Dear Friends of God,

 I, Gary, greet you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  The new kid has arrived!  This is no accident.  This is the work of the Holy Spirit.  God has been leading us to this exact moment.  It is a new ministry created and planned by Him.  Glory to God in the Highest!  It is by the Lord’s will and design that we are together for Him at this time.  Praise the Lord! 

I am very excited to be here as your new minister.  Actually I am beyond excited.  I have waited 38 years to be here.  Since receiving my first phone call from Shirley Woodard I have been in prayer daily for this opportunity. Our God is awesome.  He keeps his promises.  He hears our prayers.  He leads us according to His will and His Word.  So now we begin. 

So you can get to know me a little better I share two Bible verses with you.  These two verses define me as a servant of God.  The first is Philippians 4:4, “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice.”!  I just believe in praising God in every situation for everything.  Rejoicing the Lord in bad times makes them better.  Rejoicing in the Lord in the hard times makes them easier.  Rejoicing in the Lord during the good times makes them great!  Again I say rejoice. 

The second verse is Luke 9:62, Jesus says, “Anyone who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God.”  We are not to look back.  We are to press on.  The goal is before us.  Christ is leading, so why look any where else?  Let us focus on Jesus.  After all it is not about us.  It is about Jesus Christ. 

Let us be patience with one another as we learn together.  Together we can do all things through Him! 

God loves you and so do I,

Dr. Gary L. Edens