Farewell to Andrew for the Summer

Andrew had been faithfully attending Wednesday Evening services while attending college.  We were excited that he was able to be with us on the Sunday Morning of Mother's Day.  He will be working most of the summer in a camp in eastern Tennessee.  We will miss him, his sister (Bella) and all of those who have gone home for the summer.  We look forward to them all coming back next fall. 

Picture:  Stephen Wantulok, Andrew Rains, Sean Wantulok and Tyler Pierce.

Congratulations!

Sister Jessica Heitman is garduating High School and preparing to enter College this fall.  The local church recognized her accompishments with the presentation of a leather bond Thompson (chain reference) Bible.  Sister Jessica is very active in the local church currently serving as:  Assistant Nursery/Primary Teacher, Assistant in Children's Ministries, Camp Booster, Gleaner Leader, VBS Coordinator, and VLB and WMB Song Leader.  We are proud of Sister Jessica and her accomplishments.  Keep her in your prayers as she faces new challenges.

Mudder's Day

What a wonderful Mother's Day - 36 in attendance for Preaching - 34 for Sunday School.  A good number of our members and regular's (14) were away visiting.  We would have broken our record again if everyone could have been present.  Try again next year.

Mudder's Day - yes, David Wantulok stayed and worked at finishing the drywall project in the sanctuary so that we could begin painting.  We still lack another layer or so of mud before we can paint.  Thanks David.  It is a GREAT Mother's Day present for the entrie church. 

The men did a great job providing a BBQ meal for all the ladies.  Good food, good fellowship, good attendance, good service, good progress on the project - It was a GOOD day!

Drywall in the Sanctuary

No, we are not finished but this project is well underway.  A picture is worth 1000 words - Drywall in the Sanctuary!

Thank you:  David Wantulok, Stephen Wantulok, Sean Wantulok, Luke Wantulok and Andrew (from WBC).  Oh yes, and Brother Willard. (Smiles!)

Drywall in the little peoples Sunday School room will be coming soon. 

The Nursery, Office and Kitchen are in the works also.  Check out the kitchen cabinets, sink, faucet, vent a hood, and garbage disposal that was purchased for $550. 

Sister Oletta Nobles donated a dishwasher the same day and saved the church $50 off the cabinet price.  What timing!  Thanks! 

Want to get involved - let someone know - today there were those who came in fresh late in the day just to help with the clean up.  Thanks guys!  GREAT JOB!

I don't have any pictures but a special thank you to Brother Joe Andras for getting an exterior church flag and taking responsiblity of hanging it for the Strawberry Festival, May 8, 2010.  Keep looking - one day the church flag will be regularly displayed externally in Bald Knob, AR. 

Speaking of exterior work.  There are plans to paint the exterior of the building and do regular maintance outside.  There are also plans for building a storage room on the side porch for outside tools and yard sale materials.  We have lots of peg board to use for the inside walls - smiles.

No, I am not forgetting the sound booth - it is still on the list guys.

What so ever thy hand findeth to do - DO IT with thy might!  Come and join the fun.  Watch for more updates!

YES! IT IS HAPPENING!

What a beautiful mess!  It may have taken approximately 15 years of ownership and almost 3 years of our presence but we are finally seeing some progress on the building.  The peg board has left the auditorium! Walls are coming down!  Plans for a Nursery, Office, Sound Booth and Kithchen are underway.  YES!  I said KITHCHEN!  It won't all be finished in time for Mother's Day but Wantulok boys are converging on site May 8th (Watch out Strawberry Festival).  They are coming early in the morning, some coming in the afternoon and others coming in the evening.  The plan is to have drywall up in the sancturay for Mother's Day!  Yeah!

If you are a perfectionist - you better get there to put in your two cents.  There are still plenty of needs to put working hands into business. Hurry, or you will miss out on the demolition.  Reconstruction is about to begin.

Those who gather get prepared.  Noah's Ark theme is the thought for the Nursery.  Functioning is the thought for the Kitchen.  There will be additional needs for the kitchen. 

What next?  How about a washer and dryer so we can clean the towels at church?  Carpet?  Matching Pews?  How about the parking lot or a play yard for the children?  Who knows?

Come join in the fun before the "happening" passes!

PS - The storms brought in approximately 20 visitors while we were working on Saturday night.  (They were families with young children, Sister Meredith.) It was as if the sirens were making the announcement - come to church and see what is happening!  Most all of these visitors live within walking distance of the church and had no idea that a church occupied the building.  They know now! The Bell's had talked about coming to the church to ride out the storm - God was going to see that the church doors were open to received people.   Oh - and the storm broke up just before it arrived at the Bald Knob area.  Imagine that!

WATCH OUR PROGRESS!

Who has the monkey?

A little game we play call, "Monkey, monkey, who's got the monkey?" People say, "Oh, no!  I never play games". Truthfully the church house is filled with game players. Sinners, seldom go to church but the ungodly, frequently enter the church doors because that is where they hide reality under a veil of so-called-righteousness.
Who has the monkey is the game we are playing when we have not learned how to watch, listen, pray, and discern in the spiritual. We have a difficult day and the enemy of our soul sends us a monkey with which to play. It is usually a familiar monkey to us, and one to which we are susceptible. The monkey of depression greets us, we not only respond but we invite him to stay. Sister comes over, sees the monkey, and we feed our monkey. He invites some of his friends and pushes away the sister who could help deliver us from the grips of the monkey. Then sister gets frustrated and she leaves with the monkey of frustration while his friends keep you occupied.

Do you see where this is going? Sister then feeds her monkey, monkey invites more friends, and another monkey jumps in joining the cycle. This goes on until a little ole' sister who has played this game before exercises her God given authority, who by the grace of God is not interested in playing this game again, discerns when the monkey attacks her and puts him right back in his place. The mess that the monkey made is left to be dealt with in prayer by the cleanup crew of Pastor's and bandleaders. Sometimes it is 20 years down the road and things are still a mess before someone is able to come in and say, "Clean this mess up! No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Not everything that is spiritual is godly. We need to realize that it is necessary for us to try the spirits to see if they are of God or not. We talk about the mind of Christ but we cannot have the mind of Christ in us if we are constantly entertaining monkeys.

New Signage and Visitors

It is time for Spring Cleaning! Windows washed, gutters cleared again, the front parking lot blown free of debris and (hopefully) the water leak was found and sealed all on Saturday afternoon. Finally, signage was put on the building windows. Fellowship Hall was added to the south door, address numbers and Sanctuary were added to the north doors, and in the center window information about the local church was added. Even some of the younger kids that come noticed the building was looking good. Come have a look.

We have been blessed with nine first time visitors in the last 2 weeks and that does not include return visitors that have come or those who have become regular in their attendance. Praise the Lord for these souls. We pray that they will receive something from God and return to His house every opportunity they have.

Spring has only arrived. Opportunities to work on the building, fellowship with the Saints and minister to the local community are only beginning to open up. Come and be a part - Get your Working gloves and be ready!