February 27

FAMILY & FRIENDS
By Karen Horton

We did have a beautiful Lord’s Day!! This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) We were blessed with our visitors: Doug & Barbara Claxton (Joplin, MO), Nancy Meyer (Washington, MO), Chareen & Logan Button, and Dean & Deborah Button (Bentonville), Patti Thomas (Harrison), Vicky Hobson (Centerton), Jim & Shirl Miller, and Cathy Power (Bella Vista), Randy Gibbs and Tyler Stroud.

Our prayer list this week includes: Cecil and Millie Boothe in the loss of his father. Friends of several in the congregation, Lloyd & Betty Berry, are both having serious medical problems and need our prayers. Randall’s mom is doing better, but still needs our prayers. Randall and Georgia’s grandson, Luis, is now off his breathing treatments and is doing well in Florida. They thank you for your prayers, and pray that when he comes home he will continue to be healed. Continue to pray for Jennifer Oxford, Burl Griggs, and Robert Oakley. John Archer and Robert Miranda have asked us to pray for their mission trip to Santiago, Chili which begins March 3rd. Remember our missionaries, and our military; especially Stephen Duffy, Eric Button, Don Butcher Jr., Ben Burlew and Cam Middlebrook.

“We are dependent on the strength we draw from one another; Words spoken give encouragement, love practiced draws us closer.” (Sper) “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers.” (1 Peter 3:12)

A big thanks to all the teachers who taught our children’s classes for the winter quarter! We already have our teachers for the spring quarter! This is wonderful!! We receive many blessings when we teach these children! We also thank Cecil Boothe in organizing this teaching ministry! We don’t want to forget to thank all our adult teachers also! You are very much appreciated and loved!

Amy Bowman will be leading a discussion a group on Wednesday evenings. This Ladies Class will start next Wednesday March 5th. The study will be taken from the books of Ruth and Esther. You will enjoy the study of these two outstanding women of the Bible.

You are invited to join the Ladies Card Ministry Wednesday evenings in the Fellowship Area. Patsy Tarr has new craft ideas to make as gifts to area nursing home residents. Why not join them in this community outreach ministry?

The Area-Wide Monthly Singing will be hosted by the Gravette congregation this Sunday. It begins at 2:30 P.M. Come and join in the beautiful singing! The Lubbock Christian University is offering a trip to Canada. They will be going to Toronto, Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, starting July 17-24. If you are interested, you will find information in the church office.

Our March Birthdays: Brenda Branstetter (1), Mark Henkle (2), Maynard Hamilton (5), Nicole Fields and Casey Winters (6), Laura Wohlford (8), Mike York (9), Rhena Manis and Barbara Persels (10), Aaron Bagwell, Andy Beccard, Dave Mowry and Jim Passmore (11), Jim Branstetter, John Hayes, Chuck Pippin and Janna Reynolds (13), Phil Ward (16), Keeley Pettigrew and Tom Verkler (17), John Manis and Robert Moser (21), Shirley Hatfield, Dwight Phillips and Toby Whorton (24), Winfred Brown and Heather Cooper (26), Richard Mason (27), Rosemary Burns (29), and Woody Barker (30). March Anniversaries: Aaron & Becky Sloan (1), Stan & Rebecca Hankins (3), Adam & Missi Hight and Elfriede & Ray Stice (6), Fuller & Ann Gillen and Janna & Darryl Reynolds (17), Tim & Kingsley Wicks (19), and Mike & Carolyn Lacey (25).

Items needed for Fair Haven Children’s Home include kleenex, juice, hamburger helper, toothpaste and instant pudding.

“Others see what we do, but God sees why we do it.” Love you, see you next Lord’s Day.

February 20

FAMILY & FRIENDS
By Karen Horton

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Cecil Boothe’s father, Jay. Please keep Cecil, Millie and their family in your prayers. Also pray for their safe return home from the funeral in Corpus Christi, Texas.

We had lots of rain over the weekend! Well, it could have been ice!! We made it to church, had a nice Fellowship Dinner, and listened to three great lessons from Randall! Now I call that a blessed day!! We want to thank the Winters family, Marg Kahler, Robin Kinder and others who help prepare the wonderful dinner by setting it up, preparing the food and cleaning up. There is a lot of work that goes into these fellowship dinners, and so well done!! Great job!!

These are the visitors we were blessed with this Lord’s Day: Louise Brown (Amarillo, TX), Lance Nicholson (Branson, MO), Neal & Debra Nicholson (Elk City, OK), Mark Welker (Tulsa, OK), Tim & Shelly Gill and Jade (Jonesboro), Brian Halbert (Fayetteville), Megan Rose Hiers (Centerton), Dean & Deborah Button (Bentonville), Cathy Power and Mike & Alma Wrinkle (Bella Vista), Randy Gibbs and Pauline Spaw.

We offer a big WELCOME to Matt, Carol Anne Braswell, along with eleven month old son Tyler. They come to us from the congregation in Cave Springs. Matt is employed by the Carlton Bates Company in Springdale as an account manager and outside sales representative. Get to know this young family, make them welcome, and invite them into your social circle.

Those on our sick list and needing our special prayers include: Jennifer Oxford continues to make some improvements each day, but it is a slow process; please keep her in your prayers daily. Ramona Munsell’s father, James, is home now after being in the hospital. Warren Welker was also in the hospital, and now is at home. He would appreciate your prayers, visits and calls. Jessie Hoover asked that we remember his aunt Patsy, in Holister, who is having a rough time with chemo treatments. Burl Griggs continues to need our prayers. Please keep Burl and his family in your prayers. Continue to remember the Pinner, Gregoire, Barker and the Persel families in their recent losses, Chuck Dunham and Randall and Georgia’s grandson Luis. Pray for our missionaries and our servicemen: Stephen Duffy, Eric Button, Don Butcher Jr., Ben Burlew and Cam Middlebrook.

“By faith a Christian can have poise and rise above all that annoys—sustained and strengthened by God’s power to live in victory hour by hour.” (Hess) “Let the peace of God rule in your hearts,…and be thankful.” (Colossians 3:15)

John Archer and Robert Miranda will be leaving on March 3rd for a mission trip to Santiago, Chile. They will be working with five congregations in the city of Santiago, and with our missionary Helmer Rosero and his family. Pray for them a safe and successful trip.

These are some of the things you need to know! This Spring's Bible class material is in the foyer to the Fellowship Area for teachers to pick up. And... If you would like to teach on Sunday morning or Wednesday night, you need to see Cecil Boothe or Randall. We have a revised and reorganized Care Group Ministry. Our Eldership asks that we cooperate with the leaders of these groups, in an effort to keep in touch with one another. A big thank you to the Mowrys, for working on this special project!

We would also like to thank Betty Smith, Dee Eitzen and Carylon Watson for preparing and serving dinner to the Pinner family, and the Bentonville congregation for their desserts. We have so many in our church family who do so much that it is easy to overlook some. We did that last week with the list of those who help prepare our bulletin and work in our tract ministry… We thank Betty Smith, Cleo Drevs, Mary Fry, Richard Mason, Bob & Mattlee Grace, Dave & Kathrine Mowry, Evelyn Lessly and Phyllis Spaw.

Those items needed for Fair Haven Children’s Home are flour, canned soups, salad dressings, and pie filling.

When you’re weary in life’s struggles, find your rest in the Lord. Love you, see you next Lord’s Day.

February 6

FAMILY & FRIENDS
By Karen Horton

God’s beauty has surely been displayed! What a beautiful snowfall we had and then a few days later it feels like spring! I love it! Here are the visitors we were blessed with this Lord’s Day: Tokee Richard (Shawnee, OK), Bob & JoNeil Towler (Seneca, MO), Ted & Lanette Hiers and Megan (Centerton), Rawlon & Madilynn Ruddick and Dean & Deborah Button (Bentonville), Matt & Carol Anne Brasswell and Tyler, Richard & Dianna Mehnert, and Cathy Power (Bella Vista), and Randy Gibbs.

We have quite a few on our prayer list who are ill or just need special prayers. Our heartfelt sympathy goes to Aileen Gregoire, who lost her husband, Frank, Sunday morning. Frank and Aileen attended the Bentonville Church of Christ. We had a call from Burl Griggs’s daughter, Ramona, and Burl has been in the hospital with breathing problems. Osa Branstetter asked that we pray for her son Steve, who is having serious personal problems. Don Sinquefield is recovering from surgery and also lost his son last week. Homer Makinson has been diagnosed with the shingles. Don Moseley is still recovering from his surgery and needs our prayers. Jacob Moseley broke his arm this past week. Randall is taking his grandson Luis to South Florida in hopes that the climate will help his breathing problems. Please keep Luis and his family, and Georgia and Randall in your prayers. Continue to remember our military — especially Don Butcher, Jr., Steven Duffy, Eric Button, and Shirley Hansen’s grandson, Robbie — as well as our missionaries.

Thanks to our Elders who presented us with our 2008 budget this Lord’s Day, and to Charles Cash for our evening services. Charles is our new associate minister. We are happy to have Charles and Nancy! Be sure and get acquainted with them. “I can always count on God, my heavenly Father, for He changes not; He always is the same—yesterday, today, forever, He is faithful, and I know He loves me, praise His holy name.”

The teens will be having a Trick Bowling outing on Saturday, February 16, at 11 AM. There is a sign-up sheet in the foyer. See Mark or Wilma Bagwell for more information.

The items needed for Fair Haven Children’s Home are olive oil, spaghetti’os, canned fruit, paper napkins and pancake syrup.

“God’s great power deserves our grateful praise!” Love you, see you next Lord’s day.