Pastor Appreciation

On Sunday evening of October 4th, our church family overwhelmed us with one of the "best ever" Pastor Appreciation celebrations we have ever witnessed in the past four decades of ministry. There was plenty of wonderful food and fellowship as we packed out the fellowship area of Firestone Wesleyan Church. Early on in the proceedings, we were asked to come and sit in our new "Cracker Barrel" style rocking chairs (ideal for front porch sitting, southern style). They look great along with our two, new large hanging baskets of yellow mums. As the evening progressed, several stood and shared their hearts. It was a humbling moment to say the least. We unwrapped gift after gift of personal expressions of love. Several contained green pictures of old presidents, gift cards to local stores and restaurants and some hand-picked tokens of appreciation. Earlier in the day, the Middlers Sunday School class invited us to a special party, complete with cupcakes, skittles, pretzels and chex-mix. We were honored with a special card with handwritten notes from each student, pictures and $50 love gift. A special thanks to Ruth Cook for this precious memory. We had been blessed earlier with new brakes for our car and dozens of flowers and plants for the yard around our house. We went home that night with three shopping bags and a heart full of gratitude for some of God's best people anywhere. Some have already scheduled special events in the near future, so the blessings continue. In the three short months that we have been here, God has confirmed that we are in the center of His will - not because of what the church family has done for us, but because of who they are in Christ Jesus. Thank you Firestone Wesleyan Church family for the high honor of serving our Lord through you and this community.