Hello Friends and Family! Dads, today is your day, and we want you to know we celebrate and honor your efforts and role in our families. We are so grateful for what you do and want you to know how valuable and needed you are. Thank you.Today’s message was designed by a survey we took of dads as we began this series six weeks ago. You responded with honesty and openness, and we ask you to please receive this service as our gift to you on this day.We’re in a series called “Encouragement for Today’s Family.” Just as I’ve never heard a person who said, “I get all the encouragement I need,” I’ve never heard that from a family either. It was eye opening when we poured over the results of the survey, that appreciation and encouragement were two of the things dad said he needed most. We have prayed that you would be encouraged while you’re here and that your family will see how important this is to you. While you’re here today, I invite you to stop by our Next Step Bookstore to look at the books I picked to help us learn more about ways to build encouragement into our families. You can also pick up some Lanna Coffee. The proceeds of each purchase go to help the Northern Hill Tribes of Thailand who grow the coffee for their livelihood and benefit our Student Ministries Scholarship Fund.Looking for encouragement with you,Pastor Ron