Special Message from
Pastor Don & Carol Russell



To: Lakeview Church of God
Sunday, February 19, 2012

I want to thank you for your vote of confidence to become your new pastor.
As we begin our ministry here, I want each one to know that we need one another.
As we look to the future, what we do, we will do together. 
I will be praying for you, and I ask that you pray for Sister Russell and I.

Great things are ahead for us as we follow the direction of the Holy Spirit.
We feel that we are in the will of God and your expression of love confirms
to us that God has His hand upon us.
We are excited about what God has for us as we embark upon this new journey together.

I want to say a thank you to Pastor and Sister Gray for all their help during this transition time,
and for all they have done.

For the church staff, I am looking forward to working with you.
Also, to those in each department, we are looking forward to working with you.

And to each family let me say, we are anticipating to get to know you better in the days ahead.
We are looking forward to some great times of worship together and I know we will have some
great times of fellowship, too.

Let's look to the future expecting good things!
May all that we do bring Glory to God!

It is good to be here this morning and to each and every one, Sister Russell and I want to let you know that we love you.

Again, thanks for your vote of confidence and may God Bless you.
May the Holy spirit touch us together in this place today.
Let us continue to Love God and Love People and we will experience wonderful things together!