Updated 9/11/17
GraceConnect checked in with Grace Brethren pastors in Florida today. Here are some updates and prayer requests.
It’s been a blessing to have such a tight family in the midst of craziness. Every single person is accounted for between Suntree, OceanView & Gospel Life. All of our seniors are shackin’ up with church family or have left the area. All of our families have made all the proper preparations. We’ve distributed over $1k worth of supplies and last night we put the last shutters up for a family down the street. All three campuses are closed for tomorrow & it’s a strange feeling to know exactly where around 300 people will be for the next 24-48 hours and to be able to pray for them by name.
Thanks for praying! God is glorified! — Jason Brown, pastor, Subtree Grace Brethren Church, Melbourne, Fla.
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Thank you for your prayers. We are all boarded up and hunkered down. Kind of nervous with winds between 75-123 coming our way. — Randy Weekly, Pinellas Park Grace Brethren Church, St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Thank you for praying. God is our refuge and fortress. He is in control. — Dumont Cardichon, associate pastor, Family Christian Community Center, Deerfield, Fla.
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The skies are growing dark, but the Son is still in charge. I find special comfort in the fact that the wind and waves know His name. As we brace for the storm, let me say what all of us already know. We can count on each other. If there is any available way to communicate, the next few weeks will be about rebuilding each other and the beloved people God has placed in our care.
We have a great team of ministry people, and I am humbled to be among you. I just wanted to express as I get ready to leave my boarded home, with the goats and chickens now residents of my garage, that our best days are ahead. Most of us got into ministry for the very kinds of things we will be doing in the coming days. We wanted to love people, and they are about to need much practical love. God bless you all, and I look forward to what lies ahead, because Jesus has planned it. — Randy Smith, pastor, Grace Church, Sebring, Fla.
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At Iglesia Comunal La Esperanza, Valrico, Fla., services were canceled on Sunday. In spite of it, Pastor Javier Forero still preached. “We gave ourthroughn trough Facebook live and we’ve had more than 200 views with people joined in different countries,” he reported. Access his sermon by clicking here.