Monday Morning Reflections:

* Saturday - Shoe Project @ Valley Mall. Approximately 60 pairs of shoes were given out in Jesus' Name on Saturday to children from Lincolnshire district. Please pray for these families with needs. Thank you to each one who participated and ministered for Christ.

* Sunday Morning - we reflected on the fact that Thanksgiving is to be intentional and is to include giving thanks for who God is as well as for what he has done (Psalm 111).

* Townhall Meeting Sunday evening: 1) The decision was made to go forward with the Expansion Project to provide additional space for education, nurseries, a handicapped bathroom (ADA compliant), and better traffic flow. 2) The decision was made to begin the search process for a part-time Church Ministries Pastor whose responsibility it is to support those involved in ministry (Ephesians 4:11-16).

* Thanksgiving Praise Service: thanks to all who participated and who came. It was a great evening of sharing testimonies, special music, a skit and fellowship time following.

Urban Hope ~ A Day to Change the City

"Urban Hope needs over $50,000 this year to keep this ministry impacting lives for eternity. That is not a random or made up number. As we have done our annual budgeting, there is a significant financial need of $50,000. Thanks for helping be a catalyst for change where it is needed the most." -- From a letter dated October 2010 from Ed Lewis, Director of CE National which oversees Urban Hope Ministry.

If you would like more information or to watch some of videos of lives that are being changed, you can go here: http://www.adaytochangethecity.org/

If you would like to contribute to this need, you may give directly to CE National (envelopes available in the foyer) or mark your offering envelope "Urban Hope." We desire to get this collected and sent in by the middle of November.

Some Miscellaneous Thoughts for the Day

* Thanks for all who took part in "Tract or Treat" on Thursday, 11/28. Around 230 bags of candy were handed out along with Tracts. Please ask God to continue to use this outreach in the lives of folks from our community. Thanks, Eric, for organizing this!

* I appreciate so much the time and effort that the Praise Team is putting into learning music and leading us in praise to our God! It takes extra time, but thank you for using your talents to draw us closer to our God.

* Thanks to ER for putting together a very nice Convoy of Hope video which was shown on Sunday. I'm sorry for the glitch we had in the Second Service!

* Thanks to Dale & Wendy for hosting the Youth Fellowship event at the farm. It was a really nice time, and the fellowship was excellent!