Helping the Sick

As most of you probably know, Bro. Eric L fell a few weeks ago and broke both bones in his lower leg. After 2 surgeries and about two weeks in the hospital, he is scheduled to be released on Thursday. Mrs. Denise C is now organizing meals for our sick or those who have lost a loved one. We usually try to provide meals for a week to ten days in these times of need; however, Bro. Eric is going to need meals for about two weeks.

Ms. Denise has a spreadsheet of the days that need to be filled for meals for Bro. Eric. She also has such information as food allergies and dislikes as well as his address.

One of the blessings and privileges of being part of a local church is having a second family to share in your joys as well as your burdens. Bro. Eric has certainly been through his share of burdens recently and his blindness and two flights of stairs to his kitchen will only add to his difficulties. It would be a great encouragement to him, his children, and Annette from Visitnet to have this small kindness shown to him. If you would like to help out with the meals but did not get your name on the list at church Wednesday night, please send me an e-mail and I will provide Mrs. Campbell's phone number to you.

If you have an opportunity to make a full pan of something he could possibly freeze in sections to pull out at a later time, that would be a wonderful blessing, as well.

Thank you for being the most wonderful group of ladies ever! You are an encouragement to me.

Ladies' Retreat 2010

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Our first order of business is the upcoming ladies retreat. The specs:

For Such a Time as This

"And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
Esther 4:14b

April 16 & 17, 2010
Eastside Baptist Church
Sioux Falls, SD

Registration needed by Wed March 31:
$30 adults/$25 teens 13-18
(late registration - April 1 - $35)
Registration is not refundable but is transferable.

We will leave the church at 2:00 p.m. on Friday and return some time early Saturday night. Travel arrangements will be determined when registrations are confirmed.

Lodging will be at the Super 8 a few blocks from the church. The cost is $62.99+tax a night. We will coordinate rooms as the time draws near. Let me know if you prefer to stay with one other lady or split the room between four.

Mrs. Janet King is the guest speaker for the retreat. She is the wife of Evanglist Richard King. They are church planters generally helping small churches become established and also aid them in finding a pastor. They are currently working with a church in Seattle, WA. They have 2 grown children. I have met Mrs. King and heard Pastor King preach on many occasions. You will certainly be blessed by the testimony of Mrs. King as well as the rest of the events of the conference.

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided on Saturday and is included in the registration cost. Bring travel snacks for the trip! We will have an opportunity to stop for a bite to eat after the Friday evening service.

I will have a copy of the registration form for each lady on Sunday. If you have any further questions, please let me know! You can e-mail me at pastorswife at westomahabaptistchurch dot org.