Pine Springs Here I Come!!

Well, I'm in the middle of packing because tomorrow I leave for PA to spend the week with my daughter, son-in-law and three grandchildren. While L & J are running a missions camp for middle/high schoolers at Pine Springs Camp in Jennerstown, PA, I will be playing with...er, I mean, watching my grandchildren, also at the camp. How much fun is that going to be?? I can't wait! We had a really fun time last year, so I anticipate more of the same this year :)

Heart Trouble

I am currently experiencing heart trouble. Not the physical kind (Thank you, Lord), but the emotional kind. I found out yesterday that our Pastor of Children's Ministry is being "let go", a seemingly nice way of saying he's being canned. Now, I don't know WHAT the Board was thinking, but Tim has been here for almost 10 years. Unless he has done something illegal or immoral (and I'd be willing to bet he hasn't), they had no right to terminate his employment the way they did. He was told this past week, and his last Sunday is June 28. The kids in that church adore him and his wife, Diane. I can't begin to imagine what the Sunday School teachers are feeling - they are much closer to them than I, and I feel like I've been kicked in the teeth. I guess this is something that will have to work itself out, but I don't see how. Tim is on facebook, and his status said "God DID NOT say, 'What the heck just happened here?' I know I can trust God no matter what!!!!! Still!" I feel blessed to know these people, and I pray that God will grant them His peace until He reveals His plan for their lives. Selfishly, I hope that His plan keeps them here in the area because I'd love to be involved in their ministry. Okay, I'm done ranting - for now.