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I preached my first funeral this past Saturday and led worhip and preached both services Easter Sunday.  God pulled me through again.  Thank you for your prayers.  Love you all in Jesus name.
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Luke 21: 1-4 NIV
As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.  (2)  He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.  (3)  "I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. (4)  All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on."

I don't think Jesus wants us all to be poor.  He does want us to recognize that He is really responsible for our income.  He'd like us to use it to further His Kingdom in some way or other - not just giving to the church or a charity and being done with it.  I wish I had enough faith to give to God everything I have to live on.  I sometimes give more than I have in the checking, but in my case it's giving when I know I can just use a line of credit or a credit card if I need more money.  To give to God knowing that you might not eat this week is a whole different level.  Lord forgive me and all of us who depend on OUR resources and ourselves instead of depending entirely on you and following your will perfectly.
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 Announcements
     Lighthouse Wesleyan Church will have
    Sunday services at the Springwater
    American Legion at 9am and 10:45 am until further
    notice. 
             I'd love to see you there!

Prayer Requests Please pray that Eileen's niece, Cheryl, is healed of her Breast Cancer and that the Lord gives her peace and eases her suffering.

Please pray for Phyllis Greene who has surgery on her neck on April 20th.  Pray for her family to have peace about the surgery.

Please pray for Pastor Rob and Cheryl and all of us at Lighthouse Wesleyan Church as we seek God's wisdom in how best to serve Jesus.

Pray for Bill and Kay.  Bill has had a rough time with his lung cancer.  Please pray for healing and peace for him and his wife.

Please pray that a special friend and patient who has terrible Panic Attacks would know the peace of Jesus in a powerful way.

Please pray for the safe return of our Pastor Rob and Pastor Cheryl and his family from vacation.  WE NEED THEM!  WE MISS THEM!

Please pray for Barry Foor who is recovering from a severe head injury in Pittsburgh.

"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (Matthew 6:6 NIV)

Please e-mail your prayer requests to me and I will post them here.

                   Praises and Answers
Brother-in-law Elias Galvan did well with his heart surgery.

The Lord has opened the door for my son Josh and I to go to Guatemala in August on a mission trip.

James 4:10 NIV  Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.