Class Update--April 1, 2007

Dear Friends:

Dana and I hope that all of you have had a great weekend. I know we have. Thank God for the springtime weather that we had today!

First off, thanks to Salley T. and Chris S. for bringing our donuts this morning. We appreciate it, Chris and Salley! Next week, Gabe and Joann Dominguez are in charge. We appreciate you doing this for us, Gabe and Joann!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

I forgot a couple of important announcements this morning. Amy Nicholson has agreed to be our “point person” for collecting recipes for the recipe book. Please send them to Amy as soon as you can! Thanks, Amy!

Second, I forgot to remind everyone that we will be headed to eat lunch as a class two weeks from today on April 15, 2007. I will send a separate message about this matter as well.

PRAYERS AND PRAISES:

Let’s get right to our prayers and praises. Brian VanZee has asked us to pray for Randy, one of his co-workers. Randy’s father is not doing well and needs our prayers as well as support from his family.

Jennifer May has asked us to continue to pray for the Assistant Principal at her school. Jennifer's AP’s husband is now at home, but it appears he may have a hole in his heart. Pray for comfort for Jennifer’s friend and for her husband as they decide what treatment is best for him.

Erica S. has asked us to pray for one of her friends and co-workers, Cindy. Cindy has been suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and will be going in for surgery this week. Pray that the surgery will be successful.

Let’s continue to pray for Matt and Jenny L. as well as all of our families that have young babies at home. Pray that God will be with these babies and their parents during these sometimes difficult weeks of having little babies at home. We’re praying for you, Matt, Jenny, Khalil, Leslie, Cathy, Trey, David, Elizabeth, and everyone else! (God I hope that I’m not forgetting someone who has a tiny one at home!).

Gabe D. has asked us to pray for his cousin Robert’s family. Robert passed away recently from cancer. Please pray for comfort for everyone who has been affected by Robert’s passing.

Cathy S. would like for us to pray for one of her friends, Rebecca. Rebecca was recently diagnosed with melanoma. She will be having surgery this week. Pray that Rebecca and her family will get nothing but good news.

Vince E. would like for us to pray for Mary’s grandmother, Ella. Ella is 89 and has been suffering from a hernia recently. Please pray that Ella will follow her physician’s orders and get back to complete health soon.

Jeff Hookham’s parents are coming to visit this week from Iowa. Pray that they will travel safely and will enjoy their time here with the Waco Hookhams.

Teresa Sullivan would like for us to pray for the Dalyn (sp?) Palmer family. Dalyn was a sophomore at Teresa’s school, and he passed away tragically this week from an asthma attack. Please pray for comfort for all of the young people and everyone else who is mourning this loss.

Another student of Teresa’s, Terry Bons (sp.?) passed away this week as well from a car accident. Please pray also for everyone who is mourning Terry’s loss. Lots of people in Teresa’s school and school district need our prayers!

Teresa also would like for us to pray for Ben. He will be traveling home this week from working away for several days. Pray that Ben will have a safe trip home.

Last but absolutely not least, Trey Schneider would like for us to pray for his grandfather, Richard. Richard will have knee surgery this week. He is in his 90s and will need our prayers to help him recovery from this surgery.

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I believe that concludes our prayers for this week, everyone. I would like to add a final prayer that all of us will do the praying and reflecting necessary this week to prepare for the significance of Easter weekend and Easter Sunday. Let’s be sure to take advantage of this time to thank our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for what he did for us. Praise God for Christ’s resurrection!

Have a great week, everyone. Dana and I look forward to seeing all of you next Sunday morning.

God bless,

Wes and Dana