A Busy Week Ahead!

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Look at all my teeth!

Hi Friends and Prayer Warriors!


Thank you for your continued prayer support of our ministry.  We believe that "the effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much!" (James 5:16)  Last week we were blessed to have Clint come over and install a heat pump for a disabled lady here in town.  She had been without heat or A/C for well over a year.  She was so excited to call and tell me on Friday that her house was a very pleasant 76 degrees, and that her son was asleep in his room (instead of on the kitchen floor where there is a small window unit air conditioner).  We praise the Lord for Clint and his willingness to live sacrificially to bless others.

Clint: "Uh-Oh, does this mean I'm going to be on the blog?"  Me: "Yes it does, so smile pretty!"

Out with the old.

Checking for snakes.

In with the new!

Bert and Clint installing the new air handler.

We also had our monthly food distribution last Thursday.  We were able to bless 45 families with boxes of food from Second Harvest.  All went smoothly, so thank you for your prayers for that.

Clients waiting for the Second Harvest truck.

The line starting to form at the Storehouse.

This week, Mike Scheer, the Missions Pastor at Denton Bible Church, and Tim Ford, Mike's flunkie, (just kidding Tim! Tim is an integral part of the DBC Mission's team who helps in all kinds of ways, like coming to meet with us!) will be arriving late Tuesday and then spending all day Wednesday and Thursday meeting with our team to talk about our present situation, vision, and strategy.  I anticipate that those will be long and, at times, tense days of planning as we seek to determine the Lord's will and leading for the next phase of Mountain Vision.  All of us desire to be squarely in the Lord's plan, so please be praying that the Lord will make his plan especially clear to all of us.

On Sunday, July 17, Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Garner, NC, will be voting on whether or not to partner with our ministry financially.  Please pray that the Lord would allow us to find favor in the eyes of the church, and that a beautiful partnership would emerge there.


Things you can be praying for this week:

1.  Please pray for our meetings with Mike and Tim, that the Lord would be present and guide our conversations.

2.  Please pray for the people at Mount Moriah, that the Lord would move them to partner with us.

On a personal note, Lily's grandparents came to see her last weekend, all of them!  My mom and dad were on vacation about an hour from here, so they drove up for the day on Thursday.  Meredith's parents drove over from NC and spent the weekend playing with Lily and touring the big city of Greeneville. 

Happy to see all of my grandparents!

Making faces at mommy.

She's looking mischievous.   :)