Praise the Lord, we will be holding our morning service on campus at 11:30 this Sunday!  We will also be livestreaming our service, for those who think it best not to attend on site.  Here is a brief infromational video about seating and other plans.

The evening and Wednesday night services will still be online at wbcs.org

 

We rejoice with Julie Rupe in the following praise:

Pastor and Church Family,

 

I cannot thank you enough for praying for my sister this week. She was discharged from the hospital and has been working on finishing up her antibiotics. After that, the plan is to go ahead and schedule surgery to remove the inflamed part of her intestine. 

 

On a much larger note, she shared some other news with me tonight. While she was in the hospital, there was a nurse who was able to connect with her, which resulted in my sister sharing some personal, emotional details with her. The nurse invited her to church and said she would pray for her. Kate was also able to have a heart to heart talk with her doctor about her lifestyle habits. He warned her that if she didn't make some adjustments, there may be further repercussions, physically speaking, especially with her intestinal issues lately. 

 

Once she was discharged, she got home and was tempted to fall into the same bad habits the doctor just warned her about. She shared with me that, in order to be distracted, she would listen to Christian music that we had growing up; she would also listen to Charles Stanley. A couple days ago, she said that Stanley was preaching on salvation and forgiveness of sins. She said she was tired of sinning, making bad choices, and running from God, and SHE REPENTED and was saved!!! My heart is so overwhelmed and bursting right now! The prodigal child has come home!!!

 

She texted me a couple hours ago and said she had a chat with her children, Kalvin (13) and Olivia (21). She told them she wanted them to know God like she and I did (growing up in a Christian home) and that she was sorry that she hadn't raised them better. She said that people will know her by her fruits soon, she just has to replant her fields. :heart:️ 

 

We were weeping together and had a conversation like I've never had before with her! I told her that my church family was praying for her--she said THANK YOU, and that she could feel it! Please continue to pray for her spiritual growth. She is so far removed from any Biblical teaching, so she has lots of big questions and is looking for answers! 

 

So thank you for praying for her! I'm sorry for the long update, but I fear I wouldn't be able to get through it in person. haha Our God is BIG, and I'm just so grateful tonight! 

 

Julie Rupe