Pastor’s eNewsletter, July 20, 2010 | Bedford

 Weekly Prayer Focus:  Brad & Deena Conner & family. | Lori & Mikel Lee & family.

 Praise Report. Zac Kirkman’s baptism. | Kelly  Baxter has 3 friends that were trying to conceive for as long as 11 years and all 3 are expecting their first child. | Kim Roberts surgery: She is doing fine | Joseph Roberts was enrolled in church school | Nickless family reunion | Don Roberts for many blessings. | Huffmans returned safe from their trip. | Mitchelene had a good health report.

 Baptism. Last Sabbath Zac Kirkman was baptized at TRC. Praise the Lord and… congratulations to him and his family! May God bless him in his new walk with Jesus! See Pictures attached.

 Prayer Support. Violet Nickless was taken to the hospital this morning. She is having a hard time breathing and her stats were very low. Please lift her up in prayer. She is at Bedford Regional. | Margie Godsey is also at Regional (Room 413). She was taken there on Sabbath with complications. She may have to have surgery this week. | Our Youth  | Barbara Baxter’s family, Shannon’s knee | ADRA-water & livestock project  | Twinkle Dawn Cummings , pneumonia  |Wanda DeBolt | Betty Bowden | Sandy Denniston’s loss of her mother, also family matters  | Junice and Claire Luckabaugh’s son and Todd Anderson | George Wade’s full recovery | Military members | Amanda Ferguson has driver’s permit  | Sale of our church | Nicklesses family traveling back home. | Huffman Family. | Moenkhaus family. | Crystal with kidney stones. | Walt has a grand-son in Afghanistan. | VBS coming up. | Fall evangelism.  

 VBS Coming up THIS Sunday! It’s time for VBS! Come and experience the thrill of visiting ancient Egypt. Be part of Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace. Visit an Egyptian village with shops in the Marketplace. Participants will make authentic Egyptian crafts, take part in ancient games, and taste original foods. Meeting and listening to what Joseph has to teach will be most exciting of all! Make plans to be there with your children and friends! It all starts this Sunday July 25^th – 29^th at the Bedford Church Gym. Don’t miss out and… pass the word. Entrance is free!

 Hymnals. We have about half of the money raised for our new hymnals. Thanks to all who have helped. We are going to order them with the assurance that all of us will pitch in and help pay the other half. Remember that for every $12 donation, you can take one old hymnbook home.  Thanks!

 Message. If you missed the inaugural message of new GC president Ted Wilson, here is a link: http://www.mission-tv.org/wp/?p=470

 This Week’s Quote: “Every thing that a man leans upon but God, will be a dart that will certainly pierce his heart through and through. He who leans only upon Christ, lives the highest, choicest, safest, and sweetest life.”- Thomas Brooks.

 Pastor Ortiz

“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” I Pet 1:13.