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Evelyn Baby Dedication

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:53:29 +0000

Evelyn’s baby dedication was last week, and for family and friends that couldn’t make it, we wanted to share it with you.

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Sustainable Faith- A Weekend of Refreshment and Encouragement

admin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:19:45 +0000

This past weekend we had the opportunity to go on a retreat with Sustainable Faith and spend a weekend away with our House Church. We traveled to Norwood, Ohio and spent two days at the geographical nexus of Vineyard Central, an urban network of house churches in central Cincinnati.

We had an amazing experience there and Dave and Jody Nixon were amazing hosts! Thank you both for your wonderful hospitalilty. We had the opportunity to spend some time with Dave in some guided discussion and we were very encouraged and challenged. The food was delicious and the coffee was great! They get their beans fresh each week and they’re roasted locally by La Terza. They also grind the beans with a burr grinder and the coffee is always fresh! (for you fellow coffee lovers out there) The weekend was filled with great fellowship and a highlight was getting to sing and play some music at Vineyard Central’s church building, St. Elizabeth. We got to go in by ourselves and worship together. It was a really cool experience (more pics below).

*If you, your family, or your church small group,.. are looking for a place to get away, unplug from the bustle of our busy culture, Sustainable Faith is a great place for it!

Reflect and Project (Resource)

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:00:56 +0000

As 2009 is full steam ahead, I thought I would share a resource a good friend gave me that will help guide some reflection as you look back on 2008 and help cast some goals and vision as you look forward to 2009. Rear View Mirror, it’s called.

It’s geared more for followers of Jesus, but even if you aren’t a believer, I encourage you to check it out, as it has some good things to think about. You can download the document below ( I included a PDF and Word version if you’re a typer like myself) I invite you to spend some time going through it and even meet with someone else and go through some of your answers, as they’re some good conversation starters. Enjoy!

Rear View Mirror (Word Doc)

Rear View Mirror (PDF)

Revelation Series

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:53:01 +0000

Our church, Common Ground Christian Church, just started a 20-week study on the book of Revelation, and thought we would post a link to the sermons online, if you want to join along and check out the series. Go to the download page.

Friends Going to Burundi in August, In Need of Support

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:47:25 +0000

Hey all. Some dear friends of ours, Andrew, Besty and Noura Timbie, will be moving to Burundi in August for 6 months and they are in need of some financial support. The president of Burundi has asked a team of people from Hope Africa University to start a new radio stations that will:

play music that is modern
bring the Gospel to his people
help heal the divisions created from the civil war

Andrew will be working on this team there to start this new radio station and help oversee the birth of Burundi’s first Christian radio station in over 14 years!

They are seeking one-time gifts in any amount that you would be lead to give. They are still in need of approx. $5,000. Check out the Voice of Hope Web site for more information.

Donation Information:

Please send all checks to:

Friends of Hope Africa University Inc.

PO Box 580
Spring Arbor, MI 49283
Memo line: Voice of Hope Radio

*Please email the Timbies at: andrewtimbie@yahoo.com, when check has been sent in so they can track your donation.

DREAM Event Invitation, (Indianapolis, IN)

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:15:28 +0000

Hello all. We wanted to invite you to an event ServLife is hosting (for those of you who live in Indianapolis area) called DREAM, this Wednesday, March 19th, from 7:00-8:30, at Common Ground Christian Church (46th and Illinois). Here’s the details on it:

Praying for the Nations and Dreaming for Justice!

DREAM is a gathering on March 19th to allow the body of Christ to gather to pray, to celebrate, to worship, to mourn, to reflect, and to learn. If you live in the Indianapolis, IN area or region, please join us for DREAM: a night of prayer and worship, March 19th, 2008, 7:00-8:30 pm at Common Ground Christian Church.

Musical guest: Ashworth

Reflections By: Jeff Krajewski

Host: Joel Vestal

Come experience short films, photography, and poetry and listen and learn what God is doing in these regions through live phone conversations from workers on the ground:

Iraq
Afghanistan
Darfur region in Sudan

Dream of Justice, Dream of Peace, Dream of Hope in the World!

~ reflect ~ become ~ engage ~ give ~ participate ~

Consider Supporting our Friends, The Thiemanns, in Lesotho (Africa) with MAF

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:16:33 +0000

Our friends, Jason and Joselyn Thiemann, are missionaries who work with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), and they will be moving to Lesotho (Africa) later this year. They are close to reaching their target fundraising goals, but they are still in need of some final support. Please pray and/or consider financially partnering with their ministry. Here’s a bit about what they’re doing:

“Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) provides vital aviation and radio communications services to national churches, the Flying Doctor Service, Christian missions, and non-government organizations (NGOs) ministering in Lesotho. They will live in the capital city, Maseru, and fly 5 days/week into the mountains to serve the Basotho people, in addition to being on-call Saturday and Sunday for emergency medical flights. They will be gone for 3.5 years before returning to the states for a 6 month furlough. When they first arrive, Jason will begin getting checked out at the difficult mountain “runways” and they will both start learning the Sesotho language. ”

Thiemann Home Page
Thiemann MAF Page
Download Latest Thiemann Newsletter (The Thiemann Trails)

Some Sobering Lesotho Facts:

Lesotho is a mountainous country, similar in size to Maryland, made up of tiny, often inaccessible villages.
Nearly half of all the native Basotho people are unemployed.
26% of the population is currently malnourished.
Less than 10 % of the land is arable (suitable for growing crops).
As much as 32% of Lesotho’s population is infected with the HIV/AIDS virus.
100,000 HIV/AIDS orphans live in mountain villages with little or no access to medical services.

Read More about their ministry

Here’s what they need financially to reach their monthly support target goals, they hope to have their funding in full by April 1st (They are currently at 83 % of their monthly target goal):

4 donors @ $10/month
8 donors @ $25/month
5 donors @ $50/month
4 donors @ $100/month
2 donors @ $200/month
= $1290/month

Click here to go directly to their giving options page