Sunday morning service
Thank you for praying for our very hectic weekend! The Lord answered prayer in so many ways for which we are thankful. Cherith and C. (one of the ladies from church) worked hard Saturday morning baking goodies for the Ladies Tea. Cherith continued working at the house while Adrianna, Caleb and I went to pick up to Aunt Margaret (Stauffacher) in the afternoon. Her visit, though short, was such a blessing to our whole family and we are so thankful the Lord enabled her to come. It was like having a visit from our own family in the USA. We made it home in time to get in on part of a surprise 25th Birthday party for a friend.
Decorating for the Ladies' Tea
Games
Sunday began early and by the time we fell into bed at the end of the day, we could only praise God for His guidance and for His provision of strength throughout the day. Choir practice went well with a good turnout a whole hour earlier than people are used to getting to church! The auditorium was nearly full for the morning service, and it was good to see some faces that haven’t been there in a while. I was very thankful for God’s help in preaching Sunday morning and for a good response from several people present. After the service, several of the men began helping the ladies who were working on transforming the auditorium into a beautifully decorated place to hold a Ladies Tea. Cherith was thankful for all the good help she had, and for the good spirit of joy in serving the Lord that was evident in the setup and in putting the auditorium back in order. There were 34 ladies and girls present for the meeting, including at least one lady that hadn’t been to church in many months. The theme was encouragement and Aunt Margaret’s challenge from God’s Word very apropos, warmly shared and sprinkled with personal experience. The craft that the ladies did was creating an encouragement card to take home to share with someone. Aunt Margaret, Cherith and Adrianna arrived home in the rain a little after 6 p.m, where Aunt Margaret’s daughter Jeanne and her family picked her up to take her home.
Praise for:
- strength and the Lord’s enabling this weekend for us and for Aunt Margaret Stauffacher.
- God’s blessing as Cherith coordinated the Ladies Tea and for all of the good help from other women and a few men too.
- the people that came out for Choir practice Sunday morning, and for the Lord’s help for me as I preached.
Pray for:
- good health for our family as some bug is working on Cherith and me.
- continued fruit from the Ladies’ Tea Sunday.
- the Lord to bless the baptism service Sunday and the testimony of a university student from Tchad, Africa.
- good progress this week on reports.
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