Electric Heights UMC News

On the Glenn Beck radio program on Thursday, September 22, his friend who is a radio host in Houston shared the words to a hymn that I had known well, but had forgotten until I heard him read it. The hymn is based on the Scripture account found in
Mark 4: 35-41. I hope that these timely words, written long ago, touch your heart as they did mine during these unusual times:

“Master, the Tempest is Raging” (by Mary A. Baker and H.R. Palmer)

Master, the tempest is raging! The billows are tossing high!
The sky is o’ershadowed with blackness, no shelter or help is nigh;
“Carest Thou not that we perish?” How canst Thou lie asleep,
When each moment so madly is threatening a grave in the angry deep?

“The winds and the waves shall obey my will. Peace, be still!”
Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea,
Or demons, or men, or whatever it be,
No water can swallow the ship where lies
The Master of ocean and earth and skies;
They all shall sweetly obey My will;
Peace, be still! Peace, be still!
They all shall sweetly obey My will;
Peace, be still!

Master, the terror is over, the elements sweetly rest;
Earth’s sun in the calm lake is mirrored, and heaven’s within my breast.
Linger, O blessed Redeemer, leave me alone no more;
And with joy I shall make the blest harbor, and rest on the blissful shore.

Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all you heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” This week’s sermon concerns wisdom. Wisdom is built around trust. We will be discussing wisdom and its relationship to trust.

This week, we will be discussing Proverbs 1:1-7 and wisdom. The basis for the message is Proverbs 1:7, which says, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.”

THANK YOU!!!!!!

On Tuesday morning, I sent out an email plea for a rapid response to Hurricane Katrina. A local radio station, 104.7, was asking for donations to fill trucks and one of the collection points was Monroeville Mall on Thursday evening. With very short notice from your very short Deacon, you all responded as I knew you would. Tonight I took the following to the collection truck:

6 pkg diapers
2 baby blankets
10 pkg baby wipes
3 cases water
12 rolls toilet paper
5 notebooks
30 children’s books
6 pkg crayons
6 bottles of shampoo
1 pkg combs
9 pairs of socks
8 tubes of toothpaste
28 toothbrushes
46 bars of soap

All of that in just over 48 hours. I know that many of you have also made personal donations through other avenues and that this was above and beyond. May God bless each of you.

Janet

When Janet went to Uganda and Kenya earlier this year she made many friends. When she went we sent her with some wooden cross necklaces to give to the people she met. They liked them so much that they asked her if it would be possible to send more. We made an additional 100 necklaces and mailed them to Uganda. When they received the crosses Janet was thrilled to receive the following email. (Some minor changes were made to the original email. Sarah’s first language is not English so she may use some phrases differently than we are accustomed to.)

Dear Janet Lord,
Praise God. How is life and the family? Thanks for the ministry you’re holding. I really thank you very much for the wooden crosses you sent us. I recieved them yesterday and they came at a time when I started children ministry at my village and leader of sunday school in church.
I teach the children to know Christ and discipline. When they received the crosses they were happy and they asked me to see the face of the person who loved them so much. They are around thirty two but 22 are orphans. They would love to see you. Please send them a snapshot. We also carry out hospital ministry on Saturday and prison on Sunday evening. We pray for the sick and preach the gospel. We give them some sugar, bread, and cooked food for the prisoners. We thank God that you have become part of our ministry. May God bless you.
We do want your church to become part of this ministry and please, if possible, send us some literature for the children and Bibles and even some children plays.
Greetings from Elijah, Elisha and Steven. They love you so much. Elijah has got his holiday today to you and your family.
Special thanks to you and to all the members of the church who made us the crosses .
May God richly bless them so much.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Sarah Nakintu
P.O. Box 428 Mukono, Uganda

The September Newsletter is now posted on the communications page and the pastor messages for September have been posted on the pastor’s message page.

Enjoy this months news and please join on September 11th for a luncheon after service that will include a Steeler tailgate party with the game playing in our fellowship hall.