Thanks to everyone who helped make our first Connection Cafe such a great time. The food was good. The conversation was great. And of course, thanks to Kris for sharing a bit of her story with us. In case you missed it you can watch it here:
A couple of weeks ago Mike talked about praying prayers of first response as opposed to prayers of last resort. Curious if you have taken inventory of your own prayer life and noticed any of these habits.
Do you tend to pray as a last resort or first response?
Here is the video from Sunday’s message:
You can also download the audio only as an mp3 here.
I mentioned this past Sunday about the exciting things going on in Niger. I wanted to share more details about that and let you all know how you can help.
“We have a unique opportunity to pursue the purchase of a piece of property in the Francophone Neighborhood of Niamey. This neighborhood was created with nice houses to house athletes and their guests from about 46 nations during 2005 Francophone Games which are similar to the Olympics but only for French speaking nations. It is like a small city on the outskirts of Niamey. This community has a police department, a post office and a bank. This neighborhood is only four years old. There are currently no schools, no bakery, or restaurants in the area yet. A new road has been laid providing good access to the airport and the city. Recently the government opened this neighborhood for purchase to the general population. All the homes have been purchased and are occupied with the majority of the inhabitants being those of influence. The people of this neighborhood are looking for a safe place for their children to play, be educated and have community with other families.”
“Our vision for this property is an Oasis of multipurpose activities that could possibly include: An Outdoor Children’s Playground A Bakery Worship Center/ Conference Center — A place suited for Bible training of the Body of Christ — Church Radio Station that would broadcast Christian programming — Location for Tailors and Seamstresses to display and sell their creations — Job training programs in masonry, carpentry, metal work, maintenance, auto mechanics and various other professional skills needed.”
“The terms that we requested from them are these:
1. We would provide a down payment of 30% of the asking price of 304,000,000cfa($676,000 US Dollars or 463,415 Euros) by the end of October. The actual amount needed by the end of October would be $203,000 US Dollars or 139,025 Euros.
2. The remaining 70%($473,000 US Dollars or 324,390 Euros) would be paid on a monthly basis over a period of the next 3 years.
On the same day, we received a verbal approval from the head of this commission accepting the terms that we proposed in this letter to them. We are now awaiting their formal letter of acceptance.
Up to this point, the gifts received from friends in Germany and the United States total $11,753 US Dollars or 8,057 Euros. This amount would be included in the 30% down payment that will be made at the end of October.”
This is just a summary of the project. You can download the full project report here.
Connection Cafe is an opportunity for you to hang out, share a meal, and hear an exciting story. Bring your favorite meal and plan to stick around after service this Sunday as we eat and hang out.
You’re busy! God gets that. He’s watching us do our thing. Each day we scurry around busy like. He waits for us. He would love to connect – to “hang out” so to speak. But we’re too busy – one day though, we will. When life slows down, we will…really…no seriously. It’s just that I’ve got a lot going on right now and I’m trying to get some things taken care of and the cats in the cradle, you know. Saturday morning…prayer retreat. Three hours of time. 9:00 am until Noon. God is planning on showing up – how about you?
Here is the video from this past Sunday:
Also we have the audio file in mp3 format here.
This past Sunday Mike made the point that the purpose of prayer is to develop our relationship with God. Matthew 6:8 says: “…your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!” So if God knows what we need then why does he still want us to go to him in prayer?
After some technical difficulties last week we are back with video from this past week’s sermon:
Plus we have the audio only in an mp3 format for you to download by clicking here.
Here is a little highlight video from our baptism this past July. If you have questions about what it means to be baptized or why we baptize send us a note.
Here’s a little teaser from our baptism service Sunday July 19th 2009.
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