Lenell Smith
Rt. 2 Box 2796
Ellsinore, MO 63937
lenellsmith@hotmail.com

Dear Family and Friends,

  Just a little note to fill you in on a couple of very specific prayer requests.  I just got word this morning that a supporting church of mine, Mission Hill Baptist Church, in Palmyra, Missouri, burnt to the ground early this morning.  They had a new church building, and the old church building (currently used as a school).  It is a total loss.  Please pray very hard for Pastor Lewis and the congregation there.  I have many friends and extended family which attend this church.  Pray that God will use this situation to bring revival and bind that church and community closer together.
  Also, on a much less crucial note, please pray for the work in getting the container together.  It has become one of the biggest hassles I have ever dealt with.  We now have to weigh everything as well as have it fully listed out.  Next week I am working on all of my personal effects and the things for Hope, too.  I have a crew coming in to help me next Friday of people that have taken off work and sacrificed their time to aid in the packing process.  If you live in the area and would like to help, we will begin Friday morning at 8 am in the church fellowship hall at First Baptist in Ellsinore, MO.  We will be loading everything into a uhaul to get it to OKC on Monday, Feb. 18 (President's day).  Please pray extra hard for grace for my family as they deal with a very stressed out Lenell!  These things seem so petty now in the light of two serious things that I have heard about in the last 24 hours:  the church burning there in MO, and Joe Consford's near attack in africa.  Please continue to pray.  You don't know how much it is appreciated!

In Christ,
Lenell