Hello Folks,
I have noticed that when things are going well there can be mulitple bad things take place at the same time. During the past 3 months our attendance has been better than last year yet there have been few people who have made commitments to Christ. While we have had marvelous worship and great times of fellowship there has also been individuals and families that have faced great difficulties. I have had two calls just this morning where great hurt exists and families face tremendous struggles. But is that not life? Life is not filled just with good but it has the hurtfull things in it that we all wish we would not have to face. In the midst of the good and the bad I am thankful that God is faithful and that we can depend upon Him to care for us!
Sunday South Greene High School used our sanctuary for a band concert and there must have been 350 people from the community here. I am very thankful that we can be of assistance to the community and allow our facilities to be used in a manner that hopefully will give us some contact with people who would never be here otherwise. It is my prayer that we can actually make a real difference in the lives of the people in our city and county.
We had our Christmas with the church dinner last Sunday p.m. and it went very well. The dinner was great, attendance was very good and numerous new families were with us. God has been good to us in this year. While there have been difficult moments He has been so wonderful to us that I cannot give enough praise to Him.
Have a great Christmas. I will not write another one of these until Jan. 3, 2012. May He bless you in this Christmas season.

HGRudd