NLC News November 9 2022

November 9th, 2022

THIS COMING WEEK:

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 (Made for Mission Sunday #2) - Baptism Sunday
8:30 a.m. GROWTH CLASS

Video series on "ROMANS" in Room 111

9:30 a.m. CONNECTING POINT (Dining Room) and Connecting Point for Kids (Rm 101)
10 a.m. WORSHIP - NLC Kids & The Crew (Jr/Sr High)

Cheryl Nicolay from Dawnings Pregnancy Resource Center speaking
Baptism and receiving of new members

11:15 a.m. GROWTH CLASS

NEW CLASS: "The Bible Story Out Loud" for parents (NLC Kids will host a Bible video class for children whose parent(s) are participating) - Upstairs in NLC Kids Building

5:30 p.m. LIFELINE Young Adult group

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
6:00 a.m. MEN'S BIBLE STUDY - 10 Commandments - Dining Room
9:00 a.m. WOMEN'S L.I.F.T. BIBLE STUDY - Elijah - Rooms 114-115

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16
12:00-3:00 p.m. Pastor Mark hosting Pastor JR Arnold's wife's memorial reception - Dining Room
2:10 p.m. GOOD NEWS CLUB - Jefferson Elementary
6:00 p.m. WORSHIP REHEARSAL - Gym
6:30 p.m. PRAYER GATHERING - Room 113

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
After school GOOD NEWS CLUB - Monson-Sultana School
5:30 p.m. CELEBRATE RECOVERY - Join us for DINNER - Dining room
6:30 p.m. CELEBRATE RECOVERY - Worship / Teaching / Small Groups

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (Made for Mission Sunday #3) - Thanksgiving Dinner and Offering
8:30 a.m. GROWTH CLASSES

Video series on "ROMANS" in Room 111

9:30 a.m. CONNECTING POINT (Dining Room) and Connecting Point for Kids (Rm 101)
10:00 a.m. WORSHIP - NLC Kids & The Crew (Jr/Sr High)

John & Geri will be sharing from 45 years of global missionary and church planting ministry

11:15 a.m. THANKSGIVING DINNER and Mission Offering - Gym/Dining Room
5:30 p.m. LIFELINE Young Adult group

This Sunday's Made for Mission Speaker: Cheryl Nicolay (center) of Dawnings Pregnancy Resource Center, Dinuba

Starting after church this Sunday, November 13th

Next Sunday, November 20th

Giving to NLC

Received Last Week (11/06)…......….$5,525
Received for Benevolence Fund..... $3,078
Received this year ...........................$69,107
Budget to Date ………..…................ $81,068
Budget Goal………..........................$421,553
Needed Weekly …….........…..…......…$8,392

Continue to pray God's comfort over Carl Wohlgemuth and Ron Thiessen, who both lost their wives recently.
Juan Frausto lost his grandfather this week. Please pray for him, Josie, and the girls.
Continue praying for JR, Eugene Enns, Glen & Peggy Zimmerman, Marilyn Chappell, and Chris Holmen (hospice). Steve Bryan's adult cousin, Melinda, was run over by a school bus and is still in the early stages of recovery from severe injuries.
Remember also Matt Naylor (Mike & Nori's son) dealing with his esophagus and stomach, JR's sister Cheryl, Mike Naylor, Carolina Corrales. Mae Ewert is slowly recovering from a painful case of shingles.
Erick Parra has returned early from the Set Free Ministries Men's Ranch in Phelan because of back pain related to his spinal stenosis. Pray he's able to do the things needed for healing as well as to gain employment and find housing.
Pablo & Maricela Chavez and their sons (and dogs) are in Peru!
Johnny & Denise Esposito are on their way to SE Asia.
John & Geri are visiting the last of their supporting churches before retiring from Multiply.
Tom Regier reports that teachers at Monson-Sultana found some children huddled on the playground recently. When they went to see what was going on the kids showed them their new Bibles from Good News Club and said they were starting their own Bible study! Praise the Lord!
Praise God for our new baptisms and members this Sunday: Hannah Aquino, Samuel Aquino, Lydia Aquino, Naomi Aquino, Alyza Dover, and Aydien Becerra. Maria Gonzalez and two of her teenage children, Dulce and Victor Jr., are joining by transfer.
Praise God for the ministry of our NLC Kids and NLC Crew as they help children and youth grow in their walk with Jesus.
Praise the Lord for our Home Resource Center and the dozens of families helped with home furnishings and supplies this year! Pray for the young family helped this week through a contact from the Dinuba Police Department (see photo below).

"Thank you to our volunteers for your continued help in donation pick-ups and home deliveries!
And thank you for graciously giving finances to fund this amazing ministry" -
Carolyn Ehoff and Phyllis Enns

Sunday, November 20th, is going to be a BIG celebration for us at NLC! John & Geri, who have been part of this church for years, will be presenting their lifestory of missionary work around the world. They've been in mission work, whether church planting, video ministry, support, and a variety of other ways for 45 years. It will be a great opportunity to hear how they've seen the work of God around the world and consider the fact that God is still calling people to "GO!"

One of our NLC traditions during November Mission Month is to gather a special offering to cover our entire year's budgeted mission offering. This year (2022-2023) that amount is $20,000. It goes to support the following people who are carrying the Gospel in important ways locally and around the world:

John & Geri's final months with Multiply
Pablo & Maricela Chavez and family serving with Multiply in Peru
Cecil & Tracy Ramos serving with Multiply in Thailand
Bruce & Laurel Smith serving with Youth For Christ in Tulare/Kings Counties, and the Dinuba Youth Center on Perry Street in Dinuba.
Ruddy & Cristina Ancheta serving with YWAM in San Francisco
Open Gate Ministries right across El Monte from our church
Good News Club at Jefferson Elementary in Dinuba
NLC's community events like our big Family Fun Night and some of what's needed to offer our monthly Grab & Go Meals.

Please ask God what he might want to give through you this month to missions. On Sunday, November 20th, the offering will be gathered and we'll celebrate what God has done through all of us together for the sake of the Gospel!