Share where the Holy Spirit has been at work this week.
Kari & Francie – The Cell Tower sale.
Francie – Mortgage free, 15 years of prayers answered and money in our bank account. No more weird emails from lawyers to me. All good things. For those who haven’t heard, we closed the Cell Phone Tower deal – it is done – mortgage paid - a huge relief! Weird awesome accomplishment for our part.
Pastor Brett – For those of you who don’t know, Francie was instrumental in that process and she deserves almost 100% of the credit. I think it was 99.6% when I calculated it. Thank you Francie for your faithfulness to use your gifts for our community. We’re so grateful & we will celebrate! When the time comes, we will definitely get together and celebrate a new season & a new chapter for our church together! Yes, the Cell Phone Tower is sold; money is in the bank. Awesome.
Bonnie – As many of you know, my cousin died this week and in many conversations with his family this week they’ve continually said that God was present with them throughout the whole ordeal. Even in the final arrangements. They thanked everyone that I had on my prayer list that was praying for them and they felt like all of the prayers were holding them up; God was definitely with them the whole way.
Pastor Brett – Bonnie, I’m sorry for your loss. I’m glad that the prayers that our community made on their behalf...that they could feel them.
Michele – My God Sighting this week is that the Blazers are going to start playing again in December! A little normalcy, yes!
Dianne – My God Sighting actually happened all week long because, I was just praising God and asking Him to come into my heart. Friday when we had a Bible Study with Debbie Gabel and all the girls – there were 10 of us on Zoom with only 1 missing! 10 out of 11 - that was amazing to me. The other thing was it was on the Holy Spirit. I have a couple of books I read about the Holy Spirit being within us. How Jesus came and said he would send someone else to live inside us. He has been lifting me up every day, thank God; I got this really beautiful little bracelet with crosses on it from Jan that a lady in her church made her. I told her that I loved it and she said – here now we are sisters, put it on. That just filled my heart with joy. And my son, who I haven’t seen in almost 2 years, he’s coming at the end of the month to see me. I’m so happy; I bless God for everything that He’s given me. He blesses me and the Holy Spirit inside me is bursting with joy right now! I love all of you; it’s so good to have the tower sold; everything happening this week is just tremendous. We have to continue loving each other and supporting each other through these times, because it’s not 2021 yet but, it’s coming! I feel this next year is going to be tremendous for all of us. Thank you & God Bless you all.
Wendy F. – Sawyer had his 18th Birthday yesterday! Thanks to all of you who helped him celebrate it in various ways. We had to make the tough call. We were going to do a socially distanced outdoor gathering for him; midway during the week as the numbers went up (Covid) we talked with him and he actually made the call to convert it to virtual – even though it was just going to be like 2 or 3 friends. So, I was super proud of him to make that call because I know he was really bummed out to do that. But more friends were able to join because it was virtual. So, I think that’s a God involved in helping influence us make good decisions regardless; a little bonus that more friends could be with him. So, it was a really lovely celebration.
Martha – Wendy, I can totally understand that. Yesterday was Ada’s 4th Birthday; we were going to celebrate her Birthday and my Birthday together at her house. And God kept talking to me and saying honor, honor the governor and stay home; don’t push things… I have been thinking a lot about sacrifices this week…The sacrifice that I won’t be able to hug & kiss her on her 4th Birthday. The sacrifice that my daughter is preaching today in Illinois and I’m not going to be able to hear it in person. But then with all those sacrifices comes the thought that good things happen; that they are still doing those things. Ada will still celebrate today with her parents and other grandparents; my daughter will give a fabulous sermon. So, you know life is life and we get through it. But Happy Birthday to him – November’s a good month to be born in...
Pastor Brett – It’s Martha’s Birthday today – she said that the 2 digits add up to 13.
Neil – We are embracing the idea of a smaller more immediate family focused holiday(s). We have ability to see and talk to everyone remotely, but we are looking forward to spending quality time with just us without getting lost in the larger family gatherings.