Merry Christmas y’all!  This week will be our Christmas celebration.  We’ll have a shorter service.  I will read the traditional Christmas story and say just a few words, and then we’ll move to the back for the food and fellowship.  It will be more of a picnic style event.  Bring a side if you can and a $5-10 gift if you want to participate in the exchange.

I have some good news.  I have been contacted by someone from my neighborhood who is donating the basics for a security system for the church.  Actually, his friend contacted me and I haven’t gotten the man’s full name yet, but we will be sure to acknowledge him properly.  I had put out a request for references for someone who might be able to help us determine the best solution.  By the time I heard from him, I had done some more research and decided what seemed best, and that is exactly what is being donated.  It is not everything we will eventually want to have but it is a great start.  God is good!

I think everyone knows by now why that has become a priority.  The building was broken into last week.  We’re thankful that no one was hurt and little if anything was taken.  We have some damage to repair, but in this too we have had a donor step up to help.  Of course I would have preferred that this not happen, but I think that our Lord is using it to bring good things to everyone involved, possibly even the perpetrator.

Last week i put aside the message I had planned in order to speak what I felt that the Lord would say to us about the situation and how we should respond.  You can find it on our Podcast, Facebook, and our YouTube Channel. Thanks again to Kimi, Kenneth, and Cathy for their parts in bringing this incident to a satisfactory conclusion.

See you Sunday.  Love y’all!

Larry