Ordination and back to Youth Ministry

This week was a very special and event filled week! We attended our first South Texas District Conference and really were surprised at how many people we know. Of course, they were a part of the Texas District for a lot of the years that we have been in ministry. We were blessed to be Ordained at this conference. Also, Pastor and Sis. Elms (as she has posted about on her blog) were there to be a part of it and she took these pictures. These are pictures that only people who attend a Spirit-filled church would understand. Those ugly, crying, worshipping, straining pictures! The Spirit was so strong. Our family has grown together so much since coming to Pflugerville. We understand that we are in this together, so it was so great to have the boys be a part of this special time.

Most of our years of ministry have been spent with our Pastor, Wendell Elms, so it was so special to have him pray with us. We are so thankful that they took the time to come be a part of it all - (even if it was in SOUTH TEXAS!)

Of course, having Pastor David Bernard pray with us was also special since we are working closely with him now. He spoke some prophetic words to us during his prayer. (He is the one on the far left getting ready to pray with Pastor Elms looking on.)

Bro. Danny Johnson, my high school principal at Life Christian Academy, is on the District Board and was the first to pray with us. He also was the one who interviewed me at the ordination seminar. He told the other guys on the interviewing committee that he has known me for 27 years! I couldn't believe it had been that long! All of us who were involved in the truck rollover accident in May, 1980 that took the life of my friend, Tim Hodgson (Karen Prince's brother), share a special bond with Danny and Barbara Johnson from the few short years that they were in Wichita Falls.

I like this picture with Dad praying with us. Also, if you will look in the very center of the picture, you will see a white haired gentleman. He is Missionary Richard Carver.

He came up to the boys after everyone had prayed for us, but before the service was completely over and told them that God had drawn his attention to them while he was on the platform. He told them that God had His hand on their life and if they would partner with their parents that God had great things in store for them. It was really a special moment for them. Come to find out, he and his wife had visited in the Layne's home for several days during deputation many years ago. Sis. Layne loved them so much that she cried as they had to leave. Bro. Carver didn't know who we were until after the service was over.

It was also special to have my Dad and Mom there for the occasion. They are such a blessing to all of my family. We look forward to their visits so much. To have them there praying with us made it all complete. The only thing that would have topped it all off would have been having Bro. and Sis. Layne there. They would be so happy for us. But they live on through all of our family's ministry.

P.S. After being ordained, I am now being referred to as "His Holleyness" by some at the Bernard's church....they think they are so cute!

HERE WE GO, AGAIN!

Back to youth ministry! Karla and I took our youth group to the Austin/Hill Country SFC Rally and Lock-in on Friday night out in the country near Georgetown. They had a lot of fun! Above is Chad being "bunny-eared" by Phillip. This is the same thing the young people have done since I began youth ministry in 1984!

Hannah, Lindsey and Bonnie.

Jasmine (Sis. E) acting so cool, Cameron, Jordan and Erika.
Jasmine calls us Bro. and Sis. H!

Phylicia, Kaylene, Cheyanne and Lorraine.

I will tell you that being over 40, I did not stay up all night. We drove home at around midnight and slept until 5am and then went back and picked them up. This is one of the blessings of being a daughterwork - the mother church had plenty of chaperones.... whew! Cameron won a karaoke machine with a camera built-in!

This week, our section will be coming to Pflugerville. Friday night will be a time of prayer with the South Texas Prayer Coordinator and Saturday they will put doorhangers out in the neighborhood around our new location.
•We will have a greeter meeting on Wednesday to get that ministry organized.
•Our youth class started today with Karla teaching.
•We are organizing a bus ministry (pray with us for a leader.) Someone has bought a bus and donated it to us! I haven't seen it yet or have many details other than it runs and looks nice. I will fill you in as we get this ministry started.
•We are organizing church cleaning teams and they will start in May.

Thanks for your continued prayers and words of encouragement! You don't know how much it means to us.