Good morning, Ladies & Gents I am asking each of you to join me in corporate intercessory prayer on Monday, October 19, at 9:00 AM, as we stand in the gap for Shanika’s daughter, Zania James. Early Saturday morning, Zania was airlifted to Duke University Medical Center after experiencing severe, unrelenting crushing chest pain. She was subsequently diagnosed with fluid surrounding her heart and is scheduled to undergo a procedure called pericardiocentesis on Monday to remove the accumulated fluid. I will be by Zania’s side on Monday during this procedure, and I am asking my sisters in Christ to unite in faith, prayer, and agreement. Let us specifically pray for: ● God’s healing hand upon Zania and complete restoration of her health. ● Divine wisdom, precision, and steady hands for the medical team performing the procedure. ● A successful procedure without complications. ● Peace, strength, and comfort for Zania, her mother Shanika, and the entire family. ● God’s presence to surround Zania and guide every decision concerning her care. James 5:16 (KJV): “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” Ladies & Gents, this is a time to stand in the gap, lift our voices, and intercede with compassion and unwavering faith. We are trusting God for His mercy, His healing power, and a victorious testimony! Thank you, my sisters & brothers, for standing with this family in prayer. May the peace of God cover Zania from the beginning of this procedure through her recovery. In His Service, Your Sister in Christ 🙏🏽❤️

Matthew 13:45-46 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. This parable uses that same idea of clear sight, but applies it to understanding what is truly valuable. The pearl merchant is different. He is not stumbling onto anything by chance. He is searching on purpose. He knows pearls well and has spent years looking, comparing, and searching for the best one. Then one day, he finds it—the one pearl of great value. As soon as he realizes how precious it is, everything else he owns seems less important. David understood this kind of searching. “One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord” (Psalm 27:4). Even though David had kingdoms, armies, and wealth, his heart was focused on one thing. That’s like the merchant. He had seen many pearls, but when he found the right one, his search ended. Scripture had already told Israel what the most valuable pearl looks like. The Hebrew word for pearls, or precious jewels, is peninim (פְּנִינִים). “She is more precious than rubies,” Solomon says of wisdom. In Hebrew it’s yekarah hi mipeninim (יְקָרָה הִיא מִפְּנִינִים), more precious than pearls, “and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her” (Proverbs 3:15). Job asked where true wisdom could be found and answered, “the price of wisdom is above pearls” (Job 28:18). And Paul tells us that in Messiah “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3). Here’s the important point: the merchant does not need anyone to pressure him to sell everything. No one has to talk him into letting go of less valuable things. He already knows what matters most. He does not give up his other possessions with regret or anger, as if they suddenly became bad. He simply sees something better. Sometimes, the problem is not that we love the wrong things too much. It is that we have not seen the King clearly enough. When we finally see how valuable He is, our priorities change on their own. Things that used to take up our attention seem smaller. Things that once impressed us lose their appeal. What once felt hard to let go of becomes easy to release. Seeing clearly changes what we value.

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Do not despise the day of small things! Matthew 13:31-32 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches." Following a parable in which an enemy sows tares and the field that won't be sorted until the harvest, Yeshua (Jesus) tells one that takes only two verses. It's a parable about size. The Kingdom, He says, starts out looking like almost nothing. A mustard seed. In Israel, that was a proverb. The rabbis would use the phrase 'like a grain of mustard' just as we say 'the size of a pinhead'. When the Mishnah, the (Torah)wished to describe the smallest possible amount of something, it used the mustard seed, chardal (חַרְדָּל). All those present understood precisely what Yeshua meant. The Kingdom the prophets had been waiting for for centuries starts at the smallest size a person can imagine. The point isn’t that mustard is literally the smallest seed in the world. It’s that everyone saw it as a symbol of something very small. Yeshua wants us to notice the difference between how the Kingdom starts and what it becomes. It may begin so small that it’s easy to miss, but it holds God’s life inside. What seems unimportant at first can become a place of shelter. What starts hidden in the ground can grow into something visible, fruitful, and far-reaching. That’s how the Kingdom began -- a rabbi from Nazareth and twelve ordinary men. It seemed small and easy to overlook. But Yeshua wasn’t making excuses for it. He was showing them that this is how the Kingdom works. It’s not small by mistake. It’s small on purpose, because God chose to start this way. That’s how the Kingdom began -- a rabbi from Nazareth and twelve ordinary men. It seemed small and easy to overlook. But Yeshua wasn’t making excuses for it. He was showing them that this is how the Kingdom works. It’s not small by mistake. It’s small on purpose, because God chose to start this way.

Happy 27th Anniversary to my beloved husband, Ronald Caviness! ❤️ Twenty-seven years ago, we began a journey of learning one another, growing together, and blending our families into one. We have walked through beautiful seasons and difficult ones, and every step has shaped us, strengthened us, and brought us closer. Looking back, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the life we have built and for the love that has carried us through it all. Ronald, I thank God for you every day. You are the epitome of an Ephesians 5:25 man—a loving husband, provider, protector, and my very best friend. Your steadfast love, patience, strength, and devotion to me and our family have been blessings beyond words. I am so grateful for the way you love me, stand beside me, and continue to choose us. Through every season, God has reminded us that a strong marriage is not built on perfection, but on love, forgiveness, commitment, faith, and the decision to keep walking together. We have chosen to put God first and allow Him to remain at the center of our marriage, and I am so thankful He has guided us through these 27 years. After all this time, I still choose you. I still honor you. I still cherish you. And I still thank God for the gift of being your wife. You are my heart, my home, and my forever love. Happy Anniversary, my love! Here’s to the beautiful journey still ahead of us—hand in hand, heart to heart, and with God leading the way. I love you more than words can ever express, Ronald! 💕🥂 “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” — Mark 10:9