Comfort and Affliction
Many of you have been experiencing fear and dread at the possibility of contracting COVID-19, of being hospitalized, perhaps even of dying. Some of you are fearful about elderly family members or other loved ones with compromised immune systems who live interstate or overseas. But even if you aren’t afraid of the coronavirus for health reasons, many of you are certainly worried about financial reasons. As businesses close, jobs have been disappearing and borders are closing this morning. Some of us may lose our jobs, while others have been cut back. Yesterday, Hope College staff contacted all our international students. Many of whom have lost employment. Pastor Justin will have a zoom online meeting with all our church leaders tonight - to organize Digital Connect Groups and Pastoral Care. If you don't receive our newsletter and would like to, go to hopechurcaustralia.com and complete the contact form. We must keep in communication, please. Hope Church Digital Experie