Pastor’s Corner

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We had a good day last Sunday. We had visitor’s and a good attendance. The auditorium was quite full. Pastor Josh and John Ebel were a blessing with a duet in song well- delivered.. The message delivered by Pastor Josh on 1 John 5 was also a real challenge. I had the privilege of preaching Sunday night on The Four Horsemen of Revelation 6.

We are saddened to report that Jan Waters stepped out into eternity at 7:05 P.M., Sunday. During Sunday School on Sunday morning, her husband, Rick, came to inform us she might not be here long. Because Pastor Josh was preaching the Morning Service, my wife and I were able to go the Waters’ home to see Jan right at that time. She was cogent and listened to us read the Scriptures. She responded well, though she was extremely weak. The hospice had decided to have 24 hour hospice care, for they felt her body was shutting down.

Though I said “we are saddened to report” her death, we are also gladdened to say that for her this was a home going. She graduated from this life into the glories of Heaven with the presence of the Lord. Of her it can truly be said” “Absent from the body and present with the Lord.” (2 Cor. 5:8) What a promise and what a blessing to believe it. She is now with the Lord. Her memorial service will be Saturday, December 12. There will be a viewing, I believe, on Friday afternoon, December 11. I do not have the exact timing of these events to give right now. So keep watching this Pastor’s Corner for the exact time in the next day or so. We are thankful for the blessed testimony Jan had through these last difficult days and weeks. She was trusting the Lord and looking forward to going home to be with Him.

This is a great week. On Wednesday night at 7:00 P.M. we have our Annual Thanksgiving Praise Service. This always proves to be a blessing. We will have testimonies of Praise and Thanksgiving. You will enjoy this service. We will have also enjoy singing together many songs of praise. It will be a blessing. In America we still have much for which to thank the Lord. It will be a 70 minute service that you will remember.

And here is another important announcement: Our Missions Conference will begin next Sunday, November 29. At 8:00 A.M., Saturday morning, November 28, we will have a Missions Prayer Breakfast. We would like as many as possible to be with us. Please do come and join with us in praying for our Missionaries and our Missions Conference.

For the Conference we have Dr. Bud Steadman coming to preach. His ministry will be most challenging for us. Let’s make this a great four days of Conference by having our people present in the services. We will feature two missionaries : A family, appointed to serve in Central Asia, and Ben Shore who hopes to leave with his family for Scotland early in 2010.

May God give us all a thankful spirit this week. Keep watching this Pastor’s Corner for further information.

Yours and His,

Ed Nelson, Pastor

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