We had a wonderful time at the church service at Aksarben Village Senior Living yesterday afternoon -- even though we were short-handed in the visitation team with only Don and Allen to help out. Unfortunately, that is a common problem in this ministry. Come to mention it, it is a common problem in a whole lot of Vital Signs activities: the prayers and public pro-life witness in front of Planned Parenthood, our letter-writing parties, involvement in our Book Brunches and other educational presentations, and the utilization of our materials and social media posts. Sigh.
However, we were delighted that yesterday’s church service went very well. The music was terrific -- as usual, we played 3 outstanding music videos -- and the fellowship afterward featured Allen’s homemade peanut butter cookies. They were a big hit. And the sermon? Well, I began with some heartwarming stories of our interaction with kids out at the Nebraska State Fair and transitioned into a brief exegesis of Psalm 137: 3-5. I concluded with a few applications regarding the Bible’s careful teachings regarding protecting children, defending their innocence and vulnerability teaching them (by precept and example) the things of God, being humble enough to learn from them, and then to appreciate the glorious fact that we have the opportunity ourselves to become the children of the almighty God.
We had 18-19 in church yesterday which was a pretty good crowd for us but, again, that meant the four of us were kinda’ stretched in serving treats, giving everyone some personal attention in our fellowship time, and escorting Mary Ann and Emily back to their rooms. So let me again invite you to consider joining us (even if only occasionally – that would still be a huge help) for this important outreach. We start setting up at 2; the service starts at 2:30 and ends around 3:00; and then visiting goes for 30 to 45 minutes. If you are interested, please contact us. We (and they!) would love to have you join us.
