{"id":14075,"date":"2025-07-16T18:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=14075"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T22:18:41","slug":"midweek-message-7-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/07\/midweek-message-7-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Message 7\/16\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #254<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Hello everyone and welcome to Midweek Message #254!! I hope you are all doing well as we find ourselves in the middle of July. The OC Fair is now history. The upcoming issues of the MM will include a lot of the awards won by many of the young people from OVCF. So&#8230;stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>Before I get to some other information, please allow me to give you a brief recap of our trip this past week. If you are not interested, then skip on down past this paragraph. \ud83d\ude04\ud83d\ude12We left on Sunday afternoon and spent the night in Ohio. We were able to have supper with our daughter,Janna and her boyfriend, Mike and while we were eating, our grandson Braden and his girlfriend, Cameron came to visit and say hi. Her family was having a meal at the same restaurant so it was kind of cool they came to say hi. We left Monday morning for my brother and sister-in law, Rob &amp; Joy\u2019s place in PA. I was sort of astounded that they have officially been married for 15 years. I remember traveling to PA, meeting Joy for the first time and doing the wedding. Her spiritual gift is definitely hospitality! We just sort of hung around for the rest of the day and most of Tuesday until my brother, Garry, his wife, Deb, and their daughter, Lia, came for supper and to hang out the rest of the evening. Garry will be having surgery again soon for recurring cancer, but he was in \u201cfine form\u201d in the humor department. Jo just rolls her eyes when the Grandi brothers get together. If you think my sense of humor is off-the-wall, you ought to be around when I am actually the sane one of the bunch. The only sad part of the visit was that our youngest brother, Curt, and his adopted son, Jonathan, were unable to make the trip because he couldn\u2019t get a flight. We left Wednesday to return to Ohio and watched Mike play a softball game that evening. Thursday we had a chance to watch Braden play two games that lasted from 12:00-5:00. They got started late so we had a little more time in the beating sun. And rain. Yes, you read that right. It rained. Rain + humidity = steamy conditions. The good part is Braden\u2019s team won both games. We arrived home on Friday before noon and after an afternoon of laundry, a trip to the Y, checking out a new bid for the church addition, and sitting in my recliner, Jo and I went to the fair. We saw tons of people, exhibits, and animals, but after being in the sun, heat and humidity 3 of the 5 days of vacation, we were \u201chumiditied-out\u201d (Yeah, I know that is not a word- \ud83d\ude04) after about 1 1\u20442 hours. I felt like the wicked witch in Wizard of Oz: \u201cI\u2019m melting!\u201d I have the utmost respect for the young people and parents who take care of their animals during Fair Week. It was a long but enjoyable week for us. I drove 900+ miles but it was worth every one of them. It is good to be home though. Thanks for listening to my ramble.\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday was the celebration of life for Tim Huffman at McCormick\u2019s Creek State Park. Tim went to be with Jesus on April 1st. I was honored to be asked to say a few words. Tim was married to Cathy and they attended when able. Their daughter, Sarah Schneider, her husband Will and their children, Brantley, Stella &amp; Elouise also attend OVCF.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday morning I received a text from Kathy Wisely that Nancy King passed away. John and Nancy were involved in the start of OVCF in 2004. They have a daughter, Emily, who married Daniel Wisely. They also have a son, John. Our sympathies to John and family. Please remember the family in your prayers.<\/p>\n<h4>YOUTH NEWS:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I thought I would return from my trip and have tons of information on the young people involved in the Fair. I was wrong&#8230;at least for this week. I suspect next week\u2019s issue will have more. But there is one big one I do know! CONGRATULATIONS TO MIA ROSE HESS FOR BEING NAMED OWEN COUNTY FAIR QUEEN! This fall she will be a sophomore at Cedarville University majoring in Business Management with minors in Entrepreneurship and Biblical Studies . Her parents are John and Jenny Hess. She also has a younger sister, Meilynn, who is making quite a name for herself in 4-H. I will have more fair news in next week\u2019s MM.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tuesday (yesterday) Alli Anderson and Carolyn Myers left for a two-week trip to Ireland with Alli\u2019s Ag group to visit different farms and learn about agriculture. Alli is the daughter of Bobby and Becca Anderson. Carolyn has been a long-time family friend, and attends OVCF, too. Please pray for their safety and for a great learning experience.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is some miscellaneous information you can check out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Diana will be out of the office on Thursday, Friday and Monday for a much-deserved few days off. A little birdie told me Jim\u2019s birthday was Wednesday, their grandson\u2019s 1st birthday is Thursday and for some reason she wanted to celebrate with them. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li>On Saturday, Madison (Maddy) Miller will be married in Valparaiso. Maddy is the daughter of Paul and Kelsey Miller, and the sister of Nolan and Kaine. Pastor Ryan is performing the wedding and Westin Linville is the DJ. Nolan gave a fantastic communion meditation a few weeks ago. He and Anna East are also building a skoolie. Ask them about it.\ud83d\ude04Pastor Ryan will be out of the office next week.<\/li>\n<li>July 27th is a day of multiple events. Derek Britt and Luke Furr will join us with an update on their ministry work with Chi Alpha at IU. Their ministry is one of the missions we support on a monthly basis.<\/li>\n<li>Also on the 27th is Move-Up Sunday for our young people. More in next week\u2019s MM!<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget, our <strong>OVCF Family Pitch-in dinner<\/strong> is Wednesday, July 30th at 6 PM.<\/li>\n<li>It was announced last week during both worship services that the Family Weekend Camp at Hilltop has been postponed until 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>REALLY GOOD NEWS:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunday morning we will give an update about our building addition project! We are excited to share with you about what has been done and what we are ready to do next!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My sermon Sunday is What the Heart Wants from Pr. 19-Eccl. 8. I look forward to seeing you Sunday. Until then, know you are loved.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #254 Hello everyone and welcome to Midweek Message #254!! I hope you are all doing well as we find ourselves in the middle of July. The OC Fair is now history. 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