Our God is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
(Psalm 34:18, NIV)

Anniversary of the UpStairs Lounge arson attack in which 32 people died including Reverend Bill Larson pastor of MCC New Orleans

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Rehoboth Beach, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA

and

Rev. Kai Millar ministering with Northern Lights MCC, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Kings 19-22
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2019-22&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You trust in God; trust also in me.
In my Parents’s house are many rooms;
if it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going there to prepare a place for you.
(John 14:1-2, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Misión Dios de Amor ICM, Rio Bravo, Mexico

and

Leanna Hamilton ministering with Valley Ministries MCC, Stockton, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Leviticus 7-9
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%207-9&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one.
Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it,
she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
(Luke 15:8-10, NIV)

Pentecost 3
Pridetide 4

Thank God for the ministries of:

Il Cherchio (The Circle), Milan, Italy

and

Rev. Tony Viglione ministering with Church of Our Savior MCC, Boynton Beach, Florida, USA (Ordination Anniversary Jun 22, 2019)

Through the Bible in a year:
Luke 15-16
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2015-16&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Whom have I in heaven but You?
And earth has nothing I desire besides You.
(Psalm 73:25, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (Church Anniversary Jun 20, 1982)

and

Rev. Angie Scottkees ministering with MCC Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 72-74
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2072-74&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

“Each day that we live, God provides for our needs
and gives us the strength of a young eagle.”
(Psalm 103:5, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

and

Dr Denise Powell ministering with MCC Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Australia

Through the Bible in a year:
Ezekiel 7-12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%207-12&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
(Colossians 3:13, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Come As You Are MCC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

and

Rev. Ellen Tanoye ministering with Reflection MCC, Folsom, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Proverbs 5-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%205-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
(Ephesians 4:32, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Sunshine Cathedral MCC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (Church Anniversary Jun 18, 1971)

and

Rev. Dr. Pat Langlois ministering with MCC UCC in the Valley, North Hollywood, California, USA (Pastoral Anniversary Jun 18, 2017)

Through the Bible in a year:
Ephesians 4-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%204-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Pray that our God
will make us strong
and give us peace.
(Psalm 29:11, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA (Church Anniversary Jun 17, 1980)

and

Reverend Sandra Emery ministering with Open Circle MCC, Bellview, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
1%20Kings 14-18
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2014-18&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.
(Isaiah 43:19, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Berazategui, Berazategui, Argentina

and

Reverend Rhonda Thorne
ministering with MCC of the Blue Ridge, Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Leviticus 4-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%204-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your family members, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
(Luke 14:12-13, NIV)

Pentecost 2
Trinbity Sunday
Pridetide 3

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Key West, Key West, Florida, USA (Church Anniversary Jun 15, 1980)

and

Devonte Jackson ministering with New Faith MCC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA (Pastoral Anniversary Jun 15, 2019)

Through the Bible in a year:
Luke 13-14
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2013-14&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com