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PG. 1 On September 22, 2013, Hope Fellowship Church will be entering into an eight-week focused Sunday AM study, supplemented by personal reading & activity through the week, followed by small group discussions. The personal reading booklets will be distributed September 15; be sure to pick one up. Our study, “Everyday Church”, will be a walk through the book of I Peter. We will also use the book Everyday Church, as a resource. We will follow our theme for four weeks, then one week off (October 20), then four more weeks of our study. Our goal will be to become more effective in reaching the people around us for Christ as we live out our lives day by day. Fewer and fewer people are attending churches or even considering churches as a place for answers to life’s challenges. That means we need to take the good news to them in the everyday experiences of life. It means we should be busy being good neighbors, colleagues, and family members; doing good in the face of opposition; and talking about Jesus in the context of ordinary life. This study will help us be better equipped to do this. We want this to be a total church effort… so, get involved! Remember to sign up for a small group. Most groups will meet on Sunday evenings, but there may also be a Thursday evening group. Our regular schedule for small groups will resume after this series of studies has been completed. We do have a need for help with child care on Sunday evenings during the small groups. The helpers will be paid for their service; if you are willing to help, please contact Pastor Dewey Happenings September, 2013 A FAMILY BEYOND A FAMILY Our Mission To help people learn to know, love, serve, and share Jesus Christ while be- ing a family beyond the family.

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PG. 1

On September 22, 2013, Hope Fellowship Church will be entering into an eight-week focused Sunday AM study, supplemented by personal reading & activity through the week, followed by small group discussions. The personal reading booklets will be distributed September 15; be sure to pick one up.

Our study, “Everyday Church”, will be a walk through the book of I Peter. We will also use the book Everyday Church, as a resource. We will follow our theme for four weeks, then one week off (October 20), then four more weeks of our study.

Our goal will be to become more effective in reaching the people around us for Christ as we live out our lives day by day. Fewer and fewer people are attending

churches or even considering churches as a place for answers to life’s challenges. That means we need to take the good news to them in the everyday experiences of life. It means we should be busy being good neighbors, colleagues, and family members; doing good in

the face of opposition; and talking about Jesus in the context of ordinary life. This study will help us be better equipped to do this.

We want this to be a total church effort…so, get involved! Remember to sign up for a small group. Most groups will meet on Sunday evenings,

but there may also be a Thursday evening group. Our regular schedule for small groups will resume after this series of studies has been completed.

We do have a need for help with child care on Sunday evenings during the small groups. The helpers will be paid for their service; if you are willing to help, please contact Pastor Dewey

H a p p e n i n g s

September, 2013

A FAMILY BEYOND A FAMILY

Our MissionTo help people learn to know, love,

serve, and share Jesus Christ while be-ing a family beyond the family.

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September, 2013

H a p p e n i n g s

PG. 3

HILLCREST MINISTRIES APARTMENT

Many changes have taken place at Hillcrest Transitional Apartments this summer. Our former case manager, Stacy Johnson, resigned to spend more time with her family. We also said farewell to our resident Jessica and her son EJ in July. Since that time HFC's apartment has been vacant, as the units under Stacy's supervision could not be reoccupied without a case manager. In August, Hillcrest hired a new part time case manager, Tony Dishman, Assistant Pastor at nearby Heartland Church. Former resident managers, Vince and Rena Carmickle also left Hillcrest and have been replaced by new resident manager Chad Tucker. HFC's sponsored apartment is once again clean and ready to welcome new residents. (However, we could still use more bath and hand towels.) Please pray for the individual or family in need that will soon be chosen to occupy our apartment.

THANK YOU!

Individuals who attended the Women’s Tea on August 31 brought food items for the Hillcrest Ministries Food Pantry. We received this note from the staff at Hillcrest:

“ To everyone who donated items to our pantry—Thank you so much! Our residents were thrilled with the variety of items for the pantry. We appreciate your support!”

CAN YOU TAKE YOUR TURN?

Nursery workers serve a very important role in our church since they allow parents of young children to participate in our worship services. We would like as many members of our church family as possible to take a turn in the rotation of serving in the nursery. That way there is not a burden on anyone. If you have not volunteered to serve and are willing to help out, please contact Bev Cauthon or Linda Ashlock (587-8698). Thanks! and thank you Bev & Linda for coordinating this ministry!

We also need a volunteer to serve in the Nursery during the Adult Study Classes from 9:00-10:00 am during the Fall Quarter. We have had the same volunteer for the past 6 months, and it really isn’t fair to her to fill this responsibility alone. Contact Pastor Dewey if you are willing to fill this role.

PRAY FOR OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS

Dani Allen: Northwest Missouri State, Marysville, MO, Public Relations

Lauren Blair: UMKC, Kansas City, MO; Communications (Journalism & Public Speaking emphasis)

Austin Cox: University of Central Missouri, Warrenburg, MO; Professional Pilot

Shelby Elifrits: National American University, Kansas City, MO; Nursing

Michael Gerrelts: Kettering University, Flint, MI; Mechanical Engineering

Ashley Linder: Missouri Western University, St. Joseph, MO; Elementary Education

Emily Pyles: Missouri State University, Springfield, MO; Public Relations

Aaron Reynolds: UMKC, Kansas City, MO; Spanish

Evan Walters: Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO; Mechanical Engineering

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September, 2013

H a p p e n i n g s

PG. 5

THANKS FROM THE HOWDENS

Greetings to our Kansas City family! Life has been interesting with all of our belongings in storage. We are doing very well and so enjoying being reunited as a family. Life is still feeling very “in transition”, but God continues to remain faithful and provides what we need for each day. We are glad He is in control of the “big picture.”

I wish to thank you for the wonderful evening of farewell fun you gave to me before we left. The entire theme of the evening was so perfect and fun. All of the Butterfingers came in handy as we drove across the country. Thanks to Shawn Blankenship’s wise officiating, I can still say that I have never lost a game of Horse. Sorry about that, Jordan. Perhaps we can still play a serious game someday.

Thank you for the beautiful basketball and shirts. It has been fun to read all the little notes on the Hope shirt. I imagine some people think a basketball is an odd farewell gift. Well, just let me say that while all farewell gifts are special and always appreciated, sometimes you serve a church that truly knows you and gives a special something that is truly special. All of you have done that for me. One of my previous churches touched my heart with an authentic Dallas Cowboy helmet, and now you have touched my heart with a beautiful basketball uniquely from Hope Fellowship. Thank you. It is never easy to say good-bye to a place where I have served. I am filled with many wonderful memories that will last my lifetime. I will treasure my basketball and display it proudly in our home. When people ask about it, I will tell them about our wonderful church family in Kansas City.

Thank you, too, for the most generous love offering. Be assured it will somehow be used to further God’s kingdom. All of you are such a joy and encouragement. We hope many of you will keep in touch with us. Our temporary address at this time is: 2397 Reimer Road, Dallas, Oregon 97338. We hope to move into our permanent home sometime before Christmas. We will send that address to you when we get settled.

I think of you often and pray for you. Thank you, again, and take care.

Jackie

NAB CHURCH IS TARGET OF ARSONIST

On September 4, Golgotha Baptist Church, an NAB church near Tacoma, Washington, was devastated by a fire. According to the pastor of the church, Pavel Sandu, the building was totally destroyed. According to The New Tribune, an arsonist told local police authorities that he broke into the church and gathered paper, plastic, and a picture frame and set them ablaze in what became a three-alarm fire that razed the building.

Dr. Rob McCleland, NAB Executive Director, is calling on all NAB churches to participate in a compassionate love offering to help meet the immediate needs of our sister NAB church. Each NAB church is encouraged to take a special offering or give a gift for Golgotha Baptist Church. In communicating to the NAB Regional Ministers, Dr. McCleland wrote, “Can you imagine all that they are going through right now? Just think, if each of our churches gave $125, that would be a $50,000 gift to help them.”

This church of nearly 350 people moved into their church building last year, after saving for a decade to purchase the facilities. Following the loss of the building, Calvary Baptist Church, a local NAB congregation, graciously opened their facilities to the Golgotha Baptist congregation. But the immediate needs of the Golgotha congregation are still many.

Rick Weber, NAB Regional Minister for the Northwest Region, stepped in immediately to provide encouragement and support for Pastor Sandu and the church family. Other pastors from the region drove to the church immediately following the fire to pray with the church family and provide care. In a conversation with Rick, Pastor Sandu communicated that he felt cared for and not alone.

Just hours after the fire, Pastor Sandu wrote:" Thank you all for the great support and the gracious offers of space and help. I came home around 8 pm, I had been at church with many of my brothers since 1 in the morning. Before leaving the church, we sang a song thanking God for all the wonderful things He brings in our lives . . . Please continue to lift us up in prayer, as we face a long process, equally consuming in time, money, and emotions. We are confident that God has His perfect plan and we pray that His name only will get the glory from this difficult situation."

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September, 2013

H a p p e n i n g s

PG. 7

BUSINESS MEETING & SUPPER

The Fall Business meeting will be held Thursday, October 17, 7:00 pm. Among the items of business will be the election of officers for 2014. We will also be considering a By-laws change and a proposed Policy Manual. Everyone is welcome, but members are expected to attend.

The Advisory Board will meet on Tuesday, October 8, 7:00 pm, in preparation for the business meeting.

AROMA CHURCH

Please pray for Pastor Ken Elsner and Aroma Church as they have their “Grand Opening” on Sunday, October 6. Aroma Church is a church plant of the Southwestern Association. They are meeting in an elementary school in South Denver.

BACKSNACK

Members of the Hope Fellowship Church family will once again be serving the children of Hawthorn Elementary School through the BackSnack Program. Food boxes provided by Harvesters will need to be picked up by a volunteer every other week on Tuesday afternoon at Park University and taken to Hawthorn. The first food pick up day is Tuesday, September 24. Each Thursday morning, the food items will then need to be placed in bags for 30 students to take home over the weekend. If you can help out some week with pick up or filling bags, please sign up in the church lobby. Thanks for helping children have enough food and healthy food to eat!

ALBANIA

Three women from Hope Fellowship Church will be leaving Kansas City on September 27 to travel to the country of Albania on a short-term mission trip. Taylor Bradley, Debbie Dewey, and Terra Price will meet Austin & Beverly McCaskill in Tirana, Albania, to work for one week with these missionaries our church helps support. They will provide instruction to young mothers, help with outreach efforts in a Gypsy village, and get acquainted with the work of Eagle’s Wings, a home for at-risk girls that helps prevent human trafficking. They will also pray with and encourage the missionaries and members of a church plant in the city of Berat.

Please pray for these women as they prepare for the trip and as they minister in the name of Christ in Albania that they will impact people for Christ; also pray for their safety and good health.

If along with praying, you would like to help in tangible ways, there are a couple of ways to do that. You can provide a financial gift to help with supplies, gifts to children, or with travel expenses. Checks should be made out to Hope Fellowship with a notation that it is for the Albania Mission Trip. You can also help provide small gifts, if you prefer, that the women will be taking for the children and women:

• Playingcards(regularorgamecards—i.e.,Uno,OldMaid)• Smallgames/travelboardgames• Socksforboys(ages8to12)• Tightsforgirls(2T—12yearolds)

Thanks for supporting these women as they represent the Lord and Hope Fellowship Church!

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September, 2013

H a p p e n i n g s

PG. 9

YOUTH MINISTRY UPDATE:

Not a lot to report this month. School is in full swing and so are our weekly youth group meetings. We’ve split our Sunday school classes between high school (meets in my office) and middle school (meets in the youth room). I’m adding the schedule to make sure every parent knows what’s going on because I know flyers don’t always make it home. As you notice on the calendar there are not Community nights schedule. We’re going to decide this week with the youth leadership team what we want to do on Community nights this fall. Stay tuned for details.

Speaking of schedules, please bring me your sports, band concert, drama, etc. schedules so myself and the rest of the youth leadership team can do our best to come and support you. It’s a great way for us to show how we care about you and also is a chance to meet your friends and other students outside of a church environment. We’ve had several new students show up in the last few weeks because they are being invited. Keep it up! You’re the best way to get your friends interested in youth ministry.

And for any parents looking to get involved, we could use some help on snacks. We try to provide something every week for the students to snack on before we officially start youth group. It would be great to have some of you involved (because I know many of you are great cooks) as it would give you an opportunity to say hello and get a quick glimpse into the craziness of a night of youth group.

 

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September, 2013

H a p p e n i n g s

PG. 11

 

 

Recently Mbingo I church held their annual mission conference. The church is able to support eight local pastors, only two of whom work here at our church. The others are in small struggling churches that cannot afford to support a trained pastor. Most are serving in difficult circumstances, in remote villages. It was very encouraging to hear reports from all of them, even though they have many challenges in their ministries. Some of the congregations they serve are tiny with very primitive church structures. Their joy, in spite of hardship, is a great challenge to the rest of us, living in the relative comfort and security of Mbingo. Supporting pastors for these struggling churches is part of the Mbingo I mission strategy to develop strong churches in these villages. In addition to these pastors, the church also contributes to a number of mission pastors working in the North of Cameroon.

On July 20, we held the graduation ceremony for the residents graduating from the Mbingo residencies. There were five graduates in all, three from the Surgery program and two from our Internal Medicine program. The graduates represented three different African countries. We were able to have a number of volunteer physicians present for the program from the US. The graduates will be leaving to work in mission hospitals in their home countries or here in Cameroon. This is the end of the fifth year of the Internal Medicine residency program. We have now graduated four residents and are proud of having them serve in all four of the large hospitals in the CBC Health Board system. Two of these hospitals have never had an internist working there long term. We trust that they will make a great difference in physical and spiritual ministry of these hospitals.

AUGUST 2013

PRAISES

� Praise for the evangelism and missions vision of the Mbingo Church

� Praise for the recent graduation of the five Mbingo residents

PRAYER REQUESTS

� Pray for the two new CIMS residents who began August first

� Continue to pray for government recognition of the Surgery and Internal Medicine training programs at Mbingo Baptist Hospital

� Continue to pray for another long-term Internist who likes to teach

________________________

“Instruct the wise and they will

be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. The fear of the

Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

Proverbs 9:9-10

The Church at Anjin Sunday morning at Fujua

VEHICLE NEEDED

Dennis & Nancy Palmer, missionaries to Cameroon, will be in Kansas City October 22-November 21 and need a vehicle during that time.

Do you have an extra vehicle they could use during their stay in KC? If so, contact Pastor Dewey.

 

 

Faculty and graduates from the CIMS Internal Medicine Residency

Dennis and Nancy with the two CIMS graduates

 

 

Recently Mbingo I church held their annual mission conference. The church is able to support eight local pastors, only two of whom work here at our church. The others are in small struggling churches that cannot afford to support a trained pastor. Most are serving in difficult circumstances, in remote villages. It was very encouraging to hear reports from all of them, even though they have many challenges in their ministries. Some of the congregations they serve are tiny with very primitive church structures. Their joy, in spite of hardship, is a great challenge to the rest of us, living in the relative comfort and security of Mbingo. Supporting pastors for these struggling churches is part of the Mbingo I mission strategy to develop strong churches in these villages. In addition to these pastors, the church also contributes to a number of mission pastors working in the North of Cameroon.

On July 20, we held the graduation ceremony for the residents graduating from the Mbingo residencies. There were five graduates in all, three from the Surgery program and two from our Internal Medicine program. The graduates represented three different African countries. We were able to have a number of volunteer physicians present for the program from the US. The graduates will be leaving to work in mission hospitals in their home countries or here in Cameroon. This is the end of the fifth year of the Internal Medicine residency program. We have now graduated four residents and are proud of having them serve in all four of the large hospitals in the CBC Health Board system. Two of these hospitals have never had an internist working there long term. We trust that they will make a great difference in physical and spiritual ministry of these hospitals.

AUGUST 2013

PRAISES

� Praise for the evangelism and missions vision of the Mbingo Church

� Praise for the recent graduation of the five Mbingo residents

PRAYER REQUESTS

� Pray for the two new CIMS residents who began August first

� Continue to pray for government recognition of the Surgery and Internal Medicine training programs at Mbingo Baptist Hospital

� Continue to pray for another long-term Internist who likes to teach

________________________

“Instruct the wise and they will

be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. The fear of the

Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

Proverbs 9:9-10

The Church at Anjin Sunday morning at Fujua

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September, 2013

H a p p e n i n g s

PG. 13

Europe can seem strange at times:

Only in France . . . might you be served wine and/or champagne at a church picnic.

Only in Germany . . might you find beer, pregnancy tests, and gummy bears in the same vending machine (and accessible to all ages)

Only in Europe . . . might “New Town” refer to a quartier founded in the mid-1300s! (Prague)

stove, and a microwave. In theory not too much of a problem, but since a lot of people don’t clean up after themselves, it has often been out of commission either because the sink is clogged (and either full or overflowing because people can’t seem to understand that it is clogged) or because housing has locked us out as ‘punishment’ for leaving it a mess. God is teaching me patience. Lyon is an interesting place. Once an important city (Lugdunum, founded in 43 BC) in the Roman province of Gaul, there are parts of town with history not far removed from the time of Christ. In fact, though I had never heard of it before, there was a major wave of Christian persecution here in AD 177. It is also much more diverse than the typical European town, though probably an indication of what is to come in much of Europe as they continue to experience waves of immigration that are reshaping and redefining their countries to a degree similar to what the US experienced in the decades surrounding the beginning of the 20th Century. There are markets nearly every day in various parts of the city where you can buy fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, and cheese. Visiting these markets always makes me think of

Cameroon, though I will admit the vendors aren’t nearly as pushy, the prices not nearly as flexible, and I have not yet had to argue myself out of the “white man price” as I would in Cameroon. God is teaching me much during this time, though I find it difficult to express clearly what exactly I am learning. My primary purpose here is to learn the language, which I am doing – some days that means what can be painful doses of humility and others

the blissful moments of understanding a random comment from shopkeeper or being able to express a thought clearly. The many other things God has planned for me to learn this year are more difficult to articulate and present themselves in the paradoxes so often a part of life. As most of you know, I am scheduled to be here in France through December, and we are hoping I can be on a plane heading back to Cameroon early in January in order to be able to teach second semester. However, I still need quite a bit of support before the international office will clear me to head back to Cameroon. Please continue to lift up this need to the Lord with me. He who owns the cattle on a thousand hills and watches over even the tiniest sparrow is more than able!

Picnic lunch with part of my July conversation class

The Tour de France came through Lyon in July. These are the leaders as they entered Lyon.

“Whatever you do, work at it

with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”

Colossians 3:23 (NIV)

Dear Family and Friends,

Wow! Where do I start? Has it really only been a few months since I last wrote a newsletter? So much has happened and both literally and figuratively I am in a very different place. When I last wrote, I was working towards closing out my year in North America: sorting, packing, and a lot of saying goodbyes. Since then I have spent a bit of time with family, several weeks in Cameroon, and am currently in my second month of French study here in

Lyon, France. As many of you know, before this journey began, moving to Africa was never on my agenda, had never even crossed my mind. However, as a history teacher, spending time in Europe was always a bit of a dream, albeit one that I never really expected to live. I am constantly struck by the sheer age of so many things around me. I have stood in a Roman amphitheater where Christians were persecuted and killed in 177 (here in Lyon) and visited the chapel where Jan Huss preached before his arrest and martyrdom in 1415 (in Prague). I have stood in the room where Stalin, Truman, and Atlee finalized decisions regarding the end of WWII in the summer of 1945 (in Potsdam) and walked parts of the path where the Berlin wall once stood. I arrived in France near the end of June, and because I could not get into the dormitory until the first of July, I spent a week with a Missionary family working here in France. The missionary community is amazingly small and interconnected! I met this family through a friend of a friend of a friend, and they opened their home to me, introduced me to the area (including an international, English-speaking church which meets at a different time than other churches, so I can attend it AND a French service), and have continued to be a great encouragement. I moved into the dorms at the beginning of July, and that has been . . . well . . . interesting. My bathroom is so tiny that when I sit on the toilet, my knees touch the door, my sink is an armrest, and I can easily touch the far wall of the shower. I keep reminding myself that it is wonderful to HAVE my own bathroom. There is one kitchen per floor – with a sink, a four-burner

PRAISES Praise God for a GREAT

French church! I am beginning to get to know a couple of people, and God is giving me joy in the worship services even when I don’t understand (though I understand more each week!).

PRAYER REQUESTS

I still need a lot of support before returning to Cameroon. Please thank God with me for what he has already provided and continue to pray for my patience and for God to reveal his plan for the remainder of my support.

French!!!! Pray that I will continue to make progress and that God will open doors to build relationships with French speakers and language helpers

AUGUST 2013

Me beside a preserved section of the Berlin Wall

Remains of a Roman amphitheater in Lyon.

My address in France is: Kristi TenClay Residence Jussieu 3 Avenue Albert Einstein Villeurbanne 69100 France

Dear Family and Friends,

Wow! Where do I start? Has it really only been a few months since I last wrote a newsletter? So much has happened and both literally and figuratively I am in a very different place. When I last wrote, I was working towards closing out my year in North America: sorting, packing, and a lot of saying goodbyes. Since then I have spent a bit of time with family, several weeks in Cameroon, and am currently in my second month of French study here in

Lyon, France. As many of you know, before this journey began, moving to Africa was never on my agenda, had never even crossed my mind. However, as a history teacher, spending time in Europe was always a bit of a dream, albeit one that I never really expected to live. I am constantly struck by the sheer age of so many things around me. I have stood in a Roman amphitheater where Christians were persecuted and killed in 177 (here in Lyon) and visited the chapel where Jan Huss preached before his arrest and martyrdom in 1415 (in Prague). I have stood in the room where Stalin, Truman, and Atlee finalized decisions regarding the end of WWII in the summer of 1945 (in Potsdam) and walked parts of the path where the Berlin wall once stood. I arrived in France near the end of June, and because I could not get into the dormitory until the first of July, I spent a week with a Missionary family working here in France. The missionary community is amazingly small and interconnected! I met this family through a friend of a friend of a friend, and they opened their home to me, introduced me to the area (including an international, English-speaking church which meets at a different time than other churches, so I can attend it AND a French service), and have continued to be a great encouragement. I moved into the dorms at the beginning of July, and that has been . . . well . . . interesting. My bathroom is so tiny that when I sit on the toilet, my knees touch the door, my sink is an armrest, and I can easily touch the far wall of the shower. I keep reminding myself that it is wonderful to HAVE my own bathroom. There is one kitchen per floor – with a sink, a four-burner

PRAISES Praise God for a GREAT

French church! I am beginning to get to know a couple of people, and God is giving me joy in the worship services even when I don’t understand (though I understand more each week!).

PRAYER REQUESTS

I still need a lot of support before returning to Cameroon. Please thank God with me for what he has already provided and continue to pray for my patience and for God to reveal his plan for the remainder of my support.

French!!!! Pray that I will continue to make progress and that God will open doors to build relationships with French speakers and language helpers

AUGUST 2013

Me beside a preserved section of the Berlin Wall

Remains of a Roman amphitheater in Lyon.

My address in France is: Kristi TenClay Residence Jussieu 3 Avenue Albert Einstein Villeurbanne 69100 France

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September, 2013

H a p p e n i n g s

PG. 15

DATES to REMEMBER:

September 22 ..... 10:15 am ......“Everyday Church” launch

........................... 6:00 pm ........“Everyday Church” Small Groups

September 27 ...........................Albania Mission Trip begins

September 29 ..... 6:00 pm ........“Everyday Church” Small Groups

October 1 ........... 7:00 pm ........Women’s Prayer Night

October 3 ........... Noon ............“60+ Lunch”

........................... 7:00 pm ........Outreach Team

October 5 ........... 8:30 am ........Men’s Breakfast

October 6 ........... 6:00 pm ........“Everyday Church” Small Groups

October 8 ........... 7:00 pm ........Advisory Board

October 13 ......... 6:00 pm ........“Everyday Church” Small Groups

October 17 ......... 7:00 pm ........Fall Business meeting

Sundays9:00 am Sunday School for all ages

10:15 am Worship Service

MondaysHigh School Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

TuesdaysMiddle School Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

WednesdaysAWANA Clubs 6:30 p.m.

Adult Bible Studies 6:45 p.m.College & Career Small Group @ the

Bradley home 7:00 pm

WEEKLY SERVICES:

*(Child care is provided for all services)

Over the past year, you have heard stories of how the North American Baptist Conference is expanding ministries and kingdom efforts all over the world. I hope you are as excited as I am to know that God is opening new doors of opportunities for us. This is truly a God-inspired season of opportunity for the NAB. Here is just a quick review of some truly amazing newer ministries:

• RonandJeannieSeckareexpandingtheministryofCommunityHealthEvangelism in Central and Eastern Europe. Working with the Roma (Gypsy) people, they are taking the love of Jesus to people in poverty and hardship in Hungary and beyond. It is so great to see communities are being transformed because community leaders are being transformed by Christ.

• N&IaresinkingtheirfeetdeepintoEastAsia,developingrelationshipswith both believers and unbelievers, and dreaming God’s vision of reaching a nation for Jesus Christ. After just four months, they are already sharing stories about the people they have led to faith in Jesus Christ.

• NowledbyGaryClatterbuck,ourRussianministryandleadershipdevelopment movement has moved to the far eastern region of Russia. Not far from the Korean and Chinese borders, NAB leaders, pastors, professors and teachers can now pour their lives and ministry skills into Russian pastors and church workers who are hungry to learn the Word of God and new ministry ideas.

Your part has been to pray and to give! Thank you for being part of the team.

Note: Planning for the 2015 Triennial Conference is already underway. This next major gathering of the NAB family will be held in Sacramento, California, July 1-5, 2015.

Norm PoehlkeVice President of Ministry OutreachNorth American Baptist Conference

 

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