Thank God for the Bus Ministry

(A True Story)

Recently, a man approached the pastor after the Sunday morning service. The man was a visitor whom the pastor had never met before. The man had been weeping, and said to the pastor, "Pastor, I'm saved but backslidden; so away from God. I want to get right with Him."

The pastor rejoiced, and thought that the man would be on his way, but he took a few steps, and turned around. The pastor stood silent as the man told him his story.

“Pastor, I’ve had a rotten life. I’ve messed up so many things. I’m trying to straighten out. A friend told me about your church and your people. I worked hard to get here today and I’m glad I made it.

“Pastor, can I ask you a question?”

“Sure.”

“Do you always bring those kids in here like this?” The man was referring to the bus kids.

The pastor said, “If one or more of our bus kids get saved, we bring them into the main service, yes.”

The man began weeping, and said, “I have a daughter, that through my own fault, I have not seen since she was an infant. I’ve not been allowed to see her for about 10 years. Preacher, one of the children who cam today to receive Christ is my daughter.”

A bus ministry is a great blessing, and a church that cares about the lost, and the lost children, will see great blessings such as this.

“But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14

Why I Left The GOP

The following is a letter from a friend of mine from Arkansas about why he has left the GOP. For much too long Christians have been content to sit on the sidelines. Enough is enough, folks! It is time to do something, and to do the RIGHT thing!

Editor/RP


Dear Friends,

I have written to you before about the Jefferson Republican Party, about our ideals and our stand on the issues. Now I'm going to tell you why I have left The GOP.

First, let me tell you that I voted Ronald Reagan twice, George the first twice and George II twice. The other time I voted for Pat Buchanan. The Republican Party has become a big tent party; too big for me. When the republican president endorses pro-abortion candidates over pro-life candidates in the primaries just because he is an incumbent then the tent is to big. When the Republican Party favors surrendering our national sovereignty to NAFTA, GATT, and the UN, then the tent has no more room for me. Both heads on the two-headed monster will tell you one at election and do another when elected. The JRP will never do that. WE will tell you where we stand and that is that. There is no room in our party for pro-abortion baby killers. There is no room for sodomite catering politicians. There is no room for those who would take away our 2nd amendment rights. There is no room for those UN loving globalists who would surrender our national sovereignty. I realize that there are still good republicans and even a few democrats in office but for the most part the two-headed monster is sold out. If you believe as we do then check us out at sandmountain.proboards107.com.

Noah Cooke
Jefferson Republican Party Arkansas

Gossip and Criticism

The devil will use any and all of his weapons to destroy you. He wants to destroy your home, your church, your route, the bus ministry, and certainly your life.

Gossip and criticism are extremely destructive and dangerous weapons. When we criticize we often don't realize, we're not destroying the one we're criticizing - we're destroying ourselves!

It's sad when you get a reputation as a criticizer, a destroyer. Who is the Destroyer? The Devil. Why would a Christian want the same label as the Devil?!?

Let's uplift people and be an encourager. Mama was right, "If you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all." By the way, that's the Bible!

---From A Busload of News, November 25, 2006, newsletter of the Bus Ministry of Reidsville Baptist Church.