Good-bye Everyone

 It is with a very heavy heart that I have to say good-bye to Cumming and all of my brothers and sisters in Christ that live here. With Ben's death, I simply can't afford to pay the mortgage where we are now plus my entire family is relocating to Columbus, Ga. so I am close behind.

I'm trying not to be too sentimental about leaving and selling the home in which Ben and I raised our girls, but rather, with God's help, trying to focus on the new chapter of my life's journey in Columbus. Thanks to today's technology, you are all within reach and I do want you all to remain a big part of my life.

I ask that you pray for all of us, that you won't forget us and that you will stay in touch. Mike Foster has recently sent out feelers regarding the resurrection of Castle Christian and I think that is a perfectly wonderful idea. I know that many of the members of Castle have yet to settle into a new church home. What we shared at Castle was the Body of Christ living in perfect harmony and that is hard and rare to find in today's chaotic environment. Remember, it's not the quantity of worshipers that come together, but rather, the quality of the gathering that matters.

I think I speak for my entire family when I say, "We love you all. We will miss you all and may God bless each and every one of you."

Update on Lee Lamb

Per Pat Little:

"Lee is done with his procedure and is awake, a little groggy still. He had one stent put in, but bypass surgery is not needed at this time. praise God! Thanks for praying for us, I'll let you know anything else important I find out. He'll probably be in the hospital at least until tomorrow, not really sure yet."

Praise God indeed! Let's keep Pat and Lee in our prayers and hope that he will be able to come home tomorrow.

Prayer Request for Lee Lamb

 

Pat Little is asking for prayers for Lee. She had to take him to the E.R last night. He was complaining that his chest didn't feel right. Once there the initial diagnosis was arterial fibrillation. He did stay overnight and they will be doing a heart cath in the morning at 8am. With covid being rampant Pat is not able to see him, but she will be able to be in the waiting room during his procedure in the morning. Please lift Lee before our Heavenly Father and ask that the procedure goes well with a manageable outcome. Please don't forget to pray for Pat, for her peace, patience and comfort as they face these troubled waters.

Love to you all.

Ben Abernathy

 Please, please, please pray for Ben. He's 76 years old and has COPD. He also has Covid. He also believes in Jesus Christ and the power of prayer. They are preparing to put him on a ventilator. I'm also asking for prayers for the family. We're taking this pretty hard....no...VERY hard. Please lift us as we have lifted you and ask for healing for His beautiful servant, Ben

Prayer request

Haven't heard from the blog in a while, have you? Well, we've got some prayer needs that have come to our attention and Castle Christian is known for prayer strength. So here goes:

 

1. Praise God that these folks were eating at the Waffle House when a tree fell on their house, pulling down the power lines with it and starting a fire. This was the home of Debbie Whigham's sister and brother-in-law, Rachel and Jimmy Patterson. They lost their kitchen, dining room and living room before the fire was contained. They are in a hotel for the next month so please pray that the insurance company will extend that stay as the repairs will be taking the next six months. They are also taking care of Jimmy's mother so they have to stay in close proximity to her. Tough situation all the way around.

Tonight reminder

Don't forget Larry Deckard's bible study tonight @ 6:00 pm.It will be held on the lower level of the Thrift Store on Highway 20 west (Canton Highway) across from Ingles. Little music, but primarily time will be spent studying and discussing God's Word. We will start in the book of Acts.




There is handicap access and bathrooms available for those that need them. Hope to see you there.

News, news, news

Larry Deckard is back in town and starting a Bible study TONIGHT. I'm sorry I'm so late getting this out, but your blogger is old and forgetful. Can you relate?

Anyway, it will begin tonight from 6:00 to 7:15 pm. It will be held on the lower level of the Thrift Store on Highway 20 west (Canton Highway) across from Ingles. Little music, but primarily time will be spent studying and discussing God's Word. We will start in the book of Acts.

Enter from the left of the building thru the purple/maroon and go downstairs.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!!  Hope to see you there.

Important Notice

Because of the acute lack of toilet paper, we will not be meeting tomorrow as originally planned. Seriously, until this virus threat slows down we will not meet until further notice.

Important Prayer Request

FROM KATHIE COPELAND:

"Just letting ya'll know My biopsy came back positive for cancer. MRI later this week then surgery at some point. I'm kind of in shock."

Please cover our sister in Christ with your prayers. Damien is still having issues with his finger so keep him and Gayle covered as well.

Plans for Sunday

The general consensus is to meet at the VFW this coming Sunday at the usual time. Bring goodies to snack on if you like. Hope to see you there.

From Mike Foster

A big thank you goes out to all that prepared food and helped serve at the Place today.We served roughly 89 people .Our next meal is May 13th.Be sure to mark your calendar.

Important Information

• Initially, plans were to meet again at the VFW on 2/9. After some deliberation the consensus is to pay the rent for March and meet at a later date in March to be announced.
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• This Sunday plans are to visit Stone Point Church. Here's a link to their site: https://www.stonepoint.org/ Their services begin at 11:00 am.
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• Last, but by no means least: We're scheduled to serve at The Place on Wednesday, 2/5. Mike says he will be at the VFW at 5 pm on Tuesday to pick up food. Please let him know if you will be there so he'll know when he can leave the facility.

Important blog ammendment

We will still be having our church meeting on January 19th as planned. The difference is there will be no service that day....just the meeting. Everyone is encouraged to bring a little something for breakfast. The meeting will begin at 10:00 am.

Sorry for the confusion.

Important Notice

There will be a....and I quote.....very, very, very important church meeting following services on January 19th. If you are a regular attendee of Castle Christian Church, you are highly encouraged to mark your calendars and plan on being present. Your voice needs to be heard.

See you Sunday (I hope)

IMPORTANT!!!

We will be meeting in the Women's Auxiliary Building tomorrow morning. This is the first building on your right with a ramp in the front.

The VFW accidentally booked our normal meeting place and were VERY apologetic.

Now I shall apologize for the tardiness in getting out this information to you. What can I say? Your blogger is old and easily forgetful.

Love you all

Jan

DON'T FORGET

Change your clocks BACK tonight before you go to bed. BACK......an extra hour of sleep....YAY!

Update on Alan Whigham

The heart cath. went well, but showed a 100% blockage in one small artery, a 60% blockage in another and 40% blockage in still others. The key word here is, "SMALL". The doctor explained that they are not going to stent or place a balloon in the 100% blocked artery as it is too "SMALL" for stents or balloons to be used. Concerning the remaining arteries, they won't stent or place balloons in those until they reach a 70% blockage.

We're guessing they are just going to watch him carefully. He may be able to come home tomorrow. The fur babies are missing them, but being well cared for. LOL

Debbie and Alan want to thank everyone for the prayers and ask that you not stop now.

From Debbie and Alan Whigham

Alan's heart cath is scheduled for 9 am tomorrow morning. If you can, take a minute at 9am and say a prayer for Alan, the doctors and staff and the test results.

Farewell Lunch

Our church will gather together following services on Sunday, October 13, 2019 to wish Bill and

Marcie well wishes as they start this new part of their journey together. Everyone is asked to bring your favorite dishes for one last meal together.

IMMEDIATE Prayer need

Just got word from Debbie Whigham that she is with Alan in the ER. He is having difficulty breathing, his heart is in A-fib and is experiencing some fluid build up. They are going to admit him and are running lots of tests.

Will notify you of updates as I get them. Please pray for Alan as soon as you get this information.

Thanks.