The life of a congregation certainly has it’s peaks and valleys. That is the nature of our collective and individual lives. We enjoy seeing the energy and enthusiasm of our Grace Land children as well as our teens.

We’ve been planning for this since last year. Our speaker was a part of the Area-Wide Service (Our Journey of Faith) last year, but that didn’t allow for enough time for him to complete his message to us. Lovell was asked to come back for a one day meeting - and today is the day! Our focus is on the ‘gospel’ which we believe.

It’s Missions Sunday! You will hear the latest news on the mission efforts that we support together—with glimpses into the dreams for the future.

There are numerous upcoming activities that are occupying our time, but one that should not go unnoticed or unmentioned is the prayer that we had for our students, teachers, and administrators last Sunday morning at both of our morning services.

The farewell to our summer interns was excellent. Jacob Hill did an excellent job speaking on Sunday night. He gave unique insights on the summer work with our young people and JP orchestrated an outstanding farewell dinner and report from Becky, Reagan and Jacob on their impressions of the learning process.

What a great Summer Series it has been. I find myself in the position of so many of you, saying, “I remember when…”

Our Vacation Bible School was a tremendous success - for both children and adults. I’m glad that we had an adult class because we have so many opportunities to pause and consider the text of the Bible - along with its implications. This was a wonderful study.

You’ll see the decorations for Vacation Bible School today at the front of the auditorium. Believe me, that is only a portion of the effort that has been put into this year’s VBS.