The National Day of Prayer Celebrated |
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Today is the National Day of Prayer and groups across the country have set aside time to commit our country and lives to God. In Winona Lake, Indiana, Jefferson Elementary School students gathered around the flagpole in front of their school. A short service was held with patriotic songs and a prayer at the end. Then the blue sky lit up with color as each of the nearly 300 students released a balloon. See pictures... |
Let CE National know how your community celebrated the National Day of Prayer. Email cenational@cenational.org your story. |
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We Have Momentum to Help 3 Cities |
Wednesday afternoon at Momentum will be huge! Students and adults will have the opportunity to minister in one of three different communities. The annual Blitz will be held on Wednesday with teams of students doing community service projects in Hattiesburg, the community where the university is located. Work teams will also travel to Gulfport, MS, to help with painting and dry walling and food distribution in the community. And, on the same day, students have the opportunity to help with initial clean-up operations in Pearlington, MS. The town of Pearlington has been totally overlooked in the Katrina cleanup process. Convoy of Hope reports that the community of Pearlington looks like it did a week after the hurricane, as much of the attention has been given to larger communities. Read more...
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Operation Barnabas Itineraries Set |
Operation Barnabas teams will be traveling the eastern side of the States this summer. Orientation starts June 12. During the two weeks of orientation all three teams will visit the Urban Hope Training Center. To see the full itinerary, go to www.OperationBarnabas.net |
Daddy/Daughter Bowling--An Easy Outreach |
Community Grace in Warsaw, Indiana, had a Daddy/Daughter bowling outreach last Sunday night with over 70 attending. Here’s what they did to make it work.
Several came that do not regularly attend the church making the evening a great relationship-building event.
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The National Institute Celebrates Graduates |
The National Institute is excited to celebrate and honor the following graduates of the youth ministry program. Some are graduating in December 2007, while most are walking to receive their diploma on Saturday, May 5. Congratulations! Read more and see pictures. |
Hmmm... Hagerstown Motivates Congregation To Evangelism |
"Why bother praying for the unsaved if we don't know any?" "Just 3" in Hagerstown, Maryland, is a motivational tool that the Maranatha, Grace Brethren Church developed in order to challenge their congregation to get to know and pray for non believers. “We have people praying for the pray-ers”, says Jay Fretz, Senior Pastor of Maranatha Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Maryland. So far 11 people have come to know Christ. |
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Cathy's Corner: Resources for You at CE National |
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Matt Baldwin Wins TNI 'Excellence in Youth Ministry Award' |
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The National Institute presented its first “Excellence in Youth Ministry Award” during student awards chapel this past week. The 2007 recipient of this prestigious award is graduating senior Matt Baldwin from Buena Park, California. Matt is from the Belflower, California, Grace Brethren Church and is the grandson of the late Pastor Ed Cashman. |
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A lot is changing for Matt since he is graduating from Grace College this week and will be married to Becky Knepper in June. Becky is from York, Pennsylvania. Matt has been involved in the youth ministry of Community Grace in Warsaw, Indiana. They plan to stay in the Warsaw area while Becky finishes college. |
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$17,500 Given For Operation Barnabas Bus |
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Gifts totally $17,500 have been given recently for the purchase of an Operation Barnabas bus. Racks are being placed in the back and it will be painted "OB blue" in preparation for the summer tour. Timothy Kurtaneck, Director of Operation Barnabas, writes in his blog, "God blesses at the most unusual times and in the most unusual ways. A few months back I had a couple of friends who wanted to invest significantly in the Operation Barnabas high school ministry training program..." Read more on TK's Blog. |
CE National is raising funds so that Operation Barnabas and Momentum youth conference students can help with Hurricane Katrina cleanup. This will take place during the annual Momentum youth conference July 21-27. Would you be a part of the relief efforts by donating to the Grace Brethren Disaster Relief Fund? Every gift is appreciated. |
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TNI Cross Cultural Class Begins in Philadelphia |
The National Institute doesn’t just offer a class on cross-cultural ministry--it takes its students to a place where they can also participate with, and experience, this kind of ministry first hand. Read more...
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May 3, 2007
