We are excited about developments in our attempts to gain a chapel. We will keep you posted as we are able. Meanwhile, we still function as a "house church"; but we are eager to gain space so we can grow, and serve the community.
Please pray for America. I fear we are nearly at a point of civil war, as our citizens tear each other apart, with rainbow flags on one side, confederate flags on the other, with no room in between for those who serious call themselves Christians. Looking to our elected officials for relief is futile, as one party stands for all the wrong things, and the other party simply refuses to stand for any of the right things. Rather, one single judge on the Supreme Court seems to hold more legislative/executive power than either the President or the Congress. Even the various denominational churches in the US are torn along political lines, with way too many so-called "followers of Christ" unable to interpret Scripture in any manner resembling any sort of orthodoxy, but rather, quoting the favorite bumper-sticker slogans of the day. Beset by enemies without, and corruption from within, the only hope for America is repentance; that as a nation, we turn from our wickedness, and turn to Christ (I speak for myself here as well). Otherwise, we may soon find our nation facing a similar judgment to that of Old Testament Israel. May God have mercy on America.
Please pray also for the Christians facing persecution in the Middle East, Africa, and around the world. Truly, our brothers and sisters face horrific and brutal treatment in areas facing Islamic conquest, and the "civilized nations" are too secular/humanist/atheist to lift a finger to ease their suffering. May God grant His people the strength to bear up under the pressure, to stand strong in the faith, to live and die with the name of Jesus Christ on their lips. May we look to thse new saints as examples, for we soon may be called to follow the trail they are blazing...
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Please pray for America. I fear we are nearly at a point of civil war, as our citizens tear each other apart, with rainbow flags on one side, confederate flags on the other, with no room in between for those who serious call themselves Christians. Looking to our elected officials for relief is futile, as one party stands for all the wrong things, and the other party simply refuses to stand for any of the right things. Rather, one single judge on the Supreme Court seems to hold more legislative/executive power than either the President or the Congress. Even the various denominational churches in the US are torn along political lines, with way too many so-called "followers of Christ" unable to interpret Scripture in any manner resembling any sort of orthodoxy, but rather, quoting the favorite bumper-sticker slogans of the day. Beset by enemies without, and corruption from within, the only hope for America is repentance; that as a nation, we turn from our wickedness, and turn to Christ (I speak for myself here as well). Otherwise, we may soon find our nation facing a similar judgment to that of Old Testament Israel. May God have mercy on America.
Please pray also for the Christians facing persecution in the Middle East, Africa, and around the world. Truly, our brothers and sisters face horrific and brutal treatment in areas facing Islamic conquest, and the "civilized nations" are too secular/humanist/atheist to lift a finger to ease their suffering. May God grant His people the strength to bear up under the pressure, to stand strong in the faith, to live and die with the name of Jesus Christ on their lips. May we look to thse new saints as examples, for we soon may be called to follow the trail they are blazing...
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.