Pagosa Bible Church: PBC Messenger 11/24/2014

What’s happening with PBC this week:

(Meetings are here at church unless otherwise noted)

Sundays: 9:00 am Sunday service

5-7 pm iYouth (no youth on 11/30)

Mondays : Ladies Bible Study (will resume in Jan 2015)

Wednesdays : 9:30-11:30 am Kids Kare (no class on Nov. 26th)

Thursdays: 7:00am Men’s Bible Study (at Café Colorado)

Happy Thanksgiving !

This Sunday will be a "Thanksgiving Testimonial Sunday". This is an opportunity to hear from you how God has blessed you this past year ! The school age children will also be able to share their blessings. Please keep in mind there are many people who will want to share, so keep it brief.

Christmas Choir rehearsals have now started. Brass rehearsals only for this Sunday, Choir will resume on December 7th. We will be performing for the church on December 14th. Come join us !!

We will be having a baby dedication on December 7th. If you would like to be a part of this, please let Tom or Kristie know.

Dear Community Rewards Participant –

You will need to re-enroll after December 1, 2014. Go to www.citymarketcommunityrewards.com. During the re-enrollment period the “Enroll Now” button will change to “Re-enroll”. You will be taken to the “organization” search page. Select “Pagosa Pregnancy” or “10414” as you did the first time around.
If you are not registered: Go to www.citymarketcommunityrewards.com .
Sign in or Create an Account to Enroll. Select “Pagosa Pregnancy” or “10414” as the organization you wish to support.
Every time you shop and swipe your City Market card, the Pagosa Pregnancy Support Center receives reward points. Quarterly we are issued a City Market Community Rewards check. (2014 2nd & 3rd quarters averaged between $1,200 and $1,400 each!) Please enroll today and re-enroll after Dec. 1st.

Thank you for your support. Together we are strengthening individuals and families in our community.

We would like to offer a "Baptism Class' sometime in January. Please let Pastor Tom know if this is something that you would be interested in doing. (Just drop a note in the offering box.)

December 7th is the LAST time to get your picture in our directory. Please come before or after the church service if you have not gotten yours taken yet.

You are invited to the 9th annual World Craft Fair !!

Friday , December 5: 9am-5pm

Saturday, December 6: 9am-5pm

Sunday, December 7: Noon- 4pm

Restoration Fellowship

264 Village Drive *(behind City Market)

Explore a unique collection of handmade items, home décor, Christmas decorations, jewelry, baskets, potter, and more !! Each item is fairly traded and finely crafted by skilled artisans from around the world. Your purchase will help these artisans receive a fair wage for their products.

Children’s

Old Fashioned Christmas

An Evening of Family Fun!

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

6:00 – 8:00 pm

At the Community Center

Free!

For Elementary age children and families.

Come spend the evening with your family making Christmas crafts, playing games and decorating Christmas cookies. Take your picture with Santa.

We will have a snack bar with

Frito pies, cocoa & goodies.

For more information on this event, please contact Kay Dean

at First Assembly of God Church 946-0105 or 731-5767.

Prayers :

Please pray for Tarah who lives in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her baby was born early July and Tarah has had complications since. She had gall bladder surgery three weeks ago and appendix surgery last week. Today the doctors are doing a procedure to check Tarah's esophagus.

Thank you,
Marie Rascoe

We are asking for prayers for Rex’s cousin’s daughter, Janna Nelson Kim. She is a wife and mother to two young children and lives in Garland, TX. She has been receiving chemo for cancer for months and was thought to be doing well. The cancer has recently spread and, after intensive chemo last week and a few days at home, she is now back in the hospital with a high fever and a zero white cell count.
Pray for God’s healing for her! And His comfort and love to be with her husband and children. Thankfully her parents are close by to care for the children and they have a wonderful church family!

Thanks,
Marlys Nelson

Sara's most recent update (11/17/2014):

28 weeks and 1 day!!!!!!!! And still cooking! We made it to the first really big milestone and all the doctors and nurses here are super happy. The next milestone is 30 weeks, so praying we can make it to December. I have had some bleeding come back and stay. They don't seem super excited about it and Hannah seems to not mind, so still praying that it clears up. We ran into the NICU doc that we talked with when we were admitted she was really surprised that Hannah hasn't come yet, praise God for good surprises and turning doctors heads!

Thanks for all of the prayers! Please continue to pray about the bleeding...

Pagosa Springs Prayers & Squares, Chapter 1157 is looking for people who love to sew or quilt in conjunction with prayer. Knowledge of sewing is not necessary; we can teach! Our group is a community of Christ followers. We believe that we operate as the “hands and feet of Jesus” with our common faith that our God hears and answers prayer.

The purpose of Prayers & Squares is not to make and distribute quilts, but to promote prayer through the use of quilts. Our motto is: "It's not about the quilt; it's all about the prayers." The idea behind these prayer quilts is simple. A heavy thread is used to take stitches through the quilt layers, and the ends are left free to be tied with square knot. As each knot is tied, a silent prayer is said for someone in special need, who then receives the finished quilt. Through Prayers & Squares many quilts have been distributed, each a special gift of love. They have been made for sick babies, for cancer patients, for adults and children facing surgery or personal crisis; for many reasons, but each for someone in special need of prayer.” (http://www.prayerquilt.org/).

For more information, please contact Carla Hellwege, 970-946-8503 or carla.hellwege@gmail.com

If you would like to be on the church email prayer chain, please contact Rachel Hellwege-Vaughan at rlh.v712@yahoo.com.

Serving our Family this week (11/30)

Nursery: Linda L & Carol S.

Preschool: Marie R.

1st-5th Grade: Katrina T.

Greeters: Troy & Marie R.

Refreshments: Ann B. & Carol F.
iYouth Meal : no youth

Serving our Family next week (12/07)

Nursery: Maryls N. & Ruth H.

Preschool: Christy P.

1st-5th Grade: Bruce K. amp; Laura O.

Greeters: Dick & Judy C.

Refreshments: Barbara M. & Debbie G.

iYouth Meal : Kristie B.

MISSIONS UPDATES

INDONESIA - Cannon Family

Dear Friends and Family, It is hard to believe that our furlough time in the United States is coming to a close. By the time you receive this letter, we will have arrived in Indonesia for our third (3.5 year) term as MAF missionaries and our second term in Indonesia. Our departure date is September 19. We have had an amazing time of refreshment, rest, and reconnection with loved ones. Our Indonesian work visas came in about a month later than we were hoping for, but the extra weeks have been so precious as we’ve had a few extra moments to spend with family and to check a few more things off our furlough bucket list. Much to our delight, we have even been blessed to see a little fall weather begin to arrive in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. We may or may not have had to make a few special trips to a certain coffee shop for Pumpkin Spice Lattes—a treat we often try to conjure up in the heat of Borneo, as we try to remember what autumn feels like back in our home state!

Thank you to the many churches and individuals who have blessed us with your time, gifts, prayers, and friendship. You ministered to us so well and we return to Indonesia encouraged and energized for the work and ministry God has for us there.
Love,

Sean, Rebecca, Brooklyn, Madison, and Paige

AFRICA - The Hauger Family

Hjambo sana from the Haugers!

It’s a balmy Thanksgiving in Kenya. During this season of gratefulness and good will, we celebrate the gifts of God, especially Jesus - a living Gift, destined to change lives for eternity. At this time, we want to appreciate your partnership. Your prayers and gifts have enabled us to share Jesus with those who are among the least. By interweaving discipleship, practical ministry and evangelism, lives are transformed. Truly, you have helped us be His hands and feet…

Orphan Prevention: Widowed/single mamas have support, discipleship classes, skills training and micro finance so they can raise their children and contribute to their communities. 14 run businesses, 13 are working as a group on income-generating projects, 3 more have just joined us. All are equipped to share the gospel and reach out with Jesus' love.
Clean water is accessible with sanitation teaching - a great evangelistic outreach in both Kisumu town and Kajulu village - 9 working filters providing safe water and offering Living Water.
Orphaned/vulnerable children experience God’s love through teaching, playing and praying. Most neglected kiddos at Joyland School for the Disabled have never owned Bibles but are learning they are worth more than rubies in God's kingdom.

Please consider continuing your support this coming year. A one time gift or monthly donation can be designated towards projects mentioned above or our personal support - assisting us in meeting demands of serving cross-culturally. Two specific needs are…
(Any amount is highly appreciated and tax-deductible)

A larger vehicle for our growing family that will also serve the ministry. $3,000 plus selling our car can put us in a reliable vehicle.
Travel home this summer with family so Lil’ Man so he can receive a necessary medical evaluation. $3,000 more needed.

Asante sana for your kindness in remembering us and the ministry to those among the least in Kenya. Phil 4:17.
hugs from the haugers Ooo0o

Field Directors, Among the Least, Kenya.
Giving can be done through site links below or mail to:

Among the Least / CARE
(include note "for Kenya" with check),
PO Box 3543, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
http://amongtheleast.org
http://tiltingbalance.blogspot.com