Mexico still has room!!!

We still have a limited amount of room available for the Mexico trip.

If you're interested, e-mail me immediately!!!

Mexico

Hey guys. We had a great meeting on Saturday! Here’s some of the things we accomplished…

We determined who our trip coordinators were:

Rob Day … Building coordinator … job descriptions due 9/20
Emily Arellano … Meal Coordinator … Making a daily meal schedule due 9/20
Joseph Hillsman … Lead Driver / Camp coordinator ... Trailer/Vehicles due 9/20
Courtney Jones … First Aid … Putting a First Aid kit together due 9/20

We still need …
· Help for each of the coordinators.
· Two back up vehicles that carry 5 or more people.

We established 3 hard meeting dates; Saturday’s from 10-11 am

· September 20th Job reports due / $50 deposits due / Prayer
· October 18th Paperwork / Full Payment due / Prayer
· November 2nd Final paperwork / Prayer

If we unable to attend the meeting, e-mail me and let me know that you’re still “in” and I’ll forward you any additional information you need. Right now I have room for 30 total people.

So far I have …
· Mat and Misty Balgaard
· Gary and Nicole Shackleton
· Nick Shackleton
· Scott and Kim Cowden
· Chris and Emily Arellano
· Courtney Jones
· Rob Day
· Elmer Hill
· Joseph Hillsman
· Theresa Farley

This is 14 people so far. This isn’t including 8 spots reserved for minors. Tha means we have some spots left to fill for this trip.

People I’m still waiting to hear from …

· JoAnn Vitiello
· Matt Alvey
· Dana and Tony Campbell

If you have any questions, let me know. Take care!!!! For JESUS!!!!

...all sorts of stuff...

I can't believe it. 2 days ago Craig pulled out of our driveway in what used to be my 1969 Ford Bronco. Yes, the rumors are true... "the big nasty" has been sold:(

I recieved my passport in the mail this week! Have you ever looked through one before? Very cool stuff inside! It even has some sort of electronic device or code in it. Call me 007...

I am now nearly immune to Hepatitus A and B as well. The doctor on Monday made sure of that with a painful shot in my left shoulder. I have to go back two more times to complete the series of shots required for our Fiji trip next month. It's less than a month away!!!! We are all really excited.

Why should we tell others about Jesus?

Have you ever asked yourself, "Why should I witness?" Several reasons should come to mind. First, because Jesus commands you to: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit," (Matt. 28:19). Also, Ezek. 3:11 says, "and go to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and speak to them and tell them, whether they listen or not..." Second, you must witness because you love the unsaved (if you don't, you should). The most loving thing you can do is present the gospel in hopes of bringing others to salvation. Galatians 5:22 lists love as one of the fruit of the Spirit. It is love's nature to give. Take for example John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son..." Love gives, and if you have only a small portion of His love, you will want to give to others. Third, witness because it is a wise thing to do. Prov. 11:30 says, "...he who is wise wins souls." Now, I know I am not a very wise person. But, since God says I'll be wise to win souls, or try to, then great, let me at it. I want to be wise in God's sight. Fourth, witness to keep people out of hell. Hell is a terrifying place of utter anguish and eternal separation from God. Those who are not saved go there. Witnessing is an attempt to keep them out of hell. Fifth, witness because it pleases God and brings glory to His name. And finally, witness so they may find the love and fellowship of God (1 John 1:3), the greatest of all treasures. I can think of no greater gift than salvation. It frees the sinner from sin, it delivers the lost from damnation, and it reveals the true and living God to those who don't know Him. The angels of heaven rejoice greatly when anyone passes from judgment into salvation (Luke 15:10). Shouldn't we as Christians rejoice too? Shouldn't we weep over the lost? Shouldn't we ask the Lord of the field to send laborers into His harvest (Luke 10:2)? Certainly! The salvation of others is the goal of your efforts. The love of God is your motive. Is there anything greater? So, give.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Thanks for tht little release! haha. Well, right now I'm working on our Mexico Trip to build a home for a needy Mexico family in Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), our Fiji trip in August, Trick or Treat in October, and our Christmas Eve service... obviously in December, and lastly Celebrate Recovery. LOTS!!!

We had a great response to our Celebrate Recovery Announcement for Leaders and participants over the last 2 weeks. I'm excited to see how tomorrow night goes.

Tonight we're having our second Fiji trip Meeting. We'll be praying for every aspect of the trip tonight among other things. Keep praying for our fundraising efforts!

Also, pray for our Maricopa Food bank. They are really running short on emergency food supply so... pray and bring some food by:) COC just donated some funds to help them through. "F.O.R." (Maricopa food bank) is a ministry that we frequently send needy people outside our church to for benevolence help.

Anyway, have a great day! If you get time check out Vision Abolition. You can find their link here on the right in my blog. Just click on the picture.

Also, make sure you vote on how equipped you feel to share your faith. This is helping me shape our next Reach class in September.

Love you guys!