Kick-Off Event for New Year

Thank You from The Fountain of Hope

We wanted to share with you this note we received from Rev. Josephus Foster from The Fountain of Hope.

Dear Randy and the Women’s Ministry:

Greetings in the Blessed Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

I want to take this time to thank you and to acknowledge your gifts of winter coats to The Fountain of Hope Youth Development program.

These coats will keep warm many children at The Fountain of Hope Community Church and the after-school youth development program.

The Fountain of Hope would not be in existence without people like you, people who are willing to support us through prayers, finances and donations.

Sincerely yours,

Rev. Josephus Foster

Executive Director

Thank you all so much for your generosity.  We delivered over seventy (70) coats to them!

update on Coat Drive

As you can see from this photo taken on 12/7, the response for coats has been great.

We delivered all of these today to the Fountain of Hope. With the high winds & temperature dropping that we are experiencing today, I'm sure the need is great & the coats will be put to good use.

We'll be accepting additional coats (youth sizes medium & large, if possible), through next Wednesday, 12/16. We'll make another delivery to them next week.

Thanks everyone!

Christmas Brunch

A few photos from our fun brunch at Jan Espersen’s.

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Her great room tree was beautiful.

 

 

 

Jan attempted to teach taught us all how to make a big bow.  It was a lot of fun!

Our bashful hostess.  Actually, the photographer was negligent in getting a good photo of Jan.  We need a new photographer!  Any volunteers? 

Jan – thank you so much  for a wonderful morning.  God bless your servant heart.

 

Wednesday Night Bible Study - Crazy Love

Tonite, we are beginning to study Francis Chan's book , "Crazy Love".

Francis is pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California. He is also the founder of Eternity Bible College and sits on the board of directors of Children's Hunger Fund and World Impact. He is committed to teaching directly from the Bible. His passion is to see the church display a much deeper love for Jesus (amen!).

This is from the back cover of the book:

God is Love. Have you ever wondered if we're missing it? It;s crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe - the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor - loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you've verbalized it yet or not...we all know something's wrong. Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts - it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Because when you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.

Won't you please join us? We meet every Wednesday evening, in the Life House, from 7 p.m. (sharp!) to 8:00 p.m (ish).