My Church Family

I love my church family. There is so much that happens behind the scenes, both at church and Sufficient Grace, that I could never adequately share how grateful I am for the people I am blessed to worship with each week. But, I wanted to try...just a little...to say how much their love, support, prayers, friendship, and encouragement mean to me.

Our dear Pastor is truly a brother in the Lord, who encourages us both in friendship and through His Holy Spirit-inspired teaching. He will probably be embarrassed by this praise, but we appreciate him and love him very much. Whether giving godly counsel in the area of ministry-related concerns, or playing the drums in our little praise band during children's worship on Sunday morning, teaching the scriptures, or sharing a hearty laugh, sitting beside my dying mother's bed, or giving the eulogy at her funeral. Even if he doesn't love my peanut butter pie...he is one of my favorite people, and a great blessing to our family and our church.

Truly, we are surrounded by people who love Jesus and wish to share that love with others. Whenever there is a need, God uses the willing hearts of His people to fill it immediately. Our church family has given faithfully...through their prayers, love, and support of all kinds. Those with a gift of sewing (along with willing hearts who may be lacking in the gift, but want to help...like ahem...myself!) meet to sew and stuff the Comfort Bears given by Sufficient Grace to grieving mothers. Many individuals and Harvest Fellowship, as a whole, support our efforts financially. We have use of the church copy machine, the computer, the building. People are always ready to come alongside another in need, reaching out in Christian love. I have seen that displayed over and over. Am I trying to hold our church up as some great thing of perfection? Absolutely not. We have our flaws (what church full of sinners doesn't?). But, I am continually in awe of the beauty of what God can do with a bunch of forgiven sinners with willing hearts. Just another example of His amazing grace.

So...thank you, Pastor James...and Harvest Fellowship...we love you dearly...