September 19

FAMILY & FRIENDS
By Karen Horton

How about this weather! Fall like temperatures, and speaking of fall, it’s just around the corner. We are having a taste of autumn. Our visitors we were blessed with: Sarah & Kaylie Coberley (Pineville, MO), Dale & Wanda Guice (Searcy), Jenny Gunter, Janell Wood and Austin Nelson (all from Bentonville), Lori & Brooke Jedlicka (Rogers), Jarred & Holie Linam and Taylor & Westin (Pea Ridge), Tai Kirby (Bella Vista) and Tyler Stroud.

We have several on our prayer list who need special prayers. Freddie Banks started his chemo last week. Randy Adams is experiencing some health problems. Frances Bontrager went to the emergency room Sunday afternoon, and is now back home. Jeanie Schell is now home from the hospital and needs lots of rest; the family has requested no visitors at this time. Bob Moser is having serious lung and heart problems and is at home. Pat Keller’s son, Bill, had surgery last Thursday and is staying with her. Norma Griggs has been placed on Hospice care. Randall’s dad is now home from being in the hospital last week. Twila Mason is home and her health is improving. Chuck Pippin is home and recovering from his surgery. Please keep all of these in your prayers and continue to pray for Don Fry, Jennifer & Jeff Oxford, Clara Dean Welker, our missionaries and our military.

It is such a blessing to receive Randall’s good lessons! Demonstrating our love for Jesus and the Brethren is something we can always improve on. “Lord, I need Your help even to see the needs of people around me and then to know how to care for them. Give me a heart of compassion like Yours and opportunities to express Your love.” (Crowder) “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor. 13:13)

A big thank you to all of those who helped with our recent remodeling on the building, our new classrooms, painting, cleaning and etc.! We are so blessed to have such dedicated Christians, who diligently do what they see needs doing!

We also want to thank those who helped with our back-to school fellowship after morning services Sunday. It takes a lot of work to plan the menu, prepare the food, set up the tables, serve, and clean up. Thanks to all who helped to make it a special fellowship! We wish all our young people a great school year!!

Randall will be teaching the auditorium class on Wednesday nights on the subject of “Angels Among Us.” Patsy Tarr will also be resuming the Ladies Card Ministry class. You are invited to join either of these classes. Our Wednesday Evening Fellowship Meals are starting up again this week. Be sure and sign up each week and join in for good fellowship and a meal. Don’t forget about Ladies Bible Class each Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM, except for visitation on the 1st Wednesday of the month. We would love to have you join us!

This Sunday Evening, our worship service will be in song. Don Moseley will lead this service. Invite your friends who love good singing and fellowship! Also Sunday night, the teens will be going to Sunday Night Live at Robinson Avenue. They need to be at the church parking lot by 5:10, and should return around 8:30 or 9.

The Harding Lectureship will start on September 30th. You will find more information in the foyer.

If you would like to receive your Lifelines by e-mail, there is a sign-up sheet in the foyer or give us a call.

Those items needed for Fair Haven Children’ Home are carrots, pie filling, juice and green beans.

Compassion never goes out of fashion. Love you, see you next Lord’s Day.