Pastor's Blog

It is my understanding that Bro. Jim Chinners (morning) and Bro. Benny McGath (evening) did very good jobs of bringing the Word to the Friendship family yesterday.  I appreciate these men doing this in my absence.

I am also told that our attendance was pretty good.  I do want to thank the members of our Sunday School class for being faithful as I am told we had a room full.  Thanks to Bro. Curtis Taylor, Soy’s dad, for teaching in my absence.

We attended the only evangelical church inside the Old City.  The pastor’s message would have worked well in Friendship or any other church I know.  He talked about folks who only go to church on Sundays, folks who go to church on Sundays and maybe read their Bible some, and folks who love the Lord and serve Him with their whole heart.  We also joined them in observing the Lord’s Supper.  Good service.

We then saw the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.  We visited the Dead Sea beach.  Lisa and I rode a camel just to say that we had done it.

The tour in the tunnel last night was amazing!  We actually stood on the pavement that was there in the days of Jesus – wow!

We also visited a hotel that has the original handwritten copy of the hymn, “It Is Well With My Soul.”  Thanks for Ronnie Cottingham for letting me know about this.  Impressive!

We are about to hit it hard today in the Old City.

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