may 2010 newsletter
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May 2010Newsletter
Mustard SeedEvangelical Church
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For the people of Callington and the greater glory of God
www.msec.org.uk
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Welcome!InMatthew5:6,Jesussays,
“Blessedarethosewhohungerandthirstforrighteousness,fortheywillbefilled”
This verse really stood out for me whilst I was preparing for CaféChurch thismonth; and ithas challengedmetothinkmoreaboutmydesiretoseetheKingdombeingbuilt.
JesusiscallingustohungerandthirstfortheKingdom;nottojustbealittle peckish. I think it’s all too easy for us to fall into the trap ofthinking, “I don’t like that theworld isn’t right, but I’ll just wait forJesustoreturn,he’llsortitout!”.Butthat’snotwhatGodwantsustodo.Hedoesn’twantus tobepeckish, hewantsus tothirst, tostarveoverit.
WeneedtobepeoplewhohungerandthirstforGod’swilltobedone.Ifwe’rehungeringandthirsting,thenwe’regoingtobegettingonwithit,notjustwaitingfor‘dinnertime.’
JesuspicksuponthisideaofhungeringandthirstingforrighteousnessinJohn’sgospel...“Myfood,”saidJesus,“istodothewillofhimwhosentmeandtofinishhiswork.Doyounotsay,‘Fourmonthsmoreandthentheharvest’?Itellyou,openyoureyesandlookatthefields!Theyareripeforharvest.”(John4:34‐35).
SothechallengeI’vefeltGodgivingmeisthis:“whatareyougoingtodo about it?” The fields are ripe, sowhat are wegoing to doaboutbuilding theKingdomhere inCallington?HowcanwebepeoplewhohungerandthirsttoseeGod’sworkbeingdone?
Let’sserveHim,andbringintheharvest!
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MonthlyActivities
Date Time Event Location
Friday7/5 19:00 Carnivalworkevening DupathFarm
Saturday8/5 08:00 Men’sBreakfast Frank’s
Sunday9/5 13:00 BBQ Roger&Geraldine’s
Sunday23/5 18:00 CaféChurch TheMustardSeed
SundayMorningWorshipSunday2ndMay PeterCoombe
Sunday9thMay JonathanTink
Sunday16thMay TBA
Sunday23rdMay KenBailey
Sunday30thMay SimonWalsh(FaithMission)
Sunday6thJune DavidJewell
HelpersNeededTheChurchneedssomeonetojointhecleaningteamtocleanthewindows(framesandsills)inthelowerhallandkitchenonceamonth.
Thejobwilltakeabout1½hours.
PleasecontactJulie‐ChurchHousekeeper.
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Winandthefamilywould liketosayaspecialthankyouforallyourhelpandsupportinthesepastweeks.
Thefeeling ofbeingcarried along by theLord through all yourprayershas been wonderful. The help and phone calls during Derrick’s stay inhospital and since has kept me going. We felt the funeral andthanksgivingservicewasoutstanding–arealuplifttotheLord’speopleandachallengetothosenottheLord’s.
Thestewarding, flowersanddeliciousfood, the cakessolovinglymadeand given, were all done with such understanding and love – just asDerrickwouldhavelikes. So,fromthebottomofmyheart,“Thankyou,oneandall.”
AllareinvitedtoRogerandGeraldine'sforaBBQonSunday9thMayfollowingthemorningservicewhenyouwillhaveanopportunitytoget
toknowJonathanandElizabethTinkandtheirfamily.Pleasebringadessert.
Wehopetoseeyouall!
LondonCityMissionOnSunday16thMay,theLondonCityMissioniscelebrating175yearsofservingGodinLondon.Weasachurchhavesigneduptocelebratewiththem,ashaveover200otherchurchesand16,000people.Therewillbe
ashortDVDandliteratureaswellasworksheetsforthechildren.
TheofferingthatSundaywillgototheworkoftheLondonCityMission.
SeeJeanGreggifyouhaveanyquestions.
Notices
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YouthWorkUpdateSoulSpacebrokeupfortwoweeksover Easter, and so there havebeen a few weeks without muchgoingon,butthat’snottosaythatnothinghasbeenhappening...
We have had some really goodevents, with both our first SoulSpace back and our latest CaféChurch both drawing a goodnumberofyoungpeople.
CaféChurchonthe25thAprilwasareally good time of fellowship forthe young people, where all thechurches in Callington are invitedalong. We had 13 young peopletherethismonth,and itwasreallyencouraging to see the youngpeople interacting well with eachother, and starting to sharecontactdetails.
Our aim has been to see CaféChurch provide a place for theyoung Christians in the town toencourage each other, and this iswhat seems tobehappening. Theyoungpeoplespendtimeinprayertogethertoo,andithasbeengreattosee and hear theyoung peopleprayingforeachother.
We have also been meeting ouraimofseeingSoulSpaceasa safeplace foryoungpeopletobe. Weare still reaching out into thecommunity, and it is good to seeyoung people continuing to bringtheirfriendsalongeachweek.
We are continuing to make plansfor the summer term, and weespecially hope to be able to getoutsideonoccasions.Wealsohopeto run through the SummerHolidays, as there will be youngpeople around during that time,andmanyof them stillwant tobeabletocometoSoulSpace.
Thank you to everyone who hasbeen praying and especially tothosewhohavedonatedcakesforCafé Church; they have beengreatlyappreciated!
PleasedocontinuetoprayforCaféChurch and Soul Space, especiallyas we now get into the summermonths, when hopefully we canget outside and do some moreexcitingactivitiesandgames.
–TimCadouxYouthWorker
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MissionaryNewsFromMalcolm,KerstinandAmyGray
FromHennieonthe17thApril2010:
LastnightMalcolmGrayphonedhometosaythatplanshavechanged,considerably.
Weareallinshock–andit’shardtotakeinallthechangeswhichhavehappenedsinceyesterdayevening,whenMalcolmgotintouchby‘phonefromSweden(wheretheyhadbeenforKerstin’ssister’swedding).
We thought he was phoning about flying back to Thailand and confirming that theywouldmeetupwithTaniainBangkokatthepre‐arrangedtime.
Wewerewrong!Kerstinhasbeenexaminedbydoctorsinhospital,aftersufferingfromdiscomfort in her abdomen. It transpires that she has a 5 cm benign Myoma(abdominal)andwillneedsurgeryimminently.
Consequently, Kerstin and Amywill be staying in Sweden – Malcolm will return toThailand(whentheashclears)becauseatthistimethereisnosetdateforthesurgery.KerstinwillgoonawaitinglistfromMondaynext.
Hence,TaniawillbestayinginCornwallfortheforeseeablefuture,andifKerstinisabletotravelbacktoThailandaftersurgery,Taniawillbejoiningher–butthisalldependsonthetypeofsurgeryshehas.
We don’t understand, but believe thatGod’s timing is neverwrong. We understandGod’sconcernsforwhat isbest foreveryoneconcerned–especiallyAmy,andwe areworkingtogethertobeasavailableandflexibleforwhatGodhasinmindatthistime.
FromMalcolmonthe24thApril2010:
IvisitedKerstinyesterday.Shewasverygroggy,andfellasleepacoupleoftimeswhileIwaswithher.Itwasverygood,neverthelesstobetogether.Thesurgeonhadseenherandmentionedthatthemyomahetookoutwasnowthesizeofa'child'shead',largerthanthe9cmmeasuredonlyaweekago.
Kerstin did have a chance to see a hospital chaplain before her operation. The ladychaplain (for the woman'sward) was so pleased to spend time with someone 'with
AlothashappenedinthepastfewweeksforMalcolm.KerstinandAmy.Belowaretheupdateswehavereceivedfromthefamilyover
thepastfewweeks.
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FromMalcolmonthe25thApril2010:
After talking things through, andtaking into account Kerstin's condition, Iwill still betravellingtoBangkoktomorrowevening,Tuesday26thApril.EarliertodaywethoughtImighthavetostayalittlelonger inSwedenasKerstinwasstill inhospitalandstillquitepoorlybutafteranotherbloodtransfusionthesituationchangedforthebetter.
Kerstin is 'home' inGunnar andMargit's flat, andshe's verypleasedtobe out of thehospital. She is looking good, but tired. She walks unaided quite slowly, and is quiteindependentlookingafterherself.
Weweigheduptheprosandconsofpayingthepriceofanother‘planeticketforafewmoredayshere,anddecidedthatitisnotworththecost.Itwillbehardtosaygoodbyetomorrow,and itwill beequallyasdifficultsayinggoodbye ina fewdays time.I thinkKerstin will be well looked after here with Amy and her parents even when I'm notaround.
Ithasn'tbeenaneasydecision,partlyduetotheuncertaintyofhowtoday'sbloodwasreceivedbyherbody.She'sreallyperkedupasaresult,whichisgreat,mostnoticeabletoherinherbreathing,whichhasbeenlabouredforacoupleofdays.Today,shefeelsthatshecanbreatheagain,afterherbloodlevelsreturnedtonormal.(she losthalfofallherbloodafterthefirstoperation).
strong convictions', and Kerstin even had the opportunity to pray for the chaplain,whichbothappreciated.
Onthephonethismorning,Kerstinsoundedalotbetter.Shehadalittlesouplastnight,andsomelightbreadandteathismorning.Everythingisstayingdownatthemoment!Great.She'shopingtotrywalkingaroundherroomtoday.SheisalsohopingtocatchuponherSMScorrespondence!(Thanksagainforallofyourencouragingmessages.)
Frankwrites…(28thApril2010)
KerstincontactedusatlunchtimetodaytosaythatshehadjustreceivedanSMSmessagefromMalcolm.Hehad justarrivedinBangkokandwasfeeling"hotandtired". HewouldmuchappreciateprayerforhimashepreparesforWEC‐ThailandtohosttheirWECInternationalConferenceinChiangmaiMay 8‐22. Kerstin is feeling stronger alreadyand hopes thatsheand Amywillbeable toreturn lateMayorearlyJune. Tania is alsoplanningon leavingaround thesametimesothatshecanprovidehomeschoolingforAmy.
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CouldyoualsoprayforAzaria'scondition?(aMissionarykidinThailand)
"Today(Sunday)Azaria'sconditionseemedtodeteriorate.Shesleptmostofthedayandcouldnotmoveherrightarmandrightleg.Shebegantohavetroubleswallowingintheafternoon.Because of the lackof swallowing reflex and since she had eaten virtuallynothingallday,thedoctorputinafeedingtube.Herspeechwasalsogettingsloweranditwasverydifficulttomakeoutwhatshewastryingtosay.The doctor ordered another CT scan early this evening. It was discovered that theinfection,thattheytermedalesion,hadincreasedtothepointofaffectingonefourthofher brain. The paediatric neurosurgeon told us that they might need to do surgerytonight.However,afterconsultingwithanotherneurosurgeon,theydecidednottodosurgery.Theysaidthatitwasaninfection(notanabscess)inthemotorpartofthebrainandthattheywouldtreatitwithantibiotics.”"Thankyouallforcontinuingtostandwithusinprayer.AzariahadanMRItakentodayandthedecisionwasmadetomovehertotheICUandtotreatherwithantibioticsforabacterialinfectioninthebrain.Pleasepraythatthemedicationwillbeeffectivetoclearup the infection.PrayforEdwina(hermother)especiallyas itwasveryhardforhertoleaveAzariaintheICUsinceshecannotstaywithherallthetimethere.VisitinghoursaremorerestrictedintheICUthaninthegeneralward.Theyouthpastorfrom JosephandEdwina'schurch in South Africa is planningto come to be with thefamilyforaslongastheyneedhertostay.ShearrivesonThursday.ShewasformerlyanurseandhasvisitedThailandbeforewithteamsfromthechurch."
NoraisstillinChina,buther3monthvisaisupandshehopedtogetanother3monthvisaandthencomehomewithJoyanotherworker.
PleasePrayforNoralittleisknownaboutherhealthetc.
Pleasedorememberallofourmissionaryfriendsaroundtheworldinyourownprayers,itisagreatwaytohelp
themandtobeapartofGod’sKingdom!
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Itdependswhosehandsit'sin.
Abaseballinmyhandsisworthabout$6.AbaseballinRogerClemens'handsisworth$475million.
Itdependsonwhosehandsit'sin.
Atennisracketisuselessinmyhands.AtennisracketinAndreAgassi'shandsisworthmillions.
Itdependswhosehandsit'sin.
Arodinmyhandswillkeepawayanangrydog.ArodinMoses'handswillpartthemightysea.
Itdependswhosehandsit'sin.
Aslingshotinmyhandsisakid'stoy.AslingshotinDavid'shandisamightyweapon.
Itdependswhosehandsit'sin.
Twofishand5loavesofbreadinmyhandsisacoupleoffishsandwiches.Twofishand5loavesofbreadinJesus'handswillfeedthousands.
Itdependswhosehandsit'sin.
Nailsinmyhandsmightproduceabirdhouse.NailsinJesusChrist'shandswillproducesalvationfortheentireworld.
Itdependswhosehandsit'sin.
Asyouseenow,itdependswhosehandsit'sin.
Soputyourconcerns,yourworries,yourfears,yourhopes,yourdreams,yourfamiliesandyourrelationshipsinGod'shands
BecauseItdependswhosehandsit'sin.
TheBackPew"I hope youdidn't take it personally,Reverend,whenmyhusbandwalkedoutduringyoursermon"anembarrassedwomansaidafterachurchservice.
"Ididfinditratherdisconcerting,"thepreacherreplied.
"It'snotareflectiononyou,sir,"insistedthechurchgoer,"Ralphhasbeenwalkinginhissleepeversincehewasachild."
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WeeklyActivitiesMondays
19:45 HomeGroupatGrace’s.Comeandspendsometimeprayingforeachother,worshippingGodandstudyingJohn’sGospel.Allarewelcome.EveryMonday,exceptthefirstinthemonthwhenwehaveaprayermeetingattheChurch.
19:30 YouthGroupintheHall.Achanceforalltheyoungpeopleaged14‐18togettogetherandhavefunplayinggames,poolandtable‐tennis.
Wednesdays
09:15 SeedlingsintheHall.Forpre‐schoolersandparents/carers.
15:00 SplashatCallingtonPrimarySchool.Anafter‐schoolclubforpupilsattheschool.
Thursdays
10:00 LadiesBibleStudyintheParlour.
Sundays
10:45 MorningWorshipattheMustardSeed.Joinusforatimeofprayer,worshipandteaching.Therearegroupsforchildrenandyoungpeople,throughwhichtheywilllearnmoreaboutGodandenjoyfindingoutmoreaboutHim.
18:30 EveningPraisewithworship,sharingandprayingtogetherbeforeaninteractivestudyfocusingonwhatGodissayingthoughthepassage,notjusttryingtogainmoreknowledge.WearecurrentlystudyingtheBookofRevelationtogether.
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ContactsLeadership
PeterCoombe(Elder)
(01579)[email protected]
JohnCole(Elder)
YouthandChildren’sWork
TimCadoux(YouthWorker)
GeraldineParkyn(Splash)
(01579)[email protected]
Outreach
MaureenLloyd(Women’sMinistry)
(01579)351853
KathyCole(Seedlings)
GeraldineParkyn(ResidentialHomes)
(01579)[email protected]
OtherActivities
JohnCole(HomeGroup)
Contributionsformonthlynewsletter:
Deadline:25thMaySpeakto:TimCadoux
Email:[email protected]
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WhoWeAre:
TheMustardSeedisafellowshipofChristianscommittedtodiscoveringGod’sloveandtruthfortoday.Duringourworshipandstudytimes,inourfamilyandsocialevents,andthroughourcaringandOutreachMinistriesweexploreandshareGod’sgraceandguidanceasHehelpsusbecomeandgrowasHisfollowers.
WhatWeBelieve:
•Godisreal.•JesusisLord.•TheHolySpiritgiveslife.•GodspeaksthroughtheBible.•Godforgivesus.•Jesuscaresforus.•Jesusiscomingback.
Mustard SeedEvangelical Church
The
For the people of Callington and the greater glory of God
www.msec.org.uk
Wewarmlywelcomeyou,oranyoneelsetomeetwithus!