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OUR CHRISTMAS PRAYER LIST
1. Prayer for the
Van Wyks and Floyds to be physically and
spiritually healthy and strong.
2. Pray for
additional funds to be raised for BOH and Armond
personally.
Check our financial report.
3. Pray that many
receive hope through our Christmas Eve and
Christmas Morning Services.
4.
Pray that we connect many visitors in our
Christianity Explored ministry in the new year.
5. Pray that
God enables
us to grow in numbers and in faith.
6.
Pray that God provides a larger facility to meet
in and the equipment we still need.
Check our Wish List.
7.
Pray that God gives strength and hope to Elmer
and his family.
Elmer has
returned home and continues to trust in God.
After undergoing chemo an infection broke out in
his lungs ceasing his treatment plan to receive
a bone marrow transplant. Fortunately, God has
given him strength and increased his white blood
cells. He is now home recuperating and fighting
the infection.
8.
Pray that God works in the hearts and lives of
our unchurched friends (a few came off the list
and few more were added): Terry, Rachel, Tom,
Deb, Zack, Courtney, Brenna, Adriana, Russ,
Martha, Brian, Tony, Dave, Steve, Denny, Ruth,
Eric, Erica, David, Joshua, Phil, Jenny, Isaac,
Candy, Adam, Sh'ree, Sarah, John, Mary, Debra,
Monique, Malik, Pat, Holly, Judy, Cheryl,
Benjamin, Mat, Julie, Evan, Cara, James, Gary,
Cindy, Cliff, Leroy, Mat, Shane, Misty, Tom,
Jan, Bonnie, Ken, Lisa, Tim, Cory, Cindy, Jen,
Marlene, Seth, Mike, Stuart, Donna, Patty,
Nicole, Merv, Janet, Mick, Heather, Jonathan,
Amanda, Bob, Melissa, Ryan, Gloria, Matt, Al,
Caleb, Isaac, Mark, Cathy, and Anna.
AN INVITATION TO
HELP US
We still need your help.
Here are 4 ways you
can
help us make a difference:
Pray 4 us
Support us
Donate 2 us
Serve with us
Just go to
www.bridgeofhope-church.com/helpus
for more details.
But as for me, I shall always have hope;
I will praise you more and more…
Even when I am old and grey, do not forsake me,
O God,
till I declare your power to the next generation, your
might to all who are to come.
(Psalm 71: 14, 18) |
Elyssa is now 4 months
old. She is doing great. She sleeps
through the night most of the time and has done
so since she was 8 weeks. Her smiles and giggles
are priceless and easily won. As you can
see, she is quite healthy and 
Zackary
turned 2 years old in September and suddenly
began overflowing with personality. He
loves to sing, but only if he can do the actions
at the same time. "Joy to the World" and
"Every Move I Make" are his favorites and I
guarantee he will make you smile. He is
also quite fond of buttons and navigates a kid's
worship DVD like a pro. He has also taken
to potty training like a pro. It's pretty
exciting to have two kids out of diapers.
He is helping us start BOH by training to lead
worship with great joy.
Ian entered
a 4-year old preschool class this Fall and loves it. He
enjoys doing crafts, but still prefers sports.
As long as he has a ball, he is happy.
Football, baseball and golf are staples in his
week. Football is currently his
favorite.
He plays on several (imaginary) teams as a
quarterback, running-back, linebacker and
kicker. In baseball, he enjoys pounding
balls right back at dad. He has even been
working on switch hitting (batting left handed).
In golf, he has had a great time going out to
the driving range and is aching to get on a real
course. Ian is helping us plant the church
by loving the other kids and helping dad with
all kinds of jobs.
Stephanie
is very busy with the kids (including Kevin).
She manages to keep our house together: cooking,
cleaning, paying bills, washing lots and lots of
underwear, and shopping. She attends a women's
ministry every Tuesday at Prairie Lakes Church
and worships on Saturday nights (with the
family) at Heartland Vineyard. If you're
thinking all this church involvement is a little
strange, know that these two ministries are
feeding her so she can give more to BOH.
Steph is helping in some huge ways with starting
BOH. Every Sunday morning she has our 4-10
year olds in Kid Connection. She prepares
lesson materials for this active bunch of about
8 kids from several different resources to keep
them focused and having fun. Wednesdays at 2PM
she meets with other women from BOH for book
discussion/Bible Study. She even provides
snacks on occasion for Sunday mornings. Keep in
mind she had Elyssa in August and had surgery to
remove cancer from her nose in September.
She is one incredible gal!
I,
Kevin, have been busy as well. I have
learned to de-stress by rough-housing with the
boys. Tickling, tackling, and tinkling pretty
well define my time with Ian and Zack. (They do
the tinkling while I often read them a story or
just make one up. I am sure many people
have been quite amused to hear a straining
child's voice from the next stall say "can you
tell me a story, dad?") I love this time
away from the massive to do list which comes
with church planting. As far as BOH goes,
I have been focused on raising funds,
communicating to our prayer team, mobilizing and
encouraging our launch team, experimenting with
outreach, updating our website, and making
Sunday mornings meaningful. I've been very
fortunate to have Armond Floyd join me in this
endeavor. He has helped immensely with
outreach, music, youth, and just having fun.
We both enjoy meeting every Thursday with some
other pastors to pray and meeting every
Wednesday for an "Emerging Leaders Training"
course at Orchard Hill Church.