Julianna then took part in Science
Camp at Munford Elementary School. She was able to make a parachute, kite and
learn about things that fly. We ended the week by going canoeing at Camp Cosby
near Talladega, AL.
Then we had an AWESOME VBS at
Talladega church of Christ. For many years now, the Ironaton and Talladega
congregations have been working together to have a successful VBS. The theme
was “Believe It or Not, It is in the Bible.” We learned about Elijah, David,
Gideon, Balaam, and Ezekiel. It was so great. For part of the week, my nephews
were able to come.
We have been to Oxford Lake and the
park, Bowling and we have even had the pleasure of having the teens over for a
marshmallow roast. It was a great time of fellowship, singing and playing
games.
We also had the opportunity to go to
the Diana singing in Diana, TN. I believe this was their 42 nd year. Hundreds
of Christians the world over, come out twice a year and sing praises to God all
night. It will make the hair on your neck stand up. It is a piece of heaven on
earth. (The song you hear playing was sung at Diana...listen carefully and you
will hear the train passing in the back ground)
We also were able to spend half a week
at ICYC during Billy Hayes’ week. It was good to see some of our friends and to
meet some new Christians. What a shot in the arm! Thank God for ICYC!
We have been able to go to several
congregations to visit or because Jim has been invited to speak…to mention a
few…Talladega, Lineville, Piedmont, Hobb Street, Bethel, Waco, Glencoe,
Eastaboga, Logan Martin, and Elmore. WOW! how God has blessed him with so many
oppertunities. Jim is still speaking at the nursing homes, assisted living
homes and the community center. He has been extremely busy putting sermons up
on his new site www.preachersvault.com. He has also been
editing and making DVDs and CDs of the sermons at the Ironaton church of
Christ. He does all this work on a volunteer basis. He only receives
reimbursement for the CDs and DVDs that he buys. I am so proud of him for his
sacrifice and his desire to expand the borders of the Kingdom.
I know you all are wondering…how is he
feeling? He doesn’t feel good at all. The heat is extremely hard on him. He is
not able to walk up inclines at all without feeling like he is going to pass
out. He is tired all the time. He could literally sleep all the time. He can’t
bend over or he will black out. He has been dizzy. He has been able to lose
some of the fluid that has been building up. He went to the doctor yesterday
and his blood is too thick. They are monitoring it every two weeks. He gets his
ICD checked in 3 weeks. He still looks good. You can hardly tell anything is
wrong with him. He hides it because he wants to keep on keeping on. He doesn’t
want sympathy he wants to work as much as he can for the Lord.
Julianna has been busying making bookmarks and bracelets to sell. She is
personally raising money to help Jim with his medical expenses. She is such a
help to me.
Cameron has been collecting every kind of bug from camp or the woods. We
have several jars on the book shelves with some living bugs and some that have
already gone on. He prays for them and sometimes he prays that they will come
back to life.
We have been blessed with a wonderful garden. Snake and Cille Powers our
neighbors have been showing us the ropes on how to garden. We have tomatoes,
okra, jalapeño peppers, squash, watermelons, and corn. Several people from
church have been giving us bell peppers, cucumbers and zucchini.
My job has been going good. I only have 3 more weeks in the semester
left. I know that I will really miss this group of students. Teaching on
Mondays and Wednesdays at CACC, has opened many doors. One of my students is
going to try to come to church with me this Sunday. Lord willing, he will have
an open heart and hear some great preaching. We have been working with our
neighbors to come to church. They have several children and they have allowed
them to come with us. We pray that soon the parents will come.
Please continue to keep us in your prayers. We will always covet them. We
pray that each day we will seek to do to most we can to help ourselves
personally grow in faith and in wisdom, to help the church grow, to encourage
others to do right and to help our community...the world over know about the
church.
