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Thank you all for your prayers!
Today we took a break from working on the house to travel to the school in Merger. Every face we saw was encouraging and we loved seeing every one of them! Team members were able to meet their sponsored kids. They were all so happy to see each other.
Bonswa! (Unless it's not the evening. Then it would be 'bonjou!')
Day 4 was a success! We arrived at the work site bright and early to finish the walls and pour concrete beams. The work went quickly and everyone on the team worked harder than ever to communicate with the Haitian workers. Immersing yourself in a culture and surrounding yourself with people who speak the language really does help you to learn and retain key phrases to better phrases.
Bonswa!
Today was the first day we were on the work site. We are all exhausted, but are extremely satisfied with the day. The Haitians were at the top of their game, and I think we were able to be very helpful. We finished almost all of the masonry in one day, which hasn't happened in quite a while.
Very few Haitians spoke English, which gave us an excellent opportunity to practice our Creole! We butchered and slaughtered nearly every phrase and word, but we could tell they appreciated our efforts.
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We started the day off bright and early to leave for church at 7:00am. Mason and Johnny Filipe drove us and 7 STEP students. The 45 minute drive gave us a chance to ask lots of questions and interact with the students. The church we visited was planted about a year and a half ago by a STEP student. It's amazing to see God working in here.
We stumbled through humming along to songs we didn't know or understand, but were very excited when we heard the tune to 10,000 reasons! It was satisfying to participate in the worship with them.
This last Sunday, February 5th, Pastor Paul announced that we have offered the position of Director of High School Ministries to Brandon Dickson, and Brandon has accepted! He will begin his new role in late February.
Here's some information about Brandon and his wife, Amy:
Hello! Thank you for all your prayers! Due to God's grace and excellent airline pilots, we arrived safe and sound.
It has been a long day for all of us. We started at PDX the evening of the 3rd. After an amazing send-off and the miracle of getting through security without any bumps, we boarded our first flight.
It was the longest flight many of us had ever been on, but we have so much to be thankful for. We landed in JFK at 6am EST and got some much needed food. Three hours later, we boarded our flight to Haiti!
Our prayers of love and support are with the family of Larry Daniel. A service will be held on Saturday, February 11th at 2:00 p.m. in the Worship Center.
According to our church constitution, the nominating committee’s responsibility is to present church board nominees for Glenwood member vote at the Annual Meeting. Looking at 1 Timothy 3:1-13, a nominee should demonstrate spiritual maturity, manage his household well, manifest a servant’s heart, and endeavor to live his life above reproach.
On Sunday, January 15th, we gathered and discussed what is "success", and what does it look like in our families? We contrasted what we perceive our culture's definition of success to be with what the Bible defines as success in Deuteronomy 6:4-6.
Here are the presentation sldes and the video/audio from our time:
We have two winter Women's Bible Studies to choose from:
A Precept study going through 1 and 2 Peter A study of the book of Ephesians, led by a team of Glenwood staff membersFor more information about the studies and to sign up online, check out the Women's Bible Studies page.
We live in a world where there are seemingly endless opportunities to communicate with one another. With the internet, social media, and smart phones, we could be the most effective communicators in human history. So, why aren’t we? Why does it seem so hard to have ongoing relationships that build one another up instead of tearing each other apart? The good news is that the Bible is filled with guidance on this important issue. In this class, we will examine what God says about how we can use our words for His glory and the good of others.
On November 13, parents gathered for our 2nd Parent Connection of the 2016-17 season. In our discussion of the Gospel centered family, we focused on how to live for God in everyday life.
Dr. John Thornton recently shared with us in a seminar about the role of finances in a Christian's life. Dr. Thornton has recently released a book entitled Jesus' Terrible Financial Advice on the subject as well.
Our prayers of love and support are with the family of Ken Elder. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 7th at 1:00 p.m. in the Worship Center.
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