Henning Church of God Ladies hold March Meeting

The Ladies of the Henning Church of God met on Tuesday, Mar. 14, in the church fellowship hall for their regular monthly meeting. President Carole Spencer presided and Barb Seldomridge led in prayer.
Marsha Merritt presented the devotion, “The State of Your Heart,” with scripture references Proverbs 15:13, Philippians 4:7, and Proverbs 4:23. March is almost half over. Time seems to go more quickly when we are older. Valentine’s Day is in February along with heart healthy month. To prevent heart disease, a heart healthy diet is proposed with limited sodium, processed meats, creams, butter and all that good stuff. What is the state of your heart spiritually? We can tell when someone has a good day by a smile in the face of adversity. If someone has a sad heart, they will have a sense of defeat in everything they do. The world tries to break us. Don’t allow negativity to seep out. The right way is the positive way. The heart is the reason we show joy or brokenness. There are times when we need help in a season of despair. We need to guard our heart because everything flows from it. How is your heart spiritually, today?
Barb Seldomridge presented the missionary education report, “For I Was Hungry,” by Abby Torlison. Abby was in Costa Rica and met Rosa and Mateo living in the tent city. They fled Venezuela and left behind a month’s wages of thirteen dollars. Mateo was Rosa’s son. She carried him the whole way because he had no shoes. They traveled through the Darien Gap, it is the area that connects the North and South American continents with central America. It is very dangerous because there are bands of criminals located in this area. The Americans found Mateo a pair of shoes and a stuffed animal. Most of the refugees in the tent city want to come to the United States and were curious about it and how people felt about them. What is the answer to immigration? What will happen to the tent city? Church members are going to serve these people. They will remain close to the broken hearted, the way God is close to us. Jesus suffered for us. What are we willing to sacrifice for him? We need to step out of our comfort zone no matter if it is for a child or widow.
Jamie Harvey gave the treasurer’s report and Pauline Perkins read last month’s minutes.
Carole thanked the group for bringing Children’s Home Society items. Members will join next month. The group will be serving the Maxwelton Ruritans on Mar. 23. Easter egg hunt will be Saturday, Apr. 8 and the Easter Cantata will be Sunday morning service, Apr. 9. The spring convention will be held Apr. 28-29 at Rippling Waters. The speaker will be Lori Salierno and the program will be, “A Night to Remember.” There will be no election and all officers will remain the same as last year. The group will also have their yard sale May 6.
Joan Vance presented members a shamrock and challenged members to contact three families not connected to our church and invite them to church. St. Patrick took Christian faith to Ireland and by the time of his death, most people there had heard the gospel. The shamrock is shaped like three hearts in a trinity.
The next meeting will be Apr. 11 and Marsha Merritt dismissed in prayer.
Attending were: Alice Coff, Barb Seldomridge, Carole Spencer, Christine Cullen, Cindy Fleshman, Dyan Hefner, Jamie Harvey, Joan Vance, Marsha Merritt, Marty Burns, Patty Owens and Pauline Perkins.