pen 9-04

WOW!! its been a year. As you have been made aware, we have a baby. Laieton is his name and he is now not an infant, he is 10 months old. Thank you for your patience's and your prayers. Laieton came to us with some physical difficulties and there were some touchy situations and a couple of quite serious episodes. I write to inform you that God has greatly blessed this young man and our family. Laieton is quite healthy now and seems to be on tract for a healthy future.

We are looking forward to the opportunity to continue in ministry with you good and faithful fokes 'out there.' Maybe a word about our ministry with therapeutic foster care would be in order. My wife Vonda and I began with regular foster care in 1980. We had begun serving with the United Methodist Church that same year at the Byromville/Lily Charge in Dooly County. We have two birth children Leslie Ann and Randall Scott. They are now grown and live out on their own. We love children and love to help people and this seemed like a very good way to do both. My wife is now the primary care giver and I support her and her work with medically fragile children. We have had many children, something over 50, through the years. We have had children from birth to 19 years old. We have had children from a few days to a few years. We began therapeutic care in 1995 and we are presently affiliated with the Mentor of Macon agency. We presently have two children in the parsonage with us now. Laieton is now a very normal little boy, he laughs and plays and is sitting up and we are sure that he will be walking very soon. God is so good. I am not very good about telling things about my family and so I have been brief. If you wish more info on us use the 'comments' section on the web site.

Pastor's Pen by Pastor Jimmy Sharp

Pastor's Pen
by Pastor Jimmy Sharp