Newsletter - Full Gospel Mission

FULL GOSPEL MISSION

887 W. Spruce Ave., Ravenna, OH  44266

Rev. Barbara A. Davis, Pastor

 

October 21, 2012 PASTOR PEN: An old Paul Harvey story is about a man by the name of Ray Blankenship. One morning as Ray was preparing his breakfast he heard the terrified cries of a little girl. As he looked out his window he saw her being swept away in the rain-flooded drainage ditch beside his Andover, Ohio, home. Blankenship knew that farther downstream the ditch disappeared into a tunnel underneath a road and then emptied into the main storm drain. Ray dashed out the door and raced along the ditch, trying to get ahead of the sinking child. Then he jumped into the deep, churning water. Blankenship surfaced and was able to grab the child’s arm. Only a few feet away from the culvert Ray’s free hand felt something--possibly submerged tree limb— He clung desperately, but the tremendous force of the water tried to rip and tear him away from the child. “If only he could just hang on until help comes," he thought. But he did better than that. By the time fire-department rescuers arrived, Blankenship had pulled the girl to safety. Both were treated for shock. On April 12, 1989, Ray Blankenship was awarded the Coast Guard’s Silver Lifesaving Medal. The award is fitting, for this selfless person was at even greater risk to himself…, thinking solely on the need of others. Because Ray Blankenship could not swim. And now you know the rest of the story.  Learn this lesson: Hearing God speak Will Challenge Our Comfort Zone. Ray could have said, “I don’t want to get wet. I don’t want to ruin my breakfast. I don’t want to risk my life,”  BUT God’s voice was unmistakably clear! When Ray heard the terrified cries of the little girl and looked out and saw that little child drowning in the water there is no way that anyone could misunderstand what had to be done!  This is God changing hears into doers---"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only" James 1:22 (KJV) FALL FESTIVAL-- OCTOBER 27--Food drive at Center of Hope   Thank you bakers, and sellers (Susan, Renee, Barbie K., Mary)  of cookies, it was a success—a special thank you to David W.D.II for helping before school to set up the sale.  Also to Lucy and Eli for helping to sell cookies, Cookie on sale tonight for a special $3.00 price—I’ll see you there!!!! (P.S.  Thanks Charlie D for the coffee!) Thanks Cara!!!

PRAYER LIST: Axel Bradeck---illnesss   Devria St.Aubin---health           Hazen Ministries            ALL MILITARY---Zac&Shawn          Center of Hope      Miss Jenny B. and Dennis—recovery----strokes         RC & Esther—health       Rev. Mike Bonecutter       Dale and Sheila & Family—jobs/home     Anne C.          Rev.’s Opdyke & Rev. Beaver---both lost  spouse  Rev. Donnie Turner—health   Rev. Mack Turner—health       Sister Rachael & Church          Calvary Crusade     FGCC/Radio& Ministers       Sister Helen Ballew              Arthur Wilson—health  Will & Amber—baby health         Barb K—job          Jeff & Shelby---jobs/home    Rev. Charles & Sue Herron     Steve W—health/broke leg      Linda Weber Grieving families—especially as the Holiday approach   COME QUICKLY LORD

 

FOOD FOR THOUGH----Two friends were walking through the desert.  During some point of the journey, they had an argument. And the one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand, today my best friend slapped me in the face.

 

      They kept on walking, until they found an Oasis, where they decide to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started to drown, but the friend saved him.  After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote in stone:  'TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE'

      The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, and now you write in Stone, Why?'  The friend replied, when someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can erase it away, but when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no winds can ever erase it.

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO

CARVE YOUR BENEFITS IN STONE.

 

JOKE: Members of the Methodist women's church circle in one Wisconsin town some years ago were disturbed because a widowed church member and her three small daughters were staying away from services. Finding the reason to be a lack of suitable clothes, the ladies' group corrected the situation in a generous manner.
When the little girls still failed to appear at Sunday school, some of the ladies called to inquire about their absence.
The mother thanked them sweetly for the clothing and explained, "The girls looked so nice, I sent them to the Presbyterian church!"