MARCH SPONSOR

Please pray for God's blessing on our March sponsor, who made the newsletter possible:

Brian Keith, CPA
828.676.6108
briankeithcpa@mchsi.com

As well as

New Horizons Office Service
Linda Buchanan
828.628.9500
nhos@bellsouth.net

who provided the printing for the March Newsletter.

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Occupational Hymns

The Dentist's Hymn....Crown Him With Many Crowns
The Weatherman's Hymn.....There Shall Be Showers of Blessing
The Contractor's Hymn.....The Church's One Foundation
The Tailor's Hymn.....Holy, Holy, Holy
The Golfer's Hymn.....There is A Green Hill Far Away
The Politician's Hymn.....Standing on the Promises

Thank you, Men of TOF.

What a great time everyone had at the Banquet. The food was delicious, tables were great looking, and the carnations were a great surprise, mine still looks good! All the men looked great and you guys did a great job of serving. We all felt very special.

Thank You again,
Vera Ray on behalf of the women of TOF

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March Testimony

My name is Roberta Keith. My husband's name is Brian and we have three children: Sarah, Caleb and Noah. I am a new member of TOF and was asked to give a testimony. So, I guess this is a way of saying, Hi, to all of my new family.
Since I was a child, I can remember praying and talking to God. But there came a time when "I did my own thing." I met my wonderful husband and we decided to move from New York to Vermont to raise a family.
I can’t remember how it came about, but I was invited to go to church. I had long before given up on my church, since the pastor there started calling himself the messiah. I decided I would worship God alone and needed no one else and wouldn't trust anyone but God. But for some reason -- (God) -- I decided to accept the invitation. This pastor held his Bible, read the Bible, taught from the Bible. This church was the one for me.
Brian and I were told we would never have children due to inactive sperm. I didn't get depressed but just knew that some day we would. As time went on God kept dealing with me. I did get pregnant but had a miscarriage, my dog died and I was faced with the idea of going to jail for disobeying a court order to change a witness’ testimony (I was a Court Stenographer). It seemed as if my guts would pour out of my skin. I cried, practically, nonstop. It was the very best and the very worst time.
I went to my pastor and told him I wanted to be saved, to be baptized and that I was going to jail because I wasn't going to change the witness’ testimony. We prayed and he suggested that I should obey the authorities but not swear that it was accurate. So, I did just that. I affirmed that “this stenographer does not agree with the attorney's corrections.”
Well, God kept dealing with me, and I couldn't stand my job. God wanted me to rely on Him and my helpmeet. I asked God, “Who is going to provide for the family if I quit?” God's simple answer was Himself and my husband. So, I quit my job and God blessed me with Sarah, my daughter. At three months pregnancy, me and my daughter within, were baptized together.

The Story of Saint Patrick

Just when you think things are going along well and all is right with the world, life can take an unexpected turn. Such was the case with a teenage boy who lived a long time ago. Patrick, born in modern day Cumbria County in Britain, was a person who had to live with just such a turn. Fortunately, he was born into a Christian family, his father being a deacon and his grandfather a priest. It was good thing because he was going to need this faith.
When Patrick was about sixteen, he was captured and carried off as a slave to Ireland. Patrick worked as a herdsman remaining in captivity for six years. He wrote that his faith grew during this time and that he prayed daily…no doubt the key to his ability to forgive his captors.
Near the end of the six years, he heard a voice telling him that he would soon go home then later the voice said his ship was ready…time to go. Fleeing his master, he traveled to a port two hundred miles away where he found a ship and made his way home. By this time he was in his early twenties. So it seems that life returned to normal except God had other plans.
A few years after returning home, Patrick had a vision in which he saw a man named Victoricus coming from Ireland. The man gave a letter to Patrick which stated “The Voice of the Irish” at which time Patrick heard the voice of the people from whom he had escaped calling him to come back to them. Patrick did return to them with forgiveness and love and as they say, the rest is history. His evangelistic work among NW Ireland left a lasting legacy for which the Irish still honor him today.

information derived from two Wikipedia articles.

Sarah Hagan's son, Bud, has been diagnosed as "brain dead". I do not know whether or not he has been provided life support. Sarah is currently at Anders Rice Funeral Home making arrangements and we do NOT know for sure whether or not Bud is perhaps now with the LORD. Sarah did not leave details in our voicemail, but did request prayer.

Karyn Franquez

I need to ask for an immediate prayer request. My co-worker just rushed his four-year-old son to the Emergency Room. Last Friday his son was in surgery. The Surgery was more complicated than expected and now his son, Trace Johnson, is suffering serious complications from the surgery. Whenever my co-worker called me, just moments ago, I could hear Trace in the background crying. My heart is breaking and I know that this family needs our prayers. Thank you so much for joining with me before HIS THRONE. Karyn Franquez