“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are Thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well” (Ps. 139:14, KJV).
Is there something about yourself you don’t like? Maybe you have freckles, a loud laugh, curly hair or a quiet personality. I would venture to guess that we all have insecurities. We see characteristics in others we wish we could have and features we wish we could look like. The question is, why aren’t we confident in who we are?
Story by Debra Anderson
Earlier this year, members of the Far West End church in Rockville, Va., went “beyond the walls” in ministry to help beautify their community. The group responded to a request from a local community member who needed help keeping the area around the church and beyond remain in pristine condition.
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Heb. 13:5, NIV).
This verse became real to me during my junior year in college. I had just come home from my student nursing clinical on April 6, 1993, when I received a call from my mother. I could hardly believe the news she told me. Daddy fell in the bathroom over the weekend; she had called 911; he was in the ICU; and later died there. As I listened, I felt as though the walls of my world came crashing down on me.
Los miembros del Comité Ejecutivo de la Unión de Columbia votaron recientemente para regresar y / o promover a los nombrados en los departamentos de Comunicación, Educación, Tecnología de la Información y Tesorería.
Kelly Butler Coe fue ascendida de directora asociada a directora de Servicios de Comunicación. Coe, quien obtuvo una licenciatura en ciencias con especialización en diseño gráfico, fotografía y tecnología, se ha desempeñado en la Unión de Columbia desde el 2000, principalmente como gerente de identidad de marca, directora de arte y diseñadora gráfica.
Celeste Ryan Blyden, vicepresidenta de Comunicación Estratégica de la unión, continúa supervisando el departamento y se desempeña como editora de la revista Visitor.
Reelecciones
Le dimanche 26 septembre, les membres du Comité Exécutif de la Fédération Allegheny East ont nommé Pete Palmer comme président, et Marcellus Robinson comme vice-président pour l'administration.
Dave Weigley, président de l'Union de Columbia, a présidé la réunion et déclare que le comité a pris cette décision après un processus mené avec soin et dans la prière. Il a fait une mention spéciale du leadership spirituel dévoué et expérimenté de Palmer et de Robinson, et a ajouté : « J'appelle les membres de l'Allegheny East à être comme Aron et Hur, et à soutenir les mains de nos dirigeants, afin que nous puissions continuer à guérir et nous concentrer sur la Grande Commission. »
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Rom. 15:13, NKJV).
When I got the news that I was moving to Ohio, I was so mad at God. It was so unfair that I had to move again. I felt like I was just getting used to living in Tennessee, but now I had to pack everything up. It was so hard for me to let go of all the friends I had met.
Moving to Ohio was hard at first, but then things got easier. I started to realize that God sent me here for a purpose. If I had only trusted Him from the start, then things would’ve been a lot easier.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5–6, NIV).
This verse reminds me to trust in the Lord, regardless of whatever is going on in my life or the world. It points out that, although I may not understand things and/or people at times, if I acknowledge Him and continue to believe that He knows what’s best for me, everything will turn out fine.
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Ps. 46:1, NKJV).
“Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you’” (Gen. 41:39, NIV).
I like Genesis 41:39 because it shows God’s power and what He can do, especially in this abbreviated version on the story of Joseph:
Joseph lived with his father, Jacob, and 11 brothers in Canaan. Jacob made Joseph a coat of many colors, and God gave Joseph two dreams. One day, Jacob asked Joseph to take food to his brothers who were taking care of the sheep. When Joseph arrived, his brothers, except for Reuben—the oldest, and who wasn’t present—sold Joseph into slavery. Later, Joseph’s slave master took him to Egypt and sold him again.
The thousands of Afghan refugees housed at the Quantico Marine Base in Virginia are in desperate need of winter coats for the upcoming winter months. To help meet this dire need, several Potomac Conference members are helping.
International recording artists and national talent winners Bernadette and Winston Charles, members of Potomac Conference’s Seabrook church in Lanham, Md.; Rocky Twyman, Founder of the Pandemic Comforters and member of the Rockville (Md.) congregation and Pastor Sifa Potauine of the Beltsville (Md.) church have united to help.