“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” — Isaiah 40:31

It is finally “official”, according to the State of Iowa. After what seemed way too long, we have finally been informed that our Articles of Incorporation for Faith First Community Church are in place. I am very excited, because now we can move forward. Actually, most of me is just plain relieved.

When we have to wait for something longer than we anticipated, things can be……. a little tense. We tend to get more and more irritated as time moves on, with the situation, as well as with one another.

I wonder if that is what is happening with our world today. Jesus left this earth, promising one day to return and make everything right again. But we are still waiting. And some of us are getting a little impatient. So much, in fact, that they are leaving the faith altogether.

But we are promised that Jesus will, in fact, one day return. We do not know when, but he will. While we wait, we are to continue to move forward, caring for those who cannot care for themselves, and work toward God’s Realm here on earth. And as you already know, that can take way longer than we would like, and it can take more strength and patience that we think we have.

But through Christ, and in God, ALL THINGS are possible. Even patience while we wait for Jesus to return.

Just because we are now seen as an “official” church, it doesn’t mean everything is how we want it to be. We still have so much to do. And like I said before, we need everyone’s help.

Some of the things will be more fun than others, but everything needs to be done. For now, we are working on prioritizing what needs done first.

Martha is building our new website, as well as working to get our emails set up. She is also working to get the bank accounts opened. (Until we let you know otherwise, please continue to write your checks to Faith UCC.)

Glenn will begin the tedious job of going through the First Christian history files (along with a volunteer or three!), and we need someone to do the same for Faith UCC. If you are willing to help with either of these things, please let me know as soon as possible, and we can figure out how we are going to get started on that!

I am very grateful to everyone for their patience, and for their excitement! There is much to do, and yet, we have come so far! Thank you!

Always Peace,  Pastor Heidi