OUR VICTORY. God gave a remarkable message to Israel in Exodus 29:45-46, saying, "I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them. I am the LORD their God." God desired to deliver Israel and dwell among them. IOW, God longed to have a people of faith whom He could call His own and prove Himself to be their God by greatly blessing them. He still longs to have a people who genuinely, savingly trust Him so that they He can forgive their sin, give them eternal life, and then provide their needs, guide them, protect them, and in short, be their God. Egypt serves as a type of our pagan world in which people bow down to many "gods" but not to the only true God. God kept His promise and delivered Israel from Egypt. However, many of them, likely most of them, longed to be back in Egypt. They longed to be back in the pagan world. They longed for the things of the pagan world, saying, "We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic" (Num. 11:5). And in Numbers 11:20, they asked, "Why did we ever come up out of Egypt?" One of our deacons used their dog to illustrate the longing in the hearts of many Israelites. Their dog loves to be in the kitchen when food is being prepared, but it knows that it must stay in the living room. However, it gets as close to the line as it can hoping to enjoy some dropped morsels. Though their dog obeys on the outside, it's heart is to be back in the kitchen. The desire to live in and enjoy the paganism of our pagan world today too often clings even to those of us who sincerely strive to love God with all of our heart, soul, and mind (Matt. 22:37). So how do we overcome the paganism of our world? "And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith" (1 John 5:4).

The question of the week—where is your heart? God is saying, “Let me come in” and He wants your heart, but where IS your heart today? Pastor Brian used Galatians 4 and verses from Genesis to lead us this week in a discussion about our heart, our abilities, and God’s bigger plans for you. Our bodies were designed to respond a certain way when things happen.

The meeting was brought to order at 6:30 on Monday, June 21st, 2021. Roll Call was taken and answered by 21 members with some Show and Tell. Our guest speaker, Amanda Legleiter of Chroma Quilts, was offered the opportunity to give her presentation before our actual meeting in case she wanted to leave and drive back to Hays. We had our refreshments provided by Diane Maddy, Bertha McGann and Elaine Hrabe. Minutes were read by all and the motion was made by Stephanie Hart to accept them as printed. The motion was seconded by Kenda Ross and motion carried. Diane Maddy gave the Treasurer’s Report. No new bills were presented. Sew Days had seven for Plainville and four for Stockton. The next Sew Days are July 10th for Stockton and July 14th for Plainville. Under Old Business, nine were present for Kid’s Day with junior leaders. Baby quilts are still being discussed as to whom to give them to. We are deciding which agencies we will use, such as local clinics, sheriff, police, highway patrol and hospitals. We are waiting to hear back on a couple of agencies to see if they want to participate. There was no New Business. During Committee Reports the fair booth committee has decided to display our Crayon Color Quilt projects in the booth. Please deliver your crayon color projects to Stitch and Chatter no later than Saturday, August 7th. The Door Prize was won by Bertha McGann. The Fat Quarter drawing was won by Kenda Ross with the July fat quarters to be Fireworks in nature. It was announced that Stitch and Chatter would be closed the 4th of July weekend. Next month’s meeting was set for Monday, July 19th and hostesses are Arlene Stramel and Shirley Brungardt. Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Janice Miller and seconded by Diane Maddy. The motion was approved by all and the meeting was adjorned. Sent In—Secretary, Terrii Collins

On Monday, July 5th, Dan Melton brought Steve’s Ford Ranger pickup back to the farm. Dan’s daughter, Daniele, and roommate, Catlin, had borrwed it but both recently purchased vehicles. Dan came to spend time digging musk thistle and also helped Terry Odle unload a couple tractors. Michele Melton came in the evening and they returned to Walton after supper.

HALLE GORRELL OF TOPEKA, along with her parents, Josh and Robyn Gorrell, enjoyed spending the afternoon at the Stockton pool last month. Not only did she enjoy swimming but she also showed one of her dance moves off the high board. She is the granddaughter of Keith and Patty Chesney.

STOCKTON FFA OFFICERS (from left) Jolee Sterling, Coryn Hahn and Laci Green recently provided a welcome treat to the harvest crews coming into the Farmers Union Coop in Stockton. Those dumping their wheat were treated to a bag of cookies from the large box dellivered by the girls. This is just one of the many wonderful community projects carried out by the Stockton FFA Chapter and their instructor Shane Austin.

The Stockton Fire Department was called out at 3:00 p.m. to 13 and R Road on Friday, July 9th when some wheat stubble caught on fire. A malfunction on one of the machines caused some sparks, which set the field on fire. The damage was contained to one acre with very little uncut wheat destroyed. The volunteers were at the scene for approximately 30 minutes.

SAVY GRAY OF STOCKTON attended the State Our Diamond Miss Pageant on June 19th and 20th in Chickasha, Okla. Savy was chosen as the Kansas State Covergirl for 2021. She will be attending Nationals July 9th-14th in Chickasha.

FISHING IN THE PARK! A warm day, along with water in the creek, provided some fishing fun in Stockton’s Lower City Park recently..