Pastor's Blog

“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:32)

Good Sunday morning.  I pray that many members of the Friendship family will join us in Bible study and worship this morning and then again tonight.

Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on September 14.  One of the areas hit was Wilmington.  First Baptist Wilmington is actively involved in our work in Guatemala.  (They actually got started in that work upon learning about it while staying in our CAB during relief work following Hurricane Katherina)

Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida this past Wednesday, October 10.  One of the areas affected by this storm was Port St Joe.  The Long Avenue Baptist Church of Port St. Joe is also actively involved in our work in Guatemala.  This area has been hit extremely hard.  Our contact, Norman Hammock, left during the storm and still has not been allowed back into the area.

So, I have extended an offer to help First Wilmington or Long Avenue in any way we can.  We certainly need to continue to pray for these communities and the people affected.

Randall & Rita Broome were set to leave for Guatemala yesterday afternoon as they were to be involved in a service there today and then will lead worship during the pastors’ conference Monday through Wednesday.  Their flight got delayed, delayed some more and then cancelled.  They were to fly from Mobile.  Now they are scheduled to fly from Pensacola this morning at 6:00AM and will get into Guatemala City somewhere around noon.  Pray that happens.

Bro. Andy Hadley and five others from the Cropwell Baptist Church in Pell City, Alabama are also involved in our work in Guatemala.  These six went down last Saturday, 10/6, and spent an entire week of working in the mission house and feeding center building doing repairs.  They did a fantastic job.  They were to depart at 1:30PM yesterday afternoon but were delayed because of some engine problems.  They eventually headed down the runway for take off when someone began to scream “fuego, fuego, fuego!”  The right engine was on fire.  A replacement plane was flown in and they were supposed to leave around midnight our time which would put them in Atlanta around 4:30PM Atlanta time.  CBP does not open until 5:00AM so they would have to sit on the plane until CBP could process them.  Pray for Bro. Andy and these men.

Other than that it has been a good week!

I pray that you will have a great Sunday with Jesus.  Go to church!