Family News

STUFF Dave Shaner

Don't forget about our congregational meeting this afternoon. As we communicate better with one another, the better will we be able to work together to glorify our Lord and Savior.

Our meeting with Joe Beam is only one month away. He is the president of 'Family Dynamics' which is the company that administrates the very popular His Needs, Her Needs seminar which Larry and Peggy Flanagan teach for us here. He has also expanded this seminar with follow-up seminars including Love, Sex, and Marriage, A New Beginning, Fantastic Families, and Becoming ONE. Each of these have different focuses and are in great demand throughout the country. He has spoken on nearly every major Christian College lectureship as well as having been a motivational speaker at major corporations throughout the nation as well.

I have talked with Joe recently and he remembers his last meeting with us very well with great fondness. Many came to the Lord in the last meeting with Joe. We are counting on many more giving their lives to Christ during this meeting. This can only take place if each of us will be personally committed to making it happen ourselves. 50+ years ago (before the age of television), the gospel meeting was one of the major ways in which people came to Christ. Some congregations even had month long meetings because people just kept coming. Over time, these were shortened to two weeks, then to a week, then to a weekend. Why? Simply because people were not coming to these as they had previously. We live in an entertainment world and we have to compete for people's time. These seminars, gospel meeting, or lectures (whatever you wish to call them) can still be effective if we will each be sure to fill the house. Joe is a great teacher, preacher, motivator, encourager, and administrator. You will not be disappointed. Jesus said, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full.' - Luke 14:23

Have a Great Week!

Potluck & Congregational Meeting

There will be a potluck today after services with a congregational meeting to follow at around 1:30 p.m. We will share last year's victories, go over ideas for this new year, and present the new budget. Several new ministries ideas will be presented. There will also be a time for input from the entire body as to directions we would like to go. Make your plans to be present. In lieu of this meeting, the Sunday Bible Study Groups will not be meeting to encourage maximum participation at the congregational meeting. Desserts will be served after the meeting.

We will be hosting a revival meeting February 10-12. Joe Beam from Augusta, Georgia will be the guest speaker for this series. We have had Joe here in the past and he has done a wonderful job. Joe has just completed a book by the same title as the seminar. He is also the author of Forgiven Forever and Seeing the Unseen. He is the president of Family Dynamics which trains leaders for the acclaimed His Needs, Her Needs seminars.

Joe will be speaking on Sunday morning and each evening Sunday through Tuesday. There are brochures and 'tickets' available from the church office for you to help advertise this meeting by distributing them to your friends and business associates. Make your plans to be here and invite your friends.

God speaks to us in many different ways. He uses prayer, the Bible, sometimes he uses the church or other people to speak to us, and of course the Holy Spirit. If we are really seeking God's will in our lives we must listen for his call. The key to hearing him is to maintain an intimate relationship with Him through prayer, study, and meditation. It is in those quiet moments when our heart is calm that we can hear his voice. Sometimes He gets our attention in a big way, thunder, lightning or such. Sometimes it's more like a whisper, quiet and gentle. It is up to us to create those quiet moments in which we can communicate with Him and listen for His call. Next week: What to do when He speaks to you.

In Him, Scott Rouse

Too young to be a Senior Saint,
too old to be a teen?
Now we have an activity group,
for all of us in between!

So you missed the first two tween events,
they couldn't have been any keener.
The next event is coming soon,
so you can become a tweener.

Camp Princes Pines is where we'll be,
and we'd sure like your company.

If the snow is right to build a snow cave,
a unique experience that you can rave.

We'll have a guest speaker to fill your cup,
with encouraging words to lift you up.

Sign up right away, so the list will show,
that you and yours are planning to go.

To get you in there is not a big deal,
you'll get to ride on a snowmobile.

Come as early as you can, so we can begin,
as it takes a little time to get us all in.

Please register and pay on or before 1-20-02.

Sign up sheet and directions will be at the kiosk.

Any Questions or You Would Like To Help, Call:

Tim or Alyssa Frahm 665-5851

Mike or Michelle Kish 773-345

January 18 - Ladies Craft Night

January 18 - 20 Winterfest, Northside in Spokane

January 24 - CCS Drama/Musical Production

January 25 - 27 - Tweeners Retreat

Prayer Requests

Shari Swaim has begun chemo treatments again.

Jennie Brown has resumed chemotherapy.

Becky Erwin, John Erwin's daughter-in-law, is better but is confined to bed until the birth of her twins.

Curtis (Bumper) Yanzick is healing quickly, and is already able to return to limited work.

Marjorie Dupey is having blood pressure problems. Also pray for Margie's sister, Lola Grant who had heart surgery this past week.

Dee Buchanan, Betty Williams sister, has been in the hospital in critical condition from an auto accident. She has multiple problems. Keep her in your prayers.

Shirley Finney, Peggy Flanagan's sister, had surgery to repair a hole in her heart. Shirley's husband, Roy, has a spot on his lung and tests are being taken.

Brandi Knoelk, a co-worker of Shawn Putnam, is in the hospital in ICU following an auto accident.

Ken Arnold is having a lot of pain in his back. He would appreciate your prayers and visits.

Please keep the Graham family in your prayers while Chuck is gone working in Seattle. They ask us to pray for patience and understanding as the family waits to know what God's will is for our near future.

Hillary Stephens (Pietlicki) had a baby on January 7. Her name is Kyrie, she was born with pulmonary hypertension and is in ICU at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Hillary and her husband Derk have moved back to Coeur d'Alene. Be sure to keep Kyrie as well as Hillary and Derk in your prayers.

Roy Schumacher, father of Kristina Veentjer (Box), has been diagnosed with cancer. Kristina requests your prayers on his behalf.

Continue Praying For....

Clarence May*Mark Mood*Shirley Parker*Alva Davis*Cooper Family*Ken Bond*Marian Demas Dan Scott*Fred Bonnie*Bill Elliott*Anita Haman*Ron Bristow*Jimmy Baldwin*Mary Harris Grow*Ralph Crump*Susan French*The Togo Team*Leonard Almond

Be sure to welcome Tom & Jamie Morgan back to the congregation. They have recently moved back from the Seattle area. Also welcome Kristina Veentjer into the family of God. Kristina used to ride the JOY Bus.

Tom & Jamie Morgan    Kristina & John Veentjer
4811 W Charles Place  9427 Maple St. #1
Rathdrum, ID 83858    Hayden, ID 83835
687-9411              704-4913

Mike's Memos

As the New Year gets underway, shall we ask:

I stood the children, straight and tall,
By last year's marks upon the wall,

Another year! How soon they go,
And see how fast the children grow!

And as I knelt with God alone
He ask me gently, 'Have you grown?'

Can you look back and understand
How sun and rain came from my hand?

The trials which my love decreed,
Did they not prove me real indeed?

Or would you change a single hour
And miss the knowledge of my power?

Do I seem nearer when you pray
Than just a year ago today?

And does your zeal for lost men die,
Or greater grow as years go by?

What deep and searching questions these,
They kept me long upon my knees.

Before His gaze my soul must own
How very little it had grown.

Dear Lord, this year may all men see
That I grow daily more like thee.

Barbara C. Ryberg

The Sunday School Times

Let's AIM with Anna, Ivan & Mike

Great strides are being made in the Lord's work in Barnaul. We are fortunate to be a part of this excellent mission, and to share that work with Jerry, Pam, and Levi Sisemore on the front line. They have requested the help of Anna Crump and Mike Reeves in developing ministries with the women and the young people of the congregation.

Anna, Mike along with our missions coordinator, Ivan Archer, will be our mission team to Siberia in April of this year. Please begin daily prayers for their work and for their safety.

I have a poet in my class a fifth grader who just writes poetry for the fun of it. I asked her if she would write a poem to share with all of you in the bulletin this week. This is what she wrote:

America, America, land that I love.
America, America, protected from above.

America, America, let me be free.
America, America let me believe.

America, America, you've gone through a lot.
America, America, Oh, America,

Thank you America for all you have done,
America, America, you are number one.

-Colleen Samsel

As I read her poem, I was inspired by the simple love and loyalty expressed in her words. As adults, we have a hard time expressing such pure dedication. Our words are usually conditioned with judgments. Our eyes seem to focus on the imperfections. Lord, let us be like the children who can freely give love and loyalty to you, your church, our families, our community, and our nation. Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.' Matthew 19:14

- Marcie Nelson

-New Semester Student Enrollment January 7th-20th

-Candy Sales Fundraiser

-April 20 - CCS Auction at the Kootenai Fairgrounds

CCS drama class presents,

$6.00 a family

Ladies bring your not yet started or not yet finished projects to the church building on Friday, January 18, from 6:30 p.m. 'til you get tired. Bring your supplies to use and share, plus snacks to keep us going. See you all there!

Thank you for all your prayers Tyler, our great nephew is home from the hospital now.  May God bless you all! -Don & Claudia Moberg

Thank you everyone for all the cards, calls, and visits while recovering from surgery. - Susan French

A Big thanks from the Graham family for all the help, prayers, and words of encouragement. -In Christian Love, The Graham Family

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