"Joy Comes In The Morning"

Psalm 30:4-5
"For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning."
Today I got an email devotional from Annette Herndon with this scripture. It took me back to high school when I first found it in God's Word and got so much comfort from it. My best friend was mad at me and I really don't even know why now...but it absolutely broke my heart. My heart hurt! I was devastated, it was the end of the world! You remember how it is when you are 15...Then God revealed this scripture to me and I was FILLED with JOY! My life was not over! Jesus still loved me even if my friend didn't! No matter what dark storms we may go through in this life....JOY comes again because Jesus loves us! My friend and I made up the next day.

"Everything"

One night at our revival our Bethel Baptist Youth performed a powerful drama "Everything". They have done it several times and it never fails to bring me to tears. It is a beautiful portrait of just how much Jesus loves us even when we turn our backs on Him and how He fights powers and principalities to get us back where we belong.

CiA (Children in Action)

Last week we had our spring revival at Bethel with Brother Scott Witcher and were very blessed to have the word of God preached straight and true! One night Brother Scott presented a slide show of his trip to Myanmar (Burma) with Brother Tony Horn who is a missionary in the Philippines and one of our dear brothers in Christ. Our children (CiA) were heartbroken to see all the people praying to thousands of different buddas at a temple there and they gave Brother Scott the money they had been saving to help him share the Word of God with them when he goes back to Myanmar. They are burdened for the people there to know and understand the the buddas do not hear their prayers! Only the Living God of the Bible can hear prayers! The Children in Action are such a blessing to me!

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER • MAY 7TH

"May Your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in You"
Psalm 33:22
Please pray for revival in America and for our leaders!

SPRING CLEAN-UP AT BETHEL

Saturday we had our spring clean up at church. We had a great crew including some of the youth, some of the guys from the BGCD Center and some of us "senior" people! We had a great time and our church is so spiffed up and smelling good!! Now if everyone would just come to my house and help Daffy and me clean up there! God blessed us with a beautiful day to clean and we are so grateful for Bethel Baptist Church, Pastor Kenny and for all our church family!
"Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you." 1 Samuel 12:24

So young!

I was looking at some old pictures last night and came across this one of....you guessed it! Just my sister and me! This was taken at least 30 years ago because I know Tony was just little. He would be 34 years old now. This was taken after my sister married my first husband's (Tony's dad) brother Floyd. The four of us used to get together alot and had so much fun! Look how skinny we both were!! Oh well...

EASTER CELEBRATIONS!

We had a wonderful Easter weekend!
Beginning with our Good Friday Service at Bethel, our community Easter Egg hunt at the church, our Easter drama "Believe In Him" during the morning worship service yesterday, and Keven Spencer and Friends last night at evening service! God blessed us with beautiful weather Saturday and Sunday both with a little rain Friday night that didn't deter anyone from coming and worshiping with us! Also very special was my time with my family at our Easter dinner and egg hunt at Nancy and Gordon's after church! While the daddys were out hiding the eggs, the kids helped me tell the story of Christ's Resurrection using Resurrection eggs! It is a great way to share the true story of Easter with children that may be too young to understand all of what is preached at church. Our Associate Pastor, Larry David Freeman also used them to tell the story to all the kids that came to our community Easter Egg hunt at church on Saturday. My Easter was just incredibly blessed this year and I am full of the Joy and Peace that comes only from knowing Jesus Christ as my personal Savior! If you are reading this and you don't know Him and wonder what all the excitement is about, please leave a comment and I will share with you!

ARMOR OF GOD!

Every year at Halloween time, we have a Halleluiah Party and Trunk or Treat at church. I usually go as Zorro and carry my Sword of the Spirit, my Bible. A couple of years ago my sister, Lois let me make her up as a clown and Jenn took some pictures of us. Lois won't let me make her up as a clown any more because some of the kids were scared of her! But I love these pictures.

"Finally my brethren, be strong in the LORD and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perservance and supplication for all the saints- Ephesians 6:10-18

ANOTHER BIRTHDAY!!

Heather had Hannah's Birthday Party Sunday afternoon and the cousins had lots of fun again!! Just look at this birthday cake! It's so nice when your mamaw is a wonderful cake creator isn't it Hannah!!

BELIEVE IN HIM!

The month of April is so busy in the life of Bethel Baptist Church! This Sunday, the 5th is our Homecoming dinner and Brother Randy McPheron will be preaching both services that day! Then our Good Friday service will be on April 10 at 6:30. It is the most amazing service! Brother Billy VanWinkle always comes to preach for us and this year Brother Billy Long our former Associate Pastor will be preaching also. On Saturday the 11th we will have our Community Easter Egg Hunt on the property where we will be building our new church at 1:00 pm. On Easter Sunday we will have our Sonrise service and breakfast (that the men have to cook!) at 6 am and then we will present our Easter Drama "Believe In Him" at the 11 am service. We have never done this before and are excited and a little nervous about it. It is a powerful play and we just want to hide ourselves behind the cross of Christ and let the Holy Spirit work through us to touch many people that only come to church once or twice a year. We want God to have all the glory and praise for all things good that happens during these services! Hopefully Brother Kenny will take some pictures at these events and I will be able to post them later. Praise God, Jesus lives!!

PRAISE HIM!

Carter is giggling and feelin' fine today! His dr and the pathologist both are pretty sure the tumor was benign!!! Will find out for sure in a couple of days. Meanwhile here is a picture of him resting peacefully in God's arms after his surgery.