Sprint Booster

Do you need a quick gulp of spiritual Gatorade? Try dipping into Spurgeon's Treasury of David. Click on your favorite Psalm and drink in some mature meditations.

Rachel Potter

Christmas Carol Requests

If you have a favorite carol you want to sing in Sunday school, leave a note in the comments. Evan will keep an eye on the blog and pick between the suggestions.

Let the voting being!

Short Termers III

Our last set of short-term folks to pray for are in Papua New Guinea.

The Ellison's are furlough replacements for the Smiths. If you attended the Thanksgiving Praise Service, you heard Ashley Abbott's testimony about how they are doing. Sounds like we need to pray that the Lord protects their health since they have lost so much weight. Also pray that they would be an encouragement in spite of the language barrier.

Elizabeth Owens is the other short-termer we are responsible to pray for. Elizabeth's primary job is teaching at Joy Christian School. In her most recent prayer letter, she asked us to pray for God's provision of another teacher or two. She has about a forty-five minute walk to school every day and when she becomes permanent (in a couple years) she will have a lot of other responsibilities. She would also like us to pray for several of her students who are not saved. Ellie keeps a blog. If you want to check on her try this link. You can pray for her husband if you want, but he is long term, so he is not in our jurisdiction. :)

Rachel Potter

Sprint

So many things have to happen between Thanksgiving and Christmas, you might feel like you are running for all you are worth. Well here are some race tips to keep in mind for the next month:

1. Have a race plan. If you get tripped up, re-assess and keep going.

2. Talk to yourself about your race. Preach faith to yourself rather than letting yourself panic.

3. Visualize the finish line - both short-term and ultimate.

And, let's all pray for each other fervently so we have good stories to share at the caroling fellowship.

Rachel Potter

Christmas Caroling Activity

Our traditional caroling activity is scheduled for December 15th. We will enjoy caroling, a delicious supper, a never-before-played game (similar to, but not really like the picture), and a white elephant gift exchange - not to mention a speaker and a whole bunch of fellowship.

Stephen Kidd would appreciate early sign-ups so he can organize the caroling end of things. Mrs. Tompkins would like early notice too, since she is in charge of food. The sign-up has a few more details. So, let us know if your are coming or if you need a ride.

Fellowship at the Wiginton's

As usual, we had a delicious time at the Wiginton home this Sunday evening. We began with a lot of confusion, pictured below.

The confusion resolved itself into chatting circles and some very pointed conversations.

Everyone loved the soup, bread, and banana cake. The prep crew did a great job. 

(Don't miss Krista behind the vase and flowers.)

And the host and hostess kept everything going fabulously.

Mr. Wiginton moved too fast to be pictured.

Not pictured: Massive parking confusion because Paiton did not direct the late-comers

Intense ping-pong battles

A bunch of girls listening to Ashley Rush's student-teaching adventures

Rachelle at her first fellowship without her appendix

I would tell you to put the next fellowship on your calendar, but I don't know when it will be. I bet we will not get together again until our annual caroling activity - scheduled this year for December 15th. Definitely make plans to attend that one, and remember each other in prayer as we all seek to use our time wisely over the coming holidays.

Rachel Potter

Survey Link

We are attempting to find common ground and match short-staffed ministries with people who want to do them. Please own a piece of this effort by taking our free, painless, annonymous survey.