Amen, and amen, Helen.  Well said!

Vicki

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From: "Helen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: Please pray for our church meeting


> Dear Kathy.
>
>    Yes, I do pray that the Lord will be in the midst of the meeting
> tomorrow, take the control of it by His Spirit, and reveal His perfect
will
> to all in attendance.  Kathy, I also pray that your spirit will be lifted
> concerning living in the house you are building.  I pray you will be able
> to live in it for a very long time.
>
> Love and a big cyberHUG,
> Helen
>
> Earlier, Kathy Du Bois wrote:
> >Hey Guys,
> >         If you think about it, please pray for Greg and myself at our
> >quarterly business meeting tomorrow.  It's showing the potential to be a
> >rather ugly one.  I just found out that there are even complaints about
> >how Greg dresses and the fact that he carries   a P.D.A.  Anything but
> >respond to the gospel.  Unfortunately, I think that a lot of this is from
> >the old guard which is still committed to  Pastor Olson, the retired
> >pastor that I've written about in the past.  He still causes a lot of
> >trouble for us behind the scenes.
> >         I have learned so much about God through serving this church.
In
> >one way, I have learned about what unconditional love is and commitment,
> >no matter what.  God loves these people even though they can be nasty and
> >lazy.  Now, I'm getting a lesson in what Jesus was up against when he had
> >to confront the religious people.  You know, isn't it amazing that God
> >puts up with all of this and hasn't just wiped us out in frustration?  It
> >makes His grace appear very amazing indeed.
> >         On the other side, the foundation is just waiting for the floor
> >to be poured.  Greg actually drove the car into the basement just for fun
> >  . What a riot.  I hope that I'll get to live in it for a little while
at
> >least, and enjoy it.  Right now, even that  hope seems a bit shakey.Kathy