Just started this "Sunday Seven" last week and already I forgot to post this yesterday!!!
1. Enslave Me - Students at NMC have been taking this year to address the issues of Teens In Crisis and Human Traffficking. They've been gaining awareness and are now getting ready to give sacrificially of their time in an event called Enslave Me. Students will be "sold" for one day (March 19) to work for their "purchaser" or one of our Ministry Partners. To find out more about it, check out www.stopredlights.com. Students, you can download an application there & WE'LL STILL ACCEPT FORMS THROUGH THIS WEDNESDAY!!!
2. Uganda & Peace - My bestest friend in the whole world, Janelle Prenkert, and her husband Derry are in the process of an international adoption. You can read about their story here. Not long ago, they received some news that it could be another 3 to 6 months before they have a court date set to head over & get their son due to the unrest in Uganda as they enter into their elections. This is worth mentioning because it's worth praying for the situation in Uganda. My prayer is that a country that has a history of civil unrest will experience a time of peace during these elections unlike anything they've ever seen. My prayer is that God would begin a move in Uganda and an outpouring of His Spirit there. My prayer is that a little boy would know that he has a mom and dad on the other side of the world who love him unconditionally. My prayer is that a mom and dad this side of the globe experience that same kind of peace that God is in control and preparing a way for them.
3. God's Truth - NMC student, Katherine Berkey, has started a series on her blog entitled "50 Days of Truth". During this time, she takes a truth found in Scripture and blogs about it, because after all, we live in a world that is happy to get us to buy into lies. I'm a fan of her series and what she's posted thus far. You can follow along here. "Jesus said, 'If you hold to my teaching, you really are my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.'" -John 8:31-32
4. PVC...Are we living it? - It was a little over a month ago that 150+ junior high & senior high students and leaders headed up to Evart, MI for the Winter Retreat at Spring Hill Camp. It was there that the senior high students and leaders received a challenge from Caleb "Biz" Bislow to be "Unusual Soldiers" who live out these 3 attributes of PVC (Passion, Vision, Courage) in their pursuit of Christ. This morning, and every morning, when I walked into my office, I saw my piece of PVC pipe sitting on my desk. Each morning during our TAWG at the retreat, we were given the opportunity to decorate our own piece of PVC pipe to remember these three attributes and the call God has placed on our own life to live them out. This morning, I'm reminded of my Passion (Matthew 22:37-40), Vision (Isaiah 42:6-7), and Courage (Romans 8:31).
5. Multiply 4G - NMC's mission statement is the following... Nappanee Missionary Church exists to make Fully Committed Disciples of Jesus Christ. We believe there are five principles to becoming a fully committed disciple: Change (choosing to follow), Grow (practicing healthy disciplines), Connect (doing life together), Engage (committing to serve), & Multiply (reproducing 4G). Daily I'm reminded of my need and my call to invest in others. Multiply 4G is all about investing in someone else who then invests in someone else who then invests in someone else...4G! When I consider all the investments that have been made in my life, I'm incredibly grateful, encouraged, and challenged to now do the same for someone else! "You have heard me teach these things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others." -2 Timothy 2:2
6. Life Verse - My life verse (a truth that I hold onto & try to live by) is Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." I'm so thankful that this promise is just as true today as it was yesterday and that it will be just as true tomorrow as it is today.
7. Family - (it's always worth a mention)... I love my family and am so incredibly grateful to be surrounded by people who love me, encourage me, support me, & pray for me. I have come to recognize how rare a thing that can be.
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