Happenings..........

Hello and good Wednesday to each of you. I hope your week is going well. I have just a few things I wanted to mention to you today.

First, we will be welcoming our new pastor and his family this Sunday, July 23rd. Let's remember to keep them in our prayers as they begin their new lives here in North and as they are traveling here Thursday. I pray that God will keep his hand upon them and grant them traveling mercies. There will be a covered dish lunch immediately following the morning service. Remember to bring your best dish or dishes and come and join in the fellowship!

First Place has resumed its normal meeting time on Mondays. Weigh-in begins at 6:30 and the sessions start at 7pm. The first session was on Monday, July 17th.

The Secret Power seminar for our youth girls is scheduled for Monday, July 24th through Wednesday, July 26th. For more information, please see our youth and children's leader.

Men: don't forget about Men's Prayer time each Friday morning in the Prayer Garden at 7am. If the weather is rainy, etc. then the prayer group moves inside the church sanctuary. Come and join your brothers in Christ for a time of prayer and fellowship.

I am thankful for the number of folks who were in attendance Sunday night. I know that our former pastor and his wife are appreciative as well. Let's also remember to keep them in our prayers as they begin a new life in their new home. They will forever be in our hearts. We have been blessed to have had them with us for the past 12 years.

That covers all that I have for now. I encourage each of you to be in attendance Sunday to help welcome our new pastor and his family. Come out and bring a friend. Have a great week. See you Sunday!

Love in Christ,

Tina :-)

Also, let me share this with you. It was given to me by a beloved friend and sister in Christ.

They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium with rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt.

Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away tears.

This class would not pray during the commencements---not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it.

The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.

The speeches were nice, but they were routine---until the final speech received a standing ovation.

A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened. All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!

The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, "GOD BLESS YOU, each and every one of you!" And he walked off stage...

The audience exploded into applause. The graduating class found a unique way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's approval.

GOD BLESS YOU!!!

In God We Trust, United We Stand.

This is a true story; happened at the University of Maryland. It's inspiring.

(God always finds a way to make Himself known. He shouldn't be hidden under a barrel or anything else. We should allow His light to shine. He doesn't have anything to be ashamed of. We do! He came and died for our sins that we might be free and have everlasting life in Him. For that, we should praise Him!)