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“We attended the church my dad pastored. In 2013, he retired. Then in 2019, he went home to be with the Lord. One of my dad’s sisters was very conservative in her faith. She had four boys who sang in a quartet. They were known as the Somers Boys. Many of Dad’s 13 siblings had passed, but others came to his funeral, and the Somers Boys sang. It was an amazing experience and a wonderful blending of our families.” In 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, the youth pastor at their church held services through livestreaming on Facebook. Once the church reopened, the overseer called and asked Kevin if he would still be willing to accept the role of pastor. Kevin had known since he was a kid that although his first call was to business, he also had a call to ministry. After praying, he and Joan accepted the pastorate of the church, which they also made a Partner with KCM. “Since then, we’ve attended two of KCM’s Ministers’ Conferences, which were wonderful,” Kevin explains. “There is such an atmosphere of family at the ministry. I just listen and feast on the Word of God. I do a lot of driving between my two businesses, and I keep a thumb drive in my vehicle with messages from the Ministers’ Conference. I know if I haven’t listened to them at least six to 10 times, I haven’t got it in me yet. “We’ve officially partnered with KCM since 1995. I find that partnership with KCM is a lot like the love of God. When things get hectic and I let my part slip, KCM doesn’t. They have never failed to send me a magazine. They’ve never failed to send me encouragement through the Partner Letter. They’ve never failed to pray for us. They never stop offering all those free resources, like message outlines, CDs, books and even Bibles. “Today, Emily is 21, Katie is 19, Alexa is 18 and Ciara and Serena are 16. Our lives are full and running over. In addition to having our own family, through KCM we have family all over the world.” V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * JOIN US IN TEACHING BELIEVERS how to use their faith. PARTNER WITH KCM. kcm.org/partnerNOW * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ************************************ JULY Read Through the Bible Old Testament / New Testament Fri 1 2 Kgs. 10:1-12:8 / Rom. 13 Sat 2 2 Kgs. 12:9-14:22 Sun 3 Ps. 79-81; Prov. 17:1-18 Mon 4 2 Kgs. 14:23-16:20 / Rom. 14 Tue 5 2 Kgs. 17:1-18:16 / Rom. 15 Wed 6 2 Kgs. 18:17-20:11 / Rom. 16 Thu 7 2 Kgs. 20:12-22:20 / 1 Cor. 1 Fri 8 2 Kgs. 23-24 / 1 Cor. 2 Sat 9 2 Kgs. 25-1 Chr. 1:33 Sun 10 Ps. 82-85; Prov. 17:19-18:9 Mon 11 1 Chr. 1:34-2:41 / 1 Cor. 3 Tue 12 1 Chr. 2:42-4:23 / 1 Cor. 4 Wed 13 1 Chr. 4:24-6:30 / 1 Cor. 5 Thu 14 1 Chr. 6:31-7:12 / 1 Cor. 6 Fri 15 1 Chr. 7:13-8:40 / 1 Cor. 7 Sat 16 1 Chr. 9:1-11:3 Sun 17 Ps. 86-88; Prov. 18:10-24 Mon 18 1 Chr. 11:4-12:22 / 1 Cor. 8 Tues 19 1 Chr. 12:23-15:15 / 1 Cor. 9 Wed 20 1 Chr. 15:16-16:43 / 1 Cor. 10 Thu 21 1 Chr. 17-19 / 1 Cor. 11 Fri 22 1 Chr. 20-22 / 1 Cor. 12 Sat 23 1 Chr. 23-24 Sun 24 Ps. 89; Prov. 19:1-17 Mon 25 1 Chr. 25-26 / 1 Cor. 13 Tue 26 1 Chr. 27:1-29:9 / 1 Cor. 14 Wed 27 1 Chr. 29:10-2 Chr. 2:18 / 1 Cor. 15 Thu 28 2 Chr. 3:1-6:11 / 1 Cor. 16 Fri 29 2 Chr. 6:12-8:10 / 2 Cor. 1 Sat 30 /2 Chr. 8:11-11:4 Sun 31 Ps. 90-92; Prov. 19:18-29 ******************************** ******************************** ******************************** Do Something With It! by Mark T. Barclay I was a Marine stationed in the middle of the Vietnam War when Jesus upended my life. Before then, I was the devil’s vessel. I didn’t want to be. He was relentless, though—taunting me every night. Before long I learned that being born again is the best way to live. There’s nothing better! I’ll never turn back, never retreat. I’m in the ministry for life, but then, so is every believer. For some, like me, it’s the fivefold ministry: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers (Ephesians 4:11). For others, it’s the ministry of helps (1 Corinthians 12:28), those who assist the fivefold ministry. Both ministries are important. They rely on one another. There can be no quit in these ministries, or in us. No turning back. No retreat. No surrender. No matter which ministry you’re in, you’re part of the Body of Christ. As Jesus told Simon Peter, “Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). BVOV : 21