Hay there kathy,
man lot coming at you, but we will be praying for Greg and you.
Rhonda 2

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From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:38 AM
Subject: the latest from Maine


> First of all, thanks you guys for continuing to pray.  I'm afraid that the 
> latest isn't good.  Well, at least we heard from Liz last night and she is 
> loving it down there.  She has to practice much more than she is used to 
> and she is expected to have her pieces memorized for her recital, but she 
> thinks that she can do it, so good for her.
>
> Chris called last night from jail.  He was picked up for trespassing.  His 
> court appearance is today.  Greg is working at the post office so we won't 
> be going.  We told him long ago that we would never bale him out, so there 
> you are.  He was with Nicki and she got arrested too.  I guess that they 
> were in an abandoned building doing, who knows what.  Nicki's mom called 
> last night to make sure that we knew about Chris.  Evidently, Nicki was 
> released because she is still a juvenile.
>
> Still no word on Matt.  A friend of ours, in the Grand Rapids area, called 
> the police and was told that, because Matt is 20, we must assume that he 
> doesn't want us to hear from him and they aren't going to do anything to 
> help.  Greg's name is on Matt's bank account out in Michigan, so Greg 
> signed up and was able to access Matt's account on line and there has been 
> no recorded activity since June 29.  Please pray that we hear from him 
> soon, one way or another.
>
> Our church is also having a quarterly business meeting this Sunday and the 
> flag issue is going to be re-visited.  Many people are wanting to vote to 
> change the flags back, not because it's right, but because they want the 
> conflict to go away.  I just pray that God will prevail.
>
> Also, Greg and I are disappointed because a few years ago, a vision to 
> action committee was formed in our congregation to try to move our people 
> from the 1950s to the 21 century, or at least close.  We created a nice 
> mission statement, but then not much else.  The people got distracted by 
> busy activities that did nothing to move us forward and now, the committee 
> has pretty much disbanded with no progress, but a nice statement, being 
> made.  It's just one of those times when it is very discouraging to be in 
> the ministry.  It feels like we are being attacked on all sides, both 
> family and church and yet we must continue to move forward, trust God and 
> love the people anyway.  I'm sure that your prayer for us is most helpful.
> God bless,
> Kathy
>
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