Youth Progressive Christmas Dinner

Just a note to say a big "THANK YOU" to all of you who helped to make Youth Progressive Dinner a reality. Thanks to those of you who cooked, opened homes, drove vehicles, etc. Truly amazing. Unfortunately, this is about the only picture I have of the evening. If you have one from the event, we could link to it, especially if it is on facebook.

Midweek Ministries Reflection

Just wanted to express great thanks and appreciation for all who are involved in midweek ministries in so many ways! You are truly making an impact with your investment into the lives of children and youth and adults. Please continue to pray for this ministry.

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!

"Unofficial" Convoy of Hope 2010 Hagerstown

Thanks to all who participated in Convoy of Hope for Hagerstown in 2010

The significance of the book, "The Genesis Flood"

The book, "The Genesis Flood," written by Dr. John C. Whitcomb and Dr. Henry M. Morris has been used by God to help launch the Creation movement which takes literally the first chapters of Genesis without compromising on God's Word. The Creation movement emphasizes that Jesus Christ is the creator of the world as the Bible declares, and helps us to understand earth's history. This book is approaching its 50 year anniversary. If you would like to read more about the history of this book, you may go HERE.