This was Pastor Jon's first message to the congregation upon the family's return from California.
Although he has not been absolutely and definitely diagnosed with ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's disease), the symptoms are becoming very visible with increasing frequency. So Jon has returned to Alaska, for perhaps the last time, because he wanted to tell the Scammon Bay leadership first, face to face, and then the assembly of saints, before they return to the lower 48 states for further medical attention. The "Announcement" presents Jon's news to the congregation concerning the suspected condition.
Although there were many tears in the congregation because of the announcement, Jon wanted to deliver this message so the church could be strengthened with joy through their suffering.
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
