I’ve got great news for those of you who are members of the Seed Growing Club…I finally have growth! I was really starting to doubt the quality of the seed but after watering and tending for over a month I am finally able to see something happen. And I’ll be proud to show you my [...]
and we ought to do it. It is our highest privilege and our most solemn duty. And if we do it not, I think it must fill the angels with confusion and the fiends in the bottomless pit with a kind of hideous joy. We ought to do it for this is almost the only [...]
Many of you know T.J. Simmons (above with Col. Grindle) . His mother Mary Gregory passed away on Saturday evening. She has struggled with illness for many years. Please keep T.J. and his sister Toni in your prayers. Please write him:T. J. Simmons165 SenecaElgin, IL. 60120 If you would prefer to give him a call [...]
On Saturday the Oak Brook Terrace Corps held a community Easter party. It was a great event that really impacted their community and allowed them to keep in contact with Day Camp kids and families who received assistance throughout the year. There was singing, games, snacks, crafts, an Easter egg hunt and a very clear [...]
As a child growing up at my Corps I thought it was quite natural to go up to the altar and pray to God. On the occasions I responded, I can remember the excitement I felt as I prayed at the Mercy Seat. My heart raced; I could hardly catch my breath as I walked [...]
We are taking a slightly different approach to the cell groups this year at Youth Councils (May 5-7). We are having six large groups—divided by age and gender—that will be taught by 6 cell teachers that we have already assigned. These teachers will teach for 15-20 minutes at the beginning of each of the three [...]
HERE LIES TOM JONESHe had a beautiful nature and a young, virtuous wife, and some beautiful children. All starved and wretched through their father’s selfish ways. He can’t help himself. He says so. He has proved it. He is dead in drunkenness. HERE LIES HARRY PLEASE-YOURSELFMad on footballing, theatres, music-halls, dances, and the like. Nothing [...]
We had an awesome Jr. Soldier Rally on Saturday. Over 200 Jr. Soldiers came to the Mayfair Community Church and participated in the rally. We had doughnuts, singing, teaching, worshipping, hot dogs, a presentation by the Bill Booth Theatre Company and the enrollment of 15 new Jr. Soldiers. It was a great day for our [...]
Do you play in a band? Do you and your friends want to get together and play some songs? What are you waiting for? This year you will have the opportunity to show your stuff on Saturday, May 6th at Metro Youth Councils. We are looking for bands (rock, acoustic, country, emo, ska, hardcore, etc.) [...]
It’s nice out. Really nice. I love spring. Anyway, on Monday morning I stumbled upon this little gem in the Song Book. It’s been in my head ever since. What I like about the song is that just when you think it’s weird or kind of shallow it hits you with something really profound (ala [...]