Week of April 22, 2009

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A Word From Our Executive Director - April 22, 2009

The Grief of Not Giving

Recently, I was able to participate in a Christian Leadership Alliance telephone seminar. They were teaching about giving and fundraising in this economically disastrous year. One of the most important things stressed in the seminar was that people who love giving, who have a history of giving, are grieving deeply as they have to cut back on their giving.

Upcoming Events & Announcements - April 22, 2009

14^th ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
On Friday, June 5, 2009, the First Advent Christian Church of Concord, N.C., is hosting its 14^th Annual AC golf tournament to raise money for their mission program. All proceeds go to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world. The tournament will take place at the Corbin Hills golf course in Salisbury, N.C; lunch and refreshments will be served at noon; the shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. Individual entry fee is $50, and team entry fee is $200. Entry forms must be in by Monday, June 1. For entry forms and more information, please contact Steve Thigpen at 704-938-6850 or David Taylor at 704-721-0257. Click Here to download entry form. Click Here to view video from last year's tournament.

IF Update - April 22, 2009

Last week I was in the beautiful state of Missouri conducting a Lead Team launch. That’s when pastors get together for a 24-hour, uninterrupted period of time to just do life together. I had a great time!

My hosts took me through the country to our meeting place, and on the return trip to St. Louis, I was treated to a very nice surprise - a visit to the boyhood home of Mark Twain, in Hannibal, Mo. After spending a little while there soaking in some history and memories of reading some of his wonderful books, we headed out.

Just before we drove onto the interstate, I noticed a big red sign that has stuck in my mind ever since. It simply read, “The Restaurant.” Notice, if you will, it did not say “A” restaurant but “The” restaurant. If you will remember back when you took English 101, the word “The” makes something definite. Therefore, this restaurant was not just any old restaurant; it was “The” restaurant.

World Outreach Update - April 22, 2009

FROM THE LATIN AMERICA AREA DIRECTOR

I remember back several years ago to my first visit to our church in San Isidro, Mexico, located in the La Purisima Valley of Southern Baja. That first trip, I flew in to the local airfield in a four-seat single engine plane graciously supplied by a ministry associated with Mexican Medical. We had to buzz the airfield on the first approach to make sure that there were no cattle or other obstacles in the way of our landing. It was a several-hour trip from San Diego, and I remember thinking how isolated the location was. Just a few years ago, I made the trip to San Isidro by auto, starting from the town of La Constitucion. Likewise, after hours of travel on a bumpy, dirt road, seeing very few people or settlements along the way, it again struck me how remote this town was. The question of “Who would want to live all the way out here?” entered my mind.

News From Around Our Churches - April 22, 2009

FLORIDA
The McAlpin Advent Christian Church will host a series of programs - teaching and preaching events - that will carry through to the end of summer, climaxing with Vacation Bible School for area children. This past Sunday, April 19, the Rev. Jeff Vann was our speaker. The Rev. Mrs. Penny Vann will be teaching on April 26. The Vanns are on furlough as missionaries to the Philippines and will be returning there in early May. Rev. Vann spent his early childhood at the McAlpin Church and was called to be a missionary early in life. Rev. Mrs. Vann was ordained in the McAlpin Church. The public is invited to the McAlpin Advent Christian Church, which is located at 17214 89th Road. Information can be obtained by calling 386-658-1048.

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