Reaching Out

This past Saturday a group of us visited Nash Rehab. We took the cool handprint pillowcases that we made during VBS this summer and sang songs and prayed for our new friends. We can't wait to go visit again and hope to bring more with us the next time!

E3: everyone...everywhere...everyway

Each person is incredibly valuable to God!
Each person has the right to hear the gospel no matter how they look, act, smell, or behave toward others!
Each person is loved by God no matter their age or home!
We know who God is and have experienced His goodness...now it is time to share with EVERYONE...EVERYWHERE...EVERYWAY!

Proverbs 3:28 talks about if you have something that a neighbor needs do not wait until later to give it to them but give it to them NOW! What do we have that a neighbor needs?
Love...Hope...Joy...Resources...Strength...Peace...
and all of this comes from who?
Jesus!
Let's share Jesus!

Superhero Nite...last Wednesday night...We talked about God being Omniscient-Omnipresent-Omnipotent!

Omniscient= all knowing

Omnipresent=always present

Omnipotent=all powerful

This last Sunday was Missions Sunday and we talked about the country of Moldova. Moldova is the poorest country in Europe squeezed right in between Romania and Ukraine. There are many kids who have become orphans as their parents leave them behind in search of jobs. Missionaries like the Raatz family are working to help Moldovans find Jesus!
http://www.harvestmoldova.org

Chef Leo shared with us some "milk and honey". The Moldovan cuisine is simple because of the poeverty. They find milk to be the most nourishing. God provided for his people in the wilderness"milk and honey". We need to pray that God would provide for the people of Moldova and give as much as we possibly can!

Mrs. Morris' family has been involved with Moldova missions for over 14 years.

She shared with us about the poverty and building of church families.

Pray for:

1. Orphans to find homes and provision...most of all find JESUS

2. The training of Pastors and Teachers

3. The church family...they will grow in the knoweldge of God's Word

UpComing Events:

September

24th CD Release Party Kids singing "Rain Down" and "Y-E-S"

Please be at COTR by 6:30 to rehearse!!!

26th Nash Rehab Outreach

Singing and Giving the pillowcases we made at VBS to guests as Nash Rehab

30th Christmas Program Auditions for "All I Want for Christmas"

ages 6-14 6:00-7:30 p.m. at COTR

October

3rd KIDZ ROCK usa in Raliegh

9,10ththe BIG campout

31st Fall Family Festival

Charged up!!!

I am working in my office with an annoying beep sporadically filling the background. What is it? ...my cellphone! It is slowly dying. So...what do I do?
What?...plug it in?
...Ah-ha! There it is...charging!!!
This reminds me of sometimes the way my spirit is when I do not spend the time with God that I need! It is NOT good!!!
Take some time to charge up with God this week! Remember Jesus had to take breaks from his friends and assignments to spend some time alone with God.
Jesus went away from people to spend time with God to:
1. Charge up his spirit Luke 9:18
2. Ask God for wisdom to make decisions and God helped him to chose wisely Luke 6:12
3. Pour out his heart to God and God sent angels to strengthen him Luke 22:39-43
Go to your secret hiding place, take your Bible and read, then talk to God ...see what happens!

Memory Verse of the Month: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd35-M-xLX4
Philippians 4:6,7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving in your heart make your requests known to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts in Christ Jesus.

Recording "Rain Down"

Thank you to all who were a part of this exciting event!

Don't forget about the CD Release Party on Thursday night of September 24th at 7 p.m.!

GO Kids ministry will be singing in the service!!!

Check this out: www.bgmckids.ag.org

Pastor Larissa is:

Reading "Secrets of the Secret Place" by Bob Sorge

Listening to "Seeds Family Worship"

Up Coming Events:

September 20: Mission's Sunday

September 24: CD Realease Party

September 26: Outreach Day

September 30: Christmas Program Auditions (6-7:30)

October 3: KIDZ Rock USA

October 9,10: the BIG campout

October 31: Fall Family Festival

September 9,2009

Last Wednesday night

GO Groups returned!

We began the night with a rousing game of Crab Soccer, then an orientation of the new GO groups and closed out with a competing Bible Quiz match. The kids did an awesome job!

Every Wednesday Nite begins with an Extreme Game lead out by Coach Hall. Next we break out into our GO Groups divided by ages for prayer, Bible-learning, crafts, snacks and activities! I am entirely thrilled to see how the boys and girls of GO ministries learn, experience and share throughout this Fall! Every week your child will bring home a set of questions and answers on a GO card. Please, make sure to work with them to memorize these questions and answers for Bible Quiz on the last Wednesday Nite of the month. (All of the questions will be updated under the BLOG tab on the website http://www.go2ministries.org)

Due to some technical difficulty we were unable to record the kids for the COTR missions cd project. We are going to record in the Worship Center following Sunday morning service so please promptly pick up your children from M100 and deliver them to the Worship center for 15 minutes of recording time! Thank you in advance for your participation!!!

The Last 3 Sunday's we have been talking about prayer.

P: Praise-giving thanks to God

R: Repentance- change of mind, heart and direction

A: Anyone- anyone, anywhere, anytime

Y: YOU- this is what we will be talking about THIS WEEK!

Take some time to spend talking to GOD this week and remember...

James 5:16b "The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."

I am praying for you!

Love, Pastor Larissa

Check this out:

http://www.wycliffe.corg/kids

Pastor Larissa is:

Listening to: "Deliberate Kids" by Phil Joel

Reading: "Praying God's Word" by Beth Moore

UpComing Events:

September 26: Outreach Day

September 30: Christmas Program Tryouts

October 3: KIDZROCK USA

October 9,10: The BIG Campout

October 31: Fall Family Festival

One Wet Night...

This has been an excellent week!

Family Sunday, Tailgait Party, Inflatables, Watergames, Tons of Food, Football and Baptismal Service, School... what can I say?

Who got wet at the Tailgait party?

2 girls who love God +want to serve God= Winners

Cassidy Parrish and Sarah Cockrell certainly got drenched!

The girls were baptized on Sunday Night...

Cassidy loves Jesus and wants to serve Him in every way she can. She asks God to help the poor and desires to serve them wherever they are.

Sarah decided to serve God with all of her life at the age of 8. She prayed and asked Jesus to forgive her sins and to help her live for Him everyday of her life. Jesus is helping Sarah overcome many things in her life...including fear.

I am so proud of them and can't wait to see what God does through them!

When we are baptized we show others that we no longer want to live the way we want but we want to live the way God wants us to live. We ask God to help us in making decisions...deciding how to think and do the right thing...the thing that pleases Him.

This summer we learned from Colossians3 that when we choose to live for God things like anger, jealousy, doing whatever you want whenever you want, meaness, profanity and dirty talk no longer need to be a part of our life. Instead we ask God to fill our life with compassion, kindness, humilty, quiet strength, discipline, forgivenss and love. Our life becomes different because of Jesus living in our life!

So baptism...is showing that we have put sin to death and we are living LIFE in Jesus!

Have a great rest of the week!!!

I am praying for you!

Love,

Pastor Larissa

Check this out:

http:// www.whitsend.org

Pastor Larissa is:

Listening to: "Follow You" by Hillsong Kids

Reading: "Momentum" by Steve Hickey

UpComing Events:

September 6: Recording for CD

September 20: Registration for KIDZROCK USA due

September 20-26: Missions Confrence

September 30: Christmas Program Auditions

October 3: KIDZROCK USA

October 9, 10: Campout