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In this IssueBoard Corner . . . . . . . . .2Primetime & Greeters . .4KidConnection News . . .5CSG: Loving Others . . .6East Jordan Target . . . . .7Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Celebration Days. . . . . .10What’s Happening . . . .11Mission Stories . . . . . . .12Come See My World . .13Celebration Days . . . . .14Mission Sunday . . . . . .16

Glorify Jesus Christ by making disciples...by loving Jesus...loving Others...and Serving the world!

As a follow-up to last month’s column, I thought Iwould give you a taste of what a short term mis-sion trip is like. I am hopeful that you would con-sider one yourself particularly if Walloon returnsback to the Philippines in the future. Buckle up,and try to experience the ride twelve time zonesaway - and back.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST:We left the church at 8am forMetro airport. Our first flight took off at 4pm forNagoya, Japan. Upon our arrival we had a layoverfor a couple of hours where we deboard the plane,get rechecked through security and reboard for thefour hour flight to Manila. We arrive in Manila justbefore midnight on Saturday. We lose a whole daysomewhere in flight that is only visible on a mapwhere the International Date Line is marked.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND This day came and wentlearning only that its a challenge to sleep on aplane. Fortunately on international flights at leastthey feed you! It takes two vehicles necessary toget us to a hotel in Manila for a few hours rest.

SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD: The day started at 6:30amwith an hour walk with Ruel, the Christians Havendirector, who lead us to the waterfront where it wasbustling with activity. We saw the locals enjoyingthe coolness before the heat of the day builds. Afterbreakfast (with an American-option to ease somestomachs into the trip) we visited the burial memo-rial of Jose Rizal, martyred by the Spanish in 1896

for his writings that eventually spurred thePhilippines into Independence, with a USA partner-ship for just under a half-century. Nearby is theplaque that commemorates complete freedom bythe Filipinos in 1946. The site is about a blockaway from Gen MacArthurs' hotel he employedwhen he fulfilled the promise "I shall return." Fromthere we visited the American Pacific WarCemetery, which looked much like the one atColleville-sur-Mer that was depicted in "SavingPrivate Ryan." We had our own Sunday morningservice and reflections there, before one last flightfrom the island of Luzon/Manila to Cayagan DeOro on the island of Mindanao. We ate with thecollege age kids at their dorm house in the citybefore one last leg of our journey: a two hour driveto the Christians Haven (CH) campus at Tuod,where our cell phone signals die. The kids greet uslike its Christmas morning. We feel uncomfortableas they honor us like rock stars. We enjoy refresh-ments then settle down close to midnight.

Serving The WorldBoard Corner & The Mission•Kevin Klevorn

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See more of Susan’s mission trip atthe end of the newsletter!

See a few more photos of the Philippes mission trip at theend of the newsletter!

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MONDAY, APRIL 4TH: After our 5:30am devotionaland breakfast, the program to better connect with areapastors scheduled at 9 begins after 10am. Filipinotime is just that: Filipino time. Those of us wired tolive by the clock will need more time than others tostop looking at our watches. After a morning togetherwe enjoy a feast which includes three roasted pigs. Iwill share more details of what happened to the swinethe night before one-on-one if you need to know. Wespent the rest of the afternoon organizing their libraryto ease in to our labors of the week. The earlyevening is spent playing sports with the kids. Dinner,like lunch and breakfast, includes copious amounts ofrice. Devotions in a large group occured after we ate.Bed is welcomed for a much deserved rest.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH:We alternated from the boys’dorm to the girls’ dorm each morning for devotions.We ate (more rice) a nice breakfast that includedmeat and fruit then hit the paint brushes and rollers.The Boys' dorm needed a fresh white coat and manyrollers polished off the job by early afternoon. Westarted on the black railings and found that the kidscould see and reach the top rail easily. Unfortunately,with that painted FIRST, it was more challenging topaint the bottom rails and spindles since you had tolean over freshly painted rails. I left my paintingclothes at CH at the end of the week as they were notworth the return trip. Note to self: Give some instruc-tion to the kids about what to paint first when theproject resumes on Thursday. After working a day inthe heat even though we tried to stay in the shade asmuch as possible, we are again ready for bed whennight fell. To be precise though, at the equator, thereare 12 hour days and nights, all year long. Lights outis usually between 10-11pm. The AC in the roomsalong with the showers are welcome comforts.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH: I realized at breakfast thatthe eggs, as most foods in the Philippines, areallowed to cool before serving. Most everything wewould serve "hot" is consumed at room temperature.The drinks we would serve "cold" are the same. Notwrong, just different. When in Rome....After a largegroup devotion that I led, we were off to bring foodto some of the local people. The Badjao people areone of the many tribal sub-groups in the Philippines.(trivia:know how many islands this nation has? Try7100, and no, I did not mistype the number!) TheBadjao's population is in the hundreds. They live in asquatters village at the edge of the ocean. It is a chal-lenge to count them as they have no names, even foreach other. They live in 10' x 10' huts about 4 to 5feet off the ground, which allows them to walk easilyunderneath. The Americans however get stiff necks.Most adult Filipino men are about 5'6" tops with thetribal folk even smaller. Never have I seen suchpoverty in person. Some of our group struggled tomaintain composure. Wow, do we take what we havefor granted. Pictures will not capture the oppressiveheat or smells that attack our senses. From there, wehead back to the City to feed street kids. This is ahuge upgrade in conditions. No one can experiencethis and remain the same person....I will be process-ing this for some time to come. That night we walked10 minutes from the CH campus to a small localchurch for a prayer meeting. Believers are believersanywhere, and the familiar songs and tunes made usfeel quite at home. Pastor Jason shared the shortmessage, as we were all previously warned to be pre-pared to share God’s Word at the drop of a hat. Hedid a nice job, and an even better one on Sundaywhen he preached.

THURSDAY APRIL 7TH: We return to painting whereblack paint remained on our hands and fingernailslong after clean up. During the morning briefing Iappointed myself Grand Pooh-Bah of painting, where

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I finally realized I had the bottom-to-top method ofpainting down. The Girls’ dorm railings were cov-ered by early afternoon then we spent the rest ofthe time touching up missed areas on the Boys'dorm. The best part of this day was the eveningGraduation celebration, where the high school andcollege graduates were honored. The USA direc-tor, Lynn Ragsdale, had the privilege of seeing"Ray" graduate from college after being his spon-sor for many years. The staff became choked upseeing the end of this long haul, or in other words,the fruits of their labors finally celebrated. Thepartying went on until I was yawning and neededto catch some much needed shuteye.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH:We left for a day of fun at 5:30am for Cagayan De Oro to spend the morningwhitewater rafting with the kids that had graduated.We endured some shopping thereafter, and I soonrealized that no one sold a T-shirt that would fit anAmerican my size. I also had to endure being inDaniel's shadow, as many Filipinos thought he wasJustin Bieber, who was scheduled to have a seriesof concerts in the surrounding area this comingmonth. We treated the kids to dinner out to com-plete our day.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH: Today we traveled with theCH kids and watched how, as Jesus' disciples, theycould minister in song, testimony and the sharingof the Word to those incarcerated. We also helpedpass out food to the inmates because if families orfriends were unable to bring meals, the inmateswouldn’t eat. This is unlike what I've seen in theU.S. jails I have visited, that’s for sure. The "Kid's"prison had a front row that looked like one of myyoungest Little League teams in days gone by....Nokidding. The youngest ones had to be under 10years old. They are housed with the older mentalhealth commitments, so the whole scene is gut-wrenching. As a team, we were honored to be withthe CH kids and were blown away by their serviceexample to the "least of these."

SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH: Our Church service started at8:30 with about 45 minutes of singing. PastorJason then spoke on being a prisoner while PastorJun, a minister as well as dorm dad, translated.Most locals gathered more in their native tongue,even if they did catch most English we spoke. Wehad an early feast with the kids, once again beinghonored to the point of embarrassment. Weexchanged gifts with them before heading to theairport to reverse our travel process. The flightfrom Manila left at 6am the next morning andthanks to the recapture of the 12 time zones we ini-tially lost, our 17 hours of travel allowed us to landin Detroit before noon the same day. I left outmuch detail in this summary, but I still wanted tohave you have a chance to read what a trip like thisis all about. Do you want to serve the Lord andhave a much better view of how God is at workeverywhere in the world? No problem. Just goyourself next time. You won't regret it....

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Rejoice!Anniversary & Birthday Celebrations•Jean Fiel

5-1 Shelby BillTrever Kruzel

5-2 Alie CulverEthan HohnGrace LouiselleJackie PiefferSuzanne Thompson

5-3 Sherry BergmannApril CaverlyKevin KlevornCaleb Roberts

5-4 Robert SterlyVanessa Werth

5-5 Phylicia DuranAlice HinkleyAmber LoyselleBrent Murray

5-7 Linda KoscCorey Micham

5-8 Kyle HempsteadJohn Scott

5-9 Jennifer HarwoodJoshua ShurebNick Thomas

5-10 Will DickinsonBeverly FordAmanda GrubbsJohn LeeElleana Loper

5-11 Ryan BakerBarbara GoodwinHilary KlepadloMicah MantheiCelestia McGeorgeFrank Minier’Emilee MoekeRobin Reynolds

5-12 Barb CarlsonAnthony DuranKelly Powers

5-13 Maud HeidemanKati Wittenmyer

5-14 Lakeshia BortzElsa DoornbosCharlie Mitchell

5-15 Ryan FiteTrina Hadix

5-16 Torri CheadleKendra DenholmSimeon HarwoodMegan Sterly

5-17 Jordan BellmoreKelly GrotendiekShawn KilmerLauren KlepadloBill LoyselleTina Stephenson

5-18 Riley Minier’Patricia Robinson

5-19 Craig CheadleMandi Richards

5-20 Caroline HeykaChris KeiserJoshua RathburnCasey RikerHud RobinsonBill White, Jr.

5-21 Faye Jean Brown Bearss5-22 Declain Vining

Naomi Walter5-24 Levi Bradley

Abigail CarlisleJake LarsonGabriel LeistSteve LewisCameron RobinsonRachel Shureb

5-25 Jessica BergAshleigh BradleyAlex CarlsonDorothy JensenRusty KaatzJoshua KlevornCaleb LoeSpring Micham

5-26 Samson BaughPuddy FairbanksGretchen GoebelChristopher SimonGary Simpson

5-27 Wayne EverestJessica LownsberryBarb RobinsonGregg Smith

5-28 Rob DunnebackJoshua HadixHenry HofbauerKari RobelJade SpurgeonSue SydowTerry VanNorman

5-29 Taylor LewisSarah LongcoreLaura LounsburyMike NullTravis RoseNancy SandoTaylor Turner

5-30 Isaac BeardsleyMike ClarkBrittany JonesAndrew FilaDavid LaPointeJackie ProvostJacob Robinson

5-31 Jasmine DavisDoug HoesliLinda KadlecCandace LeeAvery LowePierce Minier’Lisa RedmerKaren ReynoldsNeil ShawnTimothy Snook

5-1 Jeff & Linda Uloth5-2 Matthew & Darlene Matelski5-6 Ron & Kathy Fila5-7 Terry & Susan Elzinga

Johnny & Jody JohnsonJohn & Dolores Medema

5-9 Casey & Jennifer Powers5-12 Lynn & Lucy Groff5-15 Gil & Terri Redmer5-16 Ward & Jan Mihelich

Drew & Kris Mihelich5-17 Myron & Kim Matz

Gregg & Vicky Smith

5-19 Carl & Mary CotanchePhil & Ann DuranDan & Lisa Murray

5-21 Phil & Lee CloydLarry & Dana Vance

5-22 Jamey & Lois FiteSteve & Nicole MurrayGerald & Sue Sydow

5-24 Dennis & Jill Crissman5-26 Don & Ellen Laurie5-29 Rex & Maxine Stark-Behling5-30 Jim & Helen Davenport

Anniversaries in April

Newborn

Mason James Rhea was born toJordan and Wendy Rhea on March 28, 2011. Congratulations toGrandma and Grandpa Rhea!

Brianna Rae Margaret Denholm wasborn to Kyle & Kendra Denholm onApril 4, 2011.

Grady Robert Hanes was born toChad & Katy Hanes on April 19.Congratulations to Grandma andGrandpa Nason!

Newlywed!

Congratulations to Joshua Skeanson his marriage to Whitney Schraw,which took place on April 16, 2011in Livonia, Michigan. Joshua is theson of Mr. and Mrs. John Skeans ofTaylor, Michigan. Whitney is thedaughter of Tom and MarleenSchraw of Boyne City. They will bemaking their home in Farmington,MI where Joshua is a high schoolteacher and Whitney is currentlyemployed by Consumers Energy.

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Meet You At the Door!Greeter Schedule•Jean Fiel

Early Service 9AM

1st Sunday of the MonthWelcome Center: Jo RobinsonFront Door: Chuck & Trudy Center andDon & Virginia Cooper; Parking LotDoor: Rusty & Darlene Kaatz

2nd Sunday of the MonthWelcome Center: Irene GroatFront Door: Marvin & Kathryn Potter;Parking Lot Door: Judy Slocum, HelenFrenchette and Lee Cloyd

3rd Sunday of the MonthWelcome Center: Linda CoatsFront Door: Roger & Karen Reynolds;Parking Lot Door: Bill & Terri White

4th Sunday of the MonthWelcome Center: Susan Elzinga;Celebrate Recovery Group

5th Sunday of the MonthCraig & Lori Cheadle and Linda Coats

Late Service 10:45AM

1st Sunday of the MonthFront Door: Frank & Danyell Minier;Parking Lot Door: Terri Redmer andBridget Paquet

2nd Sunday of the MonthFront Door: Al & Cindy Kunert andGregg & Vicky Smith; Parking Lot Door:Sue Woodward and Jo Dee Hissong

3rd Sunday of the MonthFront Door: John & Sandy Manning;Parking Lot Door: Jeff & Debra Keltsand Robin Laskowski

4th Sunday of the MonthCelebrate Recovery Group


Fellowship & FunPrimetime Recaps• Bob & Ruth Fite

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There’s always room for you to be a Sunday morninggreeter! If you are interested or have any questions, pleasecall Jean at the church office (231)535-2288.

Hello everyone! Our group met Friday, April 15that the Discipleship House. Eleven attended. Wewere happy to have Jean Limron back with usagain. After enjoying a delicious meal (Dee'sHealth Bread was so good it didn't even tastehealthy!), we had our program. To start we had atrue/false written quiz on some very interestingfacts. We identified trees for Arbor Day andanswered questions about Earth and World Day.We discussed how we could conserve energy andsave money. Try driving at a lower, even speed.Ruth is trying that one! I'll let you know when Iget gas on how I did.

We spent time remembering the amazing sacrificeJesus did for each of us when he suffered and diedfor our sins. We sang several of the Easter Hymns:“The Old Rugged Cross,” “Christ the Lord is Risen

Today” and more. We took prayer requests andprayed for loved ones who are dealing with healthissues.

We start at 6:00 and usually end at 8:00. We arebecoming very close and enjoy our time together.We will meet again May 20th. Hope to see youthere!

“Jambo! Karibu!” (Swahili for “Hello!Welcome!”) two words I heard frequently duringmy recent twelve day travel to Kenya. WhyKenya? For many years, I have been a sponsor ofchildren through Compassion International.Periodically, they extend the invitation for sponsorsto “Come, see my world,” which is a chance tomeet the child one sponsors, and a chance to seefirst hand how God is working in that country.

“Hujambo!” (How are you?) a question I had theopportunity to ask Elam in person. I have beenElam’s sponsor since 2002. He will be 17 in June,and has a couple more years of high school yet tocomplete. While I have been receiving pictures,updates, and letters from him over the years, seeinghim in person was a precious privilege! I discov-ered he was taller than I am! And rather soft spo-ken. While he does speak and understand English,Swahili is his native language, so I was thankfulthat a worker from the project where he livesaccompanied him and help to interpret when wewere unsure about a translation. The worker hadbrought Elam’s records which we reviewed, as wellas the letters and pictures I had sent (there weren’tnear enough!). Since we’d met at a park where allfifty sponsors met their children here on the sameday, we had opportunity to see a crocodile farm,ride on a camel, have lunch, and ask whateverquestions about each other that we wanted to. Sincehe plays drums in his praise band, I had him teachme a song. He asked me how I study the Bible.WOW. When we were hugging good-bye, I couldfeel his heartbeat. Words can’t adequately describewhat I felt. While I may never have a child of mywomb, Elam is a child of my heart.

“Bwana asifiwe!” (“Praise the Lord!”) Praise theLord for the work Compassion is doing in Kenya!After an overview with the staff at theCompassion-Kenya office, our group of sponsorshad opportunity to visit various “projects.”

Specifically locations where the Compassion pro-gram is carried out, always in partnership with alocal church, and interact with the school-agedchildren there. They enthusiastically welcomed us,and presented us with a program. We visited a“child survivor program” which focuses on momswith babies, teaching them about nutrition, diseaseprevention, and child development, as well as train-ing the mothers in a specific trade by which theycan support themselves and their children. We alsohad several opportunities to interact with studentsand alumni from the “Leadership DevelopmentProgram.” It is exciting to hear testimonies ofwhere they came from and where God is leadingthem as they are being trained to be servant-leadersin their community and country. Compassion israther unique in that it focuses on a holistic pro-gram, including not just physical elements (com-mon to programs that focus on “relief”) butincludes spiritual, cognitive, social and emotionalelements too.

“Tunashukuru” (“We give thanks”) Thanking Godand expressing joy in spite of the circumstances. Acommon attitude we saw among people such asthose who welcomed us into their 8x8 huts made ofmud and cow dung, or lived perhaps on one,maybe two, meals per day. A favorite song seemedto be “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” and whenyou read the words, you can see why (“…all oursins and griefs to bear…”). We could learn so muchfrom this testimony!

“Mungu akubariki!” (“God bless”) Through thistrip, truly He has. I was humbled by the hospitality,amazed by the people’s joy, awed by God’s cre-ation. I was also very impressed and encouragedabout the difference Compassion is making in thelives of individuals within these communities.While this was Kenya, the same program is multi-plied many times over in countries around theworld. To God be the glory!

Loving Others Around The WorldCome See My World •Susan Miller


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Summer Blast Space CampStart watching for Summer Blast Space Camp flyerscoming home from KidConnection in the next fewweeks. You can turn in your registration form in per-son in the Children’s Ministry Office, or register bymail, or over the phone at 231-535-2288 ext. 24.Pre-registration helps us plan for the highest qualityprogram for just the right number of participants.

Space Camp will lift off June 19, 9:00 a.m. sharpthat will carry us through

God’s amazing universe all week long. Space oper-ations and exploration will be held for kids K-7thfrom 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., June 19-24.

As always, a quality day camp can only happen withthe support of many volunteers. We need the help ofparents and adult and teen volunteers and coun-selors. We need dependable teen day camp coun-selors. We need volunteers to manage classrooms,crafts, games, food, devotions, dramas, sets andscenery, registrations, and promotions. This is a bigoutreach and it’s always better with YOUR help.

Let’s get our rocket engines warmed up and readyfor launch at Summer Blast 2011.

Summer Blast Supplies RequestedOur Research and Development Department atSpace Camp 2011 is in need of robotic constructionmaterials. In other words, they need unusual, oddshaped, clean, recycled items to build robots. So gothrough those recyclable bins, and pick out thosespray bottle handles, caps, rolls, Yoplait yogurt tubs,egg cartons, anything twisty, curvy, springy, cleanfoil, any other weird and interesting items, and lotsand lots of cereal boxes, empty and flattened. It’s adirty job, buy somebody’s gotta do it. So start col-lecting and drop off in tubs in front of Children’sMinistry Office.

Kids Need Prayer PersonsWednesday night elementary kids are looking for asmall team of prayer persons to take their praises,concerns, and questions to the Lord. Each week, forthe next 8 weeks, the kids will move through prayercenters. At each center, they will have a quiet andpersonal opportunity to spend time in prayer in dif-ferent ways such as journaling, drawing, usingprayer pebbles, music, and working with theirhands. The kids can keep their prayers personal orthey can ask for additional prayer by sending themvia the KidConnection Mailbox. After the firstweek, the mailbox was full. So if you would like tojoin Jody Johnson is praying for these kids and whatthey go through in their everyday lives, please call535-2288 ext 24.

Wednesday Night Classes End ForSeason in MayOur last class for KidConnection will be May 18th.Yes, as summer schedules get busy, Wednesdaynights wind down in May. But that doesn’t mean ourclasses will be winding down. Winding up and tak-ing off is more like it. We still have so many fun andinteractive activities to do before we take off forsummer break. So don’t miss even one week as webuild up to final Wednesday night “block” party.

Mother’s Day GardenSeeds have been planted and plans are a bloomin’ inthe Children’s Ministry Wing. Watch for greensprigs to start sprouting in the Mother’s Day Garden.And be sure to save time to wander through the gar-den with your children and admire all the freshlyopened flowers on Sunday, May 8.

Children’s ChurchEvents For Our Kids To Connect With God•Jody Johnson

Granny Florence is number ONE!!How on earth does one choose from 19 grannies allstruggling to survive in the circumstances they'vebeen given? This one has no latrine; this one is livingwith animals in her house; but this one is crippled;this one has more orphaned children that are young;this one has crumbling walls and many holes in heriron sheet roof.

We believe, after discerning these variables, the onechosen first, was God's decision. Introducing HIS firstchoice: Granny Florence and her six young grandchil-dren ages 2-14! Florence does not know how old sheis but on the day that we came to officially read theagreement that would provide her with a new homeand a latrine, she literally dragged her lame legs andcataract covered eyes across the dirt and over to thegrass mat to be within inches of the reading of theagreement, so as not to miss a word.

With tears, a hand-clap from the gathering crowd andan THUMBPRINT for a signature the ground wasbroken for her new castle in the village!

Our Prayer RequestsElections:While the elections are over, you may havestill seen Uganda on national news as the defeatedcontender has begun leading 'walk to work' demon-strations due to his opposition's complaints of enor-mous cost of living increasing a huge amount sinceFebruary. These have turned violent with rioting,street fires, bullets and tear gas. Please continue pray-ing for peaceful resolution and safety for all ofUganda and it's people! Our move to Jinja: You may be wondering where inthe world we are living these days? Well, the homewe are waiting for is finishing at an African pace sowe are still in temporary living quarters in Kampalaand hit the road often for 3-4 hours drive to stay inJinja a few days to check on progress at the house andin the village to work in the grannies project. Yourprayers for a completed house so we can really putroots down in Jinja, especially for our boys, would beso appreciated !

Several months ago the children involved in ourChildren’s Ministry took on a child from Uganda tosponsor with their offerings. If you have childreninvolved in any of our children’s programs, you haveprobably heard something about her.

The child was chosen through Every Child Ministriesby Marcia Baugh. Her name is Eunice Aol and she is16 years old. She lives with her parents and 9 sib-lings. Both of her parents are elderly and her motheris quite ill. The family farms what they can to surviveand her mother makes and sells pottery, but the familymerely survives and cannot afford the fees or uni-forms that will allow their children to attend school.By sponsoring Eunice, we are allowing her to attendschool regularly, which in turn can help her meet hergoal of studying to be a nurse some day. Our sponsor-ship also allows Eunice some time away from contin-uous work at home so that she can attend a Bibleclub. She has accepted Christ as her Savior and thisgives her disciplining in her faith. At Bible club thestaff also serve the children a hot meal, monitor theirhealth, allow them some time to relax and be a kid.

Our children’s nickels and dimes are going a longway to help this young lady. They are in turn learningthat they may not be able to do a lot, but God can takewhat they CAN do and do a lot with it.

There are pictures available if you would like one tohelp you and your children remember to pray forEunice. See Sheri Bradley or check the table in thehall near the Children’s Ministry office.

Note: There is a photo of Eunice on the WLCC web-site. Go to “Resources” then click on the currentnewsletter link provided.

Our Kids Are Loving OthersMeet Eunice•Kelly Powers

Grannie Project UnderwayYour Feet In Uganda•Russ & Marcia Baugh and family


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1Baby/Child Dedication 9am

Congregation Membership Meeting 12:15PM

2 3Ladies Bible Study 9:15 AMLAST CLASS

4Family Meal 5:30-6:15 PMFamily Classes 6:30-8 PM

5MOPS 10AMCelebrate Recovery 7PMMissions Cmte Meeting 7PM

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8 Mother’s DayBaby/Child Dedication

9 10Food Pantry 5:00-6:15 PM

11Family Meal 5:30-6:15 PMFamily Classes 6:30-8 PM

12Cozy Quilters 9 AM

Celebrate Recovery 7-9PM

Church Board Meeting

13 14Home Plate Event

15East Jordan Community Church Meeting 6PM

16Newsletter Deadline

17Facilities Cmte Meeting 7PM

18Benevolent Fund Mtg 4PM LAST NIGHT FOR MEALS AND CLASSES Family Meal 5:30-6:15 PMFamily Classes 6:30-8 PM

19MOPS 10AM (LAST ONE)Celebrate Recovery 7-9 PM

20Prime Time Fellowship 6pm

21Men’s Breakfast 8-10 AMNew Member Class 9AM

22New Members Tour &

Luncheon 10:45AM

23 24Food Pantry 5:00-6:15 PM

25 26Cozy Quilters 9AMCelebrate Recovery 7-9 PM

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29 Communion & Benevolent Offering Service

30 Office Closed 31

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Community Small GroupsLoving Others•Gil Redmer

While doing the “Our Journey” devotions lastmonth, my wife and I could not help butnotice how many of the devotional topicscould be a commercial for why everyChristian should be in some sort of a “commu-nity small group.”

The April 14th-16th was a 3 part series about“Choosing Authenticity,” using the first fewverses of Matthew 7 as the key text. April 20thwas called "Choose to Stand.” Ironically, thisused the same text that Pastor Jason used(Matthew 5) in his sermon a few weeks ago,and was used in our community small groupsdiscussion questions.

I don’t want to go into the topics for the sakeof space (reread them if you’d like), but ratherfocus on the questions at the end of the arti-cles. These questions challenge you as they areput into a “What do I need to do to apply thislesson?” type of format.

And there is where my commercial wouldcome in. We can answer these questions withthe greatest of passions on how we will workon improving this or that. If you are like me,you’ll set out working on that standard for theday, get caught up in the frays of the day, and

by nightfall, not even remember what the topicwas! I am convinced that our Savior does notwant us to not be in these exercises alone, butwithin a group of believers that wants to seeeach other walking on the narrow road.

There’s the rub….when we have others we canconfide in, when we can share our strugglesand our strengths, when we can lift one anoth-er in prayer, and when we have mentors in ourlives to help us grow in the faith, that’s whenour walk with Christ becomes even moredynamic. We can experience victories in ourlives for the sake of the kingdom because weknow we have brothers and sisters who willlisten, who will help, who will share, who willsupport, and will hold accountable.

Community Small Groups provide one anotherfor all of these things, and then some.

So the commercial pitch would go somethinglike this: Are you walking and not getting any-where? Do you have intentions that get sus-pended? Do you want to grow but the mark onthe door jamb doesn’t move? Does yourSunday spark turn into a Thursday fizzle? Theanswer? WLCC Community Small Groups!Join One!


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Baseball Team Organizing

Sign up for the church softball team in the foyer.We play in the Petoskey Co-Ed Church League.The season is mid-May to the end of July with aweekend long championship tournament. Practicewill start the week after Easter and all games areplayed Friday nights in Petoskey. All skill levelsare encouraged to come play, but you must be over14 years of age. Cost is $20 per person. Call RonSchrock 231-881-0615 or Jesse Berg 231-348-0012 with questions.

Is Fostering An Option For You?

If you have an interest in foster care, adoption, orother ways you can help orphans and other childrenin crisis, either locally or globally, there is informa-tion available on various ways you can get con-nected. There are currently some posters up nearthe Children’s Ministry office and on the Missionsbulletin board. Watch for further information inthose areas and in future newsletters. If you wouldlike to talk to someone, get in touch with KellyPowers or Sheri Bradley. We are willing toanswer your questions, or point you to someonewho can help you learn more.

Mother’s Day Baby/Child Dedication

If you would like your baby or child dedicated tothe Lord, we are offering to do so in both serviceson Sunday, May 8. There will be a required meet-ing for parents on Sunday, May 1. Please sign up inthe foyer so we can make sure we have plenty ofprinted materials for you. For more info pleasecontact Pastor Jason or Sheri Bradley by callingthem at (231)535-2288.

Do You Know A Graduate?

Please make sure your senior’s namegets turned into Pastor Jason by May23 so we may honor your child in ourGraduation Sunday Service on June 6.You can contact the Pastor Jason bycalling (231)535-2288.

Home Plate: Tickets Still Available

On Saturday, May 14 there is a bus going down toComerica Park to participate in this annual event.There are still a few remaining tickets available soact fast so you can join us! Tickets & transportationprovided for $38. For more info please contactJohn Lee by calling (231)582-0494.

New Directory Coming Soon

Do you want to be in our Church Directory?Whether you are a member or visitor, we welcomeyou to be in our directory. Or if you have movedsince the last directory printing please have all theinfo to Jean Fiel by May 20. You can reach her bycalling (231)535-2288 or send her the info at [email protected]. Please don’t delay in updatingyour information today!

New Members Class Scheduled

If the Lord is leading you to become a WLCCmember, you will be required to join us onSaturday, May 21 at 9AM. You’ll learn more aboutour church and ways in which you can participateas a member. You will be invited to a luncheon andtour of our church on the following day, Sunday,May 22 immediately following the morning serv-ice. Sign-up in the foyer is now available. Pre-sign-up is appreciated so we can prepare properly.

Church & Family Opprtunities What’s Happening At WLCC

It's exciting to see God at work each step of theway as we prepare for public worship services atEast Jordan Community Church this October.Lately, we've been trusting Him to go before us inthe process of securing an adequate building. Lastmonth, we negotiated an accepted offer on a prop-erty on Nichols Street. This building was originallyused as a church, but is currently occupied as a pri-vate residence. This requires us to secure numerouszoning and code variances to return the property tochurch use.

Thanks to many who were praying in advance ofour East Jordan Planning Commission meeting onApril 14th, because God went before us! Wereceived a "better than expected" response at thismeeting. The outcome: A green light, wrapped inred tape. This is not a "done deal," but we areencouraged that tentatively we will be able to pur-chase and use the Nichols St. building as our EastJordan Community Church home!

After the city commissioner presented our request,and Kevin Klevorn represented us well, the com-mittee indicated a desire for the building to returnto use as a church, and would like to see us use itfor our intended purpose. They also wisely choseto have us proceed through the appropriate chan-nels to get approval, as our use of the building willrequire roughly 6 variances to the current zoningrules. SO... we'll be doing some work to provide abit more information regarding parking, signage,and other concerns, then appear at their next meet-ing on May 12th. From there it's difficult to deter-mine the process, but the path will include a visit tothe Zoning Board as we seek their approval for theneed variances. So keep praying about this, know-ing that God is moving!

With trust in God's continued provision throughthis process, and a great deal of anticipation to seethe building first-hand, the highlight of our launchteam meeting on April 17th was a field trip to seethe building! Thanks to the gracious current own-ers, who were willing to let our herd of 45 peoplestomp through their home, we had a great timegoing to see the Nichols St. building. Even thoughthe building is just the physical part of God'schurch that may soon meet there, it was also themost powerful visual yet of what God is preparingto do! All feedback I received about the buildingwas very positive, and many who went have a newlevel of excitement about our new church! Manypeople from the team also headed to a restaurantfor fellowship after the tour, and had a great timeinteracting in East Jordan.

The following notes from the meeting (we onlytalked for a few minutes since the traveling andtour took 90 minutes, but the prayer time is alwaysthe most valuable part of our meetings!) will helpyou keep up-to-date with what we're up to in therun-up to launch. Please continue to lift up inprayer with these needs in mind:

• Identify leaders for each ministry area. (Contact me by May 1st to volunteer, or nominate, for potential leadership roles)

• Communicate to church members about the building purchase. (Churchwide Meeting May 1st)

• Define our marketing strategy for our entry into East Jordan. (Small group meetings and community service begins in two months!)

• Develop an approximate budget. (Fundraising efforts begin next month)

• Pray, pray, PRAY!

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