It Is Well

The ordination service was tremendous. We give God the glory! We were truly blessed by our church family in all that took place behind the scenes. Jason had to be there to meet with the Ordination Council at 5:45. This is where ordained men of God ask questions to make sure that the one being ordained stands firm on sound doctrine; what his beliefs are on God, the Bible, Jesus, and many more. It was truly a humbling experience for him. There were 4 men on the council. One was the Pastor that he has been preaching for the last 6 weeks. He was not able to stay for the actual service because his wife was not feeling well.

At the beginning of the service, Jason gave his testimony of salvation and his testimony of how/when he was called to the ministry; there was singing, and all of the pastors on the council participating in some way. My daughters and I surprised him by singing a special for him also. He was very surprised! We sang one of his favorite hymns, It is Well with my Soul.

Our pastor preached a sermon directly to him, to exhort and to encourage him in the ministry. It was very powerful. Some of the things preached are things that we should all be doing as Christians. He challenged him to put his family first; there are many pastors that have lost their families due to them always putting the ministry first and in the end, they lose their children to the world. Towards the end of the service, these ordained men of God laid their hands upon Jason to pray for him and to show that they are in agreement with him about his calling.

At the end, our pastor presented him with a KJV Minister's Bible and gave me a dozen roses. We are all laughing at something Pastor Slabaugh said. :o)

Afterwards, there was a reception for us in the fellowship hall. One of the church members made this beautiful cake and they served fruit and cake and ice cream.

We are so blessed and encouraged. We know that this is right. God is so faithful! The difference between his first ordination and this one is night and day. The first time was just not done right. The church said he needs to be ordained and they just did it, no council, no proving time, etc... We have learned much since then and we are glad that we have gone back and made it right by him being ordained again. Thank you for the prayers sent our way :o)