Hoodies!

The nursing group that's headed to Haiti over spring break, 2016, is selling these to help pay their way.  Order through McKenzie at Mevulgamore@mnu.edu.  If you're in KC, these can also be purchased at the MidAmerica Nazarene bookstore.  I think they're $30.  I don't know about shipping, but McKenzie can give you info.  She's very smart like that. 

Thanksgiving

The scripture/art Quincy finished up Dec 31.  The day before she was promoted.  The words are the challenge she left us with.  But, of course, they aren't from Quincy.  They're from the Apostle Paul inspired by the Holy Spirit.  Life often causes us to ask for God's direction, for His plan or will.  Thessalonians 5:16-18 makes it as plain as possible.  What if your life reflected this verse in every area?  What if everyone's life reflected this verse?  Imagine our world.  With all due respect to John Lennon, this is what we should be imagining... and pursuing.   

If you're interested, order your own prints here.  

The Prayer I Posted on New Years Day

Just hours before we learned of Quincy's promotion I posted this prayer to our church's website... 

A New Years Prayer 
May God bless us with discomfort
At pat answers, partial truths, and
Anemic relationships
So we may live out of depth

May God bless us with challenges
To til the soil of our shallow commitment
So seeds of hope can take hold
And grow into great forests of faith

May He bless us with faith
Faith that keeps us foolish enough to believe
And brave enough to act
Faith is the thing hoped for and the assurance of what is going to happen.

Amen.

Time

 

Time
By: Quincy Foster (age 14 or 15)

Time is an unpredictable thing.
Sometimes it throws stuff we're not ready for.
But life goes on, as does time.
The suffering and scars we will forever bore.

The future is not always how we want it.
It changes by the choices we make.
Our fate is not forever set in stone.
It varies depending on the risks we take.

Each second the clock ticks can hurt.
Time is slicing through our veins.
But the clock will always keep ticking,
Even when it’s causing us pain.

Events will just keep passing.
And people will disappear. 
Remember to make the right choices.
Time shouldn't be something we fear.