I was speaking with one of our members after our Sunday service last week and he mentioned how much “life” he could see at Word of Life. We have members witnessing in local parks. We have members going overseas for short term missions opportunities. Harry Vellekoop is heading to South America to minister to churches he is related to there. The Chapman’s and Case’s are returning for a few weeks this summer from the mission field and will be with us to share. James Blake is with us this month but returns to the road to minister throughout the Northeast in churches for another year. I am in the process of planning to go to Mexico to officiate at the Wedding of Jonas Cortez and Bet Snyder. I am also trying to go to Brazil with my daughter Elizabeth this August to do medical clinics and visit some missionaries there. We have a marriage retreat this weekend with 16 couples signed up. Our outreach task force is setting up opportunities to serve local ministries. The appliances arrive this week for the kitchen just in time for our annual members meeting potluck on May 2nd. Also on May 2nd there will be an opportunity for water baptism. The mission’s task force is reaching out to our missionaries monthly.

All these things are great and they are not even a full list of all the life that is happening here at Word of Life. God is inhabiting everything that is going on. His blessing, grace and favor at times are tangible in all these things. I am thanking the Lord for his presence as we are Loving God, Loving People and Loving the Nations.

Pastor Phil