NLC Connect - October 16, 2024

October 15th, 2024

connect with God's Word

Dr. Andre Stephens, President of Fresno Pacific University, was our guest speaker on Sunday. He preached an amazing sermon that is available for you to watch or re-watch on our Church website or in the NLC App.

connect your calendar

THURSDAY, OCT. 17
5:30 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY meal, worship, groups

SUNDAY, OCT. 20
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

10:00 a.m. - WORSHIP/NLC KIDS/NURSERY

Tim Geddert is the guest speaker for the next 3 Sundays

11:15 a.m. - Kids/Youth Volunteer Appreciation Lunch - Room 207
4:00 p.m. - The Great Selfie Race - Pick up instructions in Dining Room and end there with dinner (see details below)
No CREW youth group tonight

MONDAY, OCT. 21
6:00 p.m. - CR Worship Team - Gym

TUESDAY, OCT. 22
6:00 a.m. - Men's Bible Study - Dining Room
9:00 a.m. - LIFT Women's Bible Study - Room 114/115
2:35 p.m. - Good News Club - Jefferson School
No Healing Room Ministry this week

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering - Room 113

THURSDAY, OCT. 24
8:00 a.m. - DUSD Meetings - Dining Room
5:30 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY meal, worship, groups

SUNDAY, OCT. 27
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

10:00 a.m. - WORSHIP/NLC KIDS/NURSERY

Tim Geddert is the guest speaker
11:15 a.m. - Family Meal (lasagna and dessert will be provided by the kitchen crew; please bring bread or salads to add to the meal)
11:15 a.m. - "Pumpkin Party" with lots of kids' activities (see announcement below for details)

5:00 p.m. - NLC CREW (youth group) meets at George & Marcia Sawatzky's house

MONDAY, OCT. 28
6:00 p.m. - CR Worship Team - Gym

TUESDAY, OCT. 29
6:00 a.m. - Men's Bible Study - Dining Room
2:35 p.m. - Good News Club - Jefferson School
No Healing Room Ministry this week

CLICK HERE for link to proposed budget documents

connect through giving

Received Last Week (10/13): …....... $993
Received this year: ...................... $58,142

connect to God through prayer

Pray for health and strength for Bob Martin, George Sawatzky, Emma (Karen Madrid's mother), Carolina Coralles, and Glen Zimmerman.
Pray for Kim Enns, Richard Clemmer and Sophia Salazar, all recovering from surgery.
Pray for Miguel-Angel (Hezekiah) Parker as he awaits a new surgery date. His original scheduled surgeries for Monday and Thursday have been postponed due to a shortage of IV fluid. Please continue to keep Hezekiah and the Parker family in prayer.
Pray for Abe & Holly Isaak's 6-year-old granddaughter Tessa Fiscus, who is being treated for cancer, but is doing well at home.
Also remember: Doris Siebert, Marilyn Chappell and other residents in Palm Village Healthcare, Harold Kruger and others in Sierra View, Louie and Michelle Perez, Mary Salazar, and Zach Clemmer.
Continue to pray for those who have lost loved ones, and the GriefShare seminar being planned for November 16.
Pray for safety and peace of mind for the students who attend schools in our surrounding communities. There has been an increase in violent threats recently.
Pray for the students attending Good News Club on Tuesday afternoons at Jefferson School, and the volunteers.
Pray for those who are seeking employment.
Keep the pastoral search in your prayers as the pastor position is being publicized.
Pray for our missionaries: Pablo & Maricela Chavez in Peru (click here for their newsletter!), 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 North Carolina (and elsewhere) affected by Hurricane Helene, and now by Hurricane Milton. Pray for the families who have been displaced, for shelters opening doors to those in need, for the many volunteers responding to help, for recovery efforts, for restoration of power and for donations for supplies.

Connect to the Good News

Good News Club is in full swing again at Jefferson School in Dinuba! We have met twice, with around 30 students from grades 1-6 attending each week. We have some familiar faces from years past, but also lots of new children have come, which gives us the opportunity to share the love of Jesus with them for their very first time! So far this year, 17 students have given their lives to Jesus! There are many coming who have lots of questions about the Bible because their friends and families don't know how to answer them. For some, this will be the only “church” they will be able to attend. The children are hungry for God’s love!

There are many students in Dinuba who have never heard the Gospel before, and we are so grateful to have the doors open in our public schools to be able to tell them about what Jesus has done for them. Romans 10:14 says: “How can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching?” We currently have leadership in Dinuba schools that encourages and supports Good News Clubs. We know that this is not the case in all school districts, so right now is the time to take advantage of this open door. Please pray for our students and volunteers, that God will help the children to fully understand the Gospel and that we will be able to communicate clearly. Also pray that the seeds planted will grow deep and bear fruit.

--Norma Froese and Martha Sawatzky