 1/17. It will open tomorrow morning, 1/18 at 10:00AM. Please note that I am available in the event of an emergency – 24/7.
I have made these decisions on my own. If you agree, great. If you disagree, great. Who are you going to call at 2:00AM to discuss this matter? Exactly! (The State Convention is not going to be happy but I have to do what I have to do!)
So, I need our thirteen blog readers to spread the word about no services today. I know it is a tall order but you can do it!
Ok, now to the matters at hand. The most pressing matter for the Friendship family is Larry Whitehurst’s surgery that is schedule to take place at noon (CST) today. Larry is at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Pray for Larry, Judy, the boys and the family.
Amy Huhn’s father was discharged from the hospital early yesterday morning. Everything seems to be good.
Visited with Mark & Courtney Hubbard early yesterday morning. Her condition seems to be about the same. She is very weak physically but we did have a brief conversation. Keep praying for Courtney.
Our daughter, Dana, is in the hospital. She had some “issues” yesterday that caused her to spend most of the day at the hospital and then the doctor made the decision early last night to admit her. Is she about to give birth? Probably not but the possibility does exist as she is thirty eight weeks into her pregnancy. Pray for Dana.
I made the decision last night to not travel to Jacksonville to be with Larry & Judy. It was a very tough decision because of my relationship with Larry but it was an easy decision because of my love for Dana. Can I just say what an awesome attitude Larry displayed when I called him. As a matter of fact he said, “you do not worry about me and you tell Dana that we are praying for her!” And here is the deal – it was real. That is Larry.
Now, I rest in the fact that our bus director, Bro. Benny McGath, and the chairman of our deacons, John Ladnier, are in Jacksonville with Larry and family. They will pray him through there and we will be praying him through from here. Larry’s family is with him and we have others from the church family there too. I appreciate these folks ministering during this time.
I have to be honest – I was all set to leave around 3:00AM today and travel to Jacksonville. I would then just travel back when Larry’s surgery was complete. Soy, Deidra and the girls arrived home last night. Soy decided that he would ride to Jacksonville and back with me. That cemented my decision! Last thing I want to do is ride fourteen hours with Soy. It was a sign and I took it! Just saying!
Folks, be safe and stay warm. Mark Mast can talk about their cold weather but our cold weather is colder even though it is sixty degrees warmer.
I pray that you will have a great Wednesday with Jesus. Remember, nothing on our campus today or tonight.