*Sharing of Joys and Concerns from Sunday, April 19, 2020*
- Several affirmations for music, children's story and message.
- Ann - pray for those in hospitals suffering from illnesses. Pray for
my nephew in a hospital with a blood disease.
- Pat - Thank you for your prayers for the person from Raleigh Mennonite
Church dealing with the death of a loved one who passed away on Monday.
- Dixie - Please keep children in your prayers as they deal with off
schedules, different structures, and lack of socializing with friends.
- Abena - Pray for my friend, Esther, in the UK who has been alone and
sick with CV for 35 days while her friend keeps her 5 year old daughter.
She is worried about when she will be able to reconnect with family and
loved ones. I have been video chatting with her.
- Kenley - Pray for my grandma with asthma.
- Ann - Our daughter in Spain is in isolation and can only go to the
grocery story and pharmacy.
- Dolly - Pray for university students struggling with school online and
completing courses while dealing with unexpected, difficult housing,
financial, and family issues.
- Stacy - Pray for our family. Martin is struggling with doing school
online. It's not easy to help him. We are all trying to cope with being
alone together and to make it through this difficult time.
- Pat - I am thankful Steve and I were able to take our trike out for a
ride.
- Peggy - I am also concerned about the well-being of children. I
especially think of children who have been friends for years being isolated
from each other.
- Donna - It is so good to be able to join you online. I still have a
sore throat. Thank you for your prayers. I am enjoying being able to see my
family online.
- Erica - On Friday I was able to distribute several donated laptop
computers to families in need, a partnership with other community
organizers and educators. My heart is full of true joy.
https://www.elifeanew.com
- Dama - I am glad to see everyone and I give thanks to God today for us
all being together. Pray for me as I deal with asthma. Pray for healing.
- Josh - It is good to participate in the Sunday online gathering. It is
still a difficult journey dealing with the death of my father in law from
CV. It is difficult to support my wife Kaitlin and her mother. Thanks for
your support and prayers. Kaitlin is going back to work next week and will
be spending time dealing with the public response to the disease that
killed her father. It is difficult for her.
- Brisa - Pray for my family as my paternal grandmother, Pat Peacock,
who has been in hospice for several years and in the last couple of days
has been declining rapidly. She is ready to be released into God's arms.
Pray for my aunts who are caring for her.
- Laura - Carl and I and my mother, Wilma, continue to do well.
- Charlotte - We are thankful for our garden and the recent hatching of
11 baby chicks.
- Sandi - Pray for my dear friends and neighbors, Don and Pat Clark. Don
went into ICU last night from severe diabetes complications, Wife is not
able to visit.
- Gloria - Pray for Donna. She fell out of her wheelchair on Sunday
evening and was taken to St. David's North. She is very frightened. (Update
Monday morning: After treatment she is feeling better. Will need to stay in
the hospital for a day or two.)
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*Calendar:*
*April 20, MON, 7pm* - Pastor/Congregation Review Committee meets via Zoom
to finalize a survey to be sent to the congregation.
*April 21, THU 7pm* - North Small Group will meet via Zoom. Watch for email.
*April 22, WED, 6:30pm - iACT will be hosting a virtual Interfaith Prayer
Service for Healing & Hope.* *Please RSVP here
<https://interfaithtexas.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=af2416cc5469fdd14b32af63b&id=bc7c6a0822&e=a4bc127d82>*.
After you RSVP, iACT will send you the Zoom meeting details.
*April 25, SAT, 7-8pm - AMC Youth Group on Zoom*: Watch for email with Zoom
link.
*April 26, SUN* - Online Sunday school and worship. Education Committee
meets.
*May 3, SUN* - Online Sunday school and worship.
*May 10, SUN* - Online Sunday school and worship.
*May 17, SUN* - Online Sunday school and worship.
*May 24, SUN* - Online Sunday school and worship.
*Lee Lever, Pastor*
*Austin Mennonite Church*
AustinMennonite.org
