tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14688587027318333052024-02-18T23:46:37.552-05:00NMI Mission HopeTo mobilize the church in mission through praying, discipling, giving, and educating.
NMI Objectives:
~ To encourage people to pray for all efforts of world evangelization
~ To inform people of the world's needs and what the church is doing to meet those needs
~ To challenge children and youth to learn about and participate in the mission of the church
~ To raise funds for mission outreachUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-83916089717773820902011-07-29T18:49:00.001-04:002011-07-29T18:49:32.223-04:00Why Pray for Muslims? Jesus Died for Them.....<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Ramadan 2011: August 1 - 30</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>I receive this every year from <b><i>30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World</i></b>. Each day of Ramadan a specific call for collective prayer comes to my inbox. I wanted to share this with you.....</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Why Pray For Muslims?</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>Muslims do not generally realize :<br>... that Jesus, the Messiah, is to be obeyed.<br>... that Jesus has the ability to forgive sins.<br>... that Jesus has conquered death through his resurrection.<br>... that Jesus has power over evil spirits.<o:p></o:p></p><p>... Muslims think of Jesus as a great prophet who preached an earlier form of Islam.<br>... Muslims generally believe that they can earn God’s approval through religious activities (prayers, fasting, giving money).<br>... Muslims do not think they can know God. They only think that they can know about Him.<o:p></o:p></p><p>“Worthy are You ... for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.” (Rev. 5:9)<o:p></o:p></p><p>This is why we are praying.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-75408610056838430302011-07-21T18:51:00.001-04:002011-07-21T18:51:05.440-04:00Some Real Life Heroes!<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>These heroes need you! The source of their strength is the Lord and He invites us to be a part! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>AUGUST MISSIONARY PRAYER FOCUS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please join Dr. Louie E. Bustle, Global Mission director, in prayer for the following missionaries during the month of August:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#221E1F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Fernando and Liliana Almeida, serving in Argentina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dan and Melody Anderson, serving in Uganda<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kathryn Anderson, serving in Peru<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Scott and Emily Armstrong, serving in Panama<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Spencer and April Baggott, serving in Rwanda<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Mark and Joelene Boccaccio, serving in Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Katie Brandt, serving in Peru<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Barry and Judy Burnell, serving in Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Roberta Bustin, serving in Romania<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Richard and Betty Crow, serving in Hungary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Stephanie Doenges, serving in Papua New Guinea<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Robert and Johanna Donahue, serving in the Philippines<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dean Flemming, serving in Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Friday and Mary Ganda, serving in Burkina Faso<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Don and Evie Gardner, serving in Kenya<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John Haines, serving in Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Brittany Hart, serving in Peru<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kyle and Jayme Himmelwright, serving in Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Stephen and Amy Hollenberg, serving in Papua New Guinea<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dana and Sherry Howard, serving in Ecuador<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Chelsea Hutchison, serving in Tonga<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rene and Martha Jimenez, serving in Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Drew Kaminski, serving in Peru<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Cheri Kommel, serving in South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Lisa Lehman, serving in Thailand<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dan and Michelle Lepley, serving in the Dominican Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Anthony and Barbara Manswell, serving in Trinidad<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Paul and Sharon Martin, serving in Sierra Leone<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tim and Susan McKeithen, serving in Chile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Barbara Messer, serving in Global Mission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Timothy Mong, serving in Peru<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John and Vicki Moore, serving in Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Becky Morsch, serving in Papua New Guinea<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Daniel and Margarita Pesado, serving in the United States<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Scot and Jill Riggins, serving in South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jon and Margaret Scott, serving in Malawi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Gary and Penney Sidle, serving in Zambia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kevin and Heather Simpson, serving in Peru<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kevin Snodgrass, serving in Peru<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Stéphane</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> and Sandra Tibi, serving in </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Réunion</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John and Laurie Watton, serving in Ghana<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Samuel and Lumae Yangmi, serving in Thailand<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-10738386027517728802011-07-15T17:02:00.001-04:002011-07-15T17:02:46.999-04:00Prayer Requests from our Nazarene Family.....<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Our family is </span><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>LARGE</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> & around the world! Here are some ways you can connect with them through the heart of God:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PRAY FOR:<br></span></u></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>GLOBAL MINISTRY REQUESTS<br> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Metropolitan Cities and Remote Villages<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>World Mission Broadcast (WMB) is the Church of the Nazarene’s global radio, television, and Internet ministry. WMB is what takes the good news of Christ to metropolitan cities and to the remotest parts of the world. The following are specific ways you can pray for WMB ministry taking place in South America:<br> <br>- Pray for equipment for WMB’s studio in Brazil. God has been faithful throughout the construction of the studio, but equipment is needed so that Portuguese material can be produced and students from Brazil Nazarene College can be trained in broadcast ministry.<br> <br>- Pray that that secular radio stations in Paraguay will be open to broadcasting Christian programs.<br> <br>- Pray that God will provide a national communications coordinator for Argentina and that many young people will become involved with new media technology to serve God.<br> <br>- Pray for the broadcasting of <i>Mujer Valiosa</i> (The Valued Woman) on the Chilean network. Pray that the television program will minister to the hearts and lives of Chilean families and that stations will broadcast the second and third seasons.<br> <br>- Pray for the production of the fourth season <i>of Mujer Valiosa</i>, that God will provide the needed human resources in all areas: technical, hosts, and special guests.<br> <br>- Pray for the national WMB team in Peru. Pray that God will continue to strengthen the team and that WMB can take the Gospel message to provinces where the Church of the Nazarene does not yet have a presence.<br> <br>- Pray for volunteer missionaries to work in radio and TV in South America including the countries of Argentina, Peru, Brazil, and Ecuador.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-90727060649767580062011-06-23T17:56:00.000-04:002011-06-23T17:56:44.316-04:00Tapan Kumar Roy - Christian Martyrs Stories - Christian Persecution<a href="http://www.opendoorsusa.org/persecution/christian-martyrs-stories/tapan-kumar-roy#.TgOyGCkMe9k.blogger">Tapan Kumar Roy - Christian Martyrs Stories - Christian Persecution</a><br /><br />It's easy to not know what's going on in the world...even though we live in a technology driven day. I can see or find things about any area I plug into my computer; the media scampers to make sure I listen to their version of what's going on; computers, tv, radio, newspapers, cell phones, twitter, facebook, linked in....all wait to inform me. But <em>am</em> I informed?<br /><br />I challenge you to read about Tapan & others. This is kingdom stuff! Sadly, stories of Christian Martyrs didn't seek me and if it makes headlines it's importance and degree of brutality doesn't communicate. I suppose it makes us uncomfortable and just doesn't sell or create ratings. <br /><br />The link above is only one story, only one place where you can learn of your brothers & sisters' honor, faith, and love for Jesus. If you want to see how tradegies are used for kingdom purpose & Jesus' glory, you will have to make the decision to find out for yourself. Go ahead, look for it.....<em>if you seek Me, you WILL find Me!</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-21174717797664269942011-06-15T17:42:00.001-04:002011-06-16T07:30:30.122-04:00Haiti -- Still Hurting<div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Pain & destruction have a way of lingering on……. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Think about a time in your life when a tragedy happened. Did people ‘move on’ before your life normalized? Trauma never lies anything normal…new ‘ normals’ have to be made. AND that requires help. Without it, hope diminishes. Please consider how you can help. Below are measuring tools to understand just how far our money will go and just how many lives can be improved. Let’s change some lives!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Although the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated this island nation occurred over a year ago, the needs of the Haitian people are still great. Experts predict it will take at least another ten years before life for Haitians resembles "rebuilt."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rubble still lines the streets in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Schools meet under tents or under open skies.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Life in tent cities, with overcrowding and inadequate sanitation, has become a "new normal.”<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cholera has reached epidemic proportions in recent months. (According to Haiti’s Ministry of Health (MSPP), since last November over 267,000 people have been infected with the disease, and the death toll has now reached 4,747.) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">In many areas food and water are in short supply.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">The NMI Convention Project Offering will be received on <b>August 2, 2011, </b> at the Virginia District Nazarene Camp in Buckingham. Please place your offering in the large water bottle in the foyer now through the month of July. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your gift of $10.00 will provide beans and rice to feed a family for a week.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your gift of $60.00 will provide 100 gallons of clean bottled water.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your gift of $100.00 will provide 8 people with a tent for shelter.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Your gift of $200.00 will provide fuel to transport items like food and water to those in need.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-24803424932647301102011-06-04T07:44:00.001-04:002011-06-04T07:44:54.962-04:00Nazarenes Respond!!<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Nazarenes have responded to tornado ravaged areas and the warehouses need to be replenished with Crisis Care Kits! Below are the needed items for each kit & we must have 6 kits in order to ship. Because the need is current and ongoing, I am asking you to consider supplying a kit personally or team together with someone else to supply it. Please follow the description EXACTLY because ANY variance will cause the entire box not to be shipped – including adding anything not on the list (no tracks, pictures, cards, or other thoughtful items). Different countries have different restrictions and these are sent <i>everywhere</i>! Bring your items in a 2 or 2.5 gallon Ziploc to church. I need a team leader to oversee this with me. Each bag will have to be inspected for accuracy and shipped by specific directions. Serving the King & loving others with you and Nazarenes everywhere! Hugs, Gay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>INSTRUCTIONS: Into a 2- OR 2.5-GALLON ZIPLOC BAG put the following items: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 1 medium-size bottle of shampoo (12 to 18oz.), please tape flip-tops closed <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 2 bars of soap (no travel-size)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 1 medium toothpaste (4.0 to 6.4 oz) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 3 toothbrushes <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 1 box of Band-Aids (30 or more)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 1 fingernail clipper <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 1 sturdy hair comb <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 2 hand towels <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 4 pocket-size packages of facial tissue <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>· 1 Beanie Baby-size stuffed toy<o:p></o:p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-20797874788428324952011-06-02T20:25:00.001-04:002011-06-02T20:25:48.897-04:00opportunity knocking........<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Were you inspired by Mark Sunday? Getting out of our comfort zones & doing something that is larger than us is a guaranteed encounter with the One who longs to partner with us!!! He gets the glory and we, well, we get blessed abundantly more than anything we can imagine or think to ask! Looking for a chance to get away? Do something different? There’s a Work & Witness Conference that’s sure to give you vision and confirm what, when, how, & why God wants to use you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Catch the passion…..register today! See me for registration forms……<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><img width=811 height=911 id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC2163.3E546920" alt="Work & Witness Conference 001.jpg"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-8820270359793519332011-05-23T22:13:00.001-04:002011-05-23T22:13:54.532-04:00FW: Joplin, Missouri Tornado Disaster - Sunday May 22<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NCM [mailto:campaigns@ncm.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 23, 2011 7:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> herainz@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Joplin, Missouri Tornado Disaster - Sunday May 22<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=200 style='width:150.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=200 style='width:150.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img width=651 height=37 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://i1.createsend1.com/ei/r/83/FB1/07F/094543/csimport/top_edge_0_0.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=651 style='width:488.25pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img width=650 height=122 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://i2.createsend1.com/ei/r/83/FB1/07F/094543/csimport/ncm_dm_banner_1_1.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=652 style='width:489.0pt'><tr style='height:236.25pt'><td width=8 style='width:6.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:236.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=635 style='width:476.25pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:236.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width=603 style='width:452.25pt'><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><h2><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Joplin, Missouri Tornado Disaster - Sunday May 22<o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"In times of crisis we have a unique opportunity to connect with people not only in the temporal physical need, but also in the eternal spiritual need. I'm glad we are taking advantage of these opportunities to make a lasting connection."<br><i>- Rev. Althea Taylor, Coordinator NCM USA/Canada</i><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img width=185 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://i3.createsend1.com/ei/r/83/FB1/07F/094543/press_release_r1_c1.jpg"><img width=185 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://i9.createsend1.com/ei/r/83/FB1/07F/094543/press_release_r1_c6.jpg"><img width=185 id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://i2.createsend1.com/ei/r/83/FB1/07F/094543/press_release_r2_c9.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"'>Joplin, MO is looking at a major recovery effort after a tornado ripped a swath of damage through the city nearly a mile wide and four miles long. The damage caused by Sunday night's tornado, tearing through 2,000 structures and killing at least 116 people, will be compounded by oncoming storms. Schools, churches, homes, businesses, and a hospital were significantly damaged or destroyed by strong winds and direct tornado contact. Fortunately, water and electricity are available for the majority of the city. Communication and transportation infrastructure were damaged and the essential effort to restore phones and clear roads is ongoing. Relief workers are working to provide for those whose homes have been destroyed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"'>Neither of the two Nazarene churches in the town of 50,000 was damaged. However, the homes and property of many in the surrounding communities - including some Nazarenes - suffered severe damage. The city of Joplin is coordinating its response through Missouri Southern State University. Joplin First Church of the Nazarene has been established as one of the disaster relief centers. Heart to Heart International is partnering with Nazarene Disaster Response to provide half a ton of Crisis Care Kits to help as an immediate response to the great need. Nazarenes will be working to rebuild their homes and communities even after the initial disaster response ends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times","serif"'>We ask for your prayer and support as the church comes alongside the hurting in Joplin at this difficult time. To stay updated on the USA Disaster Response and how you can be involved please visit <a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.createsend1.com/t/r/l/jihukhy/oukkiuju/r/">ncm.org/usacrisis</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="36%" valign=top style='width:36.0%;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Prayer<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin-top:0in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Those affected by the tornado are faced with the threat of more storms and potentially more tornadoes. Rescue and emergency response personnel are working through a variety of complications. Pray for strength, protection, and comfort.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 7.5pt 0in 7.5pt;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Crisis Care Kits<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='margin-top:0in'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Crisis Care Kits are being requested at this time for distribution and replenishing of supplies. For mailing information on where to send them, visit: <a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.createsend1.com/t/r/l/jihukhy/oukkiuju/y/">ncm.org/usacrisis</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px'><tr><td width="36%" valign=top style='width:36.0%;border:none;padding:11.25pt 0in 11.25pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.createsend1.com/t/r/l/jihukhy/oukkiuju/j/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://i10.createsend1.com/ei/r/83/FB1/07F/094543/give-button.png"></span></a><br><br><br><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://i1.createsend1.com/ei/r/83/FB1/07F/094543/pressrelease_r4_c2.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To support disaster response and relief efforts financially,<hr align=left size=1 width="33%"> go to: <a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.createsend1.com/t/r/l/jihukhy/oukkiuju/t/">ncm.org/usacrisis</a> or contribute by check:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the U.S.:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>Make checks payable to<br>General Treasurer<br>and send them to:<br>Global Treasury Services<br>Church of the Nazarene<br>P.O. Box 843116<br>Kansas City, MO 64184-3116 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the Canada:</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br>Make checks payable to<br>Church of the Nazarene Canada<br>and send them to:<br>Church of the Nazarene Canada<br>20 Regan Road, Unit 9<br>Brampton, Ontario L7A 1C3. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Be sure to put ACM1041 USA/Canada Tornadoes in the Memo area.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'></td></tr><tr height=0><td width=370 style='border:none'></td><td width=215 style='border:none'></td><td width=18 style='border:none'></td></tr></table></div></td><td width=9 style='width:6.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:236.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=651 style='width:488.25pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=651 height=37 id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://i8.createsend1.com/ei/r/83/FB1/07F/094543/csimport/bottom_edge_5_7.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><h5 align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.createsend1.com/t/r/fb/jihukhy/oukkiuju/i/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=51 height=20 id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://img.createsend1.com/img/social/fblike.png" alt="Facebook Like Button"></span></a><a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.createsend1.com/t/r/tw/jihukhy/oukkiuju/k/"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=55 height=20 id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://img.createsend1.com/img/social/tweet.png" alt="Tweet Button"></span></a><br><br>You can instantly<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> unsubscribe</span></strong> from these emails by <a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.createsend1.com/t/r/u/jihukhy/oukkiuju/u/">clicking here </a>| Like this email? <a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.forwardtomyfriend.com/r/oukkiuju/0ADE315B/jihukhy/l/o"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Forward to a friend</span></strong></a> <br>Please add campaigns@ncm.org to your address book to ensure delivery of future press releases from NCM.<o:p></o:p></span></h5><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://createsend1.com/t/r/o/jihukhy/oukkiuju/o.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-33246353426976653062011-03-16T06:08:00.001-04:002011-03-16T06:08:53.746-04:00<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#263552'>I received the following 2 articles from District yesterday and want to share them with you. It was requested that a call to prayer be made corporately for Japan. As the Spirit reminds you please pray together every morning @ 12:00 pm. Our prayers timed together will be a concert of prayer, an offering to the Lord, and encouragement for our Japan brothers & sisters! Thank you for your participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'>Church asks for prayer in aftermath of Japan earthquake <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Friday, March 11, 2011 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Honshu, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>By NCN News Staff<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>An 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami off the northern coast of Japan killed hundreds and caused numerous injuries, fires, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>and buildings to collapse on Friday afternoon local time. The earthquake sent shockwaves across the Pacific region with an aftershock tsunami <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>hitting the Hawaiian Islands at 10:45 a.m. EST and along the western coastal region of the U.S. at 11:20 a.m. EST. <br><br>A 33-foot tsunami swept through Japan's coastal region north of Tokyo and destroyed much of the area's infrastructure, limiting communication.<br><br>Mark Sakamoto, president of Japan Nazarene Theological Seminary, tried most of the day Friday to reach the pastor or members of the church in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Sendai, where the tsunami struck.<br><br>Members of the Sendai Church of the Nazarene dedicated their new building only 12 months ago. The district made contact with pastor Shouei Abe <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>on Saturday morning local time. He is safe and the building is intact, Sakamoto said.<br><br>"Praise the Holy Name," Sakamoto said in a written comment on NCN News."Thank you for your prayer."<br><br>Sakamoto, pastor of the Koiwa church in Tokyo, said the quake frightened many people. In his family's apartment above the church, furniture toppled <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>over and items fell onto the floor. <br><br>The church building withstood the quake, and there are no reports of any injuries or fatalities in that area of Tokyo, Sakamoto said.<br><br>"I have assured Mark and Japan Nazarenes of the fervent prayer for the Japanese people," said Verne Ward, director of the Church of the Nazarene's <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Asia-Pacific Region.<br><br>Ward paused the district assembly in Taiwan for an outpouring of prayer, and assured newly elected Japan District Superintendent Manabu Ishida of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'> assembly's prayers for the hours and days ahead.<br><br>Junichi Nakade, an Asia-Pacific and Japan Nazarene Theological Seminary student, his wife, Mari, and their infant son, Tsukushi, were with Junichi's <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>parents in southern Japan when the quake and subsequent tsunami hit. The Nakades live on the <a href="http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000023&id=10010090"><span style='color:black'>campus</span></a> of JNTS and said that the buildings remain intact, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>though they are concerned about the state of their campus apartment.<br><br>The entire east coast of Japan remains under tsunami alerts and the country faces more dilemmas as aftershocks <a href="http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000023&id=10010090"><span style='color:black'>continue</span></a> and the earthquake damaged <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>major utility plants, including two nuclear power plants.<br><br>Crews cooled down the plants' nuclear reactors after fires broke out in both facilities on Friday, however, 4.4 million homes remain without power.<br><br>As Marty Egashira visited his mother in the hospital, the earthquake struck. Egashira, a member of Japan NCM, joined hundreds of people stranded due <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>to damaged roads and a halt in public transportation. He will spend the night in the hospital and hopes to return home tomorrow, he said. <br><br>This is the strongest earthquake in Japan's recorded history. Government officials expect the number of deaths to increase amid widespread reports of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>landslides, floods, collapsed buildings, and fires. <br><br>The 8.9 quake was the first in a series of quakes, the U.S. Geological <a href="http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000023&id=10010090"><span style='color:black'>Survey</span></a> reported, which began at 2:45 p.m. local time about six miles below sea level <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>and 231 miles off the east coast. Five powerful aftershocks of up to 7.1 in magnitude followed within the hour and thirty occurred since the initial quake.<br><br>People in Tokyo, who were 235 miles away from epicenter, felt the shocks as did residents in Beijing, China, CNN reported. <br><br>The Church of the Nazarene's Board of General Superintendents, while scattered in global assignments and ministry, is issuing a call to prayer. As the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>church journeys through the season of Lent, anticipating the memorial of the Lord's crucifixion and the glorious message of His resurrection, believers <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>know God is present in times of suffering. Prayers invoke the mercy, grace, and compassion of the Savior on behalf of all those affected by this disaster. <br><br>The Church asks Nazarenes everywhere to pause and pray on behalf of the Japanese people, and provide assistance if possible.<br><br><b><i>Persons and churches wishing to make a donation for Tsunami/Earthquake Relief 2011 can do so online <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries at </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://web.nazarene.org/site/Donation2?15420.donation=form1&df_id=15420" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>ncm.org</span></a><i>. Checks can be marked "ACM1762" and mailed to <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Global Treasury Services, PO Box 843116 Kansas City, MO 64184. In Canada, checks should be made payable<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'> and sent to the Church of the Nazarene Canada, 20 Regan Road, Unit 9, Brampton, Ontario L7A 1C3.</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;background:white'><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white;border:none;padding:0in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'>Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, Inc. receives four-star rating <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Thursday, March 10, 2011 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Lenexa, Kansas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>By NCN News Staff</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>A U.S. charity evaluator awarded Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, Inc. a four-star rating for its management practices. <br><br><a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>Charity Navigator</span></a>, based in Glen Rock, New Jersey, rated NCMI after a review of the organization's fiscal and administrative records.<br><br>"As the nonprofit sector continues to grow at unprecedented pace, savvy donors are demanding more accountability, transparency, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>and quantifiable results from the charities they choose to support with their hard-earned dollars," wrote Ken Berger, president and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>chief executive officer of Charity Navigator, in a letter to NCMI. <br><br>NCMI, based on 2009 <a href="http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=9528" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>data</span></a>, goes above and beyond the demand for accountability, Berger said. <br><br>"NCMI is very pleased to have received this recognition for the second consecutive year," said Tom Nees, chief executive officer of NCMI. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>"It is a tribute to the integrity with which donations are used and efficient administration." <br><br>Charity Navigator, ranked one of the top nonprofit evaluators in the U.S. by<i> Forbes</i>, <i>Business Week</i>, and<i> Kiplinger's <a href="http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000011&id=10010083"><span style='color:black'>Financial Magazine</span></a></i>, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>highlights the work of efficient charities and provides donors with information they need to make a <a href="http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000011&id=10010083"><span style='color:black'>charitable contribution</span></a>.<br><br>"Only 19 percent of the charities we rate have received at least two consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Nazarene Compassionate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'> Ministries, Inc. consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way and outperforms most other charities in America," Berger wrote. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>"This 'exceptional' designation from Charity Navigator differentiates Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, Inc. from its peers and demonstrates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'> to the public it is worthy of their trust."<br><br>NCMI provides funds from donors outside the denomination to support Nazarene Compassionate Ministries' projects around the world. For the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'> past three years, approximately $4 million annually has been directed to Nazarene programs responding to human suffering in the U.S. and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>around the world, Nees said. <br>As a U.S. <a href="http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000011&id=10010083"><span style='color:black'>nonprofit corporation</span></a>, with a board elected by the Church of the Nazarene General Board, NCMI is one of several international resource <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>partners for Nazarene Compassionate Ministries and the Church of the Nazarene. For more information, visit the NCMI website, <a href="http://www.ncmi.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>www.ncmi.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#263552'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-71027396685605831912011-03-13T09:08:00.001-04:002011-03-13T09:08:19.368-04:00Missional Attitude -<div class=WordSection1><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From today’s Extreme Devotional:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>God, I do not ask you to make my life easy;<br>I do ask you to make me strong.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>F</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ROM A </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>J</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EWISH CHILD—FOUND IN THE RUBBLE OF A</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>J</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EWISH GHETTO<br>IN</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>OLAND AFTER IT WAS BOMBED BY THE</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>N</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AZIS</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-84137334268067017872011-03-11T18:09:00.001-05:002011-03-12T16:13:49.556-05:00Church asks for prayer in aftermath of Japan earthquake<div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td style="padding: 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;"><h3><strong>Church asks for prayer in aftermath of Japan earthquake</strong><o:p></o:p></h3>An 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami off the northern coast of Japan killed hundreds, caused numerous injuries, fires, and buildings to collapse Friday afternoon local time.<o:p></o:p><br />
The earthquake sent shockwaves across the Pacific region with an aftershock tsunami hitting the Hawaiian Islands at 10:45 a.m. EST and along the western coastal region of the U.S. at 11:20 a.m. EST. <o:p></o:p><br />
A 33-foot tsunami swept through Japan's coastal region north of Tokyo and destroyed much of the area's infrastructure, limiting communication.<o:p></o:p><br />
Mark Sakamoto, president of Japan Nazarene Theological Seminary, cannot reach the pastor or members of the church in Sendai, where the tsunami struck.<o:p></o:p><br />
Members of the Sendai Church of the Nazarene dedicated their new building only 12 months ago. District leaders will continue their efforts to contact the church's young pastor, Shouei Abe, said David Harris, coordinator of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Asia-Pacific. <o:p></o:p><br />
Sakamoto, also pastor of the Koiwa church in Tokyo, said the quake frightened many people. In his family's apartment above the church, furniture toppled over and items fell onto the floor. <o:p></o:p><br />
The church building withstood the quake, and there are no reports of any injuries or fatalities in that area of Tokyo, Sakamoto said.<o:p></o:p><br />
"I have assured Mark and Japan Nazarenes of the fervent prayer for the Japanese people," said Verne Ward, director of the Church of the Nazarene's Asia-Pacific Region.<o:p></o:p><br />
Ward paused the district assembly in Taiwan for an outpouring of prayer, and offered newly elected Japan District Superintendent Manabu Ishida prayer and hope for the hours and days ahead.<o:p></o:p><br />
Junichi Nakade, a Asia-Pacific and Japan Nazarene Theological Seminary student, his wife, Mari, and their infant son, Tsukushi, visited with Junichi's parents in southern Japan when the quake and subsequent tsunami hit. The Nakades live on the campus of JNTS and said the buildings remain intact, though they are concerned about the state of their campus apartment.<o:p></o:p><br />
The entire east coast of Japan remains under tsunami alerts and the country faces more dilemmas as aftershocks continue and the earthquake damaged major utility plants, including two nuclear power plants.<o:p></o:p><br />
Crews are in the process of cooling down the plants' nuclear reactors after fires broke out in both facilities on Friday, however, 4.4 million homes remain without power.<o:p></o:p><br />
Marty Egashira, a member of Japan NCM, was visiting his mother in the hospital when the earthquake struck. He joins hundreds of people stranded due to damaged roads and a halt in public transportation. He will spend the night in the hospital lobby and hopes to return home tomorrow, he said. <o:p></o:p><br />
This is the strongest earthquake in Japan's recorded history. Government officials expect the number of deaths to increase amid widespread reports of landslides, floods, collapsed buildings, and fires. <o:p></o:p><br />
The 8.9 quake was the first in a series of quakes, the USGS reported, which began at 2:45 p.m. local time about six miles below sea level and 78 miles off the east coast. Five powerful aftershocks of up to 7.1 in magnitude followed within the hour. <o:p></o:p><br />
People in Tokyo, who were 235 miles away from epicenter, felt the shocks as did residents in Beijing, China, CNN reported. <o:p></o:p><br />
The Church of the Nazarene's Board of General Superintendents, while scattered in global assignments and ministry, is issuing a call to prayer. As the church journeys through the season of Lent, anticipating the memorial of the Lord's crucifixion and the glorious message of His resurrection, believers know God is present in times of suffering. Prayers invoke the mercy, grace, and compassion of the Savior on behalf of all those affected by this disaster. <o:p></o:p><br />
The church asks Nazarenes everywhere to pause and pray on behalf of the Japanese people, and provide assistance if possible. <o:p></o:p><br />
<em>Persons and churches wishing to make a donation can do so online through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries at </em><a href="http://nazarenecompassionateministries.createsend1.com/t/r/l/jlmml/oukkiuju/jl/">ncm.org</a><em>. Checks can be marked "ACM1762 Tsunami/Earthquake Relief 2011" and mailed to Global Treasury Services, PO Box 843116 Kansas City, MO 64184. In Canada, checks should be made payable and sent to the Church of the Nazarene Canada, 20 Regan Road, Unit 9, Brampton, Ontario L7A 1C3.</em><o:p></o:p><br />
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Now, I’m really convicted! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The enemy would have us think we are different from them. (After all, everyone is…our DNA says so!) He is such a clever liar. The very Spirit of God lives in us AND He is the same no matter whose heart He lives in! Do not give Satan the victory of that lie in your life! Do not become crippled by who you think you are, what you think you have, where you might have gone, or even did! Who the Son of Man sets free is free indeed!! Let’s live like the missionaries we are!!!! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Isaiah 43<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><sup><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>18</span></sup></b></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>“Forget the former things;</span></span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span> do not dwell on the past.</span><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><b><sup id=en-NIV-18525><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>19</span></sup></b></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>See, I am doing a new thing!</span></span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span> Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>I am making a way in the wilderness</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> and streams in the wasteland.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-66053459441769199932011-02-16T05:36:00.000-05:002011-02-16T05:54:42.746-05:00A Weeks Worth of Prayer Points.....<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The following was taken from Engage Magazine – a wonderful, informative read for Nazarenes (or anyone!) desiring to connect with God’s heart about Missions. Subscribe if you haven’t already! </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To read the Engage Magazine article this list was taken from, visit <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4hvlkbg">http://tinyurl.com/4hvlkbg</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Praying Daily for Missionaries<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The following are daily suggestions of ways you can pray for missionaries as well as all workers around the world who minister for Jesus Christ:<br><b><br>Sunday: Spiritual life</b> – A closer walk with God. Missionaries need times of refreshing just as much as everyone else. Those in ministry give on a regular basis. Pray that they will take the time to be filled so that they will not be running on empty or on their own strength.<br> <br><b>Monday: Mind</b> – The ability to learn what is needed, be it language and culture or a new way of getting things done. Pray that their mind will be open and accepting to the new things that greet them. Louie Bustle, director of Nazarene Global Mission <<a href="http://">http://</a>www.nazareneglobalmission.org/> , used to say missionaries need to “trust the locals.” It is easier to think that we have all the answers than to admit we need to learn.<br> <br><b>Tuesday: Team</b> – The people the person works with – for good relationships that will build up the work and honor God. Pray for the local people whose lives are touched by the missionary, as well as missionary co-workers and leaders. <br> <br><b>Wednesday: Well-being</b> – No one likes being sick. Being sick in another cultural context can be scary and even dangerous. Malaria and other diseases for which the missionaries have not built up immunity can be deadly. Health care can be hard to find. Driving over rough roads, air travel and other modes of transportation can be fraught with … excitement.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pray for physical safety from illness and for travel safety.<br> <br><b>Thursday: Thoughts</b> – Pray that the missionaries will not be discouraged. Pray that they will remain focused on the things of God. There are “get thee behind me” moments in everyone’s life. Pray that the missionaries will be able to discern those moments for what they are and be bold in confronting them.<br> <br><b>Friday: Family</b> – Spouse, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers, mother and father. Some of these people will be Christian, others not. Some will be going through a crisis – physical, spiritual or emotional – which drains the missionary. Sometimes the stress comes from being in the situation; at other times the stress comes from being half the world away. Pray for peace, contentment and open communication between the missionary and family members.<br> <br><b>Saturday: Schedule</b> – As the week comes to a close and missionaries are planning the week ahead, pray that the schedule will be filled with divine appointments. Pray that when the schedule is disrupted the missionary will see the hand of God at work and not be angry, but rather expectant.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-5935387520763569192011-01-25T20:27:00.001-05:002011-01-25T20:27:03.306-05:00<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Dear Co-Laborer,<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Do you know you are a co-laborer? Financial support as well as prayer support unites you with brothers and sisters all over the world. You partner with them. Here’s an important key: money without prayer comes and goes, it has no lasting strength of its own & its ability to make a difference is controlled by the value placed on it by the world & the wisdom of man – you give, but aren’t connected. Money with prayer…now that’s the extension of Jesus’ hands and feet. It is a powerhouse! The hearts & lives of the giver as well as the receiver are changed! Its impact becomes immeasurable! Now, that’s the kind of impact that makes a difference. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The following are requests for prayer….will you labor with them?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Hugs! Gay<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Flooding<br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Heavy rains have led to severe flooding in several parts of the world including Australia, the Philippines, and Brazil. In Brazil the flooding and mudslides has led to over 600 deaths. Two Nazarene families were reported missing and the pastor’s family in Metropolis have lost their home. To read more about the flooding in Brazil, visit <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4rptwo3">http://tinyurl.com/4rptwo3</a>. Pray for all those who are suffering loss due to flooding.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>JESUS Film Harvest Partners Requests<br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Pray for participants in the Los Angeles District’s JESUS Film Ministry Trip to Sri Lanka this month.<br>- Join in prayer with the group from Mary’s Chapel in Alabama as they make final preparations to deliver equipment to a JESUS Film team in the Dominican Republic next week.<br>- Please pray for each person attending the upcoming Spanish language World Challenge event in Los Angeles, California, on January 29. Pray that the Lord will bless this time of inspiration and commitment.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-61479353770307913542011-01-14T22:34:00.001-05:002011-01-14T22:34:15.010-05:00Now, where did those $$ go????<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Below is a sample of what happens to our offerings…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>Fiji Boat Project Update</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'><br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444'>An e-mail from Harmon Schmelzenbach</span></i></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>We have been able to take the money that Virginia gave and have a Coastal Boat custom built by a boat builder in Suva, Fiji. This boat is now being used for the ongoing expansion of the work along the southern most chain of islands of Fiji. The boat was completed and launched in December. God was able to multiply the Virginia District's investment and by the launching, the boat was completely outfitted with the appropriate engine and all the necessary safety and survival equipment. Other than our 'Open Ocean' vessels, this boat now leads the way as the largest and most safely equipped of any of the 'Coastal Boats' that Nazarene Maritime Ministries has provided over the last decade. Melanesia / South Pacific Fields... and especially the Nazarenes of our Southern Islands Circuit of our Fiji District, really thank the Nazarenes of Virginia for their great partnership in God's ministry to the lost and hurting people of the South Pacific!!</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>blessings,</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'>Harmon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Thank you for giving to the Lord!! Hugs!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#444444'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-59907668746422448072010-12-21T06:28:00.001-05:002010-12-21T06:28:17.757-05:00Mission Awareness OR Preparedness??<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#404040'>Ever read something and wondered who you were in the story? Perhaps this is an oddity peculiar to me. The following is a snippet from an article ran yesterday by Mission Network News. I marveled at both parties in this case. Do I possess the passion and willingness to go wherever God takes me? That could be across the aisle, down the street, or yes, even across the ocean. I’m afraid I’m far more stubborn than I care to admit and even more adapt at clothing it with righteousness. This isn’t even my biggest problem…it’s the ‘other’ people in this story that makes me uncomfortable. The ones who decided to sell their <i>SECOND </i>sets of clothes. Second indicates to me they have just 2…one change of clothing in addition to the ones they are wearing. AND, they sold those to support someone called to go. I can’t begin to understand living on less than a dollar a day, much less only having 2 sets of clothes. I don’t even know how many sizes remain in my closet – and that IS after I have downsized it. Poor Ray hardly has any of the closet at all. You can see my dilemma. Conviction is like that; it confronts you….and it comes in layers. The same sin often lies knitted deep within us, just cloaked a bit different. Why? Because it is the ‘candy’ of our carnal man. So, during this season when I always make Christmas candy, I have happened upon a different sort of ‘candy’. It captures me without even notice and the Savior desires it. Do you have any candy for Jesus?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:black'>“Africa (MNN) </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>―</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:black'> </span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:black'>Hundreds of African believers are ready to join the mission field. Unfortunately many of them don't have the means to do so just yet.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:black'>One Zambian missionary heard God's call to minister to Muslims in Tanzania. He would need $500 for start up fees, which included a bicycle, a mattress, and roughly $50 per month to support his needs. His excited church, made up mostly of farmers living on less than $1 per day, took an offering to support the missionary. Their tithe amounted to 50 cents.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:black'>Determined to send the believer on his way to the mission field, the congregation decided to sell second sets of clothing and deny themselves a third meal every day. After a few weeks, they were finally able to get their brother onto the field.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tempus Sans ITC";color:black'>This man's story and call represents the desire of hundreds of people across Africa to go into the world and spread the Gospel. The characteristics of many African believers of being personable, passionate and willing to go wherever God takes them make them excellent candidates for mission work.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-56263169862203894622010-12-08T09:49:00.001-05:002010-12-20T14:32:22.597-05:00Gifts Anyone?<div class="WordSection1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN9tPjIo2W7hBdW3c5K27T5OpxPH6E_9Mfo3OJIYiekAuc0mTupkGrHPEe6oE4RnOh7VBYe_44gZOa12iXBNANagqm9ac-dApno4JSrBGS5A2g0mKYK7jOHdQYObDlUSylIcGh5raQ9E/s1600/promo-materials.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlN9tPjIo2W7hBdW3c5K27T5OpxPH6E_9Mfo3OJIYiekAuc0mTupkGrHPEe6oE4RnOh7VBYe_44gZOa12iXBNANagqm9ac-dApno4JSrBGS5A2g0mKYK7jOHdQYObDlUSylIcGh5raQ9E/s1600/promo-materials.gif" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt;">Have you ever had a friend who ALWAYS gave the best presents…and a lot of them? Every Christmas I knew I would receive the perfect gifts from her (things I love but would not buy myself). I loved it but I <i>didn’t</i>…know what I mean? My gifts for her seem so small & few. Her secret? She is a great shopper. There is never a sale on something that is perfect for someone she misses. She thinks about the ones she is giving presents to ALL the time. Isn’t that the REAL gift? Not that I get a lot because she saves money BUT to know she thinks about me ALL the time!! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 14pt;">You are always on the heart of Jesus…He is never NOT thinking of you! He is the BEST gift and it cost Him <i>everything</i>. How can you such a wonderful gift? Through Nazarene Compassionate Ministries! There are TONS of ways to give and communicate that someone is thinking about them! Projects galore! Children to ‘adopt’! Crisis Care Kits! School Paks! TONS! Check it out for yourself!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gifts? </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Anyone need a gift idea? Have to buy for someone who either has everything or doesn’t want a thing? Consider buying a gift card from NCM. You deliver hope and the recipient chooses the project! The regions where there are projects are wrapped gifts on the bulletin board and the choices are too many to list!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Check out our <b>CCK </b>(Crisis Care Kit) <b>Tree </b>on the bulletin board! Remove ornaments & purchase the item to build CCKs. Bring your unwrapped gift by or on Christmas Eve to touch the heart of someone who really needs encouraging. Please strictly follow the description of the item so to insure our kits pass guidelines! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" /></span><br />
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-64570009415025278062010-11-16T06:05:00.001-05:002010-11-16T06:05:31.690-05:00Extreme!<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Below is the devotion from <i>Extreme Devotion</i> today. This devotion book is filled with true stories collected by VOM (Voice of the Martyrs) and is available by email daily in addition to hard copy. As the body of Christ we should choose to make ourselves aware of persecution. No, it is not comfortable, no you might at first rather not know these things and how we must saddened the Father if that is as far as we go. I promise you blessings in the form of greater intimacy with the Trinity! The stories about children always ‘get’ me…I am humbled by their understanding & faith! Perhaps that is one of the reasons Jesus said we MUST become as a little child, our kind of maturity gets in the way. This past Sunday was IDOP (International Day of Prayer), I hope you make everyday a day of prayer for the persecuted church!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=578 style='width:433.5pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width=210 style='width:157.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=210 height=75 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image003.gif@01CB8554.3B4C3BF0" alt="http://www.vomgroups.com/forum/images/vomgroups/VOMlogoMar07.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#990000'>vom groups</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><img width=1 height=5 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.png@01CB8554.42C93220" alt="http://www.vomgroups.com/forum/images/spacer.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#770000'>extreme devotion</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=1 height=7 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image007.png@01CB8554.42C93220" alt="http://www.vomgroups.com/forum/images/spacer.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Seated on logs under the shade of a tree, the 230 Christian students were just beginning their English lesson when they heard the terrifying sounds overhead. A plane roared across the sky above the school yard. Within minutes, the Islamic army had dropped five bombs from a large Russian-made bomber. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Terrified and screaming, the children immediately started running. Two of the bombs landed in dry trenches around the village, and another failed to detonate.<br> Unfortunately, the other two nail-studded bombs landed squarely among the frightened students. The explosion was tremendous. The damage, unthinkable.<br> By 9:15 A.M. the bomber was gone, and the horrible reality began to set in. Students wandered dazed around the school yard, crying and bleeding. Twelve of their classmates ranging in age from nine to sixteen had not survived the blast. Their beloved young teacher, Roda Ismail, also lay dead among the rubble.<br> Another seven students lost their battle for survival in the days following the attack, and three had to have limbs amputated.<br> The very next day, children showed up for school as usual. The exhausted and despondent schoolmaster told them to go home. “I cannot tell you when or if we will resume classes.”<br> A ten-year-old boy approached him and said, “Please let us continue. We want to learn, and if it is God’s will, then today we won’t die.”</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br>Life at the crossroads. We’ve all been there, wavering between giving up and going on. Like the schoolboy, the crowds who were following Jesus one day realized the path they were on was fraught with danger. Like the despondent schoolmaster, many in the crowd headed for home, not able to say if or when they would continue to follow Christ. Yet Peter and the other disciples remained. The schoolboy’s solemn request echoes Peter’s response, “Let us continue.” When we are tempted to give up, let us continue. When it seems like following Christ is too difficult, let us continue. Are you facing the crossroads of commitment? Ask God to give you the strength to go on instead of give up. </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img width=1 height=10 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image008.png@01CB8554.42C93220" alt="http://www.vomgroups.com/forum/images/spacer.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-36809632699019988412010-11-10T18:30:00.001-05:002010-11-10T18:30:39.699-05:00Reflections.......<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-weight:normal'>Sometimes it is good to reflect on why we do the things we do. Without doing so we lose passion and the very act becomes rote. I believe this is a reason the Israelites were instructed to tell the children & to place stones as reminders of what Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, had done AND would continue to do for He is Faithful! Even when we aren’t, He remains Faithful. The same yesterday, today, & tomorrow….that’s our God! He is passionate!! As vessels who contain the Living God we should be too! There are challenges in front of us; as a nation, as a denomination, as a church, and as individuals. What do we, will we, choose to look at? The challenges or the God in those very challenges? Jesus is passionate about people, even to die brutally for them…that’s the passion in us. Below is exerts from a letter from Daniel Ketchum, may the Lord ignite that passion within us and may this foundation bring forth a mighty harvest!! Hugs! <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-weight:normal'>**answer this question to earn a reward: What does MAC stand for?<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#B18531'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#B18531'>Why We Sustain the World Evangelism Fund</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'> </span></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'><br></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'>Without WEF, no other ministry provided by designated or Approved Mission Special giving will remain viable (including Alabaster, LINKS, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, JESUS Film Harvest Partners, Work & Witness, partnerships, etc.).</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'><br><span class=apple-style-span> </span><br><span class=apple-style-span>WEF provides baseline infrastructure: leadership for 7 regions, 36 fields, and 426 districts and national ministries. For missionary families, WEF provides equipping, salary, housing, utilities, medical insurance, moving costs, and travel to and from the field. The World Evangelism Fund was created to allow all missionaries to work effectively and to encourage all churches to support outreach efficiently.</span> <span class=apple-style-span>WEF is a key in global strategy to evangelize and disciple people with the love of Christ and the Gospel.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> </span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Only</span><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>with</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b> </b></span><span class=apple-style-span>WEF can we evangelize and disciple millions of people each year, equip thousands of leaders each year, and organize hundreds of churches each year. We cannot accomplish these purposes</span><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>without</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b> </b></span><span class=apple-style-span>WEF. Global WEF giving multiplies through collective sacrifice, international generosity, and accountable distribution.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> </span><br><span class=apple-style-span>The global mission of the Church of the Nazarene is a massive venture. To accomplish the Great Commission—spreading Christ, the Gospel, and holiness around the world—requires money.</span> <span class=apple-style-span>WEF invests directly to accomplish the mission of the Church of the Nazarene: to make Christ like disciples in the nations.</span><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><span class=apple-style-span> </span><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>How WEF Works<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'>Full-time missionaries (excluding volunteers) in the Church of the Nazarene receive monthly compensation based on a modest standard amount plus a cost-of-living adjustment according to the world area in which they serve.</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'> <span class=apple-style-span>The World Evangelism Fund comes from the generosity of Nazarenes around the world. We challenge each church globally to contribute 5.5 percent of its current income. Many churches see the effectiveness of global mission and give well beyond that minimum.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> </span><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Benefits of WEF<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'>Missionaries receive regular compensation, enabling them to concentrate on their calling and to help raise awareness for the entire mission. While missionaries correspond and offer home assignment/deputation services to inform people of their field of service, these activities do not demand a large portion of their time on the mission field.</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'> <span class=apple-style-span>Passion for giving is inspired by global mission, evangelism, and disciple-making. We raise WEF on the backs of missionaries, international leaders, and mission movements.</span> <span class=apple-style-span>Each church, regardless of size, has an opportunity to participate in global mission. Just as individuals are blessed by God when they commit their resources for His kingdom, so churches are blessed when they give to help reach lost people around the world.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span> </span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Daniel D. Ketchum, Ph.D.</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Global NMI Director</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-54643340161003359682010-10-27T20:58:00.001-04:002010-10-27T20:58:45.856-04:00TIME FOR A COMMERCIAL BREAK FROM OUR SPONSERS......<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Batang; panose-1:2 3 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 1;} @font-face {font-family:"MS Gothic"; panose-1:2 11 6 9 7 2 5 8 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Batang"; panose-1:2 3 6 0 0 1 1 1 1 1;} @font-face {font-family:"\@MS Gothic"; panose-1:2 11 6 9 7 2 5 8 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"Arial Narrow"; panose-1:2 11 6 6 2 2 2 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} span.articleby2 {mso-style-name:articleby2; color:#454545; font-weight:bold;} span.articleauthor3 {mso-style-name:articleauthor3; color:#454545; font-weight:bold;} span.articledate3 {mso-style-name:articledate3; color:#454545; font-weight:bold;} span.BalloonTextChar {mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Balloon Text"; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:616956294; mso-list-template-ids:1511806152;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:image; list-style-image:url("PicExportError"); mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="2050" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:#666666'>Who is that you may ask? Well, none other than THE Trinity – Father, Son, & Holy Spirit! It is He who is behind the work designed for His people. Now, for that commercial……<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:#666666'>Our focus this week, leading up to the Largest Offering challenge of our denomination, is </span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#8064A2'>ASIA</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#666666'>-</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#4F81BD'>PACIFIC</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#666666'>. Remember, God wants to do this thru us! So, let's equip & prepare ourselves with knowledge & power through prayer & fasting. Below is information from Engage, a global mission magazine of the Church of the Nazarene.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Batang","serif"; color:#666666'>The Asia-Pacific Region includes </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Batang","serif";color:#0070C0'>24</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Batang","serif";color:#666666'> countries and areas, which are organized into seven fields. It reports more than </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Batang","serif";color:#F79646'>100,000</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Batang","serif";color:#666666'> members in nearly </span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Batang","serif"; color:#00B050'>1,500</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family: "Batang","serif";color:#666666'> active churches.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:19.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#750000'>Making the most of every opportunity...or obstacle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:140%;background:white'><span class=articleby2><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'>By</span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height: 140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> </span><span class=articleauthor3><u><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Asia-Pacific Region Editor</span></u></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'> </span><span class=articledate3><span style='font-size:8.5pt; line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>on Oct 21, 2010</span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='line-height:140%;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><img width=250 height=166 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CB760C.44FDF410" alt="http://engagemagazine.com/getmedia/faf708bd-be96-4175-b2f1-c2ff621cbc72/Real-estate-stock-image.aspx?width=250&height=166"></span></i><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p style='line-height:140%;background:white'><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>The church on the <a href="http://www.wmc-ap.org/" target="_blank">Asia-Pacific Region</a> continues to see God at work building His church as everyday people intentionally look for ways to share Christ in the office, the marketplace, school or community.</span></em><em><span style='font-family:"MS Gothic";color:#666666'> </span></em><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>A recent letter from a medical professional working in an area of the Asia-Pacific Region illustrates this desire to turn even obstacles into opportunities.</span></em><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'> </span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><br> <br> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Dear Friends,<br> <br> Pam found an apartment that we both love. The closing of the sale was at 1:30 on Wednesday afternoon. When the seller had not shown up at 1:40 the [real estate agent] called him. He said that he had sold the apartment at noon that day through a different real estate company. I was upset, but my wife was not. Pam reminded me that we had been praying for God's will to be done. In fact, on the way to our appointment she had been praying that if God did not want us to buy the apartment, then the sale would be blocked. ("Thanks, Pam!" was my first thought.)<br> <br> The staff at the real estate office, accustomed to impatient clients, were prepared for us to explode in anger. Instead our calm response opened the door for us to witness to them about Pam's prayer and how we believe that God is leading us. After that the office manager showed us more apartments and asked Pam more questions about our faith.<br> <br> The Kingdom coincidences continued. The next day another one of the [staff] from that same office nearly fainted, so her colleagues brought her to the hospital where I work. God had opened another golden opportunity to serve them when they all came to the emergency room.<br> <br> <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This all began with someone's search for an apartment. They still haven't found a home, but God is turning obstacles into opportunities.</span></em></span><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%'><br> </span></em><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'> </span></em><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'><br> </span></i><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>What about you? What Kingdom opportunities – disguised as obstacles – does God have in store for you today? In your going, continue to <a href="http://www.nazarene.org/ministries/superintendents/mission/clarify/display.aspx" target="_blank">make Christlike disciples in the nations</a></span></em><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>.</span></em><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><br> </span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'><br> </span><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>Let's TALK! </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>When you have been thwarted in something you were trying to accomplish, how did you react?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Why was this couple's calm and forgiving reaction a witness to the real estate agents?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>What role did Pam's prayer play in the events and the couple's attitude?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>How can you be open to the Holy Spirit's work in everyday situations?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=13 height=13 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; line-height:140%;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height: 140%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#666666'>Your last question, that can be found on the mission board, is: What country is nick-named "land of a thousand hills"? Remember, responding will earn you points & the one with the most points will receive a prize on Nov 30<sup>th</sup>! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; line-height:140%;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 140%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#666666'>**FINE PRINT: Members of my immediate family & ordained Pastors are not eligible for prizes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> </body> </html> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-1078377948445804412010-10-13T16:53:00.001-04:002010-10-13T16:53:49.858-04:00Breaking News!! Thanksgiving is November 25th!<div class=WordSection1> <p style='line-height:140%;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#666666'>Were you surprised?! Just as sure as special days come & go, so does opportunities. Without planning or thought, either is just another day. Where are you eating Thanksgiving Dinner? What are you bringing? You probably already know, and if not it won’t be long before you do. Our offering for the World Evangelism Fund is 6 weeks from Sunday. If we don’t think about it the day will be a ‘whatever’ day & we will give whatever extra we have that day. The District has issued goals, one of which we have responded to (#6 below) with our 10/10/10 offering which was $150.00! (Those who did not participate know that you still can!) <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p style='line-height:140%;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#666666'>So I challenge you to meet each of the goals! This Sunday, our focus is Africa. For 6 days of this week plan to pray one minute specifically for Africa and FAST one meal. There are 6 prayer points in our focus: evangelism, disciple-making, leadership development, church development, missionary call/care, AND compassion. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p style='line-height:140%;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#666666'>Why all these 6’s? because the goal to sustain our missionaries & our global mission is $6 million! The number 6 represents man; every one of our goals emphasize our need of our God! This is His idea, His mission, and only His enabling will get it done. If we do our part – He will bring the increase, thru us just because He can! Join me in this 6 week journey & let’s get close enough to hear His heart beat AND have ours join rhythm with IT!! Hugs!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p style='line-height:140%;background:white'><strong><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Breakdown of goals</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><br> 1. Global goal: $6 million to sustain missionaries and our global mission<br> 2. Global prayer: 6 minutes per week for 6 weeks (one minute per day)<br> 3. Global fasting: one meal per week for 6 weeks<br> 4. Global focus: 6 prayer points in evangelism, disciple-making, leadership development, church development, missionary call/care, and compassion<br> 5. Global regions: praying for one region per week for 6 weeks as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=9 height=9 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://www.africanazarene.org/wmafrica/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Africa</a>: week of October 17<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=9 height=9 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://www.wmc-ap.org/" target="_blank">Asia Pacific</a>: week of October 24</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=9 height=9 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://www.eurasiaregion.org/" target="_blank">Eurasia</a>: week of October 31</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=9 height=9 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://www.nazmac.org/WMMAC/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Mexico/Central America</a>/<a href="http://www.caribbeannazarene.org/WMCaribbean/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Caribbean</a>: week of November 7</span><span style='font-size: 9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=9 height=9 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://www.nazmac.org/WMMAC/Default.aspx" target="_blank">South America</a>: week of November 14</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; margin-left:10.5pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:140%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; line-height:140%;font-family:Symbol;color:#666666'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><img width=9 height=9 src=PicExportError alt="*"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><a href="http://www.usamission.org/" target="_blank">USA/Canada</a>: week of November 21</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:2.25pt; line-height:140%;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>6. Global participation: each regular attendee giving at least $10 (adjusted to reflect national parity) beyond regular mission offerings such as WEF, <a href="http://www.nazarenemissions.org/10109/story.aspx" target="_blank">faith promise</a> or Thanksgiving offerings. Some have decided to give one day’s earnings for WEF PLUS.<br> <br> Challenge 2010 prioritizes rescue for lost persons around the world. Fanny Crosby, the famous songwriter, penned powerfully:<br> <br> “Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;<br> Weep o’er the erring ones, lift up the fallen; tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.”<br> <br> The Thanksgiving/Harvest offering is crucial to reach a lost world for Christ. With all of us doing our part generously, we can sustain the global outreach of our church and the abundant spiritual harvest God is providing. We deeply appreciate your help!<br> <br> </span><em><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>-- Daniel Ketchum is director of </span></em><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'><a href="http://www.nazarenemissions.org/" target="_blank"><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#750000'>Nazarene Missions International</span></em></a><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (NMI), the church relations heart of Global Mission in every local church globally.</span></em></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:140%; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-84355023813497465812010-10-11T20:47:00.001-04:002010-10-11T20:47:05.257-04:00HELP! SOS! AYUDA ME!<div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>I am in need of volunteers! I have been trying to count coins ever since we received our Alabaster offering. The Coin-star charges .10 on every dollar!!! So, we carried the chest back to the office to be locked up. The more volunteers, the faster this job will go. The change has to be counted and rolled to take to the bank. All counters meet us at the church Saturday morning @ 10:30 we will have this done and ALL will be used for the purpose intended!! Drop me a note & let me know I can count </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><span style='font-size: 16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> on you!<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-56767511819861149612010-10-06T11:14:00.001-04:002010-10-06T11:14:57.430-04:00Links, chains, rescues.....<div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Dear Feller Co-Missioner,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>A story was told of a large man who fell into a lake. He flailed in water over his head and hollered for help. He could not swim! A man jumped into the water to help, but the larger man quickly pulled him under the water and nearly drowned his would-be rescuer. A second man dived into the water to help, but also nearly drowned while trying to pull him out. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>A third observer decided to form a human chain. Men and women on shore locked hands and then clasped the hands of those in the water. Finally, one person in the water grasped the hand of the drowning man. As the human chain pulled together, they rescued the man from death. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>EACH person in the chain was vital to the rescue. Some tasks are impossible without assistance from others. Some challenges are so great they require a team of helpers. Did you know YOU are a link in a chain? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Our general superintendents are challenging Nazarenes globally to give the largest offering in the history of the denomination! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>When you ask?</span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'> ….during the Thanksgiving/Harvest time for the World Evangelism Fund (WEF)! Challenge 2010, (<b>10-10-10</b>), a special <b>WEF PLUS</b> <b>Offering</b>, provides all of us an opportunity to present a love offering <b><i><span style='color:#7030A0'>beyond our normal</span></i></b> WEF giving or Thanksgiving Offering. The WEF PLUS Offering will help keep missionaries on their fields and even <b>MORE</b> exciting - will reap an abundant harvest of souls worldwide! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>How you ask? ….</span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>just by each individual giving $10.00! This Sunday is 10-10-10 and Nazarenes everywhere are bringing the equivalent of $10 for this special offering! Together this will be a historical rescue effort AND you are needed!!! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>REMEMBER BRING YOUR 10 DOLLARS THIS SUNDAY!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Hugs!<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-45728469963360275672010-09-04T12:59:00.001-04:002010-09-04T12:59:49.310-04:00September.......it's time for an Alabaster Offering!!!<div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>We’ve just been given a literal example of how God takes little and makes it much. Ayden lived only 12 days… <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Our change (or paper!) goes far in advancing the kingdom! Below are ideas for feeding your Alabaster box throughout the next year; for now, make an intentional effort during the days of September to commit to giving and sowing into the lives of others by filling your alabaster boxes – whatever they may look like! Let’s build!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>ALABASTER OFFERING IDEAS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Adapted from Focus Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>September – School days! Your offering, .50 for each child in school. If you have none, .50 if you finished grade school; .60 high school; .75 college.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>October – No tricks, so before you treat yourself to holiday eating, put in .10 for each inch around your waist. (we may fill our boxes with this one!)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>November – Thankful! Put in .75 for brown hair, .60 for black, ,50 for grey, .40 for blonde, .30 for red. If you are bald, forget it!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>December – Merry Christmas! Enough expense for this month….just put in .50.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>January – Happy New Year! Put in double the amount equal to the number of days in this month.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>February – Give an offering of .10 for each letter in the name of the person you love the most.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>March – Buy new shoes for Easter if you must, but put in an offering triple your shoe size.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April – Don’t fool yourself! Put in .50 for your first 100 lbs. of weight and .20 for each additional 25 lbs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>May – May is family month! Give an offering of .20 for each brother or sister. If mother is living add .50.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>June – If your eyes are blue pay .50; brown .40; green or hazel .30.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July – Deposit .20 for each year you have been a Christian.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>August - This may not be your birthday month, but give the amount of cents you will be on your birthday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>May giving fun! God loves a cheerful giver!!!!!! Hugs, Gay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1468858702731833305.post-1512049742405956932010-08-25T10:05:00.001-04:002010-08-25T10:05:49.523-04:00LINKS<div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#505050'>What is LINKS</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'> <br> <img width=280 height=119 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CB4436.275A6770" alt="http://www.nazarenemissions.org/Stories/images/Involve/LINKS_logo.gif"><br> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#5E5E5E'><br> <br> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'> <br> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"; color:#5E5E5E'>The LINKS program of the Church of the Nazarene is a network of personal connections between missionaries and Nazarenes around the world. Missionaries are assigned to districts and, then on the district level, connected to local churches. This gives each church an opportunity to become personally acquainted with the missionary family and their field of service. Typically, churches send cards, cash gifts, packages, and other remembrances to their LINKS missionaries.<br> <br> In return, the churches feel a sense of involvement with the global mission enterprise of the church through regular correspondence from the missionaries, updates from their field, and even through deputation services while the missionaries are on home assignment. The missionaries are encouraged, knowing people care and pray for them. The relationships built over time personalize names and faces that both the missionaries and their LINKS churches value highly. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#5E5E5E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#5E5E5E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#5E5E5E'>Have you ever felt alone? Loneliness is a strange fellow. It is possible to feel alone even in the midst of tons of people. I imagine that is because we were not created to be alone …..“</span><span class=apple-style-span><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:black'>The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." Genesis 2:18 <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:black'>LINKS gives us such a cool way to make a difference in someone’s life. Being linked together makes anything more bearable:</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:black'> <i>“</i></span></span><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: </span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:black'> </span></i></span><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! </span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:black'> </span></i></span><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?</span></i><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:black'> </span></i></span><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12</span></i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>We have a new LINKS missionary assignment, <b>Marshall Griffith</b>. I look forward to introducing you to him…..and discovering who already knows him! One thing I learned in being in the mission class is that our body knows a lot of people!! Right now I am asking that you inquire of the Spirit how best to pray for him for God alone understands best our needs – even better than ourselves! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>His requests are: <i> “I am alone, my wife died 7 ½ years ago. I am associate pastor for Oklahoma City May Avenue Church of the Nazarene. My son it the pastor. We are praying for new property. The land and the church are small. The church is growing. Several people in and out of the church need help, spiritually. I have several health needs and request prayer. I am a diabetic. Pray for my children and grandchildren that they would be faithful Christians.” </i>Ask the Lord what you can learn about him from his requests and how He wants us to serve him!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>I look forward to seeing you again! If I am there lets all get together & investigate God’s heart for Missions!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0