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Caleb's
parents in Odessa. |
Caleb's
dad, Mark, preaching on
Christmas Sunday at our
church.
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Caleb using a hammer to illustrate Christ's humanity during his sermon. |
Surprise Guests
Dear Friends,
We celebrate Christmas
here on January 7th. This year my parents
decided to surprise the grandkids by showing up
unannounced on Christmas morning.
As you can imagine our children were delighted
to wake up and find Grandma and Grandpa at our
place.
The next day both my
dad and I preached in the morning service at our
church. I like to tell people that we
preached a "duet". I am very thankful that
God gave me godly parents who continue to serve
the Lord faithfully and provide me with a great
example.
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Praise for a good visit by Caleb's parents
First Time Teaching
This year I am doing something I've never
done before, I'll be teaching my first
course at the Church
Ministries Institute. Starting next
month I will be team teaching Basic
Theology. This course runs on Saturdays at
our training center in Odessa.
Later this Spring I will also be helping to teach our evangelism course, which includes the Good Soil training as part of the course.
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Pray for Caleb as he prepares to teach
- Pray for the students who will be attending these courses
Finding the Right Leadership
After the passing of Pastor Peter my role
as a leader in our church, Hope for
People, has become more vital. Currently
we are going through the process of choosing a few
men for ordination. This is an important step
for the church to make and we need your
prayers.
Our church is young so not only will be doing an
ordination soon but we are also working through the
task of setting up a working leadership structure.
Both of these important steps take much time, prayer
and work.
- Pray
for wisdom for our church leadership
- Pray for unity within the church
- Pray for preparation of candidates for ordination