Laynes' Line

September 13, 2009 The Lord always outdoes what we think are His limits! Our Independence Day celebration (actually it will be September 16) was FAR beyond what we could imagine. We have been preparing for weeks, but the consensus was that we should plan for 100. The fury began on Thursday with Faithann delivering her fourth child, a boy - 6 lb. 8 oz., 20 inches. We are excited that all went well and she has a happy, healthy boy. Saturday was my (Gary) birthday so we went as a family to Pollo Pepe's, a chicken place nearby. I was getting uptight because of all that needed to be completed before Sunday. Cheyenne and Ann were working furiously most of the night as well as 10-15 of our deaf young people who were busy setting up, decorating and cleaning the church. We left our house at 9:30, picked up Faithann and her children (including the newborn) and headed to church. By the time we got there, the church family was busy scurrying around getting the last minute preparations fini...

Armando's Family Armando Hernandez, our pastor at Guadalajara, took a few days with his folks after camp because his dad was having physical problems. Armando stayed a few extra days because the doctors eventually found cancer in him. Armando returned with his sister, Brenda, and the first weekend they were here, Brenda got her ankle broken playing games. They put it in a half cast, but her leg at the top of the cast turned purple and ached. After a few days, the doctors told her she needed a screw put in the back of her heel to pull the two pieces together. Since she didn't have insurance, she decided to return home where a family friend is a doctor. He immediately told her she would need 3 screws and her leg was fractured at the mid-calf area. She would need surgery to repair the break. Thursday they operated (after 2 churches helped her with the costs) and put only 1 screw in and a full cast. Please pray for this Christian family in Monterrey. The father is in the hospital ...