Good morning, friends.  Since this is a quick blog this morning, I wanted to give you a word of encouragement from the scriptures.  In my daily devotional I read this morning, "May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word."  II Thessalonians 2:16-17

I ask for continued prayers for Pittsburgh during the next couple of days (actually we could use the prayer 24/7) as the G-20 summit gets into full swing today.  The President is due to arrive around 3:30 this afternoon at Pittsburgh International Airport.  Nicholas drove around the city this morning to get to school and is staying on the north side of town tonight with friends since getting  in and out of the city is nearly impossible due to high security.  This event has impacted the entire downtown area and the roadways back and forth from the airport into town.  Please pray for safety as the protestors are wanting to get their message across and draw attention to their cause.

Continue praying for the Atlanta area....I might have mentioned Samaritan's Purse is deploying workers and supplies to the affected towns.  God bless Franklin Graham and the ministry itself!  Have a great day, my friends!