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Partnering
to Impact Eternity
Greetings in the strong name of Jesus! God has given our conference
a vision of Partnering to Impact Eternity through local church revitalization,
ministry to the poor, and church planting. I am keenly aware that
we cannot accomplish these changes on our own. We must be in constant
dependency upon God to see this happen for His glory. Prayer is the
fuel that will keep us in step with the exciting plans that God has
to expand His kingdom in the Pacific Northwest. It is imperative that
we give ourselves to prayer. I believe that we need to have 1,000
committed prayer partners uniting their hearts in affirmation of this
vision. Would you be one of these? Would you help spread the word
and encourage people in your congregation to be part of this kingdom
effort? I will be routing regular updates and specific prayer requests
to these key people through Sharon Dennis, who has volunteered to
be our contact coordinator. If you would like to be one of the 1,000,
please get your name and contact information to Sharon Dennis at 360-795-3455
or sdennis@esd112.wednet.edu. We will also be providing prayer cards
to each church in February. Thank you for partnering with us to impact
eternity!
~Supt. Matt Whitehead
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Praises
From Local Churches
Lakeside CF
Pastor Bob Legg and Pastor Shawn Roberts spent three weeks teaching
Health/Teen Aid at Lake Stevens High School. The abstinence-based curriculum
has allowed Pastor Bob and Pastor Shawn to work closely with the school
administration in setting the direction of "Sex Education"
for students. In addition, the two Lake Stevens middle schools have
asked that Pastor Shawn and Joe Fox, our Junior High Director, assist
with a heavy counseling load, further evidence of a positive relationship
between the church and the Lake Stevens School District.
Rainier Avenue
God is at work in the Rainier Valley as Rainier Avenue Church juggles
ministry growth, a building campaign and construction plans. People
in the community are coming to wholeness in Jesus Christ through exciting
revitalization of existing ministries such as Small Groups, 360 Youth
Ministries, Children's Ministries- including a 5 day After School
Club. Many are also being impacted through the development of new
areas like Compassion Ministries; an outreach effort that seeks to
meet the needs of people and encourage the development and growth
of the whole person. Having added a second worship service in September,
the multi-cultural church in the south sound is settling into a new
rhythm of God-centered worship and ministry. God continues to pour
out his blessings and surprises, and "shows us over and over
that his timeline is different than ours" says Senior Pastor,
Paul Olver. This was most recently evident as God orchestrated multiple
miracles to enable Rainier Avenue Church to purchase a neighboring
building for greater outreach opportunities in 2003 and into the future.
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