On July 8th through 14th, we will be sending a group of high school students and staff for a week of outreach in Clackamas, OR. We will be partnering with Spring Mountain Bible Church to provide a Vacation Bible School for local kids and engage the community in various service projects.
Please pray that the community and children at the VBS would have open and receptive hearts. Pray that our students would learn more about God’s love for them and how to show that love to others.
Praise! The G.O. team has made it safely to Doro, South Sudan. The trip has gone well thus far. Even all of their bags are with them. They are excited to begin working. Pray for continued protection and for many opportunities to be a blessing to the people who are there.
The team (L to R): Tim, Brian, Ken, Jim
On Saturday, June 2nd, men of Glenwood enjoyed a fantastic breakfast made by Brian Ford and his team of cooks (food engineers, really, when we're talking about that much food tasting that good). We then heard from Phil Long and Justin Swift. Phil shared with us 3 of his spoken word poems which emphasized the importance of pointing other people to Jesus rather than ourselves. Justin talked about the nature of leadership and what it means that Jesus leads us -- we lead others best when we are following Him.
Haitian coffee (ground and whole bean) is available for purchase at the Foyer Table Sunday morning, May 27. Bruce & Cindy McMartin (long-time GCC missionaries with Crossworld in Haiti) are working with Vision d’Antioche, a Haitian mission organization which mobilizes evangelical Haitian churches to equip, send, and sustain Haitian missionaries for world evangelism. All proceeds will go to support Vision d’Antioche.
How can a biblical worldview impact your perspective on iPhones, fossils, and forms of government? Does how we define truth and reality really change how we talk at a neighbor's BBQ? Does our understanding of the Trinity and God's Image affect what we think of the annoying guy in front of us at the check out line?
Thank you to everyone who helped with the STM sale. We are grateful for you and for God’s provision! We are excited to send out so many short term missionaries to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ!
The powerpoint slides from Weeks 2-5 of the Revelation class with Stephen Kim are now posted with each session. See the class link below for both the notes and audio.
Revelation: The Completion of God's Plan through Jesus Christ
Invite your friends and neighbors to attend our Breakfast & Golf event to be held on Saturday, June 2 at 7:45 a.m. Begin the day at Glenwood for breakfast, followed by a message from our own Justin Swift.
To see the latest pics and info from the G.O. Team in Haiti, be sure to check the G.O. Team blog.
This year's team has given us their intial entry in the midst of bad weather and a lack of internet. We are grateful for modern communication technology.
Our 2012 Haiti Global Outreach (G.O.) Team left Friday, May 11. We received word from Lauren Young that the G.O. Team has arrived safely in Haiti. As they are able (and their internet connection allows), the team will be posting pictures of their trip. Stay tuned for links to that.
The picture is from the PDX airport before they left -- (left to right): Emil, Petr, Stu, John, Bill.
Our 2012 Haiti G.O. Team leaves Friday, May 11. If you would like to send them off, meet near the Alaska Airlines ticket counter at the Portland Airport at 3:30pm.
As they are able (and their internet connection allows), the team will be posting pictures of their trip. Stay tuned for links to that.
This year's team is: Bill Burdick, Petr Burunov, John Dryden, Stu Kilby, Emil Kulla
Parents of incoming 6th, 7th and 8th grade students, please pick up a letter from Tommy Holczer at the Ministry Information Table about the Middle School’s involvement with VBC this year.
Parents of high school students (including incoming 9th graders) are invited to join us on Sunday, May 20 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. We want to hear from parents and interact about the teaching focus this summer and how we can intentionally partner together.
High School Summer Mission Trip Applications are now available!
See the link for the goods.
The due date is May 23rd, 2012.
Contact Nathan Nymeyer if you have any quesitons.
Praise God that the cafeteria portion of the Merger Building Project was completed in October 2013! What a blessing this extra space will be for the school in Merger. The next step will be to begin on the kindergarten buildings of the school and funds will be needed for this project. If you would like to contribute to the construction costs, please make your check payable to Glenwood Community Church and designate it Merger Building Fund.