Episode 2789: SQUEAKING WHEELS OF COMANS WELL, SUSSEX, VIRGINIA by Hugh Mayes - a podcast by Ric Bratton
from 2023-11-09T20:07:49
Squeaking Wheels of Comans Well, Sussex, Virginia by Hugh Mayes
God calls people to be in His service. In 1592, one of my great-grandfathers was ordained a priest of the Church of England and later became the pastor of the Pilgrims in Holland. In 1773, another Great-grandfather was instrumental in building Sappony Baptist Church. I was ordained there in 1979.
God is an awesome God who wants a relationship with you through His Son Jesus. Our lives may not be perfect, but God directs our path if we follow His directions in His Word, the Bible, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I am thankful that the God of the universe cares enough for me to know me by name and knows where I am in a little village in Virginia, USA, not big enough to be on the map.
Hugh Mayes was born in 1948, the fourth child of Lewis and Elaine Mayes and the "squeakiest wheel of all." He is a pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church in Carson, Virginia, and was a computer operations supervisor. He had a lung collapse at an early age that bled internally until he went into blood pressure shock at the age of nineteen. Hugh then contracted Hepatitis C from the blood transfusions, which caused his depression and made him attempt suicide. Years later, he was stabbed above the heart, collapsing his lung and coming within a fraction of entering his heart cavity. The CAT scan from the stabbing found that he had an aortic aneurysm. His oxygen level would not stabilize until they found a hole in his heart. Six months later, his lungs began filling with fluid caused by the stabbing, and he stopped breathing during the procedure. God has been with him every step of the way and has truly blessed his life.
https://www.amazon.com/Squeaking-Wheels-Comans-Sussex-Virginia/dp/1647735602
https://squeakingwheelsofcomanswell.com/
http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/11923hmrm.mp3
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