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Kenai Christian Church John 11:25 May 23, 2012 Vol. 12 No.5
Our Services Sunday
Sunday School 9:45 AM
Worship 11:00 AM
Evening 6:30 PM
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM
Ministers Robert DeVolld
Phone: 907-262-2822 -Home
Email: [email protected]
Bryan Copenhaver
Phone: 907-260-4771 -Home
Email: [email protected]
Youth Minister Adam Meyers
907-953-0102
Email: [email protected]
Women's Ministry Leslie Daniel
Phone: 907-283-4559
Email: [email protected]
KCC News is published monthly by
Kenai Christian Church
104 McKinley Street, Kenai AK 99611
Phone: 907-283-4559
FAX: 907-283-4560
Email: [email protected]
WEB: www.kenaichristianchurch.org
Layout
Annie Job
Editor
Annie Peek
Women’s News Layout
Susan Lee
Editor
Annie Job
Publishing
Jean Widmayer, Chrystle Henderson
Joy Winston, Louann Peery
Joyce Tugan, Angie Miller
Fathers Day is June 17th
Evening Services will be dismissed
Summer Small Group
begins Sunday, June 3rd! Stop by the tables in the Foyer
and see the many options. Sign up, today!
Memorial Day is Monday May 28th
Evening Service will be dismissed
on Sunday, May 27th.
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Minister's Outlook clear and 45° (05-16-12) 9:00 a.m. A Thought To Consider Merely looking out the any window of our homes tells all of us that God has blessed us again with the privi-lege of experiencing the changing seasons. The winter snow is gone and the greening of the trees and grasses are everywhere to be seen. How good it is and how blessed we are! Just to be outside and take in all the sights and springtime aromas are blessing enough, but we have the added blessing of migrating birds, roving moose and cari-bou, and occasionally the experience of seeing one of our very healthy population of black and brown bears. In ad-dition to this, sports and commercial fishing boats are now being readied for summer use. Truly, there is excite-ment in the air. In the church there is excitement too. Last Sun-day, Maccoy (Mack) Castillo was baptized by his grand-father, Eddie Castillo. Next Sunday, nine of our graduat-ing high school seniors will be recognized and honored. On Memorial Day weekend we will remember our faith-ful military men and women who have defended the blessings of living “ . . . in the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Susie Knudsen, our director of Children’s Minis-try, recently outlined the curriculum for the Grades 1-5 summer Wednesday evening activities and lessons. David Daniel has prepared sign-up sheets for our Sunday eve-ning summer Small Group sessions and has listed the homes which will be hosting them. And Merci is plan-ning for the VBS program later on. What are vital to these matters is YOU. God has granted us many physical blessings and desires that we enjoy them and praise Him. But God also wants us to be sharp, alert, and truthful. He knows, and we know, that the physical blessings He provides can easily become curses based upon the criteria we use for determining our decisions and plans. God teaches us that there must be a balance between the appreciation of the physical bless-ings and the development of the spiritual opportunities He has granted us. Only then can we effectively appreci-ate the purpose for which we were created. To appreciate the physical gifts God has provided is good. But to ignore the spiritual opportunities He pro-vides will not prepare us for the heaven He has prepared for all of those who love Him. Robert
Encouragement Corner Haiti One Year Later
By the time this newsletter reaches your mailbox, it
will have been almost exactly one year since Kenai Christian
Church sent thirteen members of the congregation to Gona-
ives, Haiti to minister to the folks at Living Water Christian
Mission. Based upon the e-mails that I have received from
Salonique since our visit, it appears that the sporting equip-
ment, audio / visual equipment, library shelving and various
other resources that we supplied have been put to good use.
It has been exciting this last year to watch as Salo-
nique has continued to pass along pictures of the progress that
has been made on their medical clinic. What was once a
walled in, empty lot, now contains a building that is in the final
stages of concrete work. The manner in which the Lord has
provided the finances for this project, is yet another testimony
to the faithful support of brothers and sisters in Christ here in
the United States.
Salonique is passionate about seeing this project com-
pleted as quickly as possible. One only has to read his letters
to see why. On April 19th of this year, he wrote the follow-
ing…
“I (have been haunted) by the waste and loss of many
lives to Cholera all over Haiti, particularly in my region. And I
still believed that if we had the health clinic, we could have
saved a few. I say this because the clinic of New Testament at
La Croix saved the life of my niece Anne Christie and that of a
gentleman named Jacky. I name the two that I can document as
an eye witness.”
I wonder sometimes if we truly realize how blessed we
are here in Alaska. Our sanitation systems are such that an
outbreak of Cholera is unheard of. If we do become sick, we
simply check ourselves into the hospital where the latest and
greatest of medical treatment awaits us. Unfortunately though,
the folks of Gonaives are not afforded this luxury. But if Sa-
lonqiue and the folks at Living Water have their way, some
sort of medical assistance will become available to the resi-
dents of Gonaives, thanks to the faithful support of congrega-
tions like Kenai Christian Church.
I leave you with the words of Salonique in regards to
this matter…
“I thank God for each and everyone who have made
this project theirs. Thanks to the Churches who have been giv-
ing toward the construction of the clinic. Thanks to the fami-
lies and individuals who have been giving sacrificially so that
health care could be readily available to many people. Your
donations have been a confirmation that the Lord is in this pro-
ject. Thanks for your encouragement.
Because He’s the Truth,
Bryan
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Mission Moment
Let’s be honest. Sometimes, we like to get comfortable. With the weather turning for the better (hopefully), and summer days ahead, it’s easy to start to think about, “what would I like to be doing now?” Although not sinful in and of itself, the self-turned focus can be a dangerous thing. If all the soldiers on the battlefield turned their at-tention to the plushness of their foxholes instead of lis-tening for the direction of their general and watching for enemy movement, the battle would be lost.
As we are out this summer, let’s keep these words from John Piper in our heads:
Jesus Said:
Matthew 24:14, “This gospel will first be preached throughout the whole world as a testi-mony to all nations and then the end will come.”
Matthew 9:37-38, “The harvest is plentiful, the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Matthew 28:18-19, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations.”
John 20:21, “As the Father has sent me, so send I you.”
Therefore:
Until the Kingdom is finally established and there are no more unreached peoples, the local church must be a mission base. Until the Kingdom comes, worship must stoke the fires of love for the glory of a global God. Until the Kingdom comes, Christian education must train the troops for tactical and strategic warfare with the weapon of truth. Until the Kingdom comes, counseling and nur-ture must be the field hospitals saving the wounded, re-lieving battle fatigue, transforming the traumas of spiri-tual war into veteran courage. Until the Kingdom comes, fellowship must have the flavor of camaraderie under siege. Until the Kingdom comes, money must be the cur-rency of combat, not convenience. Until the Kingdom comes, leisure must be re-creation for the cause of Christ. Until the Kingdom comes, marriage must be a partnership in arms (double meaning intended!). Until the Kingdom comes, the family must be an enclave of Christ-centered joy equipping young insurgents to infiltrate oc-cupied territories. Until the Kingdom comes, vocation must be an on-duty outpost, a solitary sortie, and a basic line of support for the war effort.
If we love the glory of God, and have compassion for the lost, no other mentality will leave our conscience clear.
Let us stand at attention together this summer, and take the battle to the enemy.
COMING IN JULY
Sonrise National park
Vbs
July 9-13
6:30-8:30 pm
Please remember to
Pray for Our Missionaries
on June 15th
Welcome to Lupine Orlob! She placed membership with KCC
on May 16th
PRAISE
Maccoy Castillo was baptized into Christ
May 13th by his grandfather Eddie Castillo.
Welcome to the KCC Family!
~ Congratulations ~
Tara and John Ryan Copple welcome a daughter,
Paige Marie born on April 27, 2012.
She joins big brothers, Isaac and Bridger
Mary Pat Mills and
Duane Shaffer will exchange wedding vows
on Saturday, the sixteenth day of June in the Chapel
Everyone welcome
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1 John 4:1- Dear friends, do not believe every
spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are
from God, because many false prophets have
gone out into the world.
Summer Camp!
There has been a lot of questions
surrounding this year’s summer camp, so I
thought I would address them here to clarify
a few points. First of all, both middle
school and high school camp will happen
during the same week. The dates are July
30th-August 3rd. Both middle school and
high school will be at the same campus and
will share the same missionary, free time
and main session; however, all classes and
cabin arrangements will be separate. We
will be taking a chartered bus from KCC to
Little Beaver Camp in Wasilla, and this is
why it is crucial to pre-register. The cost of
camp is $140 per camper if you register be-
fore July 8th ($165 thereafter). This covers
all activities, lessons, meals, and room fees.
Checks are payable to Greatland Christian
Camp.
What does the new camp have to
offer our youth? Well, the same sound Bib-
lical teaching as always, missionary from
I.D.E.S., and guest speaker Mike Sweeney.
The new stuff: water tubing, zip-lining, “the
blob,” paintball course with all supplies,
basketball courts, canoeing, kayaking,
beachfront activities, and a fully staffed
kitchen who prepares meals for us and
cleans up afterwards!
So what’s the big deal? EVERY-
THING!! I stand by the fact that summer
Bible camp has a way of transforming
youth like no other event during the year.
Youth spend more time in one week study-
ing God’s word and in fellowship with
other Christians and mentors than they do
all year. The results are new commitments
to Christ, and a firmer foundation for those
who are already believers. Simply put:
there is no substitute for summer camp!
Lovin camp,
-Adam
Upcoming Events: June 2– Beautification Day!
10am-Noonish
June 3– Small Groups begin
June 11– P.A.H.O. @KCHS
1pm-3pm Ultimate Frisbee!
June 16– Duane & Mary Pat’s Wedding
1pm KCC Chapel
July 8– Early Bird Registration for camp
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Beautification Day is June 2nd
10am—noon Alien Youth will be helping plant flowers
again this year.
Debbie is asking for financial donations so she can pick a color pattern.
If you would like to donate, please drop your specified donation in the offering boxes, to the staff or Debbie
by May 30th. Thank you for your help!