Greetings EMC,<\/p>\n
As I sit here writing this Friday update, Governor Cooper is issuing a 30-day stay at home executive order<\/a> for North Carolina beginning Monday. I don’t know the extent this impacts your routine or expectations for the next week. All I do know is that we must continue to face each new challenge with the peace, hope, and joy that comes from the Lord.<\/p>\n This new order will lead to even greater potential for isolation and loneliness. Those realities are also dangerous, so I implore you to continue reaching out to one another, especially those you know who are alone or in need of help. Though we must be distant physically<\/em>, we must not<\/strong> be distant socially<\/em>.<\/p>\n What follows is a list of updates on our church life for you to review. Please read all the way to the bottom:<\/p>\n I have been blessed to see a handful of you here and there over the last several days. Oh how I miss your faces and voices and hugs! It’s going to be a while before we get to be together in person again, but this too shall pass! Stay safe, hang in there, and keep your eyes on Jesus.<\/p>\n In Him. With you.\n
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