February 26th, 2026
by Brad Banks
by Brad Banks
Dear Trinity family,
I'm going to be saying this more and more over the coming weeks but thank you for your prayers and all the little, and some not so little, ways that you've stood by our side during this difficult season. It's great that Bree is home. I'd always rather have her here than in the hospital.
At the same time, we're in a tough place. She was able to receive the next round of her clinical trial due to not a small amount of "elevated insistence," on my part and a bit of divine timing on a blood test. The markers that are used to help determine whether or not the treatment is working dropped when I asked that they be tested. 5 days later, they then went back, almost exactly, to where they were before. The dip was enough, though, to get the doctor's "yes." I'll take it.
She has a scan on March 13th. If it shows disease progression, they'll take her off the trial, simple as that. There are treatments she can still receive but they are limited in both their effectiveness and the time that they offer. That's why I've titled this, "rubber meets the road." I'm begging God to move. Please pray for the same.
By the way - we do updates via the prayer group on the app and via our CaringBridge site. https://www.caringbridge.org/site/59c3171d-4146-3471-9108-c76f0caec3f4?utm_source=website_share&utm_medium=share_button&utm_term=&utm_content=link_share_button&utm_campaign=private_home_page. Click on the link and sign up to receive updates by email
March 13th is also the first day of our spring all-church retreat. We're getting to the point where we need to know what our numbers are just so the camp can be prepared for us. If you haven't signed up yet, please do so. I know there's any number of reasons why you might not want to come. It's important to me that you're there. It gives us a chance to be together, for me to see everyone being together. We pray together on Sunday morning and the more of us who are there, the more we can with "one voice," come before our Father in heaven. Just open the app, tap "events" at the bottom, and you'll see the retreat.
Along those lines, please read the following from Cyndi Bailey...
"Thank you to the myriad workers who make the TBC retreat come to life! There are still a few more openings for ways to support the TBC children.
We still have need of 1 more adult Kingdom Kids helper at one session and 1 adult nursery helper at one session. For safety reasons, we must have 2 adults with the children, so if we do not have these 2 more adults, we will not be able to provide KK or childcare for one session.
It would be super helpful if someone was willing to bake some of our KK snacks for the retreat.
Please contact Cyndi Bailey if you are able to help - 860-573-3206."
Lastly, a few items...
God bless and I'll see you Sunday when we'll be in 1 Peter 2:11-12.
In Christ
Pastor Brad
I'm going to be saying this more and more over the coming weeks but thank you for your prayers and all the little, and some not so little, ways that you've stood by our side during this difficult season. It's great that Bree is home. I'd always rather have her here than in the hospital.
At the same time, we're in a tough place. She was able to receive the next round of her clinical trial due to not a small amount of "elevated insistence," on my part and a bit of divine timing on a blood test. The markers that are used to help determine whether or not the treatment is working dropped when I asked that they be tested. 5 days later, they then went back, almost exactly, to where they were before. The dip was enough, though, to get the doctor's "yes." I'll take it.
She has a scan on March 13th. If it shows disease progression, they'll take her off the trial, simple as that. There are treatments she can still receive but they are limited in both their effectiveness and the time that they offer. That's why I've titled this, "rubber meets the road." I'm begging God to move. Please pray for the same.
By the way - we do updates via the prayer group on the app and via our CaringBridge site. https://www.caringbridge.org/site/59c3171d-4146-3471-9108-c76f0caec3f4?utm_source=website_share&utm_medium=share_button&utm_term=&utm_content=link_share_button&utm_campaign=private_home_page. Click on the link and sign up to receive updates by email
March 13th is also the first day of our spring all-church retreat. We're getting to the point where we need to know what our numbers are just so the camp can be prepared for us. If you haven't signed up yet, please do so. I know there's any number of reasons why you might not want to come. It's important to me that you're there. It gives us a chance to be together, for me to see everyone being together. We pray together on Sunday morning and the more of us who are there, the more we can with "one voice," come before our Father in heaven. Just open the app, tap "events" at the bottom, and you'll see the retreat.
Along those lines, please read the following from Cyndi Bailey...
"Thank you to the myriad workers who make the TBC retreat come to life! There are still a few more openings for ways to support the TBC children.
We still have need of 1 more adult Kingdom Kids helper at one session and 1 adult nursery helper at one session. For safety reasons, we must have 2 adults with the children, so if we do not have these 2 more adults, we will not be able to provide KK or childcare for one session.
It would be super helpful if someone was willing to bake some of our KK snacks for the retreat.
Please contact Cyndi Bailey if you are able to help - 860-573-3206."
Lastly, a few items...
- When you open the app, the second item down on the home page is "New Worship Songs." Tap on it and you'll see one that we're doing this weekend, Christ Be Magnified. Give it a listen so that you'll be better prepped to sing on Sunday!
- Friday (tomorrow) is the next screening of The Chosen. The children's version has ended. As the kids say (somewhere I'm sure), the goat has left the building.
- Saturday @ 5:00PM is our men's "Spaghetti & Corn(hole)". Registering on the app lets us know how much food to make. You'll find it under events -> upcoming events.
God bless and I'll see you Sunday when we'll be in 1 Peter 2:11-12.
In Christ
Pastor Brad
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