Summer and Sara have been gone for almost a month on furlough sharing with many of you at RHCC. We miss them very much, but are staying busy enough that time is flying by. Actually, Sam gets the award for the week, since he held down the fort all by himself at home and in ministry for 10 days while Olivia and I took a little trip north to visit cousins and grandparents. He really did an amazing job on all fronts and gets a big pat on the back for a job well done! He even had half the church over for lunch while I was gone. You go, Sam!
Today we had a special Sunday at church for our new babies. We took the opportunity dedicate these babies to God and to commit as a spiritual family to raise them up in the ways of the Lord. Well, it certainly surpassed our expectations! We had counted in 3 babies, but there were several families that wanted the opportunity to have their young ones included in the occasion. So, we ended up with eight young ones that we blessed and prayed for. Several families chose "mentors" for their children. These are couples in our church that commit to helping, praying and supporting the parents in their job of raising their kids. This is much like the godfathers or "padrinos" that people choose when they baptize their babies in the catholic church.
This special time ended with a potluck lunch with yummy food and plenty of fellowship. There were many visitors today that came with their families for this occasion. Also, some of those that participated are people that don't otherwise form an active role in this church body. Our prayer is that these people will have been blessed but also convicted of their spiritual responsibility as parents. Please pray with us for these families that they are one step closer to Him.
Looking ahead, we are preparing this week for "Mi Esperanza." This is a proyect in connection with Billy Graham and some prime time television programs they will be offering November 9 - 11. Many are participating and we look forward to see what God will do with this.
I am having picture posting issues, so I will try to post some tomorrow. Thank you for your patience!
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Woohoo! Great job, Ann. I was beginning to think you'd forgotten about the blog. : ) I can't wait to see pictures from Sunday! Sounds like you had a great crowd. Who were all the babies? Y'all are doing such an amazing job. Keep up the good work! We are praying for a Harvest of souls next Sunday.
Love,
Sara
Great post Ann!! 8 babies! That's awesome!! I really love the mentor thing too. What a great way for the community to work together to raise those children up in the Lord. Keep up the good work!!
Love ya,
shell
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