New look and Prayer meeting

Well, somebody has been sprucing up the blogsite.  I will take a stab and say it was Ernie.  It sure wasn't me, but I do love it.  Thanks, Ernie!!!!!  We appreciat you sooooo much!!  Love you, too, Donna!!!!

Jim and I went to the Prayer Meeting last night, and it was great.  Brandon led it with Bruce Clinton on guitar and Ray Williams finishing up at the end.   Bruce began with Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus and another song.  Then Brandon whose heart was full of emotion and praise, led us first to just raise our voices in prayer and praise to God ... outloud and all at the same time. Then he asked us to read or speak out scriptures that came to our mind, and one at a time scripture came from all over the room... no stories, no other words, just scripture.   I was amazed at how many did that without a Bible..... uh... from memory. Praise His Name!!  Then we prayed for other things outloud (the church, the country, etc) and also did some in small groups with those around us.  Ended with Ray leading us in prayer and with some scripture and then Bruce ended with a worship song.  All in all it is what we have all been praying for.  We were very encouraged by the fact that the Edge was over half full and at the people and how you could hear their hearts as they prayed.

Brandon humbly said that he and some of the elders have been meeting on Wed noon and fasting and praying for God's wisdom and leadership of the church. He said this to encourage us that the leadership is praying and seeking God's leadership. You could hear his emotion in saying that they didn't want their own agenda.... they wanted HIS agenda by His Spirit!!  WOW!!! He encouraged us to pray about doing that ourselves not with them in body.... but with them in the Spirit. 

He also mentioned that the next prayer meeting might not be just like this one....  they were trying to let the Lord lead in what they did each time. All in all a wonderful evening that was highly encouraging and uplifting.