Meet the Abells!!

Ok, when Scott Barkley set up a blog for our class, before he started teaching his own class, he did some "biographies" of some of our classmates. I am going to attempt to do that now, so we can get to know each other a little more personally. I am NOT as good of a writer as Scott is, so please look past all of the grammatical stuff and runon sentences,etc etc........

Beth and Greg Abell:

Beth Abell is 30 years old and was born and raised in Bristol, Tenn. (Nascar Country). Beth loves singing and reading. Frank Peretti is one of her favorite authors. Greg Abell is 34 years old and was born in Atlanta and raised in Stockbridge. Greg enjoys golfing, basketball, and video games. He served our country in the Marines (active duty for 5 years). I (Craig) thank you for your service Greg!! They both accepted Jesus at the age of 8!! (Greg's story is very cool!! Ask him about it sometime!)

Beth and Greg met in Beaufort SC while Greg was stationed there. They have been married for 9 years! They have 3 little boys! Christian is 7, Luke is 5, and Eli is 2. Greg has been working for Shaw Carpets in Calhoun for a year and a half and Beth is a stay-at-home mom, with all of the duties that entails!! (There is not enough pay for that job!!)

Currently, life is going very well for the Abells and if asked they would tell you they are blessed! They are thankful for a job that provides! They are ecstatic that God has led them to a church family that is growing! Another joy in their life right now is that Beth is one of the newest members of the praise team and we all will be seeing her lead us in worship soon!!

As with any family there are areas of concern for the Abells that they are praying over and for. I (Craig) wanted to mention some of those so that we as a Bible Study Class could join with them in lifting those concerns up to our God!

The Abells are praying for wisdom and guidance in where to send their children to elementary school next year. They had some problems with a local school this year and as we all know the elementary years are vital in providing a foundation and LOVE for learning in all children! They are asking God to lead them to the right school and teacher! They are also praying for a schedule change for Greg. Working night shift with a family is not fun and they would love for Greg to be able to get moved to day shift. With the boys at home, Beth is not able to attend a Bible Study she once was a part of, and feels that God has been telling her to start her own Bible Study in her home for women in her neighborhood!! (WOW!!) She is praying for guidance in this endeavor and praying for the women that WILL be attending that study!

I hope you have enjoyed getting to know the Abells a little better and any errors in this posts are mine, not theirs!! I hope everyone in our class will put these concerns in your prayer journals so WE as a class can be prayer warriors for Beth and Greg!!