Hello Everyone and Yes indeed it is hot! Even the cold water from my tap is slightly warmish. I'm thankful for the sunshine because without it we would have no food. I know that we haven’t had much rain lately but, I thank God for the water tables beneath the Earth’s surface. We are very fortunate that things are as well as they are. #CountYourBlessings
Church News:
*The Angie Charge: One Vision, Three Churches, One Kingdom (Live Oak UMC, Mary’s Chapel UMC and Wesley Ray UMC)
*The Blessing of the Backpacks was rendered during the “Youth LightHouse Service” at Live Oak on August 15th. Pastor Johnson prayed over the children and their backpacks. Each student received school supplies and a gift card as well.
* Special recognition was observed in memory of La’Darrus Brister for his passion for teaching and caring for his students.
Pastor Johnson’s sermon subject content was on us: “Working Together” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12). He informed us that we are better together, we are one body, we need to lift each other up and we must put the kingdom of God first. Amen.
Varnado Methodist Church:
*Sunday School begins at 9am and Church Service begins at 10am*
School News:
Varnado High School (VHS/VJHS):
*The Class of 2027 Senior/Senior Parent Brunch was held last week hosted by Principal L. Mark. The theme for this event was: Mochas, Motivation & Milestones, with Dr. Gayle Green as the speaker. Best wishes to the class of 2027 on all their future endeavors.
Reflections:
*On Hot Weather: Hot Summer weather is complicated. The reason I say this is because it affects our home air conditioning, vehicles and humans. I don’t know about you, but my air conditioner system has not been “kicking down” until the sun goes down. As I’ve read on social media, the result of this is a very expensive light bill. In addition, the temperature is almost unbearable when you enter your parked car and letting the windows down hardly helps, thus the car’s cooling system is put to the test.
Finally our challenge to stay hydrated is hindered by this continuous hot weather. Dehydration can wreak havoc on one’s health that could lead to hospitalization. Yet, in spite of these complications we are a blessed people, just look around and count your blessings. *GPigott*
