Builders of Faith BFG: BFG Newsletter Aug 24th 2008

Sunday, August 24, 2008

BFG Newsletter Aug 24th 2008

Howdy all! We had a packed house this today for "graduation Sunday". It was great seeing everyone, especially in our huge new room, Room 3115 just down from the Gym. It was fantastic seeing so many visitors as well. Thank you Melissa Shaver for filling in for Craig today. Craig is still out ill with a Staph Infection so please keep him in your prayers. Melissa blessed us with a fantastic message on Grace.

We have lots going on this Fall with Family and Date Night Fellowship nights coming soon (See below), as well as our monthly Ladies Nights. And since Football season is upon us, the Men will surely be getting together for some games. Kids Incredible, for Special Needs Children, is looking for more volunteers to help on Sept 12th from 530p-9pm. They are offering childcare for these special children to allow their parents a much needed night off. Please contact Melinda Heath if you are available. The 2's, 3's, and 4's classes need Sunday morning helpers. Please see website if you are available. MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) will be starting up again this September. There are 2 groups, one that meets Wed evenings 3x per month, and one that meets Friday mornings 2x per month. You can find more information on the church website www.fbc-mckinney.org. Co-ed Volley ball is starting up again for the Fall as well. And finally, the BFG office is looking for helpers on Sunday mornings to assist in the office. See website for details.

I would like to personally thank everyone who has prayed for the translators from my mission trip to Ethiopia. Many of them will continue to be persecuted now that we have left Africa. Please pray for these sweet men: Sei Sai, Masgana, Dewitt, and Dr. T. Also please pray for some of the children Rahwa, Samuel, and Solomon. For more information, photos, and details from this trip, visit www.roznews.blogspot.com

VISITORS

We hit a record for visitors this week. We would like to welcome you all and are eager to get to know each of you! Let us know if you have any questions. All contact information is at the bottom of this newsletter! We hope to see you all again next week:)

BABY NEWS
Allison and Jay Anderson are pregnant with their second little one.

Courtney and Kevin Chadwick are due in September.

Lisa and Marc Fowler are in the middle of the adoption process and have decided to adopt from Russia

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...

10/11-10/19 Dominion Republic ( 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

Craig Shaver (our teacher) has a Staph Infection, please pray for quick healing and strength

We have multiple couples in class currently praying that the Lord will bless them with a child. Please keep these families in your prayers!

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

August
31st ~ Tim and Jennifer Moore

CLASS EVENTS
1. Builders of Faith Family Picnic

Date: Sept 14th

Details: TBD

2. Builders of Faith Date Night Fellowship

Date: Sept 26th

Details: Church will provide ChildCare

More details to come

CHURCH EVENTS

2. New Service times begin Aug 24th....8:30am, 9:45am, and 11:15am
** Go to http://www.fbc-mckinney.org/ for more information on the above events -----------------------------------------------------------------------
~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. Have a 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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