Letter from the Pastor - December 15, 2011
Greeting To All Our Brethren And Friends!
I hope those of you who were able to attend the Feast of Tabernacles this year had a rich and meaningful Feast. We have been working together with the Church of God International and they graciously sent Jeanette and I up to serve with the Celebration Church of God in McCall, Idaho. We attended the first 3 days with them and I was asked to speak at two different services. It was special to meet some members of our spritual family that we had not met before and it was difficult to say goodbye. McCall Idaho is in an absolutely breathtaking area. The Payette river, draining out of the lake, runs right along side the road from Boise to McCall. I kept gnashing my teeth at all of the trout water we saw on the way up to McCall; I love to flyfish! There was no time of course, but at least I can dream. The Feast director in McCall is directed by Wes Higgins, Pastor, along with his son Wade who is also an Elder. We had a wonderful time; a taco dinner, fun show and much singing. Wade and his family have a western band, which provides the accompaniment for song services. As usual, the time spemt there went all too quickly!
The last 4 days of the Feast (we had one travel day) were spent with the Church of God International Feast site in Harrison, Ark. It was so wonderful to see brethren that we grew to love when we attended the Church of God International in the eighties and nineties such as Wayne Turnbull, Ron Elkins and the Coleman family. We of course made many new friends. The highlight of the feast was when my long time friend and brother Wynn Skelton was ordained into the ministry on the Last Great Day. Jeanette and I had known Wynn since he was a ministerial assistant in the WCG in Albuquerque way back in the seventies. Wynn, assisted by his lovely wife Kim, has been doing the work of an Elder for sometime. As it really should be, his ordination was a recognition of what God was already doing in Wynn's life! Mr. Charles Groce graciously asked me to assist with the rest of the elders present in ordaining Wynn. That really meant a lot to me. I am very happy for Wynn and and Kim and know they will continue to be of great service to God's people. Please pray for them.
That's about it for now. We have not yet decided if the Western Region Church of God will be hosting a Feast site in Colorado Springs this year. We'll keep you updated. This past year we decided not to host a Feast because I had a major hip replacement in August and knew it would be almost impossible to host a Feast. Thank you for all of your prayers and support during this difficult time. Thankfully, I am now able to walk without a walker, cane or limp! I am very grateful to God, although the physical therapist told me it would take about a year for full recovery.
Drop me an E-mail or letter when you can; it's always encouraging to hear from you. Stay close to God in prayer and Bible study.
In Christ's Service,
Phill Dunagan-Pastor
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