It is a wonderful time of year. The youth group is active in many daily activities and busily preparing for upcoming events. Our teachers and coordinators are busily preparing for Vacation Bible School.

Our service on Sunday night is focused on praying for our upcoming VBS and our continued work with our families and their children. The truth is that the greatest influence over children continue to be their parents. The church, however, is about the business of the spiritual growth of every member of the family.

It is impossible, to give complete reports on all the great things happening at Germantown. Here is my attempt to capture a few portions of what has already taken place and what is upcoming. Praise the Lord for what He is doing! What a gift to have a part in His work, wherever it occurs!

What a great day we had on Sunday! Our report and prayer for Ukraine was most helpful. We are able to see a little more of what the Malugas and so many others (as the Malugas hasten to say) are doing for the Lord in their work with helping people who are in need and in their studying with those who are willing.

We have so much for which to be grateful. We’ve been blessed to have visitors at all of our services. Mother’s Day was a very special day with a combination of our own visiting their mothers at their homes, and a few mothers coming here to be with their mothers. We’re always glad to have guests coming our way.

This is a scene in the fellowship hall as our youth celebrated the successful Lads to Leaders trip to Nashville. Graduation celebrations, youth retreats, Ladies retreats, Bible studies, mission meetings as well as numerous other special gatherings mark the full onslaught of spring activities.

So many events are coming up! You should have already marked your calendars for Vacation Bible School. This is a terrific week in July (July 13-16) where we will have a place or a class for every age. The teens will be helping to coordinate and conduct the classes for our children up through the 6th grade.

It seems we are officially and rapidly transitioning into the spring/summer of the year. School events are populating the calendars of students and parents alike. The Lads to Leaders spring trip to Nashville has just concluded with a huge turnout recorded.