I am sitting here thinking of all the wonderful things that God has done in my life. I love Thanksgiving Day. It is my favorite holiday of the year. It is a time that we focus on God and all that He has done for us. I just wanted to share with you all that comes to mind as I sit here thanking and praising God.
I praise Him for
full salvation by His wonderful grace
my wonderful wife of 35 years, Betty
our 4 children, Chris, Stephanie, Joy, and David, who all love God and are faithful to serve him
our 4 inlaws-Andria, David, Julio, and Katie, who are wonderful additions to our family and great for their spouses
our grandchildren, Philip, Dave, Ronnie, Andrew, Matthew, Jonathan, Jacob, Hannah, Andrew, Benjamin, and Lelia!
our wonderful church Vision Baptist
Our parents, Charles, Carolyn, and Evelyn
other extended family
the wonderful staff that God has given me to work with, Mark, Trent, and Philip
all of our missionaries but especially those sent out of our church, Chris Gardner, Travis Snode, Julio Soncco, Mark Tolson, Mark Coffey, Ronald Tubillas
the students at the Our Generation Training Center
the many volunteers that make all that happens at Vision possible
the giving, praying and serving that all of you do
Those that make our music program so special from the pianos, the guitars, children’s ministry, specials, just all of it
the Sunday School, children’s church, Master Clubs workers
John Pearson and his offering devotions
all the kids that come for candy to the office every service
the churches that have worried about our personal needs for 3 years now
a thousand other things that are just too hard to list
God has been so good to us. I love Him and thank Him because without Him I wouldn’t be here or able to enjoy such rich blessings.
I love each of you and hope to see you all on Sunday.
