Chris & Elizabeth

We traveled to Adrian, NY to be with Pastor Wheeler and Adrian Baptist Church for their Sunday morning service.  Please keep these dear folks in your prayers!   Mrs. Wheeler went home to be with the Lord earlier this year.  We rejoice that she is in heaven but she is greatly missed by Pastor Wheeler, her young children, and the church.  That morning the Lord put II Corinthians 4 on my heart where Paul encourages the church to press on in the ministry God had given them.  The world doesn’t understand how we can go on when trials come but Pastor Wheeler said it best when he quoted the Lord’s words in II Corinthians, “My grace is sufficient for thee:”  I cannot even imagine the loss of a spouse but seeing Pastor Wheeler standing strong in the pulpit made me realize just how true those words are.  God will always be there to give us the grace we need in terrible trials.  We’ll still struggle and perhaps never understand why troubles come but we will always have the comfort of knowing that our God is right there with us.  He will carry us through.  “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.  Most gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” II Corinthians 12:9

This Mother’s Day my wife was asked to speak at a Mother~Daughter Banquet in Greenville, Pennsylvania.  As you can imagine, Elizabeth was  very excited to celebrate this special day for the first time as a mother!  We haven’t experienced all the joys of parenthood yet but we are certainly looking forward to it!  As we enter this new chapter in our lives we are becoming increasingly aware of the great responsibility that comes with parenting. I’m so thankful that the Lord has written so much about children and how we should raise them!  With His help Elizabeth and I will provide a home that encourages our children to love the Lord and to have their own personal relationship with Him.  Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Our home church celebrated its 28th anniversary this year!  We are so thankful for Pastor Kohl and the ministry there in Eden, New York. It is a blessing to have a home church that has a heart for people!  Praise the Lord, a dear couple received Christ as their Savior on that special day! It’s exciting to see the Lord still drawing sinners to Himself.  In these dark days we need to shine as lights, pointing the lost to a loving Savior.  What a blessing to have a church that is still actively trying to make a difference in the lives of people.