Kathy, 
Praise the Lord for His wisdom and help here.  
Virgie and Hoshi 
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From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 1:42 PM
Subject: How it went at the meeting


> Hi Guys,
> Well, thanks for praying.  The meeting resulted in an outcome that I 
> never expected.  The majority ended up voting to remove both flags 
> from the sanctuary altogether.  We've moved them to the fellowship 
> hall and now, I'm going to begin working on  a display to go with 
> them that points out our godly heritage.  Amazing.  I don't know if 
> the veteran who has not been back will come back now either, but the 
> majority, most of us actually, voted that Christ and the people are 
> more important than a few pieces of cloth.  Yea.  A lot of prayer 
> went into yesterdays meeting and heads stayed pretty cool and 
> collected.  Everyone had  their turn to speak and I believe that the 
> matter was handled well.  Thank you Lord for your peace.  This was a 
> real test of our ability to handle conflict in a mature, godly 
> way.  If we are going to change and become relevant to the community 
> around us, many more changes will have to be made and more toes are 
> probably going to get stepped on in the process:  not intentionally, 
> of course, but everybody has their thing.  Anyway, this was a small 
> way of demonstrating to all of us that we can weather conflict and 
> come out the other side friends.  If we can just keep The Lord, and 
> His purpose, front and center I believe that there is hope.  Thank 
> you so much for your prayers.I know that they helped to bring about a 
> godly outcome.
> Kathy
>