NLC Connect - February 26, 2025
connect with God's Word
If you attended our Sunday morning service, you had the opportunity to see a couple of our campers give testimonies on Sunday. If you couldn't make it for the service, check it out on our website.
Martha and Elva shared about their grief journey and the support that Griefshare provides for those who experienced loss. Thank you, Martha and Elva, for ministering to those in our community who are grieving.
NLC Kids had help from our youth and volunteers on Sunday for our Marshmallow madness. The kids had a blast!!
Nori Naylor held a Miracles workshop for some of our 5th-12th graders. Thank you, Nori, for pouring into our young people.
Martha and Elva shared about their grief journey and the support that Griefshare provides for those who experienced loss. Thank you, Martha and Elva, for ministering to those in our community who are grieving.
NLC Kids had help from our youth and volunteers on Sunday for our Marshmallow madness. The kids had a blast!!
Nori Naylor held a Miracles workshop for some of our 5th-12th graders. Thank you, Nori, for pouring into our young people.
connect your calendar
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering - Room 113
THURSDAY, FEB. 27
6:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY small groups
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
8:30 a.m. - "Salt & Light" Growth Class - Room 114/115
9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT
5:00 p.m. - CREW Youth - Room 207
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
6:00 a.m. - Men's Bible Study - Dining Room
6:00 p.m. - Healing Room Prayer Ministry - Library
6:30 p.m. - GriefShare Support Group - Room 114/115
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering - Room 113
THURSDAY, MARCH 6
6:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY small groups - Education Center
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
Change clocks ahead Saturday night for Daylight Savings Time!
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
8:30 a.m. - "Salt & Light" Growth Class - Room 114/115
9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT
5:00 p.m. - CREW youth meeting
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
9:00 a.m. - LIFT Women's Bible Study - Room 114/115
(No Men's Bible Study or GriefShare this week)
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering - Room 113
THURSDAY, FEB. 27
6:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY small groups
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
8:30 a.m. - "Salt & Light" Growth Class - Room 114/115
9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT
- Come meet and encourage others over coffee and snacks - Dining Room
- Communion
- Deacon Care Fund offering
5:00 p.m. - CREW Youth - Room 207
TUESDAY, MARCH 4
6:00 a.m. - Men's Bible Study - Dining Room
6:00 p.m. - Healing Room Prayer Ministry - Library
6:30 p.m. - GriefShare Support Group - Room 114/115
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering - Room 113
THURSDAY, MARCH 6
6:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY small groups - Education Center
SATURDAY, MARCH 8
Change clocks ahead Saturday night for Daylight Savings Time!
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
8:30 a.m. - "Salt & Light" Growth Class - Room 114/115
9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT
- Come meet and encourage others over coffee and snacks - Dining Room
5:00 p.m. - CREW youth meeting
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
9:00 a.m. - LIFT Women's Bible Study - Room 114/115
(No Men's Bible Study or GriefShare this week)
connect through giving
eceived Last Week (2/23): ........... $3,769
Received this year: .................... $163,295
Budget to Date:............................ $191,843
Budget Goal: ………….......…...…...$383,686
Needed Weekly: ………...….............. $8,477
Received this year: .................... $163,295
Budget to Date:............................ $191,843
Budget Goal: ………….......…...…...$383,686
Needed Weekly: ………...….............. $8,477
connect to God through prayer
- Pray for health and strength for Carolina Coralles and Glen Zimmerman.
- Pray for Amanda Dover, awaiting a new surgery date.
- Pray for Abe & Holly Isaak's 6-year-old granddaughter Tessa Fiscus, who is being treated for cancer and has upcoming tests.
- Pray for Anissa Almaguer and Irene Gonzalez to have good health as they prepare to bring new life into this world!
- Pray for Sandy Sorber as she recovers from surgery.
- Also remember: Marilyn Chappell and other residents in Palm Village Healthcare, Harold Kruger and others in Sierra View, and Mary Salazar.
- Pray for those who have lost loved ones (Karen Madrid's mother Emma, Maria Gonzalez's uncle Raul) and those attending the GriefShare support group.
- Pray for safety and peace of mind for the students who attend schools in our surrounding communities.
- Pray for those who are seeking employment.
- Pray for the undocumented in our community as they navigate life under this new administration.
- Pray for our missionaries: Pablo & Maricela Chavez in Peru, Cecil & Tracy Ramos in Thailand, Jonathan & Joanna Gutierrez in Portugal, and Johnny & Denise Esposito, who are home before returning to SE Asia.
- Pray for peace as violence and war affect so many families and children in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, in the Middle East, and in parts of Africa.
- Please pray for the USMB churches in the Los Angeles area in the aftermath of wildfires. Pray for Mennonite Disaster Service leaders as they determine how best to help.
- Pray for Brad and Delilah Isaak and family as they have begun their ministry at NLC.
Connect to the next generation
Several volunteers from our NLC Kids Team had the opportunity to attend a Kids and Youth conference in Chino Hills, California.
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
— Proverbs 22:6
Recently, some of our Kids Ministry volunteers had the incredible opportunity to attend a conference in Chino Hills, California. This gathering served as a powerful reminder of the immense responsibility we have in training up our children in the Lord. In a world full of distractions and competing voices, we are called to be intentional in guiding young hearts toward Jesus.
A beautiful example of this responsibility was shared with me by one of our sweet first graders. She excitedly told me how she talks to her friends about Jesus and heaven. She explained that one of her friends doesn’t go to church and doesn’t know about Jesus—so she tells him all about Him. The sincerity in her voice and the confidence in her faith were both inspiring and convicting.
How often do we, as adults, hesitate to share our faith out of fear, discomfort, or doubt? And yet, here was a child, unafraid and eager to proclaim the truth of the Gospel to her peers. Jesus Himself reminds us in Matthew 18:3 that we must have faith like a child to enter the kingdom of heaven. The faith of our children is not something to be diminished or overlooked—it is something to be encouraged, nurtured, and even learned from.
Children are often the best example of humility and faith. They believe God’s Word simply and wholeheartedly. They trust His promises without hesitation. Their faith is not burdened by doubt or fear but is rooted in the pure joy of knowing Jesus.
May we take this first grader’s example as a challenge to be bold in our own faith. Let us not shy away from opportunities to share the Good News, no matter our age or stage in life. Let’s commit ourselves to training up the next generation, not just by teaching them but by living out our faith in a way that inspires them to do the same.
How does the faith of children inspire you to be bolder in sharing your faith?
In what ways can you help nurture and encourage a child’s faith in your own life?
Are there areas where you need to have more childlike trust in God?
Let’s walk forward in faith, remembering that the next generation is watching and learning from us. May we be faithful in pointing them to Jesus!
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
— Proverbs 22:6
Recently, some of our Kids Ministry volunteers had the incredible opportunity to attend a conference in Chino Hills, California. This gathering served as a powerful reminder of the immense responsibility we have in training up our children in the Lord. In a world full of distractions and competing voices, we are called to be intentional in guiding young hearts toward Jesus.
A beautiful example of this responsibility was shared with me by one of our sweet first graders. She excitedly told me how she talks to her friends about Jesus and heaven. She explained that one of her friends doesn’t go to church and doesn’t know about Jesus—so she tells him all about Him. The sincerity in her voice and the confidence in her faith were both inspiring and convicting.
How often do we, as adults, hesitate to share our faith out of fear, discomfort, or doubt? And yet, here was a child, unafraid and eager to proclaim the truth of the Gospel to her peers. Jesus Himself reminds us in Matthew 18:3 that we must have faith like a child to enter the kingdom of heaven. The faith of our children is not something to be diminished or overlooked—it is something to be encouraged, nurtured, and even learned from.
Children are often the best example of humility and faith. They believe God’s Word simply and wholeheartedly. They trust His promises without hesitation. Their faith is not burdened by doubt or fear but is rooted in the pure joy of knowing Jesus.
May we take this first grader’s example as a challenge to be bold in our own faith. Let us not shy away from opportunities to share the Good News, no matter our age or stage in life. Let’s commit ourselves to training up the next generation, not just by teaching them but by living out our faith in a way that inspires them to do the same.
How does the faith of children inspire you to be bolder in sharing your faith?
In what ways can you help nurture and encourage a child’s faith in your own life?
Are there areas where you need to have more childlike trust in God?
Let’s walk forward in faith, remembering that the next generation is watching and learning from us. May we be faithful in pointing them to Jesus!
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