My Gratitude

Keith, Carla and girls,

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope today finds you happy and fulfilled. I am writing to share my gratitude for you. I issued a challenge to our church to send a note to someone(s) who have made a significant investment in their life. You are the ones that I want to thank.

I am so impressed and inspired by your labor in Quitman. When the time came and I knew we had to leave Wichita Falls, I DID NOT want to go into Home Missions. It was the last thing on my mind, yet in the back of my mind, I knew the Lord was challenging me to go for it. You were a great inspiration in my life at that time. Your decision to treat your church like a big church with big dreams served to give me a dream. I realize that it also had to be a call of God, but your excitement, pain and vision were powerful to me.

The experiences that I had trying to do what you have already done masterfully, changed my life. I draw from those times every day. Keith, your constant drive to do church better, is incredible and challenging to me. Carla, your support of your husband (even when you didn't want to go) and faithfulness to the cause, is matchless. I so admire you pushing through your shyness to become what God wanted you to be. Mallory and Taylor, you are beautiful examples of what young ladies are to be.

Thank you for showing me how it can be done. Thank you for remaining close. Your coming to our installation service means more to ME than you will ever know. Karla had her family, but YOU are MINE! :-)

Don't ever let the enemy tell you that you are not accomplishing anything. You are an inspiration to me and a shining example of God's people. 

We love you,

Gene