Early this week, my friends, Jared and Angela Okoth had an opportunity to share a powerful message with the children at the Boys and Girls Club in Humboldt… my hometown. Our friends at the club have a program called “RAP” which is designed to engage the children with teaching about good citizenship, forgiveness, encouragement, caring…
Last night was emotional, powerful, and included unexpected news that tested the fabric of our Gathering family. As I entered the host home and made my way in to say hello to Angela Okoth, she received a phone call from a family member telling her that her oldest sister had just died, unexpectedly. As you…
Yesterday was a very busy day, and this post is about a “day in the life” of a CEF local director (me). Granted, not every day is this busy, but you would be surprised at how many are. I am NOT writing this to try and build up my image or status in your mind,…
Last night was a treat for me specifically and for my gathering family. A missionary friend of mine, Ben Armacost, happened to be in the West Tennessee area visiting family. When I found out about this, he and I connected and I asked him to come and share with this wonderful house group. Naturally, if…
Last night, we were blessed to have Dr. Lunawati Bennett share a devotional from the book of Joshua. Dr. Luna, as we refer to her, is a professor at Union University and is of Chinese descent. She is a natural teacher and loves to share God’s Word. She has also authored a few books and…
Last night was a great night at our Gathering. Our brother, Buddy Belew, brought the Word to us, speaking about the current state of the small “c” church in our nation. It was a bit heavy, but addressed some honest issues that many of us also see in the land that God has planted us…
Recently, at our local Gathering of believing friends, my brother, Jacob Yohannan spoke about the Holy Spirit. This was his planned topic of discussion, yet the spiritual stage was set during the worship time when Pastor Richard Bragg asked for testimonies and sang a song specifically about the Holy Spirit. Neither man coordinated in advance,…
Last night at the Gathering, our brother, Bobby Lewellen, shared the Word with us. His focus came from Ephesians 6:10-18 and a discussion about the armor of God. He also touched on some verses in Matthew to start his devotional thoughts. I would sum up Bobby’s message as an encouragement to put on the full…
This post will be a little different, but it is important. Last night, our Gathering group of believers had a special guest. He is Kate Cumming’s dad, Dr. Joseph Hames and he has been a medical doctor for over 40 years. He spent many years as an emergency room doc, then made a switch to…