Travel Continues to Section 8 and 1

This week has been wonderful! I have thoroughly enjoyed traveling to four sections of the Texas District.

We left Thursday and headed out to Copperas Cove for Section 8 Conference. Bro. Knight is the Presbyter and he preached a fantastic message on worship! He was very anointed and delivered the message God gave to him with clarity and power.We had a wonderful time! The Copperas Cove singers and musicians brought us into God's presence. I love hearing the Copperas Cove group sing, and was not disappointed at all. The church also served a meal of homemade soups and sandwiches, desserts, and all the trimmings. We also got to be with our friends, Donny and Teresa Hendrick. They pastor the church in Copperas Cove and are doing a great job!

Friday night we were back in our "home" section. Section One! The conference was held in Ranger, TX and we felt at home there for sure. Jonathan and Brenda were the pastor there for 7 years, so we feel apart of the Ranger church. We also were in that section for 28 years and were in many rallies and sectional meetings from time to time. Along with Sis. Gunstansen, the pastor's wife, the ladies served a wonderful meal of grilled chicken, baked potatoes, green beans, salads, and desserts. We then headed into the sanctuary to hear Bro. Colegrove, Presbyter of Section One, deliver the message God gave to him. WOW! He was very anointed and flowed with the spirit as he ministered to all of us. Thank you Bro. Colegrove for "delivering your burden" and for following the leading of the Holy Ghost.

Tyler, Balch Springs, Section One - a busy week

Last Sunday we were privileged to be at Tyler Tabernacle with Pastor and Sis. Littlefield. We had a lovely time with them and their church family. We really enjoyed the music, praise and worship, and being in the presence of God once again. I find it interesting to visit different churches and see how they "do things". We have some incredible churches in our organization! Bro. and Sis. Proctor were in the service and we had a nice time of fellowship with them and the Littlefield's after service.The Littlefield's and Proctor's are fine folks! This was our first time to ever have the privilege to visit and "get to know" them. We have seen them through the years, but to have the opportunity to sit across the table from them, drinking iced tea, and eating a good meal makes for a very enjoyable time!We were only in the morning service in Tyler, so we drove on to Balch Springs to be in church with Andrew and Mandy...and our GRANDdaughters! It was wonderful seeing the growth of the church and feeling the beautiful "spirit of unity" at Greater Apostolic Tabernacle. I love how God brings together a church and a man of God to accomplish His will. We enjoyed a powerful message preached by Andrew. He delivered his heartbeat for REVIVAL and the men backed him up all the way! I was real tired after church and forgot to take a picture of the girls. After we got to Andrew and Mandy's new house and changed into our "lounge clothes", and the girls were in their pajamas it dawned on me that I did not take a picture of them at church. They both looked so beautiful!!! We enjoyed staying with Andrew and Mandy and sitting in the living room visiting with them. Their home is so nice and cozy and we are extremely happy for them! They lived at the church in two rooms for a year and a half, and are happy to have a house to call HOME! I never heard them complain about "living at the church". God has blessed them for their faithfulness and attitude about the work of God. Alayna was at school when I snapped this picture just before we left.On Monday, we drove to Thurber to the Section One Christmas Party. We had a GREAT time with our "home section". Bro. and Sis. Colegrove are true leaders and friends. Bro. Colegrove is a good Presbyter! Bro. Harden and Sis. Harden work beside Bro. and Sis. Colegrove as the Sectional Secretary. We enjoyed sitting across the table from them as we ate dinner. It was a great time of fellowship!Fellowship, laughter, encouraging one another, and being with friends feeds the spirit, and I'm glad we get to enjoy it all!

Fulfilling My Promise and Congratulations Are In Order

In December we travelled through Texas attending Sectional Christmas Banquets. We had a wonderful time! Getting to be with friends, and fellow ministers and their wives for a special time of celebrating Christmas was very fulfilling and enjoyable. The night we were in Section 1 for the banquet I took pictures, but never got to post them like I told Jeremy Lynch and Michael Roach I would. I found out tonight that they have gone to my blog several times in the last few weeks to see the pictures. Shame on me for not posting them. I sure am sorry ya'll!

Bro. Jeremy Lynch and Bro. Michael Roach are the Editors of Apostolic Report. They do a great job on this blog. You will find a lot of interesting "reports" when you visit them. By the way, in the post called "The Best of 2008", on Apostolic Report, if you scroll down to "TOP Referers In 2008", you will see MY BLOG to be in the top three "referers"!!! I thought that was really neat! I told One of them tonight that my blog ought to have a SPECIAL PLACE on Apostolic Report! :) Afterall, I'm one of the reasons they're so popular!!! LOL!

I do not have the time tonight (this morning) to post a "slideshow" of the banquet, but I wanted to blog the picture I took of them. Bro. Michael (right) was voted in tonight as Section One Youth Director! Congratulations, Bro. Michael! You'll do a GREAT job! I really enjoyed your "acceptance speech". God bless you as you work with the youth in Section 1.

Ya'll keep up the great work on your blog. I will be checking back for my "special place"! :)

Is There Such a Thing?

Ok, I know I haven't "blogged" for a whole SIX DAYS, and to be very "upfront"...I feel "backslidden from blogging". :( Is there such a thing? Tonight it was brought to my attention AGAIN when my brother-in-law, Gene, said to a "fellow blogger", "She doesn't blog like she use to!" LOL! Well, SHE hasn't had time to blog "like she use to" since SHE has been busier than SHE ever expected to be! LOL!

We had Section 1 Conference tonight here in Wichita Falls. It's good to be home,and it's wonderful getting to be with Gene and Karla in their church. Yes, I feel at home, yet I know it's not "home" like it use to be. Like Gene said tonight, "it's all turned upside down". It makes me smile. I wonder if God sits back and smiles when He sees how mixed up our family has been this year? Being God, He can do what He wishes with our lives and we are willing for Him to do just that, but He sure has "confused" all of us for awhile. It's not the kind of "confusion" that some would think, but the kind that let's you know "He's in control"!

I trust you all will have a wonderful week! Give God full control of your life. You might be surprised where He leads you, but you'll know you are "safe with Him"!