A Letter from the Pastor

It's officially summertime, although it has felt like summer for the past two months.  Summer vacations and family trips are already underway.  If the summer schedule and vacationing hasn't gotten you in a more relaxed mood then the heat has probably driven you to a cool place.  Things are always a little more laid back in the summertime.

During this laid back season, it is easy to let things slip up on you and you can find yourself unprepared.  This newsletter is late because the pastor wasn't prepared before he went on vacation.  I also realized this week that I have gotten a little lax and let another of our summer possibilities catch me unprepared.  I'm absolutely not ready for hurricane season.  We've had our first named storm and I don't have enough batteries to turn on a radio.

I said after hurricane Ivan that I would never be unprepared during hurricane season again.  So for hurricanes Dennis and Katrina our family was set and stocked up on all the necessities.  But it's been a few years now since we've had a major storm so I've let my guard down and I'm not prepared.

Speaking of being prepared, our mission trip to Costa Rica is this month.  I hope all of the team members are prepared by now, because we leave on the 9th.  I personally want to thank everyone in the church for helping this team along the way.  I believe everyone has done something to support and prepare this group for the trip.  There is one more thing that I would ask of you as we depart.  Keep these individuals lifted up in prayer.

Jimmy Cook, Paul Ferrell, Betty Kelly,

Rylla Shields, Layla Shields, Sonja Harrison,

Tommy Waters, Rebecca Waters, Sarah Coe,

David Schutz, Amy Schutz, Nancy Isaak,

James Cook, Kris Cook, Eric Weston

Being prepared and not letting things slip up on you would be a good sermon topic.  Speaking of sermons, I've got to go get one of those prepared for Sunday.

.Blessings,

Rev. Jimmy Cook               5/1/2011