June 09 Newsletter

Hello Partners & Friends:

I am so excited about all the wonderful things that God has done and is doing in all of our lives. As all of you are aware, God has so graced Sally to pastor with me at Family Worship Center. This has been a tremendous blessing, as I am able to go out more as God continues to open doors for us.

In Isaiah 1:19 it says, “If ye being willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.”

So this month, I am sending you a DVD and a letter to let you know and see all of the blessings of the Lord.

Last month, we did not send a letter, having just moved into our new office building. The offices are beautiful and very productive for REM, FWC and our Media Department. It’s great to all be in one building. The staff that God has given us is excellent. Sally and I are so blessed. There are times that all of us are being stretched to keep up with the growth and the increase in every area. But again, our staff flows in unity and love. They work very hard and sometimes very long hours without complaining. If anytime you are in the Pawnee area, please stop in and see the building. I am not here very much but someone will show you around!

Also, Family Worship Center is currently having a contract prepared to purchase a little over 13 acres of land by Pawnee Lake.

When I was a kid, this property was the drive in theatre. So it is terraced and sloped. Our first phase then, is to purchase and grade the land so that it is fairly level. Then we will begin to prepare to build.

Besides the location and acreage of the land, another thing we love about the property, is that it comes with a house on it. This house will soon house our Youth Pastors, Bro. Chris and his family. (Look what the Lord has done!)

On top of all that, let me announce that as of Wednesday, March 11, 2009, our new R.E.M. Aircraft, the Piper Aztec, has landed in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

There will need to be some radio and navigational work done before we start using it, but praise God, we got it! I plan on using this one very much! It will stay in the air a lot! For those of you interested in seeing our new Aircraft, we will post a picture of it on the web just as soon as we can. We are so thankful to God for the ability to not only go more but for being able to go faster and farther with it being easier on my physical body!

So, to each of you Partners, I would like to say a very special “Thank You” for helping me. The monthly support that you send is a very vital part of how we are able to stay on the road as much as we are.

Finally, there are also some things in my heart about building a house with several rooms in it that are self contained. They will be called healing rooms. This project is a little ways down the road, but I can see it now with the eye of faith. So it is closer now than ever before.

Be Blessed,
Rev. Ricky Edwards