WOW! It is SUPER cold! It was so windy and rough today. We had 57 in attendance in church this morning which is down from a normal sunday because of this weather plus many are out sick. (I think I may have forgotten to mention last week that a teen girl got saved.)
We gave the bus kids Christmas presents today. With the weather we were only able to hand gifts out to about 1/2 the kids.
We had a nursing home Christmas service this afternoon at 2pm. We enjoyed time of encouraging those shut-ins. We did something I had never done before which was Christmas carol up and down the halls of the nursing home. (Some folks closed their doors! Others came out to see!) We handed out the containers of homemade cookies that we had put together from tuesdays ladies meeting.
Tonight we had a man get baptized. Right as I was up on the other side of the baptismal to take the picture of him coming up out of the water, the camera flashed the words "battery empty" and turned off! Bummer. Tomorrow James is doing a funeral and then we have a Police Chaplain Dinner to attend. I'm so glad Kristy is babysitting. The kids will be in good hands. (Poor Kristy!)
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James and Britan: The two of you are indeed servants of the Lord in a multitude of venues. I applaud your energy and your mission to serve your community with integrity and compassion.
I am particularly interested in your police chaplain dinner you attended. Police chaplaincy is a ministry of trust and presence.
The primary role police chaplain program is to provide experienced clergy to assist law enforcement officers through difficult times. Their primary purpose is to provide a comforting presence to first responders, family members, and civilian staff facing distress. All police and fire chaplains (ordained clergy) follow the commitments of their ordination – to protect and value the confidential information an officer may share with a chaplain. Police chaplains help defuse anxiety and emotional trauma resulting from an officer working a tragic scene involving injury or death. In the words of a retired police lieutenant; “For police officers, chaplains are the extended arms of God to help comfort, teach, listen, and offer compassion and understanding.” Ref: Stories of the Street: Images of the Human Condition. www.strategicbookpublishing.com/StoriesOfTheStreet.html
I pray for your continued service to all who you meet.
Blessings, Volunteer Police Chaplain Steve Best
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