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As I said Sunday, thank you for hugging our neck (or lovingly threatening to break it!) and wishing us well since we shared with you recently our decision to accept the invitation of the Lakehoma church in Mustang, OK (in a corner of OKC) to come be their preaching minister. It is an exciting time in our lives, but transition is always a difficult time as well. Part of that difficulty is saying good-bye. In my “ministry of good-bye” I am appreciative of so many of you who have pledged your prayers for me and Rachel, Seth, Andrew, and Matthew and our continued work for the Lord. Our special thanks to those of you who have helped us in some way already and to those who have offered to help in whatever way you can. Our lives have been blessed by so many of you, and we pray we have been a blessing to your walk with the Lord as we have shared these past 8 years of our lives together. I know God can do wonderful things in and through His people, and you will have my love and prayers for the path He will set before you and the man He will bring here to take the baton and run with it to His glory.
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Having said all of that, we aren’t leaving just yet! I will be here through the end of July (my last Sunday at R&C will be July 29th). I’ll look forward to spending some more time with you as your preacher over the next several weeks and bringing my final messages from God’s word to you.
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I want to offer a special word of commendation for our friend and brother, David Koone. David and Michelle have servant hearts. Although he resigned as a deacon, I know their family will continue to serve God in numerous ways at R&C.
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Missions: alive and well at R&C! There is a lot of excitement about mission opportunities and campaigns, and a lot of prayer support for our missionaries and campaigners. I know our Mexico group and the missionaries this congregation supports are thankful to have their names lifted up in prayer, and that God is pleased with any support you can give them, be it by a timely care package, e-mail, phone call, pat on the back, or whatever form it may take.