An opportunity to meet a special servant of the Lord.

I am excited. Why? Tonight we agreed to co-host a pot luck supper at Central Baptist Church on Friday, April 17th. Our guest of honor will be Mercy Gonzales-Barnes. Mercy is going to be in the state for a couple of weeks after Easter to visit churches to talk about her ministry in Mexico. We have worked with her and her husband, Rick, for the last three years and have been blessed to be a small part of their ministry to the churches.

Mercy will be in Norwich on that night and our Mission team will get the opportunity to introduce her to the rest of our friends and family members at this time. The supper is at 6:00 p.m. and we hope you will come.

If you can't make this event, don't sweat it. There will be several other opportunities to hear her speak. She will be in Quaker Hill for a pot-luck supper on Monday, April 27th. Let me know if that night works out better for you and we can had down there together. She will also be up at Creamery Brook in Brooklyn on Wednesday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m. to share her program with the residents of our Baptist senior living community. Mercy will also be in West Hartford on Saturday, April 18th for a dinner and program and in Agawam,MA on April 16th for a Fiesta Night.

If you want to spend some quality time with Mercy, she will also be at ABCCONN's Annual Meeting in Waterbury on Saturday, April 25. She will be leading a workshop in the morning and be on hand as we will our own Buenas Nuevas into the ABCCONN family in the afternoon.

I hope you will take advantage of this great opportunity to meet one of God's special people. She has given her life to serve Christ and his churches. You will be blessed.

Cal