“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.“
Joel 2:28
Prayer Focus
Today, let’s focus our prayers on all the church and school camps and school athletic practices that are ahead for our students. Pray for safe traveling for all and for safe practices for the sports activities. Let’s start praying early and continue all summer. Our children and grandchildren, as well as neighbors and church friends, are worth the extra time and effort of our prayers.
Homebound
This time of the year is a good time to share some of our pretty blooming plants with someone who is homebound. Many of the ladies and men would also appreciate some of the fresh vegetables that are becoming available. Let me give you a good example.
An elderly friend of ours had a birthday a few years ago. I baked her a cake. David picked vegetables he had grown and put them in rumpled bags. She took my cake and put it on the counter. Then, she open the bags and stroked the vegetables while telling David how excited she was to get all the wonderful vegetables. She was still bragging on the ways she was going to prepare the vegetables for the next few days when we walked out the door. Let’s just say I learned a big lesson that day!
Read the Bible Every Day
- May 16
- I Samuel 1:1 – 2:36
- Psalm 61:1-8
- Proverbs 13:21-22
- John 2:1-25
OCC Workday
Our workday Saturday will focus on cutting out fabric so it can be made into the totes that ALL the boys and girls who receive our boxes will receive. We are sending 450 shoeboxes this year! That means lots of totes will be made.
Meet in the church fellowship hall at 9:00 and bring your pinking shears. Each person is able to have a table or two and works independently.
After we cut the fabric, one lady will sew and iron the totes. Another lady will put the drawstrings into the bags. Then, the totes are turned in to me in groups of 25 for storage until the packing begins. One of the totes and lots of love will go into each shoebox we send.
We were blessed with the gift of lots of fabric, much of it with patterns specific to children, this year. It is a joy to see it cut and ready for the next step and causes me to thank the giver over and over. Many thanks, too, to those in Kentwood who work on the totes each step of the way!
Have a happy and productive week. May you feel God’s blessings on all you do this week. Thank you for reading and praying.
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 
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