Lots of News and Prayers--Happy 4th!

Friends:

Good evening, all! I hope that everyone has had a good weekend, and maybe even seen some rain. We need to begin by thanking Matt and Beth R. for bringing our snacks this morning. We appreciate you, Matt and Beth! Greg and Courtney Hudson signed up for next Sunday, but, what do you know, we don't have class next week because of July 4th Sunday! That means that we'll put the Hudsons at the bottom of the list. Russ and Kayla Jacque are signed up for July 13th. Thanks, Jacques!

PRAYERS AND PRAISES

Now let's go ahead and get to our prayers and praises:

Way to go Gracyn and Garrett Goolsby! Following a great week of VBS, both of them made a decision to dedicate their lives to Christ. They will be baptized later this summer. Great news, Goolsbys!

Also on the Goolsby front, they are still working to sell their home. Please pray that things will work out soon.

Let's also continue to pray for the Schneiders. Their home remains on the market as well. We're praying for just the right people, Cathy and Trey!

We need to continue to pray for Amy and Brian Nicholson. For those of you who don't recall, Amy is due on election day in November. Let's continue to pray for health for Amy and the baby-on-the-way.

On the Hookham front, we need to pray for them as they travel to Iowa this week. Pray for safe travel and a good visit with family for the Hookhams.

We also need to continue our prayers for Bernie's brother, the one who was diagnosed with West Nile virus last week. His fever has gone down and he appears to be doing a bit better. Please pray for continued better health for Eric.

Jennifer May's dad, Ronnie, is in town for two weeks. Please pray for a great visit for Ronnie and Lewis (a youngster who is here visiting with him). Pray for a great visit for the Mays and for safe travel for Ronnie when he returns home.

We need to pray for Steve May's brother. He had two skin biopsies done last week, and two of them turned out to be malignant. He will have additional surgery on this Thursday. Please pray for successful surgery and for nothing but positive news.

Let's also continue our prayers for Steve's dad. His medicines seem to be working okay right now, but please continue your prayers.

Sean Goolsby will be doing lots of traveling during the next few weeks. Pray for safe travel for him. If you need something while Sean is away, Stefany, be sure to call us!

GREAT NEWS FOR THE ERICKSONS!
I think most if not all of you know how long the Ericksons have been waiting for news about their adoption process through China. Well, the great news is that they have been matched with a 17 month old little girl. Woohoo! Please continue to pray that God will be with Mary and Vince during this long and trying process. It looks as though there is a possibility that the Ericksons will get to travel to China to get their little girl sometime not too long after the Olympics (which I think means September or October, but see Vince for details; something tells me he'll be keeping up with the Olympics). This means that Mary isn't quite having labor pains just yet, but she is moving into her third trimester! We're praying for you guys, Vince and Mary!

Last but not least, I want to say a big thank you on behalf of our class to everyone for helping with a terrific week of VBS. What a great week! Did the kids look great up there this morning or what?! I was so proud of our church and our little kids this morning as I was watching them sing. Way to go, everyone!

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Finally, in two weeks when we meet again as a class, we will continue with our new book, The New Christians, by Tony Jones. I want to encourage everyone to pick up a copy at Amazon.com. I think you'll enjoy it! We will finish up Chapter 2 on July 13th (our next class).

Have a great week, everyone.

Wes and Dana