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| 2010 July News JENKINS SISTERS NEWS July 19, 2010 Nella & Angie Jenkins Sisters Southern Gospel Music Ministry PO BOX 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 www.jenkinssisters.com Booking email: angie76117@yahoo.com Colorado Trip Blessings Faithful Prayer Warriors! We left here Thursday, Jun 24, with the temperatures in the upper 90s. Our first sing was at Texhoma PCG, where weve not been in a long time. They were happy to see us, and Corinne Brawley invited us to her house to hook up. The church fed us and we had a sweet time visiting with the Brawleys. We drove to Rocky Ford and Pastor Rex was out of town. Sis Deb took good care of us and helped us get plugged in and set up that night. Ms Angie cooked up a delicious meal and we went to bed. We sang at Faith AG 2X Sunday, and Deb took us to eat Mexican food. Lots of visitors came because of the good advertising. We were a lil discouraged because the generator wasnt working and it was so hot, for 2 little fat old maids, so Angie prayed someone would call and say some encouraging words. Maria called and said we had been on her heart and she wanted to call and say she loved us. God sure pays attention! The promoter, who we thought had us 3 bookings, didnt come through, so we drove to Raton, NM to camp out until God said GO. Funds were low, but we needed a place to plug in and camp out while we waited. Sugarite State Park was the perfect spot. We stayed there 2 nights, and drove into town to use the computers at the Library. Angie was able to make calls while in town, because we didnt have a signal at camp. We did have a skunk come calling, but they said she was tame. Angie got extremely sunburned, cooking breakfast, and had fever from that for 2 nights. Matter of fact, Angie was sick most of this trip from a lung infection and ran fever every night of the 3 weeks. Ive been worried about her. On top of that, she had a gall bladder attack and was in so much pain, she couldnt eat for almost a week. She never missed a singing, but we were in constant prayer. Finally Mom, our personal prayer warrior, called and said she had touched heaven and Angie was gonna get better. After a bad night, with our faith being tested, she did start to improve. Finally the stone passed through and left only inflammation and bruising, where she had pressed tight to endure the hurting. Our generator muffler was causing black smoke to come up inside and covering the bathroom. We prayed for the right person, and found him in Raton. He also changed the oil and filters, hoping that would fix the generator. It didnt, but the black stuff settled down. Buddy at Summerlan RV Park was recommended to us, so we drove there. He determined it was the fuel pump, after replacing the spark plugs. The part would have to be ordered and would cost around $270.00 plus labor. He was so sweet and didnt charge us a dime, plus let us stay in his beautiful RV Park for no charge. We had a good visit about the Lord. We were able to get our laundry caught up too. We left there and headed to Flora Vista a day early, looking for RV plug ups. We drove all day and most of the night. Everyone was full because of the July 4th Holiday coming up. We finally made it to Santa de Rosa PCG close to Farmington, NM. Toby, the pastors son was working at the church and helped us hook up. We saw a snake and seen someone get arrested right in front of the church, so it was all a little unnerving at first. Toby was so kind and sat out with us and watched fire works and talked. Angie made us all a sandwich and we had a good little visit. We talked to him about getting back in church. Were praying for you, Toby! Pastor T and his wife, took us to eat at Zebediahs and then to watch the big fireworks display. We had a great time. Bro. Delgarita and wife Sandra went with us. They pastor in Bluewater. God showed up and brought the Forgive others message to us that morning. I sang Please Forgive me and shared a testimony of how God has delivered me from bitterness and hurt. Around 10 came forward for prayer and the deliverance testimonies were wonderful. After church, Sis T made homemade enchiladas and sopapillas, some of the best Ive ever eaten. The enchiladas had a fried egg inside, which helped cut the hot taste. Mmmmm. Sun PM, we drove to Dulce to sing for the Pettys at the PCG. We also got to meet Bishop Boyles and his wife. WOW. These Indian mission churches are doing a work for God. We were honored to meet a lot of Native Americans. Miracle in Me was requested and the Lord helped us. The altars filled up again. After church we had nachos and hot dogs. It got cold that night, and we had frost on the ground. Sis Ruby Petty came to the RV and we caught up on our visiting with a long time friend. Next day, they treated us to lunch. Monday we headed towards the campmeeting in CO, where we were scheduled for Tuesday-Thursday. We got as far as Pagosa Springs and the mountain driving proved too much for Holly. She started over heating and pitching a fit. We got an RV hook up for the night, as everything was closed for the Holiday. Tuesday, we started making phone calls, trying to find someone who could work on the RV. After 11 calls, we found Fred Sutton at Sutton Automotive. He doesnt work on RVs, as they are so much trouble, but he said God told him to help us two ladies out. So, from Tuesday to Friday, we camped in Fred and Debs shop. They loaned us a car to go eat and run to bank, post office and every thrift store in town. I spent a dollar that week and Angie spent around $5.00 shopping. Pretty cheap entertainment! They had Internet hook ups, so we were able to keep in contact with our family and web sites. So many of you prayed for us, knowing we were broke down, and had to cancel our singings. At first I questioned why God let this happen, and had a melt down Wednesday morning. The Lord whispered Wait on the Lord and I settled down. As it turned out, God WAS in control and blocked us from going to the campmeeting for a reason. Instead he opened the door for us to minister to the Gideons in Durango, CO Sat night. Fred & Deb treated us to Boss Hawgs and again to a meal at CJs. They also are letting us pay out the almost $1600.00 bill, after discounting the labor. God knew just where to let this happen. We drove to Milan, NM and sang for Bro Clark at the PCG there. Paul treated us to Iron Skillet. Sis Clark treated us to Mexican food the next day. Jim Bonnet 75 years old bought the parts and fixed our generator! Bless his sweet heart. We were expecting to pay over $500.00. We drove to Bonita Lake RV Park, and Buck Owens brought us some wood and let us stay for no charge. He stayed around the campfire and we talked about the Lord for hours. We then headed home, but our fairly new tires were vibrating so badly, we got them balanced, which didnt help. So, we stopped at JDs in Eunice, NM and got 2 new tires put on the front. They let us have them at cost, and are letting us pay that out as well. It was so good to see the Pilcher family, our bestest of friends. Ludy fed us and Jason helped us hook up at their house. JoAnn and JD treated us to Mexican food the next day. You wont find any better people in the world. Ludy gave me 6 big totes of books to sell. WOW. We made it home Wednesday, with 9 days to get all the work done before next trip. Faithful Supporters this Month Stoltzfus Family-what a blessing you are to us! Bambers-thanks for the gift and prepaying for CD#20 Mom Jenkins-thank you for taking care of everything while we were gone. Sis. Luella Plunkett-your precious widows gift is special to us. Were praying for your shoulder Brent Gregg-thanks for the support and the honey dos you take care of while you are here. Congratulations on the baby gonna be a boy! Ken Stanley-our longest running supporter, other than family. Judy & Clarence Craig-thanks for the offering and prepaying for CD#20. Betty Snow-were still praying for you. Deb Wilson-God sees your faithful seed planting. He will repay. Granny Gregg-thanks for the alterations and picking up our mail. Judy Gray-thanks for all the lil gifts you bring over, and the wonderful water. Our family and friends who pray for us while we are on the road, thank you so much. Your reward will be unlike anything weve ever seen on this earth. We were privileged to have our CD Remind Me Dear Lord featured on Reach Canada.com . Thanks so much for honoring us. This is our first honor as a duet, and it means so much to us. After this next trip, we plan to get our focus back on the studio and CD #20. This summer has been really busy and were anxious to get the CD out. I know you all are too. We have enough funds set aside for this project for at least 3 more songs. That will make 8, and we want to put 10 songs on there. Mention that in prayer, if God reminds you during your prayer time. We want to do Gods perfect will in all things. If anyone feels a need to volunteer to help with book keeping, office work, bookings, mechanical work, RV repair, yard work, or daily prayer warrior work, we need some help. There is always room for a worker! Brent called to tell us their baby gonna be a boy and promised to come out and help with some more honey dos. He is so precious to us and always will be. Our niece Jill just had a lil boy, Brady, weighing in at 9.8 pounds. Big brother, Drew is so excited. Love you all Nella and Angie Jenkins Come join us at the NM Campmeeting in the cool pines around Mayhill, NM. July 27-30. Everyone welcome. Call Angie at 817-821-2368 for more information. -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Jul 19, 2010 |
| 2010 June News Jenkins Sisters Newsletter Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ www.jenkinssisters.com ~ jenkins_co@yahoo.com 817.489.2466 ~ Nella and Angie Jenkins ~ Southern Gospel Music with a Message Hot enough for you? 103* Texas weather can kill you. Thank the Lord our A/C works. We had an extra window unit we were not using and ran into a family who didnt even have an AC, so we happily donated it to them. Weve been helped so many times by all of you, it was time to cast some more bread on the water, as the Bible says to do. Weve been around the world and back I think, since last newsletter. Our last trip was around 2000 miles. Guess what? God was with us the whole time! We were happy to help with and attend Kyle McDonalds graduation. He is our baby sisters oldest. Its hard to believe our family is getting old. Angie and I aint! LoL. We also stopped by and ate with our youngest brothers family. Pictured L to R is: Kenzie, Jackie, Carlee, Mom, and Landen. Ken, Angie and I didnt make the picture. Check out our pictures on web site www.jenkinssisters.com, facebook, Bebo, MySpace, amazon, heavensound, eBay, Faithout, Gospelgigs, HeirWave, Klondykegospelmusiccenter, LinkedIn, multiply, Mynsp.com/LBS, netlog, ning, ourchurch, Plaxo, reachCanada, LBS.faithweb.com, reunion, reverbnation, shoutlife, sogospelnew, shopit, & youtube. Travel Updates We sang at Tehuacana BC and met some of the sweetest people. One man invited us to come see them and fish in his catfish and bass ponds. We plan to some day. Thanks Gary. We also thank Angie Bailey for loaning us her computer speakers that morning. We didnt unload our stuff cause we were just singing 2-3 songs. The old church had beautiful Stained Glass. First PCG in Mexia was a good service. Bro Rincker and the folks there were sweet. They told us their son was still healed, after we prayed for him years ago. Hes had our picture hanging on different walls, as they moved each time. God is good! We left for our AL/MS tour Fri. Mom and her lil dog, Sugar, went with us. Our first stop was Marvella A/G. It was so hot and our generator started acting up, and we figured it was the filters needed changing. They took us to eat at Hook, Line and Sinker. I love the seafood on the bay. That Sunday PM we were with Bro Rocky Cauley at Maynor Creek AG. Weve become family; having been so many times. Rose Marie invited us and the pastor over for supper and gave us a huge pound cake. She makes them commercially and we loved it. We then headed to Gand Bay, AL where baby sis, Tonya lives and helped with the graduation preperations. Its a long process to get an 18 year old through it all! LOL. We filled 4 carts with food for the big seafood party. 100 LBS of Crawfish and 150 pieces of catfish! We always eat well there too. Home cooked hamburgers, Chicken & Rice, Steak, Shrimp Etouffe, Crawfish, catfish, and wonderful coffee mornings. Niece Heather came over then treated us to Shoguns where they cook in front of you! WOW. We taught her to like sushi. She also cooked meatloaf with all the trimmings. We had to put Holly our RV in the shop. A Baptist preacher fixed our muffler for a good price, we got the air and fuel filters changed at Ezells and they only charged us for the parts. Another young man at a different parts store changed our brake light for us. So, God directed every step. Thank you Lord. We sang Wed night at Bro. Williamss church, Gospel Lighthouse. They have a lot of sickness at this church and I felt a burden to sing Miracle in the Making, a song which we may record on our new project. The Lord moved and tried to help us. Our next stop was Union Grove AG. They fed us after church and even though it was our first time there, we made some great friends, and they want us to come back anytime. We left there and drove to Ken, our youngest brother and his family, and celebrated Memorial Day with them. Ken is a great cook as well and made his delicious hamburgers. We sat outside and enjoyed their new deck and the heavenly creation of stars. What a perfect ending to our tour. We were home long enough to call about our cracked windshield, which will cost close to $1000.00 to replace. Mom borrowed our car, and it died on the freeway with her, and scared us to death. Later she stopped to eat and it wouldnt start. So, we had to have it towed to a Mechanics shop. Always something, it seems. My lawnmower broke again also. We are fasting for a miracle. Please pray for God to guide our thoughts and footsteps. We dont want to make the wrong decisions. We heard this last tour, If you complain about something you cant change, you are blaming God. If you complain about something you can change, thats just plain dumb! WOW. Makes you stop and think. Hendrix Trio, our sis #4, sang in our neighborhood, at Big Dawgs Café, so we stopped by there on our way out of town. Wound up, they, we and Mom all sang a song together. Angie sang Mansion Over the Hilltop. A great time, and our brother, Larry, treated us and paid for our meal. Thanks Larry! We sang at Bro Keithen Browns, Hugo AG, Sunday AM and 2:00 PM. They fed us and at the 2:00 service, we ask Bro. Brown to sing a couple of songs with us. What a great time we had. We drove to Chicota AG and sang that night. Caleb helped unload and load so well, I wanted to take him and his fiancé with us. He said she can sing and play! LOL. We had a great altar service. After leaving there, we called Hendrix Trio and they were not far from us, so we met at Bonham State Park and spent the night. We had a wonderful visit with them and laughed all hours of the night. After sleeping in, we all got up and drank coffee outside together and watched the ducks play. The R & R was food for the soul. They are so supportive of our ministry and told us about a singing at Faith Tabernacle where weve sang several times. There are 2 little girls there who want to listen to our CD every day, and were so excited to get to meet the sister of The Sisters!. They also sang for the Messers in Nacona, and said the preacher is a Cut Up, as we warned them! That pastor was one of our cruise passengers in Feb. Gods Tools for this Ministry-Our Monthly Supporters: Stoltzfus Family ~ Bambers Mom Jenkins ~ Ken Stanley Rhonda Hendrix ~ Betty Snow Deb Wilson ~ Granny Gregg Bobby Hendrix did several Honey Dos Love you all, Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Sat. Jun 12, 2010 |
| May 2010 Jenkins Sisters May 2010 News Jenkins_co@yahoo.com www.jenkinssisters.com For Bookings: angie76117@yahoo.com Or Cell # 817.821.2368 Studio time was great! Chip did a great job at encouraging us to sing our best, correcting the notes that needed it and praying with us. What a difference a Christian atmosphere makes. We got 5 songs almost completed. Just need to add the 3rd vocal on there. We are praying about the last 3 songs. One or two will be with Rhonda, and make it an original Jenkins Sisters sound. The other 2 guest vocalist needs to add their vocals, and then those will be ready for us to record. Its a long WONDERFUL process and I love it. I think this CD will be the best weve done as a duet. The new music and songs make it exciting. You can prepay for your copy and will get one first, after the Sponsors. No charge on the shipping when you prepay. Our Sponsors for this project are: Loretta Vavalis. Our prepays are: Deb Wilson and Betty Snow. Have I forgotten anyone? Sorry, Im over 50 now, so I have an excuse! Our other Faithful Partners are: 1. Stoltzfus Family 2. Bambers 3. Luella Plunkett 4. Momma Jenkins 5. Ken Stanley 6. Brent Gregg 7. Betty Snow 8. Deb Wilson 9. George/Imogene Gregg I try to pray for each and every one of you. You are so important to this Ministry! Thanks to Jacksonville AG for the wonderful Mothers Day celebration. They fed us twice, gave us a bag of water and juice and a big basket of goodies. Such sweet fellowship with this beautiful family. The Eddys are special people. But most of all, God showed up and did something more special. A young man got saved and others prayed in the altar! Happy Belated Mothers Day Our Mother is a lil Fire Cracker. She, at 80 years old, still gets around good. She tends to her chickens and was out shooting at some predator last week, when they tried to kill one of them. She also borrowed my chain saw to cut up some branches that had blown down. She rides her ATV around, hauling food and other items back and forth. She gets in contact with her young-uns by text and email! Shes still writing on her book, on the computer. We love You Mom and think youre the Best Mommy Ever. Upcoming Events-see web site for more information First PCG 221 M.L.K. Blvd -- Mexia, TX More Studio recording, hopefully. AL/MS area for Kyles graduation. Rocky Ford Faith Assembly 1st and Veach -- Rocky Ford, CO Mt. Gilead Bethel Church Campmeeting LDS Campground -- Cedaredge, CO Where we been lately.. Gospel Lighthouse PCG, where Sis Patton pastored, was good. Linda Loter treated us to K-Bobs and we enjoyed visiting with her. Pastor Tim McGough in Oklahoma and folks there treated us good. Roy had worn out our CD and had to buy another one. It literally had a hole in it. We enjoyed being with the Cheeseburger Pastor at FBC Pottsboro, TX. It rained hard. Matter of fact, this trip we had lots of wind, rain and 2 tornados touch down. That night we were with Bro Harvey at Luella BC, the church who came to our rescue when our house burned. These folks are special to us. We left for our trip Thursday, after eating Moms breakfast she fixed for us and drove to Hendrix RV Park. Rhonda had made fried chicken and home made biscuits. MMMM. We like that RV place. Comes with dinner! Our hot water heater was leaking and we were told we may have to get a new one at $400.00. We went to prayer and ask our faithful prayer warriors to pray. It was a loose bolt, cost $40, and we were on our way! God knows to take good care of us. Rhonda and the kids treated us to Sushi/Chinese food the next day. Another good note I got the lawn mower fixed for less than $100.00. It works great. We arrived at Cornerstone Tab in plenty of time to set up and sing. Tim & Linda gave us a home made Ooey Gooey Butter cake that is out of this world delicious. A lady made us some sweet rose corsages, so we want to go back to MO! But, the best part, we had at least 5 come down for prayer. When we left, they gave us their phone numbers and said call if we had any trouble. Thank the Lord for sweet friends who look out for us. We were in Pocahontas Sunday and they fed us good and sent left overs as well as nice T-shirts. We had a good service. We sang Please Forgive Me and the Lord moved. That night we sang at Jacksonport BC and loved the people there. A lady made us some wonderful cookies and we had at least 4 come down for prayer. PTL! This church has baptized 72 so far this year, most of which are prisoners. They have a wonderful Prison Ministry. The church is at the entrance of a State Park, so we hooked up there. The next AM, pastor had let a lady listen to Prayer Warriors and she looked us up to buy a CD. Made us feel like our music is making a difference. We left there and because we didnt have a Wed night booked, we camped out at Petit Jean State park. God gave us 3 beautiful days there with perfect weather. We practiced for our studio recordings, Angie made calls and worked on our Singing Agenda, and we cooked twice a day, and sat by the fire at night, because it got cold. We played games and got some R & R, and thanked God every day for our RV. Sun we were back to work, singing at Subiaco Worship Ctr. An 83 year old lady taught Sunday school. WOW. Sun PM we drove to Lakeview PCG and had a grand time at this church. They got us hook ups at the Police Headquarters, where we felt safe! They came and got us and our equipment, loaded, unloaded for us, fed us, and we had sweet fellowship. I met an RV owner who answered my questions and gave me their phone # to call if I had any more. Angie Michelle fixed Angie & me some new hair dos, which we loved. One little 4 year old listened to me introduce Angie as the smart sister. Later I was testifying and she told her Nana Nana, I like the dumb sister! We got so tickled. Oh yea ask Angie about loosing her slip at Wal-Mart! HeeHee. -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. May 13, 2010 |
| 2010 April News Jenkins Sisters News for April, 2010 Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministwww.jenkinssisters.com 817-489-2466 ~ 817-821-2368 ~ PO BOX 14571~Ft. Worth, TX 76117 RV Has New Repairs!! WOW. God is Good Howdy from the wind blown state of Texas. We are in love with our RV, can you tell? You all helped pray Holly in, and helped pray for her repairs, which were very badly needed. Being 13 years old, she has to have maintenance, so thanks for your sweet prayers and comments about how beautiful she is. The airbags work great, no more airing them up every hour. The front brakes have been fixed. (They were metal to metal and making weird noises). Brian fixed the back brakes and is letting us pay him out, bless his heart. Thank you Lord for sending us people who help all they can. We got some new tires, and the company is letting us pay them out as well. They were concerned about us traveling on bad tires, one of which had a cut in it. They knew who we were from our singing in the area, and knew we had 2 blow outs already. Lord bless them greatly. The underside is fixed where the last blow out did so much damage. The inverter is fixed, so we can use the electric plug working off the battery to charge cell phones or practice with the lap top without running the generator. So, Holly, the Holiday Rambler, is back in business and not sick any more, because we also got the cutting out on the engine fixed. A man told me this week end we could sell her for about twice what we paid. WOW. Special points of interest: We are so excited about going back into the studio again. We have set a tentative date for May 2010. We plan to record in Texarkana, TX this time. They come highly recommended. I think weve got all our songs picked out and have been working on them. Tidbits and Talk My best friend, a teacher in NM, came and spent 2 nights over spring break. Life long friends are special! We stayed up till 3 or 4 at night, crying over some things, laughing over more. We went shopping till I dropped and stayed in her truck, while she and Angie shopped. They bought me presents, so Im staying in the truck more often! I love Bath & Body stuff and Im set for another year! Thanks good friend for your uplifting visit. Remember were praying for you. I forgot the new laptop with all our new music on it at Melissa COG. We have been practicing some new songs with it, and I had taken it inside the house and we had company when we left, and my mind wasnt in its groove. We had to make do with the old laptop and used the extra mic to run it through the system. It sounded terrible to me, as the sound tech, but God got to moving, and His Spirit took over the singing and people began to fill up the altars. We forgot all the bad things and rejoiced in the good things. If it means being humbled so He can be exalted, then Ill take the humbling every time! We hope spring has come to your heart this year. There is HOPE! We hope & pray you all had a great Resurrection/Easter Day. Our Photo Shoot with J. Reed Photography went smooth and easy. Thanks Rhonda Hendrix for arranging it all and thanks Jimmy Reed for being so creative and awesome. You make us look better than we really do! The 4 Sates GMA Spring convention this year was so good. We were privileged to sing with The Crusaders, Women of Hope, Humble Hnds, Hendrix Trio, David & Kathy (with son Bobby Hendrix helping), Hawkins Family, Psalms 100, and several soloist. See our web sites for all the pictures-www.jenkinssisters.com . Sunday AM, afterwards, we sang at Church of God of the Union Assembly in Texarkana. We drove there the night before and plugged up. That way we get a head jump on early rising! LOL. The wind blew so hard, I thought we were gonna turn over at times. But the Wind blew that morning in church and we had several come up for prayer. One lady joined the church that morning, and several testified of how our ministry had encouraged them. But the kicker was, a lady told us the last time we were there, we prayed for her and she has been healed ever since! WOW That afternoon we drove and sang at 2:00 at Johnny and Trish Farmers church in TX.Rhonda and Bobby Hendrix drove up for that and blessed everyone with singing some songs with us. Were hoping to put at least Rhonda on our new CD and are trying to slip in Bobbys help too! They are so anointed. Thanks to Johnny & Trish for running sound and we didnt unload anything but the laptop. They fed us and then we flew out of there to drive a ways to Macedonia BC for a 5:30 service that night. We had such a great singing there with young people coming from all directions to help us unload and load back up. They fed us good, good, good and we found out later, one of the young men was so moved by our testimony and songs, he accepted the call into a music ministry as well. Oh how we love to be used of the Lord. Encouraging Stuff Monday AM, we got an email from Novie McNight, and I want to share that with you all Well, hope you ladies made it home safely. Our prayers were with you. Just wanted to take the time and tell you what a blessing I got out of the service last night. I needed that. I was so down yesterday and had prayed, Lord help me to come out of this whatever it is that I am in. I couldnt explain it; I do get that way sometimes as everyone does. Anyway so many people were very blessed last night by you two and your music ministry. The barefoot part just added to it all. Thats what I love about our church and its people, is that we can be so laid back and enjoy being in the house of the Lord without being all dressed up and in uncomfortable shoes (HEE HEE). So when you ladies get down and want to hang it all up, just know that God is using you for a reason and that you are touching so many lives, so just hang in there. You will continue to be in our prayers. Love you my sisters in Christ. Novie McKnight. March 2010. Aint that sweet? That brings us up to last week end, Easter Sunday. We sang our usual 2 services, which has turned into an annual thing. We love repeat business as our sis, Rhonda says. Graham PCGs pastor, Bro Messer, was recovering from back surgery, so Bro. Curtis took care of things. He helped us unload and set up and several men helped load back up. The night before, Ruthie and 3 of her nieces met us at the church; to make sure we got plugged in ok and to welcome us. I thought that was so sweet! Bro Curtis and Sis Mary took us to eat, and took us by their house and he gave me okra/pepper seeds to plant. That okra grows over a foot long! I cant wait to plant it and see what happens. Sunday PM Service was at Bro. Plasters church in Granbury, TX. They are so much fun over there and we enjoyed the fellowship in our RV afterwards. They helped us pray in the RV, so they wanted to see our big blessing. But the best part of this service, during our break, they sang at our request and the Lord showed up and my cup got fuller and fuller. Sis Shelena called us up for prayer and they prayed like the house was on fire for quite a long time, even praying for our CDs to be a blessing. Our Special Supporters & Prayer Warriors Stoltzfus Family-we are praying for Jordan who is on a mission trip. Bambers-we thank God for your faithfulness too. Mom Jenkins-prayers, food, support, getting work done on my lil work-horse 4 wheeler, listening ear, etc. Loretta Vavalis-we are praying for your children and grandson. Thanks so much for the books of stamps. Sis Luella Plunkett-another widow, who is being used mightily of God. Ken Stanley thanks so much for the increase in your support. We pray God blesses you with an increase of good things in all areas of your life. Betty Snow-she is praying for a way to send more support. A widows mite! Rhonda & Bobby Hendrix-support, believing in us, singing with us, letting us plug in, water, meals, prayers, etc Debbie Wilson-hope to see you in CA soon this year! Ladies Auxiliary of Melissa Church of God gave us their missionary money this month. Thank you so much! Terri-hand mowed my yard! My riding mower, that Kennett donated several years ago, is broke. Im praying for another one or this one to be fixed soon. -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Apr 13, 2010 |
| 2010 March News Supporters Newsletter Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry ~ March 8, 2010 Latest Tour/Cruise Great Success: But Before We Left We sang for Evangel Abundant Life and had a great altar service. 3 came down for prayer. I wish we could have taken all of you with us on the cruise, but over 150 did go and we had a great time. Lasting friendships were made and great food was consumed and more than that, Jesus showed up and helped the groups and soloists sing their hearts out to a wide variety of church and non churched people. WOW. Well never know the seeds that were planted. We left here Thursday, Jan 28th and left Uncle Garry and Aunt Peggy at Moms house to watch over everything. Many thanks to them! Mom went with us and we met Hendrixs at Natchitoches State Park, in LA to spend the night. We got to travel with them for a few days and that was fun. Its nice to have men along on a trip. We still didnt have a tail pipe, our air bags were not fixed, & the damage to the bottom of the RV, where we had the blow-out was still there, as well as the front inverter was not working. But after praying, we felt God would supply the money to get it all fixed or keep us in our need. He kept us just fine! Hendrixs pipes had frozen in the cold spell and they didnt have any water and got stuck in an RV place & had to be towed out, so Satan started the fight early, but we fought back and WON! People were blessed at the church in LA where we love to sing. The Higgins are old family friends, and Rhonda got to see them all again. They loved Hendrix Trio and we had church! They fed us shrimp etouffe & we had a great time! On Board the Triumph Cruise Ship 154 members of the 4 States Gospel Music Association boarded and found our rooms and got settled. This was Moms first cruise and we about wore her out. The ship was too big, the walk to the islands too far, her cabin too far from us, but she loved the Gospel singing and even did some of her own. She did manage to eat Lobster for the first time and loved it. Im not sure the cruise was her cup of tea, but we had good fellowship with our passengers and 13 members of our kinfolks. We have tons of pictures to share, so check our web sites. We shopped Progresso and the kids went snorkeling at Cozumel. We rode a double decked bus & ate every few hours. We had chapel in the AM and Gospel singing every day. Many thanks to Rhondas Travel for putting it all together! After the Cruise. We disembarked at 10:00 AM and drove 6 hours to sing at Sabastopol, MS at White Plains Assembly. We had a wonderful service there and they loved Moms singing and testifying. They fed us after church and had a BD party for a man. We drove to a state park and hooked up and finally got some much needed rest. We were tired but brought away many happy memories. Some of the funny memories were: 1. Rhonda tried to take a picture of something and managed to take a close up of herself! 2. Vicki, our sober cousin came alive and said she was dressing up for an on-board-romance. Her mismatched clothes, the huge flower in her hair and outlandish glasses lead us to believe she was successful, especially when she tried to crawl up on a chair to do a dance. She said she was chair hopping. 3. Some of the questions people ask on board are hilarious. Such as Do these steps go up or down? or How do I know which pictures are mine? Witnessing to a non churched couple/Nellas Birthday Celebrations Most of the Gospel singings were standing room only, esp. as the week progressed and word got around. After one concert, a couple came up to us and asks all kinds of questions about the Lord and our beliefs. She loved Moms hair and kept feeling of it. Finally she asks for us to pray for her, so weve been praying for Megan. I celebrated my birthday while on the road and managed to celebrate most of February! LOL. We parked 2 nights at Kens house and treated me to grilled steak, chicken, mushrooms, & salad. I enjoyed getting the fire started outside with 10 year old Landen, who is a sweet & helpful young man. Then 3 nights at Tonyas and more great food such as grilled shrimp, chicken tacos, Chocolate pie, gifts and lots of cattention. I got sweet gifts such as tulips, perfume, new dress, candles, chocolate covered apple, my 4 wheeler worked on, & some cash. I got calls, texts or emails from all my family including Brent Gregg, our former lead singer. He even remembered my birthday! God is good all the time. The Tour Continues.. After putting Mom on a plane to fly home, and leaving family, we got back down to the business of singing. It felt good and we are showcasing our new songs, getting ready to record, soon as the necessary funds show up. We sang at the Klondyke Music Center in Ozark, AL. We always enjoy Ron and Kathy and the folks there. We left there and headed to Southport, FL, Trinity Holiness Church. Sis Sandy is so sweet and they fed us at that church. Joy Parrent and her girls came to see us. Love you all! They use to live in Texas and have moved to Florida. From there, we made it to one of our favorite places, Grace Methodist Church in Hosford, FL, home church of Kyle Peddie, one of our favorite singers. He gave us one of the Gann Brothers new CD and we love it! He sang with us that night and then took us to eat Mexican food. We loves his wife, Hillary and the kiddos. We plugged up at their house and got some much needed good sleep out there in the country, close to the pond. Coffee was good the next morning in a relaxed setting. It was rainy and cold for Florida. After hearing of the record breaking cold in TX, FL and AL, I came to the conclusion God is smiling and saying, What Global Warming? A Few Days off Between Singings We headed to Ochlocknee River State Park for a 2 niter camp out. Weve learned state parks are less expensive than RV parks, & generally much prettier. This time, I unloaded the camping/cooking gear and pretty lights. Angie cooked supper that night, breakfast the next day, dinner that night, and breakfast the next morning. So we got more home cooking than normal during this tour. We love our RV, can you tell? LOL It saves us motel expenses every night and makes it so much easier to travel. Plus we feel safer than in the small car. An elderly couple parked close by and we invited them to come enjoy our fire. Mr. Ziegert bought a CD, so we even made a sale over the campfire! Theres nothing like campfire coffee. We packed up and cleaned up and headed to Panacea Full Gospel Assembly to sing that night. It was a new place for us, but I think its gonna be one of our regular stops in Florida. They loved music and our kind in particular. Seafood Anyone? Panacea is close to the gulf, so the seafood is fresh. The pastor took us to eat the next day and some men from the church went as well. One newborn Christian shared with us his story. He said 9 months ago he was drinking ½-1 ½ gallon of alcohol daily. It was killing him. He was bleeding inside, his kidneys were shutting down and liver was crying for help. He turned his life over to Jesus and was immediately delivered from any desire for alcohol. God also healed him and helped him out of a prison sentence. WOW. The Power of God is still real!!! We could tell Panacea was the place to stock up on seafood, so we indulged and brought some home with us. Last night we ate Stone Crab for the first time and baby lobster tails. It dont get no better than that, Im telling you. I had it all over me and the table. It tasted better that way! More Interesting Stuff.. We ran out of propane and it got COLD in the RV before we could get more. We paid as much as 2.65 per gallon for gas. Drew told his Nana Look Nana, the trees are dancing! Room Service on board is awesome! They also fold the towels into animals each day. Texas got as much as 14 of snow while we were gone. Mom came home just in time to enjoy it. Until her electricity went out for 2 nights. I was worried about her, so I called the Sheriffs office and they sent out an officer to check on her. She had her propane & kerosene lanterns going, a fire going in her wood burning stove and was heating soup on it, so she was fine. Her cell was charging in the car and she was snug as a bug in a rug. Thanks God she is as strong as she is, because she was out here with no neighbors home around her. They went elsewhere to weather the storm. We made her promise she wouldnt go check on the chickens until it cleared up some. I could see her laying in the cold, frozen for days before someone could get to her. Thank God it didnt happen. I gotta tell something funny on Mom. Before we left, she was asking what clothes to take etc. She says I have plenty of room for my clothes and shoes in my suitcase, but I dont know how Im gonna fit in all my linens for my cabin on the cruise! After laughing at her for some time, we assured her it was like a fancy hotel and they supplied all the towels and wash cloths. Ive told everyone on board and they all got a kick out of her. Aint nothing up-town about us! LOL We Couldnt Do This Without These People: Kenneth & Kathy Tatham ~ Stoltzfus Family ~ Bambers Kendyll Jenkins ~ Rhonda Hendrix ~ Mom Jenkins Ken Stanley ~ Betty Snow ~ Deb Wilson ~ Tonya McDonald PL Montgomery ~ Granny & Grandad Gregg -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Mar 8, 2010 |
| 2010 Jan News for Jenkins Sisters Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry Newsletter Nella Jenkins and Angie Jenkins PO Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 ~ www.jenkinssisters.com jenkins_co@yahoo.com. For Bookings: angie76117@yahoo.com End of the Year 2009-Start of year 2010 ~ Thursday, January 14, 2010 We hope all of you are experiencing a Happy New Year. We are looking forward to 2010. Through CHRIST, We ALL can Win in 2010! Weve had the best Christmas season with family and friends, but as always, we are ready for the decorations to come down and resume our full time work for the Lord. Everything slows down in the Holidays, as far as singing and ministering, so we have both barrels loaded to shoot the devil. 2009 has been special and brought some changes. We got a long-prayed-for-bigger vehicle, a 1997 RV Holiday Rambler, which we named Holly. Shes been such a blessing, although weve put some money into her for repairs. You all have prayed us out of many tight places, with all the learning we are going through to do the up keep on Holly. But oh when we pull up to a church and dont have to unload the backseat to get to our church clothes and take them inside and bring them back to the car, then after church go get them again and change in a small bathroom, where someone is waiting to get, we thank God with fervent thanks for the RV. By the way, those who get the mid-month updates know we ask for prayer to pay the $1330.00 bill to get her out of the shop. We were short $800.00 with no idea how God was gonna work it out. But He pulled a big surprise when we got a $738.00 check from an unlikely source, never thought of. WOW. Your prayers did it again! Mom turned 80 this year and Angie had a milestone birthday. Brent got married in July. We released Remind Me Dear Lord in February and our Patriotic CD Under God in July this year. We sang for the Gideons for the first time. We started two new ventures. One, we are collecting Bibles, and making packs to give to homeless people we run across. This pack includes a bottle of water, soap, a wash cloth, some non perishable food, a dollar or two and a Bible. The other venture is a small booth space Lil Bit of This N That at an antique mall to sell Angies home made goodies, and a few old dishes & books weve come across at garage sales, and thrift stores. And last but certainly not least, God sent us some new Supporters. The Bambers from Colorado have been such a sweet blessing to us, and Glenda Pirie from here in Texas. Betty Snow from NM is back after a few years of not hearing from her, as well as Dorothy Johnson who is an old friend. We lost Ruby Wilson, who had to be put in a home this year but we thank God for the new ones! We thank God for every church, venue, gig or singing that we got to be a part of. We count it an honor to sing the Gospel in song and travel full time. Yes, we both took a cut in pay when we started on this journey of faith, 14 years ago, but weve always felt Gods hand guiding us and knew our real pay was out of this world. Well never know whose lives weve touched until we get to heaven. Its like a heavenly savings account of treasures. We are so excited about the cruise coming up in February. I think there is one space left for a traveler, so hurry. Lord willing, well be gone almost all of Feb, touring to Florida after we get off the cruise. If you live in Florida and know of a church or venue, we would love to hear from you. Angie is booking for that trip now. Call her at 817-489-2466 or Cell 817-821-2368. Email her at angie76117@yahoo.com. We need to fill up the tour. We travel on a Love Offering basis and travel in an RV, so you dont even have to bother with sleeping arrangments.LOL. We love you all. See more pictures of Christmas at our house, the big snows weve had, some singings we attended, & places weve sang, on our web site www.jenkinssisters.com as well as all our other web sites. Pray well see more souls saved in 2010 and get to travel to more new places. Were ready for where He leads, we will follow. Nella and Angie ~ Jenkins Sisters Places weve been: One of our very favorite places to sing is Eunice, NM at the First Holiness Church. Our parents pastored this church for many years, so we love these people like blood family. We sang there in the summer, but this winter found us back in that area. They treat us so good and Mom loves to go and see them too. She sang and testified really well. My bestest friend, other than my sisters, lives there and takes care of the church. She has a lovely voice and we plan to record her on our next CD. So, that night we practiced on the crowd with her song. She had never heard the sound track and never sang with a track, but as usual, she was a pro and sang like it was all familiar to her. Way to go Ludy! We loved our Christmas gifts from them and had some fun fellowship. While in that area, we sang at Jal at the COG. Bro Mays and the people there are so sweet. One of our faithful supporters, Betty Snow goes to that church and we always look forward to seeing her. Close by is Revival Center with Bro. Villar, in Lovington, NM. This beautiful church is always a pleasure. We were honored to be part of Heather Griffins birthday singing. She is a special Lady, with a special attitude. She has never let her handicap keep her down. The church was full and they fed us BBQ later. We met another special Lady, Linda, who is a pure diamond, because of the pressures in her life. She, with tears, told us she will be praying for us every morning at 9:00. We depend so much on people like her. God sees the hearts and He hears her cry. Good to see J. Charles and Greg Phillips. Our last singing of 2009 was at Denton COG with Bro. Glen Daniels, our group pastor for many years. If we have a special prayer request, we know we can always call Bro. Daniels and he fervently prays for us. James Daniels does the best rendition of Mary Did you Know? of anyone Ive heard. So good to hear the Sturgeons play and sing. This wonderful family traveled with us for over 3 years. We love them! We were scheduled at Gospel Lighthouse with Sis. Connie Patton and the folks there. We loaded up and headed out Sunday afternoon. Ryan, our nephew had stayed over a few days and he was with us. All of a sudden I heard a lot POP and knew we had blown out another tire. Thank God we didnt wreck. We had gotten new tires on the front, but need those all the way around, I guess. It did a lot of damage to the air bags and I guess the muffler, because the muffler is MIA and the bags wont hold air. I had to keep airing them up to make it home. We were on the side of the road for several hours in the freezing cold, almost out of gaswe were waiting for a certain gas station to get gas because it was cheaper there, but we never made it. So, we had to cancel our singing that night, something we hate to do. But the folks there were so understanding and said we can book another time and try it again. We felt better having Ryan with us, because a strange car kept circling the parking lot. God always knows just what we need. So, we are praying for new tires on the RV, a new muffler, and get the air bags fixed. Satan tried to stop us, but we are Pressing ON and WE CAN WIN IN 2010, Through CHRIST Who strengthens us. And The Last Word: We love you all. See more pictures of Christmas at our house, the big snows weve had, some singings we attended, & places weve sang, on our web site www.jenkinssisters.com as well as all our other web sites. Pray well see more souls saved in 2010 and get to travel to more new places. Were ready for where He leads. We will follow. Nella and Angie ~ Jenkins Sisters We love company and had over 14 of us for 7 days. . Masters Touch hosted a singing at Evangel A/G where the Hendrix Trio was the featured group. Awesome service. Angie read the back of big truck, so I had her take a picture of it. Its hilarious. Its a septic truck and it reads: Caution-Carrying Political Promises. We had a good laugh. On the light side of laughter/ideas: Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you and before you realize whats wrong with it.- Michael Hodgin God always answers prayers. Sometimes its yes. Sometimes the answer is no. Sometimes its Youve gotta be kidding!-President Jimmy Carter Accidentally Speaking The following is a series of quotes taken from insurance or accident forms. They are the actual words of people who tried to summarize their encounters with trouble. 1. Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I dont have. 2. The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions. 3. I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my hand through it. 4. I collided with a stationary vehicle coming the other way. 5. A can backed through my windscreen into my wifes face. 6. A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. 7. The guy was all over the road: I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him. 8. I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment. 9. In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole. 10. I had been shopping for plants all day was on my way home. As I reached an intersection, a hedge sprang up obscuring my vision. I did not see the other car. 11. I had been driving for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident. 12. I was on my way to the doctors with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way, causing me to have an accident. 13. To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian. 14. As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident. 15. My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle. -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Jan 14, 2010 |
| 2009 Dec News Merry Christmas From Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry Last Newsletter of 2009 ~ Thursday, January 07, 2010 PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 www.jenkinssisters.com ~ Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com The weather outside is frightful. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Christ the Savior is Born! Lets Celebrate His Birthday! The Jenkins Sisters are praying for you all to have the best Christmas ever and the Happiest New Year of all. You are all so special to us and weve grown to love our faithful supporters, prayer warriors, fans, family and friends. God Bless one and all. We had a great Thanksgiving. It was a small one this year, as several of the young-uns as Mom calls us, didnt get to make it. Our youngest brother, Ken and his family came from MS. While he was here, he did some work for Mom, like clean out her fireplace flu. He and his son Landen and daughter Kenzie, cut up some fallen branches for me and Mom for firewood. It was greatly appreciated. I got to watch the Cowboys game with my brother and that was special. Rhonda, Jenkins Sister #4, and her family from Texarkana, TX, made it. While here, they were such a help. Bobby and Ryan picked up a big heavy desk I had bought at a garage sale, and moved it inside, which was a huge job! Ryan even ripped his new pants and Ive promised to give him money for a new pair. Bobby proceeded to hook up my computer and 4 of my printers. (Yes, Im blessed with printers. People have given them to me and I use them all! Nothing greedy about me). While they were here, I was vacuuming, and Rhonda says youre not picking up anything. So, they worked the vacuum cleaner over and it works better than ever! Ranessa made sushi 2 times while here and I loved it. Judy, sis #2 lives close so she was here. She so sweetly bought Mother and me some much needed wood, cut, split, delivered and stacked! What a huge blessing. Weve enjoyed the wood burning fireplace so much and it cuts down on electricity a lot. Judys daughter Jill and grandson Drew made it over to visit and Drew stole everyones heart. We just found out, Drew is gonna have a baby sister or brother next year. YES! Larry and Linda, oldest brother and wife, went to MS this year, but brought back a nice set of mattresses for my bed. Ive had mine for 47 years, and I guess they thought I needed a new set..LOL. But my bed is just a full size and those are queen. So, Im praying about a new bedroom suite. But, thats not all Larry brought us. He gave us a nice big wood holder for the back porch, and newer dog house, which my doggy with her 2 new puppies love. He also made an outdoor grill, welding it all himself and made a nice box for us to carry it in the bus. WOW. What a nice gift for us to enjoy for many years. Also a long welded fire poker to stir the fire. Thanks a bunch! Other news: Thank you all for praying in our miracle of getting the RV out of the shop. When we went to pay for the bill, sure enough it was over 1300.00. We wrote the check Friday and headed out to sing, hoping for a good week end to cover the check and expenses. Well, the expenses were covered, but we were around $800.00 short. Angie was having a nervous fit, but I knew God had never let us down before. Sure enough, Monday, we got a check for almost $800.00 from an unexpected source, totally surprising! God likes to work when nothing else will! We Praise Him! Angies birthday turned out good. We ate at a seafood place and took her shopping at some thrift stores and antique places, which she loves to do. Larry and Linda fixed supper for her and we had delicious smoked meat, Larrys specialty. 8 year old Kylie, their granddaughter made Angie a cake and that made it real special. I dont cook, so I suggested Angie make herself one of her delicious chocolate pies, which she did. Yummy. She wanted new window blinds, so I bought her a Wal-Mart gift card. She took it and bought Thanksgiving groceries with it instead. I told her I was gonna spank her. Judy and Mom were gonna take her to Texas Roadhouse, her favorite steakhouse, but we have been too busy to take her. Maybe in January, when things slow down well get to take her. God Bless the Supporters! Bambers Stoltzfus Glenda Pirie Mom Jenkins (all you do) Loretta Vavalis (Thanks for the Sponsorship for the new CD!) and stamps. Brantleys Ken Stanley Tonya McDonald Betty Snow (see ya this week end-praying for Lisa-thanks for your prayers too!) Deb Wilson Hendrix Family (thanks for the 2 meals you bought for us while singing at the Christmas Special and all your help). Newby Family (We loved the brisket and ride in the sports car!) Granny & Grandad Gregg (all you do) Heather McDonald (thanks for the mattress set!) Judy Gray (Love the wood). Thanks to the churches where weve been! Faith Tabernacle with Bro. Harley Martin is always a spiritual blessing. We were there Sunday AM and PM. They took us to eat in between services at one of our favorite places, Vance Godbys. Our bus was in the shop, so thanks for letting us use your system! A new place, Calvary Temple A/G in Mesquite with Bro Vickery included an awesome Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. We used their system as well. River of Life in Denison with Sis. Carol Manery is talent packed. She plays the piano unreal, but better than that can pick a guitar to death. We love going there. Thanks Ronny for filling in on He Touched Me. Awesome! Damon helped load up and Sis. Carol took us to IHOP. Sulphur Bluff A/G with Bro. Paul Newby is one of our filling stations. We never come away spiritually hungry. They always have something special we need. After church we had brisket and all the trimmings. Bro. Paul got a new convertible sports car and I went on about it so much, he took me riding. Heater full blast, Bose speakers cranked up, we whizzed around county roads so fast my head was spinning and my hair will never be the same. Hendrix Trio in Texarkana always have a Christmas Spectacular. This year they raised money to put carpet on Buchanan BC stage in the family life center. Several groups participated. Ryan Hendrix, (Clean Sound) our 18 year old nephew ran his new sound system. What a wonderful job Brent Gregg did, teaching him. We helped load it all back up and I dont miss those days of heavy equipment, I can tell you! Springs of Living Water in Timpson with Bro. Bowley was cold! We were so glad to have the RV. The heat felt so good while we were changing clothes. Were praying for a busier, more fruitful year in 2010. Angie is working on bookings for the New Year and needs your help. If you know a church or venue that would like to have us sing, we still dont charge a fee. (Thanks to our faithful supporters this is still possible). We travel on a love offering basis. Email Angie at angie76117@yahoo.com. Good to see Brent Gregg, former lead singer, and his wife, Angela. They visited us during Thanksgiving. If things are tough, remember every flower that ever bloomed had to go through a whole lot of dirt to get there! Barbara Johnson-author. Love from Nella and Angie -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Jan 7, 2010 |
| 2009 Nov News Jenkins Sisters News PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 ~ www.Jenkinssisters.com November 18, 2009 Angie has a Birthday-November 17th. Happy Birthday MS Angie. Happy BD to yoooooooooooooooooou. I cant tell you how old she will be (if I want to live, that is!) but I can tell you its a BIG one. Angie Jenkins is our manager, Boss, lead/soprano singer, navigator, secretary/treasurer, road manager, thank you card writer, proof reader for the newsletter, booking agent, COOK, bill payer, and Prayer Warrior. Thats just the beginning. A typical day in her life starts around 7:30-8:30, depending on how late we got in last night, and begins work immediately in her office. I get up around 8:30-9:00 and plug up the coffee pot. We drink coffee, read our bibles and have devotions. During this time, she frequently gets calls or texts from the family and others. (Shes the care taker of the family). She gets dressed and has her prayer closet time. If she has time, she walks on the treadmill. Back in the office to make/answer calls, send emails, trying to organize a tour. Around 12:00 she puts the office on hold and fixes lunch, which is a full blown meal. She cooks for me, her, Nanci (our visitor from AZ) and Mom, who comes over 2 X a day to eat. Mom loves to bring a dish or two as well. After we eat, Angie makes up the leftover's in covered dishes for several other people including Granny & Grandad Gregg, our sis Judy, who is trying to go to college and make a new start, and sometimes our single pastor, Bro. Dathen Wedel. Everyone loves her leftover's. Shes back in the office to work until around 5:00, when we try to take a coffee break and sometimes Mom and I can persuade her to come outside with us for a few min. Back to the office, unless she has to run to the bank or grocery store. We live in the country so this takes a while. Most of the time she has a load of laundry going as well. Back in the office until supper time, she cooks another delicious meal. Back in the office until around 9 or 10:00, and shell finally take a bath and comes to sit & watch the news, Americas Funniest Home Videos, or American Idol. Finally around 12:30 or 1:00 shell go to bed. All thats when we are home the few days between tours. During the winter she supplements our income with home made Christmas goodies, home made hot sauce, home made burritos and other items. She also finds time to help me in our store called Lil Bit of This and That, a used antique/thrift store. Its our new venture in Brents old apartment. WOW. With all that, I think she needs a raise! Oh wait, she doesnt get paid! O dear, she must love Gospel Music a lot to quit a good job at the bank and do all this full time work without a personal income. I think God is keeping good records Ms Angie. We all say thanks for your gifts you share everywhere with everyone. We love you, Angie! Missouri Tour a sole experience We left Friday around 3:00 and drove to Joplin. MO praising God the whole way for helping us get the RV out of the shop. At first they said it would cost 1500-2000 to fix the converter. After tearing into it, there wasnt as much wrong, so they said $400.00. We, by faith, told them to go ahead and fix it. It had to be fixed, but we didnt have the money. They gave us a discount and a check came in the mail so off we headed. It was cold but we loved it! We sang for 85 year old Sis Plunkett, and had a wonderful service, including a mid-service interruption! We love it when God moves. A young man came and prayed! WOW. A highlight. That night, Sun PM we sang for Bro. Centers in Maplewood, MO again. He sang He Touched Me with us. Beautiful voice. They fed us and we plugged up the RV there . Sis Mary took us all around town to take care of errands. Its hard to get the RV through the bank drive through! LOL. We came back by Hendrixs & spent the night. Rhonda was carving a PumpQueen for a contest, which won! She treated us to lunch. Special people in our lives: Bambers Stoltzfus Family Kenneth Tatham Gideons Dorothy Johnson Mom Jenkins Ken Stanley Rhonda Hendrix Betty Snow (we are praying for Kevin and Monica.) PL Montgomery (praying for your requests.) Debbie Wilson (praying for Aunt Nelda and your Mom.) Granny & Grandad Gregg Judy Gray (I love my rock garden!) Sis Plunket- shoes We are on the web! Check us out at : www.jenkinssisters.com ~ www.Bebo.com ~ www.Heavensound.com ~ (Newsletter subscription: jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@myInJesus.com ) ~ www.myspace.com ~ http://jenkinssisters.myPlaxo.com ~ www.facebook.com~ www.Xianz.com ~ www.shoutlife.com/jenkinssisters.com ~ www.sogocity.com ~ www.mylife.com ~ www.faithout.com ~ www.ning.com ~ www.twitter.com ~ www.Youtube.com/jenkins1911 ~ www.flixter.com ~ http://en.netlog.com/NellaJenkins ~ www.LinkedIn.com ~ www.mynsp.com/LBS ~ www.HeirwaveRadio.com ~ www.glabber.com ~ www.amazon.com Jenkins_co (Nellas used book store) We are so excited about our new CD #20. We have been showcasing some of the songs during the concerts and asking what people think. All the comments have been positive. I mentioned in the last newsletter we were praying about where to record this one and I got an exciting response from Eternal Vision who owns a studio in TN. They have offered to record our vocals free of charge! Isnt that great? They said they have a RV hook up and everything right there. WOW. Cant wait to get started. We also sold our first Pre-Pay for $15.00 to none other than sweet Betty Snow. She will get one of the CDs first. Order yours today! We made another small payment on the RV principal because of Under God CD sales. Praise the Lord! If someone walks in the room and they are gorgeous, they are pretty to look at. But if someone is giving of their spirit and they make you laugh and feel good, thats a whole other level of beauty. - Quote from Drew Barrymore Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! We are so thankful for such sweet people in our lives. God must really love us. Oklahoma Campout for Moms 80 BD Successful Mom was all smiles at her official 80th birthday celebration in Oklahoma at our cousins cabin. Around 75 showed up and around 38 ATVs were brought. We parked the RV close to the cabin and Mom stayed with us, along with Judy. The Kendrick girls and their families hosted a wonderful get together for everyone. They got Mom a cake and had a money tree. Old friends drove in and most of the family made a special effort to attend. We cooked around the camp fire, and inside the cabin. We ate smoked meat, seafood, fried chicken (Moms favorite), breakfast every morning, snacks all day long, burritos, soups, and home made desserts flew around all day long. It flooded 6 the first day, so Judy had trouble getting Mom there, but it made great mud for the ATVs to play in! Thank God, Mom is still with us. An up date on the RV. We got the converter fixed for much less than they originally told us. Thanks for all you who are on the mailing list with jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@myInJesus.com because you helped pray that through. But, we put it in the shop to get an estimate for the Emergency brake and the parking brake. Its gonna cost $1330.50 if the Lord dont intervene again. So, we told them today unless we get a miracle before 1:00, go ahead and put it back together (estimate is costing us around $250.00) and well drive it until the Lord does supply the need. Well just jump out each stop and put chocks under the wheels to keep it from rolling into the car ahead or behind. It still go much better than trying to travel in a small 2 door car that needs new tires, back shocks are broken so you bounce along and carry road kill with you, that we are still thanking the Lord every day for the RV. But LIFE just happens and I did leave the brake engaged the 2nd day we got the RV. I take the blame for that. But since our blow out is when all these problems started happening. So if by some chance the inspector for the insurance company will ok it, they will pay for it. We just need that miracle to happen. I had a good prayer this am for our needs, and I prayed all day long yesterday for you all, as I typed the newsletter, ran the envelopes with your names, etc. We love each one of you. Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Nov 18, 2009 |
| 2009 Oct News Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry News Po Box 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ www.jenkinssisters.com ~ 817.489.2466 Angie and Nella Jenkins-The Singing Missionaries Happy Autumn! Kentucky/Iowa Tour a Blessed Success We left for our KY tour Friday and met Hendrixs at Daisy State park, for a camp out. They so graciously paid for our night there and we pooled our food and had a great time. It rained, but we pulled out the awning and stayed fairly dry. I accidentally managed to drag the brackets off the muffler/tail pipe and our brother in law, Bobby, bungee corded it up for us. It held for 12 hours until we got to Scottsville, KY where we sang Sunday AM. It was good to see the Reid family, our long time friends who drove over from Westmoreland. Bro Larry Emery and Ronnie Perry worked on the tailpipes while Sis Emery and I loaded the equipment. Everyone is so helpful! They treated us to catfish. Mmmmmm. Sunday PM we drove to Louisville and set up our booth for the NQC. This was our first experience doing so by ourselves and I tell you we missed Brent when it came to the high up work. We left our step stool at home, so it got interesting. It wound up pretty, I thought, decorated in a patriotic theme. See our web sites for all the pictures of famous people and friends. www.jenkinssisters.com . We sang on the Regional Showcase Monday to about 1500, and when we walked off stage, Claude Hopper started telling a joke about old people to fill up the time. I turned and said Is he talking about us? Everyone got a kick out of that, but Claude came over later and asked if he offended us. We assured him we are good sports about being old and old maids at that! Parked at the NQC was so much fun in the RV. Ms Angie showed off and had wonderful meals prepared every day. She saved us around $60.00 per day and the RV saved us about $80.00 per night. WOW. God is good. Gideon Bible Convention in Iowa We left the National Quartet Convention Thursday and drove until 1:00 that night to Davenport, Iowa. The next day we finished our trip and arrived at the hotel where the Gideon convention was held. They had spaces roped off for us to park and we had so much help unloading and moving our equipment, we almost got lazy. We sang in one room, moved the next day to another to sing, and then moved it back to the big room that night to sing again. We were treated with so much respect and honor and we were glad to donate our time and talents to this worthy cause. They fed us 3 great meals plus an ice cream party. We met Heather Gonzales from CA who invited us to sing in her area. So, maybe well see some of these sweet people again next year. Thanks to Ivan and Darla (the VP of the womens auxiliary no less!) Stoltzfus for the invitation. Sunday we drove to Pella and ate with the VanderWaals, which we loved, and they drove to hear us sing in Leon, IA that night. How we love all those people and they seem to love us even without Brent. They fed us delicious meals, including a meal cooked in the green egg at the Yoders. We also enjoyed the bucking bulls rodeo! These are some of our faithful supporters and we say thanks. God Bless our Supporters: Stoltzfus Family(thanks for everything!) Hendrix Family Mom Jenkins Loretta Vavalis Dorothy Johnson (Mom loved her card and gift!) Ken & Rita Stanley Deb Wilson (we sure miss Ruby, who was a faithful supporter for around 10 years. We are praying for Aunt Nelda too.) PL Montgomery (They are Cruising with us! Were praying for your needs too.) We honestly could not make it without all you faithful ones. We could not sing at the small churches we sing at without your help. Upcoming Events: Jaybird PC Westville, OK Texas Gospel Jamboree Stage Show, Terrell, TX Victory Tab. A/G St. Louis, MO 4 States Convention, De Queen, AR River of Life Dennison, TX Hendrix Trio Christmas Homecoming TX First BC Pottsboro, TX Moms 80th Birthday a complete surprise! Mom shows off her cake and balloons for her 80th Birthday. She was so surprised and loved every card, email, phone call, and all her gifts. Thank you to about 30 who showed up to help celebrate including our childhood friends, the Pilcher Kids, whom Mom and Dad pastored for many years. Mom never suspected we had a party planned. I told her the Pilcher Family, close friends of our family, was coming to visit. She accepted that and was happy. She didnt know they were coming especially for her birthday. When others started showing up, (she was still busy making her famous strawberry banana ice cream) she thought they were coming to see the Pilchers from New Mexico. When we brought out the cake with her name all over it, I explained it all to her. She was some kind of excited and loved all the attention! LOL. She got enough money to pay for her cruise in February and get her dishwasher fixed. She has never been on a cruise and wanted to go with us and several other Gospel groups to sing and eat. Our sis, Rhonda Hendrix is the travel agent hosting this event and Mom wanted to be a part of it! Lord willing she will be. (Come join us. There are still some cabins available, although Rhonda has had to increase the cabins reserved from Carnival). Thanks to all who helped make this party a success, but that wasnt the entire partying Mom did all week/month. The night before her birthday, Angie made Moms favorite meal, fried chicken and all the trimmings including home made biscuits for just the 3 of us. On her actual Birthday, Judy took her to Texas Roadhouse to eat and Mom even got on the saddle and rode while everyone sang Happy Birthday to you! She was a great sport. Jill and Tommy brought Drew, Moms great grandchild and he loved the saddle as well. Angie had made a chocolate pie for her and we ate that at Judys house afterwards. Not only that, all of her children plan to camp out with her at a family reunion in Oklahoma. This will the first time all her children have been together in a long time, so everyone is making a special sacrifice to be there. We have put off the Christmas Project until next year. We plan to record with 2 other groups and there just wasnt enough time this year to get it all done. However, we have paid for 7 tracks so far, so we are praying about the rest of the songs and where to record the vocals. Please say a prayer for us to know exactly where God wants us in this endeavor. We want to release it by January, but thats just a projected date. Weve already ask 2 special singers, Ludy Robinson and Sarah Taylor to be guest vocalist on this CD #20. I think you will like what God is putting together so far. We are fasting today and praying for His Perfect Will in our bookings and our songs. If you wish to pre-order the new CD, it helps speed things along. $15.00 is the pre pay cost and well pay the postage. If you want to be a sponsor, its $100.00 or more and your name will appear on the cover called the J Card. You can do this in remembrance of a loved one, or advertise your business by Sponsoring the CD. Pray about it! Angie is still praying for someone to help with the bookings. We have a friend, Nanci who is praying about moving here and helping in the office and doing some booking for us for a fee. It would be a great help to us if it works out. We fell in love with her servants heart when we were in AZ. Good to see Brent. Hes been doing some work for us and its a joy to see him. God Bless and Happy Fall! Nella Jenkins and Angie Jenkins Jenkins Sisters -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Oct 5, 2009 |
| 2009 Sept News Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry WWW.JENKINSSISTERS.COM Headed to NQC~ Booth by food court We are really excited about attending the National Quartet Convention. Last year was our first time to miss in 21 years, so were looking forward to seeing all our friends and peers. Its always a boost in the arm for us. Please pray for us. Well be singing on the Regional Artists Showcase Mon. afternoon. Its a little stressful singing in front of all those wonderful singers. God be with us! Also pray well meet the right promoters and pastors. We want to be sensitive to the leadings of the Lord, who has our ministry in His Hands. God can open doors and no man can shut. Happy 80th Birthday to our Mom, Joyce Jenkins. Well be hosting a party at our house Sept 26th for cake and ice cream. Everyone welcome Its a surprise, so dont tell her! Also, the whole family along with kinfolk will be celebrating with a camp out early October. Shell be so surprised! She loves to camp out. If you want to send her a card, her Address is: Joyce Jenkins 107 Loren Ryan Dr. Ft. Worth, TX 76117 Our short tour to LA kinda fishy We left Sunday afternoon at 4:30 for Hendrix RV Park (our sis Rhondas, front yard) to surprise her. She wasnt expecting us til Monday. Moms little dog, Sugar was sick for 3 days until we prayed for her and fed her Pepto Bismol. We so enjoyed our stay in Texarkana. It was Ryans 18th BD celebration, so we took steaks and he and Aunt Angie cooked up some good grub. We sang Wed PM for Bro. Swinneas congregation. They loved Moms singing. We headed to Forest Hill, LA and plugged into Joy & Gerald Holloways yard (our generator is in the shop) and taught a health class Thursday PM. Friday Joy took us fishing and we caught 69 fish! After spending several hours cleaning them, We had a fish fry that night out on the deck. Wunnerful! Friday Joy took us poke shopping, which we love. Sat we sang at their church, then Sunday Joy drove us to the end of the road.Happy Hollow Church. This was as far from civilization as you can get in LA. I loved it when the pastors wife played the WASHTUB BASS GUITAR. We left and spent 2 nights with our brother Ken and his family. His wife, Jackie, is a walking miracle! In March she had a horrible car accident and died 2 times. With a new elbow and a rod in her leg, shes walking and running around like normal. Well, as normal as SHE can be! LOL OUR PRECIOUS HELPERS THIS MONTH: BAMBERS STOLTZFUS MOM JENKINS DEBBIE WILSON STANLEYS BETTY SNOW KEN & JACKIE JENKINS : SHOES AND BEDSPREADS TERRI POOL TAKING CARE OF EVERYTHING INCLUDING MOWING AND WEED EATING. GRANNY GREGG: MAKING DEPOSITS ETC. JOY HOLLOWAY HAND MADE QUILT, TAKING US FISHING, COOKING, BOOKING, running us all over town. Have you ever dreamed of a dream vacation where you are the star of the show? You would love the Cruise! Cruise to Cozumel/Progresso 2010 You best hurry and get your bags packed. Lord willing, were leaving for a wonderful 5 day cruise. The ship leaves out of New Orleans, and will gently float to Cancun and other ports. Well eat, (maybe some lobster) rest, sing, listen to Gospel singing, eat some more, go shopping, eat some more, go to one of the entertainment shows, eat some more, and be petted and pampered like you aint never seen. They clean your room 2 times a day and treat you like a King and Queen. You can be lazy, stay in your room, order room service and watch Gospel Singing, etc, on the TV. All for the same low, low price. Even your TIPS, taxes, Insurance, port charges etc is all covered in that low price as well. Where else can you get that kind of vacation for that kind of money? It makes a great graduation gift or anniversary gift or just a Pastor appreciation gift. Get some brochures and leave out conveniently on the welcome table, and maybe your congregation will take the hint and send you! LOL Got your bags packed yet? We are now booking for the rest of 2009 and 2010. Call Angie at Cell 817-821-2368 or email her at angie76117@yahoo.com. We still travel on a Love Offering basis. We love you all! Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Sep 9, 2009 |
| Nella's Health News Sept 2009 Nella Jenkins, ND, MI, MH, CR PO BOX 14571 ~ Fort Worth, TX 76117 817.489.2466 Email: nsplbs@yahoo.com Sunday, September 6, 2009 Web site: www.mynsp.com/LBS Or Web site: www.jenkinssisters.com Have you survived all the SARS, Bird Flu, and Staph? Dont forget Natures Sunshine has provided many Immune building formulas to prevent such things from taking over our bodies. Even some great new formulas for children! You cant keep these bugs from landing on you, but you can keep them from setting up house on your skin or inside your body. If your Immune system is working properly, it recognizes invaders and kills them promptly. Some of the new formulas for your little hero: Sunshine Heroes Multiple Vit/Mineral - contains all recommended daily allowances for kiddos. Sunshine Heroes Omega 3 w/DHA - benefits the brain, eyes and nervous system. Sunshine Heroes Calcium plus D3 - help for bones, hair, teeth, growing pains. Sunshine Heroes Probiotic Power - helps metabolize foods, absorb nutrients, is very necessary after a round of antibiotics, which destroys these friendly bugs. Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Antioxidant - because they wont eat all their veggies, this gives them those needed nutrients. Sunshine Heroes Whole Foods Papayazyme - Makes sure all food is broken down for the body to use for all body systems. NSP Introduces Five New/Improved Supplements for Weight Management Go to web site www.mynsp.com/LBS and look for the weight management products. NSP often runs specials on the new products, so keep a watch for that as well. Is the Air you breath making you sick? NSP now offers the new Incredible BOOMERANG AIR SANITIZER stock # 7030-5. Or you can order the test kit for $19.95, stock #5287-0 and see what kind of air you are breathing. Some of you have ordered through me and got your 10% bonus. Nice huh? Email me for more information on the rebates. Nsplbs@yahoo.com . Remember you dont have to be an active member to order direct from me, but I still let you have the actual cost. We drove to Forest Hill, LA to teach a Certified Reflexology Class for Joy Holloway. We had a great time while there. Only 3 students attended, but each one got special attention and received and gave a foot reflexology. I also taught the Acupressure points for the neck and shoulders. It was everyones favorite, as it helps relive stress, headaches and cricks in the neck. See www.Youtube.com jenkins1911 for video clips of the class. Angie forgot to take still pictures. Joy was telling me her husband, who is a severe diabetic, was to the point he could no longer work. She started him on Colloidal Minerals (stock # 4013-6) and he was back to work in just 3 weeks. We Certified: Joy Holloway, Retha Dianne Jenkins, and Rachel Trayhan. I presented Joy Holloway, CR, CH with her Certification in Herbology. She had finished her Home Study Course and received her certificate that day. Shes worked really hard and Im proud of her. She also took us fishing while we were there and we caught 69 fish! We had a great cook out and ate them. Cant get no fresher than that! LOL Thanks Joy for the wonderful time we had. My 80 year old Mom, Joyce Jenkins went with us and she will never forget that trip. Im so proud of my home study students. Some of you finished your Certified Herbalist Home Study Course #1 in just a few weeks. Others made perfect scores and some of you did both! Congratulations to: William Savigne, Joy Holloway, David Bsaudendistel, Cayce Susan Stepien Charles Radnie Crafton , Veronica Bruce, Tracie M. Fuller, Kinchen Adams Jackie Avedisian, Abdul Al-leem Muhammad, Bobby Bartlett Some of you are still working on your Herbal Course. You are: Debra Renee Rudolph, Karen Schoeve, Joni Harris, Robert C. Staiano, Keitha Story Stephenson, Lindsey Head, Andrew Ayers. William Savigne and Gerri Igoe are working on Advanced Herbal Course #2. Teri Pernell just completed hers. Keep up the good work! We are still having testimonies come in about the Silver Shield gel and liquid. Its fast becoming everyones favorite. I use it as a moisturizer on my face and it clears up acne, bumps, and pimples over night. Cuts, bruises, wounds, sunburn? Rub the gel on. It helps inflammation so it helps relieve arthritis pain as well. Dont be without it! Thank you to those who ordered since last newsletter: You are: Corinna Billings (Natures Blessings), David Bradley, Linda Dunavant, Judy Gray, Brent Gregg, Becky Griffis, Rhonda Hendrix, Ann Hole, Joy Holloway, Joyce Jenkins, Heather McDonald, Tonya McDonald, Marian Merritt, Mary Joan Mondello, Marlon Mosley, Pat Nobles, Colleen Powell, Judy Rucker, Yavonne Simons, Daisy Wacasey, Bobbie Wisdom. New distributors welcome aboard! You are: David Bradley, Ann Hole, Joy Holloway, Tammy Hudgins, Daisy Wacasey Make sure you call NSP every week at 1-800-223-8225 and get the list of items on sale. It saves you even more money! This week they had Magnesium Complex on sale for $2.00 off or buy 4 get one free. You can visit my web site for more information about herbs at www.mynsp.com/LBS or you can go to www.naturessunshine.com and shop there. If you want to get the product at cost and order on your own, youll need a manager/sponsor number. My number is 120480-4. Its $40 to sign up, but you get $40 worth of free products, so you come out the winner! Their # is 1-800-223-8225. Dr. Nella Jenkins, ND -- Nella Jenkins - Sun. Sep 6, 2009 |
Jenkins Sisters News Brent Finally Married (See pictures on web site www.jenkinssisters.com and youtube.com) Yup-it finally happened. Former lead singer, Brent Gregg, said I DO in a beautiful ceremony. Angie and I along with Granny Gregg, Terri Pool and April Sherer catered the rehearsal dinner for him. Well, they cooked and I washed some dishes and tried to stay out of the way and still look important. It was so good to see a lot of friends. The Clarks, from Nashville, TN called Alvarado Road Show were some of the highlights. Cleve, Brent and Angela all sang, and of course we love to hear Bub sing. Im not sure why everyone got tickled, but they laughed and laughed. I think Jeff Long forgot some of Brents vows. We were honored with a flower to wear and a front row seat for the performance. The chocolate fountain was supreme, & decorations were by Chrystie and Karen Utter from our home church. They do beautiful work. So glad our friends from CA got to attend, Davene, Steve & Paul David Taylor. We enjoyed their stay with us and they loved the new RV! Angie & I held up pretty good until on the way home and then shed some tears. A 13 year old chapter was firmly closed for ever. But " GOD IS STILL GOD. Faithful Supporters! Bambers (thank you for ordering the new CD!) Stoltzfus Family (will miss ya, Jordan) Glenda Pirie (Paypal works!) Loretta Vavalis (4 books of stamps too. WOW) Dorothy Johnson (love you too!!) Joy Barker (praying for your request) Mom Jenkins (thanks for your prayers, singing with us, love gifts and daily help.) Davey/Glenda Yoder ( see ya soon) Ruby Wilson Betty Snow (good to see you in Carlsbad!) Ken/Rita Stanley Deb Wilson Roma Skidmore (New Supporter!) Granny & Grandad Gregg Terri Pool your help with gathering eggs, feeding the animals, making deposits, gathering mail, mowing & weed eating while we are gone, is greatly appreciated! NM Camp-meeting attendees were so generous to our ministry this year. We had a wonderful campmeeting. Lyndall & Cindy Birdsong- We missed you being there the whole time! JoAnn Davis-your GENEROUS gift to each of us was so thoughtful. Ludy Robinson-we thank you for the love gift, but also for the leadership and laughter you freely give to everyone. You are carrying the torch! Candida its wonderful what God is doing in and through you. Sis Fama-also thanks for the goodies we brought with us. Johnnie Spalding-thank you! The cruise is filling up fast. Come go with us Feb 2010. Prices starting at $625.00, and the ship is brand new. NM Campmeeting-we all helped cook 3 meals daily. We had around 70 campers this year, which was a smaller crowd, but we had a wonderful time in the cool pines of Mayhill, NM. It got down to the upper 40s at night and in Ft. Worth, it was 104*. Thank God for cool pines at campmeeting! Baby sis, Tonya and family are always a joy at the camp. Her husband, Rev Shannon McDonald is in charge of the services and he can preach, play the piano, and cook steak and taters. Angie & Tonya work well together in the kitchen. Mom Jenkins always makes lots of her famous beef burritos and everyone enjoys those. We get there early and have a cook-out around the fire pit. This year several were there early and we had a great time talking, laughing, telling funny stories and praying around the fire in the great outdoors. God was so close to each one. We and the Pilcher family have always been close and thats our catching up time. They are cream of the crop and leaders in the community of Eunice, NM. Each one of the Pilcher Children, although from redneck country, make a difference in their town and surrounding communities. The church that Dad/Mom pastored there is still going strong because of them, especially Ludy, a first grade school teacher. You should hear the stories that girl tells. Go to www.youtube.com and see some video I captured. I missed the one of 19 of them going to New York City and riding the subway. Its hilarious. See our web site for more pictures of campmeeting. Ft. Gibson Gospel Music Festival Thank you to Terrell White and the team at the Ft. Gibson Festival. Everyone worked hard and we had a great time. Four groups, Carpitchers, Hawkins Family, One Purpose, and Jenkins Sisters, along with soloist, Naomi Carey. We had a good crowd and a great time. They furnished us Indian Tacos (Mmmmm) & we sang at Family Worship Sun AM. Sunday PM found us at Bro. Reggie Dowdys in Okla. They treated us to Cheddars, one of our favorite places to eat. Upcoming Concerts Aug 19 ~ Full Gospel Revival CTR ~ Oakdale, LA ~ 318-634-7850 ~ Bro. Swinnea 2. Aug 22 ~ Living Waters ~ Forest Hill, LA ~ 318-748-4695 ~ Bro. Holloway 3. Aug 23 ~ Happy Hollow Holiness Church ~ Turkey Creek, LA ~ 318-201-4628 ~ Bro. Messer 4. Aug 30 ~ Crowley A/G ~ Crowley, TX ~ 817-291-1521 ~ Bro. Al Crane 5. Sept 13-16 ~ NQC ~ Louisville, KY ~ Booth by food court. 6. Sept. 18-19 ~ Gideon Bible Conference ~ Cedar Rapids, Iowa ~ Stoltzfus 800-728-0044 Other Points of Interest We blew out a front tire first day. God was with us. JD Davis gave us a replacement, (thank you so very much-Angie loved your corvette) but we need to get them rotated and front end aligned. Also need another tire for the left front. Pray Saints! Grandview COG. Pastor Chad Kirk-this church is one of our filling stations and we are always blessed here. They take good care of us and we so appreciate that. Dayspring Fellowship. Pastor Joe/Nancy Henagar. They fed us after church and Dennis Newton and family are so helpful. Even if Dennis is ornery! LOL. They love Mom. Our prayers are with this family in the loss of their Mother. Grace Community. Pastor JD Smith-beautiful new church coming along. Bro. JD took us fishing, gave us 3 rod/reels & gave us 12 cleaned trout to take with us. We grilled them over a fire and Mmmmm! Angie cooked fajitas for them. We had a great time hooked up at their house. We left there and went camping for a few days. Angie got a stomach virus! Oh dear. (But see her dance a Jig on www.youtube.com!) Farmington Christian Fellowship was good to us. They fed us a totally healthy meal, then the Hottell brothers worked on our generator. After singing in Grants, NM at 1st BC (great preaching and altar service) with the Rogers (thanks for the meal) we headed home. We arrived around 2:00 in the night, tired but blessed. Thanks for all your prayers. God was with us. Love you all. Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Aug 17, 2009 |
| July 2009 News Jenkins Sisters Summer 2009 See pictures that go with the news on web site www.jenkinssisters.con 5000 miles later, We Made it Home! (1st A/G in Riverdale, CA has built one of the most elegant, beautiful churches Ive ever seen. Appraised at around 6.5 million, its breath taking. This church has been in the making for many years and most of the work has been donated or done by members of the church. WOW. What a witness for Christ.-(Several pics here.) I hope you all are having as much fun this summer as we are, traveling and singing the Gospel. We love the 1997 RV God allowed us to purchase. We are praying now for the Lord to help us pay it off quickly through the sale of our new CD, One Nation Under God. It contains the story Our Flag Was Still There as was aired on X-M radio Enlighten 34/Sirius 64. We were so honored that Marlin aired us telling the story 3 times July 4th. WOW. We got calls and emails immediately when it was first aired at 9:00 AM. God is good. We are offering the CD free, and just ask you to donate what the Lord lays on your heart. See insert for ordering. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We need someone to help us take care of the RV maintenance. Things like oil changed, generator oil/filter changed every 100 hours etc. Also someone who is agile enough to get under the coach and oil the jacks and step every month or two. For some reason, I hesitate to crawl under there in case I get stuck.LOL We are willing to bring it to you if you are close enough and of course pay for the parts etc. Also Angie wants to publish another cook book and has wanted to type it for several years and cant find the time. So, she needs some willing soul who will type recipes. Email her at angie76117@yahoo.com or call her cell at 817-821-2368. We got home and the garden had been taken over by weeds, so its been hard, hot work to till and pull weeds. Ive still got lots to do. But thanks to Terri Pool for mowing for me and Shannon, our neighbor, watered the garden and flowers and fed the animals as well as weed eating. That takes a load off our minds while were gone. Shannon also takes care of our mail that comes to the house and gathers Moms chicken eggs every day. She had to lay on her tummy one time and rescue a puppy who had gotten under her apartment. Life is never boring around here. Its so neat how God has supplied our need of someone to take care of things for us. I stand in awe of His timing and goodness. I picked squash, tomatoes, okra, peppers, potatoes, red beets, cantaloupe, and a few beans. They mostly dried up. Theres nothing like good home grown vegetables. Angie has been busy grating cheese and chopping onions getting ready for Brents rehearsal dinner, July 10th. That in addition to 3 weeks of laundry and unpacking. Special People in our ministry: Bambers Glenda Pirie (A new Supporter!) Stoltzfus Family Mom Jenkins Ruby Wilson Sharongave us a 100.00 gas card! WOW. Dorothy Johnson (praying for sis-in-law) Stanleys Loretta Vavalis (praying for peace in your house) Betty Snow (Thank God for her answered prayer concerning her son, Robert.) Deb Wilson (good to eat with you and Ruby.) Linda Masters (good to see you and thanks for your help). Kenneth/Kathy Tatham for sponsoring latest CD One Nation Under God. David Farmer gave us a mic stand for MOM. All our Prayer Warriors Mathew 10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. Our services since last newsletter seem to be more and more about the Lord and His Spirit. Without that special anointing we are as tinkling brass and sounding cymbals. But oh the prayer bells of heaven do ring when a soul comes to an old fashioned altar and gets help from our Heavenly Father. They rang for 9 souls at Leslies Chapel in Paris, TX. It was good to see Sis Ilene Farmer obey the Lord there. 10 souls caused a ruckus in heaven at Bro Jimmy Munns church in Tucson, AZ. What a praying - outreach church! Bro. McMillan's church in Armona, CA had the bells ringing from several nationalities when Angie sang Hes Still God over and over. The altar was filled that night and people sought God for a long time. At Avenal, CA, we sang only a few songs and God showed up and took over. Bro. Doug followed the leading of the Spirit and several came to the altar and the bells rang once again, long and hard. I felt someones time was running out here and they needed to respond to the royal call. I hope they fully surrendered to HIM. In Merced, CA after the singing, the Pastor Bro. Johnny Hilton gave a sweet altar call, and many, young and old responded. God is trying to get us all ready. Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give ye a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. Our trip to CA began with finding the RV and bringing it home midnight Monday June 8th. Folks, its so beautiful and has been taken such good care of. Its spent its life in a spotless garage at a big fancy house. Dave waxed it every year and they drove it once a year to Colorado, I think. They ordered it brand new, so its a one owner vehicle, which made us feel good. It was in our price range, and fitted all our needs. Angie and I both fell in love with it on sight, unlike many others we looked at. It has 3 beds, which we needed, and everything worked good on it when we picked it up. Its a peacock blue, same as our 1995 Eldorado car. It didnt have a mark on it even though its 12 years old, We were ecstatic! I called Brent Gregg, former lead singer, Wednesday, to see if he wanted to come out and show me how to dump it and install the XM radio for us. He spent several hours here, repairing a mic stand, fitting my equipment in one bay, installed the dish, XM, showed me how to work the awesome Bose system in the bus and was a big help. His Uncle Kennett and Aunt Tammy took us to pick up the RV and were such moral support for us. But that wasnt all. They came over Wednesday and worked all day helping me load and move in the RV. Poor lil Angie was so busy getting insurance, tags, state inspection sticker etc, she couldnt get free to help. So, God had these two angels come over and work like crazy in this Texas heat. Kennett loaded the bays, as I dug stuff out of storage where it had been for almost 2 years, since we moved out of the last RV. Tammy loaded and put up stuff inside, after wiping everything down and vacuuming everything good. I brought her load after load and she put it where she thought it should go, so we had a treasure hunt for the next few days looking to see where it was all at. What fun! We ask Mom to go with us mostly for moral/prayer support. (We never drove a 34 by ourselves without help of a man). She willingly packed in a hurry and came with us. Aunt Tammy helped her fix her bed in the back and move her in too. We gave her the bedroom, so we could run the A/C up front colder than she likes it. Worked out really good. Granny & Grandad Gregg came over and brought food items for us to take & promised to take care of our mail in town etc. What a blessing Gods people are! We pulled out at 1:30 Wednesday night, 2 Old Maids, 1 lil Widow woman and her lil dog, Sugar. We had a host of angels flying with us and were in the palm of Gods hand. This was our first long tour since Brent left in Sept 2007 and we were a little apprehensive to say the least. But through it all, God never left our side and we were never stranded with out someone to help us. So many sweet helpful men and women gave us a cup of water to dink in His name and we pray they all are rewarded. The trip continues, riddled with difficulties, and sweet Victories! 1st Holiness Church in Eunice, NM where Mom and Dad pastored, was our first stop, that Thursday night. Its always good to see these good friends and they loved Mom singing. Good to see Cody Luster, famous fiddle player. If we could find someone to pay his salary, we would love to ask him to join our group. He is wanting to play for a Gospel Group, and is trying to turn his life around for the better. Diane sang a song I wrote Lilies and did an outstanding job. Lil John showed me where to put water in the coach. It wasnt even close to where I tried to fill it before.LOL. This was learn-as-you-go ville. Tim in Las Cruces, NM, Friday night, was a big help loading and unloading. When I tried to enter the driveway at the church, it was very steep and narrow, with a drop off on the left and a sign on the right. Angie hollered I was fixing to hit something, so I stopped and set the parking brake. I got out to access the damage and we were close all right. Bro. Waters came and helped me get in the gate without further mishap, until I reached the top and discovered I had forgot the emergency brake and left it engaged, thus burning it up causing smoke and fear! We gotta get that fixed. Wonder what that costs? LOL After church we were headed to eat, with Tim (experienced driver) driving it out of the drive way for me when a noise under the hood caught our attention. It was making a bad racket. We decided to let a mechanic look at it the next day and settled down to sleep. The generator quit and it was too hot to sleep without A/C. So we get up, un-level, and drive around looking for an RV park to hook up to for the night. Finally we found one, and got some rest. Next day, we paid a mechanic to run a diagnostic test to see what the racket was all about. He said all tests came back with no history, which showed the RV had never had a problem, but the A/C compressor was going out. He said it may last a few days, it may last months. So, we took a chance and didnt pay to get it fixed. We didnt have time for him to check the generator at that point, cause we needed to get on the road. We drove Sat in a storm all day, and up several tall mountains. During one climb, the Check Engine Soon light came on and scared us to death. Dave, previous owner, told us we would need to get the engine oil changed when we got to CA or before and the air filter. We determined this maybe causing the light to come on. Angie had not been able to fill Sunday Am, so she started making calls. One pastor in Globe said he would call us back, but we needed to know within the hour, so we could make the correct exit to head that direction. We prayed for God to give us clear direction and ask that Bro. Caldwell would call back before it was time to exit. Just as we seen the sign for Globe, AZ, he called. Talk about Godly timing! We so enjoyed being with them Sunday AM. Mark and Ellen Caldwell were so sweet and hooked us up for the night with electric, septic and water. They took us to eat Chinese food after service, and we made some new friends. We hurriedly drove to Tucson to sing for Bro. Jimmy Munns. Monday AM, Bro Jimmy Munns checked the generator and said it was low on oil. He went and bought some oil and added it for us, A man volunteered Sunday PM to look at the check engine soon light, so we took the RV to his home based business. A sweet girl, Nanci, came and got us and took us all around town to eat and shop. Were trying to get her to move to Texas and live with Mom and help around here. We made a new friend. Bro. John changed the oil, fuel filter, and air filter. He changed the oil & filter on the generator and changed the air filter there too. The Check Engine Soon light went out and stayed off. He wouldnt let us pay him for his labor, which was a big blessing. We left thinking our troubles were over. The generator was like new with only 64 hours on it when we bought it. Come to find out, thats the worse thing you can do for a generator, is not use it. That was the beginning of our generator problems. We left, headed to Phoenix and the generator worked for almost an hour before it stopped. We called a man who goes to a church in Phoenix where we have sang before, and George and his wife came and let us hook up to the church electric, water and sewer. The next day, we took the RV to his mechanic and he let us use his van, which had a nice A/C and use the empty church parsonage. Frank, his mechanic, said it was the carburetor and sent us to an RV repair shop he trusted. They overhauled the carburetor and washed the RV for us and fixed the door. Oh yeah. I forgot to tell you all when we picnicked in Mayhill, I had to drive over a rough cattle guard and the RV rocked, scraping the bottom of the bays and jammed the steps and door just enough to cause the door to be hard to open. We put more marks on the coach in the short time we had it than Dave did in 12 years. And we try to be so careful. Pray Saints! LOL. We headed out for CA and the generator lasted 2 hours and quit again. Along about this time the dash A/C went out too, so we had no air conditioning and we dont do HOT very good especially crossing the desert. God sent a breeze that night and we rested good in Pasadena. We tackle one of the hardest mountain passes for trucks/RVs. June 16th, Wednesday, we tackle the Grapevine where you see trucks on fire where theyve burned up the brakes and crawling at 20 MPH up the hills. Its a scary few hours for experienced drivers. I turned on the Gospel CDs (Hendrix Trio especially got me through this rough patch) took it slow, and drove without any A/C. We had the windows open cause it was around 100* and the music cranked! With Mom and us praying every mile, we made it just fine. We made it to Armona, CA and there had a great service, as mentioned before. Bro. McMillan hooked us up to electricity and gave me a nice extension cord especially for RVs 30 amp. Two men from the church were checking the generator. One had the oil cap off checking the oil, and the other tried to start it. It sprayed oil all over them, the coach and the road. We had a good laugh at their expense. Pastor treated us to Dennys after church. Thursday we drove the church van to run some errands (had a nice A/C) and ran into a friend, Melody Meza who took us to her office (nice A/C) to work on some emails. Her husband, Angel had to jump off the church van, as the battery was low. At this point, we felt like the devil was picking on us. So, we began to be aware of his evil devises of hindrances, The harder he tried to hinder, the sweeter the singings/services in church. We sang that PM in Avenal for Bro. Doug where the Lord took over. We were gonna go eat with them, and I went to move the RV so we could hook up at the church. It wouldnt start. So, Bro. Doug and his sons, hooked us up to jumper cables and I stated the RV. But smoke came pouring out of the hood area, while Angie was yelling Turn it off, its on fire! The A/C had froze up, causing the big serpentine belt to not turn, thus burning it into. We had no power steering, so Bro. Doug drove it for me, and got us plugged up so we could have A/C. We rested good. They came and rescued us the next day. Bro. Doug brought Steve Buchannan who replaced the A/C compressor, replaced the serpentine belt, and tried to replace the fuel pump. The parts store sent 2 wrong parts, and it was closing time, so Bro. Doug drove us to Riverdale, CA to hook up to the electric, water and septic there at the new beautiful church. We realized we were not gonna make our Friday night singing in Pittsburg, CA, so we rescheduled with Bro. Brantley. Bro. Steve worked all day on the coach the next day as well. He wouldnt let us pay him anything, even though he had to pass up a paying customer to help us. May God bless everyone there who helped us too. We headed to McKinleyville & Hoopa, 2 of our favorite places. We headed out to McKinleyville, CA and drove around 1 hour and the dash air was not cooling and the generator wouldnt start. We were back to square one. To comfort ourselves, we stopped and picked cherries and ate as many as we picked..LOL 13 hours later we made it to North Fork Full Gospel to spend the night on their parking lot. It was much cooler weather, thank the Good Lord, so we slept great. Of course, this church is our major anchor in CA, as they are the church who prays for us every day and treat us so good. (Hi Aunt Nelda & Ruby & Debbie Wilson. We love you all!). 2 men looked at the generator, but didnt have time to tear into it because we needed to head to Hoopa for Sunday PM. Pastor Jim Ray and church family took us to eat with sweet fellowship. Hoopa is not an easy place to get to, over small roads, with drop offs on either side, but its our favorite Indian reservation to sing on. We are like family to the people there. We requested Indian Tacos next time. The next morning, Monday, Bro John and Bro. Tom worked on the RV. They were able to fix some brackets and determine the generator was beyond them. But they recommended a place back in Eureka, CA who works on generators. Hope and Tom blessed us with 2 bags of nice clothes. Thanks so much! We got to Eureka and the shop there said it wasnt the fuel pump, so he cleaned the spark plugs and we headed away from there. The generator worked for around 20 min. By this time it was closing time for them, so we just parked on their lot and spent the night hooked into their electricity. Sweet Aunt Nelda brought us her car to use to go eat and run some errands. The next day, they resumed work on the RV and said all was fixed. We paid them $240.00 and headed out. We got 15 miles down the road and the generator quit. Needless to say we were frustrated. We Hit the Jackpot at the Rasmussens House. Aunt Nelda suggested we call Ed Rasmussen from the N. Fork church and get him to fix our problems. So, we drove the RV almost an hour to their house. Ed was a quiet, self assured business man who has a reputation for treating people fairly. Almost immediately we felt God had lead us to this couple. They quickly hooked us up, let us fill with water and take showers. We used their computer and sit under their house A/C completely at home. Ed tried a fuel pump he had there and it seemed to fix the problem, so he went and bought a new one to put on the generator. He then checked the dash A/C compressor and found it was froze up and the clutch was bad. The warranty was still good on the compressor, so he exchanged it for a good one and put around 10 cans of Freon in. In just a few min, the A/C was working like a charm. Ed mentioned someone before him, accidentally cut the wires to a safety valve, and warned us we may have trouble with the A/C again, He then welded a part of the generator that was coming loose from the RV and ran to the store and bought stuff for supper. Ed had caught a huge halibut the week before and his son and family helped grill it. It was one of the highlights of our trip. Mom picked some raspberries from their yard and she was happy too. We fell in love with this family! On top of all that, Ed wouldn't let us pay him one cent, even for the parts!!!! He has a deep sea fishing boat and promised to take us fishing next year, if we get to come back. At that point we were back on top of the mountain and all our worries were gone. Praise the Lord for a series of helpers. We pray God blesses each one of them abundantly. Did I mention a rock hit the side of the RV and dented it? Or the fact that the cigarette lighter went out while on this trip? Angie was without a phone for 3 days because she only brought a charger to fit that power source. Did you know Angie caught her hair on fire? Life is never dull. So, Wednesday, June 24th we headed to Merced. We were almost there, and we smelled something burning. (Here we go again!) We called Peggy and David Hilton and they came and rescued us. David looked and smelled and said he felt it was safe to drive to the church and set up. We did and had a wonderful service, but missed Davene and Sarah. Both were sick with the flu along with all the children. We didnt want none of that..LOL They treated us to In N-Out-Burger and Mom got to visit with Bro and Sis Hilton. They made fast friends, as we knew they would. They were one of the main reasons we took Mom, so they could finally meet. They would have loved Daddy too. Cindy and Stephen let us hook up at their house and even though they were gone, they let us use the kitchen, do laundry and etc. Thursday found us back in an RV shop getting $400.00 worth of work done on the A/C. Because the wires had been accidentally cut, as Ed had explained, the A/C didnt have a safety valve and had to be completely redone. They rewired the whole thing making it just like new. Peggy and her daughter Ester came and treated us to lunch (delicious quaint lil sandwich shop) and let us make deposits and run errands. Angie talked to the shop, who needed to close, and made arrangements for them to leave the gate open for us to sleep there that night. (We are getting to be buddies with RV shops.) Peggy took us there to clean up a bit before we went to eat Mexican food. We arrived through the gate only to discover Angie and I both had left our keys for them to use and it was locked.. Breaking and Entering. Yup we are guilty as charged. We were in despair on what to do, but Peggy took charge. How I wished for a camera that holds more pictures, because mine was full at this point and I missed the picture of the year. She dragged a 55 gallon barrel over to the window, and first thing I knew, she had disappeared head first! Im glad shes not as fluffy as Angie and me, or she would have been stuck, cause they dont make those windows very big! We got a good big laugh over it. We met her family for Mexican food and I had to tell the story of Peggys breaking and entering! 6/26 Friday. We slept at the shop and they got started early on the repairs. I purchased a GPS, because the RV came with a mount for one. Ive really enjoyed looking up the addresses for Thrift stores and used books! Several dozens of dollars later, they finished the RV, so we drove back to Cindy and Steves house using the GPS this time. We wound up in the middle of the country field, and had to retrace our steps and use Angie as the GPS. I leaned right away, if she says stay straight and it said to turn, Im staying straight! She knows more than any GPS! Saturday we took our time driving to Pittsburg to sing where we had cancelled earlier on the trip. We found a warehouse selling corn and bought a case of the sweetest corn weve ever had. We stopped and picked up onions along the road, where the onion trucks dropped them. When we got to the church, the Brantleys came and we hooked up then we fixed some supper in the church fellowship hall. I tried to buy some roses from the man next door, cause he had them everywhere. He gave me a big handful and I was happy. The next day after church a lady gave Mom some peaches and oranges from the trees around the church. We drove to the Sacramento Airport and picked up our sis, Judy. She spent the next several days with us. We camped out 2 nights at a state park and cooked our famous taters and steak, along with corn on the cob and salad. What a feast! We took our time driving back as it was cooler there and Texas was having 3 digit heat waves! We made it to Springville, UT to spend some time with former boss, Rick and Jan Hellewell. We sure had a good time there, except Judy fell down their beautiful stairs and almost broke her toe. Judy needed to be at work Friday, so we dropped her off at Albuquerque airport to fly home and we drove on in to Texas. We got home Sat night late, July 4th, exhausted but happy. Thanks for your prayers. Love you all! -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Jul 15, 2009 |
| Jenkins Sisters News May 2009 Jenkins Sisters News PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX ~ 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 www.jenkinssisters.com ~ Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com For Booking Information: Angie Jenkins 817.821.2368 or Email: angie76117@yahoo.com Happy Belated Mothers Day to yours and our Mother We dearly love our Mother. Can you tell? She is a little fire cracker, and loves life. She lives next door and we see her everyday which is a blessing. We work in the garden together, sing together, eat together, and pray together. How blessed is that? Mom will be 80 in September and nothing slows her down. She loves to ride her 4 wheeler, text on her cell phone & email her family. She has several chickens and furnishes us and others with fresh eggs, which she loves. Shes a crack shot and has killed many deer to feed her family, along with Daddy when he was living. She was a pastors wife for many years and bore 7 children, all at home. Well, 6 of them at home. Tonya the baby, came early, one year while we were deer hunting. She took it all in stride! She prays daily for her family and all 7 of her children love the Lord. She loves to travel and when the Lord blesses us with an RV we plan to take her with us more often. Everyone loves to hear her sing. Were so thankful shes still living and in good health. We love you, MOM. Special points of interest: Easter Sunday we headed out to sing for Bro. Messer in Graham. We stopped to get a breakfast sandwich and our car wouldnt start. We had to get jumped off. Wound up having a good service and they treated us to lunch & many testimonies of miracles. Sun PM found us at Bro. Plasters in Granbury. We love these folks and the choir came up and sang a song with us. The 11 year old drummer helped me load the equipment. First BC in Pottsboro is a special place to sing. They had 2 get Baptized that AM. Art and Sandra Mintz surprised us and treated us to lunch. House of Prayer in Newark is always good, and we love their band. Cornerstone A/G in Newark, TX had a group cancel and our trip to MS didnt work out, so we sang for them. They said it was a God Intervention that we were there and we think so as well. We had a wonderful altar service. Mom came and they loved her singing and gave her a standing ovation. Mothers Day we sang at 1st A/G in Jacksonville, TX. We are partial to the Eddys. Weve known them for a long time. They always treat us so special with a goody basket in our big beautiful motel room and treat us to good meals while there. Angie got her favorite, Texas Road House. Yummy. Prayer Warriors and Faithful Supporters: Bambers Stoltzfus Mom Jenkins Dorothy Johnson Ruby Wilson Betty Snow Ken & Rita Stanley Deb Wilson PL Montgomery Margie Pierce McDonalds Granny & Grandad for doing our alterations and blessing us with the beautiful old dishes. Shannon McDonald for fixing Moms leaking porch. Shannon Everett for the help with spring cleaning. Ryan Hendrix unloading wood for me. Keldon helping in Moms chicken pen. Judy working on all the computers and everything she does. Kendyll helping me with my brick laying! WOW. Back in the Studio this week! May 13th, we plan to go into a studio and record The Ragged Old Flag, Its the story of how Star Spangled Banner by Frances Scott Key was written. Its very touching and many of you have ask for the words or a copy on CD. Well, youll get your request in time for the July 4th celebration, hopefully. We thought it fitting that Kenneth Tatham should be a sponsor of our next recording and it turned out to be the Patriotic CD. Kenneth was injured in Vietnam and is blind in one eye. Hes been a faithful friend and supporter of our ministry for many years. Thanks to him and his lovely wife, Kathy for sponsoring this new CD. We plan to put several patriotic songs on there as well. If your local radio station would be interested in getting a copy of this CD, send us their name and address or at least their phone number and well make sure they get a copy. To my knowledge this story has never been recorded on CD. So, needless to say, we are EXCITED. We love our Country and Flag. If you wish to be a sponsor as well, its $100.00 or more and your name/business name is listed on the J-Card/Cover of the CD. You also get a CD if you sponsor. If you just wish to pre-pay for a CD, so youll be among the first to get one, its $15.00. Well pay the shipping. Send your check/MO or CC information to: Jenkins Sisters PO BOX 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 We hope to release it June 2009. Cruise is selling out FAST. Leaving February 1-6, 2010 from New Orleans The balcony cabins are sold out at the price listed on the brochure. Rhonda, our sister the travel agent, is negotiating for more balcony cabins. But you must hurry. Weve already got several signed up and more say they are going to send their money ASAP. Were hoping the Eddys, pastors of Jacksonville A/G go along with several family members. They are suppose to sign up this week. A lot of our family is going. Speaking of family, we had company this week. Tonya, sis #5, and family were here all week. Her husband preached at our home church Wed and they came to see Mom for Mothers Day. Our oldest brother, Larry and Linda came to church, so it was good to see them. Rhonda, sis #4, and family came down and sang at Mesquite Opry and stayed a few nights. They bought a newer RV while they were here and encouraged us to keep believing our miracle is on its way. Judy, sis #2 came over and brought her grandson, Drew to see everyone. A few days before, we had niece Heather and family down from MS. Rhondas 2 kids stayed a few extra nights with us. We so enjoyed everyone. You all come see us too. We love company. Ludy, my bestest childhood friend came down and spent a night with us. Her son, Conagher was bike racing not far from our house. We had a blast catching up. It was cold that day, so we bundled up. I loved the outside racing and hot coffee. It was scary when a wreck happened right in front of me. See www.utube.com. I caught it on camcorder. Mom fell and got a black eye. Shes ok now. Cooking Brents rehearsal dinner for 50/Ryan Hendrix Graduates Many of you remember Brent Gregg who traveled and sang with us for 13 years. He was like family. Hes getting married July 11th and wants Angie to cook his rehearsal dinner. So, our wedding gift to him is a rehearsal dinner for around 50. He wants Mexican food, one of Angies specialties. I know she will do well, because shell have my expert hindrance in the kitchen...LOL Brent came over and spent several hours at our house. I dont know if he was missing us or what, but he helped me with my trailer wheels and worked on the security light. He did some stuff for Mom too. Were always glad to see him and enjoy his visits. He usually asks about you all and where weve sang lately. He says to tell everyone hello. Congratulations to Ryan Hendrix who graduates this year. Hes the first to graduate in our family in several years. The others are all older and out of college. Proud of you, Ryan! We love you all. Pray for us to see more souls born again. Nella and Angie Jenkins Sisters -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. May 15, 2009 |
| 2009 April News for Jenkins Sisters Well, lots of things going on since last we spoke. My garden froze, so I replanted. It froze again last night, so guess Ill replant after Good Friday. Lot of work, but Mom and I love it. Ive eat all the radishes I can pick and clean, as well as greens & onions YUMMMMY. Our home A/C-Heater went out. Should have cost us around $6000.00 for a heat pump/bigger unit to be installed. We didnt have to spend one red cent. Sis. Karen from our church called the day it went out and said the Lord had impressed her 3 times to pray for us. Finally she called to see if we were ok. Her prayers got us a new unit without any cost to us! The heat pump should save us up to $100.00 per month on electricity. Angie prayed and said Lord, you know our warranty goes out in November, so if anything else is about to break, please let it go ahead and do it now, not after the warranty runs out. The next day the water heater pours water all in the floor of the utility room, Nellas room and under the house. We had to get a brand new unit installed, and that didnt cost us a penny either. Lots of trouble, YES, money, NO. I think the Lord has a sense of humor. Are you going with us on the cruise? Lots of people have signed up, so you better hurry. Limited cabins at that price. A deposit will hold a cabin at the prices on the brochure, but when they are sold, the prices may go up. 14 groups plan to go & sing. We want to sell more than anyone! HURRY! Special points of interest: Birchman BC-good food, fellowship-fun. Good to see Kristen Utter and her Mom & daughter. Pathway International COG-good to see Dustin May family and Bestul family. Regina can still sing and bless us! Sulphur Bluff AG-God used this church once again to fill our cups. WOW. Thanks for the Mexican food and yes, Caleb we both love UFC. Took Rhonda, sis #4 to eat for BD. Also, enjoyed the Mother-Daughter meal with Ranessa & Rhondy. Our table tied for FIRST PLACE. We had it decorated like we were camping-out. PCG Convention good to see the Villas and Brandon Gregg and meet Lacy. Our sis, Judy came and helped load back up. Thanks! LA trip-Mom went and we stayed in the Holloways 3 story house. Mom tumbled down steps, but shes OK. Higgins Family-good to see you all again. Love the shrimp soup and French bread. Mom loves to visit with you. Benefit sing for Clean Sound. Good to hear Master Peace and love the Hendrix Trio. Loretta Vavalis-thanks for ordering 5 more CDs & the wonderful prayer you prayed for us on the phone. We love you! Our Sweet Faithful Prayer Warriors and Supporters. We love you all! Bambers (WOW. What a blessing you are!) Stoltzfus Family (Thanks for the many years) Dorothy Johnson (She loves the new CD.) Ruby Wilson (See ya in June) Mom Jenkins (Thanks for everything!) Craigs (See ya in July?) Judy Reed, Newbys, Joy Barker (Handed in at church) Betty Snow (Praying for Robert & you) Stanleys (longest running supporter) PL Montgomery (Going Cruising?) Deb Wilson (See you in June too) Margie Pierce (Another new one-thanks!) Loretta Vavalis (Stamps 2 books) Shannon Everett (Sweet Cards) Judy Gray (Bath & Body goodies, ETC) Ranessa (Setting up our UTUBE.com) Granny & Grandad Gregg (Many hours of playing games and all you still do for us). Lets go Cruising to Mexico-Feb 1-6, 2010 As little as $100.00 can reserve your cabin. Call today. We take Credit Cards. Our Sister in Law, Jackie Jenkins, was involved in a car crash. One fatality, but not of our family. The 18 year old driver died with drugs and alcohol inside her vehicle. Angels protected Jackie. Today we give God Thanks. After we got the news about our sister-in-law, Jackie and her bad wreck we headed to MS as soon as we could. Shes a living miracle. Broken bones, but no internal injuries. Shell take several months to be normal again (which we always questioned about her.LOL) but shes already walking on her leg with the pin in it. We couldnt take away the pain, but we could clean house, cook meals, do laundry, pick up medicine, run errands, & called for police reports. We cleaned a big house for Jackie that she normally cleans and donated the money to her, picked up items for fund raisers, wrote down who sent flowers and cards, took the children shopping at Wal-Mart and tried to ease as much of the stress from our little brother, Kendyll as we could. I took my bathroom decorations and re-did the girls bathroom while we were there. It looked cute, I thought. They now have plenty of towels, wash cloths, and hand towels for guests. While we were there, Tonya came with 2 of her children (round trip 6 hours for her) and all 5 of us girls stayed in one bedroom with one bed. That was a slumber party cause not much sleep was to be found. When we left to sing that week end, we were give plumb out, but glad we had a flexible schedule so we could meet some needs, and be a help. Now booking for 2009. Call Angie at Home office:817-489-2466 or Cell # 817-821-2368. Email: angie76117@yahoo.com Vehicle Update and Momma Jenkins Update: We have a new tremor in the car. Were not sure what that is. Maybe the bad tires. Its almost funny now when something else goes wrong. We just know God is getting closer to filling our need for a bigger more dependable vehicle. He knows all about it, as we remind him daily. Angie says in our little car Our clothes are good and wadded up! Weve worn more wrinkles on stage than Grandma Moses! LOL Weve driven Moms car a lot lately, because shes gone with us. People love to hear her sing, and she almost always gets a standing ovation. Its so sweet. We love her, but are so proud when others love her too. One church in Texarkana, Buchanan BC ask especially for her to sing. They were honoring the widows of the church and thought it would be great if a widow could sing Sunday AM. Mom brought the house down. She was all dolled up and got to sit at the head table. She was walking in high cotton that day! That night she went to church with Rhonda and family and they took her an offering. The Eunice church sends her an offering once in a while too and we are so thankful for that as well. Look for us on these web sites: Www.jenkinssisters.com Www.bebo.com Www.heavensound.com (Get newsletter monthly)jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com Www.myspace.com Www.plaxo.com Www.facebook.com Www.xianz.com Www.shoutlife.com/jenkinssisters Www.sogocity.com Www.mylife.com Www.faithout.com Www.gospelgigs.com Www.utube.com Love you all Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Apr 13, 2009 |
| 2009 March News for Jenkins Sisters Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry News PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 or 817.821.2368 ~ www.jenkinssisters.com ~ Jenkins_co@yahoo.com or for bookings: angie76117@yahoo.com Nella Jenkins and Angie Jenkins ~ Monday, March 09, 2009 Happy St. Paddys Day and Happy Spring! We are home from the FL, AL, GA, MS tour. Thanks for your prayers. We made it, old-small car and all. LOL. Its paid for and gets great gas mileage, so we are thanking the Lord for it anyway! I had an unusually good birthday this year. Ranessa, my niece made me a Chocolate cake, Angie made me some Chocolate pies, and Tonya made me an Apple dipped in Carmel, chocolate, and nuts sprinkled on top. I got cards from non-family members and even some of you sent money or handed me money at church. WOW. Thank you so much! Ill tell you what all I bought with my money. All my sisters decided I needed to re-do my bathroom. They ganged up on me! Im the sister that doesnt like change, but I was talked into this over haul. Several people got me items for my bathroom, such as medicine cabinet, new mirror, new wall decorations, new clock, new accessories, new towels, wash cloths, hand towels, and candles. Judy, along with many other things, brought a plaque that said: One Shoe Can Change it All Cinderella. I love that! Vehicle update Our little mechanic we thought we found, turned out to be a dud. We spent $200.00 and the car is no better that we can tell. He couldnt fix the low riding air shocks, as he hoped, but of course charged us any way. The last 2 coils were supposed to be replaced, but the car still died during traffic and seems to be cutting out just as bad. So, we think perhaps we just lost the $200.00 on car repairs. That kinda makes us sick, because we are so careful to prayerfully spend the money you all entrust to us each month for different needs. So, were back to square one. BUT, we are a month closer to God performing a miracle for us to get a bigger, more dependable vehicle So, I went to town and got more hand towels and misc. other items to match. Then in defiance, I spent most of my money on garden stuff I got peppers, tomatoes, garden soil, lettuce plants, fertilizer, ant killer, peat moss, humus, plant food and etc. Mom & I are planning a wonderful garden this year, and I cant wait. But in the mean time, my bathroom is suffering through pure torture. Judy came armed with power tools, paint, kilz, tool box, and set to work. She twisted up her hair, and got down to business. Four days later, after the air was filled with hammering, paint odors, sawing, cutting, bending, installing, climbing up steps, standing on the vanity, and other weird sounds, the transformation was complete. Ive had to clean up after working in the garden before I can go to the bathroom and clean up from working in the garden! I guess Im all fixed up. Actually its gorgeous. I offered to be Judys manager and hire her out for HANDY-LADY. Many thanks to you all! I didnt include any pictures this time, but Ill post lots of them on the web site. Christine does a good job of getting them posted quickly. Check them out at www.jenkinssisters.com . I also post on www.bebo.com, www.myspace.com, www.heavensound.com , www.Injesus.com , www.Plaxo.com , www.myyahoogroups.com , www.facebook.com , www.xianz.com , www.shoutlife.com , www.sogocity.com , www.Reunion/MyLife.com , and a new one, www.faithout.com . Our concert schedule is posted on our web site, heavensound.com and on gospelgig.com, so you should be able to find us somewhere on the internet. Thank you, Supporters! Bambers JoAnn Davis (Sweet card too). Ken Tatham (Also sent our first Sponsorship for CD#19! WOW) Stoltzfus Family (Thank you dear ones for the BD card/money too!) Barbara Moore (Thank you so much for the BD card/money too!) Glenda/Davey Yoder Dorothy Johnson (Thank you for your CD order, and your sweet note.) Hendrix Trio (Happy Birthday, Rhonda) Ruby Wilson Mom Jenkins Loretta Vavalis (Thank you for the sweet note! Glad you love the CD.) Donita Wiggins (your listening heart got the message again right on time) Ken Stanley Betty Snow Debbie Wilson (Thanks very much for the stamps too!) Granny & Grandad Gregg (for all you do for us) VanderWaals-thanks for the update on your daughter and the sweet BD card. Im glad everyones prayers are working. Keep praying for Sheryl. Ruth Eversoll-thanks for the encouragement/sweet bookmarkers. Katelyn-thanks for spending your own money and buying my favorite new pair of shoes. Angie for making this year a great birthday, and for making the bathroom make-over get started. Special thanks to the Handy-Lady Judy, for the hours she spent making it happen. Thanks for your Prayers and Love. A BIG THANK YOU TO KEN AND KATHY TATHAM FOR BEING THE FIRST ONES TO SPONSOR CD# 19. We left here for our FL tour/trip, Monday afternoon. We made it to the Hendrix Hotel, where you cant beat the price and hospitality! The week end before, Rhonda and family blessed us with a load of pecan wood, which Mom and I both have burned and enjoyed so much. We left there and headed to MS, to the MCDonalds Motel, where again, you cant beat the price nor hospitality. Baby Sis, Tonya and family were up to their elbows in hand feeding puppies, after the momma dog got sick. Wed night we sang at Bro. Jeff Bells church and as always, enjoyed the choir singing. We stayed 3 nights at the Klondyke Music Center. They have an apartment just for singers to use, so once again, we took full advantage of free room and board. Sure helps with expenses! We sang there Friday night, and Bro. Woolum treated us to waffles. Earlier that day, Ron treated us to whole catfish, which I love. We filled the days with poke shopping, which we love. Angie collects gravy boats and I look for books to re-sell. We found some of both. We visited the Library everyday and worked on their computers, as we had no signal out in the country where we were staying. We bought some items for the Music center that was needed there. We ask Ron Jeffers, the owner, to dedicate out new CD Remind Me Dear Lord. He must have done a good job, because were getting good reports back on it already. Praise the Lord! Sun AM, we sang for Sis Sandy Holly at Trinity Holiness Church. This was a new place and they seemed to love us and invited us back. They treated us to Po Folks to eat. Sweet people! Sat. PM, we sang at Bro. Peacocks and had an unusual service. A couple re-newed their vows, which we didnt know about and tried to set up our equipment in 10 min to allow them time. Also that night a lady fainted and we prayed her back around. They fed us after church. Our next sing was at Grace United Methodist Church, one of our favorite places. The one and only FAMOUS Kyle Peddie, who sings with the Gann Brothers, goes to church there along with his lovely family. We always beg him to sing with us and he acts like he loves to do so. We sang He Touched Me and Mercy Walked In together. Such beautiful harmony. He is awesome! The Peddie Family paid for us to stay at the Holiday Inn Express and boxed us up 4 boxes of cooked food. We must have looked hungry! We shared the food with the desk clerk, then went to our room and wallowed in the luxury God had provided. We made it back to Tonyas and camped out in their 5th wheel while we sang in the area. It was nice, not having to move our stuff every day, plus we get home cooked meals and great fellowship. They fed us Shannons special shrimp etouffe and other wonderful things. Then Thursday night, they had a big seafood blow out for my birthday. Heather, our oldest niece and her family came and brought oysters and crab claws. Angie bought me some blue crab and they boiled them up real spicy. Honey, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Wed. night we sang for Bro. Williams and Tonya and Katelyn came to hear us. This was the first time they heard us without Brent, and they were so sweet about our singing. Thats love! LOL. Katie Bug, my lil sidekick, is only 11, but her level of comprehension is so high. After church she along with several others helped me load up and I only had to tell her one time what to do and she did it and added a little flair along the way. To my knowledge she had never seen equipment torn down and loaded before. Tonya says she is raising my child. Tonya had been sick, and she so generously shared with me, and I had high fever all day Friday. The Lord touched me and helped me get through the next few singings. Then I had a set back and didnt feel good until we got home. I was able to order some herbs and get better. In La Grange, GA, Bro. Leonards church they fed us and the pastor filled our tank up with gas, which is always a blessing. Fredonia is always a fun place to sing and those people know how to worship. Charles Story (just filled in with the Dove Brothers) came and blessed us with the song The Call. We cried like babies. Hes the one who donated the 2 nice expensive mics to us last year. Spanky, the DJ and friend who is our contact for that church, also helped us get our sound system last year and blessed us with mic stands and misc other items. So, the church is special to us. We stayed in the evangelist quarters for a couple of nights and the pastor and his wife invited us over for sandwiches after church. They traveled for years on the road and told us funny story after funny story, until our sides were fit to burst with laughter. Ill never forget the Outhouse Church story. We headed to our brother, Kens house in MS that night for the same low price of bed and breakfast. We love having family all over the USA! I gave my special request for chicken tacos, and Ken indulged me. He learned to cook from Angie while he lived at her house before he got married and has a lot of the same flavors. I knew I would love that meal and sure enough I did. We loved getting to see the nieces and nephew Landen, even though he was sick. Prayer Requests 1. Bro. Jim Ray (blood clots) 2. Bonnie Nelson (cancer) 3. Juanita Arnold (husband has lung cancer) 4. Loretta (childrens salvation.) 5. Granny Gregg (shingles) 6. Judy (employment). 7. Ken (sell property) 8. John Benedict (more hours at work). We love you all. Nella and Angie -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Mar 11, 2009 |
| 2009 Feb News Remind Me Dear Lord New CD Has Arrived! Can you tell we are excited ? After a year, we know you are excited as well. Some of you pre-paid for this project more than a year ago and have been so patient. I would have ask for my money back, but you all believed in us and knew we were doing all we could to make it happen. I think youre gonna be blessed. The final mix turned out very pleasing, especially with Clints vocals added. WOW what a voice and hes with us on all but 1 or 2 songs. I do love 3 part harmony. I hope you all get just as excited as we are when you get your copy. Let us know what you think. I love February for several reasons. Its my birthday month and its Valentines Day month. Being old maids, were hopelessly romantics, so we love Valentines Day. So, Happy Valentines Day to all of you! Thank you Barbara Moore for the precious card and money for my birthday. Thats the first time someone besides family sent me personal money and I found I liked that! LOL I love to camp out/cook out for my BD, so Angie, Mom, Judy and I all went to Jacksboro, TX and spent the night and camped out in a little shelter. I loved it even tho the floor was hard to sleep on. It was perfect weather and the next day we took Mom back to where she grew up close by, and enjoyed a day full of memories for her. We so enjoyed the SouthWest Festival again this year in San Antonio. Billy and Janet are great promoters. Good to sing with Jubil-Heirs, Pure Grace, Bro. Dennis, and Robby Wright Duo. What made that trip so good, Mom went with us because her brother Uncle Jerry lives close by. He and Aunt Karen let us stay with them, fed us, visited all hours of the night and made us feel at home. They brought Mom to the singing, so we let her sing. She got a standing ovation and we were proud of her. Ashley Road BC was where we sang that next Sun AM. Brent came over the next week and it was good to see him. He is officially engaged and plans to marry in July. We wish him the best. Thank you Faithful Ones! Bambers Stoltzfus Family Ruby Wilson (Glad you liked the goodies!) Dorothy Jonson (Praying for your health.) Mom Jenkins (not only your support but your care and concern as well as the practical things you do daily for us.) Stanleys Lupe Batterton (thanks neighbor) Betty Snow (Glad to have you on board again. We are praying for Robert.) M. Pierce (New supporter! Thanks!) Deb Wilson (Glad you liked the cookies!) Barbara Moore (Thanks for the BD card too!) Uncle Jerry & Aunt Karen for the 2 wonderful nights at your house. Granny/Grandad Gregg for all you do. Uncle Garry and Aunt Peggy for coming and helping us load up at the J.O.Y. sing. Judy for taking her car on the camp out and Moms childhood trip. Pray For Tour to Florida. We want to help someone! Be sure and listen for Jenkins Sisters/Jenkins & Company on XM Channel 34/Sirius Channel 67 Radio Enlighten. Call 800-852-9696 or Email them and request us. We are looking forward to our tour to Florida. We didnt get to go last year, so this will be special. If you have any contacts in FL who may like to have us come sing, call Angies cell phone at 817-821-2368. We dont have the tour filled, so we would appreciate any contacts. Our family has taken it upon ourselves to fast and pray for the economy and other issues. If you want to join us, all warriors are welcome. Pre-Payers that should receive new CD JW Alexander David Baxley Kevin and Jami Blank Pam and Tommy Bradford Kathy Crouch Lorine S. Jones Melissa Kelley Glen/Rose Mary Kellum Gary & Jill Lummus Beckie Maricelli Sharon & Amber Patrick Dale Stokes ll Debbie Wilson Cheryl Rodriquez Berlin Padilla Earlene Henry Myrlene Dueitt Nelda J. May Loretta Vavalisthanks for also sponsoring this CD. You are special to us. If you pre paid for a CD and did not receive one, let me know. Ive tried to keep good records but I am HUMAN! LOL. Vehicle update Good and Bad News Well our little 1995 car is still chugging along. We leave for Florida next week so we plan to put it in the shop tomorrow to get it fixed before we leave. We found a local man who can fix the low riding in the back for less than $100.00 he thinks. Thats great news compared to the $2800 estimate of 3 others. Bad news is, the last coil is going out and the car dies in the middle of the road, which requires me to put it in neutral to re-start it. Thats requiring some extra work for our Angels! Also, I feel almost certain the 1st and 2nd gear is now going out. He fixed all the rest of them for $2600.00. Remember? They are doing fine. But the 2 older gears are jealous and want to be fixed too. When I brake, it jumps out of gear and takes off again. The people ahead of me dont think its funny! We are praying for a bigger vehicle as you all know and have located an RV for less than $20,000. We are just believing and leaving it in Gods capable hands. He is well aware of our problem and if we break down, He is able to keep us safe. We covet your prayers as we fast and pray this month. God is ABLE! -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Mar 3, 2009 |
| Jan 2009 News Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry news PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 www.jenkinssisters.com For Bookings: Angie Jenkins 817.821.2368 angie76117@yahoo.com Howdy from frost bitten Texas Brrr. Ice on my front porch keeps me from venturing very far today. Ice on the back porch keeps me hurrying to get wood and back in before I slip on the ice. Oh Boy. What a lovely morning. My kind of weather. I got a new electric chain saw for Christmas and Ive been able to cut some long sticks that wouldnt fit into my fire place until now. Praise the Lord for the small blessings too! ?? I hope your New Year is going great. Angie and I were so ready to sing again. We love Christmas and all the decorations, the family get togethers, the special food/desserts, the warm fire, hearing from folks that you only hear from one time a year. All this makes celebrating Jesus birthday very exciting. But when its over, we realize how much we miss traveling and singing. So, we were happy to get up at 5:00 and drive to our first singing of the new year. After our second singing, we drove 3 hours home before the icy rain could hit. We made it! We want to thank these who sent a gift since last newsletter. Youll never know how timely these offerings were. We sing less in Nov-Jan than we do all year long, so every penny donated is so appreciated. Ralph/Vicki Bamber (Newcomers. Praise God for your gift!) Stoltzfus Family Barbara Moore Kenneth/Kathy Tatham VanderWaals (Keep praying for their daughter who has cancer, but doing better) Momma Jenkins Ruby Wilson Loretta Vavalis (Keep praying for her son to find Jesus. Our prayers helped her to locate him!) Sis Azell Vandergriff Dorothy Johnson Stanleys Hendrix Trio Deb Wilson Tonya McDonald PL Montgomery (Pray things will get better for them so they can help more people). John/Becky Benedict (Pray for his job. Hes income was cut way back). Cheryl Rodriquez (Thank you from NM!) Some things that happened since we talked last: Our 1995 Eldorado turned over past 100,000 miles. WOW. Weve put some miles on this small 2 door car. We are still praying for a bigger vehicle, preferable an RV, but well take what ever the Lord helps us to get. Its been a year since weve been praying for this need, but God is timeless and has no deadlines. We are learning more patience.LOL. In the meantime were taking shorter trips so all our clothes/stuff will fit into the car. We are praying every mile the car will hold up, as it needs new tires and is cutting out again. I think another coil has gone out, hopefully the last one. Also, our struts are still broken, so we ride low. Not so low that God cant be there, however.our only hope! LOL. We had a good time at Springs of Living Water near Carthage, TX. 12 year old Dillion came to the altar and accepted Jesus! WOW! Angie said she had prayed and told the Lord we would like to see one more soul saved before the end of the year and He granted her request! Can you believe it? We Finished vocals on CD#17. I thought we had all but one song done, but when we got over there, we needed 4 more! My memory is getting bad. We spent 5 hours in the studio Wed night and 5 more hours Sunday evening. All of this happened before Christmas and weve been so busy with the Holidays, we havent gone over to get the mixing and mastering done. Its possible Clint can do it without us and mail it . Weve got a call into him to see if he can. We recorded our new song, Mercy Walked In and Clint put his harmony vocals on it. It sounds so pretty! I couldnt help but cry when I heard it. Also, he helped me do a new do-dad on He Knows My Name which dressed up the song, I thought. Clint is so talented and has such a sharp ear for the right notes. Its been a pleasure working with him. Because of your pre-paying and Loretta Vavalis Sponsorship, we have enough funds to finish this project and do most of the duplicating. So, once its complete, there shouldnt be any hold ups. I feel like weve had a difficult time giving birth to this CD. We pray it will change lives and bless people with all the obstacles weve had. A long year in the making! WOW. Thank you all for being so patient with us. There is a surprise for Loretta on the CD. She requested we record Remind Me, Dear Lord but we couldnt find the music any where. Finally we just ask Clint if he could play it on his acoustic guitar. He did and it really turned out good. I was so excited and I hope you are too Loretta! Just for you. We feel your love all the way from Alaska. ??? Harvest Time Church with pastor Ed Johnson was special. Sadie Jenkins, a powerful lady in the community has semi retired from singing. She wanted to pass her mantle on to someone and the Lord told her our ministry had the closest goals to hers. So, it was a special service, where speakers were brought in, and a special guest group, our own Hendrix Trio. Rhonda, our sister, who sang with us for 13 years before her marriage, spoke, then the Original Jenkins Sisters sang. Lots of tears were shed and a feeling of un-worthiness, but honor was felt by Angie and Nella. Thank you Sadie. We accept the mantle. AG Jenkins treated us to a Barnhills buffet. It was good. Finny Burns at the River of Life filled our tank with gas. What a blessing! Good to hear Ronnie & Damon sing and Sis Carol & band play. Melissa Church of God treated us to a meal and I had whole catfish. So good to see these folks. Were like family. Sunday PM at Hugo, OK we were at a large church. Weve not been there in several years, but they were so sweet, we hope to go back soon. I had so much help loading and unloading by guys who have traveled and knew just what to do. One thing was funny. My cord to the laptop got stumbled over, and unbeknownst to me, broke the back of my computer where the cord connects. We pushed play and nothing played!. I turned things off and on, pushed in cords, checked everything. Finally some of those helpful guys came up and found the problem. It played ok until the next to the last song, and went out in the middle of Angies song If It Had Not Been. I had to hold the cord in place while we finished the song. By this time I was so tickled, thinking how I must look all hunched over the laptop holding the cord in place. We all got a good laugh. ( Im not laughing now. It will cost as much to fix it as a new one costs. Pray Saints!) Dorothy Johnson got to meet our Mom. Shes wanted to meet Mother for years and it worked out. Mom went with us to sing at an assisted living place in Dallas. Dorothy came and it was good to see this faithful fan/friend and Carolyn. ??? Thank the Lord for healing Jeremy, a 17 year old boy from our church, from cancer. All gone! What a miracle! Pre-Pays and Sponsors of CD#17 are: 1.JW Alexander (TX) 2.David Baxley 3.Kevin/Jami Blank 4.Pam/Tommy Bradford (NM) 5.Kathy Crouch 6.Lorine S. Jones 7.Melissa Kelley 8.Glen/Rose Mary Kellum 9.Gary/Jill Lummus 10. Beckie Maricelli 11. Sharon/Amber Patrick 12. Dale ( Bubba) Stokes 11 13. Loretta Vavalis (Sponsored both) AK 14. Debbie Wilson (CA) 15. Cheryl Rodriquez (NM) 16. Berlin Padilla (NM) 17.Earlene Henry (OK) 18. Myrlene Dueitt (MS) Just think you guys! You may get your CD before next newsletter! Its almost here, Praise the Lord! We love you all. Thanks for your many prayers and faithful support. We are praying for each of you. Nella & Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Sat. Jan 24, 2009 |
| Dec 2008 News for Jenkins Sisters Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry Nella and Angie Jenkins PO Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 ~ Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com Bookings: Angie Jenkins 817-489-2466 or Cell # 817-821-2368 ~ angie76117@yahoo.com www.jenkinssisters.com ~ www.heavensound.com/artists/JSC www.jenkinandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com www.bebo.com/jenkinsco ~ www.myspace.com/NellaJenkins ~ www.plaxo.com Merry Christmas Everyone and to all a Good Year! Flashing Lights! Cheery greetings! Cold weather! Family get-togethers! Celebrating Jesus' birthday! These are some of my favorite things. I wish all of you could come see us this month and let us fix you a cup of hot chocolate, sit by the fire, and talk about how good God is. Such is contentment. Since you all can't come see us, I try to keep in contact with you all through emails and newsletters. We try to pray for everyone on our mailing list and pray for your needs that you tell us about. That's keeping God in contact with you through us. Such is happiness. If we let the enemy, he would get us all down in the mully grubs thinking about the economy and the unknown future. Instead of letting him win, we can thank God for our blessings, for knowing He is still in control, lower gas prices, knowing God is not wringing his hands in desperation in heaven over ANYTHING, and knowing we are still in those capable HANDS. Let's all just say Thank you, Lord together and keep on living with victory. We've had some wonderful singings/concerts/services since last newsletter. God's still been with us every concert. In MS, we drove down to help baby sis, Tonya, get unpacked from her move and celebrate her 40th birthday. While we were there, we sang at Bro. Hinton's and Bro. Pierce's churches. Wonderful! Also while we were there, our niece Heather Jenkins McDonald and her husband Todd, fixed a huge seafood feast for us and Tonya's family. The crab claws were out of sight! We drove Mom's car so she could go with us and broke down at our Sun PM singing. Todd sent a wrecker and towed the car to his diesel shop and worked on the car all week, trying to get it road ready. It had several things wrong with it and we were afraid it would cost around $1000.00 to get it fixed. Some of the parts had to be flown in. So, imagine our amazement and happy surprise when Todd wouldn't let us or Mom pay him one penny! Thank you doesn't seem like enough to say, but Thank you so much. We were home 1 day, then left for NM where we sang 3 times. We sang at the church where Dad pastored and we count them as our family. My best friend, Ludy lives there with her family and we stayed with her. Mom went with us and we drove her car again, which drove fine. Ludy took us shopping and we bought Angie's birthday gifts and celebrated her birthday. Ludy took us to eat steak that night and we just had a wonderful girls night out. Angie's favorite food is steak. On that trip, Angie and I both came down with the lung congestion thing, that doesn't want to go away. So, for the next 2 week ends, we didn't sing. We didn't have to cancel anything, God just worked it out, knowing ahead of time we would have had to push ourselves to drive and sing. Plus our voices have been so hoarse and rough from all the coughing. He always knows best! It was good to see Betty Snow, one of our supporters from way back, at Jal, NM. She just got serious with God and got saved since we saw her last. Almost 75 years old and finally found the Pearl of Great Price. Thank you Jesus. Colleen Powell came to Lovington to see us. She is always so supportive of our ministry. She is kin to us and I get my reddish hair from her side of the family. Our Thanksgiving was smaller this year. Several siblings didn't get to come, but Kendyll Jenkins, youngest brother and his family drove in from MS. We always celebrate at our oldest brother's house, Larry and Linda Jenkins, who do a great job hosting the get- together. The next AM, we got to do something new. Our niece, Jill and her family just moved into their brand new gorgeous house and she host-ed the brunch. Judy, sis #2 helped her, and we all helped eat it up! Mom made homemade biscuits and we feasted again. Then, Sat PM, we hosted a Pit party outside. Ken and his son, Landen age 8, helped gather wood, build a fire and keep it going. They also cooked 10 pounds of taters over the fire. We rode 4 wheelers and enjoyed our time together. Thank you Supporters. You have remained faithful, even with the economy going crazy. You are investing in an everlasting Economy! You are: Ivan Stoltzfus Family Ruby Wilson-We are praying for your recovery from pneumonia. Mom Jenkins Ken/Rita Stanley Shirley Ely (We are praying for Loretta, Glenn, Charles, Patty, Dennis) Deb Wilson (Thank you for taking care of Ruby) Cheryl Rodriquez (Newest supporter. Thank you) Good to get a birthday card for Angie from Linda Masten. She sent another song to encourage us. Good to get a sweet note from Glenn, Linda and David Osborne. Thanks to Granny and Grandad for picking up our mail and doing alterations. We're praying for your healing too. Misc/Other things and THANKS...... Brent Gregg-came out and fixed our flat while we were gone.We had called 2 others that couldn't make it, so we paid him for making the trip. It was so nice not to worry about it when we got home. We worked at Texas Motor Speedway and met Hannah, Miss Pre-Teen for Texas. Good to see Olivia, and Dow Richardson again. Judy, sis # 2 gave me a travel mouse, mouse pad and other items for my laptop. I love them all! Kendyll fixed Angie's kitchen drawer. Thanks to Prepayers of CD#17. We have an appointment next Wed to finish the project. You all pray. It's been a long year working on it. Thanks to: 1.JW Alexander (TX) 2.David Baxley 3.Kevin/Jami Blank 4.Pam/Tommy Bradford (NM) 5.Kathy Crouch 6.Lorine S. Jones 7.Melissa Kelley 8.Glen/Rose Mary Kellum 9.Gary/Jill Lummus 10. Beckie Maricelli 11. Sharon/Amber Patrick 12. Dale ( Bubba) Stokes 11 13. Loretta Vavalis (Sponsored both) AK 14. Debbie Wilson (CA) 15. Cheryl Rodriquez (NM) 16. Berlin Padilla (NM) 17.Earlene Henry (OK) 18. Myrlene Dueitt (MS) We love you all and are wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Dec 3, 2008 |
| 2008 November News Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Newsletter PO Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 Home Office www.jenkinssisters.com ~ email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com For Bookings: angie76117@yahoo.com ~ 817.821.2368 www.Heavensound.com/artists/JSC.htm www.InJesus.com www.bebo.com/jenkinsco www.myspace.com/NellaJenkins www.plaxo.com Nella and Angie Jenkins ~ 11/03/08 ~ Happy Thanksgiving! Note to those who receive our Printed Newsletter . Thanks to all of you who have subscribed to our newsletter. You tell me you love it and read each word. I love to hear that! I keep each new subscriber on the printed newsletter mailing list, free, for 3-6 months. If during that time we don't hear from you, I delete your name from the monthly list & move you to the 2X a year list. I hate doing that, but the cost of printing and mailing prevents any other action. However, email is FREE. So, for monthly news subscribe to: jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@ MyInJesus.com Cold weather has come much earlier than usual. We love it. Angie & I are both hot natured and love to sleep in cold weather with the windows open. Our nice country air is crisp today. I love this month and call it the Thanksgiving month. I try to be grateful all year long, but this month, I try harder to give special thanks. That's why I've made the newsletter into a 11X14. I have lots to say this time......LOL We've had more than our share of excitement and vacationing this month. We almost feel guilty for taking some days off, as there is always so much to do. But our Employer, God, arranged it, so we took advantage. In the hills of Oklahoma, our Double cousins, the Kendricks and our family got together for a reunion. They have a lovely cabin in the woods, where it's quiet and peaceful. With around 70 of us there, it wasn't quiet for long. There was visiting, eating, 4 wheeling, eating, and more talking going on all over the place. Angie and I was singing in the area the following week, so they offered the cabin to save on Motel expense. Like the smart people we are, we took them up on their offer. So, for 6 days, we had a vacation. It felt like the old days when we had paid vacations and Holidays, only better, knowing we're doing the Lord's work too. We sang a total of 4 times in the area. We slept as late as we wanted, sat outside and drank coffee, reading our bibles and watching the leaves fall. It was beautiful and so relaxing. Sometimes we went walking, read, took naps, then ate some more. Angie cooked 2 meals a day. Sometimes we found enough energy to drive into town and work an hour on the Library's computers. Then we would go Poke shopping. That means poking around in junk stores. We love doing that & found more junk than we could haul home. I buy and resell books, so I'm always looking for bargains. The Librarian gave me 6 big boxes of books. Talk about a bargain! Free is always good. I found 17 books included of my very favorite author, and it made me hyperventilate for a while. Angie found some antique dishes and other bargains. We bought some Christmas gifts as well, so we were happy campers. We like vacations! Thanks to the Kendrick girls and their wonderful husbands and families for allowing us this luxury. We'll never forget it. Thank you Lord for giving us the health to enjoy all of our blessings. November is Thanksgiving Month. Misc. news on our recordings. A big thanks to those who have pre-paid and ordered #17 CD, as yet un-named. We have heard from Clint our engineer for CD#17. He had some time open and we were already booked, and he was busy when we were not....So it's still not finished. We have 2 more tours this year then things will settle down for him and us. We still hope to complete this project this winter. Some of you have been waiting for a year and we're so sorry about that.We have the funds to finish it. Thanks for understanding and being patient with us. In the meantime, we're saving for another CD, with a studio closer to us. We hear they have state of the art equipment at Kenneth Copeland's Studio. It's only about 15 min from our house and they have set hours, which will work much easier with our schedule. They charge a pretty penny so we're praying for Sponsors for #19. Those who have Sponsored/Prepaid for #17 are: 1.JW Alexander (TX) 2.David Baxley 3.Kevin/Jami Blank 4.Pam/Tommy Bradford (NM) 5.Kathy Crouch 6.Lorine S. Jones 7.Melissa Kelley 8.Glen/Rose Mary Kellum 9.Gary/Jill Lummus 10. Beckie Maricelli 11. Sharon/Amber Patrick 12. Dale ( Bubba) Stokes 11 13. Loretta Vavalis (Sponsored both) AK 14. Debbie Wilson (CA) 15. Cheryl Rodriquez (NM) 16. Berlin Padilla (NM) 17.Earlene Henry (OK) We'll keep you posted on the progress. I feel it will be worth the wait. Clint will be doing some of the 3rd part harmony and he has an awesome voice. Keep praying for this project and the new one as well. We were raised with the Kendrick girls and we were all best friends. There were four of them, all girls and 7 of us, 5 being girls. Their Dad, Uncle Dickie Kendrick, who was killed in a tragic airplane crash at age 33, was my Mother's brother. Their Mother, Aunt Irlene was my Dad's neice, so we were almost double cousins. Our familes always went deer hunting/camping together and spent most of our time with them. Time has scattered us all, but we've found we still love each other and enjoy the company of close family. They have all pooled together and built a cabin in the woods/hills of Oklahoma. It's big enough for all their family to sleep inside and enough land for us to camp there. Terry & Gayla pulled their 5th wheel up for Mom and 3 of us girls to stay in. So sweet of them! Our nephew in law, Todd brings enough shrimp/oysters to feed everyone and Larry, our brother, smokes enough ribs/beef to feed all of us. WOW. We missed baby sis, Tonya and youngest brother, Ken and families. Spotlight on Last Month's Supporters/Sponsors: 1. Stoltzfus family: Our biggest monthly supporter, this family has shared so many of our problems and come to our rescue many times. What would we do without your generosity? Your heart for missions and the ministry is huge and we're proud to be a one of your Missionaries. 2. Ruby Wilson: One of the widow lady's who give to our ministry sacrificially. We pray God heals you completely. 3. Loretta Vavalis: Your supoort comes all the way from Alaska, and we thank you for your warm heart. We are praying for your son, who is missing. God knows all things, and knows how to bring him home again. 4. Momma Jenkins: Thank you for the years of faithfulness that you and Daddy started years ago. Most of all thanks for the warriors prayers. 5. Craig's: Being in the ministry yourselves, you understand the struggle. Thank you for your wonderful support. 6. Ken & Rita Stanley: You have been one of our most faithful and longest supporters. Only having met you 2 times, we're thankful God puts us on your heart each month. 7. Deb Wilson: A single working girl, your gift is always received with wonder. Thank you for believing in us. 8. Granny/Grandad Gregg: Thanks for your prayers and taking care of business for us in town. Also for the hours of playing games and the food ministry blessings. 9. Kendyll Jenkins for the Tacos and bed at your house. 10. Shannon McDonald: for fixing my toilet while your all were visiting. 11. Katelyn McDonald: for decorating Aunt Nella's front porch so beautifully. Also for the smores. 12. Keldon McDonald: for your un-tiring work the day of the pit party for your Daddy's birthday. Also for the fried 'taters. 13. Kyle McDonald: thanks for sighting in Mamaw's .22 hand gun and rifle. 14. Tonya McDonald: thanks for the coffee breaks and coming to see Mom and us for her 79th birthday. 15. Brent Gregg: for fixing Angie's kitchen drawer the short time you got to be here. 16. Terry and Gayla Guthrie: for the accommodations and the lunch you bought for us. I know with the Unstable Economy all of you are praying to be wise stewards of your finances. We are too, even more than ever. I was so glad to make some personal money from helping Angie cook at Talladega, AL for the Richardson's. I was making lists of how much to save for an old truck for us and Mom to use around here for work, how much to use for office supplies ( I gladly fund most of the newsletter expense) and how much to keep for buying Christmas gifts. I was forcefully reminded of something I heard a preacher say. He said In this day of shaky economy, the one economy you need to invest in which never shakes or drops, is GOD's. I said Lord, if this is you telling me to give my money to missions and ministries instead, send a worthy ministry across my path. In a matter of hours, the name was dropped into my lap and I KNEW what I had to do. Thank you Lord for speaking to my heart and making me a cheerful giver. I had to put my money where my faith is. We are trusting God for several things. Most of all, we need a bigger vehicle, and are believing for one with out getting into a big payment. This need is becoming increasingly urgent. We had to have another coil replaced and another one is now acting up. The car has a total of 4 and we've replaced 2 already. Also, after the 3rd estimate for our struts to be fixed, it's a given the bill will be around $2800.00. Our dash lights are flickering. We haven't figured out what that's all about, but we Know God knows. In His Time.......... Some things God has taken care of: He fixed my favorite printer. It quit, but after prayer, it unexplainably started working. Our septic tank backed up (cost $225) while we were gone, but God provided Shannon McDonald to be here and help the repairman. God has lowered the price of gas almost $2.00 per gallon! That's a miracle. I ask Him for $1.00 drop and He's gone above and beyond and doubled the amount I prayed for. God is so good! We love and depend on you all. We are praying for your needs as well. Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Nov 3, 2008 |
| 2008 October News 10/10/08 October News ~ Jenkins Sisters ~Gospel Music Ministries PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 www.jenkinssisters.com ~ jenkins_co@yahoo.com Home for 7 days before next Tour. Wow. What a trip to Iowa. We left here Wed in time to meet our sis, Tonya and her family in OK. They drove from AL to preach a revival there, and that was only 4 hours from us. We so enjoyed the visit! They treated us to Ted's Mexican Food. The pastor, Bro. JR Alexander paid for our pizza, which was a blessing too. We drove several hundred miles to IA the next day to the Stoltzfus house. This family has adopted us. They pray for us, support us and treat us good. It's folks like this that make the road so much easier and plain FUN! Some Highlights of our Iowa trip: The food is always wonderful. Darla fed us Taco Salad, Home Made from scratch Pizza, Ham and all the trimmings, warm Coffee Cake, home Grilled Hamburgers, several different salads and desserts. When we left, they loaded us up with fresh picked apples, jalapeno peppers, home made granola, calendars, pens, t-shirts, purse screwdrivers and lots of love. We thank you Ivan, Darla and handsome Jordan! One day, we went to the Yoders to eat. Glenda fixed IA home grown grilled pork chops, cheesey potatoes, salad, green beans, & home made apple bars with ice cream. When we left, she loaded us up with sweet home grown onions. Everything fresh out of her garden too! Linda Osborne and her son met us at the coffee shop in Lamoni and gave us home made bread, hand made butter and cheese. Darla took us out in the country to an Amish grocery store. No lights, no A/C, hand made furniture and goodies for sale. The son was hand mowing with an old fashioned blade mower. Wow. Thank you, Pre-Payers for CD#17 You are: 1. JW Alexander 2. David Baxley 3. Kevin/Jami Blank 4. Pam/Tommy Bradford 5. Kathy Crouch 6. Lorine S. Jones 7. Melissa Kelley 8. Glen/Rose Mary Kellum 9. Gary/Jill Lumus 10. Beckie Maricelli 11. Sharon/Amber Patrick 12. Dale (Bubba) Stokes 11 13. Debbie Wilson 14. Cheryl Rodriquez 15. Berlin Padilla 16. Loretta Vavalis- Loretta is also a Sponsor o CD# 17. Thanks a bunch! We're still praying about the last 3 songs to put this CD and praying about the time to finish it When you read this, just say a lil prayer. Thank 1995 Eldorado Update: Our lil car is getting old (like me! LOL) and has almost 100,000 miles on it. It's been good to us, but it's been acting up a lot lately. You all know about the $2600.00 transmission miracle God did for us, a few weeks back. Well, we need another miracle. When we left TX headed to IA, the car started cutting out terrible. It felt like a bad spark plug to us. We found a dependable mechanic and it was almost $400.00 worth of spark plugs bad! He gave it a tune up and it drove so much better on the way home. Also, when we left, we knew we had a broken strut on the left rear. So, I put the heaviest sound equipment on the right side, but by the time we got to IA, we were dragging bottom. Talk about low riders! It will cost about $2800.00 to fix it, not the $500.00. SO, PRAYER WARRIORS...another big prayer request. You all haven't let us down yet. GOD has never let us down. We keep hoping God will provide a dependable RV, so we don't have to carry all our suitcases in every night to a different motel. Or at least maybe we should trade for a SUV. We just don't want another payment. The car is paid for. Pray we'll know God's perfect will. One of our highlights in IA was a Buck Out compliments of Stoltzfus Cattle Company. They train young bulls to buck, & get ready for the PBR. We had our own little Rodeo, complete with bucking bulls, cute cowboys, bull fighters, guts, blood, hamburgers, videos, cameras, and excitement. I really enjoyed it all. On Sat eve, we left Leon and drove 3 hours to Olds, IA to sing at Dove Fellowship the next morning. That night, we hit a hawk and broke our grill and damaged our license plate. Thank goodness it didn't come through the windshield. It was late and dark when we got to the church, where they had us a place to sleep. The church was on old converted High school, so it had multiple rooms and flights of stairs. The bathroom was down 2 flights of stairs and the shower was at the end of that all. You all know me. I get turned around in my own back yard, so I got in the room and stayed! With the door locked! LOL. There were windows from top to bottom with out curtains or mini blinds, so I had to step out in the hall long enough to dress. Then back in I zipped. It was spooky for this old maid. No one in IA uses A/C, so we spent most of our time hunting a cool place to roost. Angie found a fan in a room down the hall, and it ad a short in it. I got tickled at her trying to fix the fan just right so it would continue to work. She finally propped it against something and it finished out the night trying to cool us off. They seemed to love us and fed us meat loaf after church. We even met some more Jenkins's so we felt right at home. God showed up and we had a good service. They want us to come back next year, so we're taking our fans.......LOL We pulled into our home church parking lot the other day and the street was filled with cops. They searched the church and had us lock the doors after everyone got there. I think they had a drug bust at a house close by, and one of the suspects got away. Never dull round us! Our prayers about gas prices are working. We paid only $3.17 for gas at one station! We plan to leave Tuesday for a week long trip to Talladega, Al. We'll be cooking for several days for Jackie Richardson, one of our supporters, at the RV park across the highway from the race track. We work hard, but we enjoy doing it. We'll leave there and head to do a homecoming for Bro. Kenny Morris. Looking forward to seeing them again. We had a wonderful service at Bro. Harley Martin's church. Pastor told us our singing had more depth than ever before. We're praising God for the trial that made us deeper in the Lord. Mom went with us and they loved her singing. Another special surprise, our oldest brother, Larry and his beautiful wife, Linda came to hear us that night. The Lord really helped us and everyone seemed to get blessed. We fixed a birthday supper for our sister, Judy. She's the one who blessed us with a newer computer/copier. She also gave me more ink, a brand new flash drive, 2 boxes of batteries, some Tyler candles (Love em) gives free tech help, and keeps us supplied in pure Kangen water. Thanks Sis! The Lord is keeping good records and sees your faithfulness. Last Sunday we sang for 1st A/G in Granit, OK. They seem to love us and want us to come back. If they keep feeding us & helping us like that, we will be back, Lord willing! Mom is having a birthday Sept. 30th and we all pitched in and bought her a .22 rifle. The reason for getting her that gift, she had another snake in her yard. She shot it with a bebe gun, but just made it mad. Animal control came out and took care of it, but we realized Mom needed a bigger gun. She will be 79 and still works all day and talks to the Lord every morning. Happy Birthday to you, Mom, one of our most faithful supporters. Our hearts are full of Gratitude for these Supporters. Stoltzfus Family Ruby Wilson (Sorry to hear of your hospital stay). Barbara Moore Rev Shannon McDonald Family Mom Jenkins Ken & Rita Stanley Deb Wilson Bobby Westbrook (You are new to our supporter's list and we welcome you!) K. Erwin Granny/Grandad Gregg Linda Masters-thanks for the song. Jonathan and Ginger Bond (Young Harmony)-thanks for letting God use you the day I needed some encouragement. Then a few day later, I got several CD's from you and we hav been so blessed by them. Rosie O'Tool- thanks for the sweetest card and words of encouragement and your new CD. We love and depend on you all so much Nella and Angie -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Oct 13, 2008 |
| Sept, 2008 News for Jenkins Sisters Howdy from Jenkins Sisters. www.jenkinssisters.com Color pictures to go with this news will be posted there. Well, they promise Fall is on the way. I love Fall and Spring but Winter is best. Angie and I love the cooler weather. We just heard that the hurricane is not as bad as they thought. I felt compelled to crawl out of bed at 1:30 and pray for the hurricane. Praise the Lord He still answers prayer. Another prayer God answered, I felt like praying for gas to drop a $1.00 per gallon, back when it was $4.00 per gallon. I sent out an email and started praying. We paid $3.32 per gallon last week, and I heard on the news its gonna come on down this week. So, Im expecting $3.00 per gallon soon. Help me pray! RDH Promotions hosted a great concert with Karen Peck, Hendrix Trio and Jenkins Sisters. It was wonderful getting to sing with New River again. We use to sing with them every year on the cruise, and have missed that for 2 years now. We miss eating lobster and all the other gourmet foods on that cruise too. My sis, Judy felt sorry for me using an old computer, which was very slow, so she gave me a Dell thats much faster. Thanks a bunch sis! Also, she gave me a copier. She loves me! The problem is, this new computer is well, NEW and I cant find a thing on it. LOL. Ive tried downloading the old software and I think Ive insulted Dell, because he wouldnt hook up to the internet all week. I called every tech helper in this country for help. Problem is, they all speak different languages instead of Texan, so Im not real sure they are in this country after all. Most of our conversations involved Huh? What was that? What did you say? Can you speak slower? Can you repeat that? Sometimes I got louder than necessary and had a sharper tone than I should have. Under the circumstances, I thought I held on pretty good. Held on to hold, that is. Hold on the phone is not pretty. I dont like it one bit!!! Ive got all but the mailing list back up and running. You all stand a good chance of never getting this newsletter! Or you may get someone elses news. Or India may get everything, who knows at this point. Im as addled and confused as on old maid has a right to be But I love my new copier/printer and Dell is the new love of my life. We are beginning to understand one another. I spend more time with him than I do any of my family! Angie is now booking for 2009. If you know a church, concert, or outdoor function, we sing for just about anyone. We pray for God to open doors every day. We travel on a Love offering basis. Contact her today. 817-821-2368 cell or email: angie76117@yahoo.com . Thanks to our wonderful supporters and prayer warriors this month. You are: Stoltzfus Family; see ya in Iowa soon, Lord willing! Judy Gray: thanks so much for the newer computer and the copier for the Home Office. I love them both! Sis, You have such a helpful and giving heart.. Ruby Wilson: see ya in 2009, Lord willing. Mom Jenkins: food, monthly support, prayers. Loretta Vavalis: thanks for ALL your support. Jackie Richardson: Hopefully see you in Talladega. You-all are gonna love Angies cooking. Ken & Rita Stanley: Thanks for believing in our ministry for so many years. Deb Wilson: its so sweet for a single girl like you to support us each month. I know you work hard for your money. Cindy Rodriquez: thanks for the love gift. You are new to our ministry and we love you! Granny & Granddad Gregg: I forgot to thank you all last letter. Sorry. You are so precious to us. Lee & Kathy Sturgeon for the Cracker Barrel treat. They use to travel & sing with us and Lee does some duplicating for us. We love you guys! Hendrix Family: You treated us to CiCis Pizza, and always have a bed and breakfast for us. Ryan is such a big help with the equipment. His strong muscles can load that stuff without blinking an eye. Ranessa is fun to talk girl stuff with, and Bobby always does honey dos for us. Thanks family! Thank you, Pre-Payers for CD#17. You are: 1. JW Alexander 2. David Baxley 3. Kevin/Jami Blank 4. Pam/Tommy Bradford 5. Kathy Crouch 6. Lorine S. Jones 7. Melissa Kelley 8. Glen/Rose Mary Kellum 9. Gary/Jill Lumus 10. Beckie Maricelli 11. Sharon/Amber Patrick 12. Dale (Bubba) Stokes 11 13. Debbie Wilson 14. Cheryl Rodriquez 15. Berlin Padilla 16. Loretta Vavalis- Loretta is also a Sponsor of CD# 17. Thanks a bunch! Update: It was good to see Brent this week. He came over to bring a bag of food for his dogs and cats. That was a blessing. Hes still working at the Post Office, cleaning during the day and at night cleaning Playgrounds such as McDonalds. He still runs sound & sings Praise & Worship at his church, in Argyle, where he lives. Places weve been, Things weve eaten, Folks we visited with and misc. I mentioned we were honored to sing at Oaklawn Opry, where Hendrix Trio hosted Karen Peck and New River. Many sweet comments were made to us. I think God just showed up and everyone felt better after being there. One precious soul was added to the Kingdom that night. Our sis, Rhonda and husband Bobby, as RDH Promotions, know how to pray together a concert. We sang in Longview for pastor Tommy and Shirley Brasher. Weve sang for them through several group changes and they seem to love us regardless of who is & who is not with us. Thanks for the wonderful prayer you all prayed for us after the singing. But the best part of all, was a soul who came and prayed while we were singing. There is no other feeling, knowing they are responding to the gospel in song. We were privileged to eat with Sadie Jenkins and her husband after we sang at Waskom, TX. They treated us to wonderful whole catfish (bones & all). We ate so much, we felt like a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter. LOL Sadie has sang and promoted Southern Gospel for many years, until her health has put a halt to her travels. She believes in our ministry so much, she wants to have a special service and PASS THE MANTLE on to us. Other Important Web Sites: www.heavensound.com/artists/JSC.htm www.jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com www.bebo.com/jenkinsco www.myspace.com/NellaJenkins www.plaxo.com www.jenkinssisters.com www.mynsp.com/LBS Items to pray about: We are still praying about going to NQC this year. It will be our first time to miss in 21 years. Weve had a booth for 13 of those years, so its been a huge part of our lives for a long time. But, it seems the doors are closing, so we want to remain sensitive to Gods perfect will. Weve tried to not be sad about missing this year, knowing God knows best. Say a little prayer for us. Hopefully well be back bigger and better than ever next year. We also need new tires before winter time. Good grip in bad weather, is a necessity. We need to finish CD # 17. Pray the timing will be just right in Gods time tables. Pray for me to find a good used pickup for a good price. Pray for the upcoming election and our military. Pray for Gods will for a bigger, newer vehicle. Pray for the newsletter to be a blessing. I spend around 2 weeks from start to finish on it, and put a lil bit of my heart in each issue. I welcome all suggestions and comments. We need about 5 people to help with our bookings. You must be reliable, friendly on the phone, a little bit organized, good at reading maps, have a computer, like people such as pastors and promoters, and like our ministry. Know anyone who wants to earn some money working from home? Contact us at 817-489-2466. Youll make a percentage of the offerings. Happy Fall Love you all Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Sep 9, 2008 |
| August, 2008 Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry News PO BOX 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ jenkins_co@yahoo.com ~ 817.489.2466 Booking information: Angie Jenkins ~ angie76117@yahoo.com ~ 817.821.2368 ~ 08/15/08 www.jenkinssisters.com Howdy! Hope your summer heat is cooler than 107*. This Texas heat is a killer! The okra loves it, so I've picked lots of that. Everything else is begging for rain. WOW. God has done some amazing things since last newsletter. Our transmission went out on our 1995 car, we travel in. The cost was almost 2600.00. We took it to the Lord in prayer, and ask for prayer from our InJesus.com (jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@ MyInJesus.com) mailing list. You all prayed and John from TX gave $1000.00 to the church where we sang that AM. The church blessed us with the $1000.00, and that only left $1600.00 We all kept praying, and the Stoltzfus Family from Iowa sent an email saying they wanted to pay the balance. WOW. What a miracle! In the mean time, we borrowed our sister, Judy's SUV to take Mom with us on the 10 day NM trip. On the way home, her alternator went out and we were stranded on the side of the road for almost 2 hours. But we had a nice Policeman help us until a wrecker service towed us to a motel. We ask the B & B wrecker driver if anyone was open in Pecos, TX on Sunday to fix the alternator. No one was, but he told us he was a mechanic. So, the next AM, Peter shows up with his tools. We bought the $200.00 part and he put it on. When we went to pay him, he tells us he wants to bless us with his labor and wouldn't let us pay him. We gave him a CD and he shared the story of how his Grandfather helped build the Baptist church in Pecos. WOW, another miracle. We had a great time at Sacramento Mountain Campmeeting. It's the retreat our Dad, Howard Jenkins started many years ago. Angie is a head cook and I'm the HELPER. I do important jobs such as taste of everything to make sure it's AOK. All passed with flying colors.....LOL Tonya Jenkins McDonald and Angie feed around 125 two meals daily. Delicious! On Monday night before the meeting starts on Tuesday, our family has a cookout. Nephew Kyle cooked the campfire fried potatoes for the first time this year, and carried on an old family tradition. Keldon, his 13 year old brother, helped run the camp dishwasher, as did 11 year old Katelyn. When we left the mountains, we took Mom to Old Mexico, where she's always gotten her dental work done. We love to eat the authentic Mexican food there. I was so proud of our Bose Sound System at the campmeeting. Brent has always brought his big system and ran it all week. This year I set up the Bose Pole and our 4 channel Mackie. I had 6 things running through it such as 4 mics, a bass guitar, and our Lap Top with our music. Kyle ran it during the church services, as I was helping in the kitchen and he didn't have to turn it up 1/2 way! It carried all that and had power to spare. WOW. Speaking of Brent, he came by after we got back and ate with us . It was good to see him, if only for a few minutes. We've rented out the Apartment where Brent used to live to Shannon Everett. She's gonna be helping Angie some with the booking, if all goes as planned. If you call 817-489-2466 and we're gone, she'll be the one answering the phone. Thank you, Prepayers for CD#17. You are: 1. JW Alexander 2. David Baxley 3. Kevin/Jami Blank 4. Pam/Tommy Bradford 5. Kathy Crouch 6. Lorine S. Jones 7. Melissa Kelley 8. Glen/Rose Mary Kellum 9. Gary/Jill Lumus 10. Beckie Maricelli 11. Sharon/Amber Patrick 12. Dale (Bubba) Stokes 11 13. Debbie Wilson 14. Loretta Vavalis- Loretta is also a Sponsor of CD# 17. Thanks a bunches! 15. Cheryl Rodriquez (NM) 16. Berlin Padilla (NM) Thank you faithful supporters & Prayer Warriors. You are: Stoltzfus Family (IA)-You have been such a a blessing to our Ministry down through the years. Then, when a new BIG need crops up, you prayerfully do everything you can to help us get back on the road. You'll never know what a blessing you've been. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts. John (TX)-Even though we've never met, you were the vessel God used via the Brown's in OK to supply part of the need for our transmission. Garry with AAAA Transmission (TX)-Thanks for the $175.00 discount on the bill! Also your sweet comments that we sounded like Angels on the CD. I'm glad it brought tears to your eyes. McDonald Family (AL)-thanks for the offering and the wonderful time together at the NM campmeeting and the few days at home. Peter with B & B Wrecker Service (Pecos, TX)-Thanks for the discount on the towing fee and FREE labor on the new alternator. JoAnn Davis (NM)-thanks for the extra when you paid for the products for your Grand Children. Loretta Vavalis (AK)-We're praying for your sisters's healing. Ruby Wilson (CA) Hendrix Family (TX)-you sent an offering via the McDonald's. Mom Jenkins (TX) Thanks also for taking care of the garden. my flowers, and Brent's cats and dogs while we're gone. Jackie Richardson (VA) Heather McDonald (MS)-thanks for the Red Lobster Gift Certificate! Craig's (NM) Roxie Luster (NM)-thanks for extra money when paying for your products. Deb Wilson (CA) Ken & Rita Stanley (CA) Ludy Robinson (NM)-Thanks for the extra when paying for the children's products, and being such a great friend. WOW. Teacher of the year! Scott Stuart-thanks for the meal Johnnie Spaldin (NM)-thanks for the little extra when paying for your products. Keithen & Barbara Brown (OK)-thanks for letting God use you and the wonderful veggies. Dennis Newton(NM)-thanks for bringing the wonderful garden veggies over Monday AM. We took them to campmeeting and everyone loved em. Henry with Cowboy Cookout (Red River, NM)-thanks for the BIG discount on the meal tickets. You said if we would sing a song before we ate, we could have a discount. How we enjoyed the steak, baked potatoe, corn on the cob, home made biscuits cooked in dutch ovens, and home made cinnamon rolls. Not to mention all the entertainment around a big camp fire. WOW, what a cool evening at 50* while it was 107* in Texas! The places we've sang at seemed to be Ordained of God, as one pastor said. We had a cancelation in Farmington, NM and were at a loss. As you all know, gas is so expensive, you hate to travel in vain, buying gas and trying to find Motels less than $100.00 per night. But, God turned that potential disaster into a blessing. We found a small church who needed encouragement and was able to sing songs that filled some needs. That's a great feeling, knowing God is using your gift. In Arroyo Hondo, where they sing and play such beautiful music with horns in harmony, they loved our new system. I got so tickled. The pastor and 2 more men had our mics after church, and was using our Emcee Pro , which includes words to the songs, and they were singing their hearts out. They looked like 3 little boys in a candy store! The meal afterwards was delicious as well. The night we left Arroyo Hondo, we drove looking for a motel. At around 3:00 AM, I was so tired of driving and so upset about no place to lay my weary head......(I know, I can whine) that I questioned God. What have we done that you are punishing us? At 5:00, I had my answer. A motel with vacancy let us check in at 5:15 AM Sunday night, and we didn't have to check out until Tuesday at 11:00 AM all for the price of one night. SO, God in his love and pity knew we needed a place to rest for a day or two before our singing in Pueblo on Tuesday. Once again, He had come through for us and provided. It wasn't punishment, but LOVE that was His motive. The inner city church in Pueblo was fun to sing. It had a tall, tall ceiling in an old historical church, with no A/C. They had fans going every where, which made for a loud background noise. So, I cranked that Bose Pole up and we sang with gusto! They loved our music and we had clapping and whistling in the middle of our songs and many loud thanks afterwards. What fun. I also had some of the best help unloading and loading. I was talking (as you all know I can do) and looked around and everything was packed up ready to put in the car. WOW. I just love helpful men. I got tickled about some signs in NM. One said Curve ahead-70 MPH! Come to find out, the speed limit was all the way to 80 MPH. We met a couple in Eagles Nest, NM who invited us to sit at their table. The place was full. They were from Fairview, OK and got our card to give to their pastor. When we come to sing, they promised a camper on the local lake to spend the night & go fishing. They own Happy Campers I neglected to mention the sweet and talanted church in Odessa, TX, who treat us so wonderful. We went on the stregnth of that service for a while! Also, the Henegar's in Carlsbad took us and Mom home after church and treated us wonderfully. Keep praying for us an RV. We could have made 2 payments on one this trip for what we spent on motels. God knows our need. We love you! Angie & Nella -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Aug 19, 2008 |
| 2008 July News Page 1 We trust you all had a great July 4th. We are so thankful to be Americans and love to celebrate our freedom. Without Brent to pop firecrackers this year, we had a quiet cook-out with two cousins, Evelyn and Beverly along with Aunt Nell and Uncle Bill. The evening was nice and still. Our neighbors obliged us with a fire works display that lasted far longer than we did! We've sang at several interesting places lately. We sang at a campmeeting in Oklahoma, where the Godly interruption happened with people praying while we sang. Bro. Bennett said he personally needed the song Angie does so good singing, Your still God. I'm thankful God knows what each person needs. That was on a Friday night. On Saturday evening, we were at Clinton Country Jamboree. We were ask to sing harmony with Elwinna, the owner of the Opry. We had a blast and it sounded pretty good for a 5 min practice! Sunday AM we sang for Sis. Kirkham and the sweet people there. I had lots of help loading and it being our first time there, they bought all our CD's. WOW. They loved us and took us out to eat. Sunday PM we were at Bro. Steigers in OKC. They said we were better than ever, but I think they just love us! LOL When we sang for Bro. Crane, we had a sweet singing. William Bailey and his wife came and brought us a HP printer. I had mentioned I needed a commercial style copier and he brought this printer to see if I could use it. It was so sweet of them! Angie took the printer to her office, where she can put it to good use and I'm still praying for a copier. We were singing for Bro. Randy Sheridan at Vicotory A/G and his wife got really sick. We stopped and prayed and they took her to the emergency room, where she spent 2 nights in the hospital. In the mean time, they wanted us to continue to sing, which we did. It was kinda distracting, because we were worried about Sis. Cindy, but God gave grace and we sang right on! Talk about being instant in season and out! A huge Thanks go to our Supporters this month. You are: Ivan Stoltzfus Family VanderWaals Tonya McDonald Ruby Wilson Mom Jenkins Jackie Richardson Ken & Rita Stanley IN THIS ISSUE 1. Thanks to Sponsors 2. Pre-Pay List 3. Blessed with Printer 4. 2 Praying in Altar 5. Upcoming events 6. Home News 7. Ministry News 8. Pictures Home office: PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 ~ Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com Booking Information: Angie Jenkins ~ cell # 817.821.2368 ~ angie76117@yahoo.com Headlines: God Interrupts Singing! Since last newsletter, 2 precious souls came to the altar while we were singing. We loved it! Page 2 Brent surprised us last week and brought over a load of wood. I told him I would buy all he could find, for this winter. Also we paid him to fix Mom's faucet, which was leaking. It's amazing the honey do's that pile up without a man around! LOL. I try to fix everything, but men think different, and can figure out some things much better and faster. (Of course the same thing goes for a woman!) He gave us his new address. You are welcome to write him at: Brent Gregg PO BOX 343 Argyle, TX 76226 He called me yesterday and he's been real sick. I said Bless your heart and he said I think I threw that up too! I got tickled at him. I think he's feeling a little better today. His girl friend, Angela Long, is on my bebo.com page with pictures of the two of them, if you want to visit that site. People are so sweet and kind to us old maids! We love to travel and meet new people. We are still believing for a gas RV so we can travel further distances and stay longer. Also, it would be nice for Mom to go with us. She loves to travel as well. We are looking forward to this week end with Rhonda and Hendrix Trio. The 4 States GMA is having their convention and it's always loads of fun. There is usually 400-500 in attendance. Also, it's time for the campmeeting in NM where it's nice and cool. We feed around 100 campers, two meals daily. Can't wait! Prepayers for CD#17 are: 1. JW Alexander 2. David Baxley 3. Kevin/Jami Blank 4. Pam/Tommy Bradford 5. Kathy Crouch 6. Lorine S. Jones 7. Melissa Kelley 8. Glen/Rose Mary Kellum 9. Gary/Jill Lumus 10. Beckie Maricelli 11. Sharon/Amber Patrick 12. Dale (Bubba) Stokes 11 13. Debbie Wilson 14. Loretta Vavalis- Loretta is also a Sponsor of CD# 17. Thanks girl. Pictures on web site wwww.jenkinssisters.com Angie & Bro. & Sis. Bennett, OK Claudette was fun at Sis. Kirkham's. Our cousin, Shirley, gave Clinton Country Jamboree our CD and that's how we came to be part of the country show. We sang Gospel and sang harmony with Elwinna too! We sang at Grapevine Opry with the house band. They did great on our songs. They've updated it. Our friends, Praise Inc, hosted the Grapevine Opry show. Good to see other friends like the Watson Family too. The neighbor's horses got loose and I had weed eating and fertilizing going on at the same time! Angie playing back stage at the Clinton Country Jamboree. She tried being a blonde for 5 min, but she says she is too smart! I think she's being mean, but I'm not sure. Besides all that, I'm STRAWBERRY BLONDE. There's a world of IQ difference! Just ask me. They had a large crowd that night, close to 500 they said. The building was decorated so beautifully, you felt like you were in a wonderland. Go to Okla, and see it. Clinton Country Jamboree in Clinton, OK. It was a wonderland inside with lights every where. I loved the decorations. Love you. Thanks for your prayers. Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Jul 15, 2008 |
| June 2008 News For more info and color pictures, go to web site: www.jenkinssisters.com We are so excited about 3 things. First of all, we had some precious souls added to the Kingdom since last newsletter. There is no feeling quite like seeing a person respond to the Gospel in song and make a dedication to the Lord and ask forgiveness for their sins. That is a natural high! We were singing for the Eddy's in Jacksonville, TX at the 1st A/G and had a wonderful service. 3 raised their hands for salvation and 2 backsliders prayed. We were so thrilled. This is a break through for us since Brent left. Satan can talk and discourage us and make us think we are not helping anyone, then WHAM! God shows up and shows the old liar (and us) who is BOSS! We loved seeing souls saved and want it to happen every service . The second thing there have been so many sweet comments on our new CD. Again, we felt less than confident without the 3rd person, but I think God got in this as well and has brought some mighty blessings to folks through this CD. We feel this is His music, anyway. All we can say is "Thank You Lord". And thirdly, we had a photo shoot by Professional J. Reed Photography. We've been needing this done since we became a duet. Our friend, Jimmy Reed called and wanted to bless us with this new photo session. What a blessing it was. THEN when we picked up our CD of photos, he treated us to supper. WOW. God's people are so good. Thanks Jimmy, you'll never know what it means for someone like you, in this business, to believe in us. We love you! We have a sponsor for CD # 17. She not only sponsored CD#18, but after receiving her copy of " Thank God for My Christian Home" she sent $100.00 more to sponsor the other CD we are working on, #17. So let's send a thank you all the way to Alaska to Loretta Vavalis. Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministries 6/18/08 Newsletter PO Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ jenkins_co@yahoo.com 817-489-2466 For bookings: angie76117@yahoo.com/817-821-2368 www.jenkinssisters.com Ever felt like when it rained, it poured? I felt that way lately when my copier went on the blink. I have a printer for the computer, but the little copier I was using won't copy anything now. So, I'm praying for another copier. Anyone have one for sale for a good price, or know of a good brand I could try? Also, we are still needing our rear springs fixed on the car as well as new tires . BUT, we sure love the gas saving car we have now. It's only around $70.00 to fill up each time instead of $200.00 plus on that diesel we had. We miss the RV bad except at the fuel pump!!!!! By the way, thanks to you who have increased your monthly support to help out with higher gas prices. The cost of living seems to be on the rise. Just think, in heaven, no more worry over bills! We sure enjoyed the visit from our baby sis, Tonya and her family. They came down from AL for Mother's Day and stayed a week. Mom loves it when her children visit and she bought a watermelon for us all to share. Oh yea. FUNNY STORY. Mom and I work several hours a day in the garden. It's hard, hot work, but we love the fresh produce. Angie stays inside where it's cool, working in the office and doesn't come out in the heat very often. This watermelon day, after she ate, she pitched her seeds onto the garden. In the exact place where we've planted beans, squash, flowers, more beans, peas, more beans, and other various sundry things, ANGIE'S LITTLE WATERMELON SEEDS SPROUTED UP ALMOST OVER NIGHT. I've thought about calling her Jack, but she doesn't fit the bean-stalk prototype! We sang at Sulphur Bluff A/G's new church. It's beautiful. We had an awesome service & they blessed us with a song "I'll pray my way out". After church, the Reed family took us to the gas station and filled our tank with fuel. WOW, that's as much as some of our offerings. So, thank you to this special family. May God repay you 100 times. We never want to forget our monthly supporters. You take so much pressure off us each month, and you'll never know how timely your gifts of support are. We pray for each of you, for God to bless your finances and your families. We pray for each request that comes in and we take them seriously. God knows you by name, but we want to print your name as well. You are: Stoltzfus Family (congratulations on Jordan's graduation) Ruby Wilson Loretta Vavalis (praying for your children) Mom Jenkins (thanks for everything) Jackie Richardson (praying for your family) Ken & Rita Stanley Deb Wilson (the stamps are always a blessing). Granny & Grandad Gregg Prepayers for CD#17 are: 1. JW Alexander 2. David Baxley 3. Kevin/Jami Blank 4. Pam/Tommy Bradford 5. Kathy Crouch 6. Lorine S. Jones 7. Melissa Kelley 8. Glen/Rose Mary Kellum 9. Gary/Jill Lumus 10. Beckie Maricelli 11. Sharon/Amber Patrick 12. Dale (Bubba) Stokes 11 13. Debbie Wilson 14. Loretta Vavalis Pictures can be seen on web site: www.jenkinssisters.com 1. Angie & Tonya drinking coffee & talking. 2. Our sis, Judy and her grandbaby, Drew. 3. Out here in the country, wild kittens are born often. Katie Bug our niece, visiting from AL, tamed this last batch and we gave them away. This one is snowball and loved the petting and attention. We are still working on songs to put on CD#17. If you have any suggestions, let us know. We hope to include at least 12 songs on it as well. We had ask Momma Jenkins to dedicate/bless our new CD before it's release. She did, but took it one step further and took it to church. Our brother in law, Rev. Shannon McDonald was visiting and she ask him & the pastor, Rev. Robert Sheffield to pray for God's blessing on our CD. BIG thanks go to them! We love you all. We try to fast every Monday, so if you hhave a need, let us know and we'll try to take it to the Lord in prayer. Nella and Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Jun 19, 2008 |
| May 2008 News for Jenkins SIsters Jenkins Sisters Gospel Music Ministry PO Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 ~ jenkins_co@yahoo.com www.jenkinssisters.com ~ 5/21/08 For bookings: Angie Jenkins 817-821-2368 or email: angie76117@yahoo.com See web site www.jenkinssisters.com for color pictures and other news. Happy Beautiful Day to you! It's so pretty outside, I'm finding it hard to work in-doors. The sunshine calls me. Mom and I have planted a garden with tomatoes, radishes, peppers, onions, radishes, squash, okra, radishes, beans, peas and more radishes. I haven't been able to find long white radishes for the last several years, so when I saw them at Wal-Mart, I bought 7 packages and planted all 700 seeds. Mom told me later, I should have spaced them out over several weeks, so all of them wouldn't be ready to eat at once. Now she tells me! I have a feeling I'm gonna be radish - sick by mid-summer. Happy Mother's Day to all you Mother's and our precious mom, Joyce Jenkins. At 78 she gets around good and still drives fast. She loves riding her 4 wheeler, and taking care of her chickens and garden. She and Dad had 7 children, all of which are going to church. She managed to get all of them married off, except Angie and me, and prays for all 7 of us daily. She loves to travel with us when she can. We've ask her to pray and dedicate this new CD to the Lord. Enjoy the pictures of her. There's more on the back and on our web site www.jenkinssisters.com. We had a good trip to LA. We were only gone 4 days, and Mom went with us. We drove her car, since there's no room for her in ours. We enjoyed seeing the Higgins family, long ago friends, who own a fish dock. The treated us wonderful and fed us some cajun cooking.....YUM. At Pottsboro, the pastor was so funny. He said one old maid told them she had scripture for not getting married. When ask which scripture, she quoted "I would not have you ignorant brethren!" He's also the one who told me he was on a cheeseburger diet. The other diets didn't work, so he's trying this one out and it's working really good. I loved it! We now have satillight internet. We can get our work done so much faster. We've been needing this for 13 years and finally was able to get it installed out here in the country. We are up to speed with the rest of the world. Have you visited our new web site www.jenkinssisters.com? Christine is our new web master and she's making it look good. The media area and pastor's info is getting easier to download and use for posters. If you have a radio in your area, send us their address and we'll send them our web site info. They can get a CD too, by request. Thank you to: Stoltzfus Family ~IA, business owners, for their faithful love gift Hendrix Trio ~ TX, love gift & bed & breakfast Ruby Wilson ~ CA, widow lady, her faithful monthly gift Mom Jenkins ~ TX Everything including support. Jackie Richardson ~ VA, faithful business owner Stanley's ~ CA, faithful for over 13 years Deb Wilson ~ CA, faithful hard working girl Judy ~ Sis #2 for working on our computers frequently. Granny & Grandad Gregg for picking up our mail, altering our clothes, taking care of our business while we're gone, taking clothes to the cleaners, donating food items, and playing games with us. Curtis Payne for fixing the mic stand. Terri Pool and Brent Gregg for collecting eggs for Mom and feeding the animals. Fletcher A/G for nice sleeping facilities, feeding us, & laughing with us. All who prepaid-see your letter enclosed. Bro Messer in Nocona for wonderful services and kind words. Bro. Messer in Graham for sweet church and kind spirits. Pottsboro BC for making us laugh and having sweet things to say in the email. Jeanerette, LA church for encouragment, feeding us, nice facilities and being true friends. All the helpers who load and unload at each church. Especially to all who pray for us and hold us up to God. We are still praying and asking for prayer for a Gas Engine RV. We want one small enough for us girls to take care of and not cost so much at the gas pump, but large enough to save on motel bills. We've curtailed our tours until this problem can be fixed. We've missed seeing some of you this year. It will be our first year to miss the West Coast Tour in several years and it's sad not seeing you all. But I would have to strap Angie on top and she's allergic to so much of the outdoors, that may not be a good thing. We're still praying for you prayer requests. We've already got good reports & answers on some things we've been praying for. WE KNOW GOD STILL ANSWERS PRAYER. We still need our car fixed on the left side, where the equipment has broke a spring. It sets crooked, so we sit with our head tilted a bit. It's ok for us, but when we sing, everyone else tries to tilt too. We're getting drunk on the tilt-a-whirl ride! We love you all Nella & Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. May 21, 2008 |
| April 2008 News for Jenkins Sisters Jenkins Sisters Gospel Singing Ministries PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ www.jenkinsandcompany.com jenkins_co@yahoo.com or angie76117@yahoo.com Home # 817.489.2466 Angies cell # 817.821.2368. Thursday, April 10, 2008 Watch for new web design. www.jenkinsandcompany.com Howdy from Texas & Happy Spring. We trust you all had a wonderful Easter. We sure did. We were up at 3:30 and singing at 6:00 AM. I wasnt sure 6:00 came 2 times a day, but it does and one comes early. LOL Brand New Touch hosted it and around 150 people showed with blankets. Some motorcycle riders came and left their lights blinking in the pre-dawn and it was beautiful. The natural rock formation and cave was perfect for reminding us of Golgotha and the empty tomb. The local radio aired it and we sang till the sun arose. We had a little calico cat attend service too! Our Bose sound system, which you all helped pray in for us, filled that mountain and valley and still wasnt turned up but ½ way. The whole experience was just awesome. I got to finally go camping for my birthday. Rhonda, sis #4 likes to celebrate her birthday with camping too, so we combined and camped at Tyler State park. Since we dont have an RV anymore, Rhonda and family provided us a tent and set it up for us. We stayed 2 nights, one of which stormed and rained with us in the tent. Some prayers were flying fast as the wind was blowingLOL. Angie woke when the storm hit and was getting our suitcases inside the tent and I woke up to help her. She says (dont believe everything she says about me) before I got good and awake, I pitched the fan out the door. I still think shes just telling tall tales! But it was so good to rest and relax and spend time with family. Mom, Angie and Rhonda are excellent cooks, so we ate like kings. I do dishes pretty good and can stir the campfire taters without burning them most of the time, so I was allowed near the cooking area. Bobby, Ryan and Ranessa kept the fire going and worked like pioneers. Rhondas husband, Bobby, is about to decide he likes camping out after all. If it didnt involve Southern Gospel music, he wasnt interested in it at first. There were some banjo pickers who serenaded us one night. The raccoons kept us company too. It was good to see distant family at our cousins wedding. Gayla Guthrie, Judy sis #2, Uncle Jerry, who has come back to the Lord lately, me and Mom are pictured here. Well, CD pre-payers, and sponsors, we are a little closer to completion. After listening to the finished copy of CD #18, Angie and I decided it needed more songs. So, we ask Brent to record vocals on 3 songs. We already had the tracks paid for, in his key, before he quit in September, so all we had to do was pay for recording time. ($60.00 per hour). He graciously agreed to record them with us, so the CD will feature Brent Gregg and Momma Jenkins as guest vocalists. We are excited and are now waiting for that mix to come in the mail, then we can send it off for duplication. We are trying to nail down a time with Clint at Texas Sound Factory to finish CD #17 & get our pictures made for the covers. Weve had to cancel because of bad weather (8 of snow here in Aurora!) and Moms stay in the hospital delayed us some. But all that is behind us and we are back on track. Thanks again for your patience. Many thanks to those who sent love gifts since last newsletter: Barbara Moore-sweet friend from Granbury, TX. Stoltzfus Family -Precious family from Iowa. Ruby Wilson-sweet friend from CA. Momma Jenkins- our biggest fan and now our guest vocalist on CD #18. Jackie Richardson-from Virginia. We work for them at the TX & Talladega Motor Speedways. Craigs-a singing ministry from NM and sweet friends. Loretta Vavalis from Alaska. Sent stamps too! We are still praying for your loved ones. Deb Wilson from CA sent stamps and a love gift also. Ken & Rita Stanley - teachers from CA. Lewis & Lewis- a wonderful ministry of song writing and singing from Nashville, TN. Hendrix Family - donated tent, chairs, and sleeping bags for our comfort. Granny & Grandad Gregg for taking care of business for us in town & the food donations! Love & THANKS to the Sponsors of CD #17 or #18: 1. Loretta Vavalis 2. Joan Vandergriff 3. Ken Tatham 4. Bob & Marilyn VanderWaal We could not have recorded these without you all! Also, thanks to those who prepaid: JW Alexander LeAnn Krinz Rose Kellum (paid for 2 CDs) Sharon Patrick (paid for both CDs), Kathy Crouch Lorine Jones Bubba Stokes Beckie Maricelli Lummus's Jami Blank David Baxley Pam Bradford (sent money for 2nd CD pre-paid) Wanda German Annie Newsome Brett Quillin Ronald Griffith Jackie Richardson Nelda May Iran Hillman Some of you sent more than $15 for a CD and we thank you for that as well. Remember we take credit cards. We are also booking for 2008. If you want us to come to your area, we still travel on a love offering basis. When you call us, thats our way of knowing where God wants us for sure. We pray for His guidance every day and phone calls remove the guess work. Give Angie a call today! 817-821-2368 Weve had so many of you encourage us on getting another RV, one small enough for us girls to handle, yet big enough to have a mobile office and save motel bills. Thanks for the prayers. At this point, it looks impossible, but prayer changes things and weve heard of other groups being blessed with big gifts such as vans, RVs or buses. So, keep believing with us. Weve hired a new web master, and she is working on our site. If any of you have suggestions, now would be a great time to email them to us. Weve not had good success with our web site for pastors to download bios and pictures, so were hoping this problem will be fixed soon. So, keep checking www.jenkinsandcompany.com. We love you all Nella & Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Apr 10, 2008 |
| Feb 08 news for Jenkins Sisters Jenkins Sisters News for February, 2008 111 Loren Ryan Dr ~ Aurora, TX 76078 ~ 817-489-2466 Jenkins_co@yah oo.com ~ www.jenk insand company.com Booking info: Angie Jenkins ~ angie76117@yahoo.com ~ 817-821-23 68 ~ Booking n ow for 2008 We take all credit cards ~ 02/11/08 SALE All former CD's on sale for $10.00 each. ~ Tapes now $5.00 We are recording new CD's that feature the new Jenkins Sisters' Duet sound, so we're dropping the prices on current inventory. They are now collector's items! (Please include some postage.) Happy Valentine's Day We've had so much excitement so far this year............ One week end we were lost all week end when Angie got confused in OK. We wound up where the goats were roaming free, across the road. We are in the middle of choosing songs, practicing songs, recording songs for not 1 but 2 CD's at the same time! We are addicted to stress.......... Angie broke her foot and has had a stiff boot on for weeks. This delayed the Christmas clean up, so we are still shining bright with Christmas lights! One Saturday night, I left the interior light on in the car and ran the battery down. The next morning, bright and early, in 25* weather, we had to push the car (let me remind you Angie's foot is broke) out for someone to jump us off while ice sickles formed on our ears. At one motel, our room came with a jacuzzi tub. So of course I had to try it out. After filling the tub with plenty of water (I thought) I activated the jets. You guessed it. I had to swim for help, but not before I had baptized the whole bathroom and made it into a full fledged Methodist! Water was sprinkled every where, including the towels, toilet paper, my book and clean clothes, not to mention my hairdo. One day Mom had to be gone, so I agreed to feed her dog, Sugar. Mom left food in the refrigerator, so I got it out and put it in Sugar's bowl. She sniffed at it and looked at me as if to say surely you can do better than that. Angie says my cooking is so bad even the dogs won't eat it. I personally don't think that story is all that funny, but you can laugh any way. Thanks to all the Supporters who sent donations in Jan. KenTatham Stoltzfus Family Rhonda & Hendrix Trio McCormick's Ruby Wilson LeAnn Kriz Mom Jenkins Jackie Richardson Loretta Vavalis Stanley's Deb Wilson Anonymous Love Gift Thanks to those who gave of their time/other items: TGMN ~ 214-327-8513 ~ Tom & Marie Ellis ~ Beautiful ad. Granny Gregg for food and paper goods donations and taking care of town business. Momma Jenkins for taking care of business in the country & sweet coffee breaks. Hendrix's for bed/breakfast and help with equipment. WOW! You Sponsors for the new CD's are getting the job done. Thanks! 1. Loretta Vavalis 2. Joan Vandergriff 3. Kenneth Tatham 4. Bob & Marilyn VanderWaal Pictures Left to right: (these can be seen on ringo.com, bebo.com, or our web site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com) 1. Angie loading up. Everyone gone but us at the big church in AR. 2. Angie in the vocal booth. 3. Our new/old name on the sign. 4. GMAA with Wayne Delk, Pat and lots of friends was good this year. So many sweet comments on our duet sound. 5. Pastors of Christian BC 6. Nella in vocal booth. 7. Brent & Crew cutting us some wood. 8. Clint & Angie working on new CD. Some of you have pre-paid for both new CD's We want to thank you for that, and believe me, you along with the sponsors are the ones making these recordings possible. You are: JW Alexander LeAnn Krinz Rose Mary Kellum Sharon Patrick Kathy Crouch Lorine Jones Marilyn & Bob VanderWaal Kenneth Tatham Bubba Stokes Beckie Maricelli Gary & Jill Lummus Jami Blank David Baxley Pamela Bradford Joan Vandergriff Loretta Vavalis Keep in mind, when you sponsor the CD with $100 or more, you get a prepaid CD and your name or business listed on the insert of the CD. 1. We were told our A/C system had gone out and would cost over 2700.00 to get fixed. We took it to another shop and they fixed it for only $217.00! WOW. PTL for the difference. 2. We are gonna have to get a strut and spring fixed on the car next. It's not used to carrying heavy equipment like it is. So , pray for finances for that need. 3. We would love to get back into an RV, one with a gas engine and small enough for us girls to handle. So we are praying for a miracle. Angie has always felt God was going to give us one. We are trying to wait on the Lord. Our car is so limited on space, with our equipment in the back, our suitcases and clothes in the back seat, there's not much room to carry product or take Mom with us. So we severely feel the need for a bigger vehicle. Please help us pray, as this need is urgent. -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Feb 11, 2008 |
| January 2008 News from Jenkins Sisters J e n k i n s S i s t e r s N e w s PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 www.jenkinsandcompany.com Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com 817-489-2466 01/09/08 Bookings: angie76117@yahoo.com or cell 817-821-2368 Pictures located on our web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com or ringo.com or bebo.com or my space.com. 1. Jenkins Sisters singing at Mesquite, TX at Rodeo City Music Hall, on gospel night. Mom went with us and heard us sing for the first time without Brent. She told us she was AMAZED how good we sounded, and was so proud of us. The positive feed back we are getting is very encouraging. We sang with several other groups and were the only duet. We are ready to put 2007 behind us and see what God has in store for 2008. Are you expecting great things from Him this year? We are. We are basically starting over with a name change (We are now officially "Jenkins Sisters" again), new bio, new CD in the making, new songs, different vehicle, and a new attitude. God is good! Angie & I love the Holidays and we got to see all our family except Kendyll and his family. We sent gifts to them in MS. We even got to spend around 15 minutes with Brent and exchanged gifts with him. We will always love him as family. I hear he sang some Christmas songs with his girlfriend,Angela Long. A L o o k b a c k a t the 2 0 0 7 N e w s l e t t e r s January/February was abut our last gospel singing cruise with Templeton Tours. After 10 years, it is time for a break. Nella turned 50! March/April we told about taking Mom to LA to visit old friends and MS to see Kendyll's family. Landen, 7 took Mamaw riding in a go cart! May was about our west coast tour, one of our favorites. My favorite stop was the Victorian Rose Bed & Breakfast in Ventura, CA, where we were blessed with 2 nights free lodging. June/July found us flooded here in the country. We had extensive damage in our storage buildings. August we celebrated Brent's 13th anniversary with us and did a tribute to him. September was letting you know Brent left & found us with the challenge of returning to duet. We got to sing on NQC's reginal showcase, a highlight. October we let go of the bus and downsized to our car. We acquired a BOSE sound system which proved to be the best we've ever had. November, we went back into the studio after 4 years, and started CD #17. We are excited! We also headlined the LA state fair, and was at the SW Festival in Kerrville. We celebrated Angie's BD. December's news was all about the New Mexico trip, where I was instantly healed of staph infection. Of all the wonderful things that happened in 2007, seeing people respond to the call of a Loving Father, and come to an altar is the best highlights of the year. We praise God for each one. A l i s t o f H e l p e r s f o r 2 0 0 7 : 1. Ivan Stoltzfus family 2. Barbara Moore 3. TGMN@swbell.net owners, Tom & Marie Ellis. 4. Ruby Wilson 5. Deb Wilson 6. Momma Jenkins 7. Ken & Rita Stanley 8. Granny & Grandad Gregg 9. Olivia Scalf 10. Hendrix Trio 11. Jason Page 12. Loretta Vavalis 13. Jackie Richardson 14. Bob & Marilyn VanderWaal 15. Betty Snow 16. John & Becky Benedict 17. Judy & Clarence Craig 18. Lupe Batterton 19. Kelli & John Higgins 20. Ken Jenkins family 21. McDonald family 22. PL Montgomery 23. Karen Utter & Delania McCarty 24. Sis. Vandergriff 25. Davey Yoder family 26. Joan Vandergriff 27. Kenneth Tatham 28. Aunt Nelda 29. Pam Cunningham 30. Dathan Wedel 31. Naomi Perry 32. Ludy & Jason Robinson 33. JoAnn Davis 34. Lendell & Cyndi Birdsong 35. Judy Gray 36. Homesteaders 37. Bruce & Sue Cole 38. Art & Sandra Mintz 39. Brian Birchfield As I have stressed in the past, we could not make it on the offerings from the small churches we sing at. We depend on our faithful supporters so much. You will never know how much of a blessing you have been to our ministry. You invest each month in the souls that are won and your reward will be great in heaven. We try to pray for each of you as we fold and mail the newsletters. No gift is too small and no effort wasted. Our hearts are full of gratitude for all of you. Picture 2. We sang for one of our faithful supporters, Barbara Moore, at Radiant Life in Grand Prairie. Pictures 3 and 4 Our friend, Olivia, graduated from TCU college and most of our church, House of Prayer, came to support her. Way to go girl! Picture 5 Our pastor, Rev. Dathan Wedel, loved the home made goodies Angie made for him. She is famous for her cooking. Picture 6 Mamaw Jenkins hand made aprons for her grandchildren this year. Her hands are knarled with arthritis, so it made it more special to all of them. Pictured here is: Kristen McDonald, Kylie Jenkins, Katelyn McDonald, Courtney McDonald, Heather McDonald, and Ranessa Hendrix. We had around 20 here for Christmas Eve. Our home was crowded with Love. Picture 7 Only 15 of us were at the New Year's Eve service in Lewisville. We had singing/church for 3 hours & prayed in the new year. We were on the Power Point here. Picture 8 Brent ran sound for the Hendrix Trio's Christmas Homecoming where Angie & I sang duet. He told us we did good. We sang one of our new songs. We are so thankful for those who have prepaid for a new CD. 1. Bubba Stokes 2. Beckie Maricelli 3. Gary/Jill Lummus 4. Jami Blank 5. David Baxley 6. Pam Bradford And we are even more thankful for those who with 100.00 or more, sponsored the new CD #17. You'll be listed on the inserts. 1. Ken Tatham- Oklahoma 2. Joan Vandergriff-Texas 3. Loretta Vavalis-Alaska 4. Bob & Marilyn VanderWaal-Iowa Since the Holidays are over, we'll return our focus on getting this new CD out. Clint is still working on his new studio and should have it ready in a few days. Pray for the new recording. We are still selecting songs and are working on another new one this week. I can't wait! Love you all, Nella & Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Jan 10, 2008 |
| 2007 Dec News for Jenkins Sisters & CO Jenkins Sisters & Co ~ PO BOX 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 Happy warm winter.....LOL It finally got a little frost on the ground last night. We've had such warm weather, it's hard to get in the Christmas mood. We've played Christmas CD's and decorated with the A/C on most of the time! Crazy. I told you we sold our leather furniture (it found a good home with Art and Sandra Mintz) to buy a sound system. (Which we love!) So, we needed our old furniture out of Brent's storage barn. It's a little too heavy for 2 old maids, so we kept praying for a MAN to help us. Brent (former lead singer) happened to be in his shop next door (we don't see much of him) so I went over and ask if we could buy him a tank of gas in exchange for help lifting the couch and love seat. He graciously agreed to help me and we now have more than 3 places to sit. So, come see us! He also fixed my Christmas lights around the roof, unloaded Mom's chicken feed and some other things. A big thanks to you Brent, for your help. Our brother in law, Bobby did some stuff for us as well. It's nice to have a man around to help. Our music room needs a roof repair job. It's leaking. Our brother, Ken, fixed Mom's 4 wheeler while he was home for Thanksgiving. She rides that thing around all over the place out here in the country. We call her hot rod granny. She's doing good since her heart surgery last year. We had a special week end in Eunice, NM on Angie's birthday. The church Daddy use to pastor is doing great with the new young pastor, Bro. Birdsong. We spent 3 nights with my life long bestest (married) friend, Ludy Robinson. They treated us so good we want to go back soon! Ludy (congratulations on your Master's degree!) treated us to several meals and a trip to Hobbs to shop for Angie's gift. She left husband and sons to spend the day with us and we laughed and had a blast shopping. It was good soul medicine. Her sister, Joann gave Angie money for her birthday and a precious praying figurine set. Ludy filled our tank with gas and our cousin, Pam brought Angie some gifts. They fed us and we attended the Fall Festival they hosted for the whole town. It's a small church, but it's a happening place. The best part of the Eunice trip for me, was my healing of a severe staph infection. I had suffered with it for 2 weeks and had to bandage my arms and legs twice daily. I had to change sheets every day, wash everything I touched, and spent a small fortune on bandages and herbs. Granny had her prayer team anoint a cloth and I carried it with me at all times. I was getting better, but still struggling. After we sang at Eunice, we had special prayer and they prayed for me. I knew I was healed! 2 days later, I didn't even put on any bandages. My new skin grew so fast I could almost watch it! It was a total miracle! I've heard of several dying from the same problem, so I thank God every day. Angie & I are trying to fast and pray for God's perfect will in 2008. We want to be led by the Lord daily and want to make a difference in people's lives. There's no time to waste. We are praying about which churches to call for bookings, and are praying they will call us, as confirmation. If you know of a church for us to call for 2008, email Angie at angie76117@yahoo.com . Sponsors ($100.00 or more) of new CD #17 include: 1. Ken Tatham 2. Joan Vandergriff 3. Loretta Vavalis If you Sponsor the CD with $100.00 or more, you get your name or your business name listed on the inside cover Pre-paids (of $15.00) or more include: 1. Bubba Stokes ll 2. Beckie Maricelli 3. Gary/Jill Lummus 4. Jami Blank 5. David Baxley 6. Pam Bradford Thanks to all of you for helping get our new CD recorded. We've worked two different times in the studio, but it's a long process. At this point, we are still choosing songs and a title for it. Some of you sent suggestions such as: 1. Led By A Strong Hand 2. Moving On 3. Product of Grace 4. Getting Back to Basics Which one do you all like best? Concerts coming up: Fri. Dec 7, 2007 ~ 7:00 PM Hendrix Trio Homecoming Concert ~ Hwy 71 S.- Faith BC -- Texarkana, AR 73701 - Rhonda 903-792-3011 (Brent runs sound) Sun. Dec 16, 2007 ~ 2:00 PM Radiant Life Assembly of God ~ 1910 SE 14th St. -- Grand Prairie, Texas 75053 - 972-262-7887 Jim Mon. Dec 31, 2007 ~ 9:00 PM Lighthouse Pentecostal Church of God ` 514 E. Main St -- Lewisville, TX 75067 - 972-221-1137 Pastor Starnes Fri. Jan 4, 2008 ~ 7:30 PM Rodeo City Music hall Gospel Show ~ 214 W. Davis -- Mesquite, TX 75149 - 214-537-2097 Promoter: Joe Gordon Sun. Jan 13 ~ 11: AM Freewill BC ~ N. 5th Broken Arrow, Ok 74012 Sat. Jan 19, 2008 ~6:00 PM Christian BC ~ 1610 Hwy 104 (Hardin Comm) -- Sheridan, AR 72150 - ~ 942-6486 Promoter Kathy Crouch Sun. Jan 27, 2008 ~ 10:00 AM Church of God ~ Harrison St -- Melissa, TX 75071 -972-837-2135 Pastor Kelly & Evelyn Montgomery Pictures: 1. Angie & W.D. Goins (Ret.Mst.Sgt.U.S. Air Force) 2. Nella & Gary (President of SC Methodist College) 3. Nella in NM cotton patch 4. Eunice singing Happy BD to Angie. 5. Jenkins Sisters at DSQC in AR. 6. Angie & Robinson Family watching clips of Conogher racing cycles. 7. Jenkins Sisters at the fair in Texarkana. 8. Olivia's BD party. Olivia, Nella, Momma Jenkins. Angie fixed her steak, shrimp and chocolate pie, then she & I watched the Cowboys win. We are praying for your requests.. They include: 1. A move of God in Jackie's children's life. 2. Pray for Loretta's 2 sons, Brian & Randy. 3. Becky has been sick with stomach infection. Some other churches/people to say thank you to: 1st Eunice Holiness Church 1st A/G for hosting the County Fair Crusaders and DSQC for the wonderful convention. Paula and Don for the lovely overnight stay in your huge country home in AR and the nap on Sunday afternoon. United Southern Methodist Church in Magnolia, AR. Cookville COG of Prophecy for the touching Veteran's service. 1st A/G in Mt. Pleasant, TX Full Gospel Assembly in Hobbs, NM. Angie left her dress in Eunice and had to run to Walmart while I set up the sound & product table. Ryan Hendrix for running sound at the fair. The Gann's for their encouragement over being a duet now. David & Penny Tally for furnishing the steak dinner for all the singers at the DSQC. New Liberty, and part of the Crusaders for coming and supporting us Sunday AM. White's for the meal at Burger King. Craig's for the offer of a meal at IHOP. A mountain man named Charles, paid for all 4 of ours. Ludy for the candles. I thank you for them every AM when I light them. 3 people who came forward for prayer. What a blessing to have such a response to our singing. We try to pray for all of you who support us each month. We treat each dollar you send, or give, with thanksgiving and prayer. There are a lot of other missionaries/ ministries out there you could support but we feel honored and humbled you chose this ministry. We try to not waste any of it and pray to be Godly stewards daily We have never treated your gifts lightly nor taken you for granted, even though some of you have been faithful for years. Many times your support has made a huge, immedient difference. God has used so many of you, so many times. You will never know what a blessing you are to us. No gift is too small! So, THANK YOU to you faithful supporters listed here: 1. Loretta Vavalis 2. Stoltzfus Family 3. Hendrix Trio 4. Ruby Wilson 5. Mom Jenkins (taking care of our mail and 100 other things). 6. Jackie Richardson 7. Clarence & Judy Craig 8. Ken & Rita Stanley 9. Deb Wilson (& 2 books of stamps!) 10. John & Beckie Benedict 11. Tom & Marie Ellis: beautiful ad in TGMN magazine. 12. Granny & Grandad Gregg's for picking up our mail and delivering it to the country, bringing with them a pounding. 13. Karen & Delania for the herb & water donations. 14. A BIG thank you to Olivia (my bestest single friend) for delivering herbs, water, laughter and sunshine every time you come out. Even though you are overwhelmed with college, you take time to be a true friend. Congratulations on your new Master's degree! 15. Judy Gray for the printer and perpetual computer advice. We love you. Nella & Angie Jenkins -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Dec 12, 2007 |
| Nov, 2007 News for Jenkins & Co Page 1 Many thanks to all who supported us last month. 1. Stoltzfus 2. Barbara Moore 3. Stanley's 4. Ruby Wilson 5. Deb Wilson 6. Betty Snow 7. Mom 8. Karen/Delania; herb donation 9. Granny: mail 10. Olivia: deliver water. 11. Hendrix: love gift 12. McDonald's help with pit party, deer squeelers, cooking, cleaning house. 13. Judy: flat screen monitor. 14. Loretta Vavalis 15. Yoder's 16. TGMN Editors: Tom & Marie Ellis. Thanks for the new Ad. We'll get you some new pictures by J.Reed (the best!) soon. 17. Jackie & Dow Where we've been: For those who are on our jenkinsandcompanysubscribe@ MyInJesus.com mailing list, some of this news is old. However, it bears repeating! We left for Talladega, AL early one AM and arrived 16 hours later. We slept for a few hours, then got up at 6:00 and went to work at the RV park across from the race track. We worked 14-16 hours Sat. Angie helped cook for the employees and I sold ice. Even though it was hard work, it was fun and we enjoyed all of it except living arrangements. I hope next year we have our own RV again. Sunday we left and headed to Bro. Kiker's, where we had 10 min to set up and get dressed. We forgot their time was different! They treated us to Wendy's. From there, we made it to Salem, AL where we sang at Bro. Leon Davis's church, Living Water Holiness. Even tho it was on a Fri night, we had a great service/sing. Three came to the altar and that always blesses us when the response is good. We headed to Fredonia, where lots of good friends live. Spanky got us in contact with the Bose sound system people, and we were able to buy a used system, in excellent condition. Bro. Lott provided 1/2 the money for the system,which was a BIG blessing! He took us to Atlanta to pick it up and treated us to Waffle House at midnight. He also treated us to mexican food the day before and paid for our laptop to be fixed! Spanky and his family treated us to seafood. YUM. Charles Story said the Lord told him to GIVE us 2 SURE SM86 microphones, and 2 clips. We are so happy with them. They are compatible with our Bose Pole. Angie said, All we need now is 2 mic stands. Spanky says No you don't. Here are 2 right here for you! So we have a complete set up that fits in the back of the car. Our concert at Fredonia was full of tears at first, because they all loved Brent so much. But after the pastor and saints prayed for us, we had a healing service and we not only got help, but Charles got healed also. Others came for prayer too. We spent 5 nights there. Bro. Cauley's church, Maynor Creek A/G was next. We love these people and we had church! They treated us to Captain D's. Hochatown A/G was a wonderful sing Sun AM. The pastor & his wife tease us about being OLD MAIDS. We love it. Church of God in Idabel, Ok was awesome. Bro. Castle encouraged us and it was good to eat with Diana Sparks. FBC in LaCoste, TX was sweet. The pastor has been a music major for years and said we had great harmony. Thanks! Nella recording He Forgot at Clint's Studio. Hopeful release date: Jan 1st, 2008 In The Studio Angie and I both love to record. We have spent several hours in the studio lately, trying to get out a new CD. (All the others are now collector's items!) Clint Sturgeon (former singer/player for Cadillac Sky) is doing a great job. We hope to have it finished by the 1st of the year. If you sponsor the CD with $100.00 or more, you'll get your name listed on the cover. If you want to prepay, it's $15.00 and that helps expedite the recording as well. God is supplying the funds as we go along. We are so excited! You'll love our new songs. You may even love some of the old hymns we're recording as well. What do you suggest as a title? Help us name the new CD. We are busier than ever! Our duet is a success, because God is the STAR of every concert, singing, and service. Results are positive! We've had only 1 church cancel because of the changes. Lots of news this issue: 1. GA/Al trip 2. New sound system 3. In the studio 4. LA trip/State Fair 5. Ok trip 6. SW Festival We've had so much help, with just the 2 of us. Men show up to help, out of no where! A man at the gas pumps, directed me in, helped pump gas and cleaned the windshield for us! Wow. God is good. I love it! 1. We visited the Jenkins family in MS. 2. Quite a difference in a 41'bus and a 8'car. No room to nap, but Nella managed! Page 2 Many thanks to all who supported us last month. 1. Stoltzfus 2. Barbara Moore 3. Stanley's 4. Ruby Wilson 5. Deb Wilson 6. Betty Snow 7. Mom 8. Karen/Delania; herb donation 9. Granny: mail 10. Olivia: deliver water. 11. Hendrix: love gift 12. McDonald's help with pit party, deer squeelers, cooking, cleaning house. 13. Judy: flat screen monitor. 14. Loretta Vavalis 15. Yoder's 16. TGMN Editors: Tom & Marie Ellis. Thanks for the new Ad. We'll get you some new pictures by J.Reed (the best!) soon. House of Prayer treated us to a motel in Kerrville, TX. Our Bose Pole is tall, and while they were trying to help us set up, one man poked a hole in the ceiling! Oh no! The SW Festival in Kerrville is always good. Billy & Janet Miller are the promoters and we love them. They church people there just loved the 2 of us. The Jubil Heirs, Weavers and Diana Phillips as well as Hearts of Grace were there. Everyone encouraged us so much, and Doug with the Hearts of Grace bought me a remote control for my Emcee Pro music software. I love it! God's people are so sweet. Angie started talking after one song, and I had already hit the remote button and don't know how to turn it off. She told them she was gonna get her own remote control for the music! Something else funny. The McDonald family is living next door, in their 5th wheel, while they sell their house in AL. ( Kate & Keldon love the puppies.) The other day Kate told Momma Tonya, When me & Mamaw drive over these pot holes in the road, Mamaw flies! I keep thinking we're gonna have to stop and pick up all the screws we've lost! We left last Friday for our LA trip. We were the headliner group for the state fair. Angie got sick and couldn't sing a lick in the road. She told everyone I now have a solo ministry! Thank goodness the Hendrix Trio was there, and our Sis Rhonda came up and sang with us. She and Bobby pulled us out of a horrible singing situation. God helped us and everyone felt sorry for us and told us they loved us! LOL. We enjoyed the Fair with the Hendrix Family. I took the kids to the zoo and we ate junkfood like there was no tomorrow. Fun, fun, fun. Next stop was Church on the Rock, where DJ Corky attends. We had 8 come forward and had such a sweet service. They treated us to mexican food, after church. Marlene treated us to Shoney's the night before. New Hope BC in Bloomburg, TX was Sun PM. This was a new place to sing. They ask us to come back as often as we are in the area, which made us feel great. We ate after church and had sweet fellowship. Something else funny: Mom is only getting 2 eggs a day from her 14 hens. She complained and Kate says You need a new rooster. This one is so ugly, and he don't have tail feathers any more and I don't think the hens like him! We all got tickled about the 10 year old's logic. Sun. Nov 4, 2007 10:45 AM Sunday Southern Methodist Church ~ Corner Fredrick/North St. -- Magnolia, AR 71753 ~ 870-904-6183 Pastor Don Morton Sun. Nov 11, 2007 10:00 AM Cookville COG Of Prophecy ~ 939 CR 3130 -- Cookville, TX 75558 - 903-572-9161 Pastor Steve/Laura Mathis Fri. Dec 7, 2007 7:00 PM Hendrix Trio Homecoming Concert ~ Hwy 71 S.- Faith BC -- Texarkana, AR 73701 -Rhonda 903- 792-3011 ~Brent runs sounds. Sun. Dec 16, 2007 2:00 PM Radiant Life Assembly of God ~ 1910 SE 14th St. -- Grand Prairie, Texas 75053 - 972-262-7887 Jim 7:30 PM-Friday Rodeo City Music hall Gospel Show ~ 214 W. Davis -- Mesquite, TX 75149 - 214-537-2097Promoter: Joe Gordon Sun. Mar 9, 2008 6:00 PM Sunday1st Assembly of God ~ W. Hwy 80 -- Hallsville, TX 75650 - 903-668-3566 Pastor Johnny Wright Happy Birthday, Angie. (November 17) To wish her a happy birthday, email: angie76117@yahoo.com Let's all give thanks. Happy Thanksgiving! -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Nov 5, 2007 |
| Jenkins & Co's August 07 News Jenkins & Company PO Box 14571 Ft.Worth,TX 76117 817-489-2466 for bookings, ask for Angie www.jenkinsandcompany.com Tribute to Brent Gregg-Happy 13th Anniversary! Can you all believe it? He's put up with us two old maids for 13 years. That has to be a record. He was 19 when we got him and said My dream had always been, to be in full time singing ministry. I remember when we ask him to pray about joining us, he said he would. I warned him there was no money in Gospel music, but the rewards are great. Rewards such as meeting all kinds of people, seeing lots of beautiful country in the USA and other places. We agreed to pay all his expenses and make sure he had a place to live, a vehicle to drive and mad money now and then. To this day, we still don't pay him a salary, (all of us sing on a volunteer basis) and he works on the side to pay for his cell phone, big toys, and video games. When he's gone on tour singing for 2-3 weeks out of the month, it gets tough for him. That's why we appreciate people like Ken & Rita Stanley who send him support money each month. Brent is really special, not to us, but folks all over the country. Just like last week, he took his expensive sound system (he's bought and paid for himself) to a campmeeting in NM, set it up, ran sound all week, and tore down, all for no pay. He makes as much as $500.00 to set sound, but was willing to donate all that time and trouble for camp meeting. When Brent came with us, he didn't eat much, was picky about what he ate and wouldn't try anything new. Well, we've changed most of that. Angie still cooks special for him, but now he eats a lot of different things and will try new foods, such as snails and sucking the heads of crawfish . He doesn't eat much at any one setting, but snacks all day long. He loves old people and children and they all love him. Brent maintains the bus, changing oil in the generator, checking the tires, fixing what he can when it breaks. He one time said I'm a grease monkey for Jesus. One time he sneezed and broke the dip stick! He does all of the equipment up-keep as well. Angie picks out his clothes and keeps him looking like a 'Philadelphia Lawyer, as his granny says. Brent's hobbies include golf, 4 wheeling, video games, talking on the cell phone, watching sports of any kind, reading and understanding manuals, sudaku, and music. He adores most kinds of music, gospel being his favorite, with country right behind. (He IS a full blooded Texan!) Brent loves all kinds of animals, even snakes, but we hate snakes, so he kills them for us out here in the country. He killed 2 last week, one of which was in Mom's chicken pen. YUCK! He's got a new kitten who showed up at his shop and won't leave. Especially since he gets petted and fed good every day. He was skin and bones when he came, so Brent named him Bones. We love you Bubba, and thank you for 13 great years! Warm Thanks to: Stanley's: Brent's monthly support Tgmn@swbell.net for beautiful AD each issue. Call 214-327-8513 for copy. Granny/Grandad Gregg for taking care of business for us every day and alterations on our clothes. Deb Wilson: monthly support and stamps. Ruby Wilson: monthly support Mom Jenkins: monthly support Bro. Dathan Wedel (our pastor): sweet donation. Montgomery's: love offering Stoltzfus family: help make bus payment Rhonda Hendrix: for prayers and offering. Naomi Perry: for buying Angie a brand new computer! Angie is so happy she never comes out of her office now! LOL Olivia: bringing water, herbs, taking care of house/animals while we were gone, picking the garden and watering it and the flowers, proof reading the newsletter and in general being a sweet friend. Barbara Moore: donation Donita/Joan Vandergriff: herb donation and help with Kangenwater unit down payment. Betty Snow: monthly support. We got to visit a while with Betty when we sang in Jal, NM last week end. Craig's: monthly support. We also visited with Judy and Clarence last week end. They came to hear us sing, then went to eat with us. Sweet people! We got the sweetest email from Sally at Rose Hill BC. It read: I just wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed having you in service. I had people tell me they don't like Southern Gospel, but they loved you - all. Also, you changed a song you were going to sing to 'Thread of Hope instead. I wanted to thank you for your obedience to the Holy Spirit. A lady was there who is a new Christian, and found out last week she has cancer. As I was helping her get ready for baptism she went on & on about that song. I just wanted you to know, you are making a difference for the Kingdom! Yes, the RV is still for sale. We've listed it for $125,000.00 but we'll take less. We're praying someone who will love it and take as good of care of it will buy it. We've put new tires, new transfer switch, new water pump, new step, new electrical cord, new curtains, new floor, new carpet, & new tile. It's like brand new! Pray we'll find a nice one with 1/2 those payments. Been there-done that: Our trip to Illinois was fun. We sang at new places such as Augusta A/G where the Spratts pastor. They had a good crowd and fed us afterwards. Next stop was Central A/G in Iowa. The outdoor sing was hot, but had a good crowd there as well. They served lots of good food and treated us kindly. Bob & Marilyn VanderWaal came to hear us sing and we went home with them. They fed us Iowa pork chops with pineapple casserole. We watched the race (NASCAR) then they took us to Smoky Row for ice cream. Wonderful. We went to church with them Sun AM, then they took us to eat pizza. Great, fun friends! The 4 States GMA convention is always fun. Brent runs sound for 2 days/nights. He loves it. Ryan Hendrix helps him a lot. It's always good to be with our sis, Rhonda and family. Rose Hill BC was a first timer and we had a wonderful services complete with a baptism. That night we sang at Church of God of the Union Assembly. Lots of talent there. The next week end we sang for Bro. Harley Martin. They fed us afterwards and we had a great time. We love the folks there. A lot of Brent's family was there. We left for NM (Mom went with us) and sang at a special place, Grandview COG in Odessa, TX. They always treat us right, and we got one of our largest offerings. The biggest and most exciting thing on our trip happened here. 4 people got saved!!! We were so thrilled. We drove to Carlsbad that PM and sang for Joe Henegar, an old friend of the family. We were in campmeeting all week in the cool pines of NM. I loved it! The altars were filled each night and we fed over 200 every day. Tired but happy, we drove back to Lovington, NM and sang at Revival Center. They were missing the praise team, so we sang 2X. They treated us to Cattle Baron's. That night we were in Jal, NM. Also a great time! We got home in time to mow and do laundry before we plan to leave again. Upcoming Concerts Fri. Aug 10, 2007 ~ 7:00 PM Faith BC ~Hwy 71 -- Texarkana, AR 81754 ~ 903-792-3011 Rhonda Sun. Aug 12, 2007 ~ 11:00 AM Church of God-New Boston ~ 3122 W. Hwy 82 -- New Boston, TX 75570 ~ 903-628-5024 Pastor C.G. Wylie Sun. Aug 12, 2007~ 6:00 PM Beech St. BC ~ 601 Beech St -- Texarkana, AR - Map 903-792-3011 Rhonda Hendrix, S.Harmony Boys, Ganns, Mike Powell, C sanders, David Hendrix, Jason Paige and Jenkins & Co. Sun. Aug 19, 2007~11:00 AM Sunday Sunshine Tabernacle~5400 Southwestern -- Oklahoma City, OK 73109 ~ 405-306-9638 Pastor Louis Bennett Fri. Aug 24, 2007~7:00 PM Friday Operation Family Fund-benefit for troops~Lonesome Dove Ranch-2299 Lonesome Dove Dr. -- Southlake, TX 76092~ 817-329 1100 Promoter Curry Herrin~ Frank Arnold, Herrins & Jenkins & Co. Sun. Aug 26, 2007~10:45 AM Sunday New Beginnings Baptist Church~206 Smith St. -- Mansfield, TX 76063~ 817-453-9959 Dolly Dowker Mon. Sep 3, 2007~10:30-??? 4 States GMA Labor Day Sing~Spring Lake Park -- Texarkana, TX~- Rhonda 903-792-3011 Mon. Sep 10-15, 2007~4:00 PM NQC-National Singing Convention~Freedom Convention Hall -- Louisville, Ky 40259-7406 ~ 800-846-8499 4:00 PM-6:00 PM NQC Reginal Artist Showcase~Conference Center -- Louisville, Ky 40202 - ~ Dennis Sparks. #5. 1 song. 1 Member in Rm 110 @3 PM. Sun Sept 16~10:30 AM Campbellsville Brethern in Christ~Gainis Dr -- Campbellsville, Ky 42718~ Roy Phillips Sat. Oct 20, 2007~1:00 to 7:00 PM Faith Christian Center~1205 Sidney Baker South -- Kerrville, Texas 78029~ 210-857-8899 Promoters Billy & Janet Miller Fri. Oct 26, 2007~6:30 PM Lighthouse BC~235 Flournoy Lucas Rd -- Shreveport, LA 71106~ 318-686-6132 or 686-2964 Sadie Jenkins/Tommy Allen Sat. Oct 27, 2007~12:00 Noon - 7:00 PM Louisiana State Fair~Fair Grounds -- Shreveport, LA~ 817-821-2368 Angie's Cell~ Sadie Jenkins Sun. Oct 28, 2007~10:00 AM Church on the Rock~5035 N. Market St -- Shreveport, LA 71107~ 318-227-2902~Pastor Mike McKee Fri. Nov 2, 2007~7:00 PM Friday Hendrix Trio Homecoming Concert~Hwy 71 S.- Faith BC -- Texarkana, AR 73701~Rhonda 903-792-3011~ Brent runs sounds. Sun. Dec 16, 2007~2:00 PM Radiant Life Assembly of God~1910 SE 14th St. -- Grand Prairie, Texas 75053~ 972-262-7887~Jim Fri. Jan 4, 2008~7:30 PM-Friday Rodeo City Music hall Gospel Show~214 W. Davis -- Mesquite, TX 75149~ 214-537-2097~ Promoter: Joe Gordon Sun. Mar 9, 2008~6:00 PM Sunday 1st Assembly of God`W. Hwy 80 -- Hallsville, TX 75650 ~ 903-668-3566 ~ Pastor Johnny Wright -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Aug 9, 2007 |
| Jenkins & Co's July 07 News Howdy! We plan to leave Wed. for Illinois. It's a new place to sing, so pray the Lord helps us. We want to be a blessing. We have 2 more sets of puppies that will be for sale in a few weeks. They are 1/2 Jack Russell and 1/2 Rat Terrier & they are so cute. They make excellent pets for old people or children because they are very protective. Brent's been doing some handyman work. He loves it and it keeps him out of trouble. (Well, almost)! The storms blew Angie's computer to bits. SO, it's back to praying for her a new computer. She has the worst time trying to keep a computer running. She's had several give to her, and they don't last very long with her. I'm not sure if she types so fast, she burns them up or if the devil likes to bug her! Go to our updated web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com and put in a recipe and make her feel better. Jenkins & Co's News Greetings from our flooded part of Texas! Wow. Brent looks like Noah without a boat, trying to take care of the animals around here. AND, it's not over. They are predicting rain for at least another week. So pray saints, PRAY! I have some sad news. We have come to the conclusion we have to sell the RV/bus. After much prayer and dying to flesh, we feel it's the only wise thing to do. Since last July when we lost $600.00 in monthly support we have struggled to keep up the payments. So, it's time to downsize and get maller payments to take the stress off our secretary/treasurer, Ms Angie. LOL. Is anyone on our mailing list needing a beautiful Diesel 2000 Monaco Windsor (top of the line) owned by 2 old maids who took excellent care of it for $125,000.00? If so, call Angie at 817-821-2368 or 817-489-2466. We are interested in buying a less expensive RV, so we'll trade if you want to upgrade. (We are so grateful we got to keep it this long. Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ (817) 489-2466 ~ Email: jenkins-co@yahoo.com www.jenkinsandcompany.com (new & updated-check it out!) 07/04/07 Places we've been. Crowley A/G Got there at 5:00 and it started at 5:00! OH NO! North Side COG Keldon sang with us and Kyle testified. House Of Prayer Our home church. The Lighthouse Been about 5 years. Sulphur Bluff A/G WOW. Great service. They ministered to us and several prayed in the altar, with one soul being saved! Soul's Harbor This outdoor singing was so much fun. Ice cream, fireworks, hearing other talent, including Jeff Long Trio and David Lee Long's bunch. It had rained all week and more was predicted, but God cut a hole in the sky and let the sun shine for us. It rained again that night. Some of our church people from the House of Prayer came and supported us. Olivia has moved back to Texas and she was there. Many old friends made it so we had family reunions! Special Thanks: Our faithfuls such as Momma Jenkins, Ruby Wilson, Debbie Wilson, Betty Snow, and the Stoltzfus who help make the bus payment. Ken & Rita Stanley for the monthly support to Brent. TGMN for the beautiful ad. Loretta V from Alaska. Aunt Nelda whose heart is as big as Texas. Granny & Grandad Gregg for the food, sewing, pick ing up our mail while we're gone. Olivia for the herbs & being such a great friend. Delania/Karen/Pam for the herb donations . Check our schedule & see if we are in your area. angie76117@yahoo.com for bookings. Page 2 Fri. Jul 6, 2007 ~7:30 PM ~ Augusta Assemb ly of God ~605 Railroad St -- Augusta, IL 62311 ~ 217-3 92-2567 o r 392-2354 Pastor Patsy Spratt Sun. Jul 8, 2007 ~ 6:00 PM Sunday Central Assembly of God ~ 6 16 E. Euclid -- Des Moines, IA 5031 3 ~ 515-971-7215 or 515 -224-5964 outdoor Jul 13-14, 2007 ~7:00 PM Friday/6:00 pM Sat. ~ 4 States GMA Con vention~ Buchan an 1st BC-3635 Buchanan Loop Rd -- Texarkana, TX Rhond a 903-792-3011 Tues. Jul 30-Aug 4, 2007~all day Sacramento Mountain Retreat ~ Off Hwy 82 -- Mayhill, NM 8833 9 - 505-394-2062 Ludy Robin son Aug. 10 ~With Hendrix 903-792-3011 Rhonda Hendrix. Aug. 12 ~ 6:00 Pm Beech St. Baptist Hendrix Homecoming Sun. Aug 19, 2007 ~ 1 0:30 AM Sunday Countryside Pentecostal Chu rch of God ~ 2 0814 Hwy 102 -- Tecumseh, OK 74873 ~ 405-598-8157 Pastor Dennis Stone Sun. Aug 19, 2007 ~ 6 :00 PM Sunday Sunshine Tabernacle ~5400 Southwestern -- Oklahoma City, OK 73109 ~ 4 05-306-9638 Pastor Louis Bennett Fri. Aug 24, 2007 ~ 7:00 PM Friday Operation Family Fund-benefit for troo ps ~ Lonesome Dove Ran ch-2299 Lonesome Dove Dr. -- Southlake, TX 76092 - 817- 329-1 100 Promoter Curry Herrin~ Frank Arno ld,Herrins & Jen kins & Co. ~Tickets $10.00 Sun. Aug 26, 2007 ~ 1 0:45 AM Sunday New Beg innings Baptis t Church ~206 Smith St. -- Mansfield, TX 76063 - 817 -453-9959 Dolly Dowker Mon. Sep 3, 2007 ~ 10:30-??? 4 States GMA Labor Day Sing ~ Spring Lake Park -- Texarkana, TX - Rhon da 903-792-3011 Mon. Sep 10-15, 2007 ~ 4:00 PM NQC-National Singing Conven tion ~ Freed om Convention Hall -- Louisv ille, Ky 40259-7406 800-846-8499 Sun. Sep 16, 2007 ~ 10:30 AM Campbellsville Brethern in Christ ~Gainis Dr -- Campbellsville, Ky 42718 - Roy Phillips Sat. Oct 20, 2007 ~ 1:00 to 7:00 PM Faith Christian Center ~1205 Sidney Baker South -- Kerrville, Texas 78029 ~ 210-857-8899 Promoters Billy & Janet Miller Sat. Oct 27, 2007 ~ 12:00 Noon - 7:00 PM Louis iana State Fair ~ Fair Grounds -- Shreveport, LA - 817-821-2368 Angie's Cell ~ Sadie Jenkins Sun. Oct 28, 2007 ~ 10:00 AM Church on the Rock ~ 5035 N. Market St -- Shreveport, LA 7 1107 - 318-227-2902 Pastor Mike McKee Fri. Nov 2, 2007 ~ 7:00 PM Friday Hendrix Trio Homecoming Concert ~ Hwy 71 S.- Faith BC -- Texarkana, AR 73701 - Rhonda 903-792-3011 Sun. Dec 16, 2007 ~ 2:00 PM Radian t Life Assembly of God ~ 191 0 SE 14th St. -- Grand Prairie, Texas 75053 - 972-262-7887 Jim Fri. Jan 4, 2008 ~ 7:30 PM-Friday Rodeo City Music hall Gospel Show ~ 214 W. Davis -- Mesquite, TX 75149 - 2 14-537-2097 Promoter: Joe Gordo n Sun. Mar 9, 2008 ~ 6:00 PM Sunday 1st Assemb ly of God ~ W. Hwy 80 -- Hallsville, TX 75650 - 903-668-3566 Pastor Johnny Wright -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Jul 4, 2007 |
| Jenkins & Co's June 07 News Page 1 Jenkins & Company Po Box 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ (817) 489-2466 email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com 06/12/07 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com Angie Jenkins, Nella Jenkins, Brent Gregg Texas Gospel Our 3 week trip was so full, we felt like we were gone much longer. We had ask for your prayers for this trip and God really answered. A lot of you sent financial help and we were able to start our trip with a lot less stress. The day we left, we got 2 new tires for the bus, a BIG answer to prayer. So, again, thanks from the bottom of our hearts. We pray God rewards your faithfulness. Our new puppy didn't last long. He went to the neighbors to find someone to play with (Mom's too old to play fetch) and the animal control picked him up. So we are sad and are looking for a dog who will get big enough to protect our neighborhood. Anyone got a dog you want to get rid of? When we left here, we had just gotten the bus out of the shop and got 2 new front tires. We didn't need the generator until we started out on our trip. When the sun got up good and it got hot, Angie says start the generator so I can turn the A/C on. I tried and it wouldn't start. Brent says wait till we stop and I'll try to start it. By now, it's getting pretty warm and Angie is getting Hot. So, we stopped and Brent tried. It wouldn't start. He tried the auxiliary and it still wouldn't start. He's in a hurry and wants to make tracks before it gets too late. So we continue to drive. The Lord had mercy on us and cooled it off so we could sleep with the windows open and the fan going. The next day we ran the dash air and it was still pretty cool. That night we plugged in at the church and made it OK. The next day we were not singing, so we began to try to fix the generator. We called for help. Galen with the Yoder Family has helped in the past, so he walked us through several options. He came to the conclusion we needed to check the batteries. We spent $700.00 last year for batteries, so we were hoping it was not that. So we called the hot line (Angie does not do heat very well. It was 103* in AZ and she was around 105* by now) and had all 3 cell phones busy only to learn there were no shops available for immedient service. We decided to drive to the next singing and plug in there. It was Sandy Valley, NV and was cooler. We plugged in that night and started again trying to get help the next day. Sweat was rolling and tempers were flaring. It was Suffering for Jesus time and we are too old to do that very well. After 3 days and 2 nights with no generator, we stopped for fuel (at $2.99 gallon) and Brent started checking everything again. He opened a panel at the back and found more bells and whistles we were unaware of. After consulting manuals, he turned a knob and heard power kick in. The generator was back in business! The shop workers had turned that knob to off to conserve battery power and forgot to turn it back on. We've come to the conclusion this bus is smarter than any 3 of us and we're considering asking it to set sound at our next concert! Special Thanks: Once again you all came through for us. I ask for help before our trip and so many of you responded that we were able to get new tires and leave for our trip. That means so much to us. Those who responded and helped us last month were: Stanley's (Brent's supporters), TGMN@swbell.net for the addition to the beautiful ad, Granny/Grandad Gregg for picking up mail, Betty Snow, Sis. Vandergriff, Benedicts, Loretta Vavalis, Craigs, Davey Yoder Family, Bob & Marilyn VanderWaal, Joan Vandergriff (sponsorship for new CD) Kenneth Tatham, Mom Jenkins (made deposits and picked up our mail as well as fed the dogs) Deb Wilson (also stamps again), Ruby Wilson, and the faithful Stoltzfus family who help make the bus payment. We simply could not have gone on this trip without you . God Bless you all. We are Back! Page 2 Places we've been and items of interest. Bethel Community Church in Houston . They put us up in 2 rooms, cause the bus was in the shop. We were invited to eat brisket at their home and Sis. Gatlin gave me 12 wonderful books. We also ate Tres Leche Cake for the 1st time. Baytown Revival Center in Baytown, was our next stop. Then we headed back home to pack for our tour. Bro.Munn pastors the 1st Assembly of God in Tucson, AZ. Sis. Munn introduced us to a delicious SIN. It's from Starbuck's and it's called Caramel & Coconut Frappaccino. She also took us poke shopping(poking around for bargains), to the bank and post office and treated us to a mexican food meal complete with green corn tamales. They also treated us to a great Italian restaurant, where I had a calazone. Sandy Valley, NV is a tiny town, but has a church with a big heart. We've been there several times, but came in a different way, so we got lost for over an hour and was late getting there. We used their system and sang in our traveling clothes. Pastor grilled us chicken and had a wonderful salad. We met a highly decorated Green Beret, Col. Gritz, and his wife Judy. At International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Barry Barnes blessed us with a basket of fruit, and a six pack of water. We loved it. Fresh strawberries picked that morning with whipped creme, apples, oranges, and bananas. Brent bought some fresh cherries earlier, so we had lots of fresh fruit. What a feast! They also fed us after church. Most of all, we had 2 praying in the altars, seeking God in their lives. That Sunday afternoon, at 3:00, we didn't have a singing, and Angie got busy. I think we broke a record. We were singing at 6:00 that night. The House of Worship in Ventura, CA was the neatest little 120 year old church. There were 20 people, but we got a BIG blessing. One of my heart's desire's was answered. A man who owned the Bed & Breakfast across the street, offered us rooms for 2 nights at his multi million dollar mansion, called The Victorian Rose. It was quite an experience. We met DL, another old maid like us, who made us feel right at home. I loved it! My very own fireplace, which was remote controlled. Next AM, DL made us swedish pancakes and flavored coffee. They let us use the washer and dryer. We walked downtown and it's adorable place right on the water. I drank coffee by an outside fireplace and we did more poke shopping. I found some used books which made me happy. Armona Central A/G was a new place to sing. The McMillan family treated us good and fed us after church. A few days later, we drove to a camping spot and grilled tri tip steak, found only in CA. Our cows in Texas don't grow this meat! LOL. Brent liked this place, 'cause he got to practice his golf swing. Avenal A/G has a lot of spanish speaking people, so our testimonies were translated. It was kinda neat. We had at least 4 in the altars, crying and praying for more of Christ. They treated us to another CA treat, In n Out Burgers. Family Bible Church where the Brantley's pastor is always a pleasure. We had 3 in the altars and a real sweet service. They fed us sandwiches after church and gave us some home made apricot jelly. Living Water Fellowship is holding services in a school auditorium. The children fell in love with Brent and requested songs. They took us to eat and gave us a BIG blessing, 8 wonderful smelling candles. I have one burning as we speak. North Fork Full Gospel is one of our favorites. They gave us our biggest offering to date. 2 of our faithful supporters (Ruby and Deb Wilson) attend this church, along with Aunt Nelda, who has hooked us up with several pastors. This church prays for us and we call them when we need a touch from God. Pastor Ray and his wife are precious. That Sunday night, we drove across the mountains to our favorite Indian Reservation, where we sing at Hoopa A/G. Bro. Williams (85) plays the harmonica and reminds us of our Daddy. They fed us and gave us Indian Cookbooks! Gospel Defenders in Merced, is where our friends, the Hiltons and Taylors live, so we spent a few days there. Brent played golf and we went poke shopping again. We had an awesome service and the altars were full of young people. What a blessing! We had record breaking table sales and left there with blessings of fruit and many meals furnished. They are big game hunters and we enjoyed seeing the pastor's new house being built. (Over 4000 square feet-beautiful). 1st BC of Grants, NM was a stop on our way home, where the pastor treated us to pizza and a family treated us to Indian Tacos! Wonderful. Lighthouse PCG. also in Grants is fun. They gave us roses for the bus and we ate sandwiches while we laughed at the pastor, who is a comedian. We made it home, tired but happy to be home. Our yard looked like a jungle, so we've been busy working around here, and about ready to go back to work for Jesus. That's what we must do, for night is stealing on. Happy Father's Day. -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Jun 27, 2007 |
| May 2007 News for Jenkins & CO Jenkins & Co's News Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 Bookings: Angie Jenkins (angie76117@yahoo.com) 817-821-2368 www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ jenkins_co@yahoo.com Nella Jenkins, Angie Jenkins, Brent Gregg 05/09/07 Newsletter for Fans, Friends, and Faithful Supporters Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Mothers! I'm trusting you all are Blessed. We've relied on the goodness of the Lord for so long, and He's been so faithful, I forget to remember how blessed we really are. We have a handsome stray dog now, so Angie named him Handsome. Brent's big watch dog, Bear, died this winter, so we've been needing a big dog. He's still a growing pup and already big enough to eat us out of house and home. But, he's scared of the cats and hides under our skirts when they show up. I have yet to hear him bark, so some big WATCH DOG he is! Brent plays fetch with him. We've had some great singings. Graham Abundant Life PCG was good. Brent used to live in Graham, so he enjoyed seeing old friends. Granbury COG, Angie gave her testimony of being healed of corn allergies, & we were all blessed. Riverside COG is where Heather Griffin, our friend who doesn't let a wheel chair get her down, attends church. It was good to hear her sing again. Denison, TX where Sis Carol Manery pastors always treats us sweet. This time we had a good laugh at all the distractions that occurred. We even had a dog come to church and wonder down the aisle. Faith Temple in Rhome was a GREAT Singing. The Splawns, Johnathan and us all felt God's great presence. They had a good crowd too. Abundant life A/G in Clarksville was an old, new place to sing. We use to sing there alot when Bro. Pirtle pastored, and it was good to see the church still going on. They fed us brisket after church and a girl drew our picture. She made me & Angie look thin, so we really liked it a lot!!! LOL Idabel, OK was the city for Grace A/G. It was so good to see Mary (Schaeffer) Stuart and her girls and pastor, which is her husband. Justin, (Brent's cousin) brought his new baby & family. So sweet! Master's Touch from OK, came too. Luella First BC has a new pastor, so it was good to meet them and see those folks again. This is the church who responded so sweetly to our needs when our house burned. Abundant Life PCG in Nocona has great music. Last time we went there, a fire ran us out of town, so it had been a while since we got to visit with them. Eating at the Dairy Queen is always a highlight. The Place in Sherman is a neat, outdoor place to sing. The crowd was up, and God gave us great weather. Good concession too! Denton COG is one of our favorite places to sing. Bro. Glen is still our group pastor and we love to hear their music. God poured out blessings we could hardly contain there. Gospel Temple A/G here in Ft. Worth was next. Brent ran sound for his Dad's group too. Special Thanks to: Stoltzfus (Help with bus payment) Stanley's (Brent's support) TGMN@swbellnet (Beautiful AD) Deb Wilson (Stamps too!) Ruby Wilson Betty Snow PL Montgomery Delania/Karen (Herb donation) Momma Joyce Jenkins Contacts and Phone numbers Angie: (817) 821-2368 angie76117@yahoo.com Home made burritoes $10.00 per Dozen. Hot sauce (Jenkins Juice)$5.00 Nella (817) 874-2504 nsplbs@yahoo.com www.mynsp.com/LBS Nutritional counseling Certified Home study courses $75.00 Brent (817) 658-9375 brent76117@yahoo.com Sound Systems installed Home repairs/Handyman work Jack Russell/Rat Terrier Pups $150.00 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT We are leaving May 12th for a 4 week tour to the West Coast. We need your prayers for God's safety, Angels to camp around about us, and Souls for our labor. Also, we need prayer for our two front tires, which need to be replaced. Matter of fact, we need a miracle to go on this trip. Since we still travel for a love offering and we've lost over $600.00 per month in support, we are praying daily for God's will and guidance. We pray to be good stewards of the finances that come our way. So, I know our help is on the way. If everyone on our mailing list could send $10.00 or more, our immedient needs would be taken care of. Some of you are doing your best and others are praying about where to send your offerings this month. We just ask that you include our name in your asking prayers. Thanks for your faithfulness and open heart towards God. We struggle to survive on the love offerings from the Churches, therefore, your support means more than you know. We love you all, Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. May 11, 2007 |
| Jenkins & Co's News for April, 2007 Jenkins & Company PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 ~ jenkins_co@yahoo.com ~ www.jenkinsandcompany.com 04/07/07 Monthly News for Supporters/Fans/Friends/Prayer Warriors Howdy! We are back in Texas. We were only gone a week, but we packed a lot of living into that week, I tell you! We took Momma Jenkins on this trip, and about wore her out, I think. We left here and headed for Jeanerette, LA to sing at Crossroads Tabernacle. We had a wonderful service and they fed us Shrimp Stew over rice after church. Mom stayed in the Evangelists quarters, and that was comfortable for her. The next day, we took her all around that country because she had not been there for 35 years. Daddy use to hold revivals for the people on the bayou and we would fish all day. We made some precious friends and Mom was able to visit and see the grown up children with grand children of their own. We took her to the old bakery where we use to get hot french bread and Le Jeune's Bakery is still open and selling the best hot french bread in the world! That night, we were invited to Kelly and John's house to help eat around 60-70 pounds of crawfish. Brent and I ate 1/2 of them, I think. We love 'em fresh like that. When we left, they blessed us with some funds to go towards new tires on the bus, which we need badly, and Bro. Steve gave us lots of freshly caught catfish. We plan to go back! LOL We headed to brother #2 - Ken's house in Pearl, MS. We left Mom there, while we drove to Union, MS to sing. We always enjoy the talent at this little church. It rained so hard, Brent could hardly see to drive and we prayed the whole time for the tires, as they are getting slick and losing the good grip. God came through for us and we made it safely. We shared our catfish with Ken's family and had a good visit. Jackie showed us the house she worked on for Extreme Home Makeover, and 7 year old Landen took me and Mamaw Jenkins gocart riding! We sang at their home church , All Seasons Worship Center and had 10 in the altars. Pastor preached on Deny yourself and take up the cross. It was awesome. Before we left, Ken treated us to Lone Star Steak House. It was almost as wonderful as the gourmet apple Jackie made me for my birthday. One of the highlights since last newsletter, we went camping for my sister, Rhonda ,and my birthday . You that know me, know that is one of my greatest joys. We spent 2 nights away from stress and cooked and sat around the campfire and talked (which I love to do also!). Brent didn't get to go. He had to stay and work. We've sang for First A/G in Hallsville, TX this month and Cornerstone A/G in Atlanta, TX. Bro. Calhoun took us to eat BBQ and the Hendrix family drove from Texarkana to eat with us. What a time! Pastor said the service was ordained of God and the timing was great. That's what we like to hear! Eastside BC was a small, sweet place to sing at again. Homer and Margaret Belcher came and he sang for us. It was good to see Shirley Walker and Billy Grabel. We sang at a benefit at New Beginnings and raised over $3000.00 for a couple. God is good. Last but not least, we got to sing for Bro. Lampin and we love the people there! Thanks Lupe for your gift. Keep praying for us! Nella, Angie and Brent Special thanks to all who supported or helped us in some way this month: L u p e B a t t e r t o n Stoltzfus Family Stanley's (For Brrentt) R u b y Wi l s o n Betty Snow Mom Jenkins Kelly/John Higgins Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Apr 9, 2007 |
| Jenkins & Co's March 2007 News Jenkins & Company News PO Box 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 817-489-2466/jenkins_co@yahoo.com www.jenkinsandcompany.com Booking information: angie76117@yahoo.com (817) 821-2368 Wow. We had a great tour and cruise. I wish all of you could have gone with us. We'll be getting our brochures in soon and I'll mail those out ASAP so you can reserve your cabins. We left Friday, Jan 27 and drove to LA to spend the night. We found an electrical cord hot and smoldering, and barely escaped a fire. That was the first of 3 electric blankets we burned up, so we feel we have a power surge somewhere. You all pray we'll find that and get it fixed, so we can rest in peace, lol. We stopped at Ken (brother # 2) Jenkins' house to see family, then drove on to our next singing. That seemed to start a series of wonderful altar services and the Lord gave His spirit each time. We got so blessed. At our first sing, a little 8 year old boy came up to Brent and gave him $7.00. He told Brent it was to buy fuel for the bus! WOW, what a widow's mite that God used. We pray abundant blessings on this child. God see our hearts. We then spent a few days at sister #5, Tonya's, while Brent recouperated from the stomach virus. Finally he got well enough to play paint ball and be onery. I was able to celebrate my 50th birthday here, where they gave me a party and we had grilled shrimp, one of my favorites! Angie baked me a chocolate pie and I couldn't have been happier. I heard from Mom & all my family that day so I didn't mind getting older. We sang at: Victory Tabernacle in MS Holy Church of God in MS Pentecostal Holiness Church of God in GA and his brother's church that night. Klondyke Music center is always fun and we were treated to whole catfish by Ron and Waffle King by Tommy Woolum. Christian Fellowship in Pavo, GA showed some familiar faces and we had a wonderful altar service there, as well. 1st A/G in Live Oak, FL was our first time there, but God showed up too. They took us to eat Mexican food. The pastor is waiting on a liver transplant. Jerry McKinney gave us several referrals so we got to sing at a lot of new places this time, which we love to do. Ocoee Church of God had 6 more in the altars, and they took us to eat pizza. Bro. Thomas and his wife are celebrating a special anniversary next year, so they plan to going on the cruise with us. Cornerstone Holiness PC in Jacksonville was a new sweet place to sing. Pray for Pastor Hadden, who has cancer. We met Bro. Thigpen, and he and his brother filled our propane tank up for us, which was a big blessing. We sang at 103rd St COG before we got on the ship and heard an 83 year old lady sing When I lift up My Head. I was so blessed by her singing and attitude. WOW. Still going strong for Jesus at 83. After the cruise, we sang at the Church of God in Green Cove Springs, FL and was ready to head home! We drove Sun. night till 3:40 AM and all day Monday, & finally made it safely home after 4 weeks. We had gotten homesick and home looked great! Special Thanks: Stanley's for Brent's support. TGMN-beautiful ad in paper. Mom Jenkins-faithful support Deb Wilson-monthly support Ruby Wilson-monthly support Betty Snow-monthly support John/Becky Benedict-sweet note/love gift. Ivan/Darla Stoltzfus-monthly help with bus payment and coming to see us all the way from Iowa. Brian Stout-web master for catching the web site damage and repairing it quickly. Judy/Clarence Craig-support. Happy St. Patrick's Day and Happy Easter coming up! Jesus is risen! 03/12/07 Other Points of Interest: I have to share a funny story with you all, about myself. The night of the Super Bowl, we sang and then was gonna hurry to a motel to catch the rest of the game. (Brent's favorite quarterback was playing for the first time ever in the Superbowl.) So, in order to redeem the time, after I changed clothes in the RV, I decided to go ahead and pull it around so we could load up. I got it ready for travel, which includes unleveling, pulling in the slide out, undrawing the big curtains on the windsheild, etc. I then preceeded to start it and turn around. I realized I couldn't make the turn without hitting a concrete pole, so I started down the street to make the turn around there. I started making the turn and realized I was gonna run into the neighbor's yard. I figured they wouldn't be happy with me, so I backed up a little and headed straight again, thinking I would come to a big church parking lot soon. The parking lots were all too small, so I decided to make the block. Well, anyone who knows us well, knows I have no sense of direction, and get lost very easy. But I thought, no problem, this is a small town and surely I won't get lost making the block. What I didn't know, the town is old and has no blocks! Not only that, the streets are extremly narrow and the cars park on each side of the streets, making them even more narrow. By now I'm starting to panic and get disoriented. So, I call Angie's cell phone and somewhere in the bus it rings and rings. Finally it dawns on me she left her phone where I was. Well, Brent doesn't know directions much better than I do, but I figured he was better than nothing at helping me. So, I call his cell and it goes straight to voice mail. I was not happy and began crying at this point. Panic is increasing and the ability to make good decisions was leaving rapidly. So, I make a few turns, narrowly missing telephone poles and parked cars and see a large parking area to my left at the local Health department. I think, I can retrace my steps if I can only get turned around, so I headed for the parking lot. The drive was also narrow and deep ditches on both sides. I'm praying and crying out loud by this time and frantically calling Brent over and over. I finally put the phone down because I need both hands to make the turn around. I swing it as wide as 53' will go and stopped a few feet from the building. I'm now stuck, because I can't see behind me to avoid the deep ditches and can't go forward because of the brick building. I'm lost, confused, frustrated, and mad cause nobody will answer the phone! I'm trying to not be too mad, so I can pray and God will listen! This is not a place I want to be in again! Finally my phone rings and Brent is calling to find out where the bus is! He's not happy because I've caused him to miss a lot of the Superbowl game and I'm not happy about anything! He finally gets someone to drive around til they find me and rescues me out of my perils. Come to find out I was less than a block from the church where we sang! I can guarantee I won't be going anywhere by myself anytime soon! Cruise News We had a great time cruising this year. We didn't sell enough cabins to sing, so we just went on a paid vacation! It felt odd at first, but it didn't take us long to get into the swing of not worrying about what time we sing, not eating desserts on the nights we sing, and all the other stress that come with singing with your peers. We relaxed and took a vacation! I only ate 4 lobster tails this year because they were big, fat ones. Also, Brent didn't break his record of eating the most escargot because they changed the recipe and were not as good. The new cook didn't do the escargot as good, so we only had 5 snails each. On Wednesday, Brent's cousins and Aunt Tammy and Uncle Kennett met us in Nassau. We spent the day together and had fun. We seen lots of friends on board and enjoyed the singing. Seems like it was a better spirit amoung the groups than ever before. Altar calls were given and people got help. One group led a native to the Lord. For more pictures, see our web site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com . Come go with us next year! No alcohol is served on board, and the atmosphere is great! -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Mar 12, 2007 |
| End of Year 2006 report It's Back! Excitement runs high as we reload the Bus with it's new floor/carpet. We forget what a blessing it is until we travel without it for 6 weeks, then get it back in all it's 41'glory. The new floor is beautiful and we like the colors. However, the potty is still leaking, so they are working on that this week. But as far as we know, insurance is paying for everything, which is a miracle. Your prayers worked again. End of Year Report January 2007 2006 was a great year, even though we didn't travel as much. We traveled around 20,000 miles and covered 17 states. We seen many souls blessed, healed and some accepted Jesus as their Savior. That's always the best part. You know your work for the Lord is not in vain, when the Angels rejoice because another CHILD WAS RESCUED FROM HELL. In February & March, we didn't sing much because Mom was sick and wound up having bypass surgery. In April she went back to the emergency room with congestive heart failure and June found her getting a pacemaker and defibulator put in. Our first tour was in April to the West Coast where we saw many friends, including the children of the Hoopa tribe. These are sweet, precious people, as well as the N.Fork church where Ruby & Deb Wilson, (supporters) attend. Some of Brent's faithful supporters, the Stanley's, live in this area of the USA. In July we hosted Brent's favorite party, the 4th of July, in his big new shop. It was too dry for firecrackers, but we had a great fish fry. Also in July we worked the NM (Betty Snow & the Craig's are from NM) campmeeting where some of our best friends, the Pilcher family live. In August we celebrated 12 years with Brent as Company and thanked God for sending us such a wonderful young man. In Sept. we attended the NQC in KY and Brent played in the Baseball-All-Star-cast. In Oct. we attended a Family Reunion, where supporters, Ken Tatham, Hendrix Family, & Mom Jenkins attended. In Nov. Iowa was special with supporters the Stoltzfus' and Yoder's. Other faithful supporters this year include PL Montgomery, TGMN, Mintz', Benedicts, McDonald's, Olivia Scalf, Sis. Vandergriff, Ludy Robinson, Carol Moore, BEG's, Terri Pool, Imogene & George Gregg, Loretta from AK, Bob/Marilyn VanderWaal, the Gavin's (our latest monthly supporters) & Crystal Elliott. We pray God blesses each of you 100 fold back, running over. We are so thankful for the new supporters God gave us since last newsletter. You will never know how far your gift takes the Gospel in song. We need a few more to commit to $25.00 or more per month, so we can continue our mission work in all size churches. They need encouraging too! We don't want to be singing just to make a bus payment, but rather sing where God sends us. Jenkins & Company-News for January, 2007 PO BOX 14571~Ft. Worth, TX 76117~817.489.2466~/www.jenkinsandcompany.com (Updated!) Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com or angie76117@yahoo.com or brent76117@yahoo.com Become a Ministry Prayer Warrior - So many depend on YOU. 01/15/07 Upcoming Concerts Jan 18-20, 2007 ~ World Vision ~Houston, TX Jan 28, 2007 ~ Victory Tab ~11:00 AM Sunday & 1:30 PM ~ 667 Clara Strengthford Waynesboro, MS 39367 601-735-5010 or 601-394-9902 Pastor Reggie Manning Feb. 8, 2007 ~ Klondyke Music Center Mar 11, 2007 ~ 6:00 PM First Assembly of God Hwy 80 -- Hallsville, Texas 75650 - 903-668-3566 Pastor Johnny Wright April 6, 2007 ~ 7:30 PM Rodeo City Music Gospel Show 214 W. Davis -- Mesquite, TX 75149 -214-537-2097 Joe Gordon - Tickets $5.00 April 21, 2007 ~ 6:30 PM Saturday Faith Temple 333 Illinois (FM 407) -- New Fairview, TX 76078 - 817-703-3111 Pastor Wendell Splawn April 22 ~ 6 PM Abundant Life PCG ~ Nacona, TX April 29, 2007 ~ 6:30 PM Gospel Temple Assembly 4500 S. Riverside Dr -- Ft. Worth, TX 76111 -817-834- 8166 Pastor Billy Anger May 3-6, 2007 ~ 4:00 PM American Gospel Music Festival-NQC Convention Center -- Dallas, TX - 800-846-8499 Aug 19, 2007 ~ 10:30 AM Sunday Countryside Pentecostal Church of God 20814 Hwy 102 -- Tecumseh, OK 74873 - 405-598-8157 Pastor Dennis Stone Sep 10-15th, 2007 ~ 4:00 PM NQC-National Singing Convention ~ Freedom Convention Hall -- Louisville, Ky 40259-7406 - 800-846-8499 Sep 16, 2007 10:30 AM Campbellsville Brethern in Christ Gainis Dr -- Campbellsville, Ky 42718 - Bro. Roy Phillips Oct 20, 2007 ~ 1:00 to 7:00 PM Faith Christian Center 1205 Sidney Baker South -- Kerrville, Texas 78029 210-857-8899 Promoters Billy & Janet Miller If you would like for us to come to your church this year, email Angie at angie76117@yahoo.com and give her your pastor's name and number as well as the church name. She will contact them for you. A l o o k b a c k a t 2 0 0 6 Due to rising postage costs, this will be the last newsletter for those of you I haven't heard from in a year. Let me know, if you still want to receive it. -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Jan 24, 2007 |
| October 2006 News for Jenkins & Company Jenkins & Company Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ ( 817)489-2466 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ Email: jenkins _co@yahoo.com 10/02/06 Created, edited, printed by: Nella Jenkins Proof read by: Angie Jenkins Interupted/Inspired by: Brent Gregg We had a great time in Louisville, KY at the NQC. God granted us favor and our booth was in a prime location. We had heavy traffic and was head quarters for several ministries. Jim Davis, songwriter (Gold City recorded and sang his song "Preach the Word") Spanky Sanders, DJ and friend, (who collects lots of CD's and free stuff!) Hendrix Family (Ryan and Renessa keep us young with their teen age friends) and Mr. Personality himself, Brent Gregg. We have lots of young female visitors! One very exciting event included the all star "Celebrity Softball" game. Brent was invited to play and we went to watch him. The game is played to raise money for the SGMA. It's hilarious! When Libby Perry comes to bat, all the players move up and get on their knees cause she is so short. A lot of the players "bribe" the umpire, who is Tim Lovelace, with Cracker Barrel gift cards or other gifts. Dennis Swanberg does the announcing and when Brent came up to bat, he said "Brent with Jenkins & Co must have the flattest stomach out here. I think he has worms!" Everyone got tickled. Our song on Capital Music Cafe #64 song # 9, "I Found a Rock" is still doing good. Several stations are playing it in heavy rotation and many more in medium to light. Thank you DJ's! Please call and request this song at your local station. Contacts and Phone numbers Angie 817-821-2368 Makes homemade burritoes, hot sauce, cookies, cakes, pies, candies. Call for prices. Brent 817-658-9375 Hand made wood items, remodeling, installing sound systems, running sound for your venue, handyman projects, hanging Christmas lights. SALE! Brent has a Allen/Heath sound Board for sale. Like new. Nella 817-874-2504 Sells Herbs, Vitamins, water systems, skin and hair care products. Foot Reflexology $25.00. Web site: www.mynsp.com/LBS We want to thank everyone who prayed for us this last month. We had many respond to our ministry. Altars filled with souls seeking Christ as their Savior, or rededicating their lives to Him. While we were singing at one church, a sinner, whom the church had been praying for, got out of his seat and came forward to accept Christ! That's what I'm talking about! Convention #2 News We also attended the SGMA of Texas convention. It was good to see the Huckaba's, Mintz's, Splawns, Sonshine Girls, Eyestones, Hines', Belchers, Howard & Lou Hildreth, Tom & Marie Ellis (Texas Gospel Music News) and their family, Charlie Campbell, Mary Faye Jackson, Mike Culpepper, Jubilheirs, Weidels, Roland Wright, Robbie Wright family, Master's Touch, and more. Blessings on the Faithful: Ken & Rita Stanley Tom & Marie Ellis (tgmn@swbell.net) Ivan Stoltzfus Family Deb Wilson (stamps & money) Ruby Wilson Betty Snow Art & Sandra Mintz Dean & Laura Rasmussen Becky & John Benedict Mom Jenkins Granny & Grandad take care of our mail daily. Terri Pool watches our place while we are gone. The Hendrix family for the offering & Rhonda touching the Lord for us. She was praying about some things she felt wasn't "fair" about our ministry. The Lord give her a scripture early one day and we are holding to His Promises! Judy Deapee-thanks for the order. Judy & Clarence Craig Baby Bestal cried for the "Jake Hess" bear and the Monroe baby cried for the "Vestal Goodman "bear. So, of course the parents bought them! World Vision blogg. If you are depressed or need an uplifting, you need to adopt a child. To communicate with your child and hear the thankfulness in his letters for enough food to eat, will make you ashamed of complaining. If you have ungrateful grandchildren, adopt them a child for Christmas, or birthday, and let them learn the value of helping others in need. It will be money well spent each month. Only $30.00 will feed, cloth, educate, provide medicine, and clean water for a child and many times his whole family. See pictures above to see which one God lays on your heart. If you can only help them one month, then that's more than they had. No obligations, just blessings poured back to you. "If we do it to the least of these, we've done it as unto Him". World Vision will be happy to take your credit card, as well as Jenkins & company. We accept all major credit cards such as Visa, MC, American Express and Discover. Don't forget these items: Angie has been busy booking for 2007. If you would like for us to come to your church, please email her at angie76117@yahoo.com or call 817-489-2466. Pray for God's guiding hand and direction in this matter. When to do what matters too. Pray for project #17. We need to pick out the best songs, and we need financing to get started. Brent's left eye needs healing. He has a rare form of glycoma. Need financing for the operation. We have "Jake Hess Bears" and "Vestal Goodman Bears" for sale. $15.00 each. Raises money for SGMA of Nashville. I need your CD, if you sing, to write a review on it in the Southern News out of Texas. We've been to Strong Tower Ministries, where a new work is taking place, Cave Mill BC where it rained terrible, Campbellsville Brothern in Christ fed us, Bloomington Chapel was a new place to sing, Evangel A/G is an old place to sing and went to Livingston PCG where we got stuck and it costs us $100.00. See Ringo.com for more pictures of where we've been. Lord willing, this is where we'll be next. Oct 7, 2006 7:00 PM Saturday 4 States GMA Fall Festival~Loop 286 -- Paris, TX 903-792-3011 Rhonda Paris United Pentecostal Church. Oct 8, 2006 6:00 PM Pathway Church of God ~ 3805 SE Loop 286 -- Paris, Texas 75460 ~ 903-785-0520 Pastor Ray Evers Oct 14, 2006 1-7:00 PM Southwest Festival of Gospel Music~1205 Sidney Baker South -- Kerrville, Texas 78029 ~ 210-857-8899 Billy & Janet Miller always put on a 1st class act. Tickets are well worth the $10.00. Oct 15, 2006 11:00 AM Sunday Faith Christian Church~1205 Sidney Baker South -- Kerrville, TX 78029~ 830-896-4022 Pastor Joseph Fagenbush Oct 15, 2006 6:00 PM First Assembly of God~Washington & Jefferson -- Kerrville, Texas 78029~ 830-257-6598 Oct 19, 2006~all day Jenkins & Kendrick Reunion Oct 22, 2006~6:00 PM Canaanland Church~2307 Sutherland -- Mena, AR 71953~ 479-394-4806 Pastor Sue & Perry Hart Nov 3, 2006~Hendrix Trio Homecoming Concert~TBA, 903-792-3011 Rhonda Funny Stories: Kylie walked downstairs and asked "Do I look like Mamaw Jenkins?" She had her sunglasses hanging from a string around her neck! From Heather: "I had come in from outside and noticed on the floor (by the china cabinet) was a REALLY LARGE BLACK lizard/IGUANA or something.....I tried to remain calm...didn't want IT to get away, but knew "I" couldn't kill it either! I pray immediately for it to just die...U G H....I get a big plastic bowl and crawl on top of the dining room table, thinking I am going to drop the bowl on it, till HELP arrives. While I am on the table. Kristen comes barrelling in.... we SCREAM - it goes behind the china cabinet, and I noticed it pooped on my floor (We scared the poop out of it - he he)! I get off the table & get a broom & call Todd....he tells me to just leaveit & he'll get it when he gets home! NO WAY - no telling where that thing would decide to hide! I oodle the broom handle between the wall & the cabinet to slide ever so slowly the cabinet from the wall to see ITs direction....I don't see it - . I get Biscuit to come in and get it...DUMB dog is so happy to be inside he's no help....I call Todd again, he says get some wasp or bug spray & spray on it. I get the WASP spray (it shoots really far off) and NUKE that sucker into the corner (we scream, Kristen cries). Then it swims under the backside of the cabinet. (Swims because of the large amounts of wasp spray filling the floor) My heart is beating 100 MPH....I think its dead, not sure and don't want it to revive so I get my plastic bowl and quickly drop it on top of it....I used a new can of RAID - my house reeks. I will mop, etc when Todd gets home to get it out from under the bowl. Just city girls - what can I say. " Now that's a good story! Happy Fall Celebration to you all. God Bless you. Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Oct 12, 2006 |
| September 2006 Newsletter Well, I'm trying out a new template for our newsletter. So, you may not get this until next year.....LOL. We'll be leaving this week for our last long tour of the year. Headed to Kentucky for the National Quartet Convention for a week, then surrounding states for a few weeks will take up most of September. Maybe we'll get to see you on this trip. If you are within a few days of Kentucky and would like for us to sing at your church, please contact Angie at angie76117@yahoo.com. For faster replies, call her cell at 817.821.2368. Your prayers have worked once again. The insurance company has agreed to pay for the RV repairs. As soon as we get back and have time for them to keep it, the entire tile floor will be replaced, the slide out leak fixed, and hopefully the carpet replaced and other things taken care of. We're so excited! The mold was really becoming a problem and we knew it was imperative we get rid of it. Brent has been doing some "honey do's". Our new porch was dangerous for Mom and Granny to use because of lack of hand rails and lack of light. Brent has built nice railing and installed a motion security light. Thank the Lord for Brent! Thanks for the prayers and requests that have made our radio single a success. Lots of stations are playing it in heavy rotation and others in medium. We're glad the encouraging message is getting out there. "I Found a Rock, When I Deserved a Stone," is true for all Christians. Call and request this song on Capitol's Music Cafe compilation CD #64, song # 9. If you have a radio station and would like this CD, go to www.capitolenterprises.com . Our snake killer has been taking care of business. A snake got in Mom's storage shop and shed it's skin. It scared her half to death. So, I ask Brent to locate and kill it. He and Justin found it under some stuff in the corner and took care of the problem. Mom & I was cheering them on! It had swallowed a golf ball that Mom had in her chicken nest. Brent removed the ball, washed it and gave it back to Mom. Life is never dull in the country. In Missoula, Montana, a little boy, who is in nursery school, said, "Our Father, who art in Heaven, how didja know my name?" Wonderful prayer warriors and faithful supporters we thank you and wish you a Happy Autumn Season. You are: Deb Wilson Ruby Wilson Davey Yoder Family Texas Gospel Music News Granny & Grandad Gregg Mom Jenkins Betty Snow PL Montgomery Ken Tatham family Rhonda Hendrix Ivan Stoltzfus Family Larry & Linda Jenkins Places we've been/people we've seen: Soul's Harbor Liberty Free Will Baptist Church (This little church was a blast. They helped unload, load up, had the stage cleared, took us to eat and blessed us.We met some of them on the cruise.) One Creek Valley BC Choctaw Nation Labor Day Celebration (It was good to hear Three Bridges and Mercy Me) 4 States GMA Labor Day singing. (Brent runs sound and it's fun!) Don't Forget: We take all credit cards. Bahamas Cruise deposit $165.00 Booking now for 2007-angie76117@yahoo.com or Angie cell # 817-821-2368 Pray for finances for new CD #17. Prayer for trailer tires Prayer for Brent's Eye. Cover over drive for RV. Thank you to our friends who have sponsored our World Vision children through the mail and at our concerts. You are directly responsible for lives being changed even as we speak. For approximately a $1.00 per day, you can feed, cloth, educate and supply medicine for a child and many times for their entire family. We have 3 kids we are asking you to consider supporting this month. If you can only do it one month, that's fine. If it is something you feel good about, you can continue until the child is grown. Won't it be nice when you get to heaven to meet some of the lives you have touched and changed, all with little or no sacrifice? We are still praying to make the right decision on a web master. We have narrowed it down to 3 and hope to have this up and running when we return. The new site will have a button you can click on to sponsor these children or you can email or call. God Bless, Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Sep 6, 2006 |
| August 2006 newsletter for Jenkins & CO Jenkins & Co. Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ (817) 489-2466 or Angies cell (817) 821-2368 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Booking Information: angie76117@yahoo.com Thursday, August 10, 2006 To Subscribe to the News by Email: jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com Isnt God good? Brent has been with us 12 years this month. Thanks for a dozen wonderful years, bubba. We depend on Gods blessings/protection every day, along with your prayers and faithful support. Our travels have taken us to Hochatown Assembly of God, where they have a new building. God is blessing there! Sulphur Bluff Assembly of God is always a treat to sing there, and they also have a new building. It was beautiful! Oak Hill Assembly of God treated us good and we had a good service. The Revival Center in Lovington, NM is always special, and this year was better than ever. Mom had made the NM camp meeting with us and our bus only sleeps 3 comfortably, so Mom needed a place to stay. Aunt Colleen picked her up and she spent the night with her. She had just received some bad news about her husbands health, and said Mom uplifted her. God provides! Grandview Church of God doesnt have a pastor, but they were sweet. They put Keldon, Kate and Mom in the evangelists quarters and that worked out well. Mom & the kids went with us to Dayspring Fellowship, as well. We enjoyed the company. First Assembly of God where Bro. Nesmith pastors treated us good. His family was out of town, but several folks from there took us to eat. Shania came and brought a friend. It was good to see our prayers for her are working. The NM camp meeting where we attend every year was good but sad. Some dear friends lost a loved one to a motorcycle accident. Everyone rallied around the family and God gave the victory. Also, a couple in Eunice, NM, paid for the camp meeting. God provides! Brent sets sound and duplicates tapes, while Angie was the head cook this year. Im the Chief dishwasher! I must have washed millions of dishes. LOL. We fed around 100, three meals a day. Its lots of fun, but very tiring. Im not sure Angie has recovered yet. Justin Sherer took a truck and trailer along with Brents drums. So, the music for every service was much better this year. There were a lot of young people and we played games after church at night and had Ludy hour. My best friend, Ludy is a wonderful storyteller and everyone looks forward to her stories every year. Laughter is the best medicine. Fama, Darrell and Cindy Rogers made dozens of desserts and boy do we eat good and come home weighing more than when we left! The 4 States Gospel Music Association in Texarkana was great this year. Brent ran sound, so of course the sound was the best! We had crowds of over 500. Masterpiece won Group of the Year. We have some babies in our family. Our niece, Jill, had little beautiful Drew. Titus, who we see every day is going to have a brother or sister in April, and Brents cousin, Kendra, had little Dustin. We find ourselves blending our food and talking in baby talk! God showed up at the GMAA meeting in Garland, TX. It was suppose to be a short few songs, but we felt the Lord helping other groups and singers, so we lingered in His presence. Wayne Delk prayed a timely prayer and we all got a refreshing. The request for us to sing Lilies was right on target. Its our desire to be a lily in someones valley. Later we visited with the pastor until 3 or 4:00 in the morning, exchanging miracles and good things God has done. Blessings on those who obeyed the Lord and sent love gifts/offerings through the mail. You are so special to us: Ruby Wilson Betty Snow Debbie Wilson Joyce Jenkins Stoltzfus Family helped with the bus payment. Pray God blesses this giving family. They support several children and missionaries and lots of people depend on their giving hearts. Their business needs uplifting, so we are making this a matter of special prayer. Ken & Rita Stanley (Brents support) BEGs, LLC helped with the bus payment. Granny & Granddad Gregg for picking up our mail every day. Carolyn Downey for our beautiful web updates. She is having some health problems, so we need someone to take care of our web site. Any one know how? Email me. TGMN-Tom & Marie Ellis for the beautiful ad every issue. Don & Judy Earlys unexpected love gift at the GMAA meeting. Donita Wiggins at our church. Ludy & Jason Robinson JoAnn Davis Dont forget the Bahamas Cruise next Feb. Its only $150.00 deposit to hold your cabin. 27 Southern Gospel Groups will be singing. Unless our cabin sales increase, we will be going, but we wont be singing. So, sign up today. Dont forget to pray for our new radio single I Found a Rock. Its doing great and were getting notes that its in heavy rotation. That means more people are hearing the message in the song. Dont forget to pray for the orphans and children, as well as old maids and widows in poverty stricken countries. Dont forget we take all credit cards, for products or donations. Dont forget to email Angie at angie76117@yahoo.com for bookings. Our colander is looking slim, as weve been gone so much. She needs someone to help her in the office, also. Date/Time Venue Contact Notes Sun. Aug 13, 200611:00 AM Sunday Glory Hill Assembly of GodN. Hwy 271 -- Finley, OK 74543 580-298-5446 Larry Womack pastor. Family Day. Everyone invited. Mon. Sep 4, 2006 Labor Day Sing ~ 4 States GMA 817-489-2466 J&C homeRhonda 903-792-3011 Spring Lake Park. Texarkana, TX. Mon. Sep 11, 20066:00 PM National Southern Gospel Convention (NQC)Freedom convention hall -- Louisville, KY 817-489-1809 Brent's home We'll be setting up our booth # 2158. Tue. Sep 12, 20064:00 PM NQC-National singing ConventionFreedom Convention Hall -- Louisville, KY 817-489-2466 JnC home J&Cs booth #01A is against the wall. Come early and shop, eat and visit. Wed. Sep 13, 20064:00 PM NQC-National singing ConventionFreedom Convention Hall -- Louisville, KY 817-658-9375 Brent's cell # Thousands of groups will be represented and many dozens will be singing. Food court available and show cases will be available all day every day. Thu. Sep 14, 20064:00 PM NQC-National singing ConventionFreedom Convention Hall -- Louisville, KY 817-821-2368 Angie's Cell A lot of groups go home early, so buy your favorite's products (most have new CD's) early in the week. We'll have our new CD #17 available, Lord willing. Booth # 01A Fri. Sep 15, 20064:00 PM NQC-National singing ConventionFreedom Convention Hall -- Louisville, KY 817-821-2368 J&Cs cell Last night and everyone is tired but happy. Groups will be tearing down their booths early, so shop at 4:00 PM. Sun. Sep 17, 200610: 30 AM Sunday Campbellsville Brethren in ChristCampbellsville, KY 42718 270-789-9936 Pastor Roy Phillips Sat. Oct 14, 20061-7:00 PM Southwest Festival of Gospel Music1205 Sidney Baker South -- Kerrville, Texas 78029 210-857-8899 Billy & Janet Miller always put on a 1st class act. Tickets are well worth the $10.00. Thu. Oct 19, 2006all day Jenkins & Kendrick Reunion Gayla-918-773-5567 Pot luck, 4 wheeling Fri. Oct 20, 2006all day Jenkins & Kendrick Reunion Rhonda 903-792-3011 Mexican Food, 4 wheeling. Sat. Oct 21, 2006all day Jenkins & Kendrick Reunion Jenkins & Co 817-489-2466 Grilling. 4 wheeling. Fri. Nov 3, 2006 Hendrix Trio Homecoming Concert 903-792-3011 Rhonda TBA Sat. Nov 4, 2006 Hendrix Trio Homecoming Concert Rhonda 903-792-3011 This is always a highlight of our year. This concert is done and promoted right and you'll love it. Sun. Dec 3, 200611:00 AM Sunday & 1:30 PM Heaven's Harvest Church of GodHwy 70 W. -- Hugo, OK 74743 580-326-5255 or 580-326-2136 Pastor Charles Green welcomes everyone. Fri. Jan 19, 20077:00 PM Friday GMAA Convention-Southfork HotelOff Hwy 75 -- Plano, TX Pat Jones Auntiepat3@aol.com Sat. Jan 20, 20077:00 PM Saturday GMAA Convention-Southfork HotelOff Hwy 75 -- Plano, TX -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Aug 11, 2006 |
| July 2006 News for Jenkins & CO. Jenkins & Co. Newsletter for Supporters, Fans, Friends, and Family Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ (817) 489-2466 or Angies cell (817) 821-2368 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Booking Information: angie76117@yahoo.com Thursday, July 06, 2006 To Subscribe to the News by Email: jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com Hello everyone. Weve been around the world and back and have lots of news. I may not have room for all of it, so who knows? These may be 4 pages longyes I love to talk, as Brent will tell you. Our sing with Charles Johnson & the Revivers went really well. Those guys worship, even outside. It was good to see the Spanhanks as well. Wright City Assembly of God was celebrating 82 years and fed a lot of people that day. Brent loved the watermelon. We then left for our KY, TN, and AL tour and had a great time. Here is some highlights. Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle with Bro. Phillip Sanders was a hoot. After church we ate with the family and the brothers and Dad grilled Brent, because they have a sister who is very pretty and talented. It was all in good fun and we felt like we had made some special friends. They gave us a BIG welcome. Heartland Qt Convention was something new the promoters are trying to get started. The best thing about the evening was getting to sing with Young Harmony. Those guys blessed us big time and again, we made some new friends. Living Water Holiness was sweet, as well as Fredonia Holiness where we have some long time friends. Church of God in Clarksville was special because Sis. Jeannie, from our home church, was visiting her daughter, Marcie and grandbaby. Our friends Bob & Bonnie Riley go to 1st Baptist Church in Fredonia, KY. After we sang there, they treated us to a steak dinner. Next day, they came to the state park and played games and ate hot dogs with us. Bob drove us into town for the biggest banana split weve ever seen! It was Texas size! The next day, they picked us up and we drove an hour and ½ for another special dining place. We had all the crab legs we could eat and had crabmeat flying everywhere! We laughed and had a great time. They told us about a neat place to eat called Ms. Pattis. So the next day on our way out, we ate there. They specialize in 2 pork chops and strawberry butter on hot bread cooked in clay pots. For desert we tried the sawdust pie. All of it was delicious. We carried our extra 5 pounds and good memories on down the road to our next stop. Blessings on those who obeyed the Lord and sent love gifts/offerings through the mail. You are so special to us: Ruby Wilson Debbie Wilson (sent a check and 60 stamps-thanks! She loves our CD Just in Time.) Stoltzfus Family helped with the bus payment. Thanks for your love & faithful support. Ken & Rita Stanley (Brents support) BEGs Investments helped with the bus payment & funded the July 4th party. Granny & Granddad Gregg-thanks for picking up the mail every day. Carolyn Downey for our beautiful web updates. TGMN-Tom & Marie Ellis for the ad every issue. (Pray for Tom who is recovering from heart surgery). Momma Jenkins for her faithful support Hendrix Family McDonald Family Young Harmony-Ginger & Jonathan Young Olivia Scalf Jerry & Laura McElroy Betty Snow Dont forget these special things: 1. Our new CD #17-prepays/sponsorships available. Pray for the right song selections/financing. 2. Pray for our new single I Found a Rock (when I deserved a Stone) on Capital Music Café volume #64, song # 9. We have already had great reports on this song. One lady was having a bad day and needed a lift. Our song came on the radio and she started crying and talking to God. Her burden was lifted. 3. Our World Vision children need some sponsors. We have some whose parents have died from aids and at 10 years of age are trying to be head of the house and take care of 3-4 siblings. 4. We take all major credit cards. 5. Angie can use some help with bookings and referrals, so email her at: angie76117@yahoo.com 6. Remember the all Christian Cruise we sing on every February. It sails out of Florida and goes to the Bahamas. 27 groups singing gospel music. Your $165.00 deposit will hold your room. 7. WE NEED SOME VOLUNTEER HELP FOR THE OFFICE, AND A HANDYMAN WHO WORKS CHEAP. Our July 4th party was the best yet. Terri, Brent, Bobby Hendrix and I worked on the yard till the rain fell. Our electricity went out for almost 3 hours, so it ran everything behind. When it came back on, Angie made vanilla ice cream and Mom Jenkins made strawberry banana. Granny made green fluff and deviled eggs, while Aunt Tammy made 3 cheesecakes. Larry, Linda and Heath Jenkins brought the fish fryers and fried onion rings, tater tots, french-fries, and fish, fish, fish. We had 3 watermelons iced down and Kennett roasted corn on the cob. It was wonderful. Rhonda Hendrix helped organize everybody and was a big help. Brent set up the volleyball net in Terris back yard and the kids played for hours, since we couldnt pop firecrackers. Soon as they lift the band, Ill get my own private fireworks show! You all are welcome to come back, but the food selection wont be near as goodLOL. Im still recuperating from this party. -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Jul 7, 2006 |
| June 06 news for Jenkins & Co Jenkins and Co. Newsletter for Thursday, June 08, 2006 Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ (817) 489-2466 or Angies cell (817) 821-2368 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Booking Information: angie76117@yahoo.com To Subscribe to the News by Email: jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com Howdy to all you who are HOT from summer already! We just got back from the West Coast and were in some mighty cool areas. We saw snow still piled up 6 or 7 high. Where is some of that here in this Texas heat? I need some bad today since Ive been outside tilling weeds in Moms garden. Its 102* I think out there. I finally stopped to eat lunch and decided to work inside until church tine. Poor little cooked brain Brent loves this heat! Im sorry I didnt take very many pictures on this tour. What I took will be posted on our web site ASAP and also on ringo.com. I took some pictures of Moms special day at Red Lobster, and several of Titus. Brents cousin, Justin, who traveled with us a few years back, is working for Brent and Titus is his son. So we get to see April, Justins wife and Titus a lot. I have some cute pictures. Especially look at the one where Brent, Brandon and Justin played with his hair and made it spiky. Our tour had its ups and downs. The first night, we were in a tornado and it destroyed our awning. Brent spent most of the morning taking it off, before it could ruin the side of the coach. Then we got a call that water was running in our yard, down the road. Terri called a plumber, who charged us almost $200.00 to tell us our septic tank was full. So, Terri called the septic tank people and for another $200.00 they pumped it out. Come to find out, someone used Brents rest room and left the commode running. Mom heard water running and went inside to investigate. So, problem solved. After a day or two, our RV wouldnt start on its own, even when we left the generator running. So, we took it to a battery place and left there, $800.00 poorer and 5 new batteries. Its been starting ever since! A few days after that, Brent came down deathly sick. He was very generous and shared with me. Then the day after we got better, Angie was sick. I guess we had the stomach virus, and it was bad stuff. Brent was so weak and had busted blood vessels in his eyes, etc, so we rented a motel so he could take a long hot shower and stretch out in a big bed. We finally got better. One night we were filling up with water and dumping at a welcome center, and it was late. Angie thought Brent was finished and told me to pull the RV forward. I did and broke the water hose and did some damage to the coach. Brent was not happy with us! After all these trials and tribulations, I got down in the mully grubs. I was feeling sorry for myself because it seemed Satan was coming against us from all sides. I told the Lord as I was driving. It sure would be nice to know You love me and care about whats been happening. Please show me You love me. About that time, I missed the highway in a little mountain town, and drove quite a ways before Angie discovered what I had done. She says, find a place to turn around, weve missed our road. I pulled over at a wide spot in the road and it was the entrance to a State Park. Well, you all know I love cooking and camping out more than shopping. It wound up being the best mistake I had ever made. The park was gorgeous, the wood was already cut and split, the little creek was clear and beautiful and there was plenty of space to park the RV. There was no one else in the park, so we had a quiet time to soak up Gods love pat. Angie grilled tri tip, (a part of the beef grown only in CA. LOL), and roasted corn on the cob. I made campfire coffee and we had a wonderful time. I left knowing God had prepared that place especially for me. We got to see some wonderful friends on our tour. Sandy Valley church is really in a sandy valley, Riverdale A/G is always special, and Jim & Darla Davis made homemade fajitas for us. Avenal A/G treat us like family, Family Bible church was good to us, and Hoopa Indian Reservation is still beautiful. Northfork Full Gospel prays for us every day and we got the largest offering weve ever gotten (God knew abut the extra expenses, not to mention the price of diesel), and Abundant Life in CO was sweet, as well as Freedom Life Church of God. We had some awesome altar services where hearts were changed and lives touched by an unseen hand. We like it when Jesus shows up! Blessings on those who obeyed the Lord and sent love gifts/offerings through the mail. You are so special to us: Ruby Wilson (we got to see her in person in CA.) and Debbie Wilson (we saw Deb in CA too.) Stoltzfus Family helped with a large portion of the bus payment. Ken & Rita Stanley (Brents support) BEGs Investment Group helped with the bus payment & bought some hoses for the bus this month. Betty Snow, Olivia Scalf, and Aunt Nelda gave us special offerings. Dean Rasmussen not only got us into Disneyland Free, but gave us some spending money as well! Granny & Granddad Gregg pick up our mail every day, make deposits, and pray for us. Carolyn Downey for our beautiful web updates. TGMN-Tom & Marie Ellis for the ad in Texas Gospel Music News every issue. TGMN@swbell,.net Momma Jenkins for her faithful support Edward & Deborah Rasmussen thanks for your sweet love gift. We got a letter from our adopted World Vision child, Sidi. He isnt old enough for school yet, so the worker wrote it for him. He loves birds and doesnt know what spring is. He will be 6 pretty soon and wants to learn new notions. Its a blessing for Angie & me to sponsor this child. Its only $30.00 to sign up and if you can only do this for one month, thats ok. Well send you a free CD anyway. We take all credit cards. Thanks to you who emailed Angie with some churches/pastors contact names and numbers. It sure helps her do the booking when she has references. Send information to angie76117@yahoo.com Dont forget to send in your $160.00 deposit for the Bahamas cruise, February 2007. Ask for a brochure. We are looking forward to the all-Christian cruise. Our national radio single, I Found a Rock is on Capital Music Cafés compilation CD Volume #64, cut #9. If you have connections with a radio station and would like a copy of this CD, contact capitol at www.capitolentrprises.com. The Kramers are really sweet and will be happy to supply you with one. -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Jun 8, 2006 |
| Jenkins & Co's May 06 News Jenkins & Co. Newsletter for May 2006 Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ (817) 489-2466 or Angies cell (817) 821-2368 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Booking Information: angie76117@yahoo.com Thursday, May 04, 2006 To Subscribe to the News by Email: jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com Happy Mothers Day! We are so blessed and happy to have our Mom, Joyce Jenkins, still with us. Shes been back in the hospital for 5 days with fluid around her heart. They told us a bad reading for fluid is around 900, and she had over 4000. So, we nearly lost her again. We were out of town when she got so bad, and the day we got in, we took her to the emergency room. We cancelled some more dates, to be with her. We figure our priority right now, is to make sure she is OK. Although she lost 10 pounds, since shes been out, she has felt a lot better. We are still planning on leaving for the West Coast next week. We are so thankful, now more than ever, for you faithful ones who support us through prayer, notes, emails, and financial gifts. We simply would have had to come off the road during this time, and find other ways to make money, but you have kept us going. We pray God blesses each one of you. Ruby Wilson Betty Snow Debbie Wilson (asks for prayer for Pastor Rays Mom and Dad.) Stoltzfus Family helped with the bus payment. Ken & Rita Stanley (Brents support) BEGs Investments, helped with the bus payment & gave extra for gravel in the yard for the bus. Granny & Granddad Gregg picked up our mail every day. Carolyn Downey for our beautiful web updates. TGMN-Tom & Marie Ellis place our ad every issue. (Ask us for one of the magazines free of charge). Momma Jenkins for her faithful support Rhonda and Robert Hendrix Thanks to Rebecca Hull for subscribing. God Bless you! Our singings have had a special thanksgiving feeling about them, because of Moms brush with death. · New Caney BC was a special place to sing with the Texans, Kerri Lynn, & WTL QT. Promoters Pete & Talissa treated us great. · Quietwood BC was good, with 2 coming forward for prayer. · Church of God in Granbury is always fun to sing at, and talented as well. · Gospel Temple had a sweet service. · Bro. Dowdys church was packed out and we had some come forward for prayer. · Church of God in OKC had a good altar service, with several praying. · We always enjoy Fletcher AG because pastor Robert Whitley and Rene always treat us like family. Some of you may remember Brents cousin, Justin Sherer. He traveled with us for a while, helping with sound and doing some singing. He has graduated from college, OBI, and has moved his family down here. Hes going to be Brents foreman and keep the remodeling jobs going while Brents gone. His little baby, Titus is such a joy! Im sure youll be seeing lots of pictures. We had a tornado touch down not far from us, so we had to get Mom and seek protection in Brents metal work building. You should have heard 2 old maids and a little widow woman calling on God when the eye of the storm hit! The Lord protected us again. I have a special request. For those of you who want to go on the Bahamas Cruise, please take a moment and reserve your cabin. We need 20 people to commit to this cruise ASAP to preserve our singing agenda on board. Each artist is required to sell a certain number of cabins, and we need your help to do so. I promise, it will be your best vacation ever with all that Christian entertainment and food as well as the pampering and attention to your needs. Send in your $160.00 deposit today. See the enclosed brochure. Our newest single I Found a Rock when I Deserved a Stone will be sent to radio shortly. You all pray this song will have an impact on the listeners. Ive always felt this was a special song for Jenkins & Company and Im asking God to show himself strong on our behalf through this song. He can open doors thru this venue, like has never been opened. Please call and request it. Remember well take credit cards for your gift to World Vision to sponsor/adopt a child. Ive had people tell me with tears in the eyes how much their sponsored child meant to them. If you can only sponsor one month, there is no obligation. If you want to sponsor your child until they graduate from school, which will be a blessing. Angie is booking for 2006. If you know of a church/venue we could sing at, please email her with the information. She will be really grateful to you. Angie76117@yahoo.com Date/Time Venue Contact Notes Sun. May 7, 200611:00 AM Sunday & 2:PM Jennings Assembly of GodS. Hwy 99 & 119 S. Main -- Jennings, OK 74038 - Map 918-757-2367 Pastor Wright welcomes everyone to the Homecoming services. Jenkins & Co will be singing in AM & PM afternoon. Sun. May 14, 200610:30 AM Sunday Sandy Valley Community Church720 Jade Ave -- Sandy Valley, NV 89019 - Map 702-723-1653 This is the church that has the cute sign, "Keep off the Gravel." Fri. May 19, 20067:00 PM Family Bible Church148 Solano -- Pittsburg, CA 94565 - Map 925-628-2786 Pastor Marvin Brantley Sun. May 21, 200611:00 AM Sunday North Fork Full Gospel1675 Pickett Rd -- McKinleyville, CA 95521 - Map 707-839-2243 WOW. What preaching and teaching at this church. It's rich. We love these people and even though the stage is tiny, they pack talent all over it! Can't wait to sing there again this year. Sun. May 21, 20066:00 PM Assembly of GodTish Tang Rd -- Hoopa, CA 95546 - Map 530-625-4382 Pastor John Armand Sun. Jun 4, 20066:00 PM Freedom Life Church of God4605 S. Tacoma Ave -- Tulsa, OK 74107 - Map 918-446-0749 Pastor Steven Lacy welcomes everyone. Fri. Jun 23, 20067:00 PM Friday Heartland Quartet ConventionKentucky Pavilion Park -- Campbellsville,, KY 42718 - Map 859-357-5085 Promoter: Jack Davidson Fri. Jul 14, 2006 4 States GMA ConventionTexarkana, TX 817-821-2368 Angie's Cell Lots of groups involved. Sat. Jul 15, 2006 Convention ~ 4 States GMATexarkana, Texas 817-821-2368 JnC's cell 2nd day. Lots of groups. Sun. Jul 23, 200611:00 AM Sunday Grandview Church of God2111 N. Grandview -- Odessa, TX 79761 - Map 985-373-1248 Come worship with us as Jenkins and Company sings. Tue. Jul 25, 20067:30 PM Sacramento Mountain RetreatOff Hwy 82 -- Mayhill, NM 88339 - Map 505-394-2062 If you old fashion singing and preaching, you'll love this camp meeting. Wed. Jul 26, 200610:00 AM & 7:30 PM Sacramento Mountain RetreatOff Hwy 82 -- Mayhill, NM 88339 - Map 505-394-2062 Bring your own linens. Cabins furnished. Thu. Jul 27, 200610:00 AM & 7:30 PM Sacramento Mountain RetreatOff Hwy 82 -- Mayhill, NM 88339 - Map 505-394-2062 Ludy Robinson Wonderful singing/preaching and great food, all FREE. Love offering will be taken. Fri. Jul 28, 200610:00 AM & 4:00 PM Sacramento Mountain RetreatOff Hwy 82 -- Mayhill, NM 88339 - Map 505-394-2062 Ludy Robinson An early service. Sun. Aug 13, 200611:00 AM Sunday Glory Hill Assembly of GodN. Hwy 271 -- Finley, OK 74543 - Map 580-298-5446 Larry Womack pastor. Family Day. Everyone invited. Mon. Sep 4, 2006 Labor Day Sing ~ 4 States GMA 817-489-2466 J&Cs home # -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. May 4, 2006 |
| April 2006 News for Jenkins & CO Jenkins & Co. Newsletter for April 2006 Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ (817) 489-2466 or Angies cell (817) 821-2368 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Booking Information: angie76117@yahoo.com Wednesday, April 05, 2006 To Subscribe to the News by Email: jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com The serious gardener in me came to the top. I actually bought a load of dirt for Moms garden. You mean I didnt buy new shoes, new clothes, a fancy eating place with my own money? Oh no, a LOAD OF DIRT. I told you all something was wrong with me LOL. However, we love all the fresh garden stuff and her garden is in a low spot of the yard, so hopefully now water wont stand and ruin some of the tender plants. Also, I figure she isnt going to live forever, so I may as well do it up right this year. Ive also splurged and bought me some more flowers, fruit trees and a blackberry bush. I am gonna try roses again this year. So far, none have lived. Anyone got any suggestions? I could sure use some help with rose bushes. Blessings on those who obeyed the Lord and sent love gifts/offerings through the mail. You are so special to us: Ruby Wilson Debbie Wilson Stoltzfus Family who helped with the bus payment. Ken & Rita Stanley (Brents support) BEGs, Investments helped with the bus payment & the cement pad to park it on, out of the mud. Granny & Granddad Gregg for picking up the mail every day. Carolyn Downey for our beautiful web updates. TGMN-Tom & Marie Ellis for the helpful AD every issue. Momma Jenkins for her faithful support Betty Snow Copelands McDonald Family I was reading Guidepost the other day, and they printed a wonderful story about helping some of the Katrina victims. They mentioned some of the other organizations that helped so freely. The first one listed was World Vision, the organization we are so proud to be a part of. My heart just swelled. If you wish to be a part of this organization, I still need sponsors for little Sisary from Ecuador, and Carlos from Dominican Republic. For $30.00 you can change their faces, which look so hopeless. Im so glad to be American and be able to help, instead of needing World Vision to help me. It is truly more blessed to give than to receive. Our sister Rhonda had a birthday request for us. She wanted us to meet her for a camp/cook out at Daingerfield, TX State Park. Brent was too busy around here, so Angie & I took Mom and I drove the bus all the way! When we got to the park, the Forest Ranger volunteered to back that 41 Coach into a pad for me. But with the help of the Lord, and several others, I did it! I called Brent and bragged a little. I said Brent WHO? He has such good job security, he didnt miss a beat. He wasnt worried I was going to take his job away from him. Speaking of being busy, hes got a bigger metal workshop being built. Hes outgrown all the work barns hes built, so this one is BIG. It doesnt look like well get to go on the Alaskan Cruise, as we havent sold enough cabins. However, if you want to go, there are a few cabins left. Weve got brochures. We plan to go on the Jubilee at Sea, which goes to the Bahamas Feb. 2007. However, we are required to have at least 20 passengers. So, help us meet our goal as you enjoy this all-Christian cruise, a vacation of a lifetime. Reserve your cabin today for $150.00 per person. Remember we, as well as World Vision and the cruise company, Templeton Tours, take credit cards. Hope you have a wonderful Easter, the day we celebrate the Resurrection. Thank you Jesus, for dying for us, but thanks to God, for raising Him from the dead, to live forever more. Angie is booking now for the rest of 2006. If you would like for us to come to your church/venue, please email her at angie76117@yahoo.com or call her at 817-489-2466 or cell # 817-821-2368. -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Apr 10, 2006 |
| March News for Jenkins & CO Jenkins & Co. Po Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ (817) 489-2466 or Angies cell (817) 821-2368 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Booking Information: angie76117@yahoo.com Friday, March 17, 2006 Something is wrong with me. I have Spring Fever! Its all I can do to stay inside and work. I want outside now! The sun is shining, my flower bulbs are blooming, the birds are calling my name, and the grass is growing. We finally got some rain and the earth said Thank you, Jesus! loud and clear. Im saying it too. Moms update: Thanks so much for your prayers, emails, calls, cards, flowers and LOVE. She is home and working with her chickens again, almost like old times. She drove yesterday, before the DR said she could, and raked the chicken pen. She couldnt figure out why she was so sore after all that! Its hard to keep a good, strong, Godly women down. She goes back to the Dr. Friday, and wants him to take her off all her medicine. Shes never taken medicine before and she doesnt like it now. Brent had a great time on his vacation. We cried when he left, and cried when he came back. It was the first time in almost 12 years we had been separated and we missed the little stinker. He called every day that he could, so I think he missed us a little too. He kept saying on the cruise, Man it feels weird without you all here! We are hoping to go again next year. If we dont sell lots of cabins, we may not get to sing. Several of the groups got cut from the line up. Please come & go with us, so we can continue to be a part of this all Christian Cruise Jubilee at Sea. Remember the Alaskan Cruise as well. Brochures available on our web site. We put our CD on hold for a month, but we are ready to start work on it again. Weve been listening to new songs and praying for Gods guidance. If you want to prepay for a CD, they are $15.00. If you want to sponsor the project, its $100.00 or more. If you want to sponsor an entire song, its $500.00. Studios dont work cheap, as you can tell. Angie is booking for this year. We have lots of dates open, so if your church is interested, or you know of a church that has singings, contact Angie at angie76117@yahoo.com or 817-821-2368. It makes her job easier, if You call. This will be one of the last months our single Sounds like Home will be on radio. Call and request it, so someone will be helped through this beautiful song. Its on Capitols Music Café compilation CD, Vol. 61, and cut #8. Blessings on those who obeyed the Lord and sent love gifts/offerings through the mail. You are so special to us: Ruby Wilson (requested prayer for Aunt Neldas eyes). Betty Snow Debbie Wilson (sent a check and stamps) Stoltzfus Family helped with the bus payment. Ken & Rita Stanley (Brents support) BEGs, LLC helped with the bus payment & gave extra this month. Granny & Granddad Gregg for picking up the mail every day. Carolyn Downey for our beautiful web updates. TGMN-Tom & Marie Ellis for the ad every issue. Momma Jenkins for her faithful support Bro. Carl Page for money at the hospital to eat on. PL Montgomery Ken Tatham Davey Yoder Family We have noticed an increase in financial blessings since we adopted our World Vision child. God keeps good records and sees your sacrifices. He never misses a detail. We still have plenty of children who need a sponsor. If you can only pay the $30.00 for one month, thats OK. If you can keep it up until the child graduates, thats good. Just do what you can do. A free CD comes with the initial sponsorship. Do you want to adopt Carlos or Sisary this month? Remember we take all the credit cards and so does World Vision. We had a great time in between singings, at Roosevelt State Park. Angie & I really needed to rest/relax after being Primary Care Givers for almost a month. So, we parked the coach among the trees, hooked up to electricity & sewer and roughed it a few days. Angie got some office work done and I worked on emails, and basked in the sunshine, and drank coffee. The day we left to sing in LA, it stormed and we had 60 MPH winds. Brent is so happy. Hes getting a metal shop built. They started work on it today and hes like a little boy. Hell have room for all his tools and lots of space to work inside on cold days. He can park his ATV inside, so it wont get stolen, like the new one did around Christmas time. They never have found it. My sister-in-law, Jackie, is so funny. She called the other day to say she was as bad a cook as me. She was boiling water and was burning it, stinking up the whole house. She said it was something I would do, and the sad part is, SHE IS RIGHT! I burned popcorn last night and stunk up the whole house. Thats why they keep Angie in the kitchen and me outside! LOL We love you all. Have a Happy St. Patricks Day. Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Mar 17, 2006 |
| February 2006 News for Jenkins & Company Jenkins & Cos Support Newsletter For February 2006 Saturday, February 11, 2006 ~ Po Box 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Web site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com Hey all you prayer warriors. As many of you know, our Mother, Mom Jenkins, had a major heart attack Monday February 6th. She is scheduled to have open-heart surgery next Monday, the 13th. So, you could say we really need your prayers at this point. She is in the best hospital in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Baylor Medical Center in Plano. So, we thank the Lord for that. Mom says she is ready to go, in case its her time. Shes been so brave, even though this the first time EVER in a hospital, including the 7 times she gave birth to all of us. She has charmed the doctors and nurses and everyone loves her. They tell her how blessed she is, because there has been a steady stream of visitors who pray for her and show their love. Angies has called and cancelled all our singings in the month of February. That included our cruise we sing on every year. Brent is going to represent the group, so well miss him. Then he and some friends are going to Disney World, etc, so hell be gone for 2 weeks. I said, well, after 11 years of faithful service, he deserves a 2-week vacation! LOL All of this could have been a financial burden on us (as you all know, we live by faith, being in full time ministry) worse than it is. But God anticipated our needs before we knew we had them, and gave us an unexpected blessing. Weve marveled at the perfect timing and love of Jesus. He is so mindful of us and well never be able to sing His praises good enough to tell the wonderful story. But we love to try and love to let folks know He can be depended on through anything! We were able to get music tracks done to 3 songs. We are so excited to think we may get to do another CD this year. If youve written a song and would like to send it to us to review, please send it on a CD or tape and send the lyrics with is. We are still praying about the finances and songs for this project #17. If you want to sponsor it, $100.00 or more to get your name or business name on the insert along with your web site or email address if you wish. If you wish to sponsor one whole song, its $500.00. Another miracle happened last newsletter. I had sent out the whole mailing list, over 400, which is a little more expensive. I was short about 100.00 to buy stamps. I prayed and that very afternoon, I had my $100.00! God is so good. Other miracles/saints who sent money: Olivia Scalf Copelands Montgomerys Betty Snow Fredna Tipton Ken Jett Stanleys (Brent support) TGMN-Tom & Marie Ellis Granny Mom Jenkins Carolyn Downey BEGs Ivan Stoltzfus family Unknown man at Furrs who bought our meal Debbie Wilson Ruby Wilson Bobby & Rhonda Hendrix (Hendrix Trio) World Visions Artist Retreat was great. We got to meet some wonderful people and now we have a greater appreciation for this organization. Our hearts were touched with testimonies of people who sell their second car and use that money instead to sponsor several children. Some sacrifice in ways that are heart rendering. Im enclosing pictures of two children who need a sponsor this month, so please look at them and pray about it. If you sponsor one of them or any of our children, you will get a free CD. If you already have all of our CDs, we can put you on the list for a brand new one when it comes out this year. Thats how strong we feel about helping these little children. The Bible says when we help the Widows (old maids?) and Orphans our religion is not in vain. Look at our web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com for the World Vision pictures. Theres a bunch of them. One funny story happened while there. One night getting off the elevator, we saw a man watering a plant and he was not dressed! Brent told us later he was sleepwalking. We watched the plant the rest of the week to see if it died! LOL Katelyn, 8, has a boy at school that drives her crazy. One day she came home and told her mom she was in trouble. It appears this little boy had got on her last nerve, so she told him If you dont stop, in 2 shakes of a toads tail, Im gonna throw you on the ground, until you beg for mercy. Where do they come up with this stuff? Dont forget the Alaskan cruise in July or the Bahamas cruise in 2007. Ill let you know the dates, if youll email or call. Remember we take all credit cards. We love you all! Nella, Angie, & Brent ~ Happy Valentines Day! -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Feb 16, 2006 |
| January 2006 News from Jenkins & Company Jenkins & Company Newsletter Nella, Angie, Brent PO Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 or cell # 817.821.2368 ~ Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Web site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com Thursday, January 12, 2006 For the first time this year. Hello all you wonderful people! Hope your year is going great so far. It would get even better if you would sign up to go on one of the cruises with us. Well be going, Lord willing, to the Bahamas in February and Alaska in July. Call us for a brochure or see our web site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com · We have so many of you to thank for helping us through the tough winter months. God knows who you are and believe me, He is keeping records! · Ruby Wilson · Deb Wilson · Benedicts · Stanleys (Brents support) · BEGs for partial bus payment · Stoltzfus Family for partial bus payment · Bill/Juanell Culver · Betty Snow (Please pray for this family. They lost Harold last November.) · VanderWaals · Dorothy Johnson · TGMN for ad in magazine · Carolyn Downey for web work each month · Granny for picking up mail in town every day. · Mom Jenkins for monthly donation Angie, the calm, cool, collected sister, can be so funny at times. We worked around here for hours de-Christmasing the house, and finally she stopped and went to get ready for bed. She came back in and was laughing and said, Why didnt you notice what shoes I had on? I looked down and she had been wearing a yellow right house shoe on the left foot, and a blue left house shoe on the right foot! How much more confused can an old maid get? This will be the last notice some of you will get about the February Gospel singing cruise. It leaves Feb 20-25 out of Jacksonville, FL. They still have cabins available and are offering some specials. Call Angie for more information. 817-489-2466. Also, its confirmed, if we can sell enough Alaskan cruises, we get to go on that cruise as well, July 7-14th out of Seattle, WA. Email me or call for a brochure. Dr. Charles Stanley hosts that cruise and has lots of good singers, including Legacy Five & Greater Vision booked. We drove to Nacona last Sunday night to sing and when we got there, the town was in an uproar. Grass fires had been burning close by and they decided to evacuate the town. Sirens were blowing and people were hurrying out of town. The pastor wrote us a check and told us Get out of Dodge quick! Brent says we make more money when we cancel, then when we sing! LOL Speaking of the BRAT, his new ATV 4 wheeler got stolen, right before Christmas! Of course he didnt have any insurance on it. He was just sick. Hes only had it for 6 months or less and it was barely broke in good. The police say some one in this area is stealing a lot of them. They havent found it yet, and dont give him much hope. Pray they find it in good condition! We tried to get by without a trailer behind that 41bus, but it got to be a big hassle for Brent to climb in and out of the small bays to unload equipment, so he bought a trailer. Now, we are 51 long and that means more room to make turns and more curbs can be explored! We still love our new ride and are so thankful for those helping to pay for it. Remember 2 things. World Vision has some desperate Children needing adopting (sponsoring) from all over the world and here in America as well. They were some of the first to help at Katrina-torn New Orleans and we recommend putting your donations where you know it will get to the victims! See them on our web site. Also, please remember to pray for our radio single on Capitol Music Café CD Volume 61 cut 8 Sounds like Home to me. It would help if you called the local radio stations and requested it as well! Christmas was so special to us because we got to decorate our own house for the first time in 2 years. (After our home burned we rented for a while). So, we had loads of fun and even got Brent involved. He got out his choo-choo trains and set them up in the living room. They were a hit with everyone who came to see us, especially the children and adult kids. Brent spent hours working on those trains and we spent hours watching him and the trains! We had lots of company, with several large meals at our house. We have room to set large parties now, and the best cook in Texas (Angie), so our place is the favorite with Brents family and our family. The US Gospel News gave our new CD Just in Time a great review and Southern Gospel News gave our Christmas CD Christmas Tunes a sweet plug too. Thanks to both of you! Well be leaving the last of January for our cruise tour. Pray for souls to be touched and helped. We want to be effective for Jesus in 2006 and work harder for Him, than we ever have before. Time is slipping away, and we want to be about the Fathers business. Keep in touch and well be praying for all on our mailing list. Love from Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Jan 12, 2006 |
| December News for Jenkins & CO Support News for Jenkins and Company Thursday, December 08, 2005 ~ PO BOX 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817.489.2466 Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com ~ Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com Howdy and Merry Christmas to everyone. Lets remember to keep Christ in Christmas. For without Christ, there is no Christmas, as the song I wrote several years ago, proclaims. We recorded it on our Christmas CD. $10.00 plus S/H. Thank you all for praying for Brents cousin, Kendra. The doctor says she has no cancer, and the baby is developing fine. God answers prayer! Our radio single with Capital Music Café is doing well. Call and request That Sounds Like Home to me. Thank you to all who have sponsored a World Vision child. Its exciting to know you are helping a child get a Christmas gift, who would otherwise not be blessed with one. Not only that, but helping give them an education, good water and medicine. Some people adopt a child in the name of a loved one (perhaps a child) and the gift gives all year long. Its $30.00 a month to sponsor a child. You get a free CD when you sign up. You are not obligated, just help as long as you can. Thanks to Tom & Marie Ellis for the beautiful ad in the Texas Gospel Music News. If you want a copy of this magazine, let me know. We had a blast in Iowa. The Yoders and Stoltzfus families are so precious. The Stoltzfus help make the payments on our bus, (along with BEGs) so we took them riding. They loved it. We ate with them and parked at their house. We also were privileged to eat with Pastor Noah and family. Then, Davey and Glenda fed us and gave me a sack full of corn for the squirrels. We attended the local crafts show and picked up some Christmas gifts. One thing about Iowa. They eat applesauce with all meat. Its homemade & delicious. Angie had a good birthday. I ask Judy, #2 sister, to bake her favorite cake, Italian crème cheese. (Im famous for NOT cooking). She brought it to Texas Roadhouse, and we celebrated with Angies favorite food, steak. There were 12 of us. Our Thanksgiving in the Park was wonderful. All 7 siblings made it, along with families. We camped close together, and set up the big cook tent, so we could cook together. The Dutch oven, home made biscuits, and fire cooked taters are memory makers every year. Larry and Kendyll, our brothers are both good cooks, and took care of the outside cooking. Angie and I felt like we were cheating, because we didnt have to rough it in our big 41 bus. Thanks go to the Stanleys for Brents monthly support. Thanks to Granny for picking up our mail daily while we are gone and Carolyn Downey for our updated monthly web work. Mom Jenkins is also a monthly supporter, for which we are thankful. She is on a fixed income, but is faithful with her tithes and offerings. God blesses such dedication. Harold and Betty Snow sent a love gift, as did Delania McCarty, who co-owns an herb shop. Debbie Wilson blessed us, and so did Ruby Wilson again this month. We got a sweet note from Carolyn Cave. Gods blessings on you all for blessing us! Remember we take all credit cards for love gifts, offerings or CD orders. We worked at Texas Motor Speedway, selling seat cushions, with some friends. We had to get up early and were so busy we didnt get a lunch break. We were so tired; we came home to watch the race in the comfort of our living room! Our niece, Jill, is going to have a baby! We are so excited to have a baby in the family soon. Remember last month it was 85* while I was typing the newsletter? Well today, its snowing and ice is everywhere. Texas doesnt get this much, so we are really enjoying it. Ive got the fireplace going full blast, and Angie is happily working in the kitchen. I think shes going to make Christmas goodies to sell. Thats her way of making some extra money during the holidays. Brent hasnt made it up yet. He hibernates during the cold spells. We had a great time at 4 States Gospel sing in New Boston. Brent ran sound outside, and it was cold. I got him an electric heater and a couple of electric blankets for us girls to huddle under. ½ way through one guys song, the breaker blew and we had no electricity for a while! I had to forfeit my electric blanket. LOL. Hendrix Trio hosted their last Christmas Gaither style sing and we got to be a part of it again. We had an afternoon sing that started at 2:00 and Rhonda was so worried about anyone coming during the day. Over 400 showed up! Brent, as usual, ran the excellent sound. He bought 2 new sub woofers that add depth to our sound. Remember to check the web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com for pictures of all these places. Weve had really good services lately, where God threw the program out the window and met needs through prayer and praises. Tears flowed and hearts were changed. We dont want to get stale and set and leave the spirit out of our concerts. We pray daily for God to direct our paths. We need a new project. After singing the same songs for a year and ½, you start getting bored with them and dont put your heart into it as much. Pray God will supply the money for a new project this winter, while we are not so busy, and could start singing new songs by spring! Love, Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Dec 9, 2005 |
| November 2005 News for Jenkins & Company JENKINS & COMPANY NOVEMBER NEWS FOR SUPPORTERS PO BOX 14571 ~ Fort Worth, TX 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 ~ 817-821-2368 cell Email : jenkins_co@yahoo.com ~ Web site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~ November 7, 2005 Dear Friends, Family, Supporters, and Fans! We hope your Autumn/Fall is going good. Right now, Im hot! Its every bit of 85* outside and even though the windows are up, the breeze is warmer than warm. Where is my Winter? LOL. Brent is happy. He is getting lots of work done and loves it. Our new radio single, Sounds Like Home to Me was shipped this month. You all help us pray it will open some new doors for us, such as churches we have never sang in. We like going to new states and new places. Plus, with diesel going so high, we need to sing in some bigger churches as well. We are ready, just speak the word, Lord. If you will call and request our single, it will help it to get played. Just ask for Jenkins and Companys new song Sounds like Home to Me. If they act like they never heard of it, tell them it is on Capitol Music Cafés compilation CD Volume #61 Cut # 8. Thanks, that will help a lot. Our little nephew, Landen, 5, has started kindergarten. His teacher emailed mom Jackie and dad Kendyll, to tell them what happened. Landen lost his tooth and had no idea what was going on. He spit it across the room. The other kids and teacher had to start a mission....Find Landens tooth!After finding it, it was buried in a treasure box. They grow up so fast. Hs is the only one to carry on the Jenkins name at this point. We have learned the Bus has fuel filters, air filters, generator filters, and etc. Brent changed some of them, and thought he had things fixed. He started it and it went about 20 feet. After reading the manual and biting his nails, Angie began calling the RV dealership and Onan staff, for some help. I called our brother, Larry, who always does our gas engine work. He said he would be right over. Brent had heard we needed to bleed the lines, to remove any air. So, he lifts his bed in the back, climbs down in the motor, and began to bleed. When the first one was successful, he raises his hands in the air and hollers I am a Grease Monkey for Jesus! When Larry arrives, he began to help Brent bleed the fuel lines. They get 4 of the 6 done, when Angies laughter over the phone tells them something is up. The Onan man tells her the RV has a automatic bleeder and with a little twist of the switch, it will bleed itself! After all that grease and work and worry! Another funny story. Angie and I was sitting in the living room, minding our own business, when Angie sees a mouse run across the room. Brent had gone to bed early, as he was tired from remodeling work all day. We hated to call him, but what can 2 old maids do? So, in he came, to play the hero. He traps the little field mouse behind a drawer and finds he does not want to squish him. So, he goes out and comes back with a bottle of canned air for cleaning out computers, etc. He sprays the little intruder until he is frozen stiff, then disposes of him. In the mean time we are up on the furniture, feet up high, cheering him on! Our Hero! We have some wonderful news. The Stoltzfus family has offered to pay part of the bus payment every month! We are in shock and feel so humbled, that God has supplied our needs once again, with such flair. Thank you sweet friends! We pray Gods blessings on you and BEGs, for your contributions towards this payment. God is good. Thanks also go to the Stanleys for Brents monthly support, TGMN for the beautiful AD every issue, Mom Jenkins, not only for the monthly support, but helping Angie sort her taxes, Carolyn for our web work, & Granny for mail pick up daily. Rhonda Hendrix sent a wonderful check, and some referrals, Judy Gray for her endless work on our computers, Ruby Wilson, and Debbie Wilson both sent a check, & Delania McCarty blessed us with an offering. God bless you ALL! The Festival in San Antonio went well. We were late, due to the bus trouble, but Billy & Janet are so sweet & understood. Dont forget to sponsor a World Vision child. If you are interested in sponsoring one, check our web site for some names. When we receive your $30.00, we will give you a $15.00 CD of your choice. Your monthly support feeds, clothes, and educates the child. If one month is all you can help that child, there is no high pressure, just gratitude that you did what you could. That is a small price to pay monthly, for changing a childs life. Keep in mind, we accept all credit cards. American Express, Visa, Mater Card and Discover. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our family plans to get together at a state park and spend some time together. We love you! Nella Angie Brent (the brat) -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Nov 7, 2005 |
| October Support Newsletter for Jenkins & Co. NQC Tour Wow, we packed a lot into this tour. The convention attendance was down because of the hurricanes and gas prices, but there were still 20,000 people there. Its like a family reunion because we see so many friends. Someone told us we were the busiest booth there, except for the ones who sing on main stage. Thanks goodness we sell enough to pay for our booth space. (See our web site for lots of pictures.) I didnt get a picture of Bro. Gerald Crabb, nor Joyce Martin, but they both stopped by to say hey. Danny Kramer with Capitol Music Café, who releases our radio singles, stopped by to discuss which song off our Just in Time CD we want to ship to radio next. Which one do you all think would do best on radio airplay? Were taking votes. One of my highlights on this tour was getting to shop with my niece, Katelyn, who just turned 8. She loves to book shop with me and we scrounge the junk stores for our favorite books. After one such trip, I bought her a book and we sat outside under our bus awning and read our books. She didnt chatter or distract, but quietly read her book until she finished it. Those are precious moments. Dont forget we have some openings for Christmas concerts. Email Angie at angie76117@yahoo.com for dates. Our Christmas CD is available for $10.00. Happy birthday to Mom Jenkins (76). She is a monthly supporter, and has been for 10 years. Thanks for your prayers. Thanks: Aunt Tammy & Uncle Kennett Gregg moved, and gave us their carport and riding mower. We were so thrilled to have a covered place to put the 95 Cadillac. I also love the Craftsman mower. I mowed 3 lawns yesterday in record time. You who send money to support this ministry are so important to us. I was praying the other day, asking God if we should continue on. It was like He reminded me You are carrying the GOOD NEWS the world wants to hear. Theres enough bad news with hurricanes and wars. So, I promised Him we would continue as long as it was possible. Heres a list of those who helped make it possible last month: Stoltzfus family Benedicts Mintzs Stanleys ~ Brents support. Hendrix Trio for the offering and letting us hook up and feeding us. Mom Jenkins BEGs, LLC Carolyn Downey ~ web. Texas Gospel Music News ~ Tom & Marie Ellis for the ad each issue. Granny & Grandad Gregg for the mail pick up etc. McDonalds for taking us to eat and letting us use their vehicle. Bro. Kevin from Summit Holiness church for the generator work. Heather McDonald for a Mexican food meal. Jim & Darla Davis for the meal and hauling us around at NQC. Miscellaneous : We had a little trouble with our generator this trip. We didnt know you are suppose to service it every 150 hours, so we were going on our merry little way when it shut down. The heat put a stop to our party! We had just left KY headed to TN, so we hurriedly began looking for someone to fix it. The Onan generator company was very helpful and gave us some pointers on who worked on them and what code to give them. Everyone we called was loaded down with FEMA work on diesels, and couldnt get to us for several days. We finally located a parts place and headed that direction. Brent was gonna try to read the manual and see what he could do. It so happened it was close to our baby sis, Tonya. So, we hooked up at their church and got the A/C going again! She called a man in their church, Bro. Kevin, and he showed Brent how to service the generator and spent several hours fixing it, 2 different days. When all was said and done, he wouldnt let us pay him except with a CD. Boy were we blessed! Angie says to remind you all in our local area, she can make breakfast burritos and beef burritos for this cooler weather. They keep good in the freezer for quick meals. She sells them for $10.00 a dozen. Remember to sign up to get this newsletter in your email box. jenkinsandcompany-subscribe@MyInJesus.com Please adopt one of our World Vision children and give them food, water, medicine & hope for a future. Only $30.00 per month for as long as you can. See our web site. -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Oct 5, 2005 |
| Sept '05 Jenkins & Co's Newsletter News for Jenkins & Company 817-489-2466 Wednesday, August 31, 2005 PO BOX 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com I am so ready for FALL. Poor little Brent loves the hot weather, but we all knows he has a problem! LOL My garden is still living and producing so much okra, I have to pick it every day. If we are gone for several days and Mom does not brave the heat, it gets into fights with all the other vegetables and turns them into okra too! (Well almost). Does anyone have a suggestion for newsletter software? I have been looking at some on the web and I am totally confused. I need some advice! We are loving our new wheels/Bus. If you have not seen the pictures on web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com, go see them. You will want to hit the road with us! Lord willing, we will be taking it to NQC & it will save us motel expense all week long at the convention. Plus, we will get to park much closer and stay there. No more driving every day. When we get back from our 3 week tour to KY, it will be stress city around here, because it is the last chance for Angie to get the taxes done. No more extensions for the year. Then we will not be on a long tour until February, when we will sail again. Come go with us. The boat is not sold out this year yet, so the cheaper cabins are available. They start around $750.00 per person. Pray for Brent. He has had some trouble/trials. He got metal in his eye and had to have it removed. Then his cousin was driving his truck and a come-a-long got loose and cut his gas tank. It cost nearly $1000.00. Do not forget the World Vision Children. We have several up for adoption/sponsorships. This maybe a gift to buy a grandchild who has too many toys already. Sponsor a child in their name for Christmas this year. You will be happy to know your $30.00 per month (less than $1 a day) can cloth, feed and educate a child. Your grandchild can write the children and learn about another country, less fortunate than the USA. Check our web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com and click on the World Vision button. We are really getting the bug to record again. Please say a prayer for us to know when, where, and what songs. Our last CD has been so special, because of prayer, so we want this one to top it, if possible. We are praying for resources to record. If you feel led to help with that, we would be grateful. This will make recording #17! God has always come through. Within the next couple of months, we should be set up as a Non-Profit Ministry and we can issue a tax receipt. Special Thanks to these who sent Offerings/Love Gifts since last newsletter: Ken Stanley ~Brents support Tom and Marie Ellis ~ Ad in The Texas Gospel Music News each issue. Mom Jenkins ~monthly support/food Davey Yoder Family~ love gift Tonya McDonald ~check in the mail Granny Gregg ~office work Lewis & Lewis Ministry~ Love gift Hendrix Trio ~faithful supporters Carolyn Downey ~ beautiful work on our web site . (www.jenkinsandcompany.com) Benedicts ~ nice love gift & sweet note. BEGs Investments, LLC Funny Things/Things to Warm the Heart: Kristen, 3, started Kindergarten. Her Dad, Todd, took her in to get her settled and was making sure everything was in order. She turns and says to him "You can go now Dad!" She had already woke up her Mom early that morning before the alarm and said "This is my first day of school!" Boy, I wish I could wake up that excited about life every morning! Katelyn, one of our beautiful niece's, 7, has fallen in love! She came home and told her Mom about the "new boy" at school. "Mom, he has the bubbliest cheeks with freckles across his nose as big as my fingernail!" The next day, she wanted her hair curled a special way and when she came home, she informed her Mom that another girl has talked to him twice! But it all accumulated into a Big Deal when she came home and said "I have the greatest news...Brandon and I are on clean up together!" I guess that was the ULTIMATE! Love, Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Aug 31, 2005 |
| August 2005 newsletter August Supporters Newsletter for Jenkins and Company Publisher: Nella Jenkins Date: Friday, August 5, 2005 Address: PO Box 14571 Fort Worth, TX 76117 Hello, were home! Weve had so much happen since last newsletter, I dont know if I can remember it all to share with you, our faithful prayer warriors and supporters. Big News. We got a big Bus! Its 41 Monaco and it rides like a dream. Brent is doing most of the driving, as hes not sure I can be trusted yet. I proved I cant be, by putting the 1st dent on it too! He wouldnt speak to me for an hour! Weve driven around 3000 miles and sang in WV, VA, NM, TX, and visited Washington DC, all in 3 weeks time. We went from hot killing heat to 40° where we were hunting up blankets. Life is always exciting, following Jesus! We attended 2 camp meetings and sang our hearts out at both, sometimes several times a day. We were rewarded by seeing souls saved, people touched and encouraged and hearts mended. There is no better pay than that! You should have seen us learning to operate that coach. We had the manual out for everything and still made some funny mistakes. Like when Brent didnt get the clamp on the dumping hose. He pulled the plug, & smelly stuff went every where! We are fast learners and well never do that again! Or the time we plugged into electricity and I touched a wrong button and we were in the dark for hours. I cant remember which button, but I dont plan on pushing any buttons until told to! After Brent drove the RV until he was give out, I drove for an hour or two. I drove so careful and slow, my niece says Are we moving yet? Being close to Washing DC, we couldnt pass up the opportunity to visit, so we did. Our oldest brother, Larry and his wife Linda, flew up to meet us. We had such good fun! Even though it was so hot we wanted to die and we walked so much we were ready to pass out, we still had a good time. It rained on us so hard we dripped water all over everyone in every place. We were able to see the Capitol, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, White House, Washington Memorial, WW11 Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam wall, the Hope diamond in the Smithsonian along with other interesting items, and went inside the Native American Cultural building. There we were excited to see some of the tribes of Indians (where weve sang) being represented. One was the Hoopa tribe in Northern California, where we go every year. We loved it! We ate Indian buffalo tacos which were very good. We went to Union Station and ate there several times. The basement is full of eating places and beggars. We gave our left-overs away each time. We drove by the Pentagon where it was destroyed during 9/11. Its redone and looks nice from what we could see. We went in the Conservatory and they had a room of herb plants growing. You who know me, know I love herbs. I took lots of pictures there. In NM, we got to visit with lots of friends we only see once a year. Thats the camp Dad Jenkins started years ago and it is still going on. We cook and clean most of the time there, as our family and the Pilcher family hosts it every year. You never ate so good in all your life! Mom Jenkins rode with us and she loves the new ride~ RV. It got so cold for 2 days in the mountains. We loved it, but Brent nearly froze to death. We built several fires. One of my best friends, Ludy, helps to run the camp and we get caught up on our gossip, even if it takes us till 3:00 every night! Special thanks go to: Delania McCarty~ offering in the mail. Stanleys for Brents support. Mom Jenkins~ monthly support Bro. Lendall Birdsong for giving Brent money to buy a nice pair of shoes. Lendall and Cindy Birdsong for the offering. Stoltzfus family for the big love gift. Montgomerys for the offering in the mail. TGMN for the ad every issue. Granny & Grandad Gregg for taking care of our mail while were gone. Terri Pool and Brandon Gregg for taking care of our flowers, animals and houses while were on the road. Our July 4th celebration was the best yet! The fireworks display that Brent and Kennett put on was just awesome. We added corn on the cob cooked on the grill this year and everyone loved that. Our attendance was down, but our spirits were high. We played volley ball and had home made ice cream. This is Brents favorite time of the year (the poor boy loves the heat) and he always looks forward to the celebration. He works hard to make it enjoyable for everyone and even served in the food line this year. Be sure and watch our web site for color pictures of all these travels. Carolyn does such a good job posting every thing. www.jenkinsandcompany.com Just a side note: With this new bus/RV comes lots of new responsibility. We covet your prayers that we will honor Gods blessing to us and use it carefully. Its so nice, I almost feel we are not suffering for Jesus any more. Everyone says You all deserve it after all these years! But, its hard for us to feel that way. With it came big payments, which scare us. But weve had 2 different faithful supporters pledge $200.00 each per month. If you feel like that is something you would like to help with, we would be happy to supply you with any information you feel necessary to make a decision. Thanks for your prayers! Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Aug 5, 2005 |
Jenkins & Company Support newsletter PO BOX 14571 Fort Worth, Texas 76117 ~ 818-489-2466 ~ www.jenkinsandcompany.com ~jenkins_co@yahoo.com Friday, December 31, 2004 Well a new year is beginning. I hope you feel happy about what you did for Jesus in 2004, because it?s almost too late to do any more good this year. However, if time tarries, we?ll have opportunity to work for the King in 2005. That is this Group?s desire. We had a wonderful Christmas. Even though it was our first without Daddy, we knew where he was, and that made it easier. Family is so special. We were home for most of December, so we got to spend lots of time together. We got 3 more puppies. (Total of 10 dogs between the 4 houses) Brent?s big dog, Bear, sired 11 puppies that are cute as can be. However, they got parvo, and Brent?s been having to give them shots. I think it hurts him more than it does them when they cry and bleed a little bit. The brown one is ?Bo? which is Brent?s dog. The black one is ?Baby Bear?, ?Coal Bear?, or just ?Coal? and he?s Mom?s dog. The multi colored one has beautiful blue eyes and she is Terri?s dog named ?Molly?. They are sick little pups right now, so say a prayer for them. I?ve been giving them herbs along with Brent giving them the shots. It?s an emotional drain! * We just got word that little Bo didn?t make it through the night. Thank you all for the Christmas cards, love and support you sent. Special thanks go to the Stoltzfus Family in Iowa. We love you all and love the grandbaby! The Vander Waals in Iowa sent a love offering and a Christmas letter. We love keeping up with you all. Also thanks to Mom Jenkins, Aunt Hazel, and Rhonda Hendrix. Speaking of Rhonda, we enjoyed getting to be a part of Hendrix Trio Christmas Special. If you want one of the videos, featuring several good groups, they are $20.00 plus $3.00 S/H. We sang at Dorothy Johnson?s assisted living Christmas party. We love Dorothy and loved the goodies she gave us. Everyone of those little ladies fell in love with our handsome lead singer. He sang his two solos off our new Christmas CD ?I?ll be Home for Christmas? and ?The Christmas Song? and they about swooned. Matter of fact one let out a holler and one told him he needed to be in Hollywood, while one said ?Why aren?t you on Fox TV?? He was hard to live with for a few hours! LOL. We are proud of Brent and want to thank him for all the gifts he bought Angie and me. He has a good paying 2nd job (Our first job doesn?t pay too well but we sure love singing) and he spent it all on us, it looked like! We are looking forward to 2005 with you, Bub. Pictured here is Mommy Jenkins holding the flag box Brent built for Dad?s casket flag. You can see the tears it brought to the whole family when she opened it. Brent made Christmas really special. Our first tour of the year will be to Florida and will include the Gospel singing cruise. I think the cruise is sold out, but they have a waiting list. So hurry and sign up to go with us. If any of you want us to come sing for your church in 2005, let us know. We are booking dates for the new year. Looking forward to seeing you all again. Love ya, Nella ~ Angie ~ Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Dec 31, 2004 |
Jenkins & Company Newsletter for Supporters Monday, December 6, 2004 PO Box 14571 ~ Ft. Worth, TX 76117 ~ jenkins_co@yahoo.com ~ www.jenkinsandcompany.com Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our Faithful Supporters We hope your Thanksgiving Season was full of family and thanksgiving! Ours was on a smaller scale than usual, because our family reunion was earlier in the month and most of the family couldn?t drive back. However, Judy, sister #2 had a beautiful table spread and there were several of us there. We played games and watched the Cowboys win a game. (Finally. LOL.) We tried not to talk about Daddy being gone, as it was too easy to start crying. But we know God?s gift to us was Dad didn?t have to suffer with Alzheimer?s very long, before he got to go HOME. Angie was in a local store and ran into Rick and Deb Parker, some long time supporters. She was so excited and came home relaying the news. We also got to spend some time with Aunt Paralee when we went to her house to pick up pecans. She fed us some Hawaiian cake and it was good! She has been on our mailing list for many years and helped Brent get his truck. We got to see JoAnn and JD Davis along with Ludy Robinson, some good friends in NM while we were there as well. Friends like these make our ministry so much easier. Also people like Ken & Rita Stanley who have supported Brent for 7 or 8 years, and the Stoltzfus family who seldom miss a month sending love and support. Carolyn Downey who maintains our web site , and Tom & Marie Ellis who support us by putting our picture and advertisement in the Texas Gospel Music News each month, Granny & Grandad Gregg who pick up our mail and do business stuff for us while on the road and Mom Jenkins who supports us each month as well as taking care of things here while Terri is at work, are all part of ?Company? and we appreciate all they do. Terri Pool is the one who has let us rent from her and live here while we were ?homeless?. A thousand thanks go to her. Speaking of houses, for you who has helped us pray for over a year, we finally are getting a double wide mobile home. It?s almost 2 X the size of the one that burned, and only a little more each month. The interest rate is so much better this time, we?re getting a lot more house for a lot less interest. We are so excited. They poured the cement for the foundation today. (In the rain!)    Our Family reunion, is almost always in the deer woods of NM. This year all the children, except Rhonda and her husband Bobby was there. Mamaw took Rhonda?s children, Ryan and Ranessa, and I was glad she wasn?t alone as she traveled to NM and back. It had snowed the week before and was beautiful. The kids loved it, but it was cold. Brent took his ?Big Red? truck and 4 wheeler and had a blast. He & my brother Larry had to cut wood to feed 3 camp fires. We forgot the center pole for the big cook tent, so the men had to improvise and cut a slender but sturdy Aspen tree to use. It turned out good as could be expected. At least the tent didn?t fall down.    We got a pledge for one of our World Vision children. We are so glad, as it breaks our hearts to think some child may have to do with out Christmas toys this year. We adopted a little boy and Brent adopted a little boy, so we are trying to do our part. If you are interested, email me for some names of Children. We are praying for a new set of tires on the van. When it?s raining, and we take off , the tires spin a lot before getting traction. It could be because they are bald. (Or Brent?s driving)! I?m glad we haven?t had to drive in ice and snow yet. They run us around $65.00 each for good ones. Remember you have a few more weeks before the end of the year for tax deductions for the year 2004. We had a great time at the 4 States Gospel Music Association Fall Festival where our sister Rhonda is President. I?ve included some pictures for you.  We were so honored to be a part of honoring the Veterans in Cookville, Texas. Many of the dignitaries from the community were there and we remembered the MIA?s and POW?s as well. It warmed our hearts to see the ?Colors presented? and I loved the 91 year old retired Navy Intelligence gentleman who was still so smart. Don?t forget to sign up for your cruise in February 2005. We have several going, but there are still some cabins in the middle range open. That?s around 800.00 per person, which isn?t bad considering you get your food, bed and entertainment included in that price. Call us for a brochure on Angie?s cell # 817-821-2368. We are back to looking for someone to help with our booking. The agency we signed with still has not gotten us one singing. They are too busy with other artists and sending out Compilation CD?s, we guess. So, if we could get someone to come to our home and work out of our offices a few days a week, it would be so helpful. We would pay the same % as the booking agency charges. Let us know if you are interested. Angie could use a volunteer 3-4 days per month with office work as well. We hope your Holiday Seasons stays focused on Jesus, the one whose birthday we are celebrating. We are trying to keep ours there. We watched the ?Passion of the Christ? a few nights ago, and it made me realize all over again, what a sacrifice it was for Him to leave the comforts of Heaven and be born of a women and assume all the ?hurts? that humans go through. Then He paid the ultimate price for our sin. He didn?t have to do it but He did. Because He was willing, we have Eternal Life and Peace that passes all understanding. Aren?t you glad God had mercy and sent His Son? We love each of you and pray for you and think about you all a lot. You are a vital part of this ministry and we thank God for you often. Love to you all this Holiday Season. Nella, Angie and Brent. ?Jenkins and Company?. -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Dec 6, 2004 |
Support News Jenkins & Co?s Newsletter PO Box 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 (817) 489.2466 ~ Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com Publisher: Nella Jenkins Date: Saturday, October 30, 2004 Fall is in the Air! This is one of my favorite times of the year with deer hunting (family reunion) Thanksgiving and Christmas all coming up. It?s all exciting from here on out. Our singing slows down, but we dig out the Christmas tunes and ?run over? them. It?s great! I can smell the camp fire now with everyone sitting around without phones & TV?s and the only music is our family singing. That?s soul music! Thank you goes to Aunt Hazel who sent a love gift and Aunt Nelda sent us money to buy us a ?blizzard? ice cream. Also to Terri who helped with the tax program, and all the helping handy things she does . The Stanley?s are so faithful in their support of Brent, and Granny and Granddad continue to pick up our mail and do business stuff for us in town. Judy keeps our computers working, and Rhonda helps Angie with some bookings. All of you have been a blessing to us and we never want to take you all for granted. Our niece Heather brought her two children down from MS to see us. Courtney 11 and Kristen 2 were a joy as was Kylie who lives in town. (All 3 are great nieces). They loved the puppies and little chicks. Brent is busy moving his tools and ?stuff? to another bigger storage building the next lot over. Our only neighbors moved, so Brent is buying the lot/land there. It has a nice big work barn, so he?s excited. Jubilee at Sea Cruise to the Bahamas is nearly sold out. Better get your deposit in now to hold your cabin space. A brochure is available on our web site or by giving us your address. www.jenkinsandcompany.com So, we?ve been moving some stuff into his old work barn. I guess we?re practicing for when we get to MOVE INTO A NEW HOME! LOL. One day I was busy moving some boxes and looked down and had something on my blouse. I brushed it off and it was a little snake! My worst nightmare! I got hysterical and Brent came running down with a shotgun to kill it. (Well it looked 4? long to me!) So for a few nights I couldn?t sleep in my room. After much prayer and rebuking fear, I am fine. My other nightmare happened this month as well. I went to the trailer to change into singing clothes and forgot to zip my zipper up! My skirt had two buttons, so I guess I thought that was enough. That wouldn?t have been so bad, but when I got to the front and sit down, I noticed Brent hadn?t put all the extra equipment away. I got up and ?pranced? in front of the whole church, bent over and moved the stuff. When I sat back down a kind little lady comes to tell me my zipper is down! I could have died. CD Dedication Bro. Clayton Phillips at Sanctuary of Praise dedicated our Project #14 ?Just in Time? recently. It was a sweet service and God blessed. We?re praying for a harvest of souls and help for the saints through this CD. Also, we?re praying for the Lord to bless our newest single ?Standing on Top of the Mountain? which was shipped to radio this week. News Flash I called Brent a few days ago to have him pick up some stuff from the store while he was in town, and he answered with ?Call me right back, I?ve had a wreck!? It scared me to death, but he assured me he was all right. In a few minuets he returned my call and told me a lady had run into the drivers side of his truck. Fortunately, the truck is so big, it didn?t do much damaged to him, but tore her car up pretty bad. No one was hurt, thank goodness and he gets to replace some chrome and stuff, so all is well. God could open some big doors for us through these radio singles. But it will take His Blessings, because there are thousands of songs released every month. It will help if you call your radio station and request it. Don?t forget about our World Vision children who need adoption. Even if you just adopt them through the Holidays, it will be a blessing. We just need your CC # and expiration date and a birthday month that you prefer. We?ll pick the child for you that is born in that month, or you can call us for a list. Brent?s new puppy ?TJ? is so fat he can?t hardly walk. I looked out the pen the other day and could see the rest of them playing but he was no where to be found. I called and he stuck his head out of the automatic feeder! He looked at me as if to say ?What do you want?? turned around and went back to eating inside the feeder! Extra! Extra! Jenkins and Company just signed with Calvary Communications out of St. Joseph, MO. To book us you can still call Angie at 817-821-2368 or Jeff Buckles with Calvary Communications 816-387-9680 Email: Calvaryagency@aol.com Watch our web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com for the color pictures that go with this newsletter. Come see us if you are in the area where we?re singing. We would love to come to your church and do our Christmas songs. Love you all! Nella, Angie, Brent Concert Schedule for Jenkins & Company #Date Time Venue Address City ST Contact Phone Notes 10/31/2004 4:00 PM Sunday afternoon First Assembly of God Hwy 271 South Hugo OK 580-326-9580 Pastor Jerry Cooper 11/7/2004 11:00 AM Church of God of Prophecy 939 CR 3130 Cookville TX 903-577-1384 Pastor Steve and Laura Mathis 11/13/2004 6:00 PM Assembly of God Hwy 271 Hugo OK 903-792-3011 4 States GMA singing. ~President Rhonda Hendrix 11/14/2004 11:00 AM Sunday Amazing Grace 2300 S. College Denison TX 903-465-8081 Pastor Michael Daniel 11/28/2004 11:00 AM Church of God 306 Cora St. Arlington TX 817-275-0585 Pastor Ross Lortie 12/3/2004 7:00 PM Friday evening Faith Baptist~Hendrix Trio Christmas Homecoming Hwy 71 South Texarkana AR 903-792-3011 Promoters: Rhonda and Robert Hendrix 12/5/2004 11:00 Am Sunday First Baptist Church of Luella State Hwy 11 Sherman TX 903-814-2856 Music Director: Greg Parrent 12/19/2004 2:00 PM Radiant Life Assembly of God 1910 SE 14th St. Grand Prairie TX 972-660-4592 Pastor Robert Snyder~MMin. Loyal Rowland -- Nella Jenkins - Sat. Oct 30, 2004 |
Howdy from Texas. Thanks for the good and positive feed back on our new CD. You all think it?s our best one yet and we?re glad it was worth the wait. We had a great tour to KY, AL, TN, GA, and IN. Our singings in FL were cancelled due to hurricanes. We didn?t want to get caught in the middle of ?Jeanne?, plus Brent?s Granny Gregg was in the hospital, so we hurried home. She is doing fine now, thanks to many prayers. Don?t forget about the ?Jubilee at Sea Christian Cruise? next Feb. You need to pay for it before Dec 31, 2004. There are still a few cabins left for under $1000.00. Call us for a brochure 817-489-2466 or check our web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com to download the brochure. When we got home from our KY tour, my computer refused to boot up. I guess it finally died after surviving the fire last August. So, I lost so much valuable information, such as addresses and email addys?. If you all don?t mind send me anyone?s address you think would enjoy the newsletter and send me all email addresses and I?ll check to see if you are on my yahoo. I lost the emails out of My MailList software. Hopefully sooner or later, I can pay someone to retrieve that info for me. Special thanks goes to: Aunt Hazel for sending some money for a roof A/C and heater. We?ll need that this winter, so we?re hoping for more refunds to get it installed. Also, we need a quiet small generator to be totally self sufficient. Special thanks goes to: Thanks to Ken and Rita Stanley for the monthly support for Brent. He always appreciates it, even if he isn?t good at writing thank you notes. Thanks to Hendrix, Dawn Gregg, Aunt Nelda, Montgomerys, Stoltzfus family, Yoders, Al Pocock, and the Parkers for their love gifts, especially during the winter months. God supplies our needs through people just like you. We are planning a Christmas concert series to help us this winter. Pray God blesses it and the true meaning of Christmas comes through. Some good news: Angie has found someone to help with the bookings. Jeff Buckles has an agency and books other artists. Also he has lots of contacts up in the northern states. Be praying for God?s guidance in this matter as well. We are also praying for a house this winter, so keep that in mind. Here are some highlights from our tour: We got to see Kenzie, 7, play soccer. She was so cute and is one of the top players. Ryan Hendrix watched our booth for us during fan awards at NQC. We got to watch the awards being given. We went fishing and our 7 year old niece, Katie Bug, caught more fish than all the rest of us put together. We would follow her around the pond trying to catch the fish she was throwing back. We would study her Barbie Doll pole and try to use the same bait. It was hilarious! We love you all. Happy fishing! Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Oct 22, 2004 |
Support News~Jenkins and Company PO Box 14571~Fort Worth, Texas~76117~(817) 489.2466 or Cell # (817) 821-2368 Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com If you are like us, the 100 plus weather can make you grouchy! HA. Thank goodness we get to travel to cooler places during this Texas summer heat. We spent a week in the mountains of NM again this year. This is our 6th year in a row to set sound, camp out, cook, clean up, and sing where it gets down in the 50?s at night. This year Brent played the drums, so I had to run the sound while he was busy. WOW. I forgot what a big job that boy takes care of so often. I have a new respect for Sound Tech?s. Another new addition to our NM tour, Brent?s brother, Brad went with us. I really enjoyed that because he helped unload, load and lift heavy equipment. I just took a little vacation from it all. He also played his bass guitar and the brothers sure play good together. Many of you don?t know this, but Brent played drums for us when he was 15. We didn?t even know he could sing. Man, things have changed. We came back by Eunice, NM where Mom and Dad used to live and still have lots of stuff to be moved/sold. Since Daddy died, Mom let the boys go ?treasure hunting? in Dad?s old garage. They found some real old junk?I mean ?treasures?, and was so excited we liked to have never got them to come on so we could get back on the road. If anyone wants to make a trip to NM, there is lots of stuff still there and could be bought for dirt-cheap. (Even the property). On the way home, Mom Jenkins, who was ahead of us, broke down in West Texas. So, Brent and Brad tried but couldn?t fix the fuel pump, so she had it towed in and fixed. She likes to be independent and drive everywhere on her own, so we are praying for her a dependable vehicle. It makes Angie, and all the rest of us, a nervous wreck. We forgot to tell you all, but we paid off our trailer a few months ago. So it?s truly ours now! You can rejoice with us. God is good. We love our trailer and this week located a used A/C for $300.00. We hope to secure that soon and get it installed before we melt in there. Our next step will be getting a generator installed to run it. Until then, we can hook up to electricity. Speaking of trailers, Brent built some more shelves in the back to haul his drums etc. It is a sliding shelf, and is real nice. He sure is handy to have around. Speaking of which, Brent will celebrate 10 years August 8th, of being ?company.? We are inviting everyone who can make it to a celebration here and we?ll make homemade ice cream and desserts. We?ll set up the volleyball net and have some ?hot? fun. Hopefully when the sun goes down, it will cool down. It will be Monday August 9th at 7:30. We are so thankful for a young man who has given 10 of his best years to sing the Gospel and travel full time like he does with us. And to think, he has done it without a regular salary. He hardly ever asks for money, (unless he?s out of gas?LOL) but we try to give him some spending money every week. Sometimes we get lots of love and not much offering, so he works at night cleaning office buildings to buy more equipment, and things he needs. We are truly blessed to have him part of our group. If you would like to congratulate him, his address is 111 Loren Ryan Rd~Aurora, TX 76078. His email is brent76117@yahoo.com We love you Brent! -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Aug 17, 2004 |
Jenkins and Company Supporters Newsletter for July 7/15/2004 Po Box 14571~Fort Worth, Texas~76117~(817) 489-2466~(817) 821-2368 Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com~www. Jenkinsandcompany.com Well we made it back from California, but not like we had anticipated. We drove home in a big hurry because we got word our Dad was very sick and would likely pass away. Brent drove 85-90 MPH, with us praying we would get home in time. (It took almost 3 days, and we cancelled 5 singings). We got to spend some time with Daddy before he died. God is so good. Dad knew all of us and although death is so final and is our enemy, God made it precious, as His Word promised. Our little Daddy didn?t have to suffer with Alzheimer?s very long, for which we are thankful. We know he?s much better off and he knows everything with his new mind and body. Our hope of a better life after this one is strengthened. We want to say thanks to all who sent cards, emails, phone calls, flowers, brought food, money and came to the funeral. Many ask us how we could sing at Dad?s funeral and I replied, ?Are you kidding? That?s for my Daddy!? So, Jenkins and Company sang ?I want to know how it feels? and Brent sang a special called ?I?ll be waiting till you make it in.? Our sister?s group, Hendrix Trio sang ?He loved me like I was his only child? and ?Address Change?. Everyone told us it was the sweetest funeral they had ever attended. Even the graveside service was beautiful. We had to cancel one singing in CA., where we have never met the people. They were very understanding about our emergency and prayed for us over the phone. When we got home, we had a $6000.00 blessing from them! WOW. It came just in time because the insurance company hasn?t paid for Dad?s policy, because it was bought less than 2 years ago. Funerals have to be paid ?up front? and God supplied that need before we knew there was a need! We appreciate people, like the Norman?s, who listen when God speaks to them! Others who listened this month were: The Montgomery?s, Stoltzfus Family, Mom Jenkins, McDonald Family, Stanley?s, and Dawn Gregg. Also, someone from AR sent a love offering with no name on the envelope. God knows you! We pray the Lord richly blesses each one of you. It was so good to see our friends on the West Coast. We got to see Pastor Jim Ray and all the people at North Fork Full Gospel, Pastor John Armand and all the Hoopa tribe, The Brantley?s at the ?End of the Road? where we sang with a generator, because there is no electricity, and Pastor Yeley where Brent lost his set of keys to everything! The last singing we did before the ?bad news? was at Gospel Defenders in Merced, CA. The Hiltons and Taylor?s treat us so good and took us to ?Sunny Meadows? where we camped out for 2 nights. We didn?t know then that God gave us a space of 2 days to rest and relax before death hit our family. We had some trouble getting to the West Coast. The day we left, the lights on the trailer went out and we got off 6 hours late. Then we stopped to fill up with gas in Gallup, NM and the fuel pump on the van went out. 25 hours later, we were fixed and back on the road. We had to cancel our first singing at Bro Doug Spencer?s church because of that. Then in Needles, CA we over heated and had to ride all day with out an air conditioner in 100 degree weather. Angie was not happy! We made it as far as Barstow and the brakes went out on the trailer! So we had to spend some time at Wal mart while Brent worked on them. CD Update: We got our inserts last night to proof read. They look really good. The duplicating company is waiting on those to be finished, so they can put it all together, wrap and seal them. So it?s coming along! Our national single, ?Stop Searching? is up to #38 in the US Gospel News! Thanks for calling and requesting it at your local radio station. Our 3-year-old great-niece, Kylie, was staying at Nana?s house. After eating an egg, she said ?That chicken done good, Nana, can I have another egg please?? Don?t forget about the World Vision children. For $26.00 per month, you can feed, house, medicate and educate an underprivileged child. We have several who need adopting. Love you all. Nella, Angie, Brent (see web site for color pictures) -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. Jul 15, 2004 |
Table Top News For: Jenkins and Company Thursday, May 27, 2004 PO Box 14571~ Fort Worth, Texas~ 76117~ (817) 489-2466 ~ Cell# (817) 821-2368 Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com Our services lately have been so encouraging. We had 4 in the altar at Leuella FBC, after we sang, ?The Search is Over?. The pastor said that was one of the best altar songs he had heard, which encouraged us that we made good choices for the new project songs. In Broken Bow, we had around 20 respond to the altar service, most of which were young people. We love to see young people active in church. I know God loves that too. We had a wonderful time at the SGMA of Texas ?Springfest?. We seldom get to be in Texas with our friends, so it was very special. See pictures on our web site of this event along with others this year. We plan to be in CA next month, so pray for us. They say gas is way over $2.00 per gallon, which will make the expenses bad. We only get around 7-8 miles to a gallon! But, we love the West Coast, and have missed our trips out there. We?ve been busy here at home. We bought some dirt, and Brent and his brother Brad had to learn in ?shorthand? how to run heavy machinery. A bobcat and a front loader tractor were rented, and they spread 7 loads of dirt in our yard and Mom Jenkins?s yard. When Brad had to go home, I even learned how to lift that ?bucket? and scoop up that dirt, back up and go dump it somewhere sensible. (Beside the dirt pile wasn?t good enough for Brent, who was ?bossing?.) Sometimes it was a tiny little scoop; sometimes it nearly tipped the machine and me over backards. It was a sight to behold! Angie & I don?t mind being teased about being ?Old Maids? very often, but we had a pastor tell us lately ?You all are too old to wear pink!? We were not too sure how to take that, so we laughed at him and then talked bad about him all the way home. (Not really.) Children are so cute, especially if they are someone else?s children?. ha! One little girl told her Mommy, after Daddy killed a tarantella spider, ?Daddy killed a jumping enchilada!? Landen, our 4-year-old nephew, was worried when his dog ran off during a storm. He told his mom, ?If we pray, he?ll come back?. So Jackie emailed the family to pray. After a week, guess what? A neighbor found him in a field, and brought him back! Oh, the faith of a child. We are still waiting on our final mix from the studio of our new project ?Just in Time?. We are promised it will be this week, so you all pray! We?ll then get it duplicated, which will take a few weeks. So, hopefully by July 1, it?ll be for sale, or in the mail if you?ve prepaid. We covet your prayers and are thankful for our supporters each month. If you are interested in becoming a supporter, at any amount per month, it will be greatly appreciated! See the heading of this letter for our address. Love you all. ?Nella, Angie and Brent? the ?Singing Missionaries?. -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. May 27, 2004 |
Jenkins and Company Friday, May 14, 2004 Po Box 14571 Fort Worth, Texas 76117 ~ 817-489-2466 ~ Fax # 817-489-2476 New Web Site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Supporter Newsletter for May Hello Faithful Supporters, I pray all is well with you. I don?t know if you know it or not, but as I mail these letters, I try to pray for each of you. You are so special to God and to us. We thank the Lord for you and appreciate your prayers, cards, emails, and financial support. Special thanks goes to: Ken and Rita Stanley (Brent?s support), Stoltzfus family, Mom & Dad Jenkins, Dawn Gregg, and Granny and Grandad Gregg. April was so hard on us, as we committed Daddy into a home. We spent many hours every day helping him to adjust, and crying many tears after we left there each day. As a result, we didn?t get to work on our calendar much, nor do much singing, so your faithful support carried us this month. May is promising to be much better. I know I?ve promised the new project (it finally has a name- ?Just in Time?) for several months, but we did get a copy of it yesterday to proof before duplication. There are some discrepancies, so it will have to be re-mixed. However, that should only take a week or so, and then we?ll get it to the duplicators. I almost cried when I heard the finished project, because it?s what we?ve prayed for over 7 years. We?ve recorded 3 low budget projects, but this one is full blown cost. (Thanks to our house fire?. LOL. Our content insurance is going to pay for something eternal, instead of furniture that will fade away.) We have become involved in something new, or almost new. We are with a company called ?World Vision? who finds sponsors for underprivileged children. For only $26.00 per month, you can adopt a child, and let someone else feed them, educate them and tell them about Jesus. It?s a worthy cause and one we feel proud to be a part of. A few years ago, we were with another company, but they re-did their agenda, and we are no longer affiliated with them. Let me know what age of a child can connect you. Brent has been busy and built us a bridge between the house we?re renting from Terri and Mom?s house. When it rained, it was so muddy, you had to walk all the way around the fence to get over to see about Mom, the chickens, cats and dogs. But now, we have this dandy little bridge! Thanks Brent for getting the ?hints? I kept dropping. We had an absolute blast last weekend with Rhonda (sis # 4) and all she has going on. She & her husband?s group, Hendrix Trio, hosts a ?Gaither style? singing 2 times a year and Brent runs sound for them. The crowd is getting bigger every year, and it?s a 2-night thing now. There are several groups involved, plus everyone sings in the big choir, directed by Rhonda. The Lord showed up and we had more than just a singing. We had church. We also have the CD?s and DVD?s for sale from the last one. They are $10.00 each. We have some good news. Our national single, ?Stop Searching? that we released in January, showed up this month in the US Gospel News magazine, as #49 on the Christian Country charts. We couldn?t believe it! It?s time to release another one, so we?ll be praying about which one. We?ve had such wonderful services lately. We were at one church, and sang ?I?ve been Washed? about 8 times, while they shouted, cried, prayed and came to the altar. It was so sweet to see the young people praying for each other. One young lady had been addicted to drugs and had never been to a church service like that. She didn?t know what to do, but came to the altar to get what everyone was excited about! Have you all seen the new look on the web page www.jenkinsandcompany.com? I call it our ?face lift?. Carolyn, our Web Master, does such a great job, and she color coordinated it with the new pictures etc. Also, our new Press Release is on the front page, along with the new cruise brochure. I?ll post the pictures that go with this newsletter on the web as well. Some of the pictures maybe at the end of this newsletter, others maybe under the ?Pictures? button. Also, check Brent?s page. I?m trying to get a newsletter typed for him too. We love you all. Write and tell us your prayer requests. Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. May 14, 2004 |
Support/General News for Jenkins and Company (Formerly Jenkins Sisters and Company) Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com ~ PO BOX 14571 Fort Worth, TX 76117~ 817.489.2366 Cell# 817.821.2368 www.jenkinsandcompany (new web address) Monday, April 19, 2004 Howdy and Happy Spring! This is my favorite time of year; getting the garden ready to plant and watching the flowers start to bloom. I also love this season, because I take time to remember the price Jesus paid for me and the wonderful news of His resurrection! We hope your Easter Sunday was full of thanksgiving also. We have felt the Lord?s presence with us as we recorded our vocals on the new project #14 ?JUST IN TIME?. We are supposed to ship out the CD?s to those who have prepaid and helped to Sponsor it, by May. Place your order for one today on the enclosed flyer. We had a wonderful cruise in February. It was our last year to go to Mexico for a while. Next year, we leave from Florida and go back to the Bahamas. See enclosed brochure to send in your deposit. Please make sure our name is on the brochure you mail in, as that is how we get paid for singing on the cruise. Brent broke his record this year with 32 escargots. He ate them all! We still have not replaced our mobile home that burned in August. Sometimes life can seem unfair, until we get back in the closet of prayer, then we know God is still in control. The loan companies hesitate to loan on another mobile home because we are self-employed. We point out the fact we never missed a payment in 9 years! Say a prayer that we?ll know what to do. We would love to have an office big enough to get organized again. We want to keep our land, as we are next door to Brent and our Mom and Dad. Anyone have advice? We had to put Dad Jenkins in a home for 30 days to get Mom some help with him. That?s been hard too. Our family and supporters have been so faithful through all this. We want to thank everyone who has so sweetly helped out, especially the Stanley?s for supporting Brent every month, and the Stoltzfus Family for their faithful support. We can always count on them and Mom and Dad Jenkins. Our brother Ken?s boy, Landen is 4 and he calls Uncle Brent?s new 1996 truck a ?Chevarado?. It?s so cute. Brent is really proud of his new ?ride.? He?s worked really hard paying for it. It?s his favorite color, RED. So is his 4 wheeler. Not to mention his lawn mower?LOL. He was seeing ?red? a few days ago, when he and Terri were driving in the rain and hydroplaned. Thank God they were not seriously hurt. Her truck is in bad shape. Brent?s email is: brent76117@yahoo.com if you want to email him. God Bless, we love you. Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Apr 19, 2004 |
Spring?s Greetings........ Yup, we?re back! Our first tour of the year was just wonderful. We got to sing on the Gospel Cruise and go to Disney World as well, so we packed a lot of fun into those 3 weeks. But,we were more than ready to get back on the road & SING! When You are called to do something, you're really not happy unless you are doing that calling. Our new CD is coming along. We picked up our finished music before we left, so we learned most of the songs on the road and practiced in front of the audiences. LOL They didn?t seem to mind if we messed up and had to start over or forgot our words or arrangements. We just laughed and kept going. Everyone laughed with us, even on the Ship with all those wonderful singers. I missed my cue no less than 3 times! I got tickled and so did everybody else. We plan to record our vocals next week so hopefully we?ll get some product out this Spring. Our tour was fun, but it was also packed full of God?s blessings on the services/singings. The Lord moved at Bro. Rocky Cauley?s and we sang some songs several times while the people rejoiced. They fed us a great meal after church. Holy Church of God in MS was really special because it was close enough for our brother, Kendyll and family to come see us. They brought a load from their church, and went to eat with us later. We spent some time with Ken and he and Angie fixed us chicken tacos and made Brent a birthday cake. Kendyll always blesses us with a love gift, and that helps get us on down the road. At Ocoee Church of God they prayed for us to get a house to replace ours that burned. Our faith had been pretty low, but God knows how to lift us up! We spent some time with another family member and her family. Tonya and Shannon are pastors now in AL and we love their church. We stayed in the Evangelist Quarters and ate with them. We played games and went cruise shopping. I found my ?Captain?s party? dress there. At Bro. Lott?s in GA, they fed us after church and surprised me with a birthday cake. It was so sweet. We love that church. Fredonia Community church in AL had a lock-in after our singing. We played games all night! It was hard driving with no sleep the next day, but we had a good time the night before! We got home tired but happy. Thanks for all your prayers and those who send support and love. You?ll never know how much you mean to us. We pray God?s blessings on each of you. Tour pictures are on the web site: www.jenkinsandcompany.com Love you, Nella, Angie, Brent Email me if you want to prepay and preorder a new CD! jenkins_co@yahoo.com Love ya! Nella, Brent, Angie -- Nella Jenkins - Sat. Mar 6, 2004 |
Support news for Jenkins and Company www.jenkinsandcompany.com (817) 489-2466 or (817) 489-1870 or (817) 821-2368 jenkins_co@yahoo.com Po Box 14571 Fort Worth, Texas 76117 Fax # 817-489-2476 Friday, January 16, 2004 We hope your New Year has started off great! Ours has with a bang. Our very first singing, we had 2 precious souls added to the Kingdom of God. We are praying that sets the theme for the year ahead. Let?s give Him more in 2004! By the time you all get this newsletter, we?ll have laid the tracks for our new project #14. In case you all haven?t noticed, we?re using our insurance money for God?s work. We had a choice of buying all new furniture (to replace our burned/smoked ones) or record. Guess where our heart lies? Ha! It had been seven long years since we?ve recorded songs with original music and we had been praying for a financial miracle so we could again sing brand new songs. (Not previously recorded by anyone.) If you hurry, you still have time to be a sponsor and get your name on the insert. It?s a minimum of $50.00. See enclosed flyer. Brent has a new toy. He is the proud owner of a 1996 red Chevy Silverado Z-71, 4 X 4, pick up truck. I told him it was more truck than he was man! It?s got a lift kit, souped up stereo with a thumping bass, grill guard, extended cab, a security system he can?t work, big mud tires, special manly wheels, tool box, and is fully loaded. Best of all, he has no payments. You?ll have to ask him some time the full story of how God worked this out, but I will say; he?s getting to work out the loan (without interest) and will have it paid off in a few months. God keeps careful records of how faithful we all are. Brent has sung with us on a volunteer basis for over 9 years. You still have time to go on the cruise with us. There are less than 50 cabins left. The total price is around $1000.00 per person. You can print a flyer off our web site, or call us at the numbers listed in the heading and we?ll mail you one. Hurry! Angie and I have been exercising at ?Curves? (compliments of our niece, Jill, who owns 3 locations.) Our first visit, I heard Angie ask ?Is this how you work this machine?? It was the one that works your arms as you lean forward on a cushion. Angie had her legs upon the cushion and was trying to get her feet in the hand thingy! I laughed so hard at her! We have 2 new puppies. They just got their eyes open this week. Our last puppy, ?Sassy?, was adopted by our niece, Katelyn. Katie Bug, as she is called, has managed to talk her Daddy into letting her take Sassy everywhere she goes. The other night Shannon had Tonya look at Katelyn. Sassy was sleeping beside her, with her head on the pillow too! We are so thankful Kate came through her surgery OK. She had a stomach hernia. At 6 years old, that?s pretty traumatic. Shannon and Tonya are now Pastors in Montgomery, Alabama. Thank you to everyone who made 2003 a GREAT year. Many of you sent Christmas cards and support in the toughest months of the year. Again, God brought us through. When you live by faith, finances can be a challenge, when work is scarce. We?re looking forward to our tour coming up this month, which includes our Christian cruise. We love being off for the Holidays, but we are happier working/singing for the Lord. It?s a comfort knowing we are in the center of God?s will. Keep in touch. We love you all. Nella, Angie, Brent. -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Jan 16, 2004 |
Jenkins and Company?s Supporters News for Nov.2003 Friday, October 31, 2003 www.jenkinsandcompany.com PO Box 14571~Ft. Worth, TX 76117~817-489-2466~Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Well, we?re making some progress, I hope, with the insurance company. We have an appointment tomorrow to go over the Allowed Living Expenses. They are refusing to reimburse us for our rent, utilities and food while our home is uninhabitable. Although it?s in our policy for up to $6,000, they don?t want to turn loose of it. So, help us pray. It?s been an extra heavy expense on us. They did total the house and now we?re looking for a buyer so they can move it and clear up the lot. It?s all been a big hassle, but hopefully we?ll have another house by Christmas. We put a deposit down on a repossessed mobile home that is almost twice the size as ours, and the payments will be a little less. So, that?s good news! Those of you who have called, emailed, prayed and sent or brought money, groceries, supplies and love, know who you are. We tried to keep a list of everyone, but in the mass confusion, we may have left someone out. If so, we?re sorry and we hope you understand. Here is the list: Sis Vandergriff, Stephen Leach, Family Members, Brad Gregg, Ken Jenkins, Victory Tabernacle, Paul Coble. Rhonda and Hendrix Trio, Church of God in Denton,CGMA, Stanleys, Aunt Paralee, Ken Tatham, Benedicts, Christian Lighthouse of Amarillo, Mickey Mixon (Gospel Songwriters Association) Heather McDonald, Art & Sandra Mintz, Anita Cox, Colleen Powell, Leuella First Baptist Church, Greg & Joy Parrent Jill & Tommy McCullough. A big thanks goes to Granny Gregg who washed nearly all of our blackened clothes. She spent endless hours and saved us tons of money. The Ozone Cleaners wanted $15.00 per garment. She hand inspected, soaked, sprayed and washed over 100 garments. We were able to salvage most of them. Praise the Lord! Hope you enjoy the color pictures on web site www.jenkinsandcompany.com Love, Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Oct 31, 2003 |
May Newsletter for Supporters of Jenkins & Company Box 14571 Fort Worth, Texas 76117 (817) 489-2466 Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com http://jenkins_co.tripod.com Thursday, May 1, 2003 ?Beautiful are the feet that carry the Gospel.? That?s what I?ve heard, but today my feet feel pretty tired. I mowed 3 big lawns yesterday and have not quiet recuperated. Last night listening to the rain fall on that new cut grass, it was such a good feeling, knowing it?s all done and looks nice. Plus it smells so good out here in the country! As Brent says ?I wouldn?t trade it for all the malls!? Thanks so much to our ?Sponsors? of the new project. (#13). They are: Ken Tatham, The Stoltzfus family, The Tuggles, and The Parkers. You all are helping to speed the process up. We?ve got music to 2 songs finished and are working on more as the finances are made available. Also, we?ve sold several prepays, which helps. Sweet thanks to those who helped in some way since last newsletter: Benedicts, Stoltzfus Family, Sis. Vandergriff, Rhonda Hendrix, Mom & Dad Jenkins, Brad Gregg (boxes of food), Granny & Grandad Gregg (boxes of food, money and lots of errands). We?ve had such good services lately. New Life in Nowata was good with Bro. Henegar. Then we were at Bro. Jim Laudell?s in OK. It was good to see Kevin Cannon and enjoy the meal and fellowship. Our home church hosted a fellowship meeting Fri, Sat, and Sunday of April 4-6. We helped with the concession stand and choir. We so enjoyed hearing Bro. Lendell Birdsong and Bro. Don Rich both from OK preach! We had a good visit with our baby sister Tonya and family. They stayed a few days with us. Matter of fact the 3 kiddos went with us to Fletcher, OK to sing for Bro. Robert Whitley. It worked out really good, as the church had a play ground complete with swings and merry go round. You should have seen Aunt Angie shooting the basketball! Brent pushed us really hard on the merry-go-round, until we were acting drunk! Granbury Church of God was a trip. Brent and I both were sick, and had no voices. I don?t know how many told us later, ?You all were the best group we?ve ever had!? I don?t if they are trying to tell us something or not......LOL. Ron & GG took us to eat afterwards. 1st A/G in Hillsboro had a 83 year old lady who acted 63. Her name was Geneva and I loved her attitude! We sang ?I want to know how it feels? for a long time as people were blessed. Without music, that?s hard to do. But when God?s moving, you best not stop! Harvest Christian in Keller was special. It was pastor appreciation week end for Bro & Sis. Binion. Daniel Sturgeon (you all remember him as our drummer for 3 1/2 years when his Dad Bro. Lee sang with us) is the music minister there. It was so good to see him in ministry still. His new baby, Hunter, stole Angie?s heart. Bro. Lee was there and sang for us. Bro. Glen Daniels and family were there. He is our group pastor. Water of Life is a rowdy bunch! We love singing to those who love singings! Sis. Ethel was a special lady too. The Lord ?nudged" me to have a lady prayed for, so I obeyed. Later, Diane told the church she had lost her will to live and needed help desperately that night! Several others came up for prayer also. On the lighter side: Keldon, 8, our nephew, had a science project that included growing a sweet potato plant in water. He left it in the back room for several days and when he discovered it, it had leaves all over it and had gotten surprisingly big. He came running to his Momma (teacher) and said ?Look, we can plant it and it will grow into a tree with potatoes hanging all over it!? Landen, 3, heard his Mom & Dad disagreeing on something. He said ?Mom, take Dad?s boat away, and tell him can?t go fishing until he behaves!? Katelyn, 5, was helping her Mom get her ready for church by combing and drying her own hair. All of a sudden, she exclaims ?Oh my word! I?ve got a head full of gray hair!? As her hair was drying, it turned more blonde, and gave her a scare. The stress of being 5 years old! Happy Mothers Day to our Mom, Joyce Jenkins and Brent?s Mom, Dawn Gregg, and Granny (Imogene) Gregg. We love you all three! Pray for us on our 4 week tour next month. We?ll be singing on the secular Alaskan cruise, where some have never heard gospel music. It will be a new mission field. We want to see lives changed. Please pray for healing for Mom Jenkins?s eyes, and our Daddy Jenkins?s mind to be more clear. Our Sister in law?s Mom, MS Gregory, is in the hospital. She is almost 90. Remember to pray for our new project, for God?s perfect will and anointing. We love you all!! Nella, Angie, Brent ?Jenkins and Company?. -- Nella Jenkins - Thu. May 1, 2003 |
#April 2003 News for Jenkins and Company Thursday, March 27, 2003 Box 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 817-489-2466 Email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com http://Jenkins_co.tripod.com Name Change Have you all noticed our new name? We?ve dropped the ?sisters? after Brent ?hinting? for over 8 years! He gets so much teasing, so we?ve made the change. We?re waiting on the paper work, but I?m retyping everything to reflect this new and exciting change.  Thanks to: Ken and Rita Stanley for their support of Brent each month. He?s been so busy doing a roofing job. He?s wanting to buy some recording equipment to get the studio going, so he?s working hard on the side. He needed some help with ?clean up? so Angie and I volunteered. We worked hard for 3 hours and got it looking clean. After we left, they took off another layer of shingles and it?s to do all over again! We like the wages Brent paid us, though, so we plan to go back! Also thanks to Granny and Grandad Gregg for picking up our mail every day and doing alterations. She makes deposits and takes care of so much in town, while we?re out in the country. Thanks to Mom and Dad Jenkins for their faithful support each month. Dawn (Brent?s Mom) blessed us with some love money and Rhonda Hendrix is always so prayerful and gave us support money this month. We had such a good time at Tyler State park celebrating Rhonda (sis #5) and my birthdays. Ranessa, her daughter 9, caught a fish and her brother, Ryan was so proud of her. They cooked it and ate it. We?ve had such good services lately. Denton COG is always a special place to sing. Bro. Lee and family who sang with us for 3 1/2 years, go there and we count Bro. Glen as our group pastor. Lee?s 2 young sons are now married and have children! Pastor Griffin at Walnut Creek in Mansfield is battling 3 brain tumors. His spirits are good and hasn?t missed hardly any services. Heather, his daughter, keeps us posted. She video taped us that night and gave us a copy. One lady told me the last time we were there, she bought some tapes. Her father passed away and her Mom was having a tough time, so she sent her the tapes. She never got them back, but her Mom said she couldn?t have made it without the encouraging songs. Praise the Lord! The camp meeting at Pastor Tom?s was good. Full Gospel Holiness had a good turn out. Tammy & Kennett Gregg, Brent?s Uncle and Aunt, came and ate with us later. Kennett has a wonderful testimony of how God spared his life lately. Metroplex Family Church is another very special place. Tammy is so sweet to keep in touch and this church sends us support money a lot of months. They are the ones who blessed us with the cordless mics. Altar service was good. Of course we can?t leave out Sulphur Bluff A/G. What an awesome service! Then, Judy and Ronnie Reed blessed us with a great meal and filled our tank with gas! Thanks to all! Love, Nella, Angie, Brent ?Jenkins & CO?. -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Mar 28, 2003 |
It seems like we?ve been home very little, even though we haven?t done another tour since last month. Dad?s sister and brother passed away just with in a few days of each other, so we made a trip to NM and took Mom and Dad. It?s sad to think we?re all getting older! I?m glad we?re going to a place where we?ll never die. Dad hasn?t done too well since then. His confusion seems to be worse. Thanks for all the kind comments on the web site. The new pictures look good. Carolyn always does a good job. http://jenkins_co.tripod.com We came back from the warm cruise to a cold world. We never get snow and ice here but we had a whole week of being iced in. It was wonderful. We couldn?t go anywhere, so we just stayed home by the fire. I felt like we were playing ?hooky? from school! We wound up with 3 inches and everything looked like a winter wonderland. Brent had to show us how to slide on the ice, and wound up more on his backside! We?ve had some sweet services, singing close to home. On one Sunday morning, we had 9 come up for prayer, including 2 for salvation. God is still saving and healing! Another place, Brent was singing a new song and forgot the words. The preacher really teased him about it and made him sing it again, to see if he really knew them. Keep in touch. Love ya. Nella, Angie, Brent (Jenkins and Company) -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Mar 12, 2003 |
February, 2003 Support News for Jenkins Sisters and Company February 21, 2003 Box 14571 Fort Worth, Texas 76117 Office# 817.489.2466 Fax# 320.209.1779 Cell# 817.821.2368 Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Web Site: http://jenkins_co.tripod.com WOW! You all missed out if you did not go with us on the ?Jubilee at Sea Cruise.? We just got back from our four-week tour, which included the cruise and it was wonderful. We had awesome altar services (around 20 in the altars) where people were saved, one delivered from Lesbianism, and another from alcohol. Others just rededicated their lives and some just seeking to get closer to God. Praise the Lord, He still works His Miracles. I (Nella) celebrated my birthday on the road and Boston COG in GA got me a beautifully decorated cake. On the actual date, February 8, we were at Tonya?s house, (Jenkins Sister #5) in MS. Her little girl, Katie gave me the sweetest gift. She got a gift bag, and went through her room and picked out her best treasures and gave them to her favorite Aunt! (Do not tell Aunt Angie I said that!) We had a few ?bad? moments. First, Angie got sick with the stomach virus. She had to leave stage one night, while Brent & I kept singing. After ?praying to the sewer gods?, she crept back to the stage, where she finished the set. Kyle Peddie prayed for her and she got OK, after spending the night at a place that the commode did not flush well. She said ?I puked a while, flushed, then plunged a while?. It was not the best night of her life. Not having a greedy bone in her body, she generously shared the virus with me. The next night, I was so weak and had such high fever, I would carry in something and sit down and rest. The pastor was helping unload and was concerned, so they prayed for me and I got OK. Well, I sure did not want Brent to feel left out, so I shared the sickness with him. He was sick Sat. PM and Sun. AM. Talk about ?rough!? When the lead singer, sound engineer, and chief ?unloader? gets sick, you are in trouble and that is where we were. The Pastor prayed for Brent that morning and he made it through. The night before he had kept down some crackers, so we thought he was better, until bedtime. We were staying in a camp trailer where the bathrooms are tiny. You should have seen him trying to fold those long legs to get close to the little potty. It was not the best night of his life either! We were privileged to sing on TV two times. Sis. Dollie, owner, lives in Florida and is loved in that area. I told her she ?spits in the devil?s face?. She does love a good fight against him and told us some wonderful faith building stories. One night I thought we were taping for later viewing, so I told the crowd I was taking off my shoes and was getting me a drink of water, as the fish meal we ate was calling for water! I said ?They can just edit this out later!? The sound engineer came out of the back and said we had 5 min left for ?LIVE? taping................... Oh well, I am just Nella, whereever we are. The whole state of Florida knows my feet were hurting. The cruise was fabulous. Brent broke his record. He ate 30 snails (escargot). He was in a competition with Bro.Lott, who ate 27. I told him he crawled around for hours after that! I ate 3 lobster tails. They were the big ones and filled me up fast. Last year I had 5 of the smaller ones. We so enjoyed all our passengers who went with us. Bro./Sis. Lott from GA gave us some personal money as a love gift, so we went shopping in Cozumel. Angie and I got some hair clips/stuff and Brent got him a backpack bag for carry on luggage. We sang 3 times on board and made some good contacts with pastors and promoters. We also ?soaked up? the good singing from the other groups. If you want to sign up to go next year, it?s a $150.00 deposit. Make out the check to Templeton Tours and we will get you registered. The new brochures will be in, in a few days. In the mean time, you still can go to Alaska with us in June! A few cabins are still available. Ask for that brochure. Watch the web site for the color pictures! Love, Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Feb 21, 2003 |
January, 2003 Support News for JSC Jenkins Sisters & CO Box 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 Office # (817) 489-2466 Fax: # (320) 209-1779 Email: Jenkins_co@yahoo.com Web Site: http://jenkins_co.tripod.com I am almost out of toner, so I will try to make this one quick?wow, what a way to start a New Year, Nella being brief and not saying much. We will believe that when we see it, huh? We have had a good year so far. We sang in Indiana 3 times, including New Years Watch Night Service. It was our first time at the bigger church and we found some new friends! They have had several ?big? groups sing at their church and we felt honored they called us for that special Watch Night service. They had communion and foot washing which is something you do not see too much any more. During the break, we ate and fellowshipped afterwards. We had wonderful altar services at the other two churches as well. The van did not like the ice too much and one Sunday AM would not start. Thankfully, we were across the street from the church and someone rescued us while someone else went and got us some breakfast! The only draw back was the ice and snow! We traveled in several inches of snow on the way down there. It was simply beautiful! When we were traveling home, it got to raining and getting dark and I told Angie, ?If it gets any colder, this will be dangerous to drive in?. We stopped to get gas and when we did, it started sleeting and ice formed on our vehicle. We decided it was time to stop for the night, and got a motel. They were supposed to get 6-8 inches of snow, but we kept praying and the storm did not last long. The next day, they had the roads cleared off and so we took out driving. I even let Brent drive, and was so surprised how carefully he did so. He drove most of the way home, and I took it around 9:00 and drove on in. We were happy to see Texas and our little home at JSC Ranch. Once again, God gave us traveling mercies and although we saw many bad wrecks, we were able to make it safely once again. God is so good to us. Thanks for all your prayers. We are trying to do our booking for 2003, so if your church is interested in us coming this year, please email us or let us know and we will put you on the calendar. We pray that we will be at the right place at the right time this next year. Time is too short to be at the wrong place. We want to thank Deanna McCann for treating us to a steak dinner and driving with us to Sonshine Gospel Barn. We had a great time and she took some pictures for us. Thanks for all your emails, Christmas cards and phone calls during the Holidays. We were able to see all our family and Brent was with his family too. Some of you sent love gifts and it sure was a big help during the slowest month of the year (for ministries). Angie and I were able to clean Aunt Wanda?s house for some money and that helped! Those who helped were Col.Al, McDonald Family, Mom & Dad Jenkins, the Stoltzfus Family, Metroplex Family Church, Ken Tatham, Rhonda Hendrix, Ken Stanley (for Brent?s support) and the Vander Waal?s. We pray God?s blessings on each one of you. Brent?s Birthday will be January 18th. He will be 28 years young. If you want to send him a card, it is the same address as JSC. If you want to email him, it is brent76117@yahoo.com We are glad God put this young man in our ministry. He still works on a volunteer basis as we all do, and is such a BIG blessing to us. We truly do not know what we would do without him. Happy Birthday Brent! ------------Cut Along dotted line and mail in with your Offering-----------Please apply my love gift to the following need: ___________ New tires for trailer. __________ Power Plant for trailer. __________ Postage/Stamps for newsletter. __________ New Project Sponsorship $50.00 or more. ___________ Color Printer/scanner for computer __________ Wherever needed most. __________ Brent?s birthday money __________ Toner for printer $75.00 Mail to: Jenkins Sisters & CO Box 14571 Fort Worth, TX 76117 Thanks and God Bless Each One who is involved in our ministry in any way. We try to pray for all of you! Saturday, January 11, 2003 -- Nella Jenkins - Sat. Jan 11, 2003 |
End of Year 2002 News for Jenkins Sisters and Company Hello everyone? Can you believe this year is almost over? I guess time flies when you are having fun! HA! God has been so good to us this past year, and you all have been wonderful to pray for us and send us support money, uplifting notes, cards, emails and in general be involved with our ministry. As I have said before, we could not do this without you all! 12/13/2002 Looking back on 2002???. Close to 45,000 miles traveled without one wreck! States we have visited/sang in this year: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas Visited Old Mexico Blessing Highlights: Two new cordless microphones Disneyland Mom & Dad moved next door to us. Sang on Christian Cruise to Mexico. Camp meeting in NM. Camp meeting in AL. Great Western Quartet Convention in CA NQC Convention in Louisville, KY. Witnessed the Glorious Passing of our pastor, Bro. Loyall Utter. Even though our hearts were sad, our spirits will never be the same. Atlanta Braves Game. Blessed with a brand new heavy-duty washing machine. Jenkins Family Reunion in mountains of NM Ten Kittens and three puppies born at JSC Ranch. Fourth of July successful party here at JSC Ranch. Over 300 praying in the altars this year. Thank you?s go to these for the month of November: Copelands, Benedicts, Brenda Kelley, McDonalds, Hendrix family, Mom/Dad Jenkins. Ken & Rita Stanley for supporting Brent all year long, faithfully, each month. I wish we could pay him what he is worth, but since he works on a volunteer basis too, it is nice for our supporters to think of him and pray for his ministry, and even send him love gifts! If you want to contact us, here is how: Jenkins Sisters & Company Box 14571 Fort Worth, Texas 76117 817-489-2466 Home/office 817-821-2368 cell phone Fax# 320-209-1779 Email: Jenkins_co @yahoo.com Web Site: http://jenkins_co.tripod.com 817-489-1809 Brent?s phone Brent?s email: Brent76117 @yahoo.com Birth date: January 18 27 years old! If you need any handyman work done, call or email him. He?s the best! Angie?s email: Angie76117@ Yahoo.com Birth date: November 17 I will not tell her age! Angie loves to cook. If you need any holiday baking done, such as cookies, Fudge, Cakes, Pies??? Call or email her. In addition, homemade burritos made fresh by the order. $10.00 per dozen. Normally made from beef, but turkey is also available for the health conscience ones. Nella?s email: nsplbs@yahoo.com Birth Date: February 8 (none of your business!) Business Name: ?Lil Bit of Sunshine? Nella Jenkins, ND, MH, CR Business web site: www.LBS.faithweb.com Specializes in health related products: Herbs, vitamins, minerals, Skin care products, weight loss products, Children?s products, Pet formulas, Homeopathic remedies, Aromatherapy Water systems, Waterless cookware, Juicers, Refrigerator units for keeping vegetables fresh. Hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Nella, Angie, Brent "The Singing Missionaries" -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Dec 13, 2002 |
November 8, 2002 Support News for Jenkins Sisters & Company Howdy everyone???????. I had a wonderful newsletter all typed and almost finished. It included everyone?s name that helped us since last newsletter and everything. Well, I left it on the computer screen and thought I would finish it as soon as I came back from church. When I got back, it was gone and nowhere to be found. So, if I forget to thank you for some special love offering or service you did for us, please forgive me. I cried for 2 days because my work is emotionally draining and it was all wasted! As you can tell, I take my work for the Lord very serious. I do remember I had counted 33 total praying in the altars. That was important to me, because I love the good altar services and love to see people respond to the gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ. Some prayed for salvation, others for a touch from His mighty Hand. One miracle, our niece Kenzie, 5, had been having panic attacks. I felt like having her prayed for one night during our singing, and she has not had one since! Jesus said, ?Suffer the little children to come unto me?. He cares. Another miracle. Our washing machine went out and was out for 2 weeks. You can imagine the laundry that was piling up. We prayed every day for God to supply our need. Well, thanks to Dawn and Emerson Gregg, and Mart and Donna Borden, we have a brand new washing machine and it works great! Another miracle. Angie has needed new glasses for several years. The Stoltzfus family blessed her with the money to get new ones, and she picks them up tomorrow! Our Dad, Howard Jenkins, is feeling much better. He is on a good diet/herbal program. We found out from Joan Vandergriff (who spent several hours with him, without charge) that he was dehydrated and his blood sugar was high, so that was why he was passing out. His memory and thinking has been so much better the last few weeks. We are all planning to go deer hunting/camping next week. It always does him good to get out in the mountains and spend time with his kids and family. I am so glad we still have Mom and Dad with us (retired ministers of the Gospel) and living right next door. Brent has finished with Mom?s chicken coop complete with a new dirt floor and two gates. Brandon, his cousin helped a great deal. What time they were not petting the puppy (Tuff) or holding the kittens (need to give 4 of those away?want one or two?) or collecting eggs from all over the yard, they have got the job completed. It looks nice. We sure get a lot of living done out here in the country on JSC ranch. We sure had fun in MS, AL. We got to spend time with the Ken Jenkins family (who fed us oysters and fish) and our baby sister, Tonya McDonald and her family. They took us to the circus and fed us steak, shrimp, and a host of other things. We like going to those areas, where they live! Please continue to pray for us an open door for a new project with all new songs/music. To do it right, we will need around $10,000, if we send out any national singles. We want to make a difference in more lives in 2003 then we have in the past. One way to reach many people is through radio. Many listen to the radio that never come to church until God gets a hold of their hearts. Therefore, we need prayer for the right songs, financing, and wisdom to know which direction to go. You can click on http://jenkins_co.tripod.com and look at color pictures that match this newsletter. We were so sorry to loose Calvin Wills. He and Ms.Lily was always upbeat and helpful. We'll miss him greatly! Below is listed some of our needs. If you would like to help contribute towards these needs, please check the correct ones, then cut and send back to us. Thanks! Nella, Angie, Brent ?The Singing Missionaries? Jenkins Sisters & Company Box 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 __________ Postage/Stamps ___________ Where ever needed most __________ Roof air/heat for trailer __________ Power plant for trailer/changing closet __________ Towards new project. ($50.00 or more and we will include your name on the insert jacket). __________ Front end alignment for van. __________ New cassette dual player for studio. Please pray for my need: __________________________________________________________________ We pray that you all have a happy, gratitude filled Thanksgiving. We pray for a grateful heart as well. Love you all. Keep in touch, Nella -- Nella Jenkins - Fri. Nov 8, 2002 |
October 6, 2002 Howdy Faithful Supporters! We are back home. We were in TX, Al, GA, TN, KY, AR and traveled around 3500 miles. We only had 1 flat tire. I think that is a record! HA! We had some wonderful altar services. As far as I could count, we had around 70 praying for salvation, healing or rededicating their lives. I love it when God helps us so much. One man had not been to church in 20 years and others were from a ? way House. So many of you have sent prayers, money or helped out in practical ways. We are so thankful for our faithful supporters. They include: Mom/Dad Jenkins, Granny/Granddad Gregg, David Hendrix, Bill Ligon, Hendrix Trio, Tonya McDonald, Rasmussans, Aunt Paralee, Benedicts, Davey Yoder Family, Metroplex Family Church, Stoltzfus Family, Dorothy Johnson, Copelands, and Ken & Rita Stanley. (Brent?s supporters) Funny/Odd things that happened: On stage one night I looked and Angie had a bug crawling in her hair. You should have seen me trying to rescue the bug without letting everyone know! We all got tickled. The Benedicts gave us money for an A/C in the trailer. Well, if we sit it inside, the motor puts off as much heat as the A/C puts out. If I sit it outside, we have to leave the door open and that invites bugs and thieves. (We need a roof air, but they cost around $600.00) So, I put the little A/C to work. Our outside booths were so hot in the sun; I carried the A/C out there and plugged it in. My corner of the world was cool as could be! Everyone was jealous. We loved the full Thanksgiving Dinner at the Cole?s house. We had so much fun at the St.Cyr?s church/house. They own a radio station in GA, and that was fascinating to watch. They got us tickets to the Atlanta Braves game. This was Angie and my first time to a ball game. Yup, we were 2 really excited old maids and our eyes were big as saucers. Brent couldn?t watch the game for explaining what was going on. They also gave us gift certificates to eat out and grilled steaks for us at their comfortable country home. Wow! I think we?re going back, ha! One little 2 year old told her Mom ?I just have to breath!? Our sister heard the Mother calmly reply ?Well, breath then!? I was praying for funds to pay for tags for the truck Brent drives. They were $60.00. Imagine my astonishment when Bro. Gerald Crabb walked up and handed me $100.00, more than enough! Said he felt like giving it to me. God knows all the details of our lives? PTL Gotta go. We?ve been home for 3 days, and it?s time to go to AR again. Love you all. Nella, Angie, Brent "The Singing Missionaries" -- Nella Jenkins - Sun. Oct 6, 2002 |
Jenkins sisters and Company's support newsletter for August 2002 Well, this is my 3rd attempt to type a letter on the computer instead of my word processor. It?s taken me much longer and my nerves are about ?SHOT?! But, I want to learn how to include pictures from our digital camera in the newsletter, so I have to learn how on this computer. I keep putting it off, because I knew it wasn?t going to be quick and easy. I just hope you all get this letter before August is over?????? Here?s a picture of Brent ironing his clothes. You didn?t think he could do it?huh? (go to our web site http://jenkins_co.tripod.com to see the pictures) Just hope I don?t loose this one. We had a wonderful time in NM at the Sacramento Mountain Retreat. We were in church every day and night, so we should be prayed up by now! It?s like camping out in the cool pines of NM. We only had 3 flat tires on this last trip. One time we heard a loud noise, so we pulled over to see what it was. Sure enough it had blowed the cap off and the tire was wrapped around the axle several times. A young man stopped to help and it took all of his and Brent?s strength to correct it. It tore up the fender, (so we had to throw that away) and punctured the side of the trailer several places. It looks terrible. Hopefully we?ll get it fixed this week, before our next singing. We look rather ?hokey? driving it like that. One of the times we had a flat, some people from the NM camp meeting stopped and helped. That was a big blessing! They are in the second picture. They got it changed and us back on the road in record time. We had some wonderful services and great altar calls. I don?t know what all was done for Christ, but eternity will tell. We are thrilled about the opportunity to go to Alaska next June 2003. It?s been confirmed. There will be several of us groups singing on a COOL cruise. That means 2 cruises next year???wow! If you want a brochure on that, let me know. The prices are way down from the ones we checked on before. The groups include: Hendrix Trio, Wilburns, Kevin Spencer and friends, Jenkins Sisters & CO, Christlike and others. Brent and Katey Bug play ?dress up? at Sacramento Mountain retreat camp meeting. Picture #3 ------------------------------------Please cut along dotted line ------------------------------------- Please apply my love gift to: (please check one of the following) q Postage/ Stamps q Where needed most. q Brakes for Van ($150.00) q Small portable air conditioner for trailer ($130.00) q Power plant for trailer ($250.00) q Scanner for computer ($85.00) q Tires for trailer ($150.00) q Tires for van ($85.00 each). Only need 2. q Studio equipment such as recording board, etc. ($2000.00) Remember you can?t out give God. In order to get a blessing, you have to be one. We love all of you. Keep in touch! Nella, Angie, Brent "The Singing Missionaries" -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Aug 20, 2002 |
Well, it's another day in the neighborhood in the country. I'm taking a break. I've earned it, I deserve it, I worked for it. You see, I've been running the antique tiller that made the trip from NM to haunt me. Brent lifted it off the trailer before Dad, Mom and I could get over to help him. (We were told it would take all 4 of us). Then he proceeds to crank it up and my life became a living night mare! After he gets it started (all prayers were on deck) he walks off grinning, back to work on sound equipment cases and says flippantly "Have fun!" After being given premission, the fun began. It dug a little hole and stayed there. That's when I noticed the clutch on the handle was wired to something that didn't exist. That's when more fun began. I pushed until I was redder in the face than an old maid should be, and still it was buried in it's little hole. I then got the clear idea to pull backwards. That worked, so I began to pull and till the ground. I was going great guns and being the modest person I am, was patting my self on the back for at least making headway. That' when Mom shows up. "Well, you'll need to go deeper for it to do any good!" So, OK, how do you make it go deeper? You let it sit in one place for aproximately 30 min while it plays with and teases the ground. If you let it sit 31 min, it's in a hole again and you have to pray it out. So after a Looooooooong period of time, I'm thinking, that should be a nice size garden plot and turned to look around me. It was big enough to plant 3 beans and 1 pepper plant. Well, knowing how we love green beans and peppers around here, I deceided it's just not gonna cut it and proceed to turn the tiller off, and talke hard and fast about good used tillers at Sears. Only the tiller won't or can't, turn off. It's like Daddy when you get him started talking, he gets the energizer bunny spirit. So, I pull down on the lever that says "slow/stop". Nothing happens. By now I'm so choked with fuel blowing out of the little exhaust rusty box, that I'm fading fast. I try reving it up, slowing it down and again, the old faithful, praying. I tell you that little machine is old, but it wants to run! (It can't till so it just runs making LOUD noises. Matter of fact it was louder than my intestines. Did I tell you all I've had a stomach virus or ate something with food poison and my intestines have sang loud tunes for 5 days? People across the church turn and look at me.) Finally I get the bright idea to pull the choke. I've watched carefully while Brent chocked it into life, so surely I can choke it to death. But not all buttons are "chokes". I threatened to leave it running until it ran out of gas, until I finally pulled the right choke and it coughed it's last breath as far as I'm concerned. Just thought you all maybe interested in what we do in our spare time around here................ Brent and Brandon did get 2 trees cut down, so Dad can drive his cars around back. But that's another story....................... Aint got time today. My 10 min break is over. Nella email: jenkins_co@yahoo.com -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Jun 11, 2002 |
Howdy! We are so excited about our new project "LIVE! in Hot Springs, AR". It will involve a video, CD and tape. Let me know if you want to prepay for this new item. $10/$15/$20.00. We ship you a copy ASAP. Release date around October, 2001 Hope to see all of you at NQC! We'll be singing at the Heaven Sound showcase and also Tuesday after NQC, the Daywind Showcase. Yawl Come! If you wish to receive all our updated news, send me a "subscribe" email at jenkins_co@yahoo.com Thanks for all your prayers and support. Love, Nella, Angie, Brent, Justin PS-Did I tell you all Justin, Brent's 1st cousin is traveling with us and running sound and helping to unload "stuff?" Well, he is and he's a great help! PTL! -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Aug 21, 2001 |
Well the Texas heat is alive & well. We got home from our 5 week tour to the West Coast, and spent several days with a fire going, it was so cold. But, it's warm here! We seen several souls saved, including one man in El Paso, TX. We were singing outdoor, in the hot wind, under a tent beside a busy intersection. People stopped and listened for a while then drive or walk on. Mondo stopped, and came closer. He stood until we sang "Amazing Grace" then the tears began to fall. As we sang "Please Forgive me", several times, he gave his heart to the Lord, kneeling on the hard side walk/concrete. It was a sight to behold! Our yearly visit to Disneyland (compliments of the Rasmuseans in CA) was great. It was Justin's first time, and he loved it. We got to spend 3 nights at Sonny Meadows, a beautiful lodge on top of a mountain. We sang at the Hiltons/Taylors churches and Bro. Taylor owns this OASIS. We sat by the fire, swapped stories, ate, sang on the big porch, the guys played golf, football, baseball and rode horses. We came away thanking God for such wonderful friends, and recharged to hit the road again. God answered our prayers for a newer washing machine and vacuum cleaner. Compliments of Leroy Lewis and The Splawns. Visit our web site and sign our guest book. We love to hear from our friends/fans. http://jenkins_co.tripod.com If you want on our email newsletter list, email me at: jenkins_co@yahoo.com God Bless All of You! Nelal -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Jun 5, 2001 |
Happy Thanksgiving.......hope you all have a great time with family and friends. Let's be thankful for what money can't buy this year. Time is running out for getting in your deposits for the Gospel cruises that we sing on. November 30th, is the dead line for the deposit on the Cancun, Mexico cruise ($50.00 deposit) and December 31st is deadline for Bahamas cruise. ($100.00 deposit) We have fun, fun, fun on these Gospel singing cruises. You eat like there is no tomorrow and get treated like you don't have to pay any taxes! The Mexico cruise has mostly Texas groups singing such as: Hendrix Trio, Jenkins Sisters & CO, Huckabas, Entrusted, Gospel Chimes, David Patillo and others. There will be a song writers seminar as well, on board the ship. The Bahamas cruise has 24 Southern Gospel singing groups such as: Perry's, Karen Peck & New River, Perry Sisters, Wilburns, Crabb Family, Jenkins Sisters & CO, Galloways, Jeff & Sheri Easter. If you want brochures on these cruises, email me with your address. Our email addy is: jenkins_co@yahoo.com Not only can you have a Christian vacation well worth it's money, but when you go on one of these cruises, you help other ministries. Your presence is how these ministry singers get to sing on board these cruises. The singing may reach people who would never darken a church door. So, you can feel good about your vacation this year! Call me at 817-489-2466 if you have questions. Love ya, Nella, Angie, Brent "The Singing Missionaries" -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Nov 6, 2000 |
Howdy! Thanks for all the kind comments about the newsletter. If you want to be on our emailing list, send me an email at; jenkins_co@yahoo.com and put subscribe in the subject line. I'll be happy to add you to the over 500 others who get our news on a regular basis. We did sing at the Texas Motor Speedway last Friday. We had a wonderful time and chapel service was great. However, one of the wrecks, which happened right in front of us, had a fatality. The truck driver Tony Roper, died the next day. So, please pray for his family and for the NASCAR family. They are all really close and it hurts when they loose one of the members. We love to hear from all of you, so email me! Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Mon. Oct 16, 2000 |
Hey! We just got our new project cassette tapes in. We're so excited! It contains 12 songs: 1. Sin Died Here 2. Come & Dine 3. My Guilt 4. Oasis 5. You Gotta Choose 6. God Sent Angels 7. Heaven Will Be A Reality 8. Please Forgive Me 9. There's Still Water in the Well 10. The Wait is Almost Over 11. Amazing Grace 12. I'm Running On Most of these songs are the ones you REQUESTED, so we named the project, "Request Time......The Wait is Over". If you wish to listen to some of the songs via the internet, go to our official web site at: http://members.tripod.com/~jenkins_co We have a bi-monthly email newsletter, that we offer for FREE. Just email me at jenkins_co@yahoo.com and put "subscribe" in the subject line. I'll be happy to add your address to the list! We love to hear from you all, so email us! If you wish to order this tape for $10.00 or CD for $15.00, add a dollar for shipping and send to: Jenkins Sisters & CO BOX 14571 Ft. Worth, TX 76117 or call 817-489-2466. We'll ship it right out! (As soon as we get home from our tour!) Or, you can go to We love you all. Thanks for praying for us and sending sweet love gifts and cards. You'll never know how much it means to us. Also, you'll reap the harvest of souls that we see saved and touched. Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Wed. Sep 13, 2000 |
Wow! God is good. We want to thank you all who have emailed, called, wrote cards and notes to encourage us. We were not able, this year, to do a summer mission trip, because of the high mileage on our van. (Almost 300,000 miles) We really got discouraged, and for the first time, seriously considered giving it all up and going back to good paying "jobs". We don't mind the struggles that go along with being in full time ministry, but when it interferes with what God calls you to do, you began to question if you are still in God's will. I'll be honest, my heart was broken, as it is deeply planted in the love of mission work. I love going where no other group has been. I love to see the look on a face that's never heard southen gospel music. I love to see a new Christian being born into the Kingdom of God. So, when our summer looked hopeless, unless we got a newer vehicle, Angie & I both got really discouraged. But, God has a way of lifting us up. People began to call and respond to the prayer requests. We were able to fill our calendar, to be closer to home. And even though we have no guarantee of a newer vehicle in sight, (we've tried 3 times to purchase one, and they say we don't make enough money!) we don't feel the heaviness of giving up. Somehow in the midst of our storm, God has calmed His children. We thank you for your prayers, support and concern. That's what has helped so much! Also, thanks for nominating Brent for favorite male vocalist with SGMA of Texas. We think he's the best! We are 2 of his biggest fans. We won't get to make the convention this year, so if he wins, someone email me and let me know! jenkins_co@yahoo.com We love you, our faithful friends. Please let us know, if you find a good buy on an RV or bus. Nella, Angie, Brent "The Singing Missionaries" -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Aug 22, 2000 |
Hello all! We've been busy, and God is so good. We were excited to get to sing at the Texas Motor Speedway, in the chapel service for the drivers, pit crew and sponsors. I watched as we sang songs like "Please Forgive Me", "Come & Dine" and w/o music, "Amazing Grace", the faces of those high profile celebrities. They acted so hungry to hear the gospel in song. It was really rewarding. Afterwards, as we walked around the pit area, taking in all the sites, and smelling the fumes, many of the drivers stopped us and thanked us for singing for them. Many complimented us on how good Brent can sing. (Something we already knew...ha!) We've been invited to come back in October and do it again. Also, the Chaplain for the Boat Races was there, and ask if we could make some of those races. SO, God is opening doors, where no group has ever been before. We've had many awesome altar services lately. One lady told us, every song was for her. We found out later, she just lost her 2 month old baby through crib death. God knows the needs of His people, and if we can be sensitive to His Spirit, we'll be able to help those in need. If you want to receive our electronic newsletter email me at: jenkins_co@yahoo.com and give me your address! God Bless! Nella, Angie, Brent -- Nella Jenkins - Tue. Jun 27, 2000 |