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"I wait for the LORD . . . and in His word do I hope." (Psalm 130:5)
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May 2006
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Schedule of Events
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The next event on the calendar is the Moving On Cookout at Rick Huntress Home – Sat. May 13th from 12:00-2:00pm.
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Seated but Standing
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Jonathan Hughes embodies the title’s apparent paradox. Because of a neurological disorder Jonathan normally sits down in a motorized wheelchair and rolls to his destination. Leg paralysis, involuntary muscle spasms and seizures, and speech difficulties have been a regular part of this young man’s nineteen years. Although cerebral palsy may have forced Jonathan since birth, to sit and ride instead of to stand and walk, it has not restricted the influence of his life’s message.
He testifies that his life is not erected on his own capabilities but the person and ministry of Jesus Christ. At six years old, Jonathan recognized, as the Bible states, that his natural disposition and conduct separated him from a perfect God. In order to change this alienation, Jonathan trusted God’s Son, Jesus Christ, to save him from his sinfulness and to direct the course of his daily routine. From that time to the present, Jonathan’s testimony has risen to distinction.
Six years after embracing the message of the gospel, the Lord steered Jonathan to be a preacher of His Word. He has been faithful to this calling. He has preached from God’s Holy Scriptures at least one time every month for the last seven years. The settings for his itinerant preaching include nursing facilities, nearly thirty-five local churches, Christian camps, and six mission trips to Mexico. The Lord is using Jonathan not only as His mouthpiece to public audiences but also in one-on-one encounters.
Appearing outwardly dissimilar to his high-school classmates has not caused Jonathan to be self-conscience but soul-conscience. He has been a vibrant witness of the Lord Jesus Christ’s saving and transforming power to many individuals at his public high school. Over the last four years, Jonathan estimates that twenty-five students have submitted their lives to Jesus Christ through direct conversations about the gospel. Remarkably, all but one of these new converts have publicly identified with Christ through baptism and attend Bible-preaching churches.
Soon to be a graduate from Wren High School, Jonathan is prayerfully considering ministerial training at a Christian university. He knows this pursuit will present some great physical, financial, and academic challenges but he is confident he can accomplish God’s plan through Christ who provides him daily strength (Phil. 4:13). As Jonathan pursues this opportunity he solicits the prayers of fellow believers. He is grateful that through God’s grace he can experience and proclaim "the unsearchable riches of Christ" (Eph 3:8).
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