Archive for May, 2010

These are busy days around here. The natural gas industry is drilling a total of 18 gas wells on 3 pads, and the traffic on our “country road” has increased tremendously. Every kind of truck goes in & out of our road 24 hours a day. It gets difficult to sleep at times, and the dust is atrocious, but we’re praying for ministry opportunities among those who work in the gas industry. One positive thing has come from all this: they’ve redone our driveway and rolled our parking lot so it’s now smooth. God is awesome in that we got at least $1000 worth of material and work accomplished for free. We also had our first Awana Awards Sunday, and it was a great success. Many parents came and saw their kids get awards for finishing their books and memorizing verses. It was especially nice that two of our Awana teachers planned the whole thing. Our Awana program was a great success this year, and we look forward to next year.  Howard & Nancy Carr

We are encouraged by what the Lord is doing in the folks of our congregation. At the same time, we long to see more nonbelievers coming to faith in Christ. We have visited quite a few folks and have seen a little openness to the Gospel. The kids in our youth group seem to be growing in their love for Jesus and in their desire to share the Gospel with the world. They organized a 30-hour famine to raise funds for several relief organizations and missions endeavors. They camped in our field and invited a missionary speaker to share with them about the need for the Gospel in Asia. We are also encouraged by one of our older men who has a real burden to help men avoid the pitfalls of family breakdowns, so we are working together to begin a men’s breakfast growth group. And finally, our little village is celebrating its 100^th anniversary this August, and we’ve been invited to be part of the celebration and hold our Sunday morning service in the park. We are asking the Lord to guide us and use us for His glory.  Terry & Jane Baskin

When you make a hospital visit you never know what you will find. Not long ago I went to visit the 92-year-old father of a lady in our church. His condition was tenuous from hour to hour. After waiting for the room to empty of his visitors, I was finally able to get around to the most important matter at hand: his personal faith. In our conversation the question was asked about his going to heaven. I then asked him if he would like to invite Christ into his heart. He responded with a very resounding YES! His son-in-law was there, so I asked him to lead this gentleman in the prayer of faith. There were many tears and the 92-year-old man thanked Jesus for coming into his heart. He later told one of these relatives that he could go now because he knew that he was going to heaven. What a way to make one of our last hospital visits as we retire from full-time ministry! John & Heather Kingrey

Kids’ Club is going great, and VBS is coming in June; we’ve had a great outreach to our kids in the area. Men’s Bible study is also going well, and men’s breakfast is always well attended. A man just joined our church membership and wants to help the church in every way possible. Steve & Shawna Matthews