Church News

Travis Keyes, Kathy Meyr's dad, has been sick... please pray.

We had two international students at services Sunday night, one from Columbia and one from Turkey. The one from Columbia understood most of what we studied in class and said he appreciated the interactive format.

We continue to have our conversation groups with the international students on Fridays at 4 pm. Jeff has started taking some of them home with him on Friday evenings so they can get a taste of americana. Last week we had Jeff, David, Sandy, Walker and myself at the meeting but the most regular ones are David and Jeff.

We played softball on Sunday night. We were short on numbers but everyone had a good time including the two international students, Milli and Oscar.

Michelle Christie shared some good news with me. She competed for and won a scholarship that will also benefit her by lowering her tuition rates.

Check out the pics of the two newest babies in the congregation posted below.

Anna Faith Vaughan

Trinity Ann Smitherman

Funeral in Lubbock

Uncle CB, Aunt Missie and Mom at the funeral.

Church News

We were in Lubbock this past weekend for my uncle's (Milton Barbee) funeral.

From Mark and Eunice Espinosa…

Please keep our daughter Giselle in your prayers , she had oral surgery today.
Thank you,

From Tim Rogers, Sinton church of Christ…

Jack McClanahan had a massive heart attack yesterday afternoon. He was out
"running his traps" and felt a tightness in his chest. He pulled into the minor
emergency center to let them check him out. They immediately called for an
ambulance and took him to Spohn Shoreline. They were able to install a stent to
help the situation. By 8:30 last night he was done with the procedure and in
ICU. Donita will be there this morning at 8:30, when it will be the first time
she will be able to see him. Thankfully, Jack had the sense to have it checked
out immediately. If he would have waited, the damage would have been far
worse. Please keep him in your prayers.

From Gay West…

Veda called me and here is her new address
1618 Eckford St. Apt. 107
Water Valley, Mississippi, 38965
her home phone # 662 714 5282

From Doc and Merle…

"Quick trip to Merles relatives / return Friday”
Take care of yourselves & pray for our safe trip.

Barbee Family

My uncle, Melton Barbee, passed away yesterday. Uncle Melby was married to my mom's sister. He had been sick for awhile. Please pray for the family.

A Bum or Not a Bum?

Walker and I were pulling my boat out of the water on Tuesday and a guy that looked like a bum walked up and tried to sell us a few things. He looked like a bum but he had an old car… most bums have no transportation. He needed to sell some things because he needed to buy gas. The trouble was I didn’t really want anything he had so I just handed him a five dollar bill. His response surprised me he said he wasn’t looking for a handout. I said, that’s OK you’re not a bum I just don’t need anything you have and I want to help you. He walked away and came back with a pocket knife and gave it to me and said he couldn’t just take my money.

Lesson learned… just because a guy looks like a bum doesn’t mean he is. Thank you Lord… I needed that lesson.