Grateful for Men like Ben Mayes and a Few Other Notes

I am so grateful for great men like Ben Mayes, who has served our ministry for the past 10 years. We will honor him only at our Springdale Campus this Sunday, even though his impact behinds the scenes at Pinnacle Hills has been huge. I am so grateful for Ben and Sue Mayes. They are quiet, but such a great, influential, blessed couple in our church. Without players like this, this team would not be as strong. I hope this week you will say, “Great job Ben!” when you see him in the hallway. He is a blessing to this ministry. I love you Ben. Sunday will be special!

It was great to see Jeff and Carol Young this past weekend, as they experienced a couple of days here. I saw them on Friday night at the Shiloh-Greenwood game. What a wonderful couple. We miss them, and love them.

My friend, Dr. Ted Traylor, a major Alabama fan, was with us Friday and Saturday. He flew up for the game, sat in the Alabama section (thank God!) and joined us for the Shiloh-Greenwood game on Friday night. We had a great time seeing and visiting him. He has become such a blessing to my life. Dr. Traylor is the Senior Pastor of the Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, a major,influential mega-church on the Gulf Coast of Florida and Alabama. He has major influence in our denomination, is a great Pastor, and is one great preacher of God’s truth. It was a joy to have Ted and one of his men in our home this past Friday night.

Do not forget our 40/40 Prayer Plan that began yesterday. Review my blog from yesterday and you can learn about it, plus you can see we are really encouraging people to engage in prayer for our nation at this time.

Sunday is a big day, as is every Sunday, but do NOT forget the importance of OCTOBER 12TH, our major FRIEND DAY EMPHASIS! This day is so very important to our entire fall. In fact, it is a major emphasis for all of our ministries. Please engage in it immediately, and let’s all work together to make it a very special day. Let’s STRETCH for the glory of God!

Please pray for America; the next few days are critical.