JUST ANOTHER DAY

Nothing is quite as frustrating as technology problems.  This past week our internet stopped working.  A great big thank you goes out to Bob Stetson who came on his day off on Monday to work on it and discovered a bad wire.  The next day a sweet man I know very well, came to run a new wire through the attic.  The wire did not solve the problem.  But while up there he inadvertently unplugged the security system.  So on Tuesday when leaving I noticed the alarm would not set.  After leaving the building I received a call from the alarm company stating the motion detector in the hallway had went off.  Fearful that I had locked someone in the building, three of us ladies went back in to investigate.  While attempting to open a closet door, one of the dear ladies felt like it was being pulled and proceeded to scream.  Then all three of us screamed and started to run out.  Then she discovered it was just sticking.  Well quite a comedy seeing three ladies screaming and running from the building.

On Wednesday the alarm company came early and repaired the alarm.  Then Bradly Marchand came to get our internet up and running again.  We are so thankful to him for coming across the bridge to get us back online.  Oh, then while assembling our manuals for training  Saturday, the electric hole punch stopped working and we had to resort to the manual one.  Oh well, just a few days in the life of the Pregnancy Center.

Many clients came in on Tuesday, but later in the week it was rather light.  We used this time to work on what seemed to be some big tasks.  Many hands make large tasks not so large.  I just want to say thank you to all the volunteers who have worked so hard this week helping us prepare for training tomorrow, banquet phone calls, and the everyday office duties.

We are looking forward to a very good training tomorrow.  Looks like we have about 20 ladies signed up to attend.  If you would like to come, please come on, we will make room for you.  Breakfast and Lunch is provided.  If you want to attend training, but cannot make tomorrow, we will be having another one in a few weeks.  It may be after the banquet however.  This training is focusing on the duties of receptionist, client assistant and nurses.  Our next training will be focusing on data entry, and earn while you learn.  But both will cover items that are very important to all volunteers. 

More banquet invitations went out this week.  We have them available in the office if you would like us to mail one to a particular person we would be glad to.  Or you can come by and pick them up.  If you are a

table host and have already invited someone for your table, you will receive your Save The Date cards at the Prayer Breakfast on March 5.  You should have your Prayer Breakfast invitation.  Please call with your RSVP so we can plan accordingly.  If you are not a table host and wish to be added to our list of attendees, and have not been asked by a Table Host, please call the office and we will assign you to a table host.  We will then get you a Save The Date Card.  Hope this is all clear.  We are looking forward to a wonderful banquet.  Don’t forget to tell all the men folk that there will be door prizes just for them.  Shot gun, Big Green Egg bar-b-que grill, Yeti cooler, and a fishing trip.

About 30 churches were called this week to inform them that at the Banquet we will be honoring them for supporting us this past year.  We would love to have each church represented.  You may want to ask your pastor if he has been notified.

Upcoming events: 

February 26, Banquet Committee Meeting

March 1 – Community Service Awareness Day at Gulf Coast College, 10am-1PM.  If interested in manning a table, please call.

March 5 -Banquet Prayer Breakfast – at Covenant Presbyterian Church , please RSVP

March 12 – MOPS yard sale.  Be saving your “stuff” and come early.  People start lining up at 7am for this sale.

March 31 – Delivering Hope Banquet, First Baptist Church, Panama City. Seating starts at 5:30, program at Dinner and program 6-7:30.  Please call for reservations.

April 7 – Worlds Greatest Baby Shower at First United Methodist church, 4:30-7.  Please call if you can help man a table.

Needed:

The Baby Boutique is in need of children’s clothes hangers.  Preferably the smooth top kind.

Always, we can use more baby wipes

Not needed – we will not be needing the canning jars as previously requested.

Much prayer about reaching abortion minded women. 

Be on watch, some great things are about to happen through this ministry.

Have a wonderful and worshipful week

2 Timothy 2:3 (NKJV) "You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ"

"He trains His soldiers, not in tents or ease and luxury, but by turning them out and using them to forced marches and hard service."  Charles Spurgeon

Are you in the Lord's army?  Then you are either training, in a battle, between battles, or AWOL.  What a privilege to be one of God's soldiers.