Good evening, everyone! I hope you've had a great weekend. If you think we're cold here, look at it this way. We could be living in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where its -5 tonight! Remind me not to move to Wisconsin (right, Rogers family?).
We have lots of news this evening, so this may be a long message. Let's get to it.
First, thanks to the Matt and Beth Ramsdell (with a bit of help from Susan!) for bringing our donuts this morning. Thanks for coming through even when you can't be there, Matt and Beth. Next week, the Ericksons are in charge. Thanks, Vince and Mary!
PRAYERS AND PRAISES
We have many, many prayers this week.
Franci Rogers has asked that we pray for her friend, Kathy. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
Dave and Ashlee McCrary will be traveling this week. Pray for their safety.
Also with the McCrarys, little Rylie (sp.?) is scheduled to be baptized on February 10th. Please pray for a great ceremony for this precious little girl! (By the way, she slept through our entire class this morning. Can you believe that?! Not even the jokes woke her up!)
Ben Sullivan heads off to work again tomorrow. Pray for his safe travel.
Khalil and the BU Men's basketball team are/were traveling home from Nebraska today. Pray for their safety.
Also on the BU basketball front, Khalil and Leslie have asked us to pray for the family of Tweety Carter. One of Tweety's nieces, who was 2 months old, recently passed away. Tweety also has lost another family member recently. Pray for comfort for him and his family.
Jenny LaSeur would like for us to pray for her Dad. He's headed back to Singapore tomorrow for another 3 months of work.
Jenny also would like for us to pray for her. Her migraine headaches seem to have come back. Please pray that Jenny will find something that will help her and that she will have better days in the weeks ahead.
Vince E. has asked that we continue our prayers for his friends, Cole and Iva. The court date to resolve the situation with their two young kids has been postponed yet again. Please pray for strength for Cole and Iva and for stability for these two little ones.
We don't want to jinx them, but it looks as though the Mays have sold their home at last. Praise God for this great news! Please pray that things will indeed work out well and that the move will be smooth for the Mays.
Steve M. also would like for us to pray for Dennis Woodard. He is the long-time Hewitt City Manager. He recently had surgery, during which the surgeons found a 4 pound tumor behind one of his lungs. Please pray for strength and a good recovery for Dennis.
In addition, please pray for Steve, Brian, and others as they make decisions about what is best for the future leadership of the City of Hewitt.
Mary Erickson has asked that we pray for her grandmother, Ella. She will be having another surgery this week to battle her cancer. Pray for a successful operation.
Ben Sullivan would like for us to pray the family of one of his co-workers. The helicopter he was riding on went down about a month ago. Please pray for the family that is mourning this loss.
The Jantzes need our prayers as they make some important decisions about the future. Loren may have an opportunity for a job back in Tulsa. Please pray for discernment, good opportunities, and good decisions for the Jantzes. We would, of course, hate to see the Jantzes move back to Oklahoma (and we probably wouldn't approve of it!), but we also want what is best for them. If you want to keep them here in Waco, pray that they will get their house sold outside of Tulsa! Also on the Jantz front, Loren will be traveling this week. Pray for his safety.
I would like for everyone to pray for Rhonda Glanzer and the Glanzer family. She continues to struggle with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Rhonda is having trouble again. Details here. The Glanzers need our prayers for strength, patience, and understanding.
Teresa Sullivan has asked us to pray for the Allen family. They recently lost a baby to SIDS, as well as had to go through a suicide. This is a very sad time for the Allens. Please pray for their strength and for God's presence in their lives.
I have one final prayer. Sometime this week, I will be sending out a book proposal for my next book. The working title is Liberating Curriculum. Please pray that the proposal will land on the desk of a sympathetic editor at just the right publishing house. I am quite excited about writing the book and will be even more excited once a book contract has come through. Please pray that I will find an editor who is as excited about the book as I am!
Last but not least, I would like for everyone to pray for the family of Joe Cox. He will be our new Youth Pastor beginning in just a few months. Praise God for bringing him to our church! I think all of you will be very pleased with Joe and his family. Our Youth program has a very bright future. Please thank Steve R. and everyone else who has worked so hard to find a very strong person to fill this position. We have always had a strong Youth program at FUMC-W, but I think we can safely say that we just might have the best program in the state in the not too distant future! Please ask God to be with Joe and his family as they make the transition from North Carolina to Waco. He will be doing some very important work for our kids and our church in the near future.
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I think that takes care of the prayers and praises this week. We do, however, have something a bit different this week. We have a movie suggestion! Steve M. and Vince E. both have many positive things to say about The Bucket List. I have yet to see it, but my Mom and Dad saw it last weekend and enjoyed it as well. I watched the trailer this afternoon, and it looks like my kind of film! Let's do this. Next Friday, we'll take all of the kids to the Hookham home and the rest of us will go watch the film. How's that sound, Jeff and Bernie?!
I know there is one more announcement on its way from Jill VanZee, but I will send that out tomorrow. She will be sending it in a separate message. The short version is that Jill is helping our class to get organized to make some donations to the Red Door Food Pantry. Thanks for taking the lead on this, Jill! This is a great opportunity for our class and especially for our kids. Stay tuned for more from Jill.
I think that's all for now, folks. For next week, we will plan to read through Chapter 21 in Treasures of the Transformed Life. I'll look forward to our discussion next Sunday!
Have a great week,
Wes and Dana
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