Worthy of Thanks

Sometimes Americans, when watching a British period film, will be surprised to hear a judge, mayor, or other official referred to as “Your Worship.” Worship comes from two words: “worth” (value) and “ship” (a condition or state). So addressing someone as “Your Worship” means acknowledging their state of worth, or importance or their value.

Worship was used in secular contexts long before it entered the religious vocabulary. But it’s easy to see why it did: When we worship God, we ascribe worth, value, or importance to Him. To worship is to say God is worthy of our praise, to offer thanks for who He is and for what He has done. There is no end to the reasons to give thanks to God. In the Old Testament, a common refrain was to “give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.” God’s attributes, like goodness and mercy, are never-ending. Therefore, He is always worthy of our thanks in worship.

To God be the glory,

Tammy

We are worshiping God this week for the children – at least 675 who have enrolled in Goof News Club in just the past 3 weeks.  What a wonderful start to the fall season.  We will open new schools this month as well.  I am especially grateful that thse 675 children represent 24% of the total number of children we reached from September through August!  What a wonderful way to begin a new ministry year.  The Lord is worthy of our worship and praise!  We look expectantly for all He has planned for this new ministry year.

Praise & Prayer

Praise God with us for:

1. His mercy and grace.  He is good to those who follow Him. 
2. The  675 children enrolled in Good News Club.  May they beleive in Jesus as their Savior and accept Him as their forever friend.
3. New schools that will begin ministry this month.  May every volunteer remain healthy and joy-filled for this opportunity.

Please pray with us for:

1. A great celebration at the Darryl Rogers Golf Tournament on Oct. 8th.  Please continue to pray for the Rogers family with the passing of our sweet Marsha Rogers last week.
2. Two trainings this week in the Fresno office and in the South Valley.  We are grateful for Ruth Diaz, Field Missionary and her efforts to train and mentor teams.
3. Health, strength and endurance for all our staff and volunteers as the weather changes so we may serve faithfully through the year.