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**TEACHER NEEDED** for Wednesday night ages 7-12 class

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, July 16 5:00 pm Secret Sister reveal party in Haugh Hall. Bring a reveal gift for your sister and snacks to share.  This is open to all ladies, even if you did not participate.  Thanks to Bonnie Shovestull for planning this.

August 12 8:00 am is the next men's breakfast at Grandma's Kitchen.  There was a nice turnout of 11 people last Wednesday and they had a good time.  Thanks Pat Barr for starting it up.

Stay tuned:  another Family Community Day coming up soon

July 19 after morning services 

"I'M PARTWAY THERE"
 
            My broken ankle is healing as well as could be expected.  I have been cleared to put weight on my left leg.  The instructions are to wear my walking boot when I am walking and remove it when I am not.  I am much better than I was, now I am only partially healed.  I am hoping in the next month to be well on my way to full restoration, if not completely healed.  I thought of the miracle Jesus performed as recorded in Mark chapter 8.  It is the only two-stage miracle of our Lord.

            Mark 8:22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”
            24He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
            25Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”

            It wasn’t failure because Jesus was tired that day, or because the man didn’t have strong enough faith, or because Jesus’ attention was divided.  The position of this in the middle of the gospel of Mark is showing that the perspective the disciples had of Jesus was not crystal clear, but it would be when they learned the fullness of Christ.

            I long for complete healing of my ankle.  Perhaps the Lord wants me to learn some things.  Patience, gratitude, dependency, to name a few.  I overdid it a couple of days ago and then paid the price.  Resting is as important as working.  I have considered this a time of rest as the fourth commandment dictates.  Not just that I rest, but that I spend time with the Lord, recognizing his holiness.
 

MENTHOR - an instructor or teacher who constantly sucks on Halls cough drops.

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