Family News

May 2, 2004

SHORT  BY
STUFF   DAVE SHANER

Today starts National Prayer Week. Congress has set aside this time as an opportunity for the nation to spend some moments in prayer on behalf of our nation. This Thursday is the National Day of Prayer. These dates were set aside by special proclamation by President Reagan in 1988. Be sure to take some extra time to pray on that day. Remember not only our national leaders but our local governments as well. The United States has a multitude of problems, whether it is in the political, social, or international arena. But we are still a country that has been mightily blessed by God. One reason is because of the prayers of Christians always lifting our country up to our Father. Be sure to pray for our troops and our relationships with others.

In conjunction with National Prayer Week, we are also using this time to kick off our new sets of Prayer Trios. The Prayer Ministry team has divided up the families of the congregation into groups of three and have asked you to remember in prayer the ones assigned to you on a regular basis. What a blessing this can be if you know that daily someone is lifting your name up to God. It is also a blessing for you to be able to pray for somebody else. Be sure to make contact with the families on your list so you can know what to pray for them. The names can be found in your mail box at the church building. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact Nancy Callis.

Don't forget about the Total Money Makeover Seminar on May 25 with Dave Ramsey. It will be held at the Spokane Opera House from 5:30-10 pm. This is a seminar to encourage and give you some tools to get out of debt and better use your resources to glorify God. The cost is $19 until May 16. It will be $25 after that. Many know intellectually what to do to get out of debt, but this is a program that packages it in a way to motivate you to do what you have always wanted to do. Many spiritual problems that people have is because they have allowed themselves to be controlled by the burden of debt. It has a way of draining you spiritually. Money has the potential of becoming a rival god. Jesus said you can not serve both God and money. He did not say that you can not do it well. He said that you can not do it at all.

Several will be at the Pepperdine lectures this week. Several of our elders will also be at the Camp Koinonia Men's Leadership Retreat this Friday and Saturday. Ralph Crump and LaMont Petersen will be two of the speakers at this. Be sure to keep them in your prayers.

The elders and deacons selection process is moving along nicely. The committee has gone through the names and is finishing up interviewing prospective new potential leaders. These will be presented to you soon and you will be given the opportunity to voice your thoughts concerning them. Lord willing, the target date for the installation of new elders and deacons will be May 16. Be sure to keep this before our heavenly Father.

Have a Great Week!

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.  - II Chronicles 7:14

NEW PRAYER TRIOS

Look for your new Prayer Trio assignment sheet today in your mailbox. Christians need each others' prayers. Even when there is no immediate crisis, those prayers refresh and sustain us. It has been a while since we divided the congregation into groups of 3 family units. Each family's role is to pray for the other families in their "TRIO" everyday. This way each group has 2 other families praying for them on a daily basis. Rejoice ever more. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. I Thess. 5:16-18

Elders/Deacons Installation & Potluck Dinner

There will be a potluck dinner on Sunday, May 16 following the installation of our new elders and deacons. Please bring a dish of your choice to share.

Two Days Away!

It is right around the corner. The 61st Annual Pepperdine University Bible Lectures begin at 4:15 p.m. this Tuesday evening with the Opening Night Men's Dinner and the Associated Women for Pepperdine Dinner. These celebratory dinners will be followed by Songfest at 6:15 and a keynote lecture by Mark Love on 'The Mystery of Godliness.' Then we start our engines, preparing to soar through a spectacular program until late Friday evening! Bring your family, your friends and your church this Tuesday to experience the magnificent Bible Lectures in Malibu!

Game Night
6:30 p.m., Friday, May 14

Do you play Bunco? Want to learn? Come to our monthly game night for a BUNCO PARTY. We'll teach you how to play and guarantee you will have fun.
Bring snacks for those hunger pains. We will play in the small auditorium.

Camp Workday

We love our Christian camp. Prince's Pines is a blessing to all of us. It requires upkeep and improvements. Please schedule time to help with these on May 7-8. Ask John Simpson for further information.

Lifeline of Hope
Additional Funds Requested

Another group of orphans has been added to the Lifeline of Hope family and are in need of inoculations. We have been asked to donate an additional $500 by the end of May. The money collected at the Easter egg hunt will go to this cause. If any of you can help with this special cause please contact LeeAnn Freshour or indicate on your check 'Inoculations' on the memo line. Thank you.

Ladies Scrapbooking Night!

Are you still trying to get caught up on your scrapbook? Come join us in the small auditorium on Friday, May 7th, at 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

Family Camp - May 28-31

This is a wonderful opportunity for your family to spend time together in the beautiful outdoor setting of Camp Prince's Pine on Lake Thomas. Christian families from all over the Northwest will enjoy a weekend of fellowship and fun. John Ives of the Valley congregation in Spokane is the director and needs to hear from you if you plan to go. Registration forms are available in the lobby.

Needing a Costco Card?

If anyone is interested in purchasing a Costco card through the church for a yearly membership fee of $35.00 (which includes a free spouse card), please see the church office.

Calendar of Events

May 4 - 6:30 a.m. - Prayer Breakfast at JB's
May 4 - 7 - Pepperdine Lectureship in Malibu, CA
May 6 - National Day of Prayer
May 7-Ladies Scrapbooking Night 6:30 pm Sm. Aud.
May 7- 8 - Camp Workday at Camp Prince's Pines
May 11 - C.C.S Philadelphia Chicken Dinner Show
May 14 - Game Night - 6:30 p.m. Small Auditorium
May 16 - Elder/Deacon Installation & Potluck

Prayer Requests

Lillian Lane needs prayers for health problems.

Betty Wilhoite hurt her knee while on the airplane. Pray for her as she prepares to have extensive knee surgery.

Keith & Carol Fredrikson ask prayers for a safe trip, as they fly to Washington D.C. for a funeral.

Marlene, Jo Allen's sister, is having complications from a dog bite and a punctured lung. Also, Marlene's daughter, Dana, just found out that she has breast cancer.

Christopher Henrikson, Don and Wilma Flanagan's grandson, is in Iraq. Also, Claudia Moberg's grandson, Daniel Moberg, is in Kuwait. Keep their safety in your prayers as they serve our country.

Matt Rude anticipates going to Texas for training and then possible deployment.

Praise God! Corey Anderson has returned home safely from serving in the U.S. Army in Kuwait. Remember him in your prayers as he continues his service at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Pray for the Reeves and the Togo Team, that the Lord will continue to bless their work, and that the families will have good health. More good news... baptisms in three new villages (Hade Te, Lassa Tchou, & Chumgulum) are expected with the culmination of studies this week. This will add three more village churches to the current fifteen!

Continue to remember: Red Caylor, Jim Rehms, Garrett Yanzick, Jerry Roth, Russ Allen, Kenneth Bond, George Kane, Patricia VanWagner, Ross Edmunds.

Thank You!

Thank you for your prayers through out the process to adopt Nuanna. We just received word on Friday that we have been approved. Continue to pray for Nuanna's health and for our family as we wait another 2 to 4 months to travel to Thailand to bring her home. -Tim & Alyssa Frahm

Thank you for the prayers and cards for Garrett Yanzick. - Debbie Yanzick & family

Mike's Memos.....

GREAT NEWS FOR OUR SUMMER!

Once again Levi Sisemore, now a student at Sunset School of Preaching in Lubbock, TX, has agreed to serve as youth intern here at Dalton Gardens this summer. Most of us already know him well and love him so much. Because of his schedule at Sunset, and his involvement with the singing school at Abilene, he will only be here until July 9th, but we will work him hard while he is here. Levi will be helping out with youth classes and activities, and Music Camp, while gaining valuable experience and training in the field of ministry. Not only is he preparing for preaching, but he plans to attend Harding Christian University to get a degree in education and in youth ministry. We are very fortunate to have such a talented young man to serve with us. His song leading skills will be valuable to us as well, and I know we will want to hear him preach while he is here. Levi should be arriving about May 29th.

TRI-CITIES YOUTH RALLY

We are looking forward to our next trip to Richland for this year's youth rally there. The theme for the weekend is 'Identity Theft ...What Steals Your Focus In Worship?' We all struggle with that, so I know the rally will be good for us.
I am proud that our youth group has been asked to supply part of the leadership there. Nathan Frisk, James Graham and Marc Inabnet will be speakers on the program.

As Christians we are challenged to be like Jesus, who was, indisputably, the greatest leader the world has ever known. But we know his methods of leadership were very different from the usual. As a leader he ........ was obedient Jn.6:38; was a servant Mk.10:42-45; touched and was touchable Mt.8:3 & Mk.5:28; personified truth Jn.14:6; lived an uncluttered life Mt.8:20; was totally honest, transparent and real. Learning to lead Jesus' way is not easy. Satan tries to limit our abilities, our opportunities, and our power. But if we let him, God will bless and multiply our abilities, and our opportunities. And he will fill us with the inexhaustible power of his Holy Spirit. If we would lead like Jesus, we must give God the controls rather than Satan.

The personal question is, do I want to be a leader for Jesus? Am I willing to pattern my life after his leadership model? If we choose to be his, we must accept the challenge. That challenge would include being more focused in worship, and more willing to step out and lead in the Lord's work.

C.C.S CORNER SCHOOL NEWS

There is excitement in the air. The students and staff feel the renewal of spring. The sunshine has everyone smiling. My 2nd graders are reading "Charlotte's Web." It is a great book to read, especially in the spring. They are beginning to use their creativity in writing stories and poems. It is rewarding to see the progress they have made throughout the year in every subject!

The 4th - 8th graders have done very well in basketball! We have some talented players! The team picture will soon be available to see on the bulletin board next to the school office.

Upcoming events are:

* Jog-a-Thon/picnic
* "Philadelphia Chickens" dinner & performance, May 11th, 6:00
* Skating at Skate Plaza

You are always welcome join us in our activities!

2nd Grade Teacher, Sandy Simpson

K-2nd Grade 'Philadelphia Chickens'

This is a 'benefit' Musical & Chicken Dinner, with all proceeds going toward the purchase of special tables for the lower wing. Dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the performance will begin at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome!

BIBLE BUILDERS MEMORY VERSES

Children's Sunday A.M. Bible Classes

4 years - Grade K:
'I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.' Genesis 28:15a

1st - 2nd Grade:
'I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land' Genesis 28:15a

3rd - 6th Grade:
'I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.' Genesis 28:15

When you live what you teach, your family has no trouble following.

TO SERVE May 9^th, 2004

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