This is the day that the Lord hath made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. It is amazing to watch the response to the disaster in the Gulf Coast States. Here in West Tennessee it is calm and houses are in order, trees are standing, buildings are still on their foundations and things are pretty much normal. Our friends in the lower parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are still working to get their lives back to some semblance of normalcy. Our church here has sent money to one of our overseers through our TN State Office and have been praying for the continued efforts of rescue, relief and rebuilding there. It is good to see the reports of flood water dropping daily in New Orleans and debri and damaged housing being moved as plans begin to rebuild all throughout the damaged area. Lets keep praying for our friends there and sending support. Americans are giving people and God will help us become stronger as we give and trust in HIM.

Sister Karen and I continue to visit with members and friends of the church here and know that God is still reaching out through the power of the Holy Spirit to bless all who come to Jesus. In the past two weeks we visited with J. C. and Sister Brownie Palmer who had surgery a few weeks ago for carpal tunnel. She is having some complications and also fell last week and hurt her back. She desires our prayers. We also went to visit with Lois Thomas who has been sick. We left our note on her door. We visited with Bonnie (Crossno) Curtis in the Huntingdon Rehab Center and the Lord really blessed her as we prayed and ministered communion to her. We visited with Sister Mildred Stacy and prayed with her. She had carpal tunnel surgery a couple months ago and continues to have some complications and also severe arthritis. We visited with James and Rita Moore and prayed with them and their son Travis. We visited with J. E. and Marie Moore and prayed with Sister Moore who continues to have problems with diabetes and other medical problems. We visited with Brandon and Amber Moore and prayed with them. There are many others who need someone to reach and minister to them. There are also people on every street in our county who need the Savior, Jesus Christ. Let us be witnesses unto Him.