Well, the Jones family has made another necessary step in our transition to Bryant Pond. This morning we officially said goodbye to our bunnies Fluffy, Snowy, and Princess. It was very difficult to walk into our kitchen and see my girls sitting with the bunnies crying, but it was a necessary step. There was no way to bring them back and forth in the way we bring our dog. Dropping them off this morning, their cages and "stuff" filled the back of the pickup. We knew this day was coming and I have to admit....even I felt a little misty when the girls were crying. "What, no that must be condensation. I wouldn't cry over the bunnies." (smile)
On happier news I had a member express how much they are truly getting out of the preaching. What a blessing to hear that God is using someone like me to make a difference. This is just a testament to the fact that God can really use anybody. (and I am not saying that to be cute, I really praise God that He can use me).
I am looking forward to this Lord's Day as we look to build off the last two weeks.
This past Wednesday night we had a record attendance (highest in our month of Wednesday night services). Sure, it was only 15 people, but that number is going up. I pray that the Lord continues to add to this service weekly.
I had my business cards arrive this week. I look forward to getting the Bible tracts in with the updated information. We continue to look for ways to get the word out that Jesus is still in the "saving sinners" business. That is the only sure business out there. Praise God for His work. I am so thankful that He is on the throne.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Wow! Great Lord's Day!
What a great Lord's day we had at Bryant Pond Baptist Church! It started out at 8:30 am for our Van ride. What a great group of children we have. I believe that God is going to grow that van ministry into a bus ministry, then a buses (plural) ministry. There are many children in the area, and we want them all in Sunday School. One of the children even brought her father! Praise the Lord!
We had many visitors in the morning service. We had 52 total in the service. This is by far the most we have had in any service at Bryant Pond (while we were there). It was a powerful service. God gave great liberty to preach about His power.
At 2pm it was the Ledgeview Nursing Home service. There are many precious souls in the nursing home. What an opportunity to minister. These precious seniors need the Lord Jesus Christ.
We had a sweet spirit in the evening service. I preached on tearing down the high places from 1 Kings 12-17.
Toss in a meeting with the deacons and a personal visit for encouragement and we had a full, but great day. I look forward to the time when we can be there full time.
Please continue to pray that our business and house both sell. God can and God will!
We had many visitors in the morning service. We had 52 total in the service. This is by far the most we have had in any service at Bryant Pond (while we were there). It was a powerful service. God gave great liberty to preach about His power.
At 2pm it was the Ledgeview Nursing Home service. There are many precious souls in the nursing home. What an opportunity to minister. These precious seniors need the Lord Jesus Christ.
We had a sweet spirit in the evening service. I preached on tearing down the high places from 1 Kings 12-17.
Toss in a meeting with the deacons and a personal visit for encouragement and we had a full, but great day. I look forward to the time when we can be there full time.
Please continue to pray that our business and house both sell. God can and God will!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
Ohhhh, how much we have to be thankful for! God is so good!
It has been a tremendously busy couple of weeks here in Bryant Pond / Chelsea / Pittsfield to Greenville. (smile) Business wise this is my busiest season (along with the 4th of July). This has kept me running quite a bit. We are praying for this business to sell quickly. Pray! We possibly have a breakthrough there!
The house is on the market but we have not had any calls yet. God will move on this, I just know it.
Here at Bryant Pond Baptist Church we wrapped up a busy Wednesday with a 10" snowstorm, a funeral and an evening service. The homegoing service went very well. I praise the Lord that He took control. Please continue to pray for the Verrill family. They have that hope because they know that Harold was saved and many of them are saved as well. There is still grief. "Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning" (Psalm 30:5) The Lord has helped them and they are a great family. It blesses my heart to know them so much better now.
Our evening service last night may have been sparsely attended, (just my family and two others) but we still had a church service. I still led songs (we sang extra, even a-capella) and I still preached. I had a man tell me after the service how that my series on Thankfulness was like a baseball bat and it was just what he needed and now he is doing something to make a change in his life. Glory! God is good. I am learnng that even when you think you have "laid an egg" as a preacher, if you are preaching what God wants you to preach, it IS having an impact.
Today we will be heading from Bryant Pond to Wiscasset to have dinner with my mom. Then its back to Chelsea for the night, and on the route on Friday, then back to Bryant Pond on Friday night. Whhhheeeewwww, I am glad it is on the Lord's strength not ours!
Praise God! I pray you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! We do indeed have so much to be thankful for.
It has been a tremendously busy couple of weeks here in Bryant Pond / Chelsea / Pittsfield to Greenville. (smile) Business wise this is my busiest season (along with the 4th of July). This has kept me running quite a bit. We are praying for this business to sell quickly. Pray! We possibly have a breakthrough there!
The house is on the market but we have not had any calls yet. God will move on this, I just know it.
Here at Bryant Pond Baptist Church we wrapped up a busy Wednesday with a 10" snowstorm, a funeral and an evening service. The homegoing service went very well. I praise the Lord that He took control. Please continue to pray for the Verrill family. They have that hope because they know that Harold was saved and many of them are saved as well. There is still grief. "Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning" (Psalm 30:5) The Lord has helped them and they are a great family. It blesses my heart to know them so much better now.
Our evening service last night may have been sparsely attended, (just my family and two others) but we still had a church service. I still led songs (we sang extra, even a-capella) and I still preached. I had a man tell me after the service how that my series on Thankfulness was like a baseball bat and it was just what he needed and now he is doing something to make a change in his life. Glory! God is good. I am learnng that even when you think you have "laid an egg" as a preacher, if you are preaching what God wants you to preach, it IS having an impact.
Today we will be heading from Bryant Pond to Wiscasset to have dinner with my mom. Then its back to Chelsea for the night, and on the route on Friday, then back to Bryant Pond on Friday night. Whhhheeeewwww, I am glad it is on the Lord's strength not ours!
Praise God! I pray you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! We do indeed have so much to be thankful for.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Whhhheeeewww Busy Week.....
Well, it's been a very busy week for the Jones family. We had great services on Sunday at BPBC. It was a very sweet spirit in both services. Praise the Lord for the way my new church family is taking us in. What a blessing.
Monday it was the bread route. This is taking extra long every time I go, due to stuffing season being in full swing.
Tuesday it was a day of study, getting ready for Wednesday and Sunday. Tuesday night we had great fellowship with one of the families from Church Hill Baptist. Wednesday morning it was unloading the very big load of Goldfish crackers and cookies, then in the afternoon driving to Bryant Pond for our service on Wednesday night. It was a very good service! How wonderful to have a mid week service!
Thursday it was the bread run again.
Today we started the day with a home school ministry trip to the Joshua Chamberlain house in Brunswick. What a great day of learning we had.
In the afternoon we drove to Bryant Pond to minister to a family that lost their father at 2am today.
This coming Wednesday I will be performing my first funeral. Please pray for the Lord to guide me through this time. I will say that the family has been great. I went seeking to comfort them, they spent the time fellowshipping and telling stories.
Praise God for Calvary and the fact that (the deceased was saved and is with the Lord)if you are saved, it's not goodbye, it's goodnight.
Tomorrow morning, I am going on a "half" run to make emergency deliveries to my stores, then driving back to Bryant Pond for services on Sunday.
I love my life. Praise the Lord for all He is doing! I wouldn't trade this for the entire world!!!
Monday it was the bread route. This is taking extra long every time I go, due to stuffing season being in full swing.
Tuesday it was a day of study, getting ready for Wednesday and Sunday. Tuesday night we had great fellowship with one of the families from Church Hill Baptist. Wednesday morning it was unloading the very big load of Goldfish crackers and cookies, then in the afternoon driving to Bryant Pond for our service on Wednesday night. It was a very good service! How wonderful to have a mid week service!
Thursday it was the bread run again.
Today we started the day with a home school ministry trip to the Joshua Chamberlain house in Brunswick. What a great day of learning we had.
In the afternoon we drove to Bryant Pond to minister to a family that lost their father at 2am today.
This coming Wednesday I will be performing my first funeral. Please pray for the Lord to guide me through this time. I will say that the family has been great. I went seeking to comfort them, they spent the time fellowshipping and telling stories.
Praise God for Calvary and the fact that (the deceased was saved and is with the Lord)if you are saved, it's not goodbye, it's goodnight.
Tomorrow morning, I am going on a "half" run to make emergency deliveries to my stores, then driving back to Bryant Pond for services on Sunday.
I love my life. Praise the Lord for all He is doing! I wouldn't trade this for the entire world!!!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Great first Sunday at BPBC!!!!
Sorry, no pics today but what a great first Sunday at Bryant Pond Baptist Church. We had a very sweet service in the morning. I taught Sunday School from the book of Ecclesiastes and preached from the book of Acts in the morning service.
In the evening I had my first official meeting with the deacons, Brother Steve and Brother Don (two great men!)
The evening service I preached on thankfulness, a message entitled "You want me to be thankful for them?"
Please continue to pray for us. I need wisdom as we plan for the next months.
God is good and we are excited!!!
In the evening I had my first official meeting with the deacons, Brother Steve and Brother Don (two great men!)
The evening service I preached on thankfulness, a message entitled "You want me to be thankful for them?"
Please continue to pray for us. I need wisdom as we plan for the next months.
God is good and we are excited!!!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
First Van Visitation
What a great time we had on our first van visitation. Thank you to Marybeth Hoover for driving up to join my family and I for the visitation. Praying now that some of the families attached to our van kids will come visit us!
Friday, November 11, 2011
House for sale!
Well, we have just signed the papers and we are officially for sale. Actually, it won't be typed into the system until Monday, but the sign is up, and we even had someone stop to look and ask questions.....after 10 minutes. Pray that our house will move in a timely manner. God is able to overcome anything, so a poor real estate market is no problem for our God!!!!!