Great Relationships

Happy Sunday to everyone! We have church here at 8:45 until 10:00 AM. That's really nice for us because we get out to the restaurants before the crowd. Our pastor is as good as ever. He and his wife now have a dozen children ranging from age 0 to 23, but what a nice family they are, and so talented too. Most of them play the piano and the bells; one plays the cello, and several are very good with the violin. God surely blessed them with many talents.

This morning, Pastor Jon preached from the book of Matthew 18:15-35, making his point about ten important words in any relationship. He presented the message in such a down-home way that everyone sat with attentiveness. The words he chose to emphasize were: "I was wrong; will you forgive me?; and I forgive you." Our fellowship is one of believers meeting together seeking to worship and follow the Lord and His Holy Word. We want to know Him and make Him known. We believe that abundant and eternal life is found in a relationship with Jesus, and we should seek to proclaim that life to the world. Our church was fun today as many people are arriving for the winter months. Last Sunday there were 47 present; today, there there were about 98 I would guess.

After church, we went to the cafeteria nearby. If you arrive before 10:45, you get your meal for the breakfast price which is much less than lunch prices. Once there, you are free to enjoy either breakfast or lunch; some of the 18 in our group ate both!! Actually, I saw one of the guys going back at least 6 times! Not me, I couldn't hold that much but everything looked so good!! Now, everyone says they are ready to exercise (their lungs and vocal cords as they nap!)