4.25.22 Blog
Spring is here! The weather has been super nice the past several days and I hope you have been able to get out and enjoy it. The grass is growing, the sun has been out, and there is an abundance of new life in our niche of the Tennessee Valley.
On a couple of occasions this past week my family has taken advantage of the nice weather and had our dinner outside. It has been nice to, in away, celebrate the warm weather and the changing of seasons.
This morning as I write this I want to challenge you with a question. Either intentionally or not what might you celebrate this week? Our text yesterday was from the book of Habakkuk. Amongst the pending negative that was on the horizon for the people of Israel Habakkuk choose to worship, or celebrate, God. Despite the perceivable earthly challenges Habakkuk chose to celebrate the fact that God was awesome.
I suspect for many of us there will be challenges this week we might know or at this point in time not even know about now. Regardless what will you intentionally plan to celebrate this week? As our text yesterday suggested would you intentionally focus and as a result celebrate or worship God in His awesomeness and Holiness? I suspect your week will go different with this focus.
As usual I encourage all to take a look and consider these request for prayer this week. As always if you have any specific needs that you would like to have included on our list please let me know. Our list this week is as follows….
Kamden Lee
- Kamden is a toddler in our church who was bitten by a dog this past Wednesday requiring an overnight stay at children’s hospital and 49 stitches to his ear and his head.
Mary Gomero
- Mary worked closesly as a translator with a team from our association of churches who minstered to the Guatemalan people a few years ago. (My wife Laura and Ruthie Fadnek were among those on this particular trip). Mary, who is native of the south eastern U.S. has since made Gutemala her home and is married to a Guatemalan Doctor Oskr and they have a 4 year old daughter named Solena. Mary suffered a brain aneurysm last week while pregnant with her and Oskr’s second daughter. The baby was born via cesarean at 6 months and weighed only 2 pounds. The baby sadly passed away this past week. Mary had emergency surgery in Guatemala city last week and is currently in a coma. Oskr is asking if others would gather and pray together at 7 p.m. each day. If you would pray for Mary, Oskr, and Solena. Pray for healing for Mary, Peace for Oskr, comfort for Solena.
World Circumstances - The Ukraine/Russian War
Prayers for the people - those who have suffered loss, those displaced, those in harms way
Prayers for gospel opportunities in Ukraine and other areas of our world as a result of war
Serhii and family (Brother of Corey’s good friend Dana Spry. Serhii is a native of Ukraine and fighting in his home city of Lviv - Serhii’s wife (Ira) and two young children (Caroline 7, and Roman 3) have evacuated Ukraine for safety reasons)
Betty Jackson and family (Ms. Betty is homebound with Hospice. Prayers for her comfort and this time)
Tina Moore, Daniel Moore’s mom who is continuing to rehabilitate after trachea surgery
B and A - Young couple in a European country I had the opportunity to meet virtually last weekend. They are believers and leaders in their local church serving faithfully in an extremely hard spiritual climate. They are requesting prayers for vision, means, and God’s leading
Prayers for the lost and the unchurched in the our community
Prayers for all the events and gospel opportunities currently on the MCBC schedule
I appreciate all who take the time to consider these thoughts and needs weekly
Pastor Corey
