The Visitor » The Visitor – April 5, 2009

Here and There
by Wes Price
Thank you for warmly receiving me back into the pulpit last Sunday. It certainly felt good to be back where I feel most at home. While I was tired at the end of the day, I felt wonderful about being able to be before you again. Thank you for your encouragement.
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We extend our congratulations to Tom Duvall for reaching the 50 year mark as a Certified Public Accountant. He has been acknowledged for that achievement and we hope he will be able to attend the special event for those like him in our state’s capitol.

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We certainly have missed having Kerry Cox these past several weeks. He was always busy on Sunday morning making sure our patio area and door ways were swept and clean. We hope he will be able to be back with us soon. Pam says that he is making some progress. And while we are thanking him, we also were made to realize that another kindness he did for us was keep our bowl full of cough drops. This past week, we ran out and Pam took time to go across the street to CVS and pick up a new supply. Thanks to both for your kindnesses.

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In years past, this congregation was very active in World Bible School. We had quite a number of members who participated as teachers, some with scores of students from various parts of the world. We are anticipating a new effort at this valuable ministry and as soon as we can work on the details and timing, we will be sharing it with you. We will be asking as many of our members as possible to sign up as teachers. You remember that we had Kevin Rhodes from the WBS headquarters in Austin with us in the recent past to acknowledge a gift from Alpha Armstrong for that good work. Kevin will be coming up to visit us again to help us launch this new effort.
While we will be following the usual pattern of accepting foreign students, we also will be making an effort to advertise in our own neighborhood to solicit students from those who live in
close proximity to our building. Please pray for our effort to
reach lost souls, both here and abroad.

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Sunday, April 12, “In Search of the Lord’s Way” will present a lesson entitled “Created in God’s Image.” Recently followers of Charles Darwin celebrated his 200th birthday. He believed that all of life evolved from the first living cell, but does the theory of evolution sufficiently explain how humans came to exist? This Study will look into what it means to be created in God’s image. You can hear this message on Channel 27, KDFI-TV at7:00 a.m.
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Congratulations to Lewis Hinton. Lewis has a new great granddaughter, born March 11, 2009, 6 lbs. 12 oz. & 18 in. long. Her name is Myleigh Hope Green.

Congratulations to Jack & Oleta Armstrong. They have a new great grandson born March 30, 2009, 8 lbs. 14 oz. Logan Andrew Quigley, parents Cari and Doug Quigley.
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New House to House – Heart to Heart, April Calendar, and new Power for Today are on the table in the foyer.
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PRAYER LIST
Mildred Head – Methodist Rehab – Room 125 (972) 780-8665 across from Charlton Meth on Wheatland Road
Kerryn Cox – VA Hospital.
Grady Theobalt is now in Plaza Rehab, Mansfield, TX
Dan Sherbit has seen his doctor & will see his cardiologist Thurs.
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Wes & Alma Faye Price, Arline Swanson, Nancy Spurgeon, Maurine Fleming, Jerri Locke, Mary Ruth Percival, Catherine Coronado, Pat Mercer, Jimmy Mooney, Bill Hinton, Lois Rodriquez, Augustina Vasquez, Estell & Holly Lee, Carmen McMillion, Urbanelle Cox, Tom Dipprey’s brother-in-law, Mary Dunn, Grady Theobalt, Mary Jean Calvert, Marie Works, Ed Horn, Larry Reynolds, Henrietta Pummill, Edna Faye Johnston, Mary Taylor, Dorothy Mooney, Ada Couch, Dorothy Jackson, Tommy and Treva Traylor, Jack & Oleta Armstrong, Mary Catherine Jayroe, Angie Sabedra, Vertie Lee Stanley, Bea Dipprey, Billie Morgan, Ruby Faas, Weldon Siler, Ida Smith, Joe Benedick, Marjorie Moore, Geraldine Hurley, Dr. J & Dorothy Coats, Nancy Ramsey (daughter of Jean LaPine), Lucille Reid’s sister, and Gloria Garcia (daughter of Magdalena Gonzalez).
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You are invited to see our weekly bulletin on the church’s web site at jeffersonblvd.org
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VITAL SIGNS: Mar 29, 2009
Bible Study 60 Offering $2,741.50
Morning Worship 95 Budget $3,410.46
Afternoon Worship 47 Wed. Mar. 25 32
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This past week Rick & Rhonda Ramsey took Lewis to see his brother, Bill Hinton, at the Rehab facility in Farmers Branch. Lewis & Bill had a wonderful visit as did Rick & Rhonda. Let’s all try harder to visit the ones that cannot come to us at this time. It will help them and you.

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”Just A Thought”
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty, truth, and a strong faith in God!”

REFLECTIONS
by Jack Armstrong
Talk about creatures of habit, here it is 5:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning and instead of soaking up some good ‘ol sleep I’m sitting here writing my column. To Oleta’s chagrin I’ve already rearranged the kitchen, taken out the trash, and done a dishwasher of dishes. She says she can never find a thing after my upgrading, looks mighty good to me. You know what folks say – “sometimes a change is good”.
Well, folks it’s getting closer to the time when our preacher (the home preacher) will be back in the pulpit and ready to go. I’ll bet after all this time off he is ready to get back in the swing of things. I asked him the other day if he still remembers how, and he shook his head in the affirmative. I guess it’s like riding a bicycle, once you learn how it never leaves you. The ony difference I guess in riding a bike and preaching is, you have to work a little harder. The older you get, you think so?
Of course I’m not implying our preacher is old, because I don’t know of anyone here who could keep up with him in a day, unless it might be Paul Lawrence, now there is another guy who is ageless!
I guess I’d best get off this subject because I’m already probably in the “Dog House” and here I am ten years older than Wes.
We really enjoyed having our dear friends, Bryan and Jacqueline Bost with us last Lord’s Day. He brought us two fine down to earth lessons as he always does. I just love to watch Jacqueline when Bryan preaches. She is so wrapped up in what he is saying, and you can see it in her face! What wonderful Christian soldiers these two are, and what great examples they are to all around them. We all wish them long productive lives in the Lord’s service, and pray that their new venture of setting up worship places in homes will be a good movement in Brazil!
Once in a great while you see folks dedicated as these two, and it just makes me happy with the knowledge that in a small way we are partly responsible for their great success because of our support for them. I could write a whole column about them because to me they are the epitome of what Christianity is all about – “Pure love of the Lord!’
Oleta and I received some good news on 3/28/09, that our dear old friend, O.D. Perryman is feeling much better these days and seems to be recouperating fine according to his wife Yvonne. We want to thank this couple for all their years of wonderful service to the Lord and his church. O.D. served many years as an Elder in the church and Yvonne was right there beside him all the way!
Semper Fidelis
(Always Faithful)