Message from Tamiko

I believe we can all agree that Covid-19 has caused many of us to adjust our daily lives to new community rules and social norms. If we have done nothing else since March of this year, we have had to adjust. We have adjusted to keeping our physical distance from each other, to attending church services online, to different working conditions, to various methods of homeschooling, to different ways of grocery shopping, and to accepted ways of serving our communities. Yes, God has allowed us to continue serving our communities through this pandemic. You gathered cotton material and elastic and sewed masks for essential workers, created drive-through food pantries to ensure students and unemployed families were fed, adjusted your mission trip travel plans to accommodate service in your local communities, and you have financially supported and discovered ways to assist smaller churches as they wade through the murky waters of this pandemic. You have trusted God to meet your needs as you have sought to meet the needs of others.

Have you noticed yourself doing things you thought you would never do? Have you learned to use a new tool such as Zoom or Google Hangouts? Are the Facebook Live church services more appealing now that you are comfortable with social media? I certainly look forward to the day when we can all return to the church building to fellowship in person with other believers; however, I do not mind adjusting to an online platform to ensure we remain safe and that we continue to share Christ with others. As WMU of Texas continues to adjust, we will offer more online training options and remain flexible in the methods we use to communicate and share with you. When we began 2020, we did not know what was ahead of us on the journey, but God knew. He has been in control and will remain in control. Remember from the familiar passage, Proverbs 3:5-6, that we are to “trust in the Lord with all [our] heart and lean not on [our] own understanding; in all [our] ways submit to him, and he will make [our] paths straight.” If you are like me, you do not mind adjusting because you trust the One who is in control. WMU of Texas appreciates your flexibility and willingness to continue serving through this Covid-19 pandemic. Ministry continues in new and exciting ways. Thank you for joining us on this journey!

In His Name,

Tamiko C. Jones Executive Director-Treasurer WMU of Texas