Lots of News and Prayers . . . . .

Friends:

Good afternoon, all! Great weather, eh?! We better enjoy it. Rumor has it that the temperature is supposed to dive south again on Tuesday. The good news is that there won't be too many more cold fronts!

Let's say a big welcome to Jena and Kirk Willard! They visited our class this morning. It was great to have you guys, Jena and Kirk! Come back and see us again as soon as you can.

LADIES NIGHT OUT THIS FRIDAY!

Yep, that's right. The next ladies night out has already arrived. It will take place this Friday, February 26th, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Hookham home. I will send directions as soon as I get them from Bernie. I hope all of you ladies can make it! I'm sure it will be a great time.

PRAYERS AND PRAISES

We have lots of people to pray for this week. Let's start out with Miss Raelynn VanZee. She came down with some sort of stomach bug last night while Jill was out of town (hang in there, Brian!). Let's pray that Raelynn will feel better very soon. Pray for safe travel for Jill as well.

Let's keep up our prayers for little Levi Ramsdell. He continues to do well. Pray for Beth as well.

We also should keep praying for Steve as he undergoes his treatments in Houston. He appears to be doing just fine. We are praying for you, Steve!

One of Dana's friends at school, Tanya, lost her father his past week. He was 82. Please pray for Tanya during this difficult time.

We have two birthdays to celebrate this week! Jaret May turns 8 tomorrow, and Corbin Null (I think I know that kid) turns 4 on Saturday. Let's pray that both of these youngsters will enjoy their birthdays!

Kirsten Escobar would like for us to pray for her nephew, Jack. He is the little guy with Leukemia. Jack recently had to be hospitalized for a fever that wouldn't go away. He is now out of the hospital, but he and his family continue to need our prayers.

We need to keep up our prayers for Rod and Shannon Smith. On top of other stuff, little Henry Dean came down with RSV last week. Pray that his health will improve very soon.

Of course, we need to keep praying for little Reese Nicholson. They are getting closer! Despite her normal reaction, I think her treatments last week went okay. I believe they only have 2 or 3 more trips to Temple. Hang in there, Nicholsons! You're going to make it!

The Mays would like for us to keep praying for Ben. All of his tests turned out just fine, but he's still facing some challenges on the athletics front. Pray that things will get better for Ben soon.

Finally, Christina G. has asked us to pray for her friends Justin and Angela. This is a very sad story. Justin and Angela lost their one week old baby this past week. Please pray for strength and healing for them. Pray for everyone who is helping them as well.

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I believe that covers matters for this Sunday! I hope all of you enjoy your evening. I'm off to play a bit more Wii basketball before heading out to stick Baylor for a free meal because we have a faculty candidate in town.

We look forward to seeing all of you again next Sunday morning!

Wes