Builders of Faith BFG: Newsletter May 11th, 2008

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Newsletter May 11th, 2008

Howdy all. Oh how wonderful He is! With the amazing good news of Jennifer Clark this past week as well as having Kayla Whiddon half way around the world doing Gods work in Sierra Leone, Africa, this has been an amazing week with God's arms are wrapped around our class . What a testament to His greatness! John Richardson has recently returned from Honduras on an Xtreme mission trip and had a very successful and safe trip. Congrats on a fantastic trip!

BABY NEWS
Courtney and Kevin Chadwick found out they will be having a LITTLE GIRL!!!! Get ready guys!

Lisa and Marc Fowler are in the middle of the adoption process to be completed at the end of the year for a little girl from Kazastan

MISSION TRIPS
There are many upcoming Mission opportunities to get involved with here at FBC. Either pick up a Transforming Your World passport in the connection or office or Check out the website for more information www.fbc-mckinney.org. Here you can get detailed information on each of the 27 Trips taking place this year. Below are a variety of trips that members of our class are either looking into or have signed up to go on.
Here are trips members are planning to go on...
4/26 - 5/2 Honduras, Xtreme Mission Adventures (John Richardson)
5/8-5/17 Sierra Leone West Africa, Mission Direct (Kayla Whiddon)
6/13-6/22 Chile, FBC Family Sports (Craig Shaver, Kevin Chadwick, & Brian Easley)

6/27-7/5 Guatemala (Jay & Allison Anderson)
7/19-7/26 Honduras, Xtreme Mission Adventures (Tim Moore)

8/4-8/14 Ethiopia, Africa (Rozalyn Payne)

10/11-10/19 Dominion Republic (Todd & Sharee Sanders, Audra Williams)
**If you are planning on a trip this year but are not on the list above, shoot me an email and let me know. I'd love to list your name and trip

PRAYER
REQUESTS AND PRAISES

Please pray for Kayla Whiddon as she is currently in Sierra Leone, Africa bringing aid to a Women's Polio clinic. Please pray specifically for safety, for the women to be receptive to the therapy, for mental and emotional strength, for their family, and for her daughters, Macy and Madison.

Pray for our mommy to be.. Courtney Chadwick Sept 08

Pray for wisdom for Kari Lynn as she makes the decision for schooling for her children, home school vs. private

Kristen & Ben Burgess have tried to have a baby for 3 years and are now going through the invetro process. Today they were going in for the procedure. Please pray for a baby for this sweet family

Lisa and Marc Fowler have been going through the adoption process. Lisa has had trouble getting her fingerprints to take and to be accepted through the government. This has held up their process. Please pray for a quick resolution and for their process to go smoothly from here forward.

Rozalyn's best friend, Paige Schelgel, is now recovering from surgery to remove a portion of her Colon. Praise the Lord....her doctors found a huge mass attached to the outside of her colon that ended up being Endometriosis and was removed! Her pain should now subside and she should have a full recovery.

Craig Shaver has accepted a new position with SMU in Development for the University. He will be traveling a bit more but is thrilled at the opportunity with the new position.

SUNDAY MORNING BREAKFASTS
*Remember all, there is always breakfast on Sunday mornings in our class so come hungry! Here is the Sunday Morning Breakfast list…Dee Dee Anderson will shoot you a reminder prior to your Sunday. You will want to bring breakfast for approximately 20-25 people. Questions: contact Dee Dee Anderson 972-542-5432 or dougdietra@sbcglobal.net

18th ~ Denise and Chris Jessen
25th ~ ???

CLASS EVENTS

1. Mens Fellowship Breakfast
Date: WEDNESDAY May 14th
Time: 7:00 AM Location: IHOP in Allen on 75 Details: Mid week fellowship for the guys…come for a casual breakfast before work! Questions: contact John Payne 972-921-8121 or john_e_payne@tx.rr.com

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~If you would like any further information on our class you are more than welcome to contact, Sharee Sanders, Melissa Shaver, Jennifer Moore, or me.
Last minute reminders…..
1. Keep Kayla Whiddon and her family in your prayers

2. Mens' Breakfast this Wednesday 14th

Have a safe and fantastic week ya’ll!
In Him, Rozalyn Payne Home Phone 469-742-0447
Sharee & Todd Sanders (Directors) Home Phone 972-571-8854
Melissa & Craig Shaver (Teachers) Home Phone 214.544.8648
Jennifer Moore Home Phone 214-383-3306

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WALKING IN GRACE MINISTRIES

By:Melissa Shaver
I just came back from mission in Lancaster, PA to teach the Word of God during a weekend women's retreat at The Lydia Center. As the trip 'bookends' we also had a carnival on the Thursday night of our arrival and then on Monday morning we did a very special session of pampering. Both of those events were at the Water Street Rescue Mission. The ladies we met at the Lydia Center were people who have agreed that their lives need to be changed from the inside out and they've come into a long-term faith based shelter for women that uses grace as their basis for healing and transformation. This trip was different from past mission trips. We had many that were between the ages of 18 and 22 with a handful at the age of 36-42. They were babies it seemed. Their pasts were full of prison time; and addictions to heroine and cocaine. They are clean currently but for many it's an hourly process of fighting the temptation to run away and get 'numb' to life again. Their lives have had so much abuse and they are desperate for lifechange but they're also fearful because they know no other lifestyle. I think that's what I left with that spoke the loudest to me...they want to be healed but they're afraid of what it'll take and what they'll 'look' like after that transformation. It's too much to imagine. It's truly a day by day process. They are completely isolated...their home is on top of a mountain called 'Grace Plateau' - absolutely beautiful at night looking over the river and bridge with the city lights. The quietness often times drives them crazy...solitude...just them and the Lord. The weekend retreat was one that I've written called 'God's Reality' - never forgotten, always forgiven and forever free. An amazing time of the ladies soaking in God's Word and allowing themselves to respond to His message for their lives. The staff and our Dallas team were just as impacted...God's Word does not come back void. We had large amounts of time of fun and laughter too. One of the 'babies' said that this was her first time to laugh sober! Being a follower of Christ can be a blast!!! Another one said on Sunday - which is an amazing day of affirmation, the Lord's supper and prayer - that she hadn't cried for 2 1/2 years. She was in jail and during that time her husband got cancer and died. She was finally able to grieve and rejoice at the same time...God is healing. The Water Street Rescue Mission was our second focus. We spent Thursday night with their ladies and children for a cool carnival and 'spark in the dark' night; and then on Monday morning we came back with 2 hours of hand and foot massages, praise and worship and a message from God's Word...'The Touch of Jesus.' These ladies were addicts, prostitutes, and mentally ill for the most part. It was unbelievable how quickly the Holy Spirit worked in these lives as we talked with them and gave them foot massages. Many of them had never had anyone look at or touch their feet. Some were apprehensive but as soon as we gave that first pressure on the bottom of their feet they just began to relax and enjoy. It was really healing for some that are on their feet all day with bad shoes. Then, after laughing with them and attending to their physical needs, we gave them the Word and the Director said that the message was exactly where they were. Many tears. God touch their hearts in miraculous ways. The other wonderful thing on this trip was that my Mom was with me! One of our ladies said, 'when I get home there's going to be a change in my house!' She was talking about the urgency to speak Christ to her children and to every person God brought her way. She saw the glory of the Lord and she could never go back the way she was before the trip. I think that's how my Mom was afterwards. We had 4 ladies with us in their late 60's and we called them WOW...women of wisdom. I loved how God brought them on this trip - three were mothers of other ladies and one an aunt. But the ladies at the Lydia Center fell in love with them and saved them seats for worship time and meals. I realized that many of these ladies that we ministered to probably didn't have Moms that loved them and nurtured them. We all need that in our lives...these 4 women filled that craving for many this weekend. God is amazing. I've attached a few pictures from the trip so that you can see the sweet ladies God allowed us the privilege to serve. Thank you for praying for Walking in Grace Ministries in all of these events and for the future ones. I am so greatly privileged to serve with the Lord in this manner. My heart sings!! God loves His children and desperately wants them to know their need of a Savior and allow Him to come into their lives. There's just no other way to be transformed. Please continue to pray for the ministry. God is doing great things. Pray with me to follow His lead...to wait on Him or to run with Him at every turn.

Walking in Grace,Melissa Shaverhttp://www.walkingrace.org/

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