tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42824667497998851032024-02-07T20:05:54.014-08:00Hosanna CompanyPatty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-70843241224865278482020-12-21T22:08:00.001-08:002020-12-21T22:14:40.492-08:00We made it through 2020!<p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL4WOOKeCrAyxE37fh1JRNuCWLhszmr7dP3IYfjwY9nZ8hkm___9CQfgzKEcWEzFxHJ6TI0Y1ef6rnxmWJhmOgk-EJoyExbByknfVcuMoVYigPrY365mKfC9Yqu6iHyHQ9f1Di9cwTKRu/s2048/1+Amaluna+Arch+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="2048" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL4WOOKeCrAyxE37fh1JRNuCWLhszmr7dP3IYfjwY9nZ8hkm___9CQfgzKEcWEzFxHJ6TI0Y1ef6rnxmWJhmOgk-EJoyExbByknfVcuMoVYigPrY365mKfC9Yqu6iHyHQ9f1Di9cwTKRu/w640-h554/1+Amaluna+Arch+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Ana in San Francisco, January<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was such a strange year!
I’m sure we’ll be telling stories of 2020 for years to come, hopefully stories of overcoming obstacles and even being pleasantly surprised from time to time, even as so many suffered illness and death this year.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiym00zlSHrb-g3B-bTG5uuG8G4LGAQTV6YC3Jpe51lrQCywPtqQN-YQduzXmrCaBr0ejwP78OaUFWa2sE9F8s3RTI6pJKO2ZpsAA-wZ4ttD2SimxGgQtERlJyTcJsoK5Vmltkf4V8g5Ze0/s2048/2+GoldenGateBridge+copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiym00zlSHrb-g3B-bTG5uuG8G4LGAQTV6YC3Jpe51lrQCywPtqQN-YQduzXmrCaBr0ejwP78OaUFWa2sE9F8s3RTI6pJKO2ZpsAA-wZ4ttD2SimxGgQtERlJyTcJsoK5Vmltkf4V8g5Ze0/s320/2+GoldenGateBridge+copy.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I greeted the New Year in San
Francisco where Ana (my daughter) was working on the crew of the Cirque du
Soleil show, “Amaluna”. It was great to get a look behind the scenes, plus run
around sightseeing. A few weeks later, when the show moved to Sacramento, most
of the crew got very sick (including Ana), but they didn’t know at the time to
check for the new coronavirus. Thankfully, all recovered.</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">I continued my part-time work
for the Seventh Day Baptist Conference, happy to be hired this year as an
employee after two years as a self-supporting volunteer. My current title is New
Contacts and Data Management Coordinator. I love interacting with the people
who want to know more about SDBs. A few of them are starting new churches,
which is always exciting. I also keep the new database humming along.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsNLjq82ajxpiL60N6t7Q1wJm0F8QYheu8iQTOHvR9DYd95Hma9JUWsmzqrNjoeo_iW_LKMOWaePmGrlYkmTEu5l7AVjora79Jr76iETDA_VrMLf3JcvWebr7MgCsByllEoc8tcJvOQ57/s1280/AnaMeSnowy+copy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsNLjq82ajxpiL60N6t7Q1wJm0F8QYheu8iQTOHvR9DYd95Hma9JUWsmzqrNjoeo_iW_LKMOWaePmGrlYkmTEu5l7AVjora79Jr76iETDA_VrMLf3JcvWebr7MgCsByllEoc8tcJvOQ57/w400-h300/AnaMeSnowy+copy.jpg" title="Walking buddies, even in snow" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">When the lockdowns started in
March, I was glad to have Ana move in with me (my apartment has a guest
bedroom). She was a good walking buddy (photo, right). Soon her new boyfriend, Andy Finchum (also from the Amaluna crew),
was a regular visitor and I enjoyed getting to know him - he’s a great
cook! A man of many talents, very smart, and very kind.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
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travel plans this year, but glad for online versions of events. It gave me time
over the summer to train for a personal half-marathon which I walked in August (13 miles).
It was Ana’s idea to give me a goal during the pandemic! I continue to walk 4
or 5 times a week, but just 3 miles or so around my neighborhood or Lake
McIntosh, a lovely local reservoir. I also enjoy weekend hikes and bike rides.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX14106dWhb8PvpqDfjw9AryeTDiRx-KbxMpq9BQwlix0W29CkhL89n_sPWiByoMA67HSFgCS5PNGpu-9uhlBl3ZZ4wGAl9aXloNGk4j-AjaNV26DHyX5ngss2AqSW1hzy9sXC5lPYRQl/s1280/Ana+and+Dad.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1002" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDX14106dWhb8PvpqDfjw9AryeTDiRx-KbxMpq9BQwlix0W29CkhL89n_sPWiByoMA67HSFgCS5PNGpu-9uhlBl3ZZ4wGAl9aXloNGk4j-AjaNV26DHyX5ngss2AqSW1hzy9sXC5lPYRQl/w313-h400/Ana+and+Dad.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wedding rehearsal with her dad, Tim<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The highlight of the year for
me was Ana’s wedding on October 25. She and Andy got engaged in early September
and planned for an outdoor wedding at our local church camp. A week before the
wedding, a wildfire broke out near the camp, and then the weather turned cold,
so we switched to Plan B and held the wedding indoors (a million thanks to
Calvary Bible Church in Erie). </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm8Y2MtgOnUMKqMr8RELvK5CzwE9v16xseqlt46r-ilb8IiPiGqpbz7o7CvmA5W3LAfbuxsiBwbL5-7TF6spzxLSLdbFgg_EgjZhZNwd1BHnESXYmYNIqFjBFeXE1faKsNbEqyKYlMEmF/s2048/PattyAndAna+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZCYIZSFEW_6YlrcNSY9bApANMc57mGKDX7ap06JIjYuxBsaKjkbtH0P4xOqRqEihTJjcA_ac8gadIBVreuMYSg34_u3ItscecHGfWPBr4hzuAz2ZZ2ukE0kkBbnrDL7F6Bnxy5597NTI/s2048/MrAndMrsFinchum+copy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZCYIZSFEW_6YlrcNSY9bApANMc57mGKDX7ap06JIjYuxBsaKjkbtH0P4xOqRqEihTJjcA_ac8gadIBVreuMYSg34_u3ItscecHGfWPBr4hzuAz2ZZ2ukE0kkBbnrDL7F6Bnxy5597NTI/s320/MrAndMrsFinchum+copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Announcing Mr. & Mrs. Finchum!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm8Y2MtgOnUMKqMr8RELvK5CzwE9v16xseqlt46r-ilb8IiPiGqpbz7o7CvmA5W3LAfbuxsiBwbL5-7TF6spzxLSLdbFgg_EgjZhZNwd1BHnESXYmYNIqFjBFeXE1faKsNbEqyKYlMEmF/s320/PattyAndAna+copy.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was just 35 guests and all with face masks,
etc. A foot of snow fell that day but it couldn’t put a damper on our
celebration. It was a beautiful wedding with a radiant bride! I know that
sounds trite, but she was truly shining with happiness. The groom was pretty
shiny himself! Many thanks to all who contributed to make their day so special.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtsHi76dfr2O8eX3ysSIEjEwU3P57L2nL3PPNTSuJn4sd9ZtWI44pYDkSsOM7gGPhJsCLNuWm9HAxUkykdFndMLzn3AOCnL6Q8uvN6JV8dauwwPumJ3JTGI8MI5I0hJT4sl0kIxUQExsP/s507/BurdickFamilyPortraitMay2014.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="507" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtsHi76dfr2O8eX3ysSIEjEwU3P57L2nL3PPNTSuJn4sd9ZtWI44pYDkSsOM7gGPhJsCLNuWm9HAxUkykdFndMLzn3AOCnL6Q8uvN6JV8dauwwPumJ3JTGI8MI5I0hJT4sl0kIxUQExsP/w400-h234/BurdickFamilyPortraitMay2014.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan (2nd from left), sisters and Mom, 2014<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The low point of the year was
just a month later. My sister, Susan Burdick-Balli, had been fighting serious
health issues for several years. When it was clear she might not live to the
end of the year, my sister, Mary Ellen, and I traveled to Illinois, despite the
risks of COVID-19. God was watching over us every step of the way and many were
praying. </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKZyJQeJzrH_1IPqRikiGGw7W2lwkfbAxYR5WwJcD3tRclEScffo8Sz4uU6WL4hhMMmNdpW-Bodq6EmG1-UlEHiTA7nSqTWLVli73CUhzckJgPo00DJfEtY9gWvuJtcWs6_ZVexrMazQD/s1920/Susan+in+hospital.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKZyJQeJzrH_1IPqRikiGGw7W2lwkfbAxYR5WwJcD3tRclEScffo8Sz4uU6WL4hhMMmNdpW-Bodq6EmG1-UlEHiTA7nSqTWLVli73CUhzckJgPo00DJfEtY9gWvuJtcWs6_ZVexrMazQD/w225-h400/Susan+in+hospital.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We didn’t expect to see Susan except from a distance as she was
transported to dialysis, but God worked a wonder and we were invited to have a
family conference in her hospital room, staying all afternoon! Her husband,
Joe, was with her, too. What a loving, faithful advocate he was for her. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Five
days after we left Illinois, Hospice assisted so she could go to her home
Thanksgiving night (another miracle), and she died peacefully the next day. I
have mixed feelings about Facebook, but it was a great blessing to read posts recounting
memories of Susan. She was the oldest of us four sisters and we miss her very
much. Her obituary can be found at: www.affordablecremationbelvidere.com/obituary/Susan-BurdickBalli</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Looking at 2020, I am
thankful for ongoing good health, a new grand-niece, milestone birthdays in the
family, and my new son-in-law. Also very thankful for regular time with my two
granddaughters, Jo Ana (3 years old) and Elizabeth (16 months). Their parents,
Paul and Aimée, continue to serve in the Navigators ministry for CU – Boulder,
in innovative ways during the pandemic! I am blessed to be near them and to
have a job that allows me to work from home. In 2021, I will return to looking
for a second job to get to a full-time income.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c43Pb01kmxCok11yNSjT3Jk6H_S5z778SPnzYrXUtW0RGCswM0FyRFvd_deRXR5f1ndFJIW6IM-_tZL-J1TTErNzAfvMl6Pio6rEfPfckIDUrFyNFa2p1BbQX9ULzxG5DfIurfZ2yQ3-/s1280/IMG_6290.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c43Pb01kmxCok11yNSjT3Jk6H_S5z778SPnzYrXUtW0RGCswM0FyRFvd_deRXR5f1ndFJIW6IM-_tZL-J1TTErNzAfvMl6Pio6rEfPfckIDUrFyNFa2p1BbQX9ULzxG5DfIurfZ2yQ3-/w300-h400/IMG_6290.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I wish you a safe and merry
Christmas, and a MUCH BETTER New Year! -- <i>Patty </i></span><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A
merry Christmas to you! I hope you are enjoying this season of celebrating
the coming of our Savior Jesus both long ago and soon.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seventh Day Baptist Center, Janesville, Wisconsin</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">First,
the big news. As of January 1, 2020, I will be employed part-time by the Seventh
Day Baptist Conference, rather than self-employed and supported by donations. (Still based in Colorado.)</span></div>
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work in Church Development will be much the same, maintaining our central
database and responding to new inquiries about SDBs. I am currently seeking a
second part-time job in order to have a full-time income.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Many of you have been
praying for me since I began this ministry journey in July 2013 and I am SO
thankful for you! I could not have done it without your prayers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">I also praise
God for my team of faithful monthly supporters, and all who contributed
financially from time to time. Thank you for believing in me and my work. My
sending church has also been important to my ability to serve and I thank them
for that support (Frontier Church, formerly the Boulder SDB Church), as
well as the SDB Missionary Society.</span></span></div>
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you are able to give a “bonus” gift in December, that will help me tremendously
as I start the New Year. Please direct checks to “Frontier Church – Carbon
Valley”, PO Box 67, Dacono CO 80514. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">You can also give through the SDB
<a href="http://sdbmissions.org/donate/" target="_blank">Missionary Society</a>, 129 Main St, #156, Ashaway
RI 02804. They will continue to partner with the Conference to support my work
in church planting and revitalization. (http://sdbmissions.org/donate/)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">In either case, include a note with my name as the designated purpose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Frontier
Church finished our booth ministry for the year on October 25<sup>th</sup> at
the Frederick farmer’s market. Kids and adults enjoyed tossing beanbags into
our Corn Hole boards to win treats. We gave away many good books from the
church library (downsizing) as well as tracts and Bibles. Pastor Steve wore a
bat costume for the autumn theme! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">In November, we joined with New Horizons
Christian Church to distribute Thanksgiving turkeys and food boxes to many in
the Carbon Valley area. We’ll do that with Christmas food boxes, too.</span></div>
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was blessed to attend the MULTIPLY conference in Colorado Springs in November,
along with 24 other SDBs. It was exciting to hear Pastor John Pethtel speak on
the need to increase our sending capacity – willingly send out our best workers
for the Kingdom and not hoard them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">He also led a session for just our SDB
cohort on overcoming obstacles to church growth. It was very challenging to be
told we should think about future leadership needs <u>before</u> the current
pastor leaves. “Have a 25-year vision.” “Who is needed for the next phase?” “Invest
in the next generation of leadership.” Please consider attending MULTIPLY next
year!</span></div>
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can be hard to meet and “love your neighbor” when people are so busy. One idea
to try is organizing potlucks every month or two. I’ve been doing that for a little
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is helping a few of us develop deeper relationships and even talk about spiritual
things. They know I’m a resource if they need help, and I rely on them to help
me, too.</span></div>
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am thankful to be near my son and his wife not only to spend time with the two
little granddaughters but to be a support to them as parents. Paul recently had
minor surgery and I was able to help out with meals and childcare. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">God gave us
families (including church families) to be there for each other, among other reasons, and I am glad! We will
soon be doing a Christmas sing-along together for elderly residents of St.
Vrain Manor, as we did last year.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leading the carols at St. Vrain Manor, 2018</td></tr>
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Church – Carbon Valley, a Ministry of Seventh Day Baptists” is getting ready to
officially launch on January 4, 2020. We appreciate your prayers as we put all
our energy into being effective at making new disciples. </span></div>
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what we do, even though it’s hard to let some things go. Pastor Steve Osborn is
leading us, assisted by Pastor Chris Galarneau. I am serving on the PULSE team
that is helping us transition to the new focus.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">For just the right second job where I can serve well and
point others to new life in Christ.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">For me as I mentor a few people to grow in their walk with
Christ; others in our church doing this also.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">For Frontier Church as we prepare for greater mission in
2020.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">For SDBs to dedicate themselves even more to gospel work, for the good of the Kingdom and our churches, and to the glory of God. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">This is my final newsletter. Thank you for enabling me to
serve the Lord in this way!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning walk to the west with Long's Peak in view. 😀</td></tr>
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</style>Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-54716995087518582722019-10-13T21:07:00.001-07:002019-10-13T21:07:23.004-07:00Autumn 2019
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really enjoyed the Amplify evangelism conference in Wheaton, IL, in June as part
of a cohort of 8 Seventh Day Baptists. A common thread was how we, the Church,
are image-bearers of God to a broken world. </span></div>
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Smith of “Unlocking the Bible” (pictured at right). I’ve listened to
his sermons online and grown through his insights and the application to my
life. I encourage you to check out their free lessons and videos for taking
someone through the Bible to see the big picture and the need for Christ. https://openthebible.org/</span></div>
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my database world, we just finished updating 440 people’s records with their
areas of expertise so we can help our churches tap these resources for gospel
work across the Conference. I also spend much time answering inquiries, 13 in
the past quarter, from people who want to attend one of our churches or have
questions about the Sabbath. Since they are usually too far from a church, I
ask if they would consider starting a group. </span></div>
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of encouraging pre-SDBs to connect with us and continue to keep the Sabbath.
Please contact me if you want to volunteer! We’re praising God for new SDB
activity in Mexico, Phoenix, Indianapolis and central Kansas.</span></div>
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was fun to take a road trip to the SDB Conference this year in Lancaster, PA,</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">
stopping to visit family on the way out and ministry supporters in New York
(the Little Genesee SDB Church and a friend in Alfred Station). After
Conference, I visited friends from Cumberland, Maryland, where I served the
Full Gospel SDB Church 2014-2015, including Pastor Ron and Karen Higson. </span></div>
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visited SDB pastors near Salemville, PA, Dr. Paul and Linda Manuel, and Darwin
and Cheryl Steele. </span></div>
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was fighting an illness. Then, on the way home in August, I attended
her funeral, and was very thankful the timing worked for
me be there to celebrate her life with extended family.</span></div>
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was exciting with youth and young adults leading the interest committees and
evening worship, including the sermons. I enjoyed the music ministry directed
by Jayar Smith (ministerial student), and the choir directed by Nathan Crowder.
Flowing dance also enhanced our worship. Ben Calhoun of the band Citizen Way
gave a great workshop on worship. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
attending the Communications committee, I agreed to become a proofreader for <i>The
Sabbath Recorder</i> magazine. One of my skills is catching discrepancies and
errors so, it‘s kind of fun!</span></div>
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year at Conference I was responsible for setting up the display for Church
Development, stretching across two tables. I put dots on a large map of the USA
and southern Canada marking where we have active churches, fellowships and
recent inquiries. This was to draw attention to the serious lack of SDB
churches in our hemisphere compared to the demand.</span></div>
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I returned to Colorado, I met my second grandchild, Elizabeth Joy Petersen,
born to Paul and Aimée August 9th. This has resulted in more Grandma time with
their older child, Jo Ana, to my great joy. She turns two in early November,
close to my birthday. Her word for Grandma is “Yala”.</span></div>
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recently renamed itself, “Frontier Church – Carbon Valley, a Ministry of
Seventh Day Baptists”. We were founded in 1893 on the western frontier of America
and we continue to push the frontiers of faith as we take the gospel to our new
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in Firestone. We gave away cold water, Bibles, tracts and prizes from a fun
game using oversized dice. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Many people received
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the Frederick outdoor market, “Finale Friday”. The theme in September was
Oktoberfest and Pastor Steve Osborn dressed in costume for the occasion. We
also held a drawing for a guitar (donated by a church member) and hope to build
a few relationships from the names we gathered.</span></span></span></div>
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short-handed, so I volunteered to learn the program that displays words to the
songs we sing for worship. Always good to learn new skills! I also help with
leading music occasionally. Now that we have a name, we are considering
additional changes to become a church that is actively making disciples in our community</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Music worship team: Linda Lawton, Deb Skaggs, yours truly, Chris Vergez, Pastor Chris Galarneau</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I was thankful to be
able to travel to North Loup, Nebraska, in early September to celebrate the 95th
birthday of Frances Van Horn. She and her husband, long-time SDBs, were special
friends to me when I was a teen.</span>
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Loup this past weekend to attend the funeral of Pastor Mynor Soper, age 92. For
a number of years he was an evangelist for Seventh Day Baptists, forming a
singing group to travel with him, the Lightbearers for Christ. In 1975, he
invited me to join the Lightbearers and I was thrilled to do that for the next
18 months, until I went to college. I had to raise a full $50/month in support! </span>
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am praying for direction regarding work and ministry. I need a higher income to
save for retirement, so I am looking at non-ministry jobs. It might be possible
to work part-time for the Conference and part-time elsewhere. Pastor John (my
boss) and the Conference leaders would like to keep me since my work assists their
productivity. God has a plan! Please join me in prayer for wisdom and guidance</span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>.</u></span><style>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swinging with my granddaughter, Jo Ana.</td></tr>
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financial gift between now and year-end would be a great help toward my
expenses for car repairs, dental work and self-employment taxes. I praise the
Lord that my general health has been very good; no doctor visits this year, no
medications needed. Thank you for your prayers! Checks are payable to “Frontier
Church Carbon Valley” (or you can still make them out to "SDB Church of Boulder"), and can be mailed (with a note that it is for me) to:</span><br />
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Church – Carbon Valley</span></div>
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Box 67</span></div>
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CO 80514</span><u><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span></u></div>
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greater mission in 2020.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">For God’s provision to cover self-employment taxes, etc. Praise
God for all my supporters.</span></li>
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are happening.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">For guidance as I consider ways to increase my income in
2020.</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Estes Park from high up on Twin Sisters peak where I climbed with my daughter in September.</td></tr>
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</style>Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-73372351865257954002019-05-23T22:51:00.001-07:002019-05-23T22:51:51.256-07:00Spring 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colorado Rocky Mountains from the Boulder SDB Church property</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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snaps. Where I live in Colorado it snowed this week, in mid-May! But summer is
coming, and I am looking forward to more outdoor ministry and our annual SDB
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and my fellow volunteers are making progress on improvements to the Conference
database, and we are closer to using it for the <i>Sabbath Recorder</i> and
other mailings (replacing an older system). We call it the “CRM”, meaning
Church Relationship Management. We have information on the SDB churches in USA
and Canada, plus many individual SDBs and those who want to connect with us but
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of our goals is to know what skill sets people have so we can better connect
needs to resources. For example, if your church wants to get better at reaching
your community for Christ, we could put you in touch with people in Milton who
have been hosting “QPlace” groups, or leaders of the White Cloud church who
minister to local schools, or people in Dodge Center who are doing “Time to
Revive”. So, I am gathering information on our people’s skills and experience
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continue to enjoy helping the people who inquire about SDBs. In the first
quarter of this year I responded to 17 people. Some I was able to connect to a
nearby pastor or other leader, but most are far from our churches. I always
offer links to online worship services as an option. Recording or livestreaming
your service is a great ministry to these remote Sabbath keepers. Some also contribute
financially to the church they follow online. If you are interested in helping these
remote Sabbath keepers stay connected to SDBs, please contact me. We need
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home church, Boulder SDB, began meeting in Dacono in April, renting from a
ministry partner, New Horizons Christian Church. The property in Boulder is
under contract and expected to close in June. We are excited about serving our
new community and I will be leading teams to host church booths at several
events this summer. I had hoped to move to this area, but rents are much higher
than where I currently live so no move for now.</span></div>
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library on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention. I recommend this excellent training to
all church leaders and those who work in children’s ministries. Darkness to
Light (www.d2l.org) is a national organization offering free training, instructor-led
and online. The program is called “Stewards of Children”. Check it out!</span></div>
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practical experience making disciples, we have created a number of mentoring
pairs in our church to help each other grow. I am enjoying mentoring and hope
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the PULSE team we continue to plan for changes in our focus and structure, as
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those sending financial gifts, there is no address change yet for the Boulder
church so you can continue to mail checks to SDB Church of Boulder, 6710
Arapahoe Rd, Boulder CO 80303. You can also designate a gift through the
Conference, https://seventhdaybaptist.org, “Donations”. Be sure to include my
name.</span></div>
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gifts are <u>much appreciated</u> to cover higher expenses this year for dental
work, replacing both my laptop and smartphone (already purchased), and attending
General Conference in July ($435 room & board). I plan to drive there so I
can visit the folks in Cumberland, Maryland, where I served in 2015. I may also
need to get a newer used car this year. Mine is at 172,000 miles!</span></div>
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Wisconsin. I gave a short presentation on my work and the need for pastors and
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sessions were a presentation by Barb Green, RN, on mental illness and how churches
can respond by getting educated and being supportive in a variety of ways, and
a presentation on “The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations.” </span></div>
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Arts is forming a “QPlace” group where nonbelievers feel safe to ask tough
questions about God and faith, without being judged. The Connecting Church
(Milton) has been holding QPlace groups for almost two years. The facilitators
have grown in faith and boldness, and there are some new followers of Christ!
Nick Kersten can point you to more resources on these topics
(nkersten@seventhdaybaptist.org).</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daughter, Ana, being bold in Boulder, 2013</td></tr>
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of boldness, I wrote </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">an article for the March “Sabbath Recorder” entitled, “Pray
for Boldness”. It encouraged boldness in sharing the gospel and reaching out to
unbelievers, based on my experiences in recent years, applicable to both
extroverts and introverts.</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> You can read it from the
Conference website: https://seventhdaybaptist.org/sabbath-recorder-march-2019/</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"></span></div>
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a personal note, I am looking forward to the arrival of another granddaughter
in August as Paul (my son) and Aimée welcome child number two. It has been a
blessing to be near enough to see them nearly every week and once in a while I
get to babysit, too! I really enjoyed going with Aimée in March to a women’s
retreat by her church. It was spiritually and physically refreshing (hiking and
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replanting. </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We want to get good at making disciples!</span></li>
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burdens as they minister.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">F</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">or God’s provision to cover expenses for dental work,
attending Conference, paying self-employment taxes, replacing computer and
phone, and possible new used car.</span></li>
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spiritual conversations at our monthly potlucks.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Praises for my faithful supporters who pray and give to
support this ministry. I’m very thankful.</span></li>
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CRM</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> – My work on the Conference database continues to go well. I
recently trained the main users and created a user manual for reference. In the
fall we added two volunteers as fellow Church Development Associates on the
tech side, Dorothy Noel and Amy Stephan. I am a team lead for them as we work
to develop the database. One goal is to use the data to better encourage and network
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people who inquire about SDBs. One new leader in Florida came to Conference at
my urging and met the Florida pastors. Another new contact may write for “The
Helping Hand”. A prison inmate asked for a Bible and I was glad to supply that.
If you, or someone you know, is interested in corresponding (by letter) with
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– I plan to continue in this role through 2019 and hope to increase my
financial base to cover the higher cost of living in Colorado. If you want to
partner with me in this ministry, please designate the gift for me and make
checks payable to my sponsoring church, <b>SDB Church of Boulder, 6710 Arapahoe
Rd, Boulder CO 80303</b>. I will advise when the address changes. You can also
designate a gift through the Conference, https://seventhdaybaptist.org,
“Donations”. Many thanks!</span></div>
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thankful to be part of the PULSE team that has been working over the past few
years on revitalizing the church. We are considering how our mission and
vision might change in the new place, and what name would be best for us. Several
church groups have interest in buying our property in Boulder and we hope to
begin meeting in a rented facility in the new area (known as Carbon Valley) in
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three people we know who are far from Christ. Then we look for ways to serve
and bless those people, developing stronger friendships with them. As we “do
life” together, we share the hope we have in Christ and explore spiritual
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leading caroling at a local retirement home with my two children, daughter-in-law and granddaughter.</td></tr>
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Development Conference in Colorado Springs, with the new role of primary meal
planner and preparer for the 30 or so SDBs. Everything turned out fine but those
close to me thought I would have a coronary (heart attack). I guess it’s not
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income as a distributor for a tea company that offers a masterfully blended
herbal infusion called Jasmine Tao, designed to cleanse the body of toxins and
support the immune system. There are many great results coming from this tea
such as increased energy, weight loss and decreased anxiety but what I notice
most is deeper and longer sleep. Much needed! Email or call for more details or
view https://moreteainfo.weebly.com</span></div>
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Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI2rjg4weKF54-MHJ3KsTG4JmKd4YORD738Xo3ZZYO9sDgRpvB__Qr4Ui7Ygq8lwlXfV65bYhRuPbE6-d5hauB4Np-dZmm0c6D0bVFGvLuzkFl-SULljoKCWYRRXyuxk_-xWEDAb0oiXb/s1600/4_GardenOfGods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI2rjg4weKF54-MHJ3KsTG4JmKd4YORD738Xo3ZZYO9sDgRpvB__Qr4Ui7Ygq8lwlXfV65bYhRuPbE6-d5hauB4Np-dZmm0c6D0bVFGvLuzkFl-SULljoKCWYRRXyuxk_-xWEDAb0oiXb/s640/4_GardenOfGods.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My view of Pike's Peak while hiking in Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs CO</td></tr>
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running (well, walking and bicycling mostly). I am happy to be working with a
database again as well as doing local outreach. </span></div>
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night at a nearby school. This is such a creative ministry idea to involve
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stops to visit friends), to Kingman, Arizona, to visit with the folks where I first
served 4 ½ years ago. The Kingdom of God church is doing well, praise the Lord!
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scoop on my new volunteer job as a Church Development Associate. He is the
Director of Church Development which encompasses both church planting and
church revitalization. My main focus has been making improvements to a new
central database of SDB churches, members and new contacts. Once the data is in
better shape, I will create reports and mailing lists (such as for the “Sabbath
Recorder”). I also respond to some of the inquiries we receive from people
wanting more information on SDBs and I may refer them to the nearest church.
Eventually I will do more analysis of church development data, assist new
groups with steps to establish a church, and provide support to SDBs who are
far from a local church. We are looking for more volunteers to serve as Church
Development Associates to have more geographical coverage. Contact Pastor John
if you are interested.</span></span></div>
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On February 1<sup>st</sup> I moved into a small 2-bedroom apartment in
Longmont, not far from my mother, with the help of friends. While in the field
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functional including my home office. All my books are accessible again! One
downside of Colorado is increased cost of living, especially monthly rent. I
also needed to purchase a few used pieces of furniture and hope to buy a
loveseat for the living room area. If you’ve been considering joining my
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and making a presentation on behalf of the Church Planting Task Force, of which
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in developing new contacts, and work with each other to support church
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on Seventh Day Baptist history. It was a HUGE amount of reading, but all
interesting to me. I enjoyed the week of classroom sessions in June with our
instructors, Dr. Janet Thorngate and Rev. Nick Kersten, and the time with eight
pastors, fellow students. My research paper looks at some of the factors
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Evangelism Conference</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> – Nick Kersten invited me and several others to attend Amplify,
an evangelism conference put on by the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College
in Illinois, at the end of June. (See photo at top.) The speakers were all
passionate about helping churches create a culture of evangelism and told
inspiring stories from their own experience. All emphasized praying for unsaved
neighbors and coworkers, making friends with them and helping them move closer
to a relationship with Christ. I gained some good insights from a session on
outreach for introverts. We all have gifts and it’s a team effort. </span></div>
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idea was to celebrate “invitational fails”. You work up the courage to invite
someone to an event, or to coffee or a home study and he turns you down. Hooray!
You took a risk, you were obedient and faithful. Keep inviting, stay faithful
to our calling (the ministry of reconciliation), throw the seeds, love people,
and God will produce the fruit. Celebrate all the invitations no matter the
response. That leads to a stronger culture of evangelism in which all can
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SCSC workers Wayne Bloom and Jevon Levy at the Farmers Market</td></tr>
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SDB Church Outreach</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> – This has been an exciting and busy summer. The Boulder Church
has felt more and more at odds with the city where we have been located for 125
years. Pastor Steve Osborn and our leaders have sensed God calling us to a new
location about 18 miles east of Boulder called Carbon Valley. It’s comprised of
three small towns sitting side by side. This summer we have been serving the
area in a variety of ways so we can get to know people and introduce our
church. Note: the hashtag #WeR4CV means we are for Carbon Valley.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having fun with movie goers using brain teaser questions</td></tr>
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a July 4<sup>th</sup> festival, and a family “movie in the park” night. We give
away Bibles, gospels of John, tracts, SDB information, and invitations (to Bible
clubs for kids and a worship service in the park in July). People have responded
positively and we look forward to replanting our church there. We’ve been
helped in outreach efforts by our SCSC team, Jevon Levy and Wayne Bloom. I gave
them a half-day evangelism training before starting to work the booth and they
soon put some of the ideas into practice.</span></div>
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I’m so thankful for my financial and prayer partners since I began serving in
faith five years ago. You are a huge encouragement to me. With the higher cost
of living here and some dental work coming up, if you are able to give an
additional gift or begin giving monthly, that would be a great blessing. Your
gifts are matched through the Church Planting Co-worker Program. One-time gifts
are also an important part of my support base. Please designate your gifts for
me and make checks payable to my sponsor:</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">SDB Church of</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Boulder, 6710 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder CO 80303</b>.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Church in the Park in July, I played with the worship music team</td></tr>
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additional financial and prayer supporters this year.</span></div>
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ongoing growth of the Hispanic church in Auburn, Washington (I keep in touch
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Pastor Steve and the Boulder Church in the process of replanting.</span></div>
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Seventh Day Baptist churches to excel in making disciples.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With SDB from Brazil Diego Bernardi, grad student in Colorado, 10K in May </td></tr>
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thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in
my every prayer for you all in view of your participation in the gospel from
the first day until now</span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">.” Philippians 1:3-5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As my
ministry here comes to a close (January 15), I’m feeling so thankful for the
many special people I have met and gotten to work with. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Pastors Ben and Marcela</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> – These church planters embody Paul’s teaching
to pray without ceasing, rejoice evermore and give thanks in everything. They
are super dedicated to Christ and His Kingdom as they love our church brothers
and sisters, as well as the students they work with in the public schools. They
have patiently helped me understand their culture and language, and helped me
grow spiritually.</span></div>
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ministry, and for our fair booths, with Luis often helping. She loves to engage
people in spiritual conversations and share her testimony. She serves the
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school. Recently she and I have been doing a study of the Gospel of Mark and
she regularly invites the neighbor ladies. She’s had many challenges but
doesn’t give up. She wants to know God better and be a better mom.</span></div>
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by Claudia (before Claudia moved away) and we worked our way through the Gospel
of John, then into a study of foundations of the faith with Blanca, Yoana and
Criselia. She has come to understand Jesus as not just God’s Son but God
incarnate, and her faith has grown by leaps and bounds. She is loving, caring
and faithful, a future leader.</span></div>
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studies and began to find answers. Her love for and faith in Jesus have
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In
September two brothers from Tucson, nephews of Pastora Marcela, asked Pastor
Ben to baptize them and also perform their weddings, which he was happy to do. The
young men and their brides drove up here and the church responded with
enthusiasm, quickly making arrangements for both events. The four were baptized
in a mountain lake on Sabbath morning and we celebrated a double wedding in the
afternoon. It sparked an interest in baptism among the youth. The two couples
are now thinking seriously about moving to our area to join God at work through
our church.</span></div>
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October 15<sup>th</sup> I participated in an all-day workshop on “The Art of
Neighboring”, part of Missions Fest Seattle. I found the concepts very exciting
and practical. After a few unfruitful years inviting people to come to events
at their church, Pastor Jay Pathak discovered his apartment neighbors were glad
to hang out on Fridays after work; grilling meat, having a potluck and talking, sometimes about God.
He began to train church members to meet their neighbors, pray for them by
name, and look for ways to love and serve them. The second great commandment
taken literally! I recommend the book. Their website is
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60<sup>th</sup> birthday coming up in November I decided to commemorate it with
something memorable. I set a goal of riding my bike 60 miles in one day. I had
just four weeks to train before the weather changed and the days grew too short
for long rides. Laser focus! Despite my starting point of being a lazy weekend
rider, I completed my goal on October 15<sup>th</sup>, riding on bike and
walking paths around a couple of the city lakes north of here. I had a support
crew ready to assist if needed (thank you Ruth Burdick, and Pastor Ben and
Marcela), but it was a sunny day and all went well, praise the Lord!</span><br />
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November I took a vacation to Colorado to welcome my first grandchild, Jo Ana
Joy Petersen, born November 2. Now I know what all the
grandparenting fuss is about! It is a great blessing to welcome this little
girl to our family and anticipate the years ahead as she grows. Congratulations </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Paul and Aimée!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Since
then I have continued the work of discipling these believers of all ages,
preparing them to continue meeting for Bible study after I leave, serving the
church family, and supporting one another. It will not be easy to say good-bye
but I will keep in touch and pray for them. I recently was asked by a youth how to love others
as you love yourself, if you <u>don’t</u> love yourself? A non-Christian friend
also mentioned dealing with self-hatred for years. The gospel message of hope
and new life in Christ is so important! Don’t give up on these conversations
with people in your life. God is at work, be it ever so slowly. Continue to pray
for them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">What’s
next for me? I will continue helping Seventh Day Baptists in church planting.
Based in Colorado, I’ll be working as a self-funded ministry volunteer under
John Pethtel, Director of Church Development and Pastoral Services. I’ll
respond to the many new inquiries we receive and follow up with those showing
interest, assessing their compatibility with SDBs. I’ll also assist new groups
to get started; pointing them to resources and helping find partners for the
new work. I will support Pastor John with administrative tasks and we’ll
evaluate after the first year to see what God might have me do next. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Your
financial gifts will continue to be matched through the Church Planting
Co-worker Program. If you have been contributing monthly, I hope you will
continue, and if you have been thinking about joining my support team, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">please join for 2018</b>! One-time gifts
are also an important part of my support base and much appreciated. <u>Starting
January 1</u>, gifts designated for me can be payable to my sponsor, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Boulder
Seventh Day Baptist Church</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">6710 Arapahoe Rd</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Boulder CO 80303. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Answers
to prayer:</span></u><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> You
asked God to bring additional families to our church and He has! He has
continued to give me good health for the work. He has faithfully provided for my
additional needs this year through all of you and I am SO thankful. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For the
Hispanic church here to continue to grow, and for pastors Ben and Marcela.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For safe travel as I leave by
car January 15. I plan to go south to Kingman, AZ, where I served in 2013 to
visit the church and other friends, then on to Colorado.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For my financial
support in 2018 and an affordable place to rent (possibly with roommates).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For a great start to the work
for Pastor John, beginning February 1<sup>st</sup>.</span></li>
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the summer comes to a close, I’m thankful for all the opportunities for sharing
the gospel, making disciples, and enjoying our church family. Since my last
update, I attended the Seventh Day Baptist Pastor’s Conference in April (Alfred
Station, New York). What a blessing to meet with so many other pastors and
leaders, and be challenged and encouraged as we heard about “Soul Care”.
Leaders need to take care of themselves as well as tending to the needs of
others. It was timely for me as I’ve needed major dental work this year and
recently experienced an allergic reaction to an antibiotic. I’m not good at
taking time to recover but I’m learning. I’ve found it’s important to be on the
receiving end sometimes as others have the chance to care for me. (One of our
church ladies loves to feed me.) </span></div>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In June I was in Wisconsin to attend the final
week of the excellent online class I took through the SDB denomination. It was
on Sabbath Theology. Being a Seventh Day Baptist all my life, I thought I knew
lots already about the Sabbath but I was surprised how much more there is to
know! It has helped me better explain from the Bible why we keep the
seventh-day Sabbath, and I have a deeper reverence for this day of rest that
God blessed and called holy. I also enjoyed getting to know more of our pastors</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Also in
June I enjoyed a short visit from my daughter, Ana, on break from her tours
with Disney on Ice (sound technician). We visited Olympic National Park, which
I’d not been to before. It’s an actual rain forest! Our hike took us into a
thickly overgrown trail, but we had fun bushwhacking. We just saw a small part
of the area so I’m hoping to return another time and explore more.</span></div>
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had booths at two city events, one in Algona (July) and one in Auburn (August).
At both of them we were side by side with the Seattle Area SDB church and that
was a great partnership. We gave away a number of Bibles, gospels of John and
tracts. We also prayed with people and had some good conversations about
Christ. If you want to contribute a donation specifically for the outreach
materials, please let me know. I’ve had several people pay for Bibles and
tracts for us this year and we are grateful for the partnership</span>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakPMm-UltksQXeYEn9l4CIRu-mTin6sEv3FcgBG2p3AOfJMStsNuD_4jlrWEv9ub1nxrBZ8hbUg0V272DQSeGh7fRfTLRIfyFmzGfPnoN7-xNk6YTGB8XbdVknpyf6GgvCk5GHXBwT547/s1600/5AuburnLibraryTable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1600" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakPMm-UltksQXeYEn9l4CIRu-mTin6sEv3FcgBG2p3AOfJMStsNuD_4jlrWEv9ub1nxrBZ8hbUg0V272DQSeGh7fRfTLRIfyFmzGfPnoN7-xNk6YTGB8XbdVknpyf6GgvCk5GHXBwT547/s320/5AuburnLibraryTable.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The weekly
ministry tables at two local libraries are also going well. God brings those
who are spiritually hungry and I’m so thankful we can give them the truth that
saves, rather than see them turn to other groups who are out witnessing to a
false gospel. Jordan and Martina regularly man the Auburn table, and Ana Plaza
and I have the Kent table. Jordan reported recently that a woman prayed to receive
Christ, praise God! </span></div>
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in Kent but it was hard to have an in-depth conversation because of so many people
browsing. He suggested we meet for coffee and we’ve been doing that monthly and
plan to continue, now as friends. He is adamant in his view of reality and
offers many resources for me to check out. I offer him the same and am learning
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Has your church considered doing baby showers as
a way to invite people to get to know you? Two of the women I disciple through
home Bible studies were expecting and we showered them with love and gifts on
two different Sabbaths. Yoana had her baby boy in May and Magali had a girl in
July. Party planning is a new skill I have on my resume. It was fun to create a
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hoping to take some of our youth to the annual SDB Conference in California
this year, using funds offered for youth ministry by our Northwest Association.
Then we found out they were not old enough for the high school conference, so
we searched for another opportunity for them to grow in Christ this summer. We
sent three girls to Black Lake Bible Camp in Olympia, WA (no SDB camp nearby)
and that was a blessing for them. Please pray for our youth to have godly
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to drive to southern California for Conference and was glad to have Christina
McNeme for company on the way down. She’s the daughter of my friend, Vivian
Allen (Montana). Christina had been helping our church ministries for the
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was at Azusa Pacific University with the theme, “Life on Mission”. Pastor Ben
and Marcela were there from our church, and also Jordan and Martina. I was
blessed by the many great sermons, workshops and conversations with fellow SDBs
about living out God’s mission in our communities. I also had a display board
in the exhibit area with pictures showing the places where I’ve been serving
SDBs in church planting. It was great to see two Hispanic churches become
members of the General Conference, one of which I had assisted, the Agape
Ministry SDB Church in Puerto Rico. The other was a church in Riverside, CA,
Redemption Evangelical Fellowship. God bless the expanding presence of Hispanic
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">On the way
home I visited friends in a couple places and saw a Redwood forest near San
Francisco. Very impressive! I also made an appointment for a root canal for the
day after I got home due to an infected tooth. I think my teeth have hit their
expiration date. </span>😊<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> This is
my second root canal this year and work on other teeth is recommended. The Lord
has provided for me financially through so many of your gifts and I’m very
thankful. Because of the dental expenses and car maintenance (tires, brakes),
I’m looking into some part-time employment, but I remain committed to full-time
ministry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">My two-year service to the
church in Auburn is coming to a close in January and I’ll be moving back to
Colorado for a year or longer. What I believe the Lord would have me do next is
continue to serve SDBs in the areas of church planting and revitalization under
Pastor John Pethtel, the Director of these areas, and continue to raise my own
support. It’s under discussion with denominational leaders and we’ll see how
God directs. I also want to support my home church in Boulder as they are currently
moving through the PULSE process for church revitalization, or perhaps there
will be a new church plant in Colorado that I can join! Wherever I am, I’ll
continue to share the gospel in the pubic square and train others to do it as
well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">God bless you, all my
partners in ministry! As always, donations can be directed </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">to the church here, “IBS Dia”, and
contact me for the mailing address. Be sure to note </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">my name on the memo
line of the check.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For our newer believers to
put down deep roots in Christ</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For God to send more strong
Christians to join our church in ministry</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For my health and strength,
and for God’s provision for the extra expenses</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For pastors Ben and Marcela
and their family</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Greetings
from Washington where everyone is a Seahawk’s fan! Above are the happy faces of
our fledgling church youth group. I hope they will become strong fans of Jesus!
We got started in December and meet twice a month for fun and a Bible lesson
(and popcorn). One of the moms, Blanca, is co-leader with me. We recently
wanted to raise money for the youth to attend a Christian concert. What do you
suppose was Blanca’s idea? She made about 90 tamales and we sold them to folks
at church and to my Line Dancing friends. Delicious! And I got a lesson in
tamale making. (It’s labor intensive.)</span></div>
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last update is that I was invited in late November to be a delegate to the
Seventh Day Baptist World Federation meetings in Brazil in January. I was
stepping in for someone who couldn’t make it, and all my expenses were covered.
I was thrilled at the opportunity and praised God for such a generous gift. I
had a current passport and was able to secure a visa in time, so off I went on
January 18. Four flights and 29 hours later I was at Hope Ranch (</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Chácara Esperança</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">) in Curitiba, Brazil. </span></div>
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Brazilian Conference on Friday and Sabbath, then the World Federation the
following week. The Brazilian SDBs are such gracious, loving people! We had a
wonderful time worshipping and visiting with them, despite the language
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sight-seeing one day, including lunch at a Brazilian grill called a
Churrascaria. It’s a buffet with the addition of waiters bringing an assortment
of grilled meats on large skewers directly to your table to carve off slices of
melt-in-your-mouth beef, shrimp, chicken, pork, etc. We also visited three
nearby SDB churches and enjoyed meeting many of the brethren there. At right is the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Curitiba.</span></div>
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of the World Federation week as we worshipped, studied the Bible, heard
messages, debated business matters, and ate meals together, but I think my
favorite memory is of the music. The members of the worship team were all
gifted musicians, clearly rejoicing in the Lord as they played and sang under
the direction of Luiz Miranda. Such music! Lively, worshipful, a variety of
styles, and usually in both Portuguese and English. Luiz gathered a small group
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participate and to make new friends with SDBs from so far away. One example is
Fred Maduka of Malawi who shared with me that he gave his life to Christ
because of the ministry of missionary David Pearson. Pastor Fred is now
president of the Central Africa Conference of SDBs. The theme for the week was,
“The Kingdom of God is like…” (Just as Jesus began many of his parables). I am
so grateful for this taste of heaven where there will be believers from every
tribe, tongue and nation.</span></div>
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Witness table who patiently explained why Jesus cannot be Jehovah but is an
exalted being like no other. He showed me verses from their altered translation
of the Bible and I pointed out the similarity of Romans 10:9 (“If you declare
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except for her eyes, came to our table saying she liked that sign, that we
should all learn to do that. She stayed to tell me how great Islam is and how
misunderstood. She agreed to take one of our gospels of John to learn more
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man, an atheist, came several weeks in a row to chat and argue, giving me
things to look up and read, and open to my suggestions of things for him to
check out. It’s an interesting dialog, and reminds me how important it is to
understand another’s perspective in order to offer truth where they have weak
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stepped through his many slides it became obvious he wanted to convince us that
their God is the same as the God of the Jews and Christians, and they are
peaceful and do not force anyone to convert. From my research, I know Islam is
only peaceful at the start of the Quran, not at the end. Mohammad endorsed forced
conversions and led his people in military conquests. Their god requires good
works to earn his love and favor, with no guarantees about paradise. They gave
away many tracts and free copies of the Quran. “Jesus in Islam”, “Human Rights
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Let it rain" - "Haz llover"</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The home Bible studies are
going well. Blanca wanted a different day than Magali so we meet on Friday
mornings, and her neighbor (another mom) has joined us. We are studying the
epic story of the Bible through “The Story of Hope” (www.goodsoil.com). The lessons
cover key biblical events leading to the coming of the Messiah, with colorful
illustrations. Blanca recently posted to her friends on Facebook an invitation to
this study and thanked me saying, “This is helping me so much and I’m learning
so many spiritual things.” Magali added, “Thank you, Patty, for your patience
to answer all our questions.”</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastor Ben and Marcela's 29th anniversary</td></tr>
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news, I’m teaching the youth at church on Sabbath and occasionally bringing the
message during the worship service. I’m taking an online course on Sabbath Theology,
which is very interesting and has a challenging workload. It ends in June with
one week of in-class instruction at the SDB center in Janesville, WI. I’ll also
be traveling to New York State soon to attend the SDB Pastor’s Conference, April
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I thank
the Lord fervently for your faithful prayers and giving. Because of your
financial support I’m able to travel to conferences, purchase Bibles for the
ministry tables, buy curriculum, and cover my monthly expenses. I am so
thankful to be able to work full-time in ministry, and I’m learning and growing
in so many ways (Pastor Ben confirms that). 😊</span></div>
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note </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">my name on the memo line of the check. We can also set up
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General Conference in southern California in July and will need to save for
that and take time off work. Please pray for everything to come together.</span></div>
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warms up, including “church in the park”.</span></div>
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Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-12253662325470439712016-11-01T13:04:00.000-07:002016-11-09T12:40:39.022-08:00Autumn Update 2016<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I
hope you are enjoying this season of harvest and giving thanks. It’s been a
busy and fruitful time here; praise the Lord! I so appreciate your prayers.
Because of them we’re able to continue planting this church and ministering to
people in our community in spite of many challenges. I’m learning lots from
Pastor Ben Figueroa, who has planted several churches before. We believe God
would have me continue serving here through 2017 and I look forward to
deepening relationships with these disciples. Pastor Ben has also asked me to
be an assistant pastor and I’m honored to support him in this way. (Notes: I'm using initials rather than names for some individuals in this post for privacy. Click on any picture to enlarge it.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In July we hosted our first church booth at the
Algona Days fair (2 days). Everyone pitched in the week before to put our
church labels on the tracts and Bibles. </span><br />
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fellow SDB Ralph Hays, we had a beautiful banner displaying our church name
with Mount Rainier in the background. </span><br />
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even though it was scary at first for some. We gave away Bibles, gospels of
John and tracts (both English and Spanish). M. had a great conversation
with two boys, brothers, who took Bibles and were excited to learn more about
Jesus. M. and J. are a married couple in our church who are excited
about sharing the gospel. They also passed out patriotic tracts with me on the
4<sup>th</sup> of July at a park in Auburn. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The guitar lessons continue weekly with J.,
J. and M., plus a new middle school student starting soon. We start
each lesson with prayer and most of the songs have Christian themes. Next up
we’re learning Christmas carols! I don’t teach weekly Bible stories to D’s
children any more since life got busy as she began taking classes this summer
to complete her GED. She’s doing well but asked me to tutor her in math and I’m
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study times, she and her husband have joined a couples Bible study and I pray
for continued growth in their family. I still meet with M. weekly, and her
friend B. is joining us to study the book of John. M. recently
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with my sister, JoAnne Kandel, new grandma!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">August was a travel month. First I attended the
SDB General Conference in Houghton, NY, getting to visit with many of you and
share what God is doing among SDBs in the realm of church planting. I enjoyed
worshipping on two Sabbaths with nearby churches and giving them a ministry
update (Hebron PA and Little Genesee NY). While I was in New York, my niece
(Emily Kandel Miller) had a baby and it was fun to meet my grandnephew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Then I traveled to Wisconsin to audit the Summer
Institute class on SDB Polity and Church Governance. This was important
material as I have been helping new churches create their statements of faith,
covenants, constitutions and by-laws. I have a lot more sympathy for pastors
after experiencing some of the challenges of shepherding!</span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">At the
end of August, my daughter, Ana, visited me in Washington and we saw the sights,
including the zoo, aquarium, Pike’s Place Farmer’s Market and an eleven-mile
hike in Mount Rainier National Park. That was a doozy but four days later we
were in Montana at Glacier National Park and hiked 15 miles! I concluded I need
to work up to those longer hikes but thankfully my knees have recovered and I
can keep line dancing. :-) </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many thanks to Betty H. for hosting us in
Montana. Vivian Allen and two of her children also joined us for the hike. (Covenant SDB Fellowship, Hungry Horse)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glacier National Park, Garden Wall Trail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our church loves to celebrate birthdays!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In September we started a new ministry at the
Auburn Public Library. I’d noticed the Jehovah’s Witnesses had literature at a
table in the entry area and I asked the Library staff if we could do the same.
They said we’re free to do that as long as we’re not selling anything and we agree
to let people come to us, not approach them. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">So I go on Tuesdays, with M. and J.
coming when they get off work, and we offer Bibles, tracts, church invitations
and conversation to whomever God leads to our table. A Mormon woman stopped by
a couple times and we talked about our different understanding of who Jesus is.
Mormons use language similar to ours but with vastly different meaning, and I
think most Mormons are not aware that they believe a different gospel than what
the Bible teaches</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I’ve just wrapped up teaching the first seven
chapters of Acts to our Sabbath adult class. We had lots of questions and good
discussions on how we want to operate as a church body in light of how the
early church functioned. One of those ideas is to form home groups that include
neighbors and friends, to widen the circle of influence and help make new
disciples.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our
church participated in the Northwest Association meeting on October 1<sup>st</sup>
in Portland, OR. Rob Appel, Executive Director, brought a report of recent
activity in the SDB Conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
there I went for a short hike in the woods with Levi Bond, Vivian Allen and two
of her children. Among the golden leaves on the ground I was astonished to find
maple leaves 12 inches across! I looked them up online and learned they’re from
“Big Leaf Maples”, of course.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entrance of Doxa Church, downtown Bellevue</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In early October I attended a two-day conference
for church planters and revitalizers in Bellevue, WA, put on by the Verge
Network. I learned about missional communities (church folks who invite their
neighbors over to build friendships and look for opportunities to minister and
share the gospel), and about having a vision for “gospel saturation” of our
communities, based on Habakkuk 2:14. “For the earth will be filled with the
knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">A key idea is that we are all on mission every
day of the week, not just one day. Pastors are to “raise up ministers who minister
everywhere they go.” “We all have the same Senior Pastor, Jesus Christ.” </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">How
many churches are in your town?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Only
one – Jesus’ church.”</span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In mid-October I attended a similar conference,
“Multiply” from Frontline Church Planting, in Colorado Springs, with 32 fellow
SDBs! The Friday sessions were at Vanguard Church (SDBs and others), then
Sabbath was just our group. The theme was “Engaging Hard Topics” which we
surely did as we were challenged to think about our responses to racism and the
LGBT community. “Walk with diverse people as
you develop your theology.” “We’re living in Rome.” “Your home is not a retreat
but a place dedicated to the mission of God. Diversify the dinner table.” </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastor John Pethtel leading the Sabbath afternoon session of Multiply.</td></tr>
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--</style><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As a new year approaches, please consider how
God might have you partner with me in ministry through prayer, monthly support,
and one-time gifts. A few monthly financial partners are not able to continue
and I’m looking forward to some new ones in 2017. It’s been so wonderful this
year to have the income to buy
two cases of Bibles to give out, as well as tracts and Bible study materials.
Also, support for travel to General Conference and the church planting
conferences. And I recently had to replace my printer. God provides!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Thank you for your faithful
prayer support. Here are some prayer needs:</span></div>
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line</u> of the check and they will pass along 100% of the funds to me. We can
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">God
bless you in the holiday season and may you shower others with the light and
love of Jesus.</span></div>
Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-50199066479544300182016-07-04T15:00:00.000-07:002016-07-04T15:00:15.232-07:00Happy Summer 2016!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Rainier, 14,400 ft, viewed from Auburn, WA</td></tr>
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Independence Day, USA! Besides celebrating the gift of living in a country
founded on a government “of the people, by the people and for the people”, the
4<sup>th</sup> of July is one of my favorite holidays to pass out tracts. I’ll
be going with three others from our church to the city park to exercise our
freedom of speech for a good cause – eternal life!</span></div>
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my previous update I asked for prayer for affordable housing beginning in June
and God provided way above what I ever imagined! Fellow Seventh Day Baptists,
Norm and Vicki Burdick, learned of the need and offered me their 2-bedroom rental house
in the town next to Auburn (2 miles away), at NO RENT! I just pay utilities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">The house had been vacant for a time and I’ve been cleaning and sprucing up
since moving in May 30<sup>th</sup>. It was built in the 1950’s and has lots of
great features not found in homes today like a dresser built into the wall,
cupboards that open to both the kitchen and dining room, a pullout cutting
board, and can-opener attached to a cabinet. And lots of windows to let in the
sun when it shines! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Several people have loaned me furniture, so I’m all set to
live, work and entertain from my little house. I thank the Lord daily for the
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continued the home Bible studies and have been thrilled to participate in this
part of the Great Commission, to “make disciples.” The two mothers of young
children have been excited to see the stories of Jesus come alive as we study
the gospel of John. Claudia commented that we study from the Bible itself,
whereas the Jehovah’s Witnesses focus on their Watch Tower materials. She prefers the Bible! Her two
teen daughters have joined us for the summer studies. </span></div>
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with their families, have visited our church group when we’ve met in the park
on Sabbath afternoons (see photo - everybody likes to sing). I’ve joined Claudia for some of the school events of her
children, and assisted her as a translator a few times. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">One day as I was
leaving her mobile home park, I noticed a chair on the curb. I stopped to
inquire of the neighbor and left with four chairs for my dining table! A little
glue and they are good as new. More praise to God from whom all blessings flow!</span></span></span></div>
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understanding of Dalia’s four children as we studied 13 lessons on the life of
Jesus. They’ve been getting to know who He is through His miracles, teachings,
sacrificial death, and triumphant resurrection. Sometimes their friends join us
too. Recently the oldest child said, “I want to follow Jesus” and the next
oldest asked, “Will I be in heaven?” Praise God for their desire to be
disciples of Jesus. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dalia and children
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three sessions on “Being a Missionary Where I Live”. It was good to hear how
different women are sharing the gospel in their workplaces and neighborhoods,
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">On warm and
dry Saturdays the church often meets in local parks for our worship service and
Bible classes, followed by a fellowship meal. The kids run around and play,
sometimes the adults too (Frisbee!), and we hang out for hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Have you tried
Prickly Pear cactus cooked on a grill? It’s pretty good! They call it “Nopal.” </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">I’m really enjoying the delicious
made-from-scratch Mexican food by our skilled cooks.</span></div>
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farther afield such as our trip to Mount Rainier in May. There was still snow
on the ground up there but it was fun to see the waterfalls and walk a bit on
the trails. </span></span></div>
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hands full with her three other kids. I’m grateful for good health and glad I
can keep walking (and doing line dancing)!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">In June we went to Rattlesnake
Mountain, enjoying worship by a peaceful lake, eating a great meal, and going
for a 4-mile hike up to Rattlesnake Ridge. What a view! I appreciate Pastor
Ben’s leadership to take us to new places to enjoy God’s amazing Creation</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Pastor
Ben encouraged me to apply as a volunteer for the school district so I could
get to know some of the youth who attend our church as well as meet new people
(staff or students) and let them know of my involvement with the church and our
desire to serve the community. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In early May I began assisting with supervising
the lunch break twice a week at Mount Baker Middle School, where Pastor Ben
works, until school ended June 24<sup>th</sup>. It was eye opening to see the
major ethnic diversity at the school, reflecting the community. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Thank you for your faithful
prayers! Here are some new prayer requests:</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Fruitful gospel outreach by our church at
Algona Days, July 15-16.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">For Pastor Ben and Marcela.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">For the growth of the church plant numerically
and spiritually, and for leaders as we add structure</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">For my growth in effective bi-cultural
ministry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">For me in July as I watch over the flock while
Pastor Ben and Marcela are away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">My travel in August to SDB General Conference
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or one-time gifts, continuing into 2017.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting church info labels on tracts</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">If you’d
like to share in this ministry financially, donations can be sent here, payable
to “IBS Dia”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please
write my name on the memo line of the check and they will pass along 100% of
the funds to me. We can also set up automatic fund transfers (EFTs), bank to
bank.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday meal hosted by newlyweds Paul and Aimée. My sister Mary Ellen and her husband are on the left, my mother on the right and Paul's dad, Tim, in the center.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Greetings
from wet and wonderful Washington! I wrapped up the mission in Puerto Rico in
mid-December and returned to my Colorado home base for the holidays. It was
great to celebrate with family and with my sending church, Boulder Seventh Day
Baptist. One highlight was doing the downtown Boulder table ministry one
afternoon with Dave Hawkins and Tracy Haines, fellow evangelists from previous
years. I also got to volunteer one night with the homeless shelter my church
hosts on Saturday nights during the colder months.</span></div>
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family I lived with during my Colorado stays (thank you to the Bates!) was selling their house in
early 2016 so I needed to move right after Christmas. Prayers were answered
when a Christian couple in Boulder offered me a room for the three weeks before
I left for Washington. Thank you, Fromholzers! They are connected to the Navigators ministry at the
University of Colorado where my son, Paul, serves with Navigators. They were
very gracious and I felt right at home. The view of the mountains
from their living room was spectacular. Another blessing was the offer of
long-term storage for my belongings in the home of friends of Ana, my daughter. Thank you to the Seatons!</span></div>
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January 17<sup>th</sup> I set out for Washington driving through Wyoming and Montana
where the west winds blow with gale force (so it seemed to me). I stopped in
Hungry Horse, MT, where my friend Vivian Allen lives with her children and leads
a small SDB fellowship. I enjoyed staying with her and her children two days
and got to see a very snowy Glacier National Park as well as the Hungry Horse
Dam. It was encouraging to hear how God is at work in both our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">They are
praying for someone to join them to pastor the group. Just like the Church of
Corinth did for the Apostle Paul, they “sent me on my way” with a gift of
financial support (1 Cor. 16:6, 2 Cor. 1:16). That was a wonderful and
unexpected blessing. December gifts for me were much lower than normal but in the
first two months of this year the gifts have been way ABOVE normal. Praise the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My current home, blessed by a rainbow!</td></tr>
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I’m renting a room from a friend of Pastor Ben and Marcela Figueroa, Karen
Coon, which is not only very affordable but she and I have become good friends and that
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and not far away is a large park with walking paths through the woods, so I’m thrilled to
explore the flora and fauna of a new climate. When it’s raining I just put on
my waterproof poncho and keep going. The trees are very tall and many are
covered in a coat of green moss. In the light of the setting sun they seem to
glow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The church I’m serving this year is a Spanish-speaking
church plant, the Iglesia Bautista del Séptimo Día, sponsored by the Seattle
Area Seventh Day Baptist Church, located in Auburn. We</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> meet on Sabbath afternoons in the church
building of the English-speaking SDB church. Pastor Ben and Marcela had been
attending the Seattle church for about a year when they felt God's leading to
begin a Spanish fellowship. That was 18 months ago and there are 20-25 people
in the congregation today.</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The youngest singer in this picture is part of a home Bible study with her brother and sister.</td></tr>
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the greatest need was to disciple new believers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within a week of arriving he began to give me
names to contact to set up home Bible studies. I currently have three going.
One is with three children and their mother, studying the life of Jesus. The
second is with a married couple who want to know more about SDBs and receive
training in evangelism. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The third is with a mother of 4, Claudia, who wants to
learn how to study the Bible and then teach her children to do the same
(disciples making disciples)! Her teen daughters are already reading the Bible
of their own accord. Claudia has a friend who is going to be joining us for the
Friday morning study, and another friend who can’t make that time but would
like to meet on another day. Definitely a hunger for Jesus here!
What a privilege to teach these new believers</span>
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guitar to church one Sabbath for special music, Pastor Ben realized the church
could offer guitar lessons as an outreach so I've started those on Wednesday
nights. When the weather gets warmer I hope to add a table ministry in the
downtown area or at a Farmer's Market. We have several people eager to serve
the Lord through that kind of gospel outreach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I'm also teaching the
adult Bible study after the worship service and before the potluck supper.
We're studying core SDB beliefs since many people are new to SDBs. I'm
developing the lessons in Spanish, with copies in English for the few English
speaking people who enjoy being part of this church. One of my goals is to
include answers to the challenges believers face in sharing their faith, such
as why we believe the Bible is accurate and reliable, or why evil is found in
the heart of every person and we need God’s help to change (we need a Savior).</span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As a new
resident I had to get a Washington driver’s license, as well as register the car
and get local plates. Thanks to a new SDB program to partially fund church
planters, I was reimbursed for my moving and relocation expenses, and will have
the monthly donations matched up to $1,000/month.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> In
addition to living and transportation expenses, I buy gospel tracts, Bibles,
and materials for the home Bible studies from the donations I receive. Thank
you so much for your gifts to God that He directs to this ministry!</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Rainier, 14,400 feet elevation (Auburn is about 600 ft elevation)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I'm
busy for sure but happy to help fill the urgent need for teaching these new disciples.
If anyone else feels led to come, give me a call! We could use more workers. I'll
need new housing in June when Karen’s kids return from college so I'm thinking
to get an apartment. They are very expensive in this area, so please keep me in
your prayers for the right housing.</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Because of you, I am able do this
work full-time. The Apostle John wrote in his third letter, “For they went out
for the sake of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. Therefore we
ought to support (show hospitality to) such men, so that we may be fellow
workers with the truth.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">If you’d
like to become a partner in this work, donations can be sent to the church I’m
serving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Please <u>write
my name on the memo line of the check</u> and they will pass along 100% of the
funds to me. You can mail (or use your bank's automatic bill-pay service) to
send checks payable to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">IBS
Dia<br />
PO Box 217<br />
Auburn WA 98071</span>
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through your prayers, so that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf
for the favor bestowed on us through the prayers of many.” 2 Corinthians 1:11</span></div>
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<br />Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-55701517650096695722015-11-30T16:48:00.000-08:002015-11-30T18:02:11.434-08:00Year-End 2015<style>
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Rico! I’m here for a 7-week mission, but first a bit about the moving trip from
Maryland to my home base in Colorado. I took a little over a week with stops to
visit friends and family, including people I hadn’t seen for many years. </span><br />
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enjoyed Sabbath days with the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church (Wisconsin) and the North
Loup SDBs (Nebraska). I was especially glad to visit some of the people who helped me grow
in the faith as a youth; Francie Van Horn and Rev. Mynor and Marian Soper. I
also made a brief stop at Rez Connection on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
to catch up with the Marks Family; yet another example of godly people who have
influenced me for good. I’m so thankful for all of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On October 24 in Boulder, Colorado, my son, Paul, married
Aimée Joy Woodard. It was a beautiful ceremony followed by a great celebratory
supper. They chose to be barefooted for the ceremony (Paul loves to run
barefoot, Aimée is a dancer) and included washing each other’s feet to demonstrate their
commitment to care for one another. They are a wonderful couple, ready to serve
the Lord in Navigator’s ministry at the CU Boulder Campus. I’m very excited to
have a new daughter in the family and look forward to spending time with them
during Christmas break.</span></div>
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an hour away from the shore (and two hours west of San Juan) up in the mountains
in the city of San Sebastián. Well, actually on a hilltop above the city in a
community called Hoyamala. The church sits on the main road with good
visibility. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastora Judith Houts</td></tr>
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many years. She returned a few years ago to care for her mother before she
passed away. God led the Houts to people who responded to the gospel message
and a new church was born.</span> </span><br />
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speak some English but Spanish is the primary language. The longer I’m here the
better I can speak it but comprehension of rapid-fire speech is a challenge. As
a missionary I’m often asked to pray aloud, which I’m glad to do but it takes
some thinking to put the right sentences together. (Ever heard of the subjunctive
tense?) About the time I get the hang of it, someone chimes in with “Sí,
Señor!” or “Amen!” and I’m so startled I lose my next thought. I manage to recover
but it makes me laugh inside.</span></div>
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are Talent Night and people share testimonies, poems, Scripture, a teaching, and various
talents. I brought my guitar and have contributed a few songs that I learned in
my missionary days in Honduras (1980s).</span>
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most buildings here, where termites can be a problem for wood structures. It was
previously a small grocery store and they’ve made it attractive inside and out.
The music worship team is terrific, led by Marizta and her husband, Adrian. I especially
enjoy the praise songs in Spanish with a Caribbean rhythm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Search YouTube, “Paseate Nazareno, Faba
Marin”.) We have many tambourines and maracas going during the singing time!</span></div>
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the community in many ways. One is the "Café Sabatino", coffee offered to people who wander by on Sabbath morning
before church (as in 7:30 am). The price is “just a smile” (Solo una Sonrisa).</span>
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also host a monthly meal for the needy of the community (same price). In
November we served over 20 meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
enjoy hearing about people’s lives and answering questions. One man asked what
we believed about the second coming of Christ and we started reading passages
in the Bible about that. He asked if I had ever read the Bible cover to cover
and I was glad for the YouVersion daily Bible reading plans (smart phone app). I’ve read through the
Bible 3 times in three years – good stuff!</span>
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their home. The gate at the front of the house says “Agape” (the Greek word for
God’s love, also their ministry name). The house is on a hillside. Below my
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for the youth (that little patio kitchen puts out a lot of food for the campers). They
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basket on the end. I’ve been enjoying those avocados, along with grapefruit
from their trees, and bananas! </span></div>
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tree to collect the bananas. A banana tree is really a large stalk that blooms
and bears fruit just once. It also produces a new shoot before dying, so they
harvest the bananas and remove the old tree to make room for the new one.</span></div>
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it’s a little tricky as they are only slightly wider than a single lane. The
houses (or the cement footers for fences) sit right against the road, so very
little shoulder space. Every time two cars meet they have to squeeze by using
the gutters. It was probably easier in the early days with only horse traffic. :)</span><br />
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been happy NOT to drive, accepting rides when I need to get somewhere, like a
weekly trip to town with resident missionary, Ruth Russell, to get groceries
and go to the Post Office. She’s also taken me to the Farmer’s Market where
more traditional fare is found - like native fruits, root vegetables and
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(where I often hear a chorus of wild chickens next door). So far I’ve helped
consolidate their statement of belief, updated the English version of the
Covenant, and translated the existing Constitution into English from Spanish. Next up is
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an older brother named Adam to teach basic Christian beliefs in preparation for
baptism. His home is a small cement structure with a hammock on the porch. He
made me a type of coconut candy that I liked despite not being a fan of
coconut! (“Where He leads me I will follow, what He feeds me I will swallow.”)</span></div>
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Houts celebrated with a traditional turkey dinner along with Puerto Rican rice with gandules (small beans aka “pigeon peas” and they grow in the back yard, too).
I enjoyed meeting members of their extended family. We closed the day with a
small campfire, toasting marshmallows and singing camp songs with guitar
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your friendship, prayers and donations. Year-end gifts are much appreciated and can be made
out to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SDB Missionary Society</b>,
19 Hillside Ave, Ashaway RI, 02804. </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Email: Office@sdbmissions.org, Phone: 401-596-4326. (Or mail
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forward to some down time. In mid-January I’ll load up the car again and drive
to the Seattle area to serve the new Spanish-speaking church under the
leadership of Pastor Ben and Marcela Figueroa. Please pray for safe travel and
for God’s provision for housing (it’s on the expensive side there). Also pray
for these new church plants as they seek to love their communities and grow new
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A couple with two children
took tracts. The father said, “I was born a Christian.” He said he had read the
Bible many times since he had lots of time for reading whenever he was in
prison. (!)</span></span></div>
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because she is involved with a married man who says she is his second wife in
God’s eyes and the Bible doesn’t actually forbid it. Her parents (Christians)
later asked for prayers for her, as she won’t listen to them.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heritage Days booth - lots of interest in our tracts.</td></tr>
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admitted he has not yet committed his life to Christ. After hearing the
courtroom illustration and the “good judge” who must see that justice is done,
he said that was the best explanation he had heard of how the gospel works. He
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We gave out over 500 custom hand fans for Heritage Days</td></tr>
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pointed out objections to Christianity (such as Israelites in the Bible killing
women and children). I respectfully challenged him to consider the ultimate source
of his sense of right and wrong, and how he considers God unfair. He appreciated
how we listened to him since, he said, other Christians have just told him he
was wrong.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">County Fair - many Bibles given out.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A young
woman said she was feeling pressured to join the Mormons and get baptized but
had some doubts. She was open to hear more about their teachings that conflict
with the Bible and how they are not another Christian denomination but a
different religion. She took a couple brochures related to Mormonism.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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Market and then came back each week. He is clearly seeking to know God but
hesitates to make changes, such as dealing with his love life. He took books by
Ray Comfort and Billy Graham.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">An older woman and her
daughter stopped to browse our booth at the Fair, originally from the
Philippines now living in West Virginia. The woman said she was baptized at an
SDB church in the Philippines! Each was happy to receive a Bible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It was a
huge unexpected blessing when the Mark Cahill ministry sent us a box of tracts,
free! I had emailed them about a typo I saw on their website, and these were
their thank-you to me. Praise God for His provision! (www.markcahill.org)</span></span></div>
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May I visited the Shiloh, NJ, SDB Church and gave an update on the work I’ve
been doing in Cumberland. They are on my support team and have been a great
encouragement. I enjoyed the hospitality of Pastor Don and Charlotte Chroniger,
including a meal in an Amish restaurant and a drive to see nearby historic
places.</span></div>
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visited with church members of the Raritan Valley SDB Church that weekend. We
talked about church planting and re-planting and the resources needed for
either one. They welcome your prayers as they consider God’s future plan for
SDB witness in northern New Jersey.</span></div>
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heard of prayer walks? We’ve done a few here in Cumberland and it has been good
to pray for the city, the neighborhoods and whatever God brings to mind.
Sometimes we stop to talk with residents as well, encouraging them in their
spiritual journey.</span></div>
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end of June I served as a counselor at Camp Joy in Berea, WV, for Junior Camp.
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and lots more. It was very fun, though I was glad it was only 4 days rather
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summer I started riding with a local bike club, the Western Maryland Wheelman.
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miles round-trip from Cumberland to the Eastern Continental Divide, with 1,787
ft. elevation gain. Got a bit saddle sore but really enjoyed it! Another good way to meet people in the community.</span></div>
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church I serve, Full Gospel SDB, was welcomed as a new member of the Conference
at the annual meeting of Seventh Day Baptists of USA and Canada in July. We
celebrated this special moment and thanked the Lord for allowing this church to
grow and be a consistent witness here in Cumberland. Congratulations to Pastor
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUXzSg26GLpwDCYcHafH0b_3N9HBMyNB5UDwv9nF44BsYXR0VxgLj3yJGb1-qGxDCbNSm_oV5CkZcgLAGZ3NGFCOvVEwXW4Dq0d3ulqyCQezbWQfwLdo7eXuppqS-Dgr1HGdA_NyPc6YH/s1600/16_TrngBrickSDB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUXzSg26GLpwDCYcHafH0b_3N9HBMyNB5UDwv9nF44BsYXR0VxgLj3yJGb1-qGxDCbNSm_oV5CkZcgLAGZ3NGFCOvVEwXW4Dq0d3ulqyCQezbWQfwLdo7eXuppqS-Dgr1HGdA_NyPc6YH/s320/16_TrngBrickSDB.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In
August I was happy to do evangelism workshops for churches in the Appalachian
Association: the German SDB in Salemville, PA, and Shepherd’s Fold Ministry SDB
in Johnson City, TN. I’m calling the training “Taking the Gospel to People” to
emphasize how we can engage people in conversations about spiritual things on a
daily basis in respectful, natural ways, and minimize fear. I was also invited
to share evangelism tips with the adult Sunday School class of Friendship Haven
Church, one of our partners in ministry in Cumberland.</span></div>
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September I traveled to Las Vegas for a Xango convention (my home-based
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Paul Petersen, marries Aimée Woodard (Boulder).</span></div>
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serve a short mission for the new SDB church in San Sebastian, helping them
create their organizing documents (constitution, covenant), and serving where
needed. Thankfully I speak Spanish (my undergraduate degree, time in Spain and
Honduras) and I’m excited to accept this invitation from Pastora Judith Houts.</span></div>
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celebrate the season with family and my home church in Boulder. Maybe rest a
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Pastor Ben Figueroa of Seattle, WA, to seek God’s timing and plans for how I
can serve their new Spanish-speaking SDB church, the Iglesia Bautista del
Séptimo Día. Pastor Ben and his wife, Marcela, are experienced church planters.
Estoy lista para aprender! (I’m ready to learn!)</span></div>
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Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-43737035221583285092015-04-26T20:26:00.001-07:002015-04-26T20:26:57.393-07:00Spring Update - April 2015<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Happy springtime!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This
morning I noticed a cardinal building a nest in a tree outside my front window.
A few days ago a robin built one on the back porch drainpipe and now is nesting
in it. I’m amazed watching spring unfold in western Maryland, with flowers
everywhere including on the trees and shrubs. Coming from a drier climate, this
is quite a feast for the senses. It reminds me of the hymn, “This is my
Father’s world, the birds their carols raise. The morning light, the lily bright, declare their Maker's praise.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Since
I last posted, we held two evangelism training sessions. It was exciting to
have eight people from Friendship Haven Church and four from our church for the
January crash course in Way of the Master witnessing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were many thoughtful questions as
people considered how to reach those they knew who aren’t yet saved. Everyone
participated and tried out the dialog on each other.</span></div>
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early March there were six students from both churches for the afternoon
course. I covered answers to common objections to the Christian faith, as well
as ideas for how to reach people from the major world religions. Roseanna and
David White (from our church) covered how to handle questions about evolution. I
had not done this training before and am glad to have it ready for the next
time, after many hours spent developing the curriculum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One of the best websites I recommended for
apologetics (meaning, defense of the faith) is by Greg Koukl of Stand to
Reason, <a href="http://www.str.org/">http://www.str.org/</a>. Check it out for
tips as you dialog with people wherever you live work and play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
the area of continuing education, I completed a course called “Bible
Interpretation”, Module 4 of the CALLED program (SDB Board of Christian Ed).
Pastor Steve Osborn of my home church in Boulder, CO, is my mentor for the
mostly self-study courses. It is probably the most important class I’ve taken
for mission work to help me with “accurately handling the word of truth” (2
Tim. 2:15) as I lead Sabbath School, Bible Study and people to Christ. I will
continue to meet with Pastor Steve monthly for accountability, then start the
next CALLED class in the fall.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making chains - one loop for each book of the Bible.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We made and colored our own Bible Bookcase.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
the children’s Sabbath School we’ve been studying lessons from the Book of
Genesis beginning with Creation and up to the life of Joseph so far. We act out
the stories using stick puppets or doing the parts ourselves, reading right
from the Bible. Life sure gets messy in Genesis and we find much that is
similar to life today in families and following God wherever He leads. Since we
don’t have much budget for curriculum I’m using free online resources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s
been fun to teach them songs related to the Bible stories (Dem Bones, Father
Abraham, Jacob’s Ladder). The children sang “Easter Song” by 2<sup>nd</sup>
Chapter of Acts for Resurrection Sabbath and the sunrise service on Easter
morning. They enjoyed ringing little bells for that too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’ve
been leading our mid-week Bible Study since December, going verse by verse
through the book of Acts. There is so much to learn from that book! The
followers of Jesus in the early days “went about preaching the word” and making
disciples (Acts 8:4). They didn’t have church buildings or even a complete
Bible yet, but they were convinced Jesus was sending them into the world as His
ambassadors, just as God the Father had sent Him (John 20:21). </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So grateful for hikes in the woods!</td></tr>
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I had a quarter for every time someone has told me, “I’m not comfortable doing
evangelism,” I’d be rich! I’ve concluded that none of us are truly comfortable,
but if God is prompting us to make His name known, He will also give us words
and compassion, because “it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me”
(Gal. 2:20).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not about my ability –
it’s about laying down my fears or lack of concern, so that someone else can
hear the gospel. It’s not easy, but being a Christian is not easy anywhere in
the world. For those who, like Moses, don’t speak well, there are terrific
gospel tracts, plus the Gospel of John, to hand out.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Speaking
of the Gospel of John, the Lord provided 23 copies of that for our table
ministry through the Red Brick SDB Church in Salemville, PA! They had extras from
some past event and offered them to me. Also, 25 copies of a small book by
Billy Graham, “Death and the Life After”. I was invited to Salemville to speak
to the children during their monthly kid’s program, “Your Big Back Yard.” They
were learning about missions and I shared about being a missionary within my
own country as I help churches get started and train them in evangelism. They
liked the million dollar bill gospel tracts that featured a Star Wars theme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Your
prayers, as always, are very important. We may never know how often I am
protected from harm because of your prayers. I am so appreciative. Please pray for the outreaches we
have planned beginning in late May at concerts in downtown Cumberland, at the
Farmer’s Market on Thursdays all summer, and at the Heritage Days Festival in
June.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heritage Days is one of the
biggest events in Cumberland, a weekend of history, tours, arts and fun. I
wanted to have something special for our church booth like hand fans with a
gospel message on the back along with our church info. To get a good quantity
will cost between $300 and $500, way beyond our evangelism budget. God has
provided the funding through a donor who felt led to give extra last month and
I’m so excited to order the fans! </span></div>
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more news item. I’ve joined forces with a couple business ladies to grow our
home-based businesses and provide accountability (Monica Davis and Shellie
Ujcic). We are each in different network marketing companies and helping to
grow a networking group of all types of businesses. We started meeting in
December as a Monday morning Bible study at Monica’s office downtown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In
February Shellie and I started volunteering in the office part-time for the
network group in exchange for using the space for our businesses. It has worked
well for all three of us, and helped me see what is needed for success in
direct selling. It’s more challenging than I expected, but I sense God is
wanting me to do this and will use it in ways I can’t imagine right now. For
example, after giving a short talk to our group on how food in America has
changed dramatically in the past 50 years, I got invited to speak to the staff
and workers of a local organization for folks with disabilities. The talk
will be called, “Sugar is not my friend." </span></div>
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption">Recent visit by SDB Conference President Bill Probasco and his wife, Valerie.<b><br /></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">God bless you as you seek
to bless others!</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cast of the Christmas Play</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I
hope your New Year is off to a great start! December was a busy ministry month
for Full Gospel Seventh Day Baptist Church. I helped the children prepare a
Christmas play, written by two of them, ages 9 and 10. It featured lively
caroling and pointed to the meaning of Christmas underlying our traditions. I’ll
continue to work with the children this winter/spring as I teach Sabbath
School. We’re learning the books of the Bible and the major Old Testament stories
with accompanying songs (Arky, Arky, Father Abraham, Only a Boy Named David).</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On
“Moonlight Madness” shopping night we set up the ministry table downtown and
gave away 75 mini candy canes with a gospel poem attached. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At the local nursing
home we led the residents in singing carols while Pastor Ron shared the
Christmas story from the Bible. The candlelight Christmas Eve service was
advertised in the paper resulting in a few from the community coming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">God
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tracts at a nearby indoor mall but they don’t allow it. However, we were
welcome to come and sing Christmas carols.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In faith we set a date and signed their vendor contract. Realizing an
opportunity (and need) to partner, I contacted an elder of Friendship Haven
Church, whom I’d met when I got my car serviced at his shop, and received
permission to make an announcement during their worship service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I invited them to join us for this caroling
and outreach event. A number of people expressed interest but what really
excited me was the youth pastor saying he was bringing the youth group. We had
13 from our church and 19 from theirs show up! We sang carols heralding the
Savior’s birth to the shoppers and praised God for putting together His perfect
choir to give Him glory and bear witness.</span></div>
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took advantage of being near historical sights to visit Old Bedford Village (30
minutes north) and see their recreation of Christmas celebrations from 150 to
250 years ago. I went there with my friend from business networking, Monica,
and her husband. It was very peaceful to wander through the village lit only by
candles and oil lamps, hearing carolers and smelling freshly baked cookies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was reminded that darkness has to flee when light comes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7avTkBM33PBSjHyUXob_4Qc0Lj0JKBs9PwvbYX34DUTO0zLIV723tLKFP_M4fqHseUDp8eMlkT6fJMlPEHr-LqAxzLRA4EIcwdqJ2kgbUsJFIv7Pinhp38XLH7OL1rqpGFyik70vVvchz/s1600/8_ChristmasPortrait.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7avTkBM33PBSjHyUXob_4Qc0Lj0JKBs9PwvbYX34DUTO0zLIV723tLKFP_M4fqHseUDp8eMlkT6fJMlPEHr-LqAxzLRA4EIcwdqJ2kgbUsJFIv7Pinhp38XLH7OL1rqpGFyik70vVvchz/s1600/8_ChristmasPortrait.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
week of Christmas I spent in Colorado visiting family and friends and giving an
update to my sending church in Boulder. It was very refreshing and I was
grateful to see everyone. I'm pictured with my sister, Mary Ellen Felling, and mother, Barbara Burdick.</span></div>
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enjoyed the first week of the New Year with my grown kids, Ana and Paul, in
Wheeling, WV. Ana is an audio technician for a Disney on Ice show, currently
touring the eastern U.S. We got to see the show, watch Ana work live, go hiking
with some of the crew, and even visit a local drive-through light display. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Paul
is a new missionary to college students working with the Navigators at the University
of Colorado, Boulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both have
challenging mission fields! </span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastor Ron Higson. Full Gospel SDB</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One
unexpected blessing for the church has been a growing number of worshippers
attending online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We live stream the
service at 11:00 Eastern time on Sabbath (Saturday) morning. Some are SDBs who
can’t make it to their local church that week, and some don’t have a SDB church
nearby. We also make the sermons available as YouTube videos. If you want to
point someone to the live service, it’s available from the church website, </span><a href="http://www.fullgospelsdb.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">www.fullgospelSDB.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’ve
been very excited recently while studying the book of Acts, as I lead our
weekly Bible study, and also by reading “Radical” by David Platt. When I think
of church planting, I don’t think of a new building where people meet for
worship, I think of a dedicated group of believers crying out to God to use
them to reach the world for Jesus, beginning in their community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is an excerpt from “Radical.”</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“One of the unintended
consequences of contemporary church strategies that revolve around
performances, places, programs, and professionals is that somewhere along the
way people get left out of the picture. But according to Jesus, people are
God’s method for winning the world to Himself. People who have been radically
transformed by Jesus. People who are not sidelined to sit in a chair on Sundays
while they watch professionals take care of ministry for them. People who are
equipped on Sundays to participate in ministry every day of the week. People
who are fit and free to do precisely what Jesus did and what Jesus told us to
do. Make disciples.”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Please
pray for the evangelism training course I’m teaching on January 31; that it
would inspire us to have deeper conversations daily with those who do not know
Jesus, so that God would be glorified and draw more souls to Himself. I’ve
invited the folks who partnered with us for the caroling and Pastor Ron has
invited other churches as well.</span></div>
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your light shine!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“For </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">God</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">, who </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">said</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">, ‘</span></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="1"></a><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Light</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> shall </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">shine</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; 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mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> to give the </span></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="3"></a><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Light</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> of the </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">knowledge</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> of the </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">glory</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> of </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">God</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> in the </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">face</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> of </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Christ</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 Corinthians 4:6</span></span><br />
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Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-42013189546050076762014-11-19T12:22:00.001-08:002014-11-19T12:22:50.403-08:00November 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hello ministry friends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I
hope you are feeling thankful this month and looking forward to
Thanksgiving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love that we have a
national holiday to pause and thank God for all things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our church is getting ready to host members
of the larger community on November 22 with a free turkey dinner as an outreach
event. We’re offering tracts like the one pictured, a pilgrim million-dollar
bill with a gospel message on the back (from TractPlanet.com). There weren’t
any dollars during the time of the pilgrims, but it looks authentic anyway!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Camp Joy looking at the old Berea SDB Church</td></tr>
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mid-October I enjoyed the Appalachian Association’s Fall Women’s Retreat at
Camp Joy in Berea, WV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To share what
I’ve been up to, I took the display boards I’d made for General Conference
featuring the SDB church plants in North America as well as photos from the two
churches I’ve served so far (Arizona and Maryland). I made new friends as we
fellowshipped during meals and worshipped together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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lesson time we looked at ways to overcome some of the emotions that can derail
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come because the contrast between her church experience and our group of women
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had a birthday in early November and was happy to receive two books from my
son, Paul, that I’d been wanting to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Have you heard of “Radical” by David Platt?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His second book is “Radical Together” about
the church taking up the mission of Jesus together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author, a pastor, challenges us to
abandon the typical American dream in favor of living all out for Jesus. The
Church has tended to embrace the values of our changing culture, becoming more
materialistic and self-centered, without realizing we’re living contrary to the
teachings of Jesus to deny self, take up our crosses and follow Him on His
mission. My sending church in Boulder (Colorado) has a Sabbath School class
studying “Radical.” I recommend these books!</span></div>
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before my birthday week, my sister, JoAnne Kandel, and I took a weekend road trip to
Illinois to visit and help our oldest sister, Susan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A bit of SDB trivia and history for you – we
were known in our teen years at Conference as the four Burdick girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m number three and Jo is number four.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second one, Mary Ellen, lives in
Colorado. We are descendants of Robert Burdick of Rhode Island who was a
son-in-law of Samuel Hubbard, a founder of the first Seventh Day Baptist Church
in America in 1671. Our father (also a Robert) hailed from Milton, WI, and that
was the church of my childhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, we
were happy to worship at the Milton SDB church on November 1st and visit with
friends and some of my ministry partners over lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a blessing to learn from the things “The
Connecting Church” has done in recent years to reach out in Milton and add to
the number of citizens in God’s Kingdom.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side windows in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A recent answer to prayer
has been the addition of three more monthly supporters, and a few one-time
donors too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God promises to provide for
His servants in His timing, and I’m so thankful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please continue to pray for God to add to
this team of partners in the ministry of SDB church planting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m at about 2/3 of full monthly
support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New customers for Xango wellness
products are helping a little as well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may want to consider buying a Christmas
gift of Xango mangosteen juice or hand lotion or other items, and that’s
another way to support my ministry work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>View products at </span><a href="http://www.mymangosteen.com/Luke638"><span style="font-family: Arial;">www.MyMangosteen.com/Luke638</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">, and contact me at (720) 320-3418 or on Facebook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There is something I’ve
been thinking about lately. Life can be tough. For some people I know, just
trusting God to get through another day is all they can do. As believers we rightly
cling to the promises of Scripture that God is our defender and never forsakes
us. What I wonder is whether we tend to get stuck in “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Help me, God</i>” mode instead of asking, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">How can I help You today, God</b>?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I saw this post recently on social media: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Walk with me, Father, until my journey is through</i>.” What about, “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Father, l will follow You until my journey
is through</b>”? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When you see these, try
turning them around for another perspective.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">From “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God’s got my back</i>” to “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">God’s got me</b>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Phil. 1:21)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">From “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God has plans for me</i>” (how we like to
interpret Jer. 29:11) to “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">God has a
place for me to serve in what He is doing in this city</b>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Col. 3:24)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">From “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jesus lives in my heart</i>” to “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I belong to Jesus; heart, soul and mind</b>.”
(Matt. 22:37)</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">From “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I can count on Jesus</i>” to “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jesus can count on me</b>.” (Luke 14:26-33)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A final thought, from the
Apostle Paul in 1 Cor. 16:13-14.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Be on
the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let all that you do be done in love.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Patty</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn mountain view in central Pennsylvania</td></tr>
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<br />Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-45911752850846555322014-10-10T18:39:00.000-07:002014-10-10T18:39:45.172-07:00October 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Hello ministry partners!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">What a treat to be in western Maryland when the
trees are putting on their autumn colors!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The weather has remained warm so we’ve been able to do outdoor
evangelism in a number of locations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Click on any of these photos to enlarge.)</span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastor Ron Higson, left, Brian Raines, right</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Frostburg Block Party
was held on an evening in September to introduce university students to local
businesses and churches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We (Pastor Ron,
Brian and I) had people at our table almost non-stop for 3 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many took Bibles and gospel tracts, and two
people prayed to receive Christ that night, praise the Lord!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It struck me recently that
we purposely use humor to reach out to people, through our brain teaser
question about Moses and some of the tracts we use, like the Giant $100
bills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems to help people warm up
to us and break the ice as we start a conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides that, we have the joy of the Lord and
we like to share it! (A thank-you to Ray Comfort for the humorous ideas.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Keeping the table supplied with good quality gospel
tracts is somewhat challenging for our small church budget.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If God nudges you to make a donation for this
table ministry, you can mail a check to Full Gospel SDB Church, 14407 Hazen Rd NE, Cumberland
MD 21502.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many thanks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A wonderful answer to
prayer was a donation of 200 Bibles for our table ministry!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d met a local Baptist pastor while
attending a Blue Grass music concert at their church. I told him the kind of
outreach we were doing and that we were hoping to partner with other churches
to bless our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he came by
our booth at the county fair he mentioned they had received a large donation of
Bibles and couldn’t use them all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I
went and picked up boxes of KJV, NIV, and KJV Large Print Bibles. I’m so
thankful we have these to hand out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
think what it means for people to encounter the Living God in the pages of
Scripture!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">God surprised me with an unexpected blessing in finding friends to
ride bikes with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monica Davis is a local
small businesswoman who hosts monthly networking meetings, where I met her in
August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She and her husband ride
frequently, so I join them once a week to ride the GAP rail trail (Great
Allegheny Passage).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The longest ride so
far was 20 miles, and I’m getting stronger all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are also believers in Jesus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sandi Clark and I have been working the ministry
table at the downtown Farmer’s Market for the past 4 weeks, ending this
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sandi is an answer to prayer (not
very many in our church are free weekdays).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She is normally a shy person but felt God asking her to serve in this
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s been surprised to find she
likes this work, even though she had fears at first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I told her, God is more concerned with your AVAILABILITY than your
ABILITY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we show up, He will do the
heavy lifting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the Apostle Paul said
in 2 Cor. 5:9, “</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made
perfect in <span class="highlight">weakness</span>.’ Therefore I will <span class="highlight">boast</span> all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that
Christ's power may rest on me</b>.”</span><br />
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who were excited to get the giant $100 bills (gospel message on the back) and a
homeless man who appreciated the large print Bible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are some highlights from the Farmer’s
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Three teenage boys took the $100 bill tracts as well as the “2<sup>nd</sup>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I met the director of the
local branch of Teen Challenge and hope to partner with them in some way in the
future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was very glad to see us out
on the street sharing Christ.</span></div>
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--</style><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A man told me he was a theologian and it seemed we
were like-minded until he began recommending the Gnostic gospels and explained
how Jesus was created by God but was not actually God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wasn’t open to new information but, if we
pray for him, he may see the truth.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">An older man in a
wheelchair told us he has survived a stroke, a kidney transplant and 5
occurrences of cancer, and he still wakes up each day thanking God for life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked if he reads the Bible daily and he
said he has trouble seeing the small print. He was excited to receive a large
print Bible.</span></div>
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about all he learned and said most Christians don’t know the pagan origins of
major holidays, as if that would undermine their faith as it had his.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pray God breaks through his confidence in his
intellect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is the best answer
I’ve heard yet when I ask people, “What do you call someone who tells
lies?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“A prevaricator.”</span></div>
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-</style><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">What better place to plant gospel seeds than an
October Farm Festival?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Higson Farm
has been hosting a fall festival for the past 18 years, giving hayrides and selling
hundreds of pumpkins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We set up the
ministry table and kept busy passing out tracts, Bibles and water from 10:00 to
6:00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">One lady told me she was an active Christian and
also a Yoga instructor, but she never looked into the religious side of
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She took the tract on “The Lords of
Yoga” to learn how yoga got started in Hinduism. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you know any Christian who does yoga for
exercise and stress-reduction, you might point them to this website:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://christiananswersforthenewage.org/Articles_Yoga.html">http://christiananswersforthenewage.org/Articles_Yoga.html</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realize yoga is not likely to derail a
solid Christian but it's wise to be informed.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karen Higson, Brian Raines, Patty Petersen</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Please pray for us to
discern God’s direction for outreach ministries in the colder months when we
are limited in having a table outdoors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The local mall is open to us coming as Christmas carolers but not with
the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wal-Mart might let us set up
at their entrance on non-rainy days, and there might be a need for ministry at
one of the local prisons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of these
are out of my comfort zone, but I know Who goes before me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being small we can’t stretch in too many
directions, and yet we know God wants us to be sowers of the seed no matter how
small.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Just a quick mention of
the nursing home monthly ministry our church has been doing since long before I
came.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pastor Ron and Karen provide a
message, and lead a worship time of hymn singing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The residents are special people with stories
to tell of their families and past experiences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We love them and encourage them to pray, read the Bible and trust in
Jesus every moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus said we are to
visit the sick, for “</span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Inasmuch</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">as</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ye have </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">done</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> it unto </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">one</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> of the </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">least</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> of </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">these</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">my</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">brethren,</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ye have </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">done</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> it unto </span></b></span><span class="strongs"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">me</span></b></span><span class="wordsofchrist"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (Matt.
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In early September my
daughter, Ana, came to visit and we took a quick 3 days to tour Washington,
DC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Staying at an international youth
hostel turned out to be a great experience (and was the lowest budget option for
lodging close to the major sights).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
an education to visit the nation’s Capitol, the National Archives, the Library
of Congress, the Supreme Court, the national monuments and some of the
Smithsonian museums!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the way out of
town we stopped at the National Cathedral (an Episcopal church) and ooo-ed and
ahhh-ed at the architecture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a bit
heavy on the icons for a Baptist, but we did enjoy the tour and walking through
long arched hallways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed all the
sightseeing but am especially thankful for the time with Ana.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank you for the prayer
support and financial support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m still
working on increasing my income through donors and Xango customers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please check out the website at <a href="http://www.mymangosteen.com/luke638"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.mymangosteen.com/luke638</b></a>
and send questions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I’m also happy to send you
my two-page recommended food list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
many diseases can be addressed through changing what we eat and drink, back
toward the whole foods God made to fit the needs of the bodies He
designed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just watched the movie <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fed Up</i> (2014, Katie Couric) and I highly
recommend it (got it from the library). Good news if we will heed it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Stay well friends, until
the next time!</span></div>
Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-86510969723156502372014-08-25T10:51:00.000-07:002014-08-25T10:56:02.000-07:00Summer 2014<style>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The move to Maryland in mid-June went well, and
thank you for the sustained prayers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
roadways were a bit dangerous during the three-day drive from Colorado whenever
the clouds got heavy and poured rain but, apart from that, I really enjoyed
driving through such beautiful country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I especially appreciated the hospitality of Jean and Milton Jorgensen in
Kansas, and Dr. Ron and Chris Davis in Indiana as they hosted me overnight.</span></div>
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mountainous, since these are the Appalachians).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To my eyes, accustomed to dry western states, this is jungle
country!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lush green forests cover the ridges,
streams and rivers gush everywhere, and there’s an incredible variety of trees,
flowers and birds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, it’s more humid here
but so far it’s not a problem for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That’s an answer to prayer too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I’m grateful to be living near a state park
with hiking trails, as well as a cemetery where I can do daily walks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are also a few good routes for biking
and I’ve found a friend I can ride with weekly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A “rail trail” runs 150 miles northwest from Cumberland to Pittsburg,
PA, and a former canal towpath runs 185 miles south to Washington, DC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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the church, and about 5 miles from downtown Cumberland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The owners had planted zucchini before I
moved in and I’m enjoying those now!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
grateful for the quiet location with songbirds, rabbits and lightning bugs, as
well as flowering bushes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My very own
Garden of Eden!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">This part of the country is rich in history,
too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My first weekend here I took a tour
of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, built in 1851, and got to go under the
sanctuary floor to see the partial walls of Fort Cumberland dating back to
1755.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George Washington was a commander
there at age 21, during the French and Indian War.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">At the end of June the church hosted
Appalachian Association meetings with visitors from fellow churches in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
were not aware of the work I’d been doing with SDB church planting in Arizona
and they were excited that I was serving in their Association.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been invited to contact the churches
about workshops in evangelism and church planting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also voted to give me a donation from
Association funds already designated for this type of work, and that was an
unexpected blessing.</span></div>
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{page:WordSection1;} </style><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">In talking with Pastor Ron about the kinds of
evangelism we could do, we decided one of the first outreaches would be a booth
at the county Fair in early July.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nearly
everyone in the congregation worked a shift during the week, despite some fears
and trepidation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We gave out hundreds of
gospel tracts along with 11 Bibles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
“hook” that worked well was a sign with a brainteaser question, “How many of
each animal did Moses take on the ark?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Most people answered, “Two”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
we asked if it was Moses who built the ark, and they would laugh as they
remembered it was Noah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From there we
continued the conversation, leading eventually to the gospel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our workers found it was rewarding and
not so scary after all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also made
friends with fellow believers who had booths and have kept in touch with them
for possible partnering in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">In mid-July I set off on a road trip to St.
Paul, Minnesota, for the annual SDB General Conference, stopping to visit
family in Youngstown, OH, and friends in Madison, WI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Driving home to Maryland I visited more
family in Wisconsin and Illinois, people I rarely see, and I’m so thankful for
those visits.</span></div>
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activity around SDB church planting and church renewal, including a recommendation
for the denomination to hire a person to be in charge of that ministry
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are actually over 20 new (or
relatively new) church plants currently in progress (contact me if you want the
list).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Task Force on Church Planting,
on which I serve, gave a presentation and also led a roundtable session in
which 50 people shared their hopes and ideas for starting new SDB churches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I also participated in the Gospel Feet 5K
walk/run early Wednesday morning at Conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Missionary Society raised $2,600 for shoes for fellow SDBs in other
countries, and they’re continuing to take donations for that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.sdbmissions.org/">www.sdbmissions.org</a></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Speaking of ideas, one of the results of the
Church Planting Conference I attended in New York last April was a monthly
conference call to better network those involved in new churches and missions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been facilitating those meetings since
June and we’re up to 11 participants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of my favorite parts of the call is when we share what God is doing
locally and then pray for each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Summertime is great for evangelism since there
are so many outdoor events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In downtown
Cumberland there is a 4-block pedestrian mall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On Friday evenings they invite a band to give a concert, so last week I
set up a small table with Bibles and tracts and had some good conversations
with passers-by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Next Friday others
from church will join me.) </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Please say a prayer for one young man in
particular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He stopped to browse the
table and said he attended a local church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After we talked for a bit I felt led to give him a card promoting the
30-minute online “180 Movie”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<a href="http://www.180movie.com/">www.180movie.com</a>)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a thought-provoking comparison of Nazi
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America for unwanted babies in the womb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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valuable to God and never a mistake, as well as how many families in the U.S.
are eager to adopt babies, even going overseas to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I encouraged him to watch the movie and pray
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downtown mall regularly, we are planning to participate in other events like an
upcoming block party for returning university students (town of
Frostburg).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please pray for these gospel
seeds to bear fruit and for our congregation and me to grow in “the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I’ll be a student again soon as I continue with
the CALLED program, Module 3, on “Practical Theology and Ministry”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’m officially a Maryland resident having
secured a driver’s license and Maryland license plates for my car.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to buy new tires to pass the vehicle
inspection but God helped me find a place that charged $500 instead of $700
(what I was quoted at two shops), praise the Lord!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next up – working on health insurance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I’m making new connections here through a
business networking group, as I share about good health through XANGO products,
and learn what services others offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of the keys to growing a church is finding ways to serve the
community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I’m out meeting people I
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how He wants us to serve. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More to come
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Another prayer request, that God would provide
more financial supporters so I can cover health insurance, travel to General
Conference each year and to Colorado at Christmastime, and a little for
retirement savings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To donate, contact the SDB Missionary Society
at (401) 596-4326 or <a href="mailto:office@sdbmissions.org">office@sdbmissions.org</a>.</span></div>
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preacher and theologian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> "<b><i>Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.</i></b>"</span></span></h1>
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Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-25243013692185981592014-06-02T13:46:00.000-07:002014-06-02T13:46:39.101-07:00June 2014 Update<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you for praying for me as I
sought God's direction on where to serve next. I spoke with 11 church
planters (8 places) over the past two months, learning a lot about the good
things God is doing among Seventh Day Baptists. Pastor Steve Osborn has been a key mentor
and prayer supporter in this process. We sense God is leading me to work
with the Full Gospel Seventh Day Baptist Church in Cumberland, MD, under Pastor
Ron Higson (</span><a href="http://www.fullgospelsdb.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.fullgospelsdb.org/</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">). They have invited me to come and assist in their
church ministry, especially in the area of evangelism. (Photo above.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’ve been meeting for a few years but are still
small and want to see more people come to salvation in Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Full Gospel” in their name refers to
preaching the full gospel story, from Genesis to Revelation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">An exciting answer to prayer is that I
already have a place to live!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
renting a partially furnished house that belongs to church members, just 2
miles from the church. I'll leave June 9, Lord willing, and drive out
with my belongings packed in my car. At the end of June the church is hosting
the Appalachian Association of SDB churches, a great way for me to start!</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">The first-ever SDB Church Planting
Conference was terrific.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17 of us, some
church planters and some “encouragers”, met at Camp Harley Sutton in western
New York at the end of April and learned from Jared Siebert, Director of Church
Planting for Free Methodists in Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He challenged us to always put God’s mission before the local
church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s tempting to focus on the
life of the church with minimal attention to evangelism and outreach in the
community, but when we do that we tend to have a wrong attitude toward the lost
– we look down on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jared told us, “The
church exists primarily for the sake of those outside.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea is a church-planting team
evangelizes in a community, nurtures new believers to grow in Christ, equips
each of them to be a missionary in their context (home, work place, school,
neighborhood), and the new church raises up more church planters for the
ongoing mission of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Full Gospel
Church wants to give these approaches a try.</span></div>
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about and can support each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In early May we celebrated
my son, Paul’s, college graduation (University of Colorado), along with
milestone birthdays for my mother, and my sister, Susan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have 3 sisters and all were in town, so it
was a great family time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thank the
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Next, a five-day trip to Pine
Ridge Indian Reservation to visit the Marks family who have a mission church
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summer since 2007.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s always
encouraging to spend time with them on the farm, helping with whatever
chores need doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My kids, Ana and
Paul, joined me, as well as Paul’s girlfriend, Aimee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One memorable event was helping to shear a
sheep using non-electric clippers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God
bless Pastor Chet and Barb as they get ready to launch a church bus ministry,
teaching Bible stories to the Native American children and parents in a
converted bus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to contribute
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">At the end of May, my best
buddy, Gretchen, and I drove to Kingman, AZ, to retrieve my belongings (she
drove the rental truck back).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
good to see those friends again, if only for a short visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now my things are consolidated and stored in
the garage of my host family in Brighton, CO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s too expensive to move furniture every time, hence only taking what
fits in the car for the move to Maryland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I also got a bike rack so I can take the bike along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are cycling trails along old railroad
beds and canal towpaths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m getting
excited about exploring this part of the country so rich in history and much
lusher in vegetation than Colorado or Arizona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your prayers are much
appreciated as I prepare to serve in Maryland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There will be the time of adjustment to a new place again, getting to
know a new community and finding ways to plug in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, please pray for a good transition to
working in ministry with Pastor Ron and Karen Higson and the Full Gospel
church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus prayed for his disciples
“that they may be one,” to be like-minded, and that’s a good prayer for us too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">At the one-year mark I’m
going back to my original donors and asking them to commit to another year, as
well as seeking new supporters to raise my income to a level that covers
expenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(My savings has made up the
shortfall, also covering moving and travel.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you want to participate financially in this ministry, please contact
the SDB Missionary Society, (401) 596-4326 or email <a href="mailto:office@sdbmissions.org"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">office@sdbmissions.org</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can also support me as a
Xango customer, <a href="http://www.mymangosteen.com/Luke%20638">www.MyMangosteen.com/Luke
638</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I receive commissions.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Xango juice and supplements come straight
from nature, giving support to the immune system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A recent customer noted my good health and
energy and said, “I want what you have – give me that product.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m grateful for the impact of these products
on my health, helping me serve the Lord with high energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Email me for details, ppetersen57@hotmail.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It’s an exciting time for
Seventh Day Baptists as we recommit to God’s mission to seek and save the lost;
giving more of ourselves to serve our neighbors, leading them to Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m thrilled and humbled to help lead this
movement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forward!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Burdick sisters (Mary Ellen, Susan, Patty, JoAnne) and Mom</td></tr>
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--</style>I’m wrapping up my time
serving the church in Kingman, thankful for the many friends I’ve made and for
the children at church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids arrive
up to 30 minutes early and it was pretty chaotic until I began setting out
paper, crayons and stencils ahead of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many of them like to draw and their artwork decorates the walls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">They really enjoy action songs and this
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One Sabbath evening we had
26 kids show up, ranging from babies to 15-year-olds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since we don’t have teachers for the various
ages, we are all in one room and the teens help with the toddlers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re grateful for the donation of a flannel
board with hundreds of Bible figures and pieces of scenery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone listens to the Bible story, knowing Bridgette will reward them with candy for answering questions correctly! Please continue
to pray that God will provide qualified teachers so each age group can have
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I’m including a great picture of a couple in our church, Al and Bonnie, who are faithful in coming to both
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board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are growing by leaps and
bounds as they regularly read the Bible and search out its meaning, as Pastor
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Gloria is another active
member (we used to lead singing together during morning worship) and is the inspiration
behind a new walking club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She figured
people are more likely to exercise when others join in, so she got some
T-shirts printed up (“Yea, though I walk” from the 23<sup>rd</sup> Psalm) and
launched a weekly walking group. (She is second from the right in the picture.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
some of the people are not from the church, it’s an opportunity to get to know
them and potentially share the gospel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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end of March, I needed a place to spend the two weeks before I leave for
Colorado and to store my things until I move to the next place to serve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God provided through Gloria who offered me
the apartment adjacent to her wig shop (see picture).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s in a residential neighborhood and is
just what I need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you, Lord!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In Colorado, I’ve kept a
room in an apartment with my mom in Boulder but that lease is up at the end of
April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom found a studio apartment in a
nearby town – another great answer to prayer because it’s in her price range
and is intended for seniors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I prayed
and asked the two pastors of the Seventh Day Baptist (SDB) churches in the
Denver-area to put out the word that I was looking to rent a room or two from a
church member and that I needed a Colorado address in order to maintain
residency there (for voter registration, health insurance, etc.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within a day a couple responded with the
offer of a rent-free room! I called and talked with the wife and we agreed this
was God’s leading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had sensed the
Lord telling them to use their home for a ministry purpose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so thankful and mindful that God is,
indeed, my Provider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Psalm 34:10)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you for your prayers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What I’ve been doing the
first half of April is contacting many of the pastors and leaders of the 15 or
so new or upcoming SDB churches, spread out across America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a blessing to hear how God is working in
these areas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A number of them became convinced
of the seventh-day Sabbath through studying the Bible, and then went looking
online to see if any Christians were meeting on the Sabbath (Saturday).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some were part of Messianic Jewish
congregations for a time, but then felt led to associate with us, being more
Gentile-oriented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Besides using the
information I’m collecting to help determine where God would like me to serve,
I’m going to share it with SDBs to encourage others to seek God’s will for
where He would like them to go to help get a new church started with firm
foundations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more I talk with
Sabbath-keepers who were not raised as SDBs, the more I believe God wants to
bless Christians today with the gift of the Sabbath, which Jesus said was “made
for man.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most Americans live at an
insane pace, even on weekends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By
keeping the Sabbath, we stop the work of the other six days and give God our
full attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We gather for worship,
for instruction, for shared meals and fellowship, for family time, and for
ministry work in our communities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
legalism here – just joy in the Lord and in the Lord’s day (Jesus said, “For
the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath day,” Matthew 12:8).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I’ll spend the second half
of April in Colorado visiting with friends from the Boulder SDB church (my
sponsoring church) and others, reporting in to Pastor Steve Osborn, and getting
settled in the new place in Brighton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The last week of April will be spent in western New York State at the
SDB Church Planting Conference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
thanks to the Boulder church for covering my costs to attend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Please join me in praying
for God’s clear leading for where to serve next.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lord willing, I will return to Kingman by the
end of May to move my things to the next place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I know I’m taking a seldom-trodden path among SDBs by responding to the
Lord’s call to go where needed without full assurance of financial support or a
place to live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yet, for whom do I
live?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why pursue comfort in this life
when I can spend more time pointing someone to his only hope of eternal
life?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Apostle Paul understood that
the trade-off is no sacrifice at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“But
whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the
sake of Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than that, I count
all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Jesus Christ,
my Lord…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Philippians 3:7-8)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">God bless you as you seek
Him first daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thank the Lord for
you and hold you up in prayer as you also hold me up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rejoice in the Lord always!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Phil. 4:4)</span></div>
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just amazing.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">This photo was taken from an old wagon trail in Kingman. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Besides the scenery, I’m
grateful for warm sunshine on my face, the friends God has sent me, and
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sabbath March 1, 2014,
marked the one-year anniversary of the Kingdom of God church in Kingman,
AZ!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were about 100 people at the
evening service and we celebrated with an outdoor barbeque despite the
rain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the past year the church has
grown to about 80 in regular attendance (including children) between the two
services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pastor Bob comments that he’s
never before experienced a church where people arrive half an hour early just
to visit and then hang around an hour afterward for the fellowship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He often reminds us we’re a church family,
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the right people (soon) to fill teaching roles for children and youth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We lost a youth leader in September and have
not had a program since then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
children’s Sabbath School has between 8 and 16 each week, with Bridget Sweeney
as the teacher and me as assistant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
meets during the evening worship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
favorite part is singing active songs like “Father Abraham”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’d like to split into two classes to better
gear the activities by age group, and keep two teachers per class.</span></div>
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and friends in Colorado over the holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Though I’d driven it before, the scenery of northern Arizona, New
Mexico and southern Colorado blew me away all over again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feeling awed by the night sky in a mountain
pass, I was reminded of Psalm 19, “The heavens are telling of the glory of God
and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was actually at night on the way back to
AZ that my Mazda 5 (God’s ministry car now) turned over 100,000 miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stopped and captured it with my camera. Lord willing, it will go another 100,000!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I agreed to serve on the new Seventh Day Baptist
Church Planting Task Force (set up by the General Council) and we’ve had two
online meetings so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our purpose is
to steer the denomination toward more intentional church planting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My personal goal is to help as many church
plants as I can (over time) to have a firm foundation and go on to thrive and
multiply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also want to encourage other
SDBs to be willing to “GO” to the places where new churches are starting and be
a part of that work of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does it hurt
to leave behind your church home, your family and friends?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, it does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Is it a challenge to see your income drop substantially?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Do you feel like a fish out of water for awhile in the new
location?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did Jesus say we are to follow Him, deny
ourselves, and be willing to sacrifice the things we hold dear in order to obey
Him? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did the Apostle Paul say he counts
it all as loss compared to the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus his
Lord?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do I want to hear God say to me
one day, “Well done, good and faithful servant?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, yes, yes!</span></div>
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February my daughter, Ana, had a break in her job (sound tech on tour with a
live Disney show) and invited me to go with her to Disneyland, all expenses
paid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She used to work for Walt Disney
World and had four park passes left.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
took 3 days off and we drove to Anaheim, CA (about 4 hours). We had a fun and leisurely visit to the Disney parks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thank the Lord for
special times like that with family; they help me recharge my batteries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">On our way out of southern California we
stopped for an hour in Moreno Valley where there is a great ministry happening
on a street corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last year God called
a man to begin setting up signs at a busy intersection, some with an offer to
pray and some just praising the Lord.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One sign gives their name, “God’s Chosen Street Ministry.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I met brother Ty when I was out walking last
October (in California for Pacific Coast church meetings).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve stayed connected on Facebook and I wanted
to see him again to take pictures and see if we can do something similar in
Kingman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a very simple model – just
make large signs with inviting messages, smile at people, offer tracts to
motorists stopped for the light, and see whom God brings to you in need of
prayer or healing or salvation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a
result of being on this corner regularly, a new church is starting with some of
the new believers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Note – be sure to
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<style> </style><style> </style><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Also in February Pastor Bob met with about six
people in Phoenix to help organize a new church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They plan to start worship services in
April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please keep them in your
prayers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe God is leading me
elsewhere and I have begun contacting leaders of SDB church plants across the
country to introduce myself and learn about their ministries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please pray for God’s clear direction in this
process. I'm training others here to take over the work I've been doing.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13W6h3W5RwbYbGukrsaTh9wzRsJwLnYKjZrQODMC7OgOvDt8xWXZHMt5sieIXjP5Wc2PXwihkr8BvK0eBkpw_YTeIKcoBUsg6x-QnT8iGiR0KGYcajCU3M_G3JfKA4cUWbjgMGQb7ASy0/s1600/BeWitnessesConfLogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13W6h3W5RwbYbGukrsaTh9wzRsJwLnYKjZrQODMC7OgOvDt8xWXZHMt5sieIXjP5Wc2PXwihkr8BvK0eBkpw_YTeIKcoBUsg6x-QnT8iGiR0KGYcajCU3M_G3JfKA4cUWbjgMGQb7ASy0/s1600/BeWitnessesConfLogo.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I’ll be attending the first-ever SDB Church
Planting Conference April 28 - May 4 in western New York state and look forward
to learning from guest speaker Jared Siebert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Details are available at <a href="http://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/">www.seventhdaybaptist.org</a>
under the Blog for 1/24/2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that
I’ll be in Colorado for my son’s college graduation May 9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lord willing, I’ll know by then where God is
sending me for the next place to serve. I will keep you posted!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yiRE4eJxbtGmRlhcV363_V9C8eWIal4auYzc7v6my-92fLZkMCMcbw1a93VfQ8S3ZfuOAWNyJFmp5I6m3FsVmvlVy3lE_fNvzbihWZ1aC3P4SvSrqntAQs7T9VB3omDFbd55xxVo1xOB/s1600/1B_Frosted+Car.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yiRE4eJxbtGmRlhcV363_V9C8eWIal4auYzc7v6my-92fLZkMCMcbw1a93VfQ8S3ZfuOAWNyJFmp5I6m3FsVmvlVy3lE_fNvzbihWZ1aC3P4SvSrqntAQs7T9VB3omDFbd55xxVo1xOB/s320/1B_Frosted+Car.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">While the northern states are in a deep freeze,
we get daytime highs in the 40s and 50s, complaining when it gets down to
freezing overnight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw 10 actual
snowflakes last week on a cloudy afternoon, and frost on my car in the morning
(photo to prove it)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">As I near the 6-month mark here in Kingman,
I’ve been reflecting on all I’ve seen and learned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know from reading the Bible that when God
works on us to make us more fit vessels for His service, the process can be
uncomfortable or even painful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought
I was fine the way I was, but that’s because I was comparing myself to others,
or to how far I’d come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being
self-satisfied is not a Kingdom attitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It had to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">God took someone who is an organized, logical
planner and plunked her down in the middle of a dynamic, spontaneous bunch of
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had moments of panic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had moments of doubt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over time God helped us understand and
appreciate each other, but it was a bumpy ride for a bit. I learned better what it means to "lean on Jesus." Lean hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I would describe our church culture as lively,
caring, thirsty for God and His Word, rough around the edges and
authentic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some have been healed of
addiction to drugs or alcohol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some are
being healed from broken relationships or specific areas of sin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All are learning how to live in a way that
pleases God 24x7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pastor Bob regularly
challenges us to love one another not only in words, but in deed and truth (1
John 3:18).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Here’s an example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One couple is celebrating daily the wife’s
deliverance from alcohol three months ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their friend had started coming to our church and had given up alcohol
as he began pursuing God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day he hit
a rough patch and posted something on Facebook which made this couple
concerned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That night they drove to
every bar in town until they found him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After a couple hours he was encouraged and ready to try again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He later posted on Facebook a prayer of
repentance and faith in Jesus, the Savior.</span></div>
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knew that was unlikely for her, so she asked Pastor Bob, “Can’t I do something
closer to home?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She began looking and
God put it on her heart to visit residents of a local nursing home weekly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several join her in these weekly rounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a Christmas project, church members took
home wrapped shoeboxes and filled them with practical gifts for the elderly
residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will deliver the shoeboxes
this week and sing carols in the hallways.</span></div>
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fall and several of those people join us when we go to Las Vegas once or twice
a month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We set up an Intelligence Test
sign on a tripod in the pedestrian mall on Freemont Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people who stop to take the test stay to
have a spiritual conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also
pass out gospel tracts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One woman who
took the training believes God wants her to serve in this way, despite her
natural shyness, and is looking for the next area of ministry God has for her,
possibly in missions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another woman has
been delivered from drug addiction and comes to share her testimony with
others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s not skilled yet, but is
being obedient to the command of Jesus to “Go into all the world and preach the
gospel.”</span></div>
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prayers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some are never far from
depression after a lifetime of listening to Satan’s lies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some are struggling to pay their bills and
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGE168Y5lC0W6yKI_qAbFuiOVuUaTx11DAJETUtTb87Nb3cEgwLl0fPMc2kwS5ge844FA1tM_6l6vp-3_rKOQiEWA8FuXtD9fBYXzJIjusjGcuAsjHLvmcOUKguUz8Xy8OmtJawM-wUX-/s1600/5_SabbathSchKids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGE168Y5lC0W6yKI_qAbFuiOVuUaTx11DAJETUtTb87Nb3cEgwLl0fPMc2kwS5ge844FA1tM_6l6vp-3_rKOQiEWA8FuXtD9fBYXzJIjusjGcuAsjHLvmcOUKguUz8Xy8OmtJawM-wUX-/s320/5_SabbathSchKids.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I’ve been helping with the children’s ministry,
teaching them traditional songs (This Little Light of Mine, Arky Arky, Father
Abraham) and keeping a lid on the ever-present desire of the kids to wrestle
each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their teacher, Bridgette,
has directed them in a short program telling the story of Christmas and singing carols.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Remember the part in Luke chapter two about the angel announcing the
good news to the shepherds? “</span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And </span></span><span class="strongs"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">suddenly</span></span><span class="versetext"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
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and materials that made the remodel possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Regarding a new church plant in Phoenix, Pastor
Bob and I will begin contacting people in the area in early January to get an
organizational meeting set up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the
interest is there, I might move to Phoenix in the spring to help start that
church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are seeking God’s will and
hopeful of starting another strong congregation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would not be a result of any cleverness on
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I am raising additional support for the year
2014, to reach a fully-funded level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
also continuing to sell XANGO nutritional supplements and my customers are helping
to support me financially that way. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you have any ongoing health challenges, please get in touch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The website is </span><a href="http://www.mymangosteen.com/Luke638"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">www.MyMangosteen.com/Luke638</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">.</span></div>
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voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember how many are lost
without Him and offer them the Good News along with a bite to eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish you all a merry Christmas filled with
the joy of our Savior Jesus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Patty Petersen, ppetersen57@hotmail.com</span></div>
Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-16085948827836178342013-11-10T21:36:00.001-08:002013-11-10T21:41:20.760-08:00November Update<style>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hello Friends! Fall is in the air, even in
sunny Arizona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jackets and gloves in the
morning, short-sleeves by 3 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the
hiking is still great in Hualapai Mountain Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently climbed a peak with hiking buddy
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with Bible study on Wednesday nights (we finished Acts and will move on to 1
Corinthians this week), potluck and movies every other Friday night at Peet’s
house (Drive Through History:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Holy Land
with Dave Stotts), and one evangelism training completed with a new one coming
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve averaged once a month for the
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pastor Bob Peet believes in
humor in the workplace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently
reminded him that we needed more paper towels, since he had a source in town
for low-cost paper towels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next day
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In mid-October I traveled
with Pastor Bob and Sandee to Riverside, CA, for meetings with Pacific Coast
SDB churches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob spoke about the
success of starting this church with the key points of allowing God to put it
together, having a building in which to meet (rather than a home), getting
everything set up before the first service is held (children’s ministry, music
worship team, etc.), promoting the church in the community through business
cards, having a 6 pm service when lots of people can be there, and “bribing
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> He also shared the hope of starting a new SDB church in
Phoenix in early 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of our
congregation recently moved there and is eager to get it started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are collecting contact information of
those who might be interested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
have family and friends in the Phoenix area, please email me
(ppetersen57@hotmail.com).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re praying
about whether I should move there next to help that church get started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pastor Bob and the Pacific Coast pastors can
help with pulpit supply for a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On Halloween we partnered with the local United Methodist
Church to hand out candy to children from our car trunks, along with gospel
tracts made for kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was called
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We’ve been filling up the pews recently and were glad to
receive permission from the city to knock down a few walls and enlarge the
sanctuary (the building used to be a pet store), so that will happen in the next
few weeks, giving us seating for up to 137.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we applied for the permit a couple months ago, we needed $1,000 to
pay the application fee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two different
families in the church felt God leading them to donate the money, so we not
only covered the fee but were ahead on the rent as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Praise God for His provision!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It’s been a blessing to see
how God brings new people to the church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some see the sign when they drive by, and some respond to an
invitation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many have not been comfortable
in other churches but feel at home with us, especially when they hear Pastor
Bob’s story of being a bar owner and motorcycle stunt driver before God got his
attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some have been delivered from
demonic forces and addictions, and we support each other in prayer to continue
to live in victory over darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We take seriously the command of Jesus to “love one another
as I have loved you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently a man
came for worship and we learned he was living out of his truck and had serious
health challenges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the service, a
few people took up a quick collection and provided him with enough money for
several nights in a hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This past
week a Christian brother who travels the country pulling a travel trailer spent
several days helping us with odd jobs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He goes where God leads, helping fellow Christians and sharing the
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On the lighter side, I’m
including a picture of my Monday class at the Senior Center, Beginning Line
Dancing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a lot of fun and a good
workout too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I appreciate all your prayers – God is answering them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m still raising more support, and working
part-time selling XANGO nutritional supplements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One way to support me financially is to
become a customer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The newest anti-aging
drink, Ageless, is having outstanding results, including for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More energy, stronger muscles, improved
circulation, and lots more. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.mymangosteen.com/Luke638">www.MyMangosteen.com/Luke638</a>.</span></div>
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friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please reach out to those in
need remembering that Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”</span></div>
Patty Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338661921111340136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282466749799885103.post-61916405223797635942013-10-10T20:37:00.001-07:002013-10-10T20:37:45.594-07:00A New Church Begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here at last is an update from the northwest corner of the
great state of Arizona where God is at work in a little church known as Kingdom
of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was invited by Pastor Bob Peet
to join him in getting this new Seventh Day Baptist church started, so I
prayed, and others prayed, with the result that I quit my job, loaded up a
couple vans and moved from Boulder, CO, to Kingman, AZ, at the end of June this
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The day I arrived the temperature hit 112, though the locals
assure me that is unusually high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank
the Lord for air-conditioning!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daily
walks or bike rides had to be around 6 am or after 7 pm.</div>
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concert of the touring Christian band, “Stained Glass”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They sang at the church on July 3 to an enthusiastic crowd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We appreciated
the excellent worship music, and the testimonies of how God was transforming
their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We packed the little
sanctuary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We rent a building which
looks like a castle and used to be a pet store, so one half is for the
sanctuary and the other half is multi-purpose.</div>
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A few weeks later Pastor Bob took 3 of us to Freemont Street
in Las Vegas for street evangelism (he's in the center of the photo).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The large IQ Test is a good way to get people’s attention and get them
laughing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some stayed for a longer conversation
and we shared the good news of the Savior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One man told us he was glad we weren’t parading with signs and shouting
condemnation at people. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were glad no
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I returned to Colorado for the annual SDB Conference in
Colorado Springs in early August and taught the Way of the Master evangelism
class during the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three of us went
to a park downtown one afternoon to pass out gospel tracts and meet
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had some good conversations,
and prayed with a young homeless couple. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A local church was there also, doing
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I had made a display board for Conference with pictures of
the church building and activities, so people could see what we were up
to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was Pastor Bob’s first Conference
and he had a chance to meet lots of people and talk about how the church
started with so many people – 100 at the first service in March and still
averaging 50 to 60 weekly. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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He gives the credit to God for drawing people, but
acknowledges he and others did a lot of inviting for weeks prior to starting,
passing out business cards and flyers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The local paper also published an interview with Pastor Bob and his
wife, Sandee, mentioning the time the church meets, at 6 pm on Sabbath
afternoon (see it here: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=55161&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=797&S=1">Kingdom of God Article</a>)</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A 10:30 am service was added
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One of Pastor Bob’s goals was to help people live for Christ
24x7, not just attend church and think they were good. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At our church, people are digging into their
Bibles to find answers and stay connected to God during the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are talking about Jesus to family and
friends – pushing their comfort zone way out because they want to see others
saved for all eternity and not bound for hell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One lady started a ministry visiting the elderly at a nursing home each
week, finding ways to show the love of Christ to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People are learning about keeping God’s
commandments, including the Sabbath, out of gratitude for God’s salvation and
goodness to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are making changes
to their lives as the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, and they are being freed
from past addictions and bondage. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
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family in Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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In August I moved into an apartment just half a mile from
the church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m very grateful for a
quiet, safe place to live, with friendly neighbors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moving away from Colorado after 26 years was
a bigger adjustment than I expected, as was the change from working as a
Business Analyst (IT work) to working on the staff of a church, learning about
church planting as I go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m thankful
for the loving people of the Kingdom of God church, and for a nearby mountain
park where I can hike among pine trees that remind me of home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I know prayers from all of you are making
a major difference and I appreciate it very much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is taking good care of me!</div>
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Ongoing evangelism is core to this church, with regular
trips to Las Vegas and to local events like the County Fair in September and
the Fall Festival in October.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
teaching the 8-week Way of the Master course with 5 students set to finish this
month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Halloween we’re joining a
Methodist church to pass out candy and gospel tracts to children.</div>
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Please continue to pray for the church here to grow and for
the people to grow spiritually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want
to develop leaders so the reach of the church can expand further into the
community, and also to help plant additional churches in Arizona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I appreciate your prayers for me to be strong
in the Lord, to learn and grow so I can pass along the lessons to other church
planters eventually, and to be a blessing to all around me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please also pray for Pastor Bob for wisdom,
as he is new to pastoring.</div>
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Thank you all for participating with me in prayer and with
funding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m at about one-half needed
monthly support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My long-term goal is to
support myself in ministry through part-time direct selling for XANGO
(nutritional supplements).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One way to
support me financially is to become a customer, and see improvements in your
health at the same time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More info at <a href="http://www.mymangosteen.com/Luke638">www.MyMangosteen.com/Luke638</a>.</div>
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More to come next month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I look forward to the SDB Pacific Coast Association meetings in
Riverside, CA, October 19<sup>th</sup>, where Pastor Bob will share about the
experience of planting this church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stay
well and serve the Lord!</div>
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