Thursday was a day here at General Council that people have been praying and asking God for His clear direction.  The voting process for our General Superintendent began at 2PM today.  Names can be nominated from the floor from the more than 4,000 delegates, each name that receives more than fifteen votes is then brought before the the entire group.   These are men whohave been ordained and have proven themselves faithful to God and the ministry of touching others.  That initial group consisted of about 25 people.  Several removed their names from consideration and we proceeded to vote three more times until about 5:30 and at this point we do not have a decision. The two candidates that have seemed to take the position of the main candidates are the Dr George Wood who serves at present as our General Secretary (You may remember him from our building dedication) and Alton Garrison who serves as our U.S. Missions director. So now we are waiting on God and going to services tonight believing that the Lord will continue to lead us on Friday.  Some times when we wait on God it is not easy. We all want things now and not wait until the next day or the next week or the next month.  But at times God is teaching us to trust Him and believe that He will answer even when you do not see the answer.  The encouragement I have for you is this, we are trusting that the God who still leads and still speaks, will and in fact wants to answer the prayers that line up with His will for your life.   Waiting is never easy at this Council or in our lives, but waiting has its purpose.  It will allow us to depend on God, and not on ourselves and cause us to humble ourselves and submit not only to His will but also His timing. 

The Word of God says to Be still and know that He is God.

I will let you know as soon as a decision is made but in the mean time.  Let us wait patiently for God! Thanks for praying for this General Council and for our church.