08/19/2026
Going inside a building and closing the doors is not going to win the battle. It’s a good start. We need to go inside and shut the doors to prepare. We need to get our game plan and then our equipment ready. But getting a game plan and equipment ready won’t be as effective unless we actually put the equipment on. But, just putting on the equipment doesn’t ensure a victory. We actually have to open the doors and go outside of the building and fight in the trenches.
Prayer is a great place to start. In fact, it’s the best place to start. But it can’t stop at a prayer meeting. It must continue outside of the four walls of a building. Prayer without action is like a ship with a full sail but no wind.
Start with prayer, let faith take the first steps, and watch love become a verb!
Serve your neighbor: Feed the hungry, visit the lonely, and lift the heavy burdens of the people right next to you. Everyone is fighting a silent battle. Be kind to one another. Always be a friend. Check in on each other. Stop using hurtful, negative, or bitter speech that tears people down. Choose words that actively strengthen, support, and encourage others.
Our hearts are breaking at Argo First Baptist. We are lifting each family up in prayer along with friends, students, teachers, staff, and the Dora community. Bro. Harold, myself, along with our church, are holding each of you so very close to our hearts during this unimaginable time of great sorrow.
There are no words that can match the depth of your pain right now, but please remember that the Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and He binds up their wounds. You do not have to carry this heavy burden alone. Our entire church family surrounds you in love, and we are here to support you, listen to you, and walk beside you through every step of the days ahead.
May the God of all comfort wrap His arms around you all and give you strength when yours feels gone.
