Our speaker during Family Bible Hour was Mr Harry Williams. He and Mrs Williams are currently living at Windsor Park Retirement Community, and are thankful to God for providing for their needs. His message was based on 1 Thessalonians 5: 18 --

In everything give thanks:  for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Harry  asked the quetions: Are we truly thankful?  For a Biblical lesson, he referred to 2 Kings 5: 1-14 --

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord has given deliverance unto Syria:  he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.  And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.  And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.  And one went in and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.  And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel.  And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment....

From the passage above, we learn that the best example of being the most thankful was the little, captive girl.  She is the best example because of the following reasons

• Though in captivity, she did not bargain for freedom.  There were no strings attached to her urging to see the Prophet Elisha
•  Though separated from her family, she was not bitter, angry or depressed.  She did not wish to escape.  She had no thoughts of revenge
• She demonstrated concern for others.  She was not indifferent.  She was kind towards a leper.
• She expressed confidence in the Lord's work.  She demonstrated her faith in God.  She did not fear failure.

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We warmly welcome into our midst, Bevita. She is shown in the picture below with her Mother-in-law, Leela.   Bevita  is the wife of Leela's son, Renjith Samuel.