Friends:
Good evening, everyone! I hope all of you’ve had a good weekend. We have lots of news today. First off, I want to say a big welcome to Soo Battle, who visited our class this morning. Great to have you with us, Soo! As soon as I get your email address, I’ll be adding you to our list! We were delighted to have you with us. Come back and see us next Sunday morning!
Next, let’s be sure and thank the Buhners for bringing our donuts and kolaches this morning. We appreciate it, Shawn and Shelley! Next week, us Nulls are on deck to bring us some grub.
COME ONE, COME ALL! Mark your calendars. We will be gathering for our Back-to-School Cookout on August 26th at 4:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Buhner home. They live at 201 Ranchgate in McGregor (driving directions to follow). Thank you, Shawn and Shelley, for opening your home to us! I think this will be a terrific time for fun and fellowship with our group. I would like for us to use this opportunity to welcome everyone back after a busy summer of traveling (In other words, this is our annual “Get back to church!” event). To the left of this message (below the Robbie poll), you will see a link that reads “Christian Living Cookout Sign-Up Sheet”. Please take a look at this sheet and let me know what you would like to bring. If everything is taken (which most things are), bring something else that you think would be good. We want to have a big turnout for this Cookout, so please mark your calendars! We expect you to be there!
Click here for the Sign-Up Sheet.
PRAYERS AND PRAISES
Next, let’s get to our prayers and praises. Please pray for the Livelys. They are now taking care of two precious little girls. We saw them in person this morning in class, and they are beautiful! They need lots of prayers and help from our group. Sean and Cece can still use all of the following items: toys, diapers, clothes for a 3 month old and an 18 month old, baby food (contact Cece for details regarding what kind), bottles, and a two-child stroller. They will need other items as we go along as well. Please consider blessing the Livelys and these little girls by helping out. These girls desperately need the blessings that a community like ours can provide. In addition to giving, we need to pray for everyone involved with these two young girls. They have lived difficult lives already. Praise God for the Livelys for taking them in. Please pray that God will be with all of us as we help them out. Pray for healing for both girls. If you need the Lively’s address in order to take something to them, please email me. Dana will be contacting everyone soon about signing up to take meals to Sean and Cece (she needs to talk with Cece first), so please be on the lookout for that.
On other prayers, we need to continue to pray for the Bartrams as their big day draws near. We’re praying for you, Pam and Brian!
We were glad to see Ben and Teresa in class this morning. Let’s be sure to continue to pray for everyone in Ben’s family following the death of his grandmother. Pray for comfort during this time of grieving.
Please pray for the Ericksons as they make some decisions about a 5 month old baby that Mary has been helping. Pray for wisdom and discernment for Vince and Mary. Pray, also, for Vince as he begins a new post as a radio talk show host in the mornings from 7-9 a.m. That’s right, Vince works from sunup to midnight! Congratulations, Vince! Pray that God will be with Vince as he takes on this new, important responsibility. Pray for steadiness and lots of energy for Vince.
Jenny LaSeur brought a praise this morning that her cousin Katie’s surgery went well. We still, however, need to pray for Katie as she recovers. Pray that God will be with her every step of the way.
Cathy Schneider has asked us to pray for the family of one of her former students, Christopher Coleman. Christopher passed away this past week from brain cancer. Please pray for strength and comfort for everyone who is grieving Christopher’s death.
Erica Sullivan brought a praise this morning that one of her good friends has given birth to a baby boy! Praise God for this news! The young man’s name is Collin Joseph. Pray that Collin will get off to a good start on this side of heaven.
Let’s continue to pray for Robbie! Be sure to check out his blog to follow his journey. Pray that Robbie and the entire group he’s with will be safe and that they will have a successful trip. Pray, also, for Franci and Carter while Robbie is away. We’re praying for you, Franci! Please let us know if we can do anything to help you.
Click here for "Robbie in China"
Tatum Buhner is headed to a camp this week. Ask God to be with her while she is away. Shawn and Shelley also will be traveling during the next couple of weeks. Please pray for safe travel for the Buhners.
The Mays have asked that we pray for the Lands family. Mrs. Lands, a neighbor of the Mays, passed away this past week. Please pray for her husband and for her entire family during this time.
Joann Dominguez would like for us to pray for her friend Stephanie. Stephanie has been going through some difficult times with her marriage. Please ask God to touch this situation and help Stephanie and her husband to make good decisions.
Also with the Dominguez family, Joann would like for us to pray for them as a court date of August 13th draws closer. This will be an important day for their family. Pray for wisdom and discernment for the judge who will be deciding what is best for their daughter Mariah. Pray that God will be with Mariah and the Dominguez family between now and August 13th.
Franci Rogers has asked that we pray for Gaynor Yancey, one of her friends in Social Work. Gaynor’s mother is not doing well at all right now. Please pray for comfort for her and for strength for Gaynor.
Last but not least, our little Corbin is headed to see an ear, nose, and throat specialist on Tuesday afternoon. He has had lots of ear infections lately, and we may be headed to the well-known tube surgery. Please pray that we will do what it takes to get Corbin’s ear infections under control.
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I think that covers our prayers, praises, and news for now, everyone. I hope that all of you picked up some good ideas this morning in our discussion about Warren’s chapter on depression. I know how serious a topic this is, and we only had time to scratch the surface. Please know that our community is here to help anyone who is struggling with anxiety or depression! Our community, and more importantly God, is here to help!
I plan to put this in a separate message (so it doesn’t get lost in this one), but our topic next week will be the question “How Can I Live Above Average?”. In short, this chapter is about excellence. I think it will raise some important questions for us. If you have time, please read pages 63-75 in the Warren book. Since I know nothing about excellence (or being excellent), I will need lots of help from all of you, my fellow committee members!
That’s all for now, everyone. Oh, one more thing. Please thank God for all of the wonderful things that he is doing with our class. When Dana and I started this class 5 years ago, I could not have imagined having as many wonderful people involved as we have now. Please ask God to continue to bless our class!
Blessings,
Wes and Dana
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