Sometimes the church gets a bad rap. After 20+ years of ministry, this really bugs me no end. I know we can have our problems. The truth is that 99% of them are self inflicted. If we just learned to speak kindly or be patient with life we would be amazed how many troubles go away. We should try to learn how to celebrate the good things that happen. For example, last Sunday we raised about $1400 for our girls to go to camp this summer. That's pretty awesome if you ask me. We also added another new member last Sunday. We should be grateful to God that He entrusts new people to us. Last night, we prayed with hurting hearts about many of our own who are struggling with horrendous illnesses. I hope you are keeping the entire Jones family very close to your heart when you pray. I know I am praying almost every hour for them in this time of grief. This Sunday we will have our usual services in the morning and then have a fun time of "singin and eatin" on Sunday night. There ARE good things going on here at the church. Its not a question of if good things are happening, but it is whether or not you are choosing to let them happen to you?