It has been a very fruitful week as we have seen the hand of
God move in the Ministry of Verdunville Church of God. We
started out out last Monday at our General Headquarters in
Cleveland, Tennessee making plans for the Appalachian Dream
Center to achieve another level of Ministry.You see, we will
soon be working with Life builders and Bro. Leonard Albert in
the Lay Ministries Department to implement Matthew 25 Ministry
throughout the body of Christ.
What a service we had back at the church
this past Wednesday Night as we taught about the
Ordinances of Communion and Feetwashing. After the teaching
service, we participated in Communion and the washing of feet.
I was especially blessed by the attentiveness of the young
people and their participation.
My three grandchildren were at church together
and I shall forever cherish the moment when they all made
their way to the platform to stand with me. Makayla is
8 years
old, Jorden, 5, and Chance is 3.
I picked up Chance and he just
laid his little head on my shoulder and allowed me to hold him
in my arms the entire time while I taught. It was precious!
The week passed by quickly and I left for
Marietta, Georgia where I was met with true Southern
Hospitality and was reunited with old friends in Christ. We
truly had a great mission service Saturday night with an old
fashioned Logan county Sloppy Joe's recipe and potato salad. I
am looking forward to them coming to Logan this Spring.
Still in Georgia on Sunday Morning, what a blessed time we had
sharing the Ministry of VCOG, Operation Compassion the ADC
and FADC Ministries. After a great lunch ( as well as awesome
desserts) WOW! I will tell you more later about this -
I want to keep you in suspense!
After lunch, it was off to the Atlanta
airport. Pressing through the crowds, I made my way to board my
flight to Dulles International Airport. Arriving at Dulles, it
was now around 8 PM. After what seemed like a mile walk, a
mile ride in a shuttle, and what seemed like forever, my
luggage finally came. Then, I found out I had
approximately another two miles to catch my shuttle to the
hotel!
I was met by a friendly Egyptian driver who
kindly helped me with my luggage. I entered the Motel and
looked at the clock. It is now 10:30 p.m. I have to get to bed -
3:30 comes early! I realized that I had not had supper, so
I looked around and, what do you know, I found the
meal of all meals - a bag of Popcorn - what a feast!
At 3:30 a.m. I received the motel wake up
call, as well as a cell phone call from my precious wife
to make sure I was up. Yes, up again and off to begin our
journey to Central America. At 5 a.m. I met our
Missionary team and we cleared customs in the US. We began our
flight and upon arrival here in El Salvador, was met with
the love of God by many ministers from the region. We were
taken to our host families home and was treated to a great
supper. Then we were off to the motel to check in. We
placed our tired wrinkled suits in the closets, had a few
moments rest, and then off again to meet other missionaries for
supper. At the writing of this blog and at the end of a
long day, I am looking for some rest.
We desire your prayers for our team here in El
Salvador. There is a great hunger and spiritual
expectation of one of the greatest moves of God this
country has seen in its 5 states. Keep us in your prayers
and I will write again tomorrow.
Pastor Hartwell
