We are planning a class social on the evening of November 8th (a Saturday). Please save the date. I will be posting more details as they are finalized.
Admit to God that you have made mistakes in your life (Romans 3:23) and understand that you deserve to be punished for your mistakes (Romans 6:23).
Believethat Jesus Christ is God's son (John 3:16), that Jesus never did anything wrong (Hebrews 4:15), that Jesus took your punishment by dying on the cross (Romans 5:8), and that Jesus was raised from the dead (Romans 6:9).
Confess your faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior by making Him the Lord (master or boss) of your life (Romans 10:9-10).
I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior at age 17, as a high school senior in Conyers, Georgia (my home town). I attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina where I majored in chemistry and then spent 4 years in medical school at Emory University in Atlanta. I have 6 terrific children and work in Thomasville as a doctor (an internist). My wife's name is Robin and she is my best friend. I like to fish, read, travel, and watch sports. I am far from perfect and certainly not an expert on every passage of the Bible. However, I believe God has given me the gift of teaching His word (the Bible). I take this responsibility very seriously and hope that through my teaching, people will learn about God's immense love for us, His plan for our salvation, and His purpose for each one of us as individual believers in Jesus Christ. It is my strong desire that class members eventually leave the class equipped to serve Him in other areas of the church and community.
Scott Morgan: Scott's father died Sunday, January 25th.
Mark Day family: Mark died last week. Pray for his family. He has two sons.
The church Budget/giving.
Michael Hanna: Michael's father initially had a heart attack in late November and then had a large stroke on 12/17. He died recently.
Mark Herndon family: Lauren was killed in a car accident Friday, 12/12. Apparently, her boyfriend was going to propose marriage that night. Pray for him and Lauren's family.
Ken Barwick family: Ken's father died unexpectedly on Monday, 9/29. Please remember his Mom especially as she adjusts to a new life without her spouse and Ken/Leigh as they help their children work through their grief.
Jamie Blackwell: Jamie's father died Thursday, October 2 after a lengthy hospital stay. To remind you, Jamie's Mom also died recently so this is obviously a hard time for her. Please pray especially for James (Jamie's son) as he deals with his grief.
Todd Bennett and family: Todd's Dad (Carol Bennett) died recently after a lenghty hospitalization for stomach cancer.
Kaite Corbin: hip pain.
Sharon Smith (Jason Smith's mother): diagnosed with thyroid cancer and has undergone surgery and radiation therapy. She is improving.
George Price (Chris Smith's Dad) : prostate cancer. He has completed his initial treatment and is doing well.
Wade Durham: Wade's father died in late September.
Chris Kirkendoll's Dad: dealing with grief/loss. His oldest sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer , his brother is ill, and his 2 other siblings are deceased
Donnie Lewis: broken neck now in Atlanta following surgery.
Steve Devane's sister's husband (Steve's brother-in-law): Scott Nichols: following prostate surgery at Emory for cancer.
The Devane's neighbor: Ann Baumer has been discovered to have a brain tumor and will be having Gamma knife surgery in the near future.
Tim Weaver: friend of Gary Smith (Jason and Chris' son) who had a motorcycle accident in early October and has a head injury. He is recovering.
Johnny Hilliard: Michael Suber's coworker. He had heart surgery in early October.
Helen McAlpine: Mark Brewer's grandmother who fell recently and fractured her right shoulder. She has had prior bilateral hip fractures and knee replcements. She is right handed and cannot use her right arm at present so caring for herself is difficult. She is improved.
The Louderbacks: They are now in Costa Rica!
Todd Bennett's cousin (Suzanne Padgett): 27 year old with a 4 month old daughter. Suzanne has breast cancer and has undergone surgery. She started chemotherapy 11/4.
Karl Weckert's grandmother (Frankie Mccaskill): she has had intestinal bleeding recurently and the source is uncertain. She has required numerous blood transfusions.
Janiece Owens' friend: Tawnya Drew (lives in Orlando). Her husband committed suicide recently after marital problems.
Haley Eason: 19 yo with recurrent brain tumor who had surgery at Emory. She is traveling to MD Anderson in the next few weeks for another opinion.
Our new president, Barak Obama.
Melanie Hester's mother: Linda Nesmith as she recovers from Heart Bypass surgery.
Michele Warr's friends: family (Whittemore) killed in a car wreck recently on their way home from church.
Neal Ford: involved in a severe MVA last month with bilateral leg fractures and severe left hip fracture. Currently home and recovering. He is now walking and undergoing physical therapy. His pain is improving as well!
Bruce Hall (friend of Billy Caulder): melanoma recurrence/ metastases. He lives in Tallahassee, has 2 children, ages 19 and 9. He has been given only a few months to live by his doctors.
JonEllis Nesmith: back pain evaluation showed a pars defect (fracture of the spine). He is limiting activity and waiting for the fracture to heal.
Montana Brown: teenager with cancer who had surgery in Atlanta previously. The cancer appeared less extensive than feared.
Amy Cook- friend of Dawn Mulford. Recently diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Max Crutchfield family: 12 year old from Cairo that drowned last year during the tropical storm rains.
Praise God this week for His blessings in helping our church meet its pledge goals for the upcoming year.
The Thailand mission trip in January. There has been trouble at the airport. Pray for the safety/ travel plans of those going. Chris Kirkendoll is on the team!
The Thomas County school board (most of the board is comprised from the members of our class). Pray for wisdom!
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