Builders of Faith BFG: Newsletter June 22nd, 2008

Monday, June 23, 2008

Newsletter June 22nd, 2008

Hi there all! Sorry that it's been a bit since our last newsletter. We've been traveling quite a bit since school has been out and we've been out of pocket. But we're back and were thrilled to see everyone this past Sunday. Thanks to Allison Anderson for putting together the BFG Family outing to Gatti Town. It was lots of fun!!! We have another group from our class leaving this week to Guatamala on a mission trip, Jay & Allison Anderson and Craig Kaiser. Craig and Kim's adopted daughter is originally from a town that Craig will be visiting so it will be a very tender trip for Craig. This Sunday Jay, Allison, and Craig laid out some specific prayer requests for their trip
-Time with their family
-Time without family
-Language Barriers
-To see doors open to those they will be witnessing to
-Safe Travel
-Pray for the impact this trip will have on their marriages
-For work in the lives of those going

The men from our class who just got back from the mission trip to Chile have some amazing stories to tell us about their trip. We look forward to hearing from Kevin & Brian

VISITORS

We would like to welcome Eric and Alicia Pointer who came again to visit. Great having ya'll!!!!

BABY NEWS
Shannon Mathis is due any day now:)

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. Lisa's fingerprints went through so the process is now moving forward..yahoooo!!!

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...
6/27-7/5 Guatemala (Jay & Allison Anderson and Craig Kaiser)
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 Craig Kaiser and Jay & Allison Anderson as they head out this week to Gutamala for a mission trip

Pray for Kari Lynn as meets with her ex husband who is having a difficult time with Kari's decision to home school her daughter.

Craig Shaver was traveling for work and had the chance to share Christ with a co-worker, Janet. Pray for Craig with all the opportunites opening up to him through his new position.

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, but it is back on track. Pray for the remainder of the process to go smoothly and pray for their daughter.

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

June
29th ~ John and Rozalyn Payne

July
6th ~ Doug and Shannon Johnson
13th ~ Wade and Jenny Clark
20th ~ Kevin and Courtney Chadwick
27th ~ TBD?????

August
3rd ~ Andrea and Jake Gosa
10th ~ Audra and Don Williams
17th ~ Jay and Allison Anderson
24th ~ Doug and Shannon Johnson
31st ~ Tim and Jennifer Moore

CLASS EVENTS

1. Ladies Night - July TBD

CHURCH EVENTS

1. VBS this week!

2. Go to http://www.fbc-mckinney.org/ for more information

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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 reminder…..
1. Keep the Kaisers and Andersons in your prayers

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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