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On April 26, the Presbytery met at Makemie Woods and was inspired by the sermon delivered by the Rev. J. At the April Presbytery meeting, we also announced a report on the progress of the "quiet campaign" solicitation of presbytery leaders and a group of potential Witness donors. As of April 26th, just over 100 pledges had already been received totaling more than three quarters of a million dollars with pledge envelopes arriving daily at the PEVA office! God may forgive us for failing, but he will not forgive us for failing to try. ~IHL, John & Pollie
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"The God in whom we believe, the God who has
called us together, the God whom we seek to serve and whom we delight
to serve is the God who calls us to be solidly rooted in Jesus and to
draw from him the nourishment which we need in order to walk, run and
fly untiringly in his service.
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"This process of deepening roots in order to walk, run and fly, with enthusiasm and strength, is not one which ceases. . .or at least should not be one that ceases. . . with the achievement of adulthood. I cannot over-emphasize the importance which twenty-two annual overnight retreats, the first fifteen or more here at Makemie Woods, the last six or seven at the 4-H Center in Wakefield, had for the Elders and Deacons of Hidenwood Presbyterian Church. Of the forty-two of them we usually had around thirty-six participate. It was always the second weekend in January after officers had been ordained and/or installed the weekend before. The shared meals, the walks in the woods, the Friday night games and conversation, the Saturday sessions for spiritual enrichment or planning and the concluding worship with Communion significantly deepened our appreciation for each other, our understanding of who we were called by Christ to be, our vision of where with his spirit we were going and our motivation to walk, run or fly to get there. This facility, however, gradually ceased to be adequate for our needs. We looked for and found a place that was not ideal as far as sleeping facilities, bathroom facilities and meeting facilities were concerned; but it was better. And it was with regret that we made that transition. We had, and that congregation still has, deep emotional ties to Makemie Woods." - 4/26/05 the Rev. J.
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Blessed are those who trust in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. (NRSV Jeremiah 17:7-8) Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. (NRSV Isaiah 40:30-31)
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