APRIL 2019

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While cleaning out a drawer recently I came across the Immanuel church directory from 2005.  We were still in the Linden Street church at the time but looking forward with excitement to the move to the beautiful new building.  I felt saddened to see all the faces of people who are no longer with us.  Yet there was also joy in remembering what a vibrant, hopeful congregation we were.  As we search for God's will for Immanuel's future, I believe that we still maintain that hopefulness despite the difficult times we have faced.  In Jeremiah 17:  7-8 we read "but blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.  They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.  It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."  I pray that Immanuel will continue to trust in the Lord, knowing that He will guide us through painful times so that we can continue to share the good news of God's gift of salvation.

Vicky Scott, council secretary