C.S.I. Columbus

Next Monday morning begins our effort to bring the joy of Christ to some families in our community. We are going to paint and do small repairs on three houses and also hand out food. With the canceling of our Honduras Mission trip comes the new opportunity to work in our own neighborhood. There are many families in need all around us. Sometimes the ones next door are harder for us to see than the ones over seas. Please pray with us that God will be glorified through our hearts and actions over the coming days

We will meet after Wednesday night services and Sunday afternoon services to discuss the week and see how many are interested.

MNL @ Starkville

Last night we went to Starkville church of Christ for Monday Night Live. I had a great time driving up with my children, Nathan, Karlee, and Kristen! I learned some interesting things on the road. We got to Starkville and enjoyed some singing together. After that, The pizza buffet was opened before us and we got to see all of our friends from camp. After eating we returned to the auditorium for a talent scavenger hunt. Brent Pyle did his best to burp as loud as possible (which proved impossible). I was asked to play armpit music (which I failed miserably at). Guess I'm out of practice. Jessica Pyle was able to touch her nose with her tongue and Matthew Chaffin can place his foot behind his head. Both were very impressive. Calvin McNabb also can make a pretty mean monkey face. The wierdest thing by far was watching a girl peal and eat a banana without using her hands. DISGUSTING! All that aside we had a great worship together and Westley shared a message about the living water of Christ.
Do you know what Manna means literally?
Next week we will head back to Starkville and go to North Montgomery Church of Christ. We leave at 6:15. They always have an awesome MNL. Come with us.

Happy Birthday Nathan

Today is Nathan Allen's B-day make sure and wish him a good one.

TORCH

As many of you know, we travel every summer to tegucigalpa Honduras for a mission trip every year. Since 1998 I have been blessed by the Honduran people and what God has allowed us to do in the mountains of tegucigalpa. This year there is much unrest within the political system and we have decided that the danger is too great for us to travel there. Please keep the people of Honduras in your prayers.
We are working hard to find an alternative for everyone who was going to serve with us as missionaries. This wednesday evening after services plan on hearing more of what we have been able to find as far as God given opportunities in our community go.

SNL @ Slip N Dip

Notice on our upcoming events we are having an snl at the slip n dip on July 5th. We have it reserved from 5 until 7pm. I need to get a good count of those who plan to come. I have to have an extra $2.50 for each person above 30 people that come so if everyone will bring a dollar and their own drink that should cover the costs of food and stuff. We will be having a devo out there as well. As far as dress code goes, you need to wear a one piece or a tankini or a t-shirt over your swimsuit. Bring a towel. should be a lot of fun. Feel free to bring friends but let me know if you are so that i can make sure we have the right amount of life guards out there. See you Sunday. Leave a comment and let me know you are coming.

Happy Birthday Karlee

Yesterday (friday) was Karlee's birthday. Wish her a good one!

Bible Bowl

The material for Bible Bowl 09' has been released. you can go to the links section of our blog and get access to a downloadable version of the NKJV gospel of John for your studies. The date of this event is Sept 12.

It's Your serve

Every Wednesday night over the summer we are trying to be the hands and feet of God. Last week we went to visit many of the shut ins in our congregation. It was a great experience for us all and reminded us that we have much to learn from others. I'd love to hear from any of you who participated. Just leave a comment and let us know. Tonight we are going to Windsor place and are going to bring gift bags put together by our children's ministry. I hope to put up pics soon.

SLCC

What a week! Everyone who went to camp this summer was indeed blessed. I will post some pics soon. many of you have already seen all you want via facebook. Videos will also be posted shortly.
This year we had the largest participation our church has ever enjoyed at Sardis Lake. We brought about 80 people with us. As Bruce mentioned prior to our departure that number represented about half of the camp so we had a fifty percent chance that anyone hurt or in trouble would be one of ours. Thankfully that was not the case.
Friday brought excitement. Many of you come up on friday to experience the mountain peak of the week. Billy also speaks on friday... coincidence... I think not. All of the cabins produce spiritual skits, we have a talent show, and many of us bare our hearts. This Friday was a little different. God sent us a storm and, as one of our girls put it, delivered the best sermon of the week. Many were drawn to consider their eternity during this particularly violent natural light show. We lost power throughout the camp until about two thirty the next morning. Thankfully we had plenty of glowsticks. Our skits were performed via flashlight. We also had an impressive improv comedy performance. For me the greatest part of friday is the reflection devotional. You guys bring the lesson and share what God has done for you. Everyone comes to camp with baggage. Many of us unpacked that on the first night. Many of us got rid of it throughout the week. God does great things at Sardis lake and I'm privileged to be a part.

I'll write more later but wanted to include a little now
Take some time and share your good camp memories with us by commenting here

Summer Has Arrived

Hey everyone! Summer is here and it is already hot. Now that you and I are both out of school. i have a bit more time to do some morning blogging. I will be doing my best to get out a blog update to you every monday that we are in town. Camp is next week so don't expect one next monday.
I felt like you saved the best for last with the way your ministry teams ministered to the congregation Sunday evening. I'm already getting excited about how next year's teams will be used to spread the good news of Christ and encourage his church. A big thank you to all of our team leaders and the effort you put into this year. Seems like only a week ago we were meeting in my house dreaming dreams. Dreams do come true because of you.
We leave for camp this sunday at 12:45. I'm ready. Are you? The week's theme is "Home". When you are with your Christian family, you are home. God has made a place for you in his house and we want everyone to discover the truth of this. So often we feel like strangers or visitors in God's house. We feel like we need to get out in the real world and have real experiences. We set out to make a name for ourselves. We find ourselves frustrated because the truth is that God already has experiences in store and a name for you. We have already arrived and don't realize it. In Christ, we're home.

What should we do in the summer

When summer comes in just a few weeks we want to change things up a little bit. What ideas do you have for our youth group in the summer? What should we do with snl and ministry teams? Leave a comment and let us know.

Just a reminder, our SinnerStage drama team will be performing outside of Fulton, Ms at Brandi Johnson's dads church on Saturday, May 9, 2009 for their Mother's Day celebration.  We hope that parents and some of our youth will be able to join us that day and support SinnerStage and Mothers too. Thanks for all the support we receive from everyone. We wouldn't be able to do what we do without our Lord and Savior and our church family there to support our every move. Thanks again. Love u all!

Should we keep this going

Hey just wanted to get your input. On the left side there is a poll. I want to see if the blog is serving its purpose and if you are interested in keeping it alive. Please select an answer and let us know what you want. If the answer is yes, then we will go back to regular posting and pics. If not then you can get the info you want on faithout.com.

Response from Westpoint Church of Christ

I told you guys i would post a copy of the card we received after our SNL service over there. Her you go

7th Street Columbus COC youth,
the OAR COC was so impressed with the performance of your youth group last Sunday night. We wish to express our gratitude and appreciation for allowing us to experience your program. It was creative and an inspiration. We are so proud your group is willing to step out of their comfort zone and let God work through their lives. It takes a lot of courage and strength to step out. You touched so many lives Sunday night. Please continue your good work. It was an amazing service.

Isn't it cool to realize that what you did in Christ's name made such an impact. This Sunday night (march 27th) we will have a church wide SNL. Thanks for the ways you have all chosen to serve.

Happy Birthday Stephanie

Today is Stephanie Hopper's Birthday! Her last name has new meaning now that she has one good leg to stand on. Hop on Steph.

Happy Birthday Ben

Today is Ben Goodwin's B-day!

Karlee Downs changes her life

Karlee Downs gave her life to Christ in Baptism Sunday night after SNL!!! Leave a comment and encourage her as she begins her journey

Update on Stephanie

After getting her mri results, Stephanie has 4 weeks of rehab and then an evaluation. Lets pray that rehab will take care of everything.

Caption of the week

What is going on in Jaden's mind in this picture

MRI

Stephanie Hopper had an mri on her knee today. She should get the results back tomorrow, so keep her in your prayers.
- She hasn't gotten an update yet but we will keep you posted