Vol 6 No. 35 Praying for Staff Part II

Dear Folks,

Whenever something is drawn to my attention that is amiss, my first response is often to explain, which I’ve come to understand in many circumstances, is just a form of defensiveness.  This defensiveness takes away from a fulsome and unequivocal apology.  That apology takes the form of deeply regretting that when I revised the original prayer list for Executive Staff and began to broaden it, I did not broaden it completely to include people who are essential to our life, well-being and community.  Some of these people pray for us and care for us pastorally, like Dawn Johannesson.  Some of these people are the face and voice of justice for us like the Pearces.  Some answer questions in our hours of need…you begin to understand.  You will discover the names of these people, which were not included in my original list.  My only hope is that fewer people read our newsletters in the summer and that those I missed in my original newsletter will know that it was a sin of omission not of commission, and that while the Lord knows their work in secret, I want from the hilltops, everyone to know the value of their work; to me, to the CBWC family and to the Lord’s work in Western Canada.

Thanks so much.

Warmly,

In Christ,

Jeremy

jbell@cbwc.ca