I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked in the past few weeks about Peter. I’m glad so many of you are keeping him on your mind and in your prayers. I’ve contacted our missionary, and he sent a quick reply that he will get me some details soon! But he did say, things look good!
Again, I PROMISE…..as soon as I hear news, I will get it up!
Keep praying for our friend Peter. I’m sure He will need it as is he is recovering from surgery.
Add comment August 20th, 2008
I know many of you are anxious as we await news about Peter. I have contacted the missionaries to ask about the surgery, but haven’t heard anything back yet. I promise that as soon as I do have news, I will post it! Meanwhile, here is a comment from Alicia Stewart from the missions page:
“My husband Tim and I just got back from spending the summer in Nairobi, Kenya. We spent a lot of time with Peter. We were so happy when we heard you were raising money to help him fly to Nigeria for surgery so he could hear. Peter is a great kid who loves to play basketball and soccer. He also loves to have his picture taken!! He was very excited to fly in an airplane for the first time. Whenever a plane would fly by he would get very excited and put his arms out and pretend he was also flying.
I am sure Peter knows how much you all love him and it is awesome to see how much you love Jesus and how nuch you love others.”
Add comment August 13th, 2008
Today is the day scheduled for Peter’s surgery so pray that the cochlear implant is successful! Please be praying for him and for all the doctors who will be working with him! Our God is the maker of our bodies. He knows every inch. We can trust in Him for all things!
As soon, as we hear word, we’ll post the latest news!
2 comments August 4th, 2008
Last night’s finale was so much fun, and a great wrap up to the week!
Thanks to the NOW team for leading worship. You did a great job all week!
Jammin to "Happy and you Know it!"
Mr. Goff and Mr. Johnson, thanks for showing us all those cool experiments! They were great…..and kudos on NOT blowing up the building! Our video with pics from the week was really great (Thanks Mr. Goff!) We’ll be posting a lot more pics this week on our blog, so be sure to check back!
But probably the best thing that happened last night was the amazing way God used us to help someone else! Last night we took up a final offering to help Peter! And when we added it with the offering from earlier in the week, we had more than $5,000!!!!! (On a side note, the goal we set was $4,000 but themissions organization was hoping we would reach $5,000)
We filled 3 Beakers worth of balloons!!!!
Of course the night concluded with a tasty treat (thanks Mr. Sanders for the blue icee treats) and a lot of slime!
Can you see the evidence of the tasty treats devoured!
I’m sure there are pics from the sticky event. We’ll be sure to post those soon too! Thanks to Mr. Johnson, Mr. Engle, Miss Jessica and Lindsay for putting yourselves on the chopping block!
Miss Jessica got slimed!
Add comment July 26th, 2008
We had another amazing night tonight! We now have over 500 kids registered for VBS!
At Bible Blast we learned that Peter took a step of faith when he walked on the water with Jesus. But when he took his eyes off of him, he began to sink! We need to keep our focus on Jesus too as we go through life! We learned that Jesus Gives us the Power to Be Brave!A-Ha!
Preschool-Kindergarten Bible Blast
Tonight’s Snack was delicious! What was on the menu? “Keep Your Ice on Me” Get it!!!!
Test Tube Treats
And the Elementary Students did a cool experiment at Chadder’s Theater! Remember, when Jesus Gives us the Power to be Brave (A-Ha!), we don’t have to care about the worriesor fears in life!
Chadder's Theater
Tonight’s missions offering was $420.35! That means we have a total of $808.40! We have a long way to go to reach our goal of $4,000 so remember Peter as you head back to VBS tomorrow night.Keep praying for Peter. Pray the Jesus GIves Peter the Power to be Brave as he prepares for his surgery on August 4th!
4th and 5th graders slid a little backwards from their goal with only 83 students in attendance!Remember, tomorrow nightthere is a special “one time offer”. If there are 100 students, we’ll let you choose 2 people to slime!
Our Bible Point onWednesday night will be JESUS GIVES US THE POWER TO LIVE FOREVER! Start working on your power verse, “Since I live, you also will live.”John 14:19
Friday Night Faith Fusion Finale: Kids will not be reporting to their classroom, but instead will come with their families for a fun finale! Arrive at 6:30 andwe’ll start with a family worship time in the worship center! Then we’ll see a fun slide show starring all of YOU and take up one last offering to help Peter. We’ll have a great sceince experiment that you won’t want to miss as well as a special treat at the end. And who knows, maybe someone will get slimed!
Add comment July 22nd, 2008
What a great night we had learning about Jesus healing the blind man with a little bit of mud! Bible Blast really is a blast!We had a lot of fun in games playing with the parachutes (pre-Kind) and getting really wet (Elem)! Our muddy chocoloate pudding snack was delicious too! Our elementary friend made a gooey ooey mucky mudin Wacky Works crafts, while our preschool-Kindergarten friends made some cool googley goggles to remind us about the miracle that Jesus performed to help the blind man.We learned that Jesus Gives us the Power to Help Others! A-HA!
Tonight’s missions offering was $340.76! That means we have a total of $388.05! We have a long way to go, so remember Peter as you head back to VBS tomorrow night. Kids- check with your parents about doing extra chores for some change….or better yet, offer to clean out the sofa cushions or under the seats in the cars!
All the classes did a great job tonight which it made it really hard to pick for the Marvelous Monkey Awards and the Power Light Awards. Big applause for those of you chosen! We’ll keep watching for more classes with great behavior.
4th and 5th graders had a little bit of growth tonight with 85kids in attendance tonight. We are getting closer but want to keep heading towards our goal of 100! Zany Chemists are definitely working hard on this goal, and so are the 5th grade Zoologists! 5th grade Meteorologist, we are hoping for great things!
Our Bible Point onTuesday night will be JESUS GIVES US THE POWER TO BE BRAVE! Start working on your power verse, “I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.” Psalm 23:4
Friday Night Faith Fusion Finale: Kids will not be reporting to their classroom, but instead will come with their families for a fun finale! Arrive at 6:30 and bring a picnic blanket, frisbies or other fun stuff to play withfor a special treat on the front lawn after our familyworship time!
Add comment July 21st, 2008
