A WORD FROM THE WERTZ’S

SPRING 2015

I love this time of year! I love to feel the temperature creep up, and I love to see new plants begin to emerge. As I

look out my office window, I’m thinking about the word “new.”

“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the

dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4

What a perfect verse to think about as we have just celebrated Resurrection Day! Just as Jesus was raised from the

dead into new life, we are to walk in “newness of life!”

Here are some NEW things our family has recently been able to experience:

A NEW home. We purchased a house in the Paxtang borough of Harrisburg at the end of January. We have

enjoyed getting to know our new neighborhood. We live within walking distance of the Capital Area Greenbelt, a

20 mile walking loop around Harrisburg. Since the weather has gotten warmer, we’ve explored 5.5 miles of the

trail!

NEW people. It has been a great adventure getting to know the pastors and leaders from the 26 churches that

we’re working with in PA, MD, and WV. We are making a deliberate

effort, as we meet with each church, to find out specifically how we

can help them reach their goals and encourage them.

NEW events. Just last month we helped run the new Word of Life

event, Engage. Engage is the next generation of Teens Involved, an

event that helped thousands of students discover their gifts and

abilities. Engage seeks to build on the strengths of Teens Involved,

with an added focus on teamwork and student leadership. This fall,

I (Jordan) will be the coordinator for the Philly Reverb (successor to

Super Bowl). This is a huge task, but I am excited to do all I can to

lead an effective evangelistic event for students from all over the

Mid-Atlantic! Girls Singing Group from

North Annville Bible, Annville, PA at Engage

“He Makes All Things New!”

Ministry & Family Calendar:

4/18: Olympian Orientation @ Crossroads Bible, Dillsburg, PA

4/19: Redemption Team @ Garden Chapel, Middletown, PA

4/22: Olympian Steadfast Verse Test @ New Life Church,

Burnham, PA

4/25 Speaking at 30 Hour Famine @ Mt. Zion Rd. Church of

the Brethren, Lebanon, PA

4/26-28 Mid-Atlantic Staff Meeting in Harrisburg, PA

4/29 Reverb Meeting with Philadelphia 76ers

5/13 Olympian Steadfast Verse Test @ Church of the

Open Door, York, PA

5/17 Bella’s 8th Birthday!

5/20 Creative Discipleship Verse Test @ Stonington Baptist,

Paxinos, PA

5/27 Creative Discipleship Verse Test @ Hampstead Baptist,

Hampstead, MD

5/30 Justice’s 1st Birthday!

Transition/Music Entry from Faith

Community, Camden, DE at Engage

Introduction Entry from Garden Chapel,

Middletown, PA at Engage

Our kids during a walk along the

Capital Area Greenbelt near our home

Bonnie teaching the children at the Jonestown Bible

Church Mission’s Conference

Jordan & Bonnie Wertz

3624 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111

517-652-4662, jordanwertz@wol.org