Rigney Ministries

McKenzie did a beautiful job singing Joseph’s Lullaby at Goodyear Baptist Church last Sunday. She will be singing it again next week as part of the youth Christmas drama at Unity Baptist Church, where she was invited to play the role of “Ancient Mary” in a play that compares the ancient story of Jesus’ birth to a modern day couple who are expecting a special child of their own.

Goodyear is currently without a music minister, and Pastor Garry Killen has asked Benjy to fill in for them any time he has a Sunday available. Winter is the slow season for our ministry, so this offer worked well for us, and Benjy has served there several Sundays during the last couple months.

With approximately 100 appointments, 2009 has been our busiest year ever!

This year we have:

• Worshiped with congregations in revival
• Ministered to families grieving at funerals
• Sung praises at family reunions
• Given testimony at praise services
• Celebrated homecomings
• Served at Bible conferences
• Ministered to widows
• Performed concerts
• Given devotions at women’s conferences
• Led music at the state evangelism conference
• Acted in church plays
• Sung at a banquet for Gideons and Pastors
• Delivered food and flowers to the sick
• AND we have eaten LOTS of good cooking with our brothers and sisters in Christ

One thing we have learned for sure … if you make yourself available and usable (through an obedient lifestyle), God will give you plenty to do.

We couldn’t be happier than we are right now, serving the Lord as a ministry family, encouraging and edifying His people, and introducing the lost to Him as often as He provides an opportunity. If you haven’t determined your place of ministry, we encourage you to spend some time praying (maybe even fasting) and seeking His guidance concerning the work He has planned for you. “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do,” Ephesians 2:10.

Coming Up Next

McKenzie will be singing Joseph’s Lullaby at West Union Baptist Church this Sunday, Dec. 13, in the 10:30am service. And as I mentioned earlier, she will be performing in the youth Christmas drama at Unity Baptist. The play starts at 7:00pm and there will be refreshments afterwords.

Benjy will be leading music for both services at Goodyear Baptist this Sunday, and he will be singing several Christmas songs at Morton Church of God in Morton, MS, next Sunday. His brother Randy Rigney pastors that congregation, and they have a big Christmas celebration planned for the evening service.

On His Exciting Journey,