Ministry Update – March 29th, 2009
by admin ~ March 29th, 2009. Filed under: Update.Hello you dear Saints!
This is a postscript to our gathering last night at Rushing Wind. It appeared to be a mix between a Chinese fire drill,and the movie Groundhog day. First, during worship, we lost power three times…in the dark, trying to sing praises,songs cut off….we finally prayed, and it never happened again. But the consequences continued…the fire alarm needed to be reset, and we had no key to get into the power room. So my dear wife had to keep doing “well baby checks” and resetting the alarm…all night…and because of the power outage, the recording equipment did not reset, therefore, no sermon recording.
Now , I know this is minor compared to what is going on in the world, so we still had a great time of fellowship and maintaining our salvation under stress :{) So, we are going to repeat our wonderful worship songs, sermon, and fellowship next week(for all you who missed out) We will be done with the Book of Acts at the end of April, and start the Book of Joshua the first weekend in May!
Our Easter gathering on April 11 will begin at 5p.m. instead of 6p.m. Sonja shared with us last night what her dance group plans to do, and the outline for our Seder meal…it is going to be fantastic. So please invite some friends, bring a potluck dish, Kosher is preferred (no pork,shellfish, please) and your dancing shoes and comfortable clothes.
Toni and I will be at a church in s.e. Portland this Thursday and Friday evenings, and Saturday morning training 30 people in our RVC discipleship materials. Please pray for us and for the people to grasp the concepts, and run with it to help others find their freedom from bondages.
One last item, Toni and I went through our pantry, and threw out half our food!….expiration dates going back to 2001! So we are in the midst of restocking our food pantry. I can’t say too much here, but please stock your emergency food storage for at least 3 months, if not 6 months for your household. I have reliable sources that tell us that the shipments of food, the stocking of staple foods, and the availability to purchase food is going to be constrained starting this summer. Proverbs 22:3 says a prudent man sees danger and prepares…so be like the ant, and prepare for your household now..the church in the book of Acts prepared for famine that was prophesied (Acts 11:27-29), Joseph stored up for famine (Gen 41:47-49)…only the sluggard doesn’t physically prepare (Prov. 6:6-15)….don’t be an Oregon slug!
Blessings on you all.
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