Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church I pray you are well and content. On many occasions persons eagerly sought after cleansing and healing that came to be associated with the presence of God. Throughout biblical history, the presence of God represents a resource which appealed to those with disease and dysfunction. These deficiencies still plague the human family, and still impoverished persons seek to find God's recreative presence? Where is God present in this way today, or does God no longer use this method to redeem the miserable and distressed? It seems that restoring health did not often produce a relational transformation--physical relief did not bring persons into communion with God by reforming their impoverished spirit. What is God doing in our time to transform persons and restore community? What does redemption look like in 2004.what mighty acts of God can we recognize in our experience? These thoughts will compose the sermon for Sunday, "To Honor God's Intention." May it go well with you. Sincerely, Garland Robertson ...always hold firmly to the thought that each one of us can do something to bring some portion of misery to an end