Sunday News, Prayers, and a Busy Week of VBS!

Friends:

Good evening, everyone! I hope you've had a great weekend. With VBS, this is of course a busy week for our church. Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to help with this very important week!

We also need to thank the Hookhams for bringing us some home made cinnamon rolls for class this morning. Great stuff, Hookhams! For those of you who weren't there, you missed out. Next week, Matt and Beth Ramsdell are in charge. Thanks for signing up, Ramsdells. Don't feel pressure from the Hookhams. Donuts will be terrific!

PRAYERS AND PRAISES

Let's get to our prayers and praises. I suspect that many of you have heard about Jerry Wilson. He sings in our praise team. Jerry was hit by a car earlier this week. I believe he's currently in ICU at one of the hospitals here in town. Jerry badly needs our prayers. Please pray for his strength and for a complete recovery.

Our youngest, Corbin, goes in for hand surgery this Wednesday. This is a relatively minor surgery to repair something called "trigger thumb". Corbin injured his thumb a few weeks ago when he fell. Please pray for a successful surgery and a full recovery. The poor little guy will be in a cast for ten days, including the 4th of July!

We need to pray for the Goolsbys and the Schneiders. Both of them are still working to sell their homes. Pray that things will work out for them soon.

I'd like to say a praise for a great trip for us Nulls last week. We enjoyed some time away!

We need to pray for Bernie Hookham's brother, Eric. He recently was diagnosed with West Nile virus. Please pray for strength and rest for Eric. Pray that he will have a complete and total recovery very soon.

I know that many people from our class our traveling this weekend, but the ones I know about for sure are the Ericksons, the Nicholsons, and Trey Schneider. Please pray for safe travel for all of these folks.

The Nemecs also will be leaving this week for a trip to Florida. See the note below from Elizabeth. Pray for better health for Jillian and for safe travel for the Nemecs.

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FROM ELIZABETH NEMEC:

Hey, Wes, just a quick prayer request. We are headed for a week in Clearwater, FL on vacation tomorrow, and we have sickness again. Jillian just came down with a cold today (she just got over something she had last weekend). I'm concerned about her discomfort, because we are flying. Please pray for us that this doesn't get worse or spread. Thank you!

Blessings,
Elizabeth & David Nemec

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New Book: The New Christians by Tony Jones

We started a new book this morning. I've enjoyed it quite a lot and hope that others will as well. The title is The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier. Jones talks at length about the future of the Christian faith and the changes that have been taking place due to information technology, cultural shifts, and, in short, the "postmodern" world that is upon us. You can buy the book for about $10 through Amazon.com. I'll be placing an order this week, so, if you'd like for me to order a copy for you, let me know.

I think that's all for now, folks. I hope that all of you have a great week. See you next Sunday!

God bless,

Wes and Dana