Memorial Day Service & Bees...

We had a great Memorial Day service at VSIBC this past Sunday! 

We had 28 in attendance for the morning service and 20 for the evening service.  This included 6 visitors! 

 

One of the highlights of the morning was the presentation of flags in honor of our loved ones who served in the military and are no longer with us.

We started with the Pledge of Allegiance as Silas presented the flag.

Then, we had a memorial time in which each person could come forward and receive a flag in honor of a loved one who served in the military and was no longer with us. 

 

As each person came forward to receive a flag, they said their loved one's name and branch of service. 

Then they proceeded to place the flag into a flower pot located on the piano as a memorial of that loved one.  (Brenna played a Patriotic piece on the piano during this time.)

 

The memorial decoration with the flags will be displayed until the 4th of July as part of our Patriotic theme.  (And it is a great reminder that freedom is not free!)

 

 It was a very touching service.  Praise the Lord for those who laid down their lives for our freedoms!

 

 

On Saturday, our family went to a Bee-Keeping Class.  We have talked about getting a bee hive for some time now but Momma was a bit nervous about bees and the kids.  After meeting so many people with bees, Kami decided that a class would be fun. 

 

We were able to learn about bees and "work" on a dummy (empty) hive.  Then we transferred to a real, live hive with thousands of bees.

We had to open the hive, inspect the hive and then describe the different bees, parts of the hive and locate the queen.  It was so much fun!

This hive that we are working on is the actual one that we purchased and was delivered yesterday.  The bees are already working hard at pollinating our large garden!

Kami's turn was next.  She was a bit nervous at first.  The man taking her picture is the gentleman who gave us the 2-hour class for free.  He is great at what he does.

 

It wasn't long until Kami was sold on the idea of bees.  She now claims that she is the beekeeper of the family! 

 

VSIBC Updates...Now 8 Weeks Old!

As we become so busy with the new church plant, I find that finding time to sit down and post updates is difficult.  My new goal is to post several weeks worth of short updates at one time.  So here goes!

- 2 weeks ago, we had 23 in our morning Sunday service with 5 visitors in attendance.  At the invitation, a Husband & Wife came forward to accept Christ.  What we didn't know was that their 10-year old nephew who lives with them came forward in Junior Church to accept Christ at the same time!  What a blessing!

- This past Sunday, we had 29 in the morning service for Mother's Day.  9 mothers were present and we had a special service honoring the sacred position of MOM.  There wasn't a dry eye in the service as we presented mothers with flowers, a book and a gift card to a local bakery/gift shop.  It was great to see the little ones from the nursery and Junior Church to file in and get a flower to present to their moms. 

- Several weeks ago, we found out that Kami was expecting.  We were shocked and surprised at this unexpected blessing.  However, this past week at an ultrasound appointment, the baby's heartbeat could not be found.  The little one had graduated straight to Heaven.  Kami went through a D & C procedure yesterday and is at home resting for the next couple of days.

- We were able to travel to Southside Baptist Church in Tampa, FL to be a part of their Mission's Conference.  Our family sang, presented the ministry of the new church plant and I was able to preach.  It was a great meeting and their emphasis was in planting new churches here in America.   It was a great meeting!

- On Sunday night, we had a husband and wife to join the church.  They have been coming faithfully for a month now and they wanted to be a part of VSIBC.  We praise the Lord for them and for another young lady who joined about 3 weeks ago. 

We are excited about what the Lord is doing here after just 8 weeks of services.  Please continue to pray for Victory Springs Independent Baptist Church!