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July 23rd, 2000 SHORT By STUFF DAVE SHANER Today is the last day to get your preregistration forms mailed in to Preteen camp (grades 3-6 completed) at Camp Prince's Pine. If you would mail them in by today, there is a $30 discount. We encourage you to preregister so that the camp staff can adequately prepare for incidental items such as FOOD! Although the preregistration deadline has passed for Teen Camp II (grades 7-12 completed), there is still room for you to sign up. Wonderful, lifetime memories are created at Camp Prince's Pine. Many young people make lifetime decisions for Christ when exposed to God's word in a camp setting. Be sure to send in your registration forms today! 5 Be sure to keep Mike, Earlene, Ashlin & Bobbie in your prayers. They will be traveling to France to be with Dave, Becky, and Hannah Reeves before they leave for Togo, Africa on a 10 year mission trip. I will be conducting a revival/gospel meeting with the church in Colville, WA this week. Pray that God will open hearts to be receptive to the teaching of His Word. Following this revival, my family will be traveling to the East coast for a family reunion and vacation. We would also appreciate your prayers as we travel. I am very much appreciative of Mike Reeves, Scott Rouse, and Mike Swaim who will be preaching/teaching in my place while I am gone. Remember this Wednesday evening is our monthly Barbecue here at the church building. See the accompanying list for what your group is to bring. If you are not a part of any Bible Study Group at this time, simply bring whatever you wish. We always have enough to go around. The soup kitchen faculty normally provides meals on Wednesday evening. The BBQ will be taking its place this week, and we will still have many visitors from our community. Be sure to come early if you can and get to know our guests. The food will be great, but the fellowship will be even greater. We will not be having our regular Bible Studies this Wednesday evening, but we will be having a devotional praising God with singing. Be sure to be here. You will not want to miss it!! Have a Great Week!!
"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life" 1
John 5:13
Welcome! From the family who meet at Dalton Gardens! If you are visiting, please know that you are our special guest today!!
Wednesday BBQ!! It's time again for our 4th Wednesday Fellowship! We will be meeting July 26th, from 5-7 pm, to share a meal and devotional time together. Please come and bring your friends, it is a perfect time to relax and visit with your Christian family. Our Soup Kitchen guests will be sharing this meal with us, so please plan on providing a "double-portion". Bible Study Leaders, half of your group's food items need to be at the building by 4 pm, the rest of the food can be brought as they arrive. Bible Study Groups are asked
to bring the following foods for the meal. If you are not currently attending
a group, please bring any of the items listed below. The church will provide
the meat and the drinks.
Calendar Of Events July 24; Dave vacation, 7/24-8/18
Prayers Are Requested Continue to remember Bill Green, Linda Bruner's father in prayer as he recovers from heart surgery. Many prayers of thanks for the safe return of everyone who went to Honduras! Please keep Jeff Hall in prayer as he underwent some tests last Friday. He had an accident a year ago involving his neck, and now the pain has returned The doctors are running tests to determine the problem. Russ Allen came forward last Sunday morning thanking the church family for their concern and prayers on his family's behalf. Please continue to pray as they face the difficult struggles ahead. Mandy Mood also came forward and requests prayers that she learn to depend more on God throughout the struggles she is facing. Prayers Continued Anita Haman * Millie Henderson * Mary Rex * John & Betty Wilhoite * Togo Mission Team * Jeri Gwin * Howard Rude Sr. * Anita Halford * Orient Huseby * All our travelers this summer! * Donna Barnes * Amanda Utter * Udder's Ice Cream * Jan Almond Answered Prayers I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:6 We don't always know how our prayers will be answered, do we? I cannot tell you how often I have shared the gospel with someone sitting next to me on a plane and thought: "Their grandparents, mother, father, or wife would be so excited if only they knew how their prayers are being answered right now!" Taken from A Moment With God, Kay Arthur
Missed A Birthday!! Every once in a while we miss a birthday on our church calendar.....and it seems to only happen to the really special people!!! Please note and give Mary Petersen a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Her birthday was last Saturday, July 15th.
Don Rude's Bible Study Class Tonight, a study in 1 John and a potluck dinner will be held at Lynn and Warren Brown's house. Please bring a side dish or dessert for the potluck dinner that will precede the class. Dinner 5:00-6:00 PM, Bible Study at 6:00 PM. Call 772-9556 for directions. All are invited.
Happy Birthday Jordo!! Happy 12th Birthday to Jordan "Jordo" Keough tomorrow! This note is brought to you, with lots of love, by one very proud mom!
Thank You! From Jan Almond: Thank you for all of your prayers. From Amber Anderson: Thank you to everyone in trying to find me a car. I found a '90 Ford Escort!
In Sympathy The office was made aware on Friday that Alice Mead passed away Wednesday, July 19th at 6:00 pm. Alice was Ethel Drapeau's mother. She had been living with her son John, and daughter-in-law, Delores in Phoenix. Delores is Lavina Dooley's sister. There will be a memorial service on August 6th in Newberg, Oregon. For those who knew Alice, she is remembered as quite a spunky person who dearly loved the Lord and His church. Alice was 93. I am sure Ethel and Shorty would appreciate a card or a call.
Farragut Family Camp Make your plans now to be a part of our "99th" annual Farragut Family church encampment. The dates are September 1-4. The cost is only $2 per person per night. What a deal! This is a great time to worship together, to eat together, and to play together. It Will be at Thimbleberry Camp Site at Farragut State Park. See Ken Neubauer for details.
Thank You!! A special thank you and "hats off" goes to all those who helped with Vacation Bible School. It was a joy to watch all those lil cowpokes have a whoppin good time!
Mike's Memos Dear Brothers & Sisters, Thank you so much for sharing in our mission to the people of Honduras. I feel confident that you would be proud of the use of the funds many of you contributed to this mission experience. Don & Betty, ten awesome teenagers and I taught Vacation Bible School at the Barrio Majia congregation, and shared humanitarian relief efforts in several other communities around La Ceiba. We did numerous repairs and projects at three church buildings, built a concrete roof on one home, shared medical supplies, food and toys at orphanages and special schools, and visited and shared in many homes of the very poor. We felt that God worked through us to make a very positive impact on the lives of many. We began VBS with 170, and ended with 278! It was quite a challenge, with as many as 37 nine & ten year olds in one class, and 45 to 60 in my teenage class each night. Our teenagers and I taught with the help of teenage Honduran translators. It was a wonderful opportunity to impact their lives as well. In the evenings we held special youth activities for the teenagers of the churches. These were very special times. We learned to sing and pray in two languages. Our feelings were conveyed, even though we couldn't always understand all the words. Body language, smiles and tears are understood by all. Our lives were changed as we experienced the much different culture of the people of Honduras, and watched Jesus impact their lives and ours. Thank you again for helping us. In Christian love, Don & Betty, Mike, James, Clarissa, Jessica, Chris, Jenny, Zach, Randy, Mallory, Nick, and Hillary To Our Church Family, Our time spent in Honduras was, in my mind, a life changing experience. We went down ready to teach Christ and his love, and we did that. But, more than anything, we learned. The servant hood and love those people showed was amazing. It taught us that whether you live in a mansion in the United States, or a hut in Honduras, the expectations are the same. In a place where workers make a little over $400 a month, if they are able to find work, they showed us God's love stronger than I had ever seen. We thank all of you who helped us get there, and I pray our lives will show what we learned.
Thank You! A much appreciated and heart felt thank you to all the volunteers who are painting, plumbing, and just plain prettying up the place!!! Noted workers around the building recently are Fred Bonney, Jerry Riggs, Pat Riggs, Don Rude, & Duane Rude.
more Honduran comments Honduras was an amazing experience. Picking out one thing to highlight is very difficult and inadequate, to say the least. However, since I must pick one thing to sum up Honduras, I must pick the sense of family that I felt the entire week. The church members there call each other "Brother Oscar" and "Brother Augustine," but that is only the beginning. I personally felt a part of the congregation first thing Sunday morning, and the feeling lasted throughout the entire time we spent there. The Christians there are so welcoming that I didn't feel as though I was an outsider even if I didn't speak the same language. The extent of what I felt is difficult to explain in words, and specific examples are too numerous to detail. It was wonderful to realize that we truly do have brothers and sisters all over the world. - Jessica
Bruner
Ride The Hiawatha Trail There is a mountain bike ride of the Hiawatha Trail scheduled for Saturday, August 5th. A helmet for your head, and a light for your bike are mandatory. (Flashlight with duct tape works well.) The cost is $6 per person. It is a beautiful ride which takes you through tunnels and over trestles. If you are interested in going, see either Scott Rouse or Jordan Keough.
A Moment Of Humor "A joyful heart makes
a cheerful face"
A farmer was helping one of his cows give birth when he noticed his four-year-old son standing at the fence with wide eyes, taking in the whole event. The man thought to himself, "Great, he's four years old and I'm gonna have to start explaining the birds and bees now. No need to jump the gun. I guess I'll let him ask and then I'll answer." After everything was over, the man walked over to his son and said, "Well son, do you have any questions?" "Just one," gasped the wide-eyed lad. "How fast was that calf going when he hit that cow?"
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Contact Dave Bruner ASAP if you are unable to serve.
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