update

Stan's dad is expected to pass sometime today, so the kids and I are heading out about 4AM tomorrow to drive to NY. Please pray for travel mercies, it's about a 14 hour drive (not including breaks) which is a long time for me to be at the wheel. Keep Stan and his family in your prayers too, this has been rough on them. We'll see you all when we get back, sometime next week.
Jenn

update

Stan's father is dying. They've taken him off everything but a small oxygen mask, and he's resting comfortably and is expected to pass sometime in the next few days. Please keep Stan and his family in your prayers, and ask for travel mercies, as the kids and I will leave as soon as we get the call that he's passed and drive to NY. We don't know when that will be, I'll keep you all posted.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

Sunday Oct 26, 2008

Jenn here, Stan's away - thanks everyone for their kind thoughts. Stan's Dad is in ICU 10 days so far, so he's gone up there to relieve his sister for a bit and help mom with finances and stuff.

Thanks, John, for taking great notes!
PRAYERS
· Amanda Hudson
· Stan's parents
· Stan - travel mercies
· Tricia's grandmother
· Ed's mom - cataract surgery
· Trunk and Treat
· Cubmobile races

PRAISES
· Visitor, Jo Rice (Mark's sister)
· Brookshire's basement
· Mark - passed insurance exam
· New Years Eve dinner

IMPORTANT DATES
October 29: Trunk or Treat 6-8 at Wesley parking lot
NOV. 8: Pancake breakfast
NOV. 8: Iron chef (looks like pasta)
NOV. 9: Youth snack supper
NOV. 10: Thomas meal

NEXT SUNDAY IS FOOD SUNDAY

IDEA FOR SERVICE PROJECT: Stock the visitor's desk with Bibles to give free-of-charge to visitors.

Yes, it's time for a NEW IRON CHEF!!

The Homebuilder’s Iron Chef Episode 2 will be held in Anderson Hall on Saturday November 8^th. The secret ingredient is PASTA. We will be looking for volunteers provide desserts in addition to their award-winning pasta dish.
Please let Jason Hill know if you can bring a dessert, and if you plan on attending! If you'd rather leave a comment on the blog, I'll forward them to Jason too.
See you all there!
Jenn

Wesley Homebuilders Week of 10/19 - 10/25/08

Youth Snack supper is Nov. 9

The class will be having an informal social gathering Saturday 10/25 7:00 pm at the White's. Each family to take care of their own drinks, food, and childcare. Call or email us for directions. We will hopefully be outside having a campfire so bring a chair - we have a few extra but not many!

Trunk or Treat is Wednesday Oct 29th 6-8pm. It will run concurrent with the usual W.O.W. meal. Details are in the atrium. There is a bucket for candy donations next to the children's ministry table. All kinds of candy are needed.

We continue our study of "The Blessing" next week.











Prayers



Amanda Hudson
Our national leaders
The economy and financial markets
Our country
Stan's parents
teenage behavior on band trip
Pat - kept his cool
Jenn - sick










Praises




Stutzman's 19th anniversary!
Duane kicked some canine caboose
Brookshire's cleaning and ready for building
good friends to haul away crap
Gina's dad doing well
Stan better











Celebrations


Stan and Jenn's 19th anniversary is Oct 28th.
Katie White's 13th birthday is Oct 25th.
Noah Harrell's birthday is November 4th.

Prayer Request - Stan's father

Please keep Stan's parents in your prayers, his father was taken by ambulance today to the hospital unable to breathe. He is sedated on a respirator while they check to see if he had a stroke. He had been fighting a respiratory infection, so there may be pneumonia also. His mother is understandably shaken.
Thank you all.
Jenn

CHANGE OF PLANS

Our social that Duane planned has to be relocated as the church is booked for a wedding on Oct 25. Jenn and Stan are inviting all the grownups over for a campfire - please make childcare arrangements so we can enjoy adult conversation (and refreshments!).

Date: Saturday Oct 25th 7pm-??
Place: The White House 3707 Woodland Dr NW (off Peerless Rd just north of M&M/Mars).
Bring: lawn chair to sit in (we have a few extra, but not many)
snack to share
your own beverages (bring extra to share if you want - ED! NO CLAM STUFF!! EWWW)

Hope you can all join us!

Trying this again-

Thanks in advance for your patience, we really want to get the settings right on the blog feed so Duane and everyone can read the entire post in the email. That's how it's SUPPOSED to work, but we might have some bugs to work out!

Here are the prayers and praises from last week that were left off the last post's email:
Prayers:
Masseys- grace
Albrittons - moving
Duane's foot
Hudsons agreement
Financial Leaders
Gina's Dad - doing great
Chris Albritton (Jr) home sittting
Charles Brookshire - broken toe
Isaiah - broken leg
Nakdimens -divorce
Travel Mercies
Teenage angst

Praises:
Pancake breakfast
Stutzmans - clean garage
Football season over
Bishop's sermons
Harrell's children, peaceful, quiet
Old habits

Hope all this comes through, thanks again for putting up with the extra emails!
Jenn

Wesley Homebuilders newsletter 10/12 - 10/18/08

John filling in for Stan this week

We are trying something a little different. With the start of this newsletter, you should now be able to see the entire contents of the blog post in this email instead of having to click on the link in the email to read more. Let me know if you don't see the entire post - Stan and Jenn

Hello, everybody -

This is John, filling in for Stan.

PRAYERS
· Masseys - grace
· Albrittons - moving
· Duane's foot
· Hudson's agreement
· Financial leaders
· Gina's Dad - doing great
· Chris Albritton (Jr) - home sitting
· Charles Brookshire - broken toe
· Isaiah - broken leg
· Nakdimens - divorce
· Travel mercies
· Teenage angst

PRAISES
· Pancake breakfast
· Stutzmans - clean garage
· Football season is over
· Bishop's sermons
· Harrell's children - peaceful, quiet
· Old habits

Wesley Homebuilder for the Week 10/5-10/11/08

Youth Snack supper is Nov. 9

Thomas meal is 10/13 - Rice and Hudson
Pancake Breakfast is Saturday 10/11

The class will be having an informal social gathering Saturday 10/25 6 pm at the church. Each family to take care of their own drinks, food, and childcare.

We continue our study of "The Blessing" next week.











Prayers



White's - lingering cold
Our national leaders
The economy and financial markets
Amy Rader - Stan and Jenn's friend
Mike Sullivan - student at TCA - brain tumor, surgery ok
Ed and Caryl - teaching Sunday School
Julie's wrist - injured, felling better
Albritton's move









Praises




Fireproof
Shepard Ministry
Ed and Caryl - teaching Sunday School
Julie's wrist - doing better
John McClain - fixed parking lot lights at church
Gina's dad - home and felling better
Albritton's move

Williams Brookshire's cast is off!











Celebrations


Ed and Kathy's anniversary is 10/21
Zack Klohs' birthday is October 16