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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday Morning Worship
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It has been a few weeks since I put up anything for you.
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Worship from 04-19-09
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Worship from 04-26-09
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Passover Psalm of the assents
Hi
Here are a couple of pictures from the Psalm of the assents staging area. The goats are some that have been seen earlier when they were babies. They are about 4 months old now. 'The girls' did very well, especially when Benjamin started helping. They started cooperating. They also like the treats that Erika had in her basket! As you can see in the picture she is feeding one of them. All the guides got into character and had a great time! and the goats added some ambiance of what it might have been like with livestock around!
Enjoy the pictures I know there are more to come! and more from the Mexico trip. I talked to a couple of the High Schoolers and they were still excited about what God did while they were there!God bless you all!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Passover Preview
The pictures are coming! For now...this pretty much sums up how much fun we had at passover...
...or, maybe it shows how loopy we get during E-week!
...or, maybe it shows how loopy we get during E-week!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
A sneak peak...
Hello all! The second Mexico trip left on Monday and this morning, Janelle sent me some pictures of the first day of VBS and I thought I would pass them on to you! I'm sure there will be more to come but for now, enjoy these sneak peaks!
All pretty in pink!
Smiles and fellowship...
Playing basketball or...?
Ian taught bible study one night at church!
All pretty in pink!
Smiles and fellowship...
Playing basketball or...?
Ian taught bible study one night at church!Sunday, April 12, 2009
Mexico Building Trip
E-week saw a group of servants head down to Mexico with Meagan in order to build a missionary house. They saw the Lord work in so many ways! Here is a small update from Meagan herself (just a glimpse of the Lord working down in Mexico).
"I can't believe how amazing this trip has been! The Lord is so faithful, I can attest that this is exactly where the Lord has me, there is not even an ounce of doubt in my mind. It feels so good to know you are right where the Lord wants you to be.
Here are some photos of the building project, ministry, and location:
Tijuana under a full moon
Meagan at an outreach
Fellowship at lunch
At a local outreach
"I can't believe how amazing this trip has been! The Lord is so faithful, I can attest that this is exactly where the Lord has me, there is not even an ounce of doubt in my mind. It feels so good to know you are right where the Lord wants you to be.
We have seen the Lord working every single day, every person on this trip will be going home with a testimony of that, I can guarantee. This morning we took some time to share what the Lord has been teaching us at the group devotionals that the church here has every morning. People from the US team all shared about how they have seen faith lived out here in a way they never have before, how much they love the people here, etc. I shared, (a little teary eyed I must admit) how blessed I was to watch my two families become one. You would think the guys that came on this building trip and the mexican men from the church had been brothers for lives, the fellowship that has been happening has been sort out of the normal in a way that is so great!"
Here are some photos of the building project, ministry, and location:
The building in progess (more pictures to come, I am sure!)
Tijuana under a full moon
Meagan at an outreach
Fellowship at lunch
At a local outreachThe next team leaves tomorrow morning for a 5 day trip. Be praying for their VBS that is being planned as well as the overall fellowship and outreach around the church. We will update you as they get back! Blessings!
Celebrating Baby Joshua!
On April 4th some women got together to celebrate Nicole and Ben's almost arriving baby Joshua at the church! Hosted by Rebecca, Michelle and myself, we had quite a blast turning the toadally tots room into a "jungle" of fun! Michelle was the mastermind behind these great decorations and, overall, the vote was unanimous: fun had by all!
This poster was painted by the talented Jinell Arnold.
This backdrop of the chair-of-honor was painted by the talented Laurie Thompson
The food spread was abundant and amazing as well! Sorry...I dont have any pictures of it. =( Here are some pictures of the guests enjoying fellowship, food, and fun!
- This parent had a cat that they tried to put a diaper on.
- This parent is the better ice skater.
- This parent was "born on a tuesday" (when asked what time of day they were born)
- This parent once fainted and fell into a trash can head first as a kid.
During present unwrapping we gave each guest the chance to write or paint something on onesies. We had some stencils and paint as well as sharpies. Some of my favorite written ones were "SCCBC Class of 2030," "I tolerate you." and "This is the closest my daddy could get to a black onesie." There were also quite a few artists in the room which means little Joshua will be sporting some of the snazziest onesies around!
And here, for those interested, is the explosion of mama's around shoreline! From left to right: Melissa (due next), Jenny (She and Mike are in the adoption process!), Nicole, Laurie, Michelle, and Kristen!
And here, for those interested, is the explosion of mama's around shoreline! From left to right: Melissa (due next), Jenny (She and Mike are in the adoption process!), Nicole, Laurie, Michelle, and Kristen!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Pre-Passover Fun
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the boxes used to support the center table at Passover
the boxes used to support the center table at Passover
are a lot like building blocks
some need to see how high they can stack them
higher and higher
some need to knock them down)
neither needs much encouragementMonday, April 6, 2009
Family Friday - Katherine Hartounian
Person of the week?
Katherine Haroutunian
How's the weather?
It’s fantastic; today it was up to 77
What is new with you?
We just moved to a new location for our business after 40 years.
What do you have planned this week?
Work, going to Passover dinner at church and taking a friend who is Jewish, helping at the park on Friday helping as a Asher at the Easter Service.
Share a funny story from your life?
GETTING ON A CAMEL
It was 6:00 P.M. on a hot, dry day in April, 1995. I was in Morocco about to get on a camel for a 1 day caravan into the Sahara desert. The camel was one of the ugliest animals I have ever seen. His skin was very hairy and it looked very thick. His face was very long and the eyes seemed to stick out from the side of his face. His mouth was huge so that he could spit; which he did often. My first thoughts were why am I getting on this animal?
My friend Caroline and I had come to Morocco to visit my friend Diane and her husband Robert. When Diane picked us up from the airport, she informed us that she and her husband had planed for us two sight-seeing trips that we could choose from. The first option was to take the ocean view of Morocco, while the second option was driving over the Atlas Mountains into the Sahara desert for a camel caravan. Knowing my friend Caroline well, I had no doubt that she would choose the ocean view, so I let her choose which trip she would like us to go on. To my great surprise she choose the camel caravan trip! At this point it was too late for me to take back my generous offer, so here I am staring at this camel thinking that I could have been laying on a beach somewhere getting a suntan.
The camel that I was assigned to was a one hump camel. Behind the hump there was a blanket and on top of the blanket was the saddle that I was about to make an effort to get on. The guide that was going to take us into the desert, made the camels sit down on their knees, by pushing their front legs in, then their back legs in. When I saw him sitting down “I thought how am I going to get on this camel?” I am 4’ 10½” (do not forget the half) tall. Looking at him he seemed about 4’ tall and about 3’ wide. It was going to be hard to get my leg up and across the camel on the saddle. The first time I tried I got my leg up but not quite all the way across. I put my leg back down and gave myself a few minutes and I tried again. This time I told myself if you don’t get on this camel you are going to be laughing stock of the whole caravan. So I hoisted my leg up as high as I could and got it all the way to the other side, and sat on the saddle; I was feeling great that I accomplished getting on the camel. But my feeling of greatness did not last very long. When the guide saw me he said I was too far back on the saddle so I had to get off and try again. By this time I was thinking that I should have just stayed at the hotel, but I gave myself one more try and this time I was on this unsightly creature. I told myself, you are finally on this camel, hold on tight to the handle bar, and don’t fall down when the camel stands up. “Hallelujah” the camel stood and I was still on it!
We rode into the desert for about 3 hours before we reached the camp site. Sitting on a camel for 3 hours is not very comfortable, and I could not wait to get off. When I got off the camel, I could hardly walk, and I could not even begin to describe what I smelled like. Lets just say you would not want to be next to me. The guides took off all the saddles and the blankets from the camels. They took the saddles and arranged them into a circle and put the blankets inside the circle. This was where we would sleep that night; the saddles as our pillows and the blankets as our bed. One of the most fascinating things that the guides did to the camels was tying their legs together so that they could not run away during the night. Staying in the desert overnight was exciting but a story to be told another time.
All night long I could not sleep because all I could think about was that I had to get on the camel to go back. The next morning the moment of truth came. My muscles had become very stiff, and getting my leg up and over to get on the camel was going to hurt very much. I looked at my camel and decided this was not the camel I had the day before, it looked taller and wider then I remembered. But I had no choice but to get on this camel because this was the only camel left, everyone was on their camel except me. So I took a deep breath, got my leg up, and just as my leg was about to go over the saddle the camel decides to stand up without being instructed to do so. My feet got caught on the saddle where the handle bars were, and the rest of my body was hanging on the side of the camel upside down. My thoughts were: how in the world did you get into this mess and how are you going to get out of it, and my friend Caroline will owe me for the rest of her life for this. I kept thinking if I fall down at least it’s on sand, so it wont hurt to much, but I hoped someone would catch me. Thankfully a friend of Diane’s and Robert had come along with us, so he quickly came and caught me as I was falling down. I was shaken, scared and terrified of getting back on the camel, but it was the only transportation back to the city where we started. “I could walk,” I said, but those who were with me insisted that I ride the camel. They gave me few moments to compose myself before I tried getting back on it.
The man who caught me offered to pick me up and just put me on the camel. Great idea I thought, but then again, not such a great idea. Catching me was one thing but to pick me up was another. I contemplated if I should let him pick me up because looking at him he was only 5’4” and weight maybe about 130 pounds, and I am not as skinny as I could be. I didn’t want to be embarrassed more then I already was. How embarrassed I would be if he could not pick me up or even worse he would drop me when he picked me up, but all of a sudden without any warning he picked me up and set me down on the camel. At this point I thanked God that I was alive, and that he was able to pick me up with out dropping me. In about an hour we had gotten back to where we had started from. If I knew that getting back was only an hour I knew I could have walked back.
Here are a few things to consider when you are going on a camel caravan trip. First, don’t assume you know your best friend well. Second, if you are 4’10½” I would recommend not trying to get on a camel, but if you are the adventurous type, I say try it. You might end up with a story that you can laugh about someday.
What will be your next celebration?
My Birthday
What did you have for dinner last night?
Rice, ground beef, and salad.
What is the last movie you watched that you'd recommend?
“Some Like It Hot” old move with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, and Marlin Monroe
What have you done for fun lately?
Went to the Great American Melodrama in Oceana with friends
Share something you need to do, but don't want to do...
Vacuum the house
Share something you want to do, but don't need to do...
Go shopping
A Bible verse to share?
John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage: I have overcome the world”.
How can we be praying for you?
I have an Aunt Suzie (My mother’s sister) who is married to my uncle Manual. they both have terminal cancer. They are both believer’s, pray that they would not suffer long.
Katherine Haroutunian
How's the weather?
It’s fantastic; today it was up to 77
What is new with you?
We just moved to a new location for our business after 40 years.
What do you have planned this week?
Work, going to Passover dinner at church and taking a friend who is Jewish, helping at the park on Friday helping as a Asher at the Easter Service.
Share a funny story from your life?
GETTING ON A CAMEL
It was 6:00 P.M. on a hot, dry day in April, 1995. I was in Morocco about to get on a camel for a 1 day caravan into the Sahara desert. The camel was one of the ugliest animals I have ever seen. His skin was very hairy and it looked very thick. His face was very long and the eyes seemed to stick out from the side of his face. His mouth was huge so that he could spit; which he did often. My first thoughts were why am I getting on this animal?
My friend Caroline and I had come to Morocco to visit my friend Diane and her husband Robert. When Diane picked us up from the airport, she informed us that she and her husband had planed for us two sight-seeing trips that we could choose from. The first option was to take the ocean view of Morocco, while the second option was driving over the Atlas Mountains into the Sahara desert for a camel caravan. Knowing my friend Caroline well, I had no doubt that she would choose the ocean view, so I let her choose which trip she would like us to go on. To my great surprise she choose the camel caravan trip! At this point it was too late for me to take back my generous offer, so here I am staring at this camel thinking that I could have been laying on a beach somewhere getting a suntan.
The camel that I was assigned to was a one hump camel. Behind the hump there was a blanket and on top of the blanket was the saddle that I was about to make an effort to get on. The guide that was going to take us into the desert, made the camels sit down on their knees, by pushing their front legs in, then their back legs in. When I saw him sitting down “I thought how am I going to get on this camel?” I am 4’ 10½” (do not forget the half) tall. Looking at him he seemed about 4’ tall and about 3’ wide. It was going to be hard to get my leg up and across the camel on the saddle. The first time I tried I got my leg up but not quite all the way across. I put my leg back down and gave myself a few minutes and I tried again. This time I told myself if you don’t get on this camel you are going to be laughing stock of the whole caravan. So I hoisted my leg up as high as I could and got it all the way to the other side, and sat on the saddle; I was feeling great that I accomplished getting on the camel. But my feeling of greatness did not last very long. When the guide saw me he said I was too far back on the saddle so I had to get off and try again. By this time I was thinking that I should have just stayed at the hotel, but I gave myself one more try and this time I was on this unsightly creature. I told myself, you are finally on this camel, hold on tight to the handle bar, and don’t fall down when the camel stands up. “Hallelujah” the camel stood and I was still on it!
We rode into the desert for about 3 hours before we reached the camp site. Sitting on a camel for 3 hours is not very comfortable, and I could not wait to get off. When I got off the camel, I could hardly walk, and I could not even begin to describe what I smelled like. Lets just say you would not want to be next to me. The guides took off all the saddles and the blankets from the camels. They took the saddles and arranged them into a circle and put the blankets inside the circle. This was where we would sleep that night; the saddles as our pillows and the blankets as our bed. One of the most fascinating things that the guides did to the camels was tying their legs together so that they could not run away during the night. Staying in the desert overnight was exciting but a story to be told another time.
All night long I could not sleep because all I could think about was that I had to get on the camel to go back. The next morning the moment of truth came. My muscles had become very stiff, and getting my leg up and over to get on the camel was going to hurt very much. I looked at my camel and decided this was not the camel I had the day before, it looked taller and wider then I remembered. But I had no choice but to get on this camel because this was the only camel left, everyone was on their camel except me. So I took a deep breath, got my leg up, and just as my leg was about to go over the saddle the camel decides to stand up without being instructed to do so. My feet got caught on the saddle where the handle bars were, and the rest of my body was hanging on the side of the camel upside down. My thoughts were: how in the world did you get into this mess and how are you going to get out of it, and my friend Caroline will owe me for the rest of her life for this. I kept thinking if I fall down at least it’s on sand, so it wont hurt to much, but I hoped someone would catch me. Thankfully a friend of Diane’s and Robert had come along with us, so he quickly came and caught me as I was falling down. I was shaken, scared and terrified of getting back on the camel, but it was the only transportation back to the city where we started. “I could walk,” I said, but those who were with me insisted that I ride the camel. They gave me few moments to compose myself before I tried getting back on it.
The man who caught me offered to pick me up and just put me on the camel. Great idea I thought, but then again, not such a great idea. Catching me was one thing but to pick me up was another. I contemplated if I should let him pick me up because looking at him he was only 5’4” and weight maybe about 130 pounds, and I am not as skinny as I could be. I didn’t want to be embarrassed more then I already was. How embarrassed I would be if he could not pick me up or even worse he would drop me when he picked me up, but all of a sudden without any warning he picked me up and set me down on the camel. At this point I thanked God that I was alive, and that he was able to pick me up with out dropping me. In about an hour we had gotten back to where we had started from. If I knew that getting back was only an hour I knew I could have walked back.
Here are a few things to consider when you are going on a camel caravan trip. First, don’t assume you know your best friend well. Second, if you are 4’10½” I would recommend not trying to get on a camel, but if you are the adventurous type, I say try it. You might end up with a story that you can laugh about someday.
What will be your next celebration?
My Birthday
What did you have for dinner last night?
Rice, ground beef, and salad.
What is the last movie you watched that you'd recommend?
“Some Like It Hot” old move with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon, and Marlin Monroe
What have you done for fun lately?
Went to the Great American Melodrama in Oceana with friends
Share something you need to do, but don't want to do...
Vacuum the house
Share something you want to do, but don't need to do...
Go shopping
A Bible verse to share?
John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage: I have overcome the world”.
How can we be praying for you?
I have an Aunt Suzie (My mother’s sister) who is married to my uncle Manual. they both have terminal cancer. They are both believer’s, pray that they would not suffer long.
7 from Sunday
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
Matthew 21:9
April 5, 2009
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E-Week Servants Meeting - the room was packed out at 8:30 in the morning!
Pastor Jack explaining all the events.
The entry is already decorated for Passover.
Crowded Coffee House
Children's Church
Learning about Jesus with the "new" curriculum.
former and future missionaries.
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
Matthew 21:9
April 5, 2009
(click to make bigger)
E-Week Servants Meeting - the room was packed out at 8:30 in the morning!
Pastor Jack explaining all the events.
The entry is already decorated for Passover.
Crowded Coffee House
Children's Church
Learning about Jesus with the "new" curriculum.
former and future missionaries.Thursday, April 2, 2009
Worship 03-29-09
Hey all!
This past week was a sweet time of worship. The Castros (a couple from our church from Columbia) were singing and they did one of the verses in their native tongue, Spanish. Personally, I love getting to worship with other peoples foreign languages because it points me forward to that awesome worship service we have to look forward to in the throne room.
Lord bless you all.
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