God is still at work!

Red Run News -- June 27, 2010

In the adult Sunday School classes, we learned about living our lives to please God (1 Thessalonians 4).

Bob Sauder led us in singing. Mel Weaver brought a message from Psalm 77. God has helped His people in the past, and God also continues to work in the present. Mel shared some stories that illustrate this important truth. Sometimes God works in hidden ways and we don't see His "footprints" until sometime later. Mel also had a children's story about Elisha and God's wonderful delivery of the starving Israelites in Samaria (2 Kings 7).

Esther Martin led the sharing & prayer time. We prayed for healing for the sick. We also prayed for those who are looking for work.

We look forward to the Fourth of July, which this year falls on Sunday. Kevin Weaver will lead a service at the campground. Peter Sensenig will bring a message at the church. We are planning for our first-Sunday-of-the-month breakfast between Sunday School and the church service (9:30 -- 9:55 a.m.)

Thanks to Mel Weaver, who supplied much of the info for this letter.

We had a good time at the mountains and look forward to having our family in our home over the next two weeks.

God calls us to faithfulness

Red Run News -- June 20, 2010

Happy Father's Day to all dads.

Kevin Weaver led us in singing.

Pastor Carl brought a message on the prayer in the 43rd psalm: "Send forth your light and truth; let them guide me." God's light breaks upon our pathway to show us the way. God's truth is that which we can absolutely depend upon. We are called to be faithful to those who depend upon us. In the Children's Time, Pastor Carl talked upon the steppingstones through the swamp. So we follow God's truth to find the way safely through this journey of life. The choir echoed that same theme when they sang, "My Anchor Holds."

See Bob Sauder if you have an idea for a late-summer Sunday school elective class.

Thanks to all who helped with Summer Bible School. The lessons called us to praise the God who created us.

Thanks to all who care for our property including the mowing, the flowers, and the improvements to the shed.

Crying out to God

Red Run News -- June 13, 2010

Bob Sauder, Randy Hostetter, and Letitia Weaver led us in singing this morning. Some of the songs were based on the psalms -- including the fifth psalm which was the basis of the message by Pastor Kevin "In the morning you hear my voice." The choir also sang a song based on a psalm "Unto the Hills Around."

Pastor Kevin's message:
The psalmist David cried out to the Lord in time of need. We also cry out to God when things do not go the way that we think they should. Sometimes what we see as a bad thing turns out to be a good thing. In the children's time, Kevin told the story of the girl who learned to appreciate Lyle the Crocodile -- after some difficult experiences.

We prayed for those who are sick or injured and for those who are facing other difficulties in life. We remembered those who serve as witnesses in faraway lands.