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Thanksgiving Letter to Members and Friends of Old Zion, Philadelphia
All praise and thanks to God!
November 19th, 2006
Dear Members and Friends of Old Zion!
It’s that time of year again when we count our blessings and give thanks to God for all the wonderful things, God rains down from heaven for us. First, that God sent his only Son Jesus to die for us to give us life and to change our darkness into light! Let’s give God thanks and praise!
First things first! Then let’s thank God for our lives, our health, the love we can share with others, the good feelings we get in our hearts when we think about how much God loves us, our family and friends God gave us.
We thank God for our church, the children, and all the people we have grown so close to in it. I am your new pastor, Peter Krey, fresh from California and shivering in Philadelphia’s weather, but I am so very thankful for my call to Old Zion, for my daily bread, because Old Zion’s pastorate is the first full time position I have had in a long while. I’m thankful to God that I can preach again, administer the sacraments, teach from the Bible, play my trumpet, compose songs for the children, make visits, and share the love of God, the beautiful Gospel again with everyone.
Imagine to still be able to come to a service all in German! Henry Melchior Muhlenberg would be proud! Imagine coming to hear Jaye sing and John Paul play the organ, the trumpet tones of a pastor that toots his own horn, a place that wants to be inside God’s heart, Jesus, and have our hearts beat in time with the one who loves us so. We give thanks for you and hope you can join us wherever you are under the heaven of God’s grace, giving all your thanks and praise to God!
Love joy and peace, From Pastor Krey and Old Zion
