Busy Week Ahead!!

Good class yesterday. We are focused on fulfilling our part of the Great Commission. It is exciting to me! Looked a the life of Abel from Hebrews 11. Here was a man whose faith looked forward to Calvary. I enjoyed the study and look forward to Enoch next week. The Brady Rochester family was with us Sunday morning and we enjoyed their company and ministry.

This week looks to be a busy one. Monday night some of us are going to be putting some Kilz on the walls of our old SS classroom which will become our new SS classroom Sunday morning. Since we are trying to reach out to families, we are going to be meeting at the church so that parents can be closer to their kids. We may even pick up a couple of old-timers who haven't been to class in a while. I hope so! Anyway, we will be working on the room. It has needed a face-lift for a while. Thanks to Mary and Terry for the paint. Thanks to Spence and Tammy (and Cari though she does not yet know it) for volunteering to help paint. :-)

Outreach this week: Need some folks to help make calls on the telephone. Be praying every day as we seek to touch people's lives and reach them for the Lord. Wednesday evening, Friday afternoon, and Saturday we will also be out in the field making contacts with prospective class members. I know that others will be in contact with people through the week, too. Let's see how quickly we can fill up the room, and then try to solve the expansion problem :-).

Keep people in your prayers.
- Pray for our country, elections upcoming
- Pray for Cari, she has started a new job at Belk and is very excited about it.
- Pray for those who are sick; Terry and Mary's parents, David's dad, my mother, . .
- Pray for Crystal who will start graduate school
- Pray for those who are away from God right now and needing a personal revival
- Pray for God's provision, we thank Him for what He has done and for His great promises to take care of our financial needs
- Pray for God's protection of His work against the attacks of the devil
- Pray for a spirit of encouragement upon our church folks
- Pray for the Rochester's ministry
- Pray for new class members, too

I hope you have a great week! Hey, I just thought of something. It is Pastor Appreciation month and I don't think we have done anything special for the Preacher. Try to do something as individuals this week to remind him how special he is. He has been a faithful minister for the Lord and they are not always easy to find anymore. Anyway, pass along some love.

God bless you all!