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The Connection Church Baptism 120609

Joe Barnes — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:50:57 +0000

I love baptisms!!! This is from our church, The Connection Church, this past Sunday.

Super Baby Faith

Joe Barnes — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:52:11 +0000

Please visit our friend’s website for their new born daughter, Faith. The family needs our prayers.

Super Baby Faith

Prayers Are Needed

Joe Barnes — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:08:14 +0000

Melanie and I were at the Round Rock Express baseball game with the Lewis and West family. Tim Lewis showed up late. He had Mali and Alyssa with him. He told us that as they were driving on Toll Road 130, a semi-truck hit a person. Tim said that they missed the actual incident by less than a minute. He said that he stop to help. He saw what looked like a deer in the road, but it was this teenage looking kid. He told Mali and Alyssa not to look. Tim went to the truck driver, Murry Potts, to make sure he was OK. Murry told Tim that he saw the kid by the guard rail and then the kid just jumped…jumped right in front of his semi-truck. So the kid committed suicide. How sad. What was this kid thinking? Why was his life so bad that he thought this was the way out? This got me thinking, that we as Christ followers have to step up. We have to become the pastors, the preachers, the people who spread the Word of God. We missed this kid, and it makes me sad.

Please be praying for Tim, Mali, and Alyssa. The two girls were way to young to see something like this. Please pray that they keep strong. Murry Potts really needs some strong prayers. No person should have to go through that. It is sad that because of one persons actions, the kid jumping in front of Murry’s semi, that it has made a huge dent it all these peoples lives.

God Bless You All

Big Hunt 2009

Joe Barnes — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:08:21 +0000

Here is a video from my church, The Connection Church, from our Easter egg hunt we had. Totally awesome…watch!!!

The Big Hunt 2009 Thank You The Connection Church from The Connection Church on Vimeo.

New Mission Trip on the Horizon?

Joe Barnes — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:15:37 +0000

A friend of mine, Kamala Lewis, is a missionary that goes to Belize a few times each year. She is a dentist in Luling, TX. God has blessed her with her dentistry gift and she is using that gift to serve God in Belize. By the way, Kamala and I go to the same church, The Connection Church. So I was talking with Kamala about going to Belize and using my God given gift to serve there. She told me that there is a need for technology in the areas that she serves at. I’m very excited because I may get to go abroad again and serve, but this time Melanie will be going and that makes me even more excited!!! Be praying for us, and be praying for Kamala because her and a group of our young adults are going to Belize this summer to serve. God is AWESOME!!!

Ralph Meeks aka “GG Pa”

Joe Barnes — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:19:21 +0000

January 9th at around 1:30pm, a man of God past away and went to see his Creator. In his passing, he was surrounded by loved ones. I just only wished I could have been there. However, we did get to see his over Christmas. This past Christmas had to of been the best Christmas ever! The kids got to meet two new cousins and made new friends. Melanie and I got to hang out with family that we had not seen in quite some time. But most of all, we all got to see GG Pa and we got to shower him with lots of hugs and kisses. Oh, here is a picture of GG Pa that I took over Christmas.

From Christmas 2008

The most memorable event that we did over Christmas was the family took Communion together. The pastor from GG Pa’s church came over to the house on Christmas Eve and we took Communion. As I was sitting there, crying of course, I could only think that this was going to be the last time GG Pa was going to take Communion, and I was there sharing this with him. How awesome is that! But you know what, even though it was his last time to take Communion, he is right there with the Lord, praising Him, worshiping Him…WOW! After the pastor left, we gave Granny her birthday presents. Her birthday is on Christmas Eve. As I watched her open the card from GG Pa, of course she was crying which made everyone else cry, I had my camera and took this picture.

From Christmas 2008

Pretty awesome! They have been married of over 50 years…and look at this picture…again…AWESOME! Here are more pictures that I took of the family over Christmas.

Let me tell you something about Granny and GG Pa, I moved in with my dad when I was 9 years old. The whole entire Meeks family, my step-mom’s family, took me in and treated me like I was their own. I have very good memories of being at Granny and GG Pa’s house. Even better memories of them taking Jennifer, my sister, and me to Bonita Lake camping and fishing. GG Pa loved to fish, we both do. One really awesome memory that I have of them is when my daughter, Britney, was born, they drove through the night from Roswell to Lubbock so they could be there for me and Melanie when Britney was born. What a sacrifice! They didn’t have to do that, but they did. And you know what, Britney knows about that and she thinks that it was so awesome that they did that…for her.

GG Pa, you led a good life. You had one heck of a wife. I hope you know that you have touched many lives. You have shown many people what a Christian man looks like. I will miss you. Thank you for serving our country as a Marine, thank you for taking me fishing, thank you for putting up with my non-sense, thank you for loving my family and me.

Did I Luck Out

Joe Barnes — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:33:03 +0000

I just finished teaching a security class in Virgina, and I am sitting around surfing the web. I went to my blog and was looking at the picture of Melanie and me. WOW! I have one beautiful, sexy, gorgeous, ravishing, stunning, pulchritudinous…I could keep on going, wife! What did I do that God would bless me with her? Thank you God!

By the way, I met Melanie Feb. 25th 1998 and we got married May 21st 1998. This coming May will be 11 years!!!

I Am Second

Joe Barnes — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:05:14 +0000

You want to hear some very powerful testimonies about how wonderful Christ is? Then you have to check out this website. iamsecond.com

Presidential Election – Remember This!

Joe Barnes — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:47:26 +0000

No matter if McCain or Obama wins the Presidential election, you need to always remember this:

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Romans 13:1

Baptism Sunday 09-05-08

Joe Barnes — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:46:45 +0000

Awesome day today. We had 7 people who took Jesus into their hearts!!!