Welcome to Walnut Memorial Baptist Church. 

I’m truly excited that you have decided to join us. Welcome to all of our guests. I would encourage you to worship as the Lord leads you, and let us know if you have any questions. For our home folk, I pray that you have prepared your hearts for this time together. For all of us, I hope that we are coming with an expectation that we will hear from the Lord and we will leave changed.

So this past week has been a tough one. We’ve been talking about Stephanie and the girls going to Brazil for the women’s mission trip for so long, but when the time finally came it did not make it any easier. As a husband and a dad, I found myself struggling like never before.

I’ve always felt like a part of my God-given responsibility is to care for and protect my family. On other previous trips I’ve always been there to carry out that task but this time at the airport was very different. I wasn’t going through TSA with them, boarding the planes, or rushing from terminal to terminal. I was just dropping them off.

I’ve always had a very strong faith and I’ve never been one to worry very much. So I was experiencing a whole new range of emotions. I’m grateful for the Holy Spirit and that still small voice. As I was praying it was if the Lord was saying to me, don’t you know that I love them more than you do. Don’t you know that I can protect them better than you can. Don’t you know that they are my children .

Whether you’re going on a mission trip, praying for a mission trip, or helping send someone, there are always lessons to be learned. I’m very grateful for all the prayers for our team and also for those who are helping take care of us here at home! I’m very thankful for and love my church! 

–Pastor Scott