As some of you know Keith and I have really been struggling in many areas in our life. Keith has really been discouraged, beyond discrouraged. I really don't know what you would call it. Anyway, he wouldn't even go to church with me yesterday. He said he just needed to be by himself. So he left out on his trip.
He called me about 9:30 last night (Sunday night), and he was crying and laughing at the same time. Well, I knew God had done something big. He said he had talked to God off and on all day as he was driving to Indiana. He said that when he got to the truck stop where he was going to spend the night and he was getting ready to eat and go to bed, he got down on his knees and began praying. He told God that he didn't care what it meant or basically what it took from our lives, he just wanted to be in God's will and he need filled with the Holy Spirit because he was empty. He told God that he was just gonna' have to "show him."
Well, God did! He said that the Holy Spirit hit him like a bolt of ligntning. He was slain in the spirit for quite a while. He said he hadn't felt that kind of move of the spirit since he was a kid. I'm sure he moved the truck when he fell and he was making all kids of noises. There is no telling what the drivers of the trucks on either side of him were thinking, but for one of the few times in his life, he didn't care. He was in that spiritual realm that we all long to be, but many of us have yet to get.
I talked to him for about an hour and most of the time he was just crying, laughing and praising God. It was awesome!!! I told Keith when he left yesterday morning that God was trying to get our attention. I reminded him of that last night, and he said that God definitely got his attention. I long for the time when God finally gets my attention like that.
I just wanted to share one more temendous thing God has done for our family. And, it's not just for Keith. It's for you and me, too. From what I hear, many of you found that out at the service at church last night. I'm sure there will be something giving praise to God on the church Blog about that so look for the deails at http://www.aplacefornewbeginnings.blogspot.com/.
God is AWESOME!!! And he's right on time. I love Him more and more every day.
Love and prayers,
Tina
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST - Taylin McCarley
Sister Betty McCarley's granddaughter had her baby about 4 days ago. Taylin McCarley, Santana's beautiful baby girl, has a whole in her heart and the main valve is too small. She will need surgery to correct these problems. Please be in prayer for the surgeons, baby Taylin, Santana and the entire family as God leads them through this great trial. May God use this to bring the lost in their family to know Jesus and may God receive the glory and honor for what we know is going to be a blessed outcome for Taylin.
Yahweh Sisterhood Meeting was Great!
Though many of our women were out of town and some had sick family members, we had a fair turnout at the Women's Ministry Meeting last night. I took my camera, but forgot to take any pictures (sorry).
Just as the meeting was about to start, we had a sweet lady who was in the J.ust O.ver Y.outh category stop because she was in need of help. Ms. Barbara Owen was on her way to Nashville to visit her mother (Ms. Pounders) who is in the hospital. We invited her to join the meeting and assisted her before she left. Please pray for Ms. Owen as she is having a very difficult time right now and also for Ms. Pounders for a healing from the Lord.
We had a lot of delicious food, especially the chocolate cake Jennifer made...yum-mee! Sister Ruby Nell Cochran asked the blessing over our food. After everyone had finished eating, Sister Jennifer Galbreath spoke about spiritual tubiligations. She brought a whole new prospective about how sin is conceived and birthed in us. It was great! (She will be teaching for the next few months, so don't miss the next meeting.) We then gave out a few door prizes, and believe it or not but, Ms. Barbara won the first prize - a picnic set and bookmark.
We missed all who were unable to attend and hope to see all you at the August meeting! We had a wonderful time eating, fellowshipping, taking in God's word & applying it to our lives, and getting to meet and help such a sweet lady.
God Bless All of You,
Tina
Just as the meeting was about to start, we had a sweet lady who was in the J.ust O.ver Y.outh category stop because she was in need of help. Ms. Barbara Owen was on her way to Nashville to visit her mother (Ms. Pounders) who is in the hospital. We invited her to join the meeting and assisted her before she left. Please pray for Ms. Owen as she is having a very difficult time right now and also for Ms. Pounders for a healing from the Lord.
We had a lot of delicious food, especially the chocolate cake Jennifer made...yum-mee! Sister Ruby Nell Cochran asked the blessing over our food. After everyone had finished eating, Sister Jennifer Galbreath spoke about spiritual tubiligations. She brought a whole new prospective about how sin is conceived and birthed in us. It was great! (She will be teaching for the next few months, so don't miss the next meeting.) We then gave out a few door prizes, and believe it or not but, Ms. Barbara won the first prize - a picnic set and bookmark.
We missed all who were unable to attend and hope to see all you at the August meeting! We had a wonderful time eating, fellowshipping, taking in God's word & applying it to our lives, and getting to meet and help such a sweet lady.
God Bless All of You,
Tina
Prayer Requests
Please pray for:
Karen Sullivan (A friend of my friend/church member Cindy Townsend)...she is having some problems at home and work. She is a Christian but her family members are not. She senses evil in her home and may possibly be depressed.
Michelle Williams' (church member) Dad is having minor surgery today. He has a history of heart problems so it causes a little concern any time he needs to be sedated.
Marge Ahlgrim friend/church member had minor surgery yesterday and has a lot of family troubles/stresses. She is elderly and doesn't need the extra stress, but you know how families can be!
And my sister, Dawn. She is really having a hard time emotionally. Some of you may know that she rescues animals for a living. Well, a kitten she'd been caring for 24/7 since he was 2 days old died Monday after 7 weeks. She had resuscitated him, gave him a blood transfusion, etc. Even named him Lazarus.
And as petty as this sounds to some of you, it is very real, and very painful to her. (And to me as her sister, someone who loves her and feels her pain.) A couple of my sisters in Christ laughed Monday night when I told them and it hurt me. And the irony is, we had JUST that moment finished a devotional on not judging others.
Today is the first time I've talked to Dawn since Monday and she doesn't know if she can take any more. She hasn't felt a void like this since our mother died...it will be 5 years on August 7th. So please don't blow off this small, seemingly insignificant request.
I know the past couple of days have been a barrage of requests, but when people ask me to pray and to ask others to pray, I share those requests. These needs are real to people. So forgive me for all the emails.
With Love & Appreciation, Kristine
Karen Sullivan (A friend of my friend/church member Cindy Townsend)...she is having some problems at home and work. She is a Christian but her family members are not. She senses evil in her home and may possibly be depressed.
Michelle Williams' (church member) Dad is having minor surgery today. He has a history of heart problems so it causes a little concern any time he needs to be sedated.
Marge Ahlgrim friend/church member had minor surgery yesterday and has a lot of family troubles/stresses. She is elderly and doesn't need the extra stress, but you know how families can be!
And my sister, Dawn. She is really having a hard time emotionally. Some of you may know that she rescues animals for a living. Well, a kitten she'd been caring for 24/7 since he was 2 days old died Monday after 7 weeks. She had resuscitated him, gave him a blood transfusion, etc. Even named him Lazarus.
And as petty as this sounds to some of you, it is very real, and very painful to her. (And to me as her sister, someone who loves her and feels her pain.) A couple of my sisters in Christ laughed Monday night when I told them and it hurt me. And the irony is, we had JUST that moment finished a devotional on not judging others.
Today is the first time I've talked to Dawn since Monday and she doesn't know if she can take any more. She hasn't felt a void like this since our mother died...it will be 5 years on August 7th. So please don't blow off this small, seemingly insignificant request.
I know the past couple of days have been a barrage of requests, but when people ask me to pray and to ask others to pray, I share those requests. These needs are real to people. So forgive me for all the emails.
With Love & Appreciation, Kristine
DAILY DEVOTIONS
Thank you to Sister Cynthia Stidham for providing our daily devotions each week for the bulletin and the blog. Thank you for all that you do for our wonderful church.
We love you,
The women of the Yahweh Sisterhood
We love you,
The women of the Yahweh Sisterhood
PRAYER REQUEST
A church member & friend of mine, Rosalie Gonder, has been admitted to St. Francis (Beech Grove, I think) to rule out a stroke. Her husband, George, said she just started feeling bad and was really weak, especially on her right. Her speech is ok. They're running a bunch of tests right now. I'll update you as I get info. Love, Kristine
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST
Request come from Eric Garret, FedEx ramp tower controller. His friend Scott Furnish has a stepdaughter in her early twenties, name unknown, her mothers name is Candice, that lives in Phoenix AZ, sometime early Wednesday morning she was shot by what they think was a drive by shooting. She is presently in critical condition, and Doctors commented they have done all for her they can.
Yahweh Sisterhood Monthly Fellowship Meeting - Thursday, July 19th, 6:30-8:00 pm
Attention: ALL LADIES.
Join us for our monthly Yahweh Sisterhood Fellowhip Meeting Thursday, July 19th, at 6:30 pm in the dining hall of the church. This meeting will be led by Jennifer Galbreath. Invite your un-churched friends and come expecting something wonderful as Jennifer shares a message from our God through devotion and teaching. Come and be blessed. To volunteer to bring snacks, please see Jennifer or Tina Stults.
INTERVIEWS WITH PASTORAL CANDIDATES
We will interview one pastoral candidate MONDAY, JULY 16, @ 7:00pm.
We will NOT have the prayer meeting Tuesday evening because we will be interviewing a second pastoral candidate TUESDAY, JULY 17, @ 7:00pm.
All members of the Hackleburg COGOP are welcome to observe the interviews. However, please remember the restrictions: no children are allowed, you must refrain from talking among yourselves and you will not be permitted to ask the candidates any questions. If you have questions, please write them down and pass them to the Search Committee. Also, as a courtesy, please do not come in late for this will disrupt the interview. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Wherever you are, please be in prayer for these proceedings.
We will NOT have the prayer meeting Tuesday evening because we will be interviewing a second pastoral candidate TUESDAY, JULY 17, @ 7:00pm.
All members of the Hackleburg COGOP are welcome to observe the interviews. However, please remember the restrictions: no children are allowed, you must refrain from talking among yourselves and you will not be permitted to ask the candidates any questions. If you have questions, please write them down and pass them to the Search Committee. Also, as a courtesy, please do not come in late for this will disrupt the interview. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Wherever you are, please be in prayer for these proceedings.
BETH MOORE AT THE AIRPORT
April 20, 2005, at the Airport in Knoxville, waiting to board the plane, I had the Bible on my lap and was very intent upon what I was doing. I'd had a marvelous morning with the Lord. I say this because I want to tell you it is a scary thing to have the Spirit of God really working in you. You could end up doing some things you never would have done otherwise. Life in the Spirit can be dangerous for a thousand reasons not the least of which is your ego.
I tried to keep from staring, but he was such a strange sight. Humped over in a wheelchair, he was skin and bones, dressed in clothes that obviously fit when he was at least twenty pounds heavier. His knees protruded from his trousers, and his shoulders looked like the coat hanger was still in his shirt. His hands looked like tangled masses of veins and bones. The strangest part of him was his hair and nails. Stringy, gray hair hung well over his shoulders and down part of his back. His fingernails were long, clean but strangely out of place on an old man.
I looked down at my Bible as fast as I could, discomfort burning my face. As I tried to imagine what his story might have been, I found myself wondering if I'd just had a Howard Hughes sighting. Then, I remembered that he was dead. So this man in the airport...an impersonator maybe? Was a camera on us somewhere? There I sat; trying to concentrate on the Word to keep from being concerned about a thin slice of humanity served on a wheelchair only a few seats from me. All the while, my heart was growing more and more overwhelmed with a feeling for him. Let's admit it. Curiosity is a heap more comfortable than true concern, and suddenly I was awash with aching emotion for this bizarre-looking old man.
I had walked with God long enough to see the handwriting on the wall. I've learned that when I begin to feel what God feels, something so contrary to my natural feelings, something dramatic is bound to happen. And it may be embarrassing. I immediately began to resist because I could feel God working on my spirit and I started arguing with God in my mind. "Oh, no, God, please, no." I looked up at the ceiling as if I could stare straight through it into heaven and said, "Don't make me witness to this man. Not right here and now. Please. I'll do anything. Put me on the same plane, but don't make me get up here and witness to this man in front of this gawking audience. Please, Lord!" There I sat in the blue vinyl chair begging His Highness, "Please don't make me witness to this man. Not now. I'll do it on the plane." Then I heard it... "I don't want you to witness to him. I want you to brush his hair."
The words were so clear, my heart leapt into my throat, and my thoughts spun like a top. Do I witness to the man or brush his hair? No-brainier. I looked straight back up at the ceiling and said, "God, as I live and breathe, I want you to know I am ready to witness to this man. I'm on this Lord. I'm your girl! You've never seen a woman witness to a man faster in your life. What difference does it make if his hair is a mess if he is not redeemed? I am going to witness to this man." Again as clearly as I've ever heard an audible word, God seemed to write this statement across the wall of my mind. "That is not what I said, Beth. I don't want you to witness to him. I want you to go brush his hair." I looked up at God and quipped, "I don't have a hairbrush. It's in my suitcase on the plane. How am I supposed to brush his hair without a hairbrush?" God was so insistent that I almost involuntarily began to walk toward him as these thoughts came to me from God's word: "I will thoroughly furnish you unto all good works." (2 Timothy 3:17)
I stumbled over to the wheelchair thinking I could use one myself. Even as I retell this story, my pulse quickens and I feel those same butterflies. I knelt down in front of the man and asked as demurely as possible, "Sir, may I have the pleasure of brushing your hair?" He looked back at me and said, "What did you say?" I said, "May I have the pleasure of brushing your hair?" To which he responded in volume ten, "Little lady, if you expect me to hear you, you're going to have to talk louder than that." At this point, I took a deep breath and blurted out, "SIR, MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BRUSHING YOUR HAIR?" At which point every eye in the place darted right at me. I was the only thing in the room looking more peculiar than old Mr. Longlocks. Face crimson and forehead breaking out in a sweat, I watched him look up at me with absolute shock on his face, and say, "If you really want to." Are you kidding? Of course I didn't want to. But God didn't seem interested in my personal preference right about then. He pressed on my heart until I could utter the words, "Yes, sir, I would be pleased. But I have one little problem. I don't have a hairbrush." "I have one in my bag, " he responded.
I went around to the back of that wheelchair, and I got on my hands and knees and unzipped the stranger's old carry-on, hardly believing what I was doing. I stood up and started brushing the old man's hair. It was perfectly clean, but it was tangled and matted. I don't do many things well, but must admit I've had notable experience untangling knotted hair mothering two little girls. Like I'd done with either Amanda or Melissa in such a condition, I began brushing at the very bottom of the strands, remembering to take my time not to pull.
A miraculous thing happened to me as I started brushing that old man's hair. Everybody else in the room disappeared. There was no one alive for those moments except that old man and me. I brushed and I brushed and I brushed until every tangle was out of that hair.
I know this sounds so strange, but I've never felt that kind of love for another soul in my entire life. I believe with all my heart, I - for that few minutes - felt a portion of the very love of God. That He had overtaken my heart for a little while like someone renting a room and making Himself at home for a short while. The emotions were so strong and so pure that I knew they had to be God's. His hair was finally as soft and smooth as an infant's.
I slipped the brush back in the bag and went around the chair to face him. I got back down on my knees, put my hands on his knees and said, "Sir, do you know my Jesus?" He said, "Yes, I do." Well, that figures, I thought.
He explained, "I've known Him since I married my bride. She wouldn't marry me until I got to know the Savior." He said, "You see, the problem is, I haven't seen my bride in months. I've had open-heart surgery, and she's been too ill to come see me. I was sitting here thinking to myself, what a mess I must be for my bride."
Only God knows how often He allows us to be part of a divine moment when we're completely unaware of the significance. This, on the other hand, was one of those rare encounters when I knew God had intervened in details only He could have known. It was a God moment, and I'll never forget it. Our time came to board, and we were not on the same plane. I was deeply ashamed of how I'd acted earlier and would have been so proud to have accompanied him on that aircraft. I still had a few minutes, and as I gathered my things to board, the airline hostess returned from the corridor, tears streaming down her cheeks. She said, "That old man's sitting on the plane, sobbing. Why did you do that? What made you do that?" I said, "Do you know Jesus? He can bet he bossiest thing!" And we got to share.
I learned something about God that day. He knows if you're exhausted, you're hungry, you're serving in the wrong place or it is time to move on but you feel too responsible to budge. He knows if you're hurting or feeling rejected. He knows if you're sick or drowning under a wave of temptation. Or He knows if you just need your hair brushed. He sees you as an individual. Tell Him your need!
I got on my own flight, sobs choking my throat, wondering how many opportunities just like that one had I missed along the way. . . all because I didn't want people to think I was strange. God didn't send me to that old man. He sent that old man to me.
John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
Life shouldn't be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly shouting, "Wow! What a ride! Thank You, Lord!"
Be Blessed!
Beth Moore
I tried to keep from staring, but he was such a strange sight. Humped over in a wheelchair, he was skin and bones, dressed in clothes that obviously fit when he was at least twenty pounds heavier. His knees protruded from his trousers, and his shoulders looked like the coat hanger was still in his shirt. His hands looked like tangled masses of veins and bones. The strangest part of him was his hair and nails. Stringy, gray hair hung well over his shoulders and down part of his back. His fingernails were long, clean but strangely out of place on an old man.
I looked down at my Bible as fast as I could, discomfort burning my face. As I tried to imagine what his story might have been, I found myself wondering if I'd just had a Howard Hughes sighting. Then, I remembered that he was dead. So this man in the airport...an impersonator maybe? Was a camera on us somewhere? There I sat; trying to concentrate on the Word to keep from being concerned about a thin slice of humanity served on a wheelchair only a few seats from me. All the while, my heart was growing more and more overwhelmed with a feeling for him. Let's admit it. Curiosity is a heap more comfortable than true concern, and suddenly I was awash with aching emotion for this bizarre-looking old man.
I had walked with God long enough to see the handwriting on the wall. I've learned that when I begin to feel what God feels, something so contrary to my natural feelings, something dramatic is bound to happen. And it may be embarrassing. I immediately began to resist because I could feel God working on my spirit and I started arguing with God in my mind. "Oh, no, God, please, no." I looked up at the ceiling as if I could stare straight through it into heaven and said, "Don't make me witness to this man. Not right here and now. Please. I'll do anything. Put me on the same plane, but don't make me get up here and witness to this man in front of this gawking audience. Please, Lord!" There I sat in the blue vinyl chair begging His Highness, "Please don't make me witness to this man. Not now. I'll do it on the plane." Then I heard it... "I don't want you to witness to him. I want you to brush his hair."
The words were so clear, my heart leapt into my throat, and my thoughts spun like a top. Do I witness to the man or brush his hair? No-brainier. I looked straight back up at the ceiling and said, "God, as I live and breathe, I want you to know I am ready to witness to this man. I'm on this Lord. I'm your girl! You've never seen a woman witness to a man faster in your life. What difference does it make if his hair is a mess if he is not redeemed? I am going to witness to this man." Again as clearly as I've ever heard an audible word, God seemed to write this statement across the wall of my mind. "That is not what I said, Beth. I don't want you to witness to him. I want you to go brush his hair." I looked up at God and quipped, "I don't have a hairbrush. It's in my suitcase on the plane. How am I supposed to brush his hair without a hairbrush?" God was so insistent that I almost involuntarily began to walk toward him as these thoughts came to me from God's word: "I will thoroughly furnish you unto all good works." (2 Timothy 3:17)
I stumbled over to the wheelchair thinking I could use one myself. Even as I retell this story, my pulse quickens and I feel those same butterflies. I knelt down in front of the man and asked as demurely as possible, "Sir, may I have the pleasure of brushing your hair?" He looked back at me and said, "What did you say?" I said, "May I have the pleasure of brushing your hair?" To which he responded in volume ten, "Little lady, if you expect me to hear you, you're going to have to talk louder than that." At this point, I took a deep breath and blurted out, "SIR, MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BRUSHING YOUR HAIR?" At which point every eye in the place darted right at me. I was the only thing in the room looking more peculiar than old Mr. Longlocks. Face crimson and forehead breaking out in a sweat, I watched him look up at me with absolute shock on his face, and say, "If you really want to." Are you kidding? Of course I didn't want to. But God didn't seem interested in my personal preference right about then. He pressed on my heart until I could utter the words, "Yes, sir, I would be pleased. But I have one little problem. I don't have a hairbrush." "I have one in my bag, " he responded.
I went around to the back of that wheelchair, and I got on my hands and knees and unzipped the stranger's old carry-on, hardly believing what I was doing. I stood up and started brushing the old man's hair. It was perfectly clean, but it was tangled and matted. I don't do many things well, but must admit I've had notable experience untangling knotted hair mothering two little girls. Like I'd done with either Amanda or Melissa in such a condition, I began brushing at the very bottom of the strands, remembering to take my time not to pull.
A miraculous thing happened to me as I started brushing that old man's hair. Everybody else in the room disappeared. There was no one alive for those moments except that old man and me. I brushed and I brushed and I brushed until every tangle was out of that hair.
I know this sounds so strange, but I've never felt that kind of love for another soul in my entire life. I believe with all my heart, I - for that few minutes - felt a portion of the very love of God. That He had overtaken my heart for a little while like someone renting a room and making Himself at home for a short while. The emotions were so strong and so pure that I knew they had to be God's. His hair was finally as soft and smooth as an infant's.
I slipped the brush back in the bag and went around the chair to face him. I got back down on my knees, put my hands on his knees and said, "Sir, do you know my Jesus?" He said, "Yes, I do." Well, that figures, I thought.
He explained, "I've known Him since I married my bride. She wouldn't marry me until I got to know the Savior." He said, "You see, the problem is, I haven't seen my bride in months. I've had open-heart surgery, and she's been too ill to come see me. I was sitting here thinking to myself, what a mess I must be for my bride."
Only God knows how often He allows us to be part of a divine moment when we're completely unaware of the significance. This, on the other hand, was one of those rare encounters when I knew God had intervened in details only He could have known. It was a God moment, and I'll never forget it. Our time came to board, and we were not on the same plane. I was deeply ashamed of how I'd acted earlier and would have been so proud to have accompanied him on that aircraft. I still had a few minutes, and as I gathered my things to board, the airline hostess returned from the corridor, tears streaming down her cheeks. She said, "That old man's sitting on the plane, sobbing. Why did you do that? What made you do that?" I said, "Do you know Jesus? He can bet he bossiest thing!" And we got to share.
I learned something about God that day. He knows if you're exhausted, you're hungry, you're serving in the wrong place or it is time to move on but you feel too responsible to budge. He knows if you're hurting or feeling rejected. He knows if you're sick or drowning under a wave of temptation. Or He knows if you just need your hair brushed. He sees you as an individual. Tell Him your need!
I got on my own flight, sobs choking my throat, wondering how many opportunities just like that one had I missed along the way. . . all because I didn't want people to think I was strange. God didn't send me to that old man. He sent that old man to me.
John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."
Life shouldn't be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly shouting, "Wow! What a ride! Thank You, Lord!"
Be Blessed!
Beth Moore
SWIM NIGHT CANCELLED
Due to interviews with Pastoral Candidates, we've had to cancell the Ladies Swim Night, at least for now. If we can try again at a later date, you will all be notified.
INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER (IBC)
A Different Kind of Breast Cancer.
We have been taught and are reminded frequently by public service announcements and by the medical community that when a woman discovers a lump on her breast she should go to the doctor immediately. Inflammatory breast cancer usually grows in nests or sheets, rather than as a confined, solid tumor and therefore can be diffuse throughout the breast with no palpable mass. The cancer cells clog the lymphatic system just below the skin. Lymph node involvement is assumed. Increased breast density compared to prior mammograms should be considered suspicious.
However, You Don't Have to Have a Lump to Have Breast Cancer. Some women who have inflammatory breast cancer may remain undiagnosed for long periods, even while seeing their doctor to learn the cause of her symptoms. The symptoms are similar to mastitis, a breast infection and some doctors, not recognizing IBC, will prescribe antibiotics. If a response to antibiotics is not apparent after a week, a biopsy should be performed or a referral to a breast specialist is warranted.
IBC Does Not Descriminate By Age.
A surprising portion women diagnosed with IBC are as young as in their teens. A large portion of young women with IBC had their first symptoms during pregnancy or lactation. The misconception that these young women are at lower risk for breast cancer and the fact that IBC is the most aggressive form of breast cancer may result in metastases by the time the diagnosis is made.
One or more of the following are Typical Symptoms of IBC:
- Swelling, usually sudden. Sometimes a cup size in a few days.
- An inverted nipple (nipple retraction), or sometimes an enlarged nipple.
- Pink, red or dark colored area (called erythema) sometimes with texture similiar to the skin of an orange.
- Ridges and thickened areas of the skin.
- What appears to be a bruise that doesn't go away.
- Nipple discharge, may or may not be bloody.
- Breast is warm to the touch.
- Breast pain (from a constant ache to stabbing pains)
- Change in color and texture of the areola (nipple area)
Don't let any symptom go unchecked. Some women's symptoms were dismissed as bug bites and they were given hydrocortisone cream while the cancer grew at alarming rates. The sad thing is many, many physicians have never heard of IBC.
To find out more about Inflammatory Breast Cancer, visit the following sites:
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/IBC
www.komotv.com/ibc - you will be able to view a video about IBC
3rd SUNDAY NIGHT SNACKS - Sunday, July 15th
Don't forget to bring your favorite snacks and fellowship with us after church Sunday evening.
This third Sunday night tradition is an awesome way to get to know Brothers and Sisters in your church family and enjoy delicious food together.Everyone is invited to the fellowship immediately following Sunday Night's service, which begins at 5:30 p.m. See you there!
This third Sunday night tradition is an awesome way to get to know Brothers and Sisters in your church family and enjoy delicious food together.Everyone is invited to the fellowship immediately following Sunday Night's service, which begins at 5:30 p.m. See you there!
Turning your life’s journey into a journey of joy is a process. Mission statements and life goals are a great start, but they’re not enough. They can tell us where we’re going, but not why we’re headed there in the first place.
Maybe before we try to figure out where we’re going, we should take some time to think about who this person is who’s taking the journey in the first place... Click here to Start your journey today
Taken from "Women's Journey of Joy" - A lifestyle magazine for women. http://www.journeyofjoy.com/
PRAYER REQUEST - Baby Jaylen
I HAVE A PRAYER REQUEST FOR YOU AND PLEASE PASS IT ON.........MY SISTER'S BEST FRIEND, CINDY COLBURN, SOME OF YOU KNOW HER, HAS A NEW BABY GIRL. SHE HAS HAD A BAD COUGH FOR A WHILE AND IS HAVING LOTS OF SECRETION. SHE IS 6 MONTHS OLD AND WEIGHS 11 LBS. THE DOCTORS ARE CONCERNED WITH THESE SYMPTOMS AND ARE GOING TO DO A CYSTIC FIBROSIS TEST ON HER. WE DON'T KNOW WHEN YET. THE DOCTORS ARE WANTING TO RULE THIS OUT. THE BABY'S NAME IS JAYLEN. PLEASE SEND YOUR PRAYERS UP FOR THIS LITTLE GIRL.
THANK YOU, SHERRY
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. AS SOON AS I FIND OUT WHEN THEY WILL DO THE TEST, I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW.
THANK YOU, SHERRY
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. AS SOON AS I FIND OUT WHEN THEY WILL DO THE TEST, I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW.
PRAYER MEETING TONIGHT!
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20
Please join the Pastoral Search Committee at the church TONIGHT (July 10th) at 6:30 pm to pray for our church and all of those involved in our search for a new pastor. There will be no discussion about the process or the candidates; this time is just for prayer. Prayer requests not related to the pastor search should be spoken at the regular Intercessory Prayer meeting Wednesday at 6:15 pm. If you are unable to come to the church tonight, please join us in prayer wherever you are at 6:30.
Please join the Pastoral Search Committee at the church TONIGHT (July 10th) at 6:30 pm to pray for our church and all of those involved in our search for a new pastor. There will be no discussion about the process or the candidates; this time is just for prayer. Prayer requests not related to the pastor search should be spoken at the regular Intercessory Prayer meeting Wednesday at 6:15 pm. If you are unable to come to the church tonight, please join us in prayer wherever you are at 6:30.
CANCELLED - Interview with Pastoral Candidate
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED - THE CANDIDATE TOOK A JOB AT ANOTHER CHURCH. The Pastor Search Committee will interview Bishop Andy Washburn at the church Monday, July 9th, at 7:00 PM. All "Adult Members" of the Hackleburg Church of God of Prophecy are welcome to observe the interview. If you have questions you would like to ask Bishop Washburn, please submit those to Ronnie Stidham tonight (Sunday) by the end of the service. If you think of questions during the interview, please write those down and pass them to one of the committee members.
Though you are welcome to observe the interview, there are some restrictions. Children are not allowed at the interview. Please do not come into the meeting late if at all possible, as this may cause a distruption. Please refrain from talking among yourselves during the interview. Please understand that only committee members may ask questions of or make comments to the Pastoral Candidate.
Please be in prayer for everyone involved in this meeting. Thank you for your prayers and your cooperation.
Though you are welcome to observe the interview, there are some restrictions. Children are not allowed at the interview. Please do not come into the meeting late if at all possible, as this may cause a distruption. Please refrain from talking among yourselves during the interview. Please understand that only committee members may ask questions of or make comments to the Pastoral Candidate.
Please be in prayer for everyone involved in this meeting. Thank you for your prayers and your cooperation.
NEW NIGHT - Yahweh Sisterhood Swim Night - MONDAY, July 16th, 6:00-9:00 pm
Sister Cynthia Stidham and the Yahweh Sisterhood Leadership invites all ladies to a Swim Night at Cynthia’s home on MONDAY, July 16th, from 6:00-9:00 PM. This is a night for ladies only to enjoy spending leisurely time together. Even if you don't swim, come and enjoy yummy snacks, lots of fun, and fellowship with your sisters. Drinks and chips will be provided. Come, relax and enjoy.
Schools
A dog had followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth grader at a public elementary school. However, when the bell rang, the dog sidled inside the building and made it all the way to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed and shoo'ed him outside, closing the door behind him. The dog sat down, whimpered and stared at the closed doors. Then God appeared beside the dog, patted his head, and said, "Don't feel bad fella'....they won't let ME in either."
NEW WEEKLY PRAYER MEETINGS - Every Tuesday @ 6:30 pm
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20
The Search Committee will be meeting at the church every Tuesday at 6:30 pm to pray specifically Bishop Jones, the Search Committee, our church as a whole the candidates involved, and for wisdom and guidance from God in every aspect of this process. These prayer meetings will continue until our new pastor arrives. The Search Committee has also asked that every person in our congregation, please join them in prayer each Tuesday evening at the church if possible. If you are unable to come to the church, please join them in prayer where ever you are at that time. Many of you are praying and fasting on Tuesdays already. If you would like to make this to be the time that you fast and pray, that would be great. We all want God's will to be done and praying is the best thing we can do the see that accomplished.
(Regular intercessory prayer will continue on Wednesdays at 6:15 pm) ---Tina Stults
Committee Elected to Search for a Pastor
Those who chose to participate met with Bishop LV Jones Thursday night to discuss the process for finding a new pastor. Bishop Jones went over the process step-by-step and gave everyone an opportunity to ask questions. He also informed us of a list of possible candidates that Brother Brian had given him and some he had thought of. Bishop Jones then left us with the task of electing a committee to act on behalf of the church as a liaison between the church and the candidates and the state overseer's office. We had a brief discussion and decided that each of us would cast our vote for seven people to sit on this committee. The votes were counted and the seven people with the most votes were appointed to the committee.
Those appointed to the committee are as follows:
Ronnie Stidham, Chairman
Greg Stidham
Daryl Weatherly
Cynthia Stidham
Lisa Stidham, Secretary
Charlotte Dollar
Angie Wellington
Ronnie Stidham was then elected as Chairman; Lisa Stidham was elected to be the Secretary who will take notes at every meeting and interview. A list was started of possible candidates to be submitted to Bishop Jones. If you know of a pastor (pastors) you think would be a good candidate to Pastor this church, please submit their name(s) to Ronnie Stidham by Sunday night, July 8th. Names can be submitted afterwards, but this is the date for our initial list to be compiled and forwarded to Bishop Jones.
Please understand that this committee is to be the voice of the entire church. Each member of this church has as much say as every other member, including those on the search committee. This committee will not make decisions without consulting the congregation and then Bishop Jones. This committee will NOT choose our next Pastor on their own. This committee was established to make the process go faster and more smoothly. Please support them.
If you have questions about how the process will work, please contact one of the members of the committee. If you have a pastor to add to the list after the initial list has been submitted, contact the chairman, Ronnie Stidham. If you have questions about the candidates, please feel free to ask anyone on the committee. If you have questions you would like for the committee to ask the candidates during the interviews, please write those down and give them to Ronnie. A list of questions will be compiled so that each candidate will be asked your questions along with the questions from those on the committee. As events occur and new information is received, the committee will inform the church. Bishop Jones will make the final decision in selecting our new Pastor based on recommendations received from our church.
Those appointed to the committee are as follows:
Ronnie Stidham, Chairman
Greg Stidham
Daryl Weatherly
Cynthia Stidham
Lisa Stidham, Secretary
Charlotte Dollar
Angie Wellington
Ronnie Stidham was then elected as Chairman; Lisa Stidham was elected to be the Secretary who will take notes at every meeting and interview. A list was started of possible candidates to be submitted to Bishop Jones. If you know of a pastor (pastors) you think would be a good candidate to Pastor this church, please submit their name(s) to Ronnie Stidham by Sunday night, July 8th. Names can be submitted afterwards, but this is the date for our initial list to be compiled and forwarded to Bishop Jones.
Please understand that this committee is to be the voice of the entire church. Each member of this church has as much say as every other member, including those on the search committee. This committee will not make decisions without consulting the congregation and then Bishop Jones. This committee will NOT choose our next Pastor on their own. This committee was established to make the process go faster and more smoothly. Please support them.
If you have questions about how the process will work, please contact one of the members of the committee. If you have a pastor to add to the list after the initial list has been submitted, contact the chairman, Ronnie Stidham. If you have questions about the candidates, please feel free to ask anyone on the committee. If you have questions you would like for the committee to ask the candidates during the interviews, please write those down and give them to Ronnie. A list of questions will be compiled so that each candidate will be asked your questions along with the questions from those on the committee. As events occur and new information is received, the committee will inform the church. Bishop Jones will make the final decision in selecting our new Pastor based on recommendations received from our church.
Petition to Stop "Drive-through Mastectomies"!
For most women diagnosed with breast cancer, the only treatment option is a mastectomy. A Mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to removecancerous breast cells/tissue. Being told you have cancer is a traumatic experience. Having a mastectomy can be even more traumatic. Also, if you know anyone who has had amastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and painafterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies anoutpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly inthe hospital for 2 days after surgery.
In January 2007, Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 (S. 459/H.R.758). The bill would allow a woman and her doctor to decide whether she should recuperate for at least 48 hours in the hospital or whether she has enough support to get quality care at home following this emotionally and physically difficult surgery.
To learn more about breast cancer, mastectomy, other treatment options, & what you can do to stop these "Drive-through Mastectomies", click on the link below and then sign the petition:
"JOIN THE JOURNEY"
As most of you know, Pastor Brian and his family will be moving at the end of July to Pastor the Church of God of Prophecy in Sheffield, AL. It saddens me greatly that he and Sister Renee, Tayler & Will will be leaving us. However, do not be discouraged by this change. We must look at this with hope of God-filled new beginnings for the Suttons, the Sheffield church and for our church. Lisa Stults' vision of "Join the Journey" has been brought back to remembrance to many of our spirit-filled ladies. That is what we are on, a journey. God is leading the way and we must follow Him.
Yes, it is sad to lose our pastoral family whom we love so very much. But, we must remember who we are to follow. We must remember to follow God through our Lord Jesus Christ and with the help of the Holy Spirit. We must follow God, not our Pastor, not our Sunday School Teachers, not our various ministry leaders. We must remember that our God, who loves us more than we can comprehend, is in control. We must lay down our will and allow God's will to be done. We must have faith and be hopeful. We must stick together during this trial to come out on the other side stronger and more full of faith.
One of our ladies told me that she felt God was saying to her that we must keep our eyes on Christ. Then, I heard a message on television this week that really brought that thought home. We hear great, uplifting and thought-provoking messages each time we attend our weekly services. We have wonderful fellowship during our small group meetings, our monthly women's and men's ministry meetings, and monthly snack times and dinners. Our congregation is growing. But, are we really getting it? Where is our focus? The message I heard challenged viewers (challenged me) to set our eyes on Jesus. God is the Almighty, the Great I Am. He more than deserves our worship and praise. God is to be first in every part of our lives. But, in John 14:6, Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. We must make sure that Jesus is in every service, in every time of worship, in every time of fellowship, in every message, in every business meeting, in everything thing we do. We must remember that WE are the church and JESUS is our shepherd.
I'm not usually the person to do what I'm about to do, but this is not coming from me. God is leading me in this writing and in the challenge in the next few sentences. For over a year now, many of us chose to fast and pray for our church on Tuesday each week. I don't know how many of you are still doing this, but I challenge all of you who are to continue and those who aren't to start. Remember to pray for the Suttons and the Sheffield church as well. We're all on the same team and our goal is to live an abundant life through Christ on our journey to heaven, and our commission is to take as many souls with us as we possibly can.
Let us all set our eyes on God and "Join the Journey".
Love and prayers,
Tina Stults
Meeting with Bishop Jones - Thursday, July 5th, 7:00 pm
Please pass the word to all of our congregation. Bishop Jones, Overseer for the Church of God of Prophecy for the State of Alabama will be at our church Thursday, July 5th, at 7:00pm to discuss our options for interviewing Pastoral candidates. This meeting is a very important one and all of you are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions about how we will choose candidates, the interview process, or anything else you might be concerned about with Brother Brian leaving, this is the time to ask.
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