At the beginning of February our family attended Grace Bible Church in Monmouth, IL, where Todd spoke on the Fear of the Lord. “The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of His holy one brings understanding.” Prov. 1:7 To fear God is a good thing. Jesus said in Matt. 10:28 “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” To have great repect and reverence for the Lord is good. When we obey Him, we show that we love Him. That is just like in our own families. When our kids obey us, they show us that they love us, and that they love God. We also had a chance to attend their 20th Anniversary Celebration in early March. May the Lord bless GBC as they serve Him!
A local pastor and myself took 5 teens and my youngest daughter Katy to Snowstar for tubing and skiing on Feb. 20. Fun was had by all. Relationships were deepened. It was a beautiful day.
A really meaningful time was had for 30 hours from Friday, Feb. 24 til Saturday, Feb. 25 at 6 pm. Todd was part of a 30 hour famine, along with 16 teens and several adult volunteers. The Bushnell Presbyterian Church held this event at the Community Christian Center. (Where we meet for YFC) Not only did we learn about famine in Africa, we shared together about the experience. Most took it seriously. Some had a difficult time without food for the 30 hours. It was very encouraging when one young lady explained that she learned another reason for fasting – to draw closer to the Lord and rely upon Him to sustain us. Remember Jesus said in Matt. 4:4 “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” NIV
The 13th Annual Souper Duper Soup Supper was excellent as always, it seems. Courtney Weaver, a senior at BPC highshcool, shared her testimony about how leaders have helped her through some tough times in her life the past couple of years. Todd wrapped things up with a challenge for all to come together, pray, and seek the Lord each day in hopes of seeing revival right here in Bushnell.
Pray for:
teens to really seek the Lord
Michelle and I – Grenada short-term mission trip this summer
Upcoming
April 5-10 Rodeffer mini-vacation to FL
April 20-21 Believe Trip for Jr. High students
