Yes..it is Wednesday and its soon going to be time for supper and prayer meeting at Buffalo Baptist Church in Union County, SC. Looking forward to a great evening of food and fellowship!
Talked with Jody Hamrick today (as he cut my hair)...lots of you Union People and Buffalo People know Jody. He is quite a fellow. I really enjoy talking to him when I get my hair cut. He knows all about Buffalo...and Union too. He read my blog and told me He got more out of it than he did the "Grapevine", "Times", and "County News".
Of course he was exagerating. I do like to talk though...sometimes too much...so I really do take what I put in print seriously. I want to give out information and news of local interest in Union and especially in my personal life for all my friends all over the world. Lots of people probably don't even know of Union, SC.
But Union is a "famous" place for various reasons going back to the Civil War! We are a part of what they call the "UPSTATE". I looked that up in the dictionary this morning and found out this is what it means:
...of, relating to, or characteristic of a 'part of a state' "away from" a large city and especially to the North! That describes Union and also Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties of SC.
Someone told me recently they heard that God was going to begin an "awakening"..."revival"..."renewal"..."rebirth"..."regeneration","RESUSCITATION",
"resurgance","REVIVAL","BRING BACK TO LIFE,CONSCIOUSNESS,TO USE", "reinvigorate", "wake up","make fully conscious & aware"....ALL THOSE THINGS BASICALLY MEAN THE SAME "SPIRITUALLY" ! Anyway, I feel like that is what is needed in today's world all over...(Glen Beck thinks so)! And I think we are going to be surprised at "who God uses" to bring about this Revival and Awakening in the Upstate of SC. This same person told me of some things that have happened in her Church recently that were nothing but "supernatural deliverance" ! A MINISTRY OF GOD'S GRACE AND MERCY UNTO HIS PEOPLE...in that church! He wants to do it for all of us...in church and out...(especially those "out"!)
So God is at Work Everywhere...and I believe MORE SO NOW, because the Bible says "that where sin abounds..so much MORE THE Grace OF GOD ABOUNDS" ! God cares for the drug dealers, addicts, those in prison...(Paul spent a lot of time in Prison and wrote a lot of the New Testament)! Just this morning I was reading out of Phillipians..the letter Paul wrote to the church at Phillipi while in prison.....!!! Pray for those in prison..yes, they did wrong things..got caught up in things they shouldn't have and the devil wants to destroy them utterly. However, Jesus said "true religion" was ministering to those in prison (and their families) and the widows, orphans etc. If you have never experienced having a member of your family or close friend incarcerated in prison...you have no idea at all what its like.
Prisons are supposed to be places of "rehabilitation"...........BUT THEY ARE NOT!
The Prison Systems in the USA (many of them) function as if they were on another planet. Drugs are abundant within the "walls" and anything, any type of drug or weapon an inmate wants can be had. There are Good people in the prison system, but the majority are just as lying and deceptive as the prisoners they are supposed to control. And those prisoners that are Christians and got "caught up" in Satan's traps, are the most in need of prayer by those on the outside who know of them. Jesus said it...so why don't we do it? People within the walls have a "system" all their own and if you are not strong or have people praying on a daily basis for you there are a lot of things the enemy uses to completely dash all your hope of anything ever getting better. Ya know...I would like to see a supernatural move of God in the Prisons of America like in the New Testament. As Paul and Silas prayed and others on the outside prayed for them there came an earthquake and the doors were opened and they were "SET FREE"! Even though the people praying for them saw them at the door, they didn't believe their own prayers! SET FREE...OH HOW PEOPLE NEED TO BE SET FREE BY JESUS...WE ARE SET FREE BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS THAT WAS SHED AT CALVARY AND WE MUST NEVER FORGET THAT....! Believe it and walk in it and pray for those who don't know HIM yet...so many..................sooooo many need JESUS !!!
And they will only know Him when they "see us" Walking in Unity and Love as the Body of Christ...together...all of us......
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN GOD !
A friend of mine has a blog and she is the one that got me started doing one. We have known each other for years beginning in the 80s in Charlotte,NC at church. She is a native of Charlotte.
Anyway, I decided today to read her past blogs going back all last year and its been quite fun to catch up on what is going on in her life. There is a quote she posted last November that was taken from a speech Abraham Lincoln gave in 1863 and I felt it was "really relevant" today..not quite a year later. Here it is:
"We have been the receipents of the choicest bounties of heaven,
We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has grown
BUT WE HAVE FORGOTTEN GOD!
We have forgotten the Gracious Hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched
and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all
these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom wisdom and virtue of our own."
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1863
an excerpt from his "Thanksgiving Proclamation"
Anyway, I decided today to read her past blogs going back all last year and its been quite fun to catch up on what is going on in her life. There is a quote she posted last November that was taken from a speech Abraham Lincoln gave in 1863 and I felt it was "really relevant" today..not quite a year later. Here it is:
"We have been the receipents of the choicest bounties of heaven,
We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has grown
BUT WE HAVE FORGOTTEN GOD!
We have forgotten the Gracious Hand which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched
and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all
these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom wisdom and virtue of our own."
ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1863
an excerpt from his "Thanksgiving Proclamation"
Thursday, August 19, 2010
DREAMS & VISIONS
Thursday...and I think I hear thunder outside. My day is almost over and I just couldn't get going this morning...don't know why?
Last night we had a wonderful meal at church (spaghetti etc) and then an even better meal from the word regarding prayer...and WE PRAYED! Yes, Buffalo Baptist Church is a "Praying Church". God has graced us with a wonderful new Pastor & Family and we are just getting started !!
Don's mother has been doing much better this week and we are glad of that. He ate lunch with her at the nursing home today and said the food was really good and only cost him 2 dollars! Can't beat that! Family and Friends can buy meal tickets to eat with loved ones in there. Don said he had shrimp and potatoes etc. and it was very good...!
I recently read some news from an old friend of my son's on FB and I am surprised...but not surprised...God is on the move with all those He has called "to the plate" in this hour as I have mentioned before. This young man is having "visions" and has had for sometime and doesn't know what to do with them. He "sees things" and they come to pass !!! Sounds like what the Bible says about this day and hour....young men will see visions and old men will have dreams! He is 42 yrs old and was brought up in the Baptist Church and his grandfather was a Minister. His father was a wonderful friend of ours here in Union in the 70's and was quite successful in business, however something happened and he committed suicide when this son was about 16 and the son found him! After that I think he had alot to deal with and much prayer has gone up for him over the years...(he has a Prayin' Momma) ! When he was a small child, he remembers "preaching" from the pulpit of a Baptist Church, but didn't really know what he was doing! He made a comment on FB that" if he wasn't such a sinner, he believed he would make a great "Evangelical Preacher"! WoW! What a statement. I am not going to mention his name, but if you want someone to pray for sometime...pray for this man. God has His Hand Upon Him Mightily!
Again, today I am listening to the Wonderful World of the Wingertsahns blog music.....(mmna4christ.blogspot.com)....our new Pastors! Its so good and refreshing! Oh, here they go....
Amazing Grace is Playing Again. One of our deacons sang this song as a special last week and it was ANOINTED! (way to go Terry) Terry's wife Rhonda, leads our music and its all good!
Well, it is getting late and I just wanted to put in a note today since I had a moment. God Bless everyone who reads this and I hope God is doing Great Things in your lives today!
Last night we had a wonderful meal at church (spaghetti etc) and then an even better meal from the word regarding prayer...and WE PRAYED! Yes, Buffalo Baptist Church is a "Praying Church". God has graced us with a wonderful new Pastor & Family and we are just getting started !!
Don's mother has been doing much better this week and we are glad of that. He ate lunch with her at the nursing home today and said the food was really good and only cost him 2 dollars! Can't beat that! Family and Friends can buy meal tickets to eat with loved ones in there. Don said he had shrimp and potatoes etc. and it was very good...!
I recently read some news from an old friend of my son's on FB and I am surprised...but not surprised...God is on the move with all those He has called "to the plate" in this hour as I have mentioned before. This young man is having "visions" and has had for sometime and doesn't know what to do with them. He "sees things" and they come to pass !!! Sounds like what the Bible says about this day and hour....young men will see visions and old men will have dreams! He is 42 yrs old and was brought up in the Baptist Church and his grandfather was a Minister. His father was a wonderful friend of ours here in Union in the 70's and was quite successful in business, however something happened and he committed suicide when this son was about 16 and the son found him! After that I think he had alot to deal with and much prayer has gone up for him over the years...(he has a Prayin' Momma) ! When he was a small child, he remembers "preaching" from the pulpit of a Baptist Church, but didn't really know what he was doing! He made a comment on FB that" if he wasn't such a sinner, he believed he would make a great "Evangelical Preacher"! WoW! What a statement. I am not going to mention his name, but if you want someone to pray for sometime...pray for this man. God has His Hand Upon Him Mightily!
Again, today I am listening to the Wonderful World of the Wingertsahns blog music.....(mmna4christ.blogspot.com)....our new Pastors! Its so good and refreshing! Oh, here they go....
Amazing Grace is Playing Again. One of our deacons sang this song as a special last week and it was ANOINTED! (way to go Terry) Terry's wife Rhonda, leads our music and its all good!
Well, it is getting late and I just wanted to put in a note today since I had a moment. God Bless everyone who reads this and I hope God is doing Great Things in your lives today!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
SO BE IT !
Its Tuesday Afternoon at the Library in Union,SC.
Schools started back in Union County yesterday and as I drove to the library I saw a school bus a-ways in front of me dropping off children. We need to pray for our children, teachers, all leadership in our local and state system. These are the adults of tomorrow, and goodness knows, we need people of character to hold positions of authority in the future...(we need them now)! They need to be taught that there is a God...how can anyone really deny that! I dare say most people that dont even "say" they believe, somewhere deep inside them is a "wondering" about LIFE!
Don is with his Mother today as he is every day at Oakmont of Union...rehab/nursing home. I talked with him a few minutes ago and he said she was having a good day. He was over at her house watering her flowers...(his&her flowers). Then he will return to have supper with her. Keep her in your prayers...Mattie Sue Kingsmore...and all the family.
I mention in my profile that I like to get on facebook and chat with my grandchildren and I really do. They would rather do that than phone! So I decided that was the thing to do, to communicate with them, and to just let them know how very much I love them "just as they are"....(God does..so surely I should) They are work in progress...and HE WHO BEGAN A GOOD WORK WILL CONTINUE IT TIL THE END! As the Bible says....
"ALL MY CHILDREN (& Grandchildren) shall be taught of the Lord and GREAT shall be their PEACE and UNDISTURBED COMPOSURE! I don't recall where that is exactly in the Bible....but I know it is there because I have spoken that over them for years. Today a new FB Friend of mine who recently was "Born Again, Again", told of leading his 7 year old daughter to the Lord yesterday. WOW...there is nothing more precious than that!
I had a wonderful time with the Lord this morning and just did not want to quit reading my Bible. It was as if everything I read was ALIVE! And I just wanted more, & more, & more, & more! But...I finally broke myself away, did some housework and got ready to come here. On the way out I stopped to pick up our mail which is delivered to a mailbox a mile from our house...and I was just in such a good mood...
BUT...when I got the mail and opened one of the letters I was abruptly shaken out of my peace for (a moment). I called Don and related the information to him and he seemed not to worry about it. So...I just put the letter back in the envelope and began to PRAISE GOD AND LAUGH! The letter indicated some serious things that could be taking place regarding the City of Charlotte,NC and some commercial property we own right downtown Charlotte. Well...the Lord reminded me of how we got that property and how it was in HIS PLAN...and that we had it in our possession for a purpose and NOTHING WAS GOING TO INTERFERE WITH HIS PLANS FOR THAT PROPERTY! I got really excited as I drove and just was so aware of the Presence of the Lord in my car. Peace regarding the whole situation settled in and JOY AROSE....(Now I cannot wait to see how OUR GOD is going to work this out....FOR OUR GOOD! AMEN!
(did you know that Amen means...so be it!) SO....BE....IT...!
Schools started back in Union County yesterday and as I drove to the library I saw a school bus a-ways in front of me dropping off children. We need to pray for our children, teachers, all leadership in our local and state system. These are the adults of tomorrow, and goodness knows, we need people of character to hold positions of authority in the future...(we need them now)! They need to be taught that there is a God...how can anyone really deny that! I dare say most people that dont even "say" they believe, somewhere deep inside them is a "wondering" about LIFE!
Don is with his Mother today as he is every day at Oakmont of Union...rehab/nursing home. I talked with him a few minutes ago and he said she was having a good day. He was over at her house watering her flowers...(his&her flowers). Then he will return to have supper with her. Keep her in your prayers...Mattie Sue Kingsmore...and all the family.
I mention in my profile that I like to get on facebook and chat with my grandchildren and I really do. They would rather do that than phone! So I decided that was the thing to do, to communicate with them, and to just let them know how very much I love them "just as they are"....(God does..so surely I should) They are work in progress...and HE WHO BEGAN A GOOD WORK WILL CONTINUE IT TIL THE END! As the Bible says....
"ALL MY CHILDREN (& Grandchildren) shall be taught of the Lord and GREAT shall be their PEACE and UNDISTURBED COMPOSURE! I don't recall where that is exactly in the Bible....but I know it is there because I have spoken that over them for years. Today a new FB Friend of mine who recently was "Born Again, Again", told of leading his 7 year old daughter to the Lord yesterday. WOW...there is nothing more precious than that!
I had a wonderful time with the Lord this morning and just did not want to quit reading my Bible. It was as if everything I read was ALIVE! And I just wanted more, & more, & more, & more! But...I finally broke myself away, did some housework and got ready to come here. On the way out I stopped to pick up our mail which is delivered to a mailbox a mile from our house...and I was just in such a good mood...
BUT...when I got the mail and opened one of the letters I was abruptly shaken out of my peace for (a moment). I called Don and related the information to him and he seemed not to worry about it. So...I just put the letter back in the envelope and began to PRAISE GOD AND LAUGH! The letter indicated some serious things that could be taking place regarding the City of Charlotte,NC and some commercial property we own right downtown Charlotte. Well...the Lord reminded me of how we got that property and how it was in HIS PLAN...and that we had it in our possession for a purpose and NOTHING WAS GOING TO INTERFERE WITH HIS PLANS FOR THAT PROPERTY! I got really excited as I drove and just was so aware of the Presence of the Lord in my car. Peace regarding the whole situation settled in and JOY AROSE....(Now I cannot wait to see how OUR GOD is going to work this out....FOR OUR GOOD! AMEN!
(did you know that Amen means...so be it!) SO....BE....IT...!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
A SLOW DAY IN UNION SC
Well friends and family, it is Saturday, AGAIN. I don't know why I entitled this a "slow day" for nothing is slow any more.....!
However, this morning, I lingered at home reading and watching the news before coming to the library. Hope I put something on this blog that will encourage someone today. I heard from another friend last night that was in "turmoil" about what to do with her life....BUT GOD....now suddenly she has gotten clear direction and will be moving also to a new place (out of NC) within a few weeks. She has been in limbo for 3 years she told me and "suddenly" HOPE RETURNED and God is on the move on her behalf! WOW!
I was reading in I Thess. today and yesterday also. Oswald Chambers Devotional was quoting from those passages. Its a letter from Paul to the Church and it was encouraging to me. I am still excited about Buffalo Baptist Church here in Union SC and all of Union. Something is "up" in the air....like...ya know, but you can't explain? Tomorrow is Sunday and I can't wait to see what things God has in store for us as we go to "His House of Worship" to fellowship,learn,love etc.
Its got to be GOOD for HE IS A GOOD GOD AND LOVES US JUST THE WAY WE ARE!
(Do you think God loves our President? Congress? Local & State Leadership) ?
Wednesday night Our Pastor, Michael Wingertsahn, taught on PRAYER! Jesus said, "My house shall be called a house of Prayer! Through the years I think we have let this aspect of our lives slip in some ways. As a child growing up Wednesday Night was always called "Prayer Meeting", but as I grew older the church got away from Prayer and focused on other things. I am glad we are being reminded of the importance of prayer in our personal lives and corporately as a church. I used to "complain" about the status of the govt. etc. locally and nationally.....but....GOD
TELLS US TO PRAY FOR ALL THOSE IN AUTHORITY OVER US...."FIRST" !!! So, if He said to do that, there must be a reason for it even though we may not like how things are going presently and do not see any "hope" (especially in govt. right now) We MUST CONTINUE TO PRAY! It is of utmost importance in this day and hour we live. When I see President Obama on TV now I feel a "compassion" for him that I did not used to feel. God did that to me...changed me...by showing me his teaching in HIS WORD...THE BIBLE! I honestly did not "want" to pray for Our President and Officials, however The Lord has truly given me a heart of compassion that only could come from Him Supernaturally. I knew what the Word of God said....but just couldn't quite do it....but by His Grace and Mercy I can. So ask God to give you a "heart of compassion" for our President no matter what you hear or see or experience. Its the Word of God To Us as Believers TO PRAY! I am glad that our church hands out a list of prayer requests every Wednesday Night for those members, community, family members, who or what ever needs prayer and then on top of that asks for any more requests during the Wed. nite service. We are a "House of Prayer"....YES and AMEN !
However, this morning, I lingered at home reading and watching the news before coming to the library. Hope I put something on this blog that will encourage someone today. I heard from another friend last night that was in "turmoil" about what to do with her life....BUT GOD....now suddenly she has gotten clear direction and will be moving also to a new place (out of NC) within a few weeks. She has been in limbo for 3 years she told me and "suddenly" HOPE RETURNED and God is on the move on her behalf! WOW!
I was reading in I Thess. today and yesterday also. Oswald Chambers Devotional was quoting from those passages. Its a letter from Paul to the Church and it was encouraging to me. I am still excited about Buffalo Baptist Church here in Union SC and all of Union. Something is "up" in the air....like...ya know, but you can't explain? Tomorrow is Sunday and I can't wait to see what things God has in store for us as we go to "His House of Worship" to fellowship,learn,love etc.
Its got to be GOOD for HE IS A GOOD GOD AND LOVES US JUST THE WAY WE ARE!
(Do you think God loves our President? Congress? Local & State Leadership) ?
Wednesday night Our Pastor, Michael Wingertsahn, taught on PRAYER! Jesus said, "My house shall be called a house of Prayer! Through the years I think we have let this aspect of our lives slip in some ways. As a child growing up Wednesday Night was always called "Prayer Meeting", but as I grew older the church got away from Prayer and focused on other things. I am glad we are being reminded of the importance of prayer in our personal lives and corporately as a church. I used to "complain" about the status of the govt. etc. locally and nationally.....but....GOD
TELLS US TO PRAY FOR ALL THOSE IN AUTHORITY OVER US...."FIRST" !!! So, if He said to do that, there must be a reason for it even though we may not like how things are going presently and do not see any "hope" (especially in govt. right now) We MUST CONTINUE TO PRAY! It is of utmost importance in this day and hour we live. When I see President Obama on TV now I feel a "compassion" for him that I did not used to feel. God did that to me...changed me...by showing me his teaching in HIS WORD...THE BIBLE! I honestly did not "want" to pray for Our President and Officials, however The Lord has truly given me a heart of compassion that only could come from Him Supernaturally. I knew what the Word of God said....but just couldn't quite do it....but by His Grace and Mercy I can. So ask God to give you a "heart of compassion" for our President no matter what you hear or see or experience. Its the Word of God To Us as Believers TO PRAY! I am glad that our church hands out a list of prayer requests every Wednesday Night for those members, community, family members, who or what ever needs prayer and then on top of that asks for any more requests during the Wed. nite service. We are a "House of Prayer"....YES and AMEN !
Monday, August 9, 2010
POEM - PURPOSE by Russell Kelfer
You are who you are for a reason.
You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.
You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're "just" what he wanted to make.
The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were customed-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.
No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you'd grow.
You are who you are for a reason,
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God !!!
The above came out of the book written by Rick Warren - PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE.
If you haven't read it you need to. It will change your perspective considerably for the good.
You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.
You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're "just" what he wanted to make.
The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were customed-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.
No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you'd grow.
You are who you are for a reason,
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God !!!
The above came out of the book written by Rick Warren - PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE.
If you haven't read it you need to. It will change your perspective considerably for the good.
JOY IN THE MIDST OF TRANSITION !
Well, Hello everyone!
Its been a week again since I have written on my blog. Lots of things have happened to My Natural Family and My Spiritual Family here in Union, SC and in other places. Our God is moving faster than I have ever seen Him move before to "get people in position" both in the natural and spiritual for this last great Act of Grace that HE is performing through HIS People during this last hour.
I checked my email a minute ago...had 76 in my inbox so I figured I had better see what was up. I check it on my cell when I can't get here to the library, but somehow it doesn't all get thru to my cell???? I got a note from a friend in Charlotte commenting on the fact that today was 8-9-10 ! And then another comment came from someone else that tonight it will be 8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16 etc....time is moving on...coincidence...I think not. Our God has it ALL PLANNED OUT....We just have to "get in place" THE RIGHT POSITION! I can name 4 people I am friends with on FB that have "suddenly" had 2 weeks to move out of their present living place and move to another for various reasons and it seemed impossible in the natural realm for them to do this..."but they are not doing this alone"...its the Hand of God moving them and so all is falling into place. Its Amazing what I am hearing and experiencing myself TODAY! For we are only promised....Today. So make the best of it. I intend to.
Well..for information...Don's mother has been moved from the hospital to the nursing/rehab (Oakmont) in Union as of last Tuesday. She is resting comfortably and they are beginning to do what therapy they can at this point. She is peaceful, but weak and tires very easily. She has a cast on her left leg from thigh to ankle, so that is quite cumbersome for her when she has to navigate out of her bed, and that is only when someone helps her to a wheelchair. She was doing so well after her treatments about 7 weeks ago for the Myasthenia Gravis they discovered she had and we were so amazed at the energy that returned to her body and her ability to get around (walk) so well. Then this accident...broken leg! We don't understand why these things happen, but we must look to God for help and courage during these times. He is our TRUE SOURCE OF JOY...NEHEMIAH 8:10...! Don is with her today as he has been every day since his brother left. She is in no pain and that is wonderful!
Louie Hyatt...Don's mother's only living brother fell a couple weeks before she did and broke his hip and he is in the same nursing home as she is here in Union. In our church the very same week that Don's mother fell...Ruth Lawson & Braddie Rice..long time Buffalo Baptist Members fell and broke a bone. They are all about the same age as Don's mother too. Again we don't understand all of this...but God does and he will take care of all concerned as we obey Him and Pray for them.
Our New Pastors - Michael & Michelle Wingertsahn and their children, Nathan & Anna-Marie are now "almost" settled in the Church Parsonage and Michael preached his first sermon as Pastor at Buffalo Sunday Morning August 8, 2010. There was a large crowd in attendance and it was a great service! Then Sunday night Pastor Michael gave his "testimony" of how he was saved and how he got to Buffalo. It was inspiring to hear him and see what a Love he has for the Lord and for All People.
At Buffalo we are soon going to be electing new Deacons (3), and some people are resigning positions they had in the church for several years so we need prayer for God's Guidance in all these matters. I am quite sure Our God has it all planned out, we just have to "hear from him" and be obedient to His Voice.
I must stop right now and say what is on my mind...I CAN ONLY IMAGINE..the song written by a man after his father went to heaven and became a # l song is playing LOUDLY IN STEREO IN MY EARS RIGHT NOW....(thanks to Michelle's blog)...OH..what Heavenly Music I am hearing. Imagine...what Heaven will be like. It seems closer and closer to me day by day. I do believe we are in the last days and Jesus will soon return to take us back with Him to rule and reign forever!
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE! I'M FORGIVEN BECAUSE HE WAS FORSAKEN, I'M ACCEPTED BECAUSE HE WAS CONDEMNED! AMAZING LOVE...THAT IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT..THE LOVE OF JESUS AND THE FATHER AND THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR US...ALL OF US....LET THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD SAY SO!!
Well, I had better stop...I could go on and on about MY JESUS and what he did for me and is continuing to do!
Til next time....Carol
Its been a week again since I have written on my blog. Lots of things have happened to My Natural Family and My Spiritual Family here in Union, SC and in other places. Our God is moving faster than I have ever seen Him move before to "get people in position" both in the natural and spiritual for this last great Act of Grace that HE is performing through HIS People during this last hour.
I checked my email a minute ago...had 76 in my inbox so I figured I had better see what was up. I check it on my cell when I can't get here to the library, but somehow it doesn't all get thru to my cell???? I got a note from a friend in Charlotte commenting on the fact that today was 8-9-10 ! And then another comment came from someone else that tonight it will be 8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16 etc....time is moving on...coincidence...I think not. Our God has it ALL PLANNED OUT....We just have to "get in place" THE RIGHT POSITION! I can name 4 people I am friends with on FB that have "suddenly" had 2 weeks to move out of their present living place and move to another for various reasons and it seemed impossible in the natural realm for them to do this..."but they are not doing this alone"...its the Hand of God moving them and so all is falling into place. Its Amazing what I am hearing and experiencing myself TODAY! For we are only promised....Today. So make the best of it. I intend to.
Well..for information...Don's mother has been moved from the hospital to the nursing/rehab (Oakmont) in Union as of last Tuesday. She is resting comfortably and they are beginning to do what therapy they can at this point. She is peaceful, but weak and tires very easily. She has a cast on her left leg from thigh to ankle, so that is quite cumbersome for her when she has to navigate out of her bed, and that is only when someone helps her to a wheelchair. She was doing so well after her treatments about 7 weeks ago for the Myasthenia Gravis they discovered she had and we were so amazed at the energy that returned to her body and her ability to get around (walk) so well. Then this accident...broken leg! We don't understand why these things happen, but we must look to God for help and courage during these times. He is our TRUE SOURCE OF JOY...NEHEMIAH 8:10...! Don is with her today as he has been every day since his brother left. She is in no pain and that is wonderful!
Louie Hyatt...Don's mother's only living brother fell a couple weeks before she did and broke his hip and he is in the same nursing home as she is here in Union. In our church the very same week that Don's mother fell...Ruth Lawson & Braddie Rice..long time Buffalo Baptist Members fell and broke a bone. They are all about the same age as Don's mother too. Again we don't understand all of this...but God does and he will take care of all concerned as we obey Him and Pray for them.
Our New Pastors - Michael & Michelle Wingertsahn and their children, Nathan & Anna-Marie are now "almost" settled in the Church Parsonage and Michael preached his first sermon as Pastor at Buffalo Sunday Morning August 8, 2010. There was a large crowd in attendance and it was a great service! Then Sunday night Pastor Michael gave his "testimony" of how he was saved and how he got to Buffalo. It was inspiring to hear him and see what a Love he has for the Lord and for All People.
At Buffalo we are soon going to be electing new Deacons (3), and some people are resigning positions they had in the church for several years so we need prayer for God's Guidance in all these matters. I am quite sure Our God has it all planned out, we just have to "hear from him" and be obedient to His Voice.
I must stop right now and say what is on my mind...I CAN ONLY IMAGINE..the song written by a man after his father went to heaven and became a # l song is playing LOUDLY IN STEREO IN MY EARS RIGHT NOW....(thanks to Michelle's blog)...OH..what Heavenly Music I am hearing. Imagine...what Heaven will be like. It seems closer and closer to me day by day. I do believe we are in the last days and Jesus will soon return to take us back with Him to rule and reign forever!
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE! I'M FORGIVEN BECAUSE HE WAS FORSAKEN, I'M ACCEPTED BECAUSE HE WAS CONDEMNED! AMAZING LOVE...THAT IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT..THE LOVE OF JESUS AND THE FATHER AND THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR US...ALL OF US....LET THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD SAY SO!!
Well, I had better stop...I could go on and on about MY JESUS and what he did for me and is continuing to do!
Til next time....Carol
Monday, August 2, 2010
THE JOSHUA GENERATION
Hello people...what a wonderful day to be alive! Why? Because HE LIVES!
I had a bit of a problem getting into my blog to write today. I forgot my password.
Well...that is not unusual...I have different passwords for different accounts on the internet and sometimes forget which is which! (ha-ha) Anyway, I am in now. I also was put on a waiting list again when I got here to use a computer. I went into the geneology section and was browsing a book and looking for some "family names" and did not really find anything of substance. Then, right away they called my name to go to the computer stations. So...here I am. It is a hazy day in Union SC today and not at all hot like it has been. But for some reason it is a bit "hot" here in the library. I decided I had better do this before checking my email in case I have to get off in one hour. Hopefully I wont have to. Only one time did that happen...(2 wks ago)...and I didn't get to write on my blog.
We had a great weekend....especially Sunday. Our interim Pastor at Buffalo Baptist preached his last sermon Sunday morning, August 1st. Pastor Gideon Long has been at Buffalo for 17 months and though we are really going to miss him, we are excited about our New Pastor and Family who arrived in town last night. They should be about to begin moving into the church parsonage right now. I understand their moving van was to leave Thomaston, GA early this morning.
So.... ITS A NEW TIME AND A NEW SEASON FOR BUFFALO BAPTIST CHURCH in Union County South Carolina! We have said goodbye to one special man, and are welcoming a whole New Young Family to Buffalo Baptist Church and the community. We have an awesome group of young people at Buffalo...some 30 of them went to Conway, SC a few weeks ago to minister to the people in a certain community there and what Great Things God Did Through Them. What we have is a "JOSHUA GENERATION" I believe at Buffalo. Pastor Gideon preached alot before he left about the time when He would leave and we would have a new Pastor/Leader. He compared it to Moses and Joshua in the Old Testament. Preacher Gideon really prepared us for this "transition" in so many ways.....! That is one reason I am so excited about what is going on in our whole community of Union. What God is doing in Buffalo, I believe he will do all over Union County! And quite possibly this "JOSHUA GENERATION" (that the enemy hates)...will go forth and do the works of Jesus...bringing many into the Kingdom of God in this critical hour we live in now. That is certainly what we need here!
We had the Sheriff of Union County speak at our church some weeks ago and told of the crime, gangs in the youth, drugs etc. etc. And..he said the only real answer to the problem was the Church! And I know that to be so true. I will keep you posted as to what is going on in the "spiritual" community as it unfolds in the days to come. I can hardly wait!
Oh..I must relate this, it just popped in my mind. One of the last sermons Pastor Gideon Long preached at Buffalo was entitled: ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GET READY...GO!!
Sooooooooooooooooooooo HERE WE GO...............!!
AND A GREAT BIG WELCOME TO PASTOR MICHAEL, MICHELLE, NATHAN, & ANNA-MARIE WINGERTSAHN......WE LOVE YOU ALREADY!
I had a bit of a problem getting into my blog to write today. I forgot my password.
Well...that is not unusual...I have different passwords for different accounts on the internet and sometimes forget which is which! (ha-ha) Anyway, I am in now. I also was put on a waiting list again when I got here to use a computer. I went into the geneology section and was browsing a book and looking for some "family names" and did not really find anything of substance. Then, right away they called my name to go to the computer stations. So...here I am. It is a hazy day in Union SC today and not at all hot like it has been. But for some reason it is a bit "hot" here in the library. I decided I had better do this before checking my email in case I have to get off in one hour. Hopefully I wont have to. Only one time did that happen...(2 wks ago)...and I didn't get to write on my blog.
We had a great weekend....especially Sunday. Our interim Pastor at Buffalo Baptist preached his last sermon Sunday morning, August 1st. Pastor Gideon Long has been at Buffalo for 17 months and though we are really going to miss him, we are excited about our New Pastor and Family who arrived in town last night. They should be about to begin moving into the church parsonage right now. I understand their moving van was to leave Thomaston, GA early this morning.
So.... ITS A NEW TIME AND A NEW SEASON FOR BUFFALO BAPTIST CHURCH in Union County South Carolina! We have said goodbye to one special man, and are welcoming a whole New Young Family to Buffalo Baptist Church and the community. We have an awesome group of young people at Buffalo...some 30 of them went to Conway, SC a few weeks ago to minister to the people in a certain community there and what Great Things God Did Through Them. What we have is a "JOSHUA GENERATION" I believe at Buffalo. Pastor Gideon preached alot before he left about the time when He would leave and we would have a new Pastor/Leader. He compared it to Moses and Joshua in the Old Testament. Preacher Gideon really prepared us for this "transition" in so many ways.....! That is one reason I am so excited about what is going on in our whole community of Union. What God is doing in Buffalo, I believe he will do all over Union County! And quite possibly this "JOSHUA GENERATION" (that the enemy hates)...will go forth and do the works of Jesus...bringing many into the Kingdom of God in this critical hour we live in now. That is certainly what we need here!
We had the Sheriff of Union County speak at our church some weeks ago and told of the crime, gangs in the youth, drugs etc. etc. And..he said the only real answer to the problem was the Church! And I know that to be so true. I will keep you posted as to what is going on in the "spiritual" community as it unfolds in the days to come. I can hardly wait!
Oh..I must relate this, it just popped in my mind. One of the last sermons Pastor Gideon Long preached at Buffalo was entitled: ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GET READY...GO!!
Sooooooooooooooooooooo HERE WE GO...............!!
AND A GREAT BIG WELCOME TO PASTOR MICHAEL, MICHELLE, NATHAN, & ANNA-MARIE WINGERTSAHN......WE LOVE YOU ALREADY!
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