Share from your week:
Jan – (regarding Psalm 139: 1-12 that she was asked to read in service today by Pastor Brett) This is the most beautiful Psalm…This Psalm wasn’t just by chance that I was asked to read it, believe me, it was the Holy Spirit. I meditated on this chapter, (Pastor wants verses 1-12), and in that portion there is a line that says – If I go up to the heights, you are there; if I go down to the place of the dead the very pits, you are there. I think this is so appropriate for right now. My husband has been struggling tremendously with discouragement & depression. Since he’s now gotten through physically with this part of the illness, now he is so discouraged. Listen to the Words, the Word of the Lord for this morning! Picked by the Holy Spirit through Pastor Brett! ……Hallelujah!
Laura – Man, I REALLY needed to get my dose of Jan this morning. AMEN!
Martha – Thank you Jan, your testimony is wonderful and you actually saved Pastor Brett a sermon. Your testimonies are always so faith based and so vibrant, thank you.
Kat – It’s been a really rough week, but one filled with also the sight of God being there as we all cried. I don’t know how many of you know or heard about the big mudslide on I–84, with a woman – it’s now a recovery mission instead of a rescue. Jenny was a coworker of mine; it’s been really rough for the entire Good Samaritan Hospital. She was a Charge Nurse so, she was very well known. She worked there for 17 years. Good Sam, one of the reasons I love working there is that we consider ourselves a family and we really are. So, it’s been really hard for the staff on night shift because, she worked nights. But, through all of this, we’ve been together and bonded together and supported…They put up a GoFundMe page to help support her husband and her two children. Their goal was $5,000 and they’ve reached over $20,000 to help the family. So, if you guys have a moment to say a prayer for Jenny Moore and her family – that they may find her body and receive closure through all of this; to give God thanks for holding us all, because, I’ve definitely felt his love in bringing us together as a community.
Pastor Brett – Wow, I’m so sorry to hear that Kat; thank you for sharing. I think I can speak for everyone here at Westside that we’re with you in this moment of grief and anguish. Feel free to reach out to anyone; thank you for sharing that. Lord, we lift up Jenny Moore to You; we lift her family up to You. We pray that You would assist the recovery mission, as Kat said. Bodies are so important to you, God, you made them and you decided to live in one of them forever in Your son, Jesus. So, we ask that you would be involved with this mission, God, and help bring closure to this family. We lift them up to You and we keep them for You. To Your throne, in Jesus name, Amen.
Kari – I got my vaccine yesterday. So, I will dedicate that to Jenny Moore and thank all the nurses and the volunteers that are doing & trying to make the vaccine process go smoothly. So, I’m relieved to have that part done. I’m very thankful that I could be in an early group to get the vaccine.
Pastor Brett – That is good news, Kari, that is really great news, thanks for sharing! We’ve had a couple of our folks here who have had at least their first shot. So, signs of hope among us! Awesome!