Kenai Christian Church John 11:25 May 23, 2012 Vol. 12 No.5

Our Services Sunday

Sunday School 9:45 AM

Worship 11:00 AM

Evening 6:30 PM

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM

Ministers Robert DeVolld

Phone: 907-262-2822 -Home

Email: Robert@kenaichristianchurch.org

Bryan Copenhaver

Phone: 907-260-4771 -Home

Email: Bryan@kenaichristianchurch.org

Youth Minister Adam Meyers

907-953-0102

Email: Adam@kenaichristianchurch.org

Women's Ministry Leslie Daniel

Phone: 907-283-4559

Email: Leslie@kenaichristianchurch.org

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Fathers Day is June 17th

Evening Services will be dismissed

Summer Small Group

begins Sunday, June 3rd! Stop by the tables in the Foyer

and see the many options. Sign up, today!

Memorial Day is Monday May 28th

Evening Service will be dismissed

on Sunday, May 27th.

Minister's Outlook clear and 45° (05-16-12) 9:00 a.m. A Thought To Consider Merely looking out the any window of our homes tells all of us that God has blessed us again with the privi-lege of experiencing the changing seasons. The winter snow is gone and the greening of the trees and grasses are everywhere to be seen. How good it is and how blessed we are! Just to be outside and take in all the sights and springtime aromas are blessing enough, but we have the added blessing of migrating birds, roving moose and cari-bou, and occasionally the experience of seeing one of our very healthy population of black and brown bears. In ad-dition to this, sports and commercial fishing boats are now being readied for summer use. Truly, there is excite-ment in the air. In the church there is excitement too. Last Sun-day, Maccoy (Mack) Castillo was baptized by his grand-father, Eddie Castillo. Next Sunday, nine of our graduat-ing high school seniors will be recognized and honored. On Memorial Day weekend we will remember our faith-ful military men and women who have defended the blessings of living “ . . . in the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Susie Knudsen, our director of Children’s Minis-try, recently outlined the curriculum for the Grades 1-5 summer Wednesday evening activities and lessons. David Daniel has prepared sign-up sheets for our Sunday eve-ning summer Small Group sessions and has listed the homes which will be hosting them. And Merci is plan-ning for the VBS program later on. What are vital to these matters is YOU. God has granted us many physical blessings and desires that we enjoy them and praise Him. But God also wants us to be sharp, alert, and truthful. He knows, and we know, that the physical blessings He provides can easily become curses based upon the criteria we use for determining our decisions and plans. God teaches us that there must be a balance between the appreciation of the physical bless-ings and the development of the spiritual opportunities He has granted us. Only then can we effectively appreci-ate the purpose for which we were created. To appreciate the physical gifts God has provided is good. But to ignore the spiritual opportunities He pro-vides will not prepare us for the heaven He has prepared for all of those who love Him. Robert

Encouragement Corner Haiti One Year Later

By the time this newsletter reaches your mailbox, it

will have been almost exactly one year since Kenai Christian

Church sent thirteen members of the congregation to Gona-

ives, Haiti to minister to the folks at Living Water Christian

Mission. Based upon the e-mails that I have received from

Salonique since our visit, it appears that the sporting equip-

ment, audio / visual equipment, library shelving and various

other resources that we supplied have been put to good use.

It has been exciting this last year to watch as Salo-

nique has continued to pass along pictures of the progress that

has been made on their medical clinic. What was once a

walled in, empty lot, now contains a building that is in the final

stages of concrete work. The manner in which the Lord has

provided the finances for this project, is yet another testimony

to the faithful support of brothers and sisters in Christ here in

the United States.

Salonique is passionate about seeing this project com-

pleted as quickly as possible. One only has to read his letters

to see why. On April 19th of this year, he wrote the follow-

ing…

“I (have been haunted) by the waste and loss of many

lives to Cholera all over Haiti, particularly in my region. And I

still believed that if we had the health clinic, we could have

saved a few. I say this because the clinic of New Testament at

La Croix saved the life of my niece Anne Christie and that of a

gentleman named Jacky. I name the two that I can document as

an eye witness.”

I wonder sometimes if we truly realize how blessed we

are here in Alaska. Our sanitation systems are such that an

outbreak of Cholera is unheard of. If we do become sick, we

simply check ourselves into the hospital where the latest and

greatest of medical treatment awaits us. Unfortunately though,

the folks of Gonaives are not afforded this luxury. But if Sa-

lonqiue and the folks at Living Water have their way, some

sort of medical assistance will become available to the resi-

dents of Gonaives, thanks to the faithful support of congrega-

tions like Kenai Christian Church.

I leave you with the words of Salonique in regards to

this matter…

“I thank God for each and everyone who have made

this project theirs. Thanks to the Churches who have been giv-

ing toward the construction of the clinic. Thanks to the fami-

lies and individuals who have been giving sacrificially so that

health care could be readily available to many people. Your

donations have been a confirmation that the Lord is in this pro-

ject. Thanks for your encouragement.

Because He’s the Truth,

Bryan

Mission Moment

Let’s be honest. Sometimes, we like to get comfortable. With the weather turning for the better (hopefully), and summer days ahead, it’s easy to start to think about, “what would I like to be doing now?” Although not sinful in and of itself, the self-turned focus can be a dangerous thing. If all the soldiers on the battlefield turned their at-tention to the plushness of their foxholes instead of lis-tening for the direction of their general and watching for enemy movement, the battle would be lost.

As we are out this summer, let’s keep these words from John Piper in our heads:

Jesus Said:

Matthew 24:14, “This gospel will first be preached throughout the whole world as a testi-mony to all nations and then the end will come.”

Matthew 9:37-38, “The harvest is plentiful, the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

Matthew 28:18-19, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations.”

John 20:21, “As the Father has sent me, so send I you.”

Therefore:

Until the Kingdom is finally established and there are no more unreached peoples, the local church must be a mission base. Until the Kingdom comes, worship must stoke the fires of love for the glory of a global God. Until the Kingdom comes, Christian education must train the troops for tactical and strategic warfare with the weapon of truth. Until the Kingdom comes, counseling and nur-ture must be the field hospitals saving the wounded, re-lieving battle fatigue, transforming the traumas of spiri-tual war into veteran courage. Until the Kingdom comes, fellowship must have the flavor of camaraderie under siege. Until the Kingdom comes, money must be the cur-rency of combat, not convenience. Until the Kingdom comes, leisure must be re-creation for the cause of Christ. Until the Kingdom comes, marriage must be a partnership in arms (double meaning intended!). Until the Kingdom comes, the family must be an enclave of Christ-centered joy equipping young insurgents to infiltrate oc-cupied territories. Until the Kingdom comes, vocation must be an on-duty outpost, a solitary sortie, and a basic line of support for the war effort.

If we love the glory of God, and have compassion for the lost, no other mentality will leave our conscience clear.

Let us stand at attention together this summer, and take the battle to the enemy.

COMING IN JULY

Sonrise National park

Vbs

July 9-13

6:30-8:30 pm

Please remember to

Pray for Our Missionaries

on June 15th

Welcome to Lupine Orlob! She placed membership with KCC

on May 16th

PRAISE

Maccoy Castillo was baptized into Christ

May 13th by his grandfather Eddie Castillo.

Welcome to the KCC Family!

~ Congratulations ~

Tara and John Ryan Copple welcome a daughter,

Paige Marie born on April 27, 2012.

She joins big brothers, Isaac and Bridger

Mary Pat Mills and

Duane Shaffer will exchange wedding vows

on Saturday, the sixteenth day of June in the Chapel

Everyone welcome

1 John 4:1- Dear friends, do not believe every

spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are

from God, because many false prophets have

gone out into the world.

Summer Camp!

There has been a lot of questions

surrounding this year’s summer camp, so I

thought I would address them here to clarify

a few points. First of all, both middle

school and high school camp will happen

during the same week. The dates are July

30th-August 3rd. Both middle school and

high school will be at the same campus and

will share the same missionary, free time

and main session; however, all classes and

cabin arrangements will be separate. We

will be taking a chartered bus from KCC to

Little Beaver Camp in Wasilla, and this is

why it is crucial to pre-register. The cost of

camp is $140 per camper if you register be-

fore July 8th ($165 thereafter). This covers

all activities, lessons, meals, and room fees.

Checks are payable to Greatland Christian

Camp.

What does the new camp have to

offer our youth? Well, the same sound Bib-

lical teaching as always, missionary from

I.D.E.S., and guest speaker Mike Sweeney.

The new stuff: water tubing, zip-lining, “the

blob,” paintball course with all supplies,

basketball courts, canoeing, kayaking,

beachfront activities, and a fully staffed

kitchen who prepares meals for us and

cleans up afterwards!

So what’s the big deal? EVERY-

THING!! I stand by the fact that summer

Bible camp has a way of transforming

youth like no other event during the year.

Youth spend more time in one week study-

ing God’s word and in fellowship with

other Christians and mentors than they do

all year. The results are new commitments

to Christ, and a firmer foundation for those

who are already believers. Simply put:

there is no substitute for summer camp!

Lovin camp,

-Adam

Upcoming Events: June 2– Beautification Day!

10am-Noonish

June 3– Small Groups begin

June 11– P.A.H.O. @KCHS

1pm-3pm Ultimate Frisbee!

June 16– Duane & Mary Pat’s Wedding

1pm KCC Chapel

July 8– Early Bird Registration for camp

Beautification Day is June 2nd

10am—noon Alien Youth will be helping plant flowers

again this year.

Debbie is asking for financial donations so she can pick a color pattern.

If you would like to donate, please drop your specified donation in the offering boxes, to the staff or Debbie

by May 30th. Thank you for your help!