<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">We missed our Monday night meeting this month, and frankly, I am not happy about it. I was about to say that I had "missed" it but didn't want to be confusing, or too corny, so I looked it up in a Thesaurus. Here were my other options:<div><br></div><div>Pine for, yearn for, ache for, long for, long to see</div><div><br></div><div>Are these too strong? I am not sure. I have to admit that I am really suffering right now. The pressure at work is getting to me, and my weekly commitments are soaking up every moment. However, the times we meet together both as guys and as the entire group are more refreshment than drain. I need to hear the gospel from you and from my own lips as I encourage you.</div><div><br></div><div>I do long for our meetings together to study the word and share the work that God is doing among us. Our inconsistency the past month has taken its toll on me and the group. Remember each other and our group this week in prayer. Below are some of the topics we prayed about in our prayer night some weeks ago. Use it as a guide to pray for each other this week.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; text-indent: -12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="font: 13.0px AppleGothic; color: #555555">▼</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Individuals</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Special Needs</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px AppleGothic; color: #555555">▼</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Spiritual Health</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 48px; text-indent: -48px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Believe the Gospel</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 48px; text-indent: -48px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Know his sin</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 48px; text-indent: -48px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Not be able to hide sin</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Prosper in work</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Opportunity to share the Gospel</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; text-indent: -12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="font: 13.0px AppleGothic; color: #555555">▼</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Families</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Marriages</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Parents</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Children</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; text-indent: -12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span style="font: 13.0px AppleGothic; color: #555555">▼</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Group</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wisdom in future direction</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Extension in service</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Growth in relationships</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; text-indent: -30px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">•</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Apprentice to develop for "branch" off.</div><div style="text-indent: -30px;"><br></div></div><div>I love you all and desire for you all to be built up in Christ our brother to become kings and queens in the kingdom of our Father. Goodnight.</div><div><br></div></body></html>