Back Again

Well tonight starts the 17th Annual Gulf Coasts Lectureships here in Portland and I couldn't be more excited. The topic is "Challenges the Church Must Face" and some of the lessons that will be talked about will be about God's Authority, Apostasy Among Our Youth, Unity, Reaffirmation of Elders, Social Drinking, The Emerging Church Movement, Church Discipline, Immodest Dress, Doctrine of the Baptism of the Spirit, Christian Ladies (a ladies class), Biblical Ignorance Among our Brethren, Denominationalism, Loving the Brethren, Indifference Towards God's Work, Instrumental Music and Hand clapping in Worship, Evangelism, and Producing Sound Gospel Preachers. All of these topics are challenges the the Church is facing today and if anyone is interested in any of these topics just let me know and I will get them a tape and mail it too you. WE have some great speakers from all over coming to speak on these topics and they are Darron Fantroy, Tyler Young, Wayne Jones, Tommy Hicks, Matt Gibson, Bob Patterson, Richard Massey, Johnny Morris, Floyd Johnson, Jerry Moffitt, Linda Simmons, Jason Rollo, Israel Rodriguez, Cody Westbrook, Shawn Paden, Don D'Herde, and Don Walker. So over the next 3 days I will be attending this and hearing some great lessons in which I can't wait.
An update on my Papa, Last Friday he fell and cut his head a little bit but bled alot sine he is on blood thinners, and then the next day he wasn't able to move his arm and leg on one side almost like he had a stroke- so now someone is having to stay with him and my granny around the clock to help move him from his wheelchair to the couch and to the bathroom and back and forth out of bed. So my aunt flew in and is staying with them, my brother, dad, and uncle stay during the day with him for the lifting. It is not looking good right now- his memory is all but about 5 minutes and then its the same questions and comments all over again- He forgets that he fell so he keeps trying to get up and keeps falling so that is where the extra help is coming in to sit right beside him to keep him in his chair. He is getting very agitated b/c he can't remember anything and everyone is telling him what to do to try and help him- and the only thing that seems to bring him joy is his dogs and Reef- so me and the kids have been going over there every morning so that he can light up and be the papa that we all remember and know- and I feel that maybe by me doing that I am helping in some sort of way by making him smile, laugh, whistle again( he was always whistling songs-he is a great whistler), and being silly again. So I want to ask for prayers for my papa that for the little time that he has left to not be in pain or at least be comfortable, and for my granny as she is dealing with this burden right now and to comfort her during this time. She told my mom the other day that she gets mad at her self for becoming impatience with him and has to keep reminding herself that he can't remember anything and that it isn't his fault and told her "What a way to end 57 very happy years together." They also brought in a hospital bed for him to stop him from getting out of bed and falling so The night before last was my grandparents last night to sleep in a bed together- which really makes me sad to think about and I know that it is just tearing my granny apart not to be able to sleep next to him at night. I can't even imagine going through that with Clint. So sorry that I am rambling on probably bored y'all out of your minds but oh well. Just wanted to ask for prayers on their behalf.