Skip to main content

West Tennessee Suffers Damage from Ice Storm

Although the news media has not stated much about Tennessee being affected by the Ice Storm, due to the mass damage to other states, there are issues in Tennessee also. Both the Ridgely and Lenox church areas were hit by the ice storm last week. The town of Ridgely and the church were without electricity for 36 to 48 hours in the frigid cold and some longer than that. Some of the elderly members were taken into shelters in Dyersburg and others had relatives who took them into their homes. We were unable to have church Wednesday night January 28 and services were cut short on Sunday February 1 by the power going off again. After the power was restored to the church it has been being used by those who are still without eating and bathing facilities. A group from a half-way house and others were able to use the gym showers. There are approximately ten families in the Ridgely church including the Pastor that still does not have electricity at this date one week later. Cell phones and internet services have been hindered due to this power shortage.

We praise God for HIS grace and HIS sustaining “power” during these difficult times without the “modern power” that our homes and churches rely on. We have been able to reach out to people that we had never had the opportunity to minister to. This has brought on a REVIVAL of prayer and seeing the need to minister to those who are in need.

Sincerely,

Loudonna Mahan

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Come Down From That Ivory Tower

Hebrews 11 has become known as the "Hall of Faith." The reason is quite simple. The writer spends a great deal of time giving a role call of the heroes of the faith. After all, this chapter is about faith, and what better way to teach faith than to illustrate with some real-life examples. Mos of the people in this chapter are well-known, at least by anyone who spent time squirming in a Sunday School class as a small child, or who watched the late-night movies on the local channels featuring their stories. Who were they? Abel, Enoch and Noah. Abel pleased God with his excellent offering, Enoch was so close to God that he actually walked with God to the point that one evening, while walking God said to Enoch, "we are closer to my house than we are yours, so why don't you just go home with me?" Of course, Noah built an ark (according to God's instructions) that saved mankind from total destruction. Then there was Abraham...the father of the faithful. He...
10 comments
Read more

Prayer Request

Yesterday and today have been filled with non-stop preparations and meetings for the General Assembly. The State/National Overseers will be traveling to begin meeting this week in Nashville. Will you please join me in prayer for travel mercies for all of those on their way to Nashville? Also, Sister Wilma Massengale is still in Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. This precious lady and her family need our prayer support, and I hope you will join me in prayer for them, believing the Lord is able to meet their need.
Post a Comment
Read more

Raising your Leadership GPA

Please note the upcoming seminar taught by Pastor Gary Lanley from Hawaii. Here is his description of the seminar: "Leadership Training Seminar The weekend before the General Assembly, Bishop Gary Langley, Pastor of Kaneohe, Hawaii, Windward Worship Center, will be teaching a 3-session leadership training seminar at Sonbright Christian Center, hosted by Pastor R.C. (Chip) Meadows. A lot of the materials I use are from some intensive training I received from Don Cousins. Improve Your Leadership GPA will help you better understand how your Spiritual Gifts, Passions and Abilities are all vital components in your successful ministry and sense of fulfillment. Among the topics to be covered… • Uncover your Spiritual Gifts • Identify your passion • Integrate your natural abilities • Learn effective ways to recruit, motivate and retain volunteers • Examine the pattern for true Biblical leadership • Move toward consistently ministering “in the zone” • Understand anointed moments • Begin ...
1 comment
Read more