Today began with breakfast with Vern and Ed as we tested the waters for the Retired Guys Breakfast. The three of us had a nice visit and good breakfast food at Sapp Brothers, but since it was just we three, we decided to hold off on starting a regular meeting and retesting the waters in the fall.

I checked in on Mildred at the hospital. She was heading down to get some x-rays. Please pray for her as she has been in the hospital for over a week.

The rest of the morning was spent working on some sermons and editing this past Sunday’s audio file for the church web site. The file has been placed online.  Additionally, I put an announcement on the church web site concerning the Shoot for the Crown Skeet Shoot that our church is hosting as an outreach. I visited briefly with Judy and with Dan before heading home for lunch.

The afternoon was spend working in sermon preparation and visiting with some folks on the phone and in my home.

After supper, Brennan and some others from A Day Awaits came over to talk about their ministry. They are planning a Youth Event at our church on June 18 and 19. Please pray for them as they plan this event.

Thanks for your continued prayer for the ministry of Curwensville Alliance.

~Pastor Steve

As this day started, I began to place an order with Christian Books for the extra Genesis Bible Study guides. As I was researching the best price, my phone rang with someone asking for some advice.  I generally don’t give “advice,” but as I spoke to Scott, I realized he wanted to know how to help a friend of his who desires to get right with God. It was exciting to hear that Scott had already done a great job helping this man and was on the right path to helping him more. The bulk of the advice I gave was to “keep on keepin’ on” in ministering to this man. Pray that Scott would sense God’s leading in this relationship and that this man would find his way Home to God.

I was hardly done with this call before the second one arrived. Someone wanted some counsel regarding a personal matter. This gentleman and I got together and went for a long walk through town. An hour and a half (and three blisters later — I wore the wrong shoes for such a walk), we’d had a great visit and I was able to get back to the computer.

Soon after that, I spoke to Matt concerning some biblical ministry he wants to do in our church. It’s exciting to see the things the young adults are doing at Curwensville Alliance. Pray that Matt would have a keen sense of God’s leading and that he would see fruit in the places God leads him.

In the mean time, I ordered some Bible study software for my computer.

By then I realized that most of the morning was done, and anticipating a visit from Dr. Peter Nanfelt (retired president of The Christian and Missionary Alliance), I went to my office to catch up on any missions news he might want to discuss. Since Peter was planning to discuss the world-wide work of the Alliance, I invited Barry, our Missions Coordinator, to join us for lunch and the three of us went with Laurel to Hedges. We enjoyed a nice meal together and found great encouragement in the things he had to say. Peter was also encouraged when he heard all the good things God is doing at Curwensville Alliance. Pray that Peter would continue to encourage and be encouraged as he visits churches like ours.

While at lunch, I received a call from my brother, Dave, and learned that my mother has a broken pelvis and a broken arm. She’ll be hospitalized for a couple more days. After taking care of some of the details concerning Mom, and catching up on some of those in our church who have physical needs, I sat down and finished my order at Christan Books — just in time for supper.

Thanks for continuing to pray regarding the ministry of Curwensville Alliance.

~Pastor Steve