A Little Easter Fun...

Our dessert on Good Friday evening

After watching the Easter Musical this Friday morning at church, our children knew exactly why we were thanking Jesus!  It was a special time to go around the table and say what we wanted to "thank" Jesus for...and Mikah was the first to say "For dying on the cross for our sins". BINGO!  We are so thankful as parents that our children are beginning to understand the real meaning of Easter. 

Easter Funtastic Update

Well, here it is..the update to our "Easter Funtastic" outreach. A big thank you to those who prayed for us. The Lord answered in a mighty way! It was a beautiful sunny day with over 300 people in attendance. Praise the Lord! The majority of people were not from our church. It was exciting to see invited school friends & neighbors too. It was a fun filled 1 1/2 hours.

We started with facepainting & balloon animals then added a "Lollieman" chase (see the photos), followed by a juggling act, fun sing-a-longs, a ventriloquist who shared the story of the three trees, a massive candy filled egg hunt & water balloon games. In between these events, the kids enjoyed more face painting, balloon animals & cooled off with free icy poles. Adult (guest) door prizes (chocolate!) were also a big hit. To be in the drawing, adults filled out an interest questionnaire. They were asked to tick any of the listed topics they would like to know more about. Some of the topics of interest: How to find the right church for my family; How to forgive & receive forgiveness from others; Activities for single parents; Basic computer skills; How to relate to my teenager.... Matthew is now trying to fast track some of these needs with the right church people connection & a few workshops in the new future that can also meet these needs. We have been blessed & hope you will be too as you read this & watch the slide show. Wishing you all a joyous Resurrection Weekend!

Easter Funtastic...PLEASE PRAY.....

9:30-11:30 AM Saturday morning, April 4th (your Friday night), is our Easter Funtastic Outreach.  This is a free event put on by our church and being held at the local public school!

Please pray:

 1. Hundreds of unchurched people will attend 

2. The Story of Easter will be clear 

3. A Funtastic time will be had by all

 4. God will be glorified all over the place. 

 

Three local public elementary schools have passed out our fliers to almost a thousand children. This event will have jugglers, face painters, balloon animals, circus tricks, a Ventriloquist sharing the Story of Easter and a lot more. The weather is too be 82 degrees! We will also be inviting people to our Easter services.

What will God do? We will let you know!

Wilson gets Baptized...

March 29th was a very exciting time at church. We had 9 people get baptized this Sunday!  Praise the Lord.  Listening to their testimonies was so encouraging.  

One of those people who got baptized was Wilson.  He is the man we asked you to pray for about being discipled.  He recently moved to Australia from Brazil with his wife and young child. After visiting our church one Sunday, He and his wife accepted Christ as their personal Savior. 

Well, he was the last to get baptized that day. He gave his testimony about how life had been good for him...easy...no worries...and how prideful he was because of his success in work, athletics & other things.  He thanked the Lord for breaking down the wall of pride in his life and showing him his sin and his need for a Savior.  He was in tears and so were most of us listening to him... very moving.  Well, here is a photo of Wilson. The joy on his face when he comes out of the water says it all! ( that is his little boy, Daniel, behind him watching and holding his towel for him)

Lori's Dad visits Australia!

Lori's dad arrived in Sydney, Australia Feb 6th.  Just in time for their big heat wave (over 1oo degrees). He traveled around Sydney, to Hobart (Tasmania) and arrived in Perth, Feb 11th.  It was a very exciting time for the children to see their "Pop Pop" since we haven't seen him for 2 years.  We celebrated his birthday and Lori guided him around the Perth area during the days while the kids were in school.  We look forward to Pop Pop coming back to visit again soon!!!

First Day of School

Feb. 3rd was the first day of the school year for Western Australia.  The public school children all wear school uniforms. The kids were so excited for school to start and to wear their new sneakers! This was officially Mikah's first day in public school, too! She is in the Kindy program 2 full days a week.