By Dave Ellis
It is the first month of summer and what a change. Afternoon thunder storms are so isolated with some areas receiving rain. Since summer started, there is less daylight in the mornings and evenings.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Mary Mitchell, Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Ruby Propst, Larry Moyers, Alice Johnson, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Hazel Simmons, Mary Alice Simmons, Reva Hartman, Sandy Washburn, Sandra Vandevander, Jean Landes and Vestyl Bible; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Brian Wilton, Tyler Moore, Tristan Hartman, Ronald Hayes, Becky Hedrick, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Doug Judy, Jack Judy, Ronnie Bowers Sr., Allen Kile II, Ruth Simmers, Roberta Bennett, Olin Hoover, Quinley McConnell, Etha Mae Bowers, Mary Jo Wilfong, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Charlotte Copley, Billy Rowe, Myrtle Hammer, Jimmie Bennett, Pam Rexrode, Jason Rexrode, Margaret Wimer, Doris Simmons, Harry Allen Warner, Sherman Bennett, Barry Simmons, Cameron Beachler, Wendell Nelson, Nancy George, Sarah Thomas, Pete Keplinger, Donald Burns and Abby Sites.
Prayer thought: “Retreating to a quiet place to be refreshed in God’s presence equips us to go forward in His renewing strength.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for July 10 through July 16, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: July 10 – 78°, 61° (74°, 61°); July 11 – 80°, 52° (82°, 52°); July 12 – 87°, 56° (88°, 59°, .25”); July 13 – 88°, 63°, .34” (89°, 61°); July 14 – 83°, 62°, .03” (84°, 56°); July 15 – 90°, 60°, .12” (82°, 58°) and July 16 – 82°, 66° (81°, 59°).
