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Here we are at the end of the summer and into fall with three successful rally’s behind us. Our spring work rally was a great success thanks to Al & Virginia Zimmerman and Earl & Joann Main, our wagon masters. Camp Tadmor, a church camp east of Lebanon OR, is a beautiful, peaceful place that has a vibrant ministry to all ages. We were able to get some projects done for them that were helpful to their ministry. They have a lot going on with a relatively small staff so they were very appre-ciative of our efforts. We had our pre-rally in Winchester Bay, OR and FMCA rally in Coos Bay OR. Our pre-rally was success-ful thanks to the efforts of Terry & Narda Leeming and Lonnie & Debbie Bamer. A lot of fun, great food and wonderful fellowship. The high-light of the rally was the brown bag auction thanks to our own flamboyant auction-eer Don Foster. We were able to raise over seven hundred dollars that will be used to bless other ministries at our future work rally’s. I also want to thank the Fosters for providing one of our delicious meals. We were blessed by their efforts and generosity. The latest Fall rally was absolutely wonderful. Beauti-

ful Sequim, WA couldn’t be any nicer and the Wagon masters Dykman’s and Blakeslee's did a fantastic job. To me our OR/WA Coaches For Christ FMCA chapter is more than a club, but has become a family. When we get together it is like going to a family reunion. Besides being a light at the FMCA rallies in providing devotions we have each other to give support and prayer when there are needs through-out the year. As members, if you are dealing with health or other issues in your life, please let us know and we will get the word out to pray for your need. I am saddened that in the last couple years we have lost members due to health issues or just selling their motor homes.

President’s Message

Special points of interest:

Pg. 1-2 President’s Message

Pg. 3 Calendar of Events

Pg. 4-5 Work Rally, Camp Tadmor

Pg. 6 Winchester Bay, OR Pre Rally

Pg. 7 FMCA Northwest Area Rally,

Coos Bay, OR

Pg. 8 Fall Rally

Pg. 9 Devotional/Sonshine Report

October 2015

Volume 6, Issue 1

Motto:

Glorify the Lord in everything

we do by helping others.

Greetings Everyone...

Continued to pg. 2

Officers

PRESIDENT:

Dave Owens Wife: Marlene 509-967-4746 Home 425-870-6694 Cell Email: Owmarda@aol.com VICE PRESIDENT/RALLY MASTER:

Dennis Hill Wife: Judy 360-727-6859 Home 951-566-7566 Cell Email: djhill1316@yahoo.com SECRETARY:

Judy Hill Husband: Dennis

360-727-6859 Home 951-704-8655 Cell Email: judyhill12@yahoo.com

TREASURER:

Lonnie Bamer Wife: Debbie 509-545-447 Home 626-221-5270 Cell Email: lgbamer@yahoo.com NATIONAL DIRECTOR:

Debbie Bamer Husband Lonnie 509-545-4479 Home 626-221-5271 Cell Email: dbamer@yahoo.com

ALTERNATE NATIONAL

DIRECTOR:

Clarence Dykman Wife Jan 360-892-8316 Cell Email: clarjandy@gmail.com

SONSHINE:

Marlene Owens 509-967-4746 Home 253-973-1093 Cell NEWSLETTER EDITOR:

Judy Hill WEB MASTER:

Dennis Hill

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I remember when I first became aware of Coaches For Christ. It was the summer of 2004 and I had recently lost my wife to cancer. The Dykman’s who were close friends, and with much persuasion, talked me into going to the Redmond, OR rally with my mo-torhome by myself. It was a big rally, I believe around 5000 coaches, with a lot of people and I felt alone. Thanks to some of those involved in CFC who befriended me, I was glad I went. Then in 2006 after Marlene and I were married we joined CFC. At first we didn’t know many members, but after we got involved we felt like we became part of the family. I encourage you as members to get involved in some way. We are always looking for volunteers to be a wagon master and help us organize a rally. I promise you, the

board will give a lot of help so it isn’t a big burden put on just the wagon masters. We also try to have activities such as inside and outside games to give all members an opportunity to mix and get to know each other better. So I look forward to seeing as many of you who can make it to our rallies in the future.

God Bless,

Dave Owens

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Cont’d.

Continued from pg. 1

These are the new OWC4C Badges. Dennis Hill has ordered the first set of badges and has ordered additional ones for new mem-bers, and or replacements. If you haven’t ordered a badge yet and would like to have one, let him know by e-mail with how you want your name to appear on the badge. The $10 per couple cost can be sent to: Lonnie Bamer 5112 Desert Plateau Drive Pasco, WA 99301

ALSO—DON’T FORGET … Dues of $15 are always due by June 1

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AND

2016 WORK RALLY—May 2-7, 2016 Arrive Monday and leave Sat. morning Plans and schedules are already in the works. It will be at Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center, Stanwood, WA Wagon Masters are Bill & Jackie Johnson PRE-RALLY before Albany—June 19-22 @ Portland Woodburn RV Park, Woodburn, OR Wagon Masters are Jim & Jan Rusk and Don & Jo Grasley NW AREA FMCA RALLY—Linn County Fair Grounds, Albany, OR—June 23-26

CHECK YOUR FMCA MAGAZINE FOR INFORMATION ON FMCA RALLIES

PLAN OUT YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE REST OF PLAN OUT YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE REST OF 20142014

Your OfficersWish YOU ALL A...

A Very Merry

Christmas

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Wagon Masters: Al & Virginia Zimmerman

Earl & Jo Ann Main Camp Tadmor is the camping ministry of CB (Conservative Baptist) Northwest. The camp includes over 200 acres of forested timberland located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Twelve couples came together to assist the camp to prepare for a summer of ministry. The C4C group met in the new Meadow Ridge camping facility which is designed to serve churches with a camping facility similar to a state park setting. The group used the seven full hookup RV sites plus sites in an older trailer loop and one dry camper. Group meetings and meals were held in the Pavilion – a covered meeting area with a warming kitchen, showers and rest rooms.

Some members arrived early on Tuesday and enjoyed Costco sausage dogs and a little bit of extra fellowship. The rest of the coaches arrived on Wednesday. Al Zimmerman led a walking tour of the camp. There are two other areas used to house campers: a retreat center and traditional cabins. A central lodge serves meals to the campers. An outdoor school was using the primary camping area while we were there. A man-made lake pro-vides opportunities for swimming and fishing and boating. The Forum provides a meeting area for large groups. Zimmerman reported that approximately 1,600 men gather for Men‘s Roundup each September. Wednesday‘s meal was a traditional (for motorhome clubs anyway) potluck of heavy hors d‘oeuvres. A special gift was given to Earl Main of a lumber jitney. Jason Bigelow, Tadmor volunteer coordinator, prepared us for the coming work projects. The evening campfire brought fellowship, songs of praise, and warm jackets.

April 29 – May 2, 2015

Camp Tadmor, Lebanon, Oregon

Pavilion

Meeting Area

Thursday was the day to begin work on four projects.

1. Removal of two old fences. An ambitious group aided by a backhoe and a ―super powerful toad‖ ripped out two old rotten fences – posts and all. The remnants were hauled to the camp‘s burn pile.

2. Building stage backdrops. During the summer various scenes are used to display camping themes.

This team cut plywood, built frames, nailed and screwed the panels together, and painted the panels.

This group put in some extra hours to get the job done.

3. Installing new backstop for the shooting range. Experienced workmen drilled holes in concrete, placed

steel frames, and anchored the frame pieces to support railroad ties. It was learned that local police

departments, as well as campers, use the camp‘s shooting range.

4. Planting flowers and doing landscaping. Flowers, boxwoods, ground cover plants, and shrubs were

planted in various locations around the camp.

Thursday‘s dinner was catered by the camp with pulled pork sandwiches, salads, and watermelon. Jason Bigelow

and Steve Ellingboe, Tadmor facilities manager, served dinner and shared the ministry of the camp and its impact

on young people and churches throughout the northwest. C4C presented a gift to Tadmor in support of the camp‘s ministry.

Friday began with a hearty breakfast of pancakes and then it was off to work. It wasn‘t all work though. Some

shopped in Lebanon while others played golf at Mallard Creek. Taco salad was the featured item for dinner. Prizes for golfers were awarded after dinner.

After a breakfast of fruit, pastries and other goodies the work campers departed for home. Camp Tadmor was grateful for all the work Coaches for Christ did.. They were truly amazed by all that was accomplished. The camp

would welcome us back.

Reported by All Zimmerman

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Completed stage

backdrops used by

the camp

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June 121-24, 2015 June brought some very hot temperatures to the Pacific Northwest! What a pleasant surprise it was for all of us when we arrived at Winchester Bay where there was a breeze and the air was cool. It is always a blessing to greet

everyone as they arrive and catch up. The chainsaw Festival was in full swing when sev-eral coaches arrived a day early. So some hearty

souls ventured to the auction. Needless to say, several of the sculptures went home with our crew. Sunday was a relaxing day with settling in, visiting and of course our evening meal. Dennis led us in a Praise and Worship time. Monday we headed out to the Community Center for breakfast. Terry Leeming led our morning devotion. Great Job Terry! After devotions Dave Owens led the way to the golf course for the Annual Golf Tournament. Others toured the little shops in the area. Our evening meal was a feast. Don and Dorene Foster provided smoked brisket for our group. It was melt in your mouth awesome. Thanks guys it was greatly appreci-ated!! The annual business meeting was held after dinner. The Alternate National Director position had two candi-dates—Clarence Dykman and Terry Leeming. Clarence Dykman is our new Alternate and Debbie Bamer was unop-posed so was elected as National Director. The business discussed was the National Governing Board Meeting in Madison. We were not represented due to the fact that there were not enough delegates to cover all of the chapters in the Northwest. The Brown Bag/Silent Auction was the highlight of our rally. A very strange looking gentlemen (?) appeared saying the board had hired him to be our auctioneer for the evening. Being dressed in tails and top hat, neon bright

striped socks and tennis shoes made that statement a bit dubious. The auctioneer a.k.a Don Foster led us on an event filled evening of laughter, tears,

laughter, laugh-ter and more laughter. The silent auction and brown bag event was a HUGE success. We raised over $700. We may hire this guy again next year. Way to go Don!! Tuesday was a busy day for all of us. After breakfast our devotions were

led by Virginia Patrick and Glen Campbell. Our time together as ladies was richly blessed. The men were encouraged by Glen guiding their discussion. Craft time was as usual chaotic and full of laughter. Judy Hill taught us how to make Shambala bracelets. Some had to be instructed many times on how to tie a square knot!! Beautiful bracelets Judy. Thanks. We moved on to make sugar scrubs under the direction of Debbie Bamer. Hope all of you now have beautiful skin and smell wonderful after using our concoctions! While the ladies crafted, the men had a “Tech Talk” time. Hopefully lots of problems were solved to keep us on the road. Terry Leeming had a picture scavenger hunt in the afternoon. A few hardy souls, those not taking naps, ventured out and had an awesome afternoon. The rally was a relaxing time. We welcomed new members to our group; Leroy & Beverly Poe and Ray & Debora Bonter. Members and first time attendees were Larry & Shirley Cates, WELCOME!! Love Ya, By Terry & Narda Leeming and Debbie & Lonnie Bamer

Wagon Masters

One auctioneer to another

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June 25 -28, 2015 This years rally was held at The Mill Hotel & Casino in North Bend, Oregon (Coos Bay). The theme was “Play by the Bay” and we had beautiful unusual Oregon Coast weather. We caravanned in from our Pre-Rally in Winches-ter Bay and were all able to be parked together behind the Mill Casino RV Park near the water. This was a great loca-tion and the bus service came right to our door steps.

There were 12 coaches that came to the rally. This included 2 new members Raymond & Debora Bonter and Leroy & Beverly Poe. Also, members Elton & Gloria

Williamson were there as vendors. We labeled water bottles and provided them to all the vendors at the vendors lounge. We hosted Morning Devotions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning in the Saw Blade Buffet. This is a

great place for morning devotions. We were blessed to have Tim Young, Associate Pastor @ Skyline Baptist Church in North Bend bring our

morning messages. Dennis lead praise and wor-ship and Pastor Tim accompanied him on the gui-tar. We were blessed each morning by Tim’s mes-sage along with singing praises to our Lord. The rally was a big success including the evening entertainment and of course the salmon dinner fixed Native American style over an open

pit. There were lots of new and used coaches and lots of vendors and plenty of seminars to attend. There was something for everyone. Don’t miss our next area rally next June 2016 at the Linn County Fair Grounds in Albany, OR. Reported by Dennis Hill

The Salmon Bake on the open pit

Water bottle labeling

Water front view from our parking spots

Pastor Tim & Dennis

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This Fall, we enjoyed the nice weather and colorful leaves of Sequim, WA. Twelve rigs & couples pretty much took over the compact Gilgal Oasis RV Park which was close to the center of town. It is also near scattered farms and rolling fields—a very scenic setting. There were many places to spend free time exploring: the town and harbor, the rain forest, Forks, Port Townsend and Port Angeles. Most attendees were able to take the ferry to Victoria BC, and then a 1½ hour double- decker bus ride

gave many a nice overview of the city. Lunch, shop-ping, a Parliament visit, museum and strolling made for a sweet afternoon in Canada. Wagon masters Dykman‘s, and co-wagon masters Blakeslee's, along with all the helpers, had a

great (fully stocked) kitchen in which to prepare three dinners and two breakfasts. The chili cook-off contest was a lot of fun, with JoAnn Main taking the prize for her delicious (original) recipe. HOWEVER, each one was very tasty! We had lots of fun, good fellowship and food, and great worship led by Dennis. Mike gave a morning devotional taken from John 15:15:

―No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.” What a wonderful God we serve!! Our CFC ‗friends‘ who were not able to join us were missed! By The Blakeslee‘s

Sequim, WA October 13-16

The Empress Hotel

The Ferry ride back to Sequim

The Ferry ride to Victoria

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Happy fall to all from your “sonshine girl” !

How God has blessed us this year in so many ways. Get well cards have been sent to Earl

Main, Jim Rusk and Shirley Cates. Sympathy cards to the Frederickson’s and the Hill’s.

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may

overflow with hope by the power of the holy spirit.” Romans 15:13

You are all special and loved, Marlene Owens

He Trains My Hands

When former NBA

player David Wood was play-

ing for Taugres de Baskonia, I

was with him at a Spanish

Basketball Cup final. Before

one game, he read Psalm 144:1: “Praise be to

the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for

war, my fingers for battle.” He turned to me

and said, “You see? It’s as if God has written

this verse just for me! He trains my hands to

catch rebounds and my fingers to shoot!:

David felt called to play basketball and had

learned that God takes us as we are and

enables us to do what he calls us to do.

We can easily dismiss ourselves as

having little use to God because we feel we

have nothing to offer. When God appeared to

Moses and assigned him the task of telling the

Israelites that He would deliver them from the

Egyptians (Ex. 3:16-17), Moses felt inade-

quate. He said to the Lord, “I have never

been eloquent….I am slow of speech and

tongue” (4:19). Perhaps Moses had some

kind of speech impediment, or he was just

afraid, but God overcame his inadequacy

with His sufficiency. God said, “Now go; I will

help you speak and will teach you what to

say” (vs.12).

All God wants from us is to follow His

plans. He will sort out the rest. In His mighty

hands, you can be a blessing to others.

God’s call to a task includes His

strength to complete it.

Acts 4:5-20 By Jaime Fernandez Garrido

Prayer: Here I am, Lord, ready to serve You in what-

ever way You desire. Lead me.

Finally, all of you, live in

harmony with one another: be

sympathetic, love as brothers, be

compassionate and humble.

1 Peter 3:8 NIV

Judy Hill Newsletter Editor 1316 W. Alder Place La Center, WA 98629 Phone: 951-704-8655 Email: judyhill12@yahoo.com

O r eg on / Was h ing to n C FC

Dennis Hill Web Master Phone: 951-566-7566 Email: djhill1316@yahoo.com Web Site Addresses: A new website is being considered to replace our old one.

Elections took place at our June rally which was held at

Winchester Bay, OR. Two positions were up for elections;

National Director and Alternate National Director:

Re-elected candidate for National Director is Debbie Bamer

and Alternate National Director newly elected

was Clarence Dykman