I remember how excited I
was to wish people a “Happy New Year” last year (January 1st, 2020).
I remember How many people I talked to, how many people I prayed with and
prayed for God’s grace and favor to shower upon them for the new year. However,
2020 did not turn out as most of us expected. Some of us lost loved ones – Some
of us were impacted financially – Our fellowship and corporate worship were
impacted – We lost our means of compassion and love (no hugs, no handshakes,
and no smile).
However,
we remain faithful, hopeful, and more united than ever before, because God
still blessed us tremendously as a Church. Yes, all of us have not been able to
worship in person due to the pandemic but our fellowship remains strong. From
meeting on zoom to phone calls, texts, and facetime, we managed to find a way
to stay connected. Yes, we have not been able to see each other and be together
physically, but the blood of Jesus keeps bringing us closer together as one
Church. Yes, Church seems somewhat different right now, but we literally have
families (House Church) worshipping together in their own home every Sunday. We
have been blessed to have several people visiting with us online and in-person.
Many families in the Waterbury community were blessed because of our wonderful
generosity as a Church. More importantly, God blessed us with several new
additions to the family: Brianna Montoyo, Tricia Bonenfant, Joe Medford, Brai
Williams, Juan Montanaz and Mike Zijeski. Continue to pray for God’s work to be
done in the Waterbury Church, “that
God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan
concerning Christ” (Col. 4:3).
Church,
we are a resilient Congregation because of the Grace of God that continuously
showers upon us. We cannot stop, we will not stop praising the mighty name of
Jesus until the day of His return or when we depart from this life. We may not
know what the future holds in 2021, but we know who holds the future in His
hands. Therefore, I can confidently wish you again a “Happy New Year” because
our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and His righteousness.
Brothers and sisters let us get to work because we are victorious soldiers of
Christ.
I love you all,
Donny Pierre