We haven't told you much about ourselves, and that's really okay, but we'd like to tell you about the GREAT church family we are part of. It's called Antioch Church of Christ, and the congregation meets in Manassas, Virginia. We're not perfect by any means, but we love God and we love each other! As we were reading through the book of Acts awhile back, we came across this wonderful church in Acts 13 in a city of Asia Minor called Antioch (Hmmm). It was from that church that the first missionaries were sent out into the world. Here's how Dr. Luke writes about it:
In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
We are feeling a little like Barnabas and Saul because our congregation has gotten behind us to the point that our trips are paid for AND we are taking extra funds to help with the Barefoot Doctors School! Even better, we are covered by the prayers of the members and friends of our congregation, from start to finish. What a wonderful feeling it is to have the support and love of our brothers and sisters in Christ! Our heartfelt thanks go to each of you who contributed anything toward this trip and the Barefoot Doctor School. While we're at it, we also thank you blog-readers, whom we may never meet, for stopping to pray for us every day or whenever you can. Please keep your prayers going at least through the end of March! Thank you, and God bless you!
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