Great American Evangelist, D.L. Moody once said, “It is vitally important that our children be led to a personal relationship with Christ and instructed in His Word when they are young. If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God.” This encourages me, pushes me, and reaffirms the passion that I have for the kids in this church and community to know Jesus Christ. God has blessed this church to be in this community for such a time as this. When people are discouraged, depressed and lonely, we are here with the Good News of salvation. I am so excited that we have this news to share. I challenge each of you to look around during this Thanksgiving and Christmas season and pray that Jesus will give you His eyes to see those who are lost and broken and show them kindness and compassion.

With the holidays coming up so quickly, you are going to be seeing many people trying to make ends meet to provide for their family. This year we hope to relieve some of the stress in the lives of our families who are part of our Live Wire and Surge Ministries. We will be providing a family Christmas gift that will be given the child and/or teens family on Sunday, December 25th, Christmas Day. The families of our children and/ or teens will be in attendance that day to receive their family Christmas gift. We are asking that you, as our church family, pray about your monetary donation to this project. We are wanting to provide gift cards tailored to the families that return their participation form. If you feel that you would like to support our effort of loving our community, $50 is what we are looking for to spend per child/teen. Any amount is appreciated! We know that God is going to bless this ministry of giving. Thank you so much for taking the time to invest in our kids and teens. You are loved, valued and appreciated.

love. grace. peace

Brooke Stegenga