Whew!

Excuse me just a minute as I catch my breath…okay, what a week. I appreciate those of you who noticed we were gone last week. More than that I appreciate the fact that you prayed for our meeting. Things went well. It was a four day family reunion. I know that it was a blessing for us and I trust it was an encouragement for the church. It was great to see folks we hadn’t seen in years. I went with one of the deacons to visit some of the older members who are now in nursing homes. One was a lady for whom I’d preached her husband’s funeral and helped her through some difficult days with a grandchild. She is now well into her 90s. Her eyesight is failing and her hearing is not good. When the deacon said, “Do you remember this guy? He used to be your pastor.” She looked at me a minute and said, “I saw you once. Then I got sick!” I said, “I’ve had that affect on a lot of people.”

As much as I enjoyed our time in Ponca it was good to be home Sunday! The music was great, the fellowship was wonderful and the message was adequate. We did exceed our Easter Offering goal as of Sunday morning. Thank you for your faithfulness in giving. Don’t forget that Sunday, Mother’s Day, is the Mother’s Day Offering for Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children and Baptist Retirement Village. If you do not find a Mother’s Day Offering envelop in the pew, just mark “Mother’s Day Offering” on one of the regular envelops.

I look forward to worshiping with you this coming Lord’s Day.

Rod