I am sitting at my computer at the kitchen table at Brandon’s while Abigail watches Dora the Explorer on tv. We painted a picture frame and a hippo penny bank after naptime today. She said, "That was funny, Grandma Toni!"
In a few hours I will be driving to Rule, and in the
morning, I will be at First Baptist Church in Haskell. Pastor Jim McCurley has
given me the pulpit tomorrow morning, which is an honor, and I pray God will
give me the words to encourage all the sweet friends and supporters we have there. Yuvi called me
today and told me they’re having a potluck meal afterwards so I’ll get to visit
and am looking forward to the fellowship.
Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll head for Lamesa where I will visit
with friends from the Nazarene church there. What a blessing to touch bases
again with Pastor Lee Lennon and many others there. For years, we participated
in the church builds in Chihuahua and I miss those days. J.D. Josey was the one
who connected us and a few years back, he went to be with the Lord. Lee invited me to join a smaller group going
to Juarez in January, and I hope I will be able to join them once again.
Last night, I joined friends at a Missions Convention in Garland at the Iglesia Alfa Y Omega Asambleas de Dios and the praise and worship was awesome, as well as the message brought by a long-time missionary, Mike Powell. The church members dressed in clothing from countries all over the world and carried flags from many countries supported by their church. It was very impressive, and Mike said he had been in all but two of the countries represented by flags in the room.
They served delicious food from all over the world afterwards. We enjoyed sweet fellowship and I met some new friends there, and got to talk to some old friends, too.
I pray the Lord is using your life for His glory and that in these times of challenge and difficulty, you are drawing closer to Him than ever before. Our purpose on this earth is to bring Him glory, and I pray we each do that in every way possible.
We appreciate your prayers and support for us and we look forward to hearing from you.
Serving Him with joy,
Toni and Bill
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