Annual Budget and Elections Meeting

Sunday, November 21, 2010 we held our annual budget and elections meeting at New Life Church Robinwood. Anna Alcutt, Mike & Sherri Hellweg, John & Sylvia Pigott, Lauren Reavely, Phil & Marcia Reis, Donna Silva, Caitlyn Stone, and Jim & Cathy Tuttle were introduced as new members.

The church approved the budget and ratified Scott Haugen and Lee Bennett as elder for the next term.

And we approved changes to our bylaws. You can get a copy of the bylaws by asking the church office. Among the changes were:

• An upgrade to the church covenant.
• Dropping the word "pre-millenial" from our doctrinal statement.
• Requiring only one business meeting per year.
• Wording that presses us to search for a senior pastor from inside New Life Church before we go outside, reflecting our value of leadership development.
  

Prayer Focus for the week of Nov. 28th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Barton Community Baptist Church – Boring, OR, Pastor Thom Turner

Global Outreach Partner: Carmen Bryant – Missions Door

NLC Ministry: H20
Praise:
- World Homeless Day went really well on October 10. $475 was raised and many H2O fliers were distributed.

Requests:
- H2O's workshop at Missions Encounter in January. Prayer for our preparation and the actual workshop.
- That more bags will be distributed and as a result more homeless people/panhandlers saved through the upcoming H2O events.

Operation Christmas Child a Success!

New Life Church filled and delivered 111 gift-filled shoe boxes to Samaritan's Purse for Operation Christmas Child, whose mission is to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to needy children around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Last year over 8 million children in over 100 different countries received shoe boxes just like the ones sent by New Life Church. This year, our children in Treasureland collected toys and essentials and packed them into dozens of shoe boxes.

If you wanted to pack a shoe box but missed the delivery deadline, you can Build-a-Box online for a donation of $35. Just follow this link: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/giving/build-a-box

Thank you for helping with Thanksgiving Baskets

Another great year was just completed. Thanks so much to everyone who made phone calls, printed maps, donated food, packed food, and delivered boxes. There were 29 boxes filled this year. The high school Ignite team was a wonderful help in moving the food from the storage cupboard onto the tables where it was packed. God is blessed and so is everyone involved in this outreach ministry!

From Dianne Froode

Prayer Focus for the week of Nov. 21st

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Grace Church of Molalla – Molalla, OR. Pastor John Baker

• Please pray for the shared facility merger with New Horizons Fellowship in Molalla as two churches begin using the same facility beginning January 2011.
• Pray for the new shared ministries and a great vision for the future.

Global Outreach Partner: Skip and Ruth Sorensen – World Venture, Kabale, Uganda

• On Nov. 20, Skip preaches in Kabale. PRAY FOR GOD TO SPEAK THROUGH SKIP.
• On Nov. 21 we go to Kampala again, on to Kenya on the 24th, meet up with Stan at RVA and fly to the States on Nov. 25. PRAY FOR SAFETY IN TRAVEL.
• Audrey is getting married in Laguna Beach to David Milburn on Dec. 3, 2010!!

NLC Ministry: Coffee Cart

• Praise God for our highest turn out yet this Wednesday @ 121 students!
• Pray that we will represent God well to the community through this ministry.
• Pray that we will be able to communicate the gospel to the students that come to Coffee Cart.

Snow Policy

When it snows, there is always the question as to whether to go to church. For your safety and to aid you in making a decision, we have developed the following policy. Weekdays: If West Linn High School is closed that day, the church’s activities will also be cancelled and the church office will be closed. Sundays: If snow or ice on the roads makes travel treacherous where you live, don’t attempt to come to services. Check the blog or our Facebook page for official announcements about weather cancellations.

Coffee Cart shatters attendance record!

On Wednesday, November 17th, Coffee Cart workers Kazumi Yamaura, Joan Meyers, and Jan Titus served a record 121 West Linn High School students and staff members! The previous record was 90.
Every weekday morning volunteers serve free coffee, hot cocoa, tea, and donuts to students and staff. This school year Coffee Cart introduced the addition of home baked goods on Mondays, cold cereal on Tuesdays, fresh maple bars on Wednesdays, giant muffins on Thursdays, and Noah's bagels on Fridays. Students can also relax on cushy chairs and enjoy new soft lighting and ceramic mugs.

Many hands accomplish much in Wilsonville

It was a great work day on Saturday! New Life Church is starting a church in Wilsonville and Wilsonville Swap & Play (which begins in late January) is a key ministry for sharing the love of Jesus with the community. Thank you to the more than 20 people who turned out to prepare the space by painting, and cleaning floors, windows, and gutters.

Wilsonville Swap & Play is a kid-friendly “home away from home,” where families can find a supportive community and resources to provide for the physical needs of their children. The space will be opened up daily to local families as a place to let their children play indoors and out of the house. One of the rooms will be set up for families to swap lightly used clothes, toys, and baby gear for items that they need.

Prayer Focus for the week of Nov. 14th

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Athey Creek Christian Fellowship – Wilsonville, OR. Pastor Brett Meador
http://www.atheycreekfellowship.org/

Global Outreach Partner: Paul and Diana Mayhugh – World Venture
Paul and Diana Mayhugh are praising the Lord for His grace and strength for the Chinese churches they have ministry with. Paul is currently on a 2-week ministry trip in Macau and Hong Kong. He will be involved in 3 churches' baptism services. Please pray for Paul:

• to listen well and respond wisely. (James 1:19)
• to have courage and boldness to speak truth.
• to get his messages completed before having to speak.

NLC Ministry: Guatemala Mission Trip
The trip will be Feb. 5-12, 2011. It will be a vision trip to investigate the possibility of beginning a community partnership between our church and the community of Chicujal, Guatemala.

• Please pray for wisdom. 
• Please pray that the team will be led by the Spirit. 
• Please pray for unity for the team.

High School "Pumpkorn" event a success!

High school students gathered at the church at 2:30 on Saturday, October 23rd and started the event by traveling to Albeke Farms in Oregon City to grab some pumpkins for the team carving competition. The students split into five teams and each team had to decide upon a theme they were going to carry through into their pumpkin carving. The themes chosen were "Wild, Wild West", "Germany", "Random Household Objects", "Totem Pole", and "Individuality". Each group's pumpkins were judged and when the scores were tallied "Totem Pole" won with "Wild, wild west" coming in a close second.

After the carving was complete everyone sat down to a yummy meal of corn chowder, salad, toasted-pumpkin seeds, and rolls. Pumpkin pie and pumpkin bars were the desert. During the meal Tanya Elkins shared her testimony. It was powerful and she captured everyone's attention for the ten minutes that she spoke about the change that a relationship with Jesus Christ has made in her life following some tumultuous teen years. She invited everyone to stop striving after what the world says is the path to happiness, and into the unceasing and unchanging hope offered by a relationship with Him.

When dinner was over and cleanup was complete we headed out for the corn maze. There was a lot of screaming, a lot of mud, and when it was all over there were a lot of smiles! Everyone returned from the maze soaked to the skin and freezing cold, but after the heat kicked in the talk in the vans on the way home was about doing it all again next year.

The evening ended with thirty-seven students attending and seventeen of them were visitors! Please pray that the Lord would lead them to a relationship with Him and that He would continue to offer our ministry an opportunity to speak His truth into the lives of area high school students.

"Pop" Night at Awana

Last week at Awana the clubbers enjoyed a special theme night called "Pop Night". All of the kids brought their pop, grandpop, or some other adult male to hang out with them for the night. The night started with both Pops and clubbers learning and reciting verses from God's word. The Pops learned Deut. 6:4-5 and recited it to their kids.

Next we had a special time of singing and hearing a famous pop in our church share from the Bible (Pastor Scott). It was so cute to see all of the kids sitting in their Pop's lap and listening to what God had to say to them.

After hearing lesson from God's word, we had a time of games. A few of the Pops got really dizzy as the spun around on bats and tried to run around the Awana Circle. The favorite game of the night was American Eagle where kids ran across the circle with their Pops trying to avoid being tagged.

Finally, what "Pop Night" would be complete without having a snack of soda-pop, popcorn, and lollipops. A great time was had by all. "Pop Night" is just one of many fun theme nights that the faithful Awana leaders are putting on for the kids this year. It's not too late to join Awana either. If you child is 3 years old through 5th grade, we would love to have them come and learn God's word with us. Contact Sara Pylate at thepreacherswifeis@gmail.com for more information.

To view a slide show of Pops and kids, click here.

Prayer Focus for the week of Oct. 31st

New Life Church has a prayer focus each week. Our prayer focus is broken down into three categories of ministry: 1. We pray for another local church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. 2. We pray for a Global Outreach Partner who is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. 3. We pray for a ministry of New Life Church that is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ locally.

Area Church: Rolling Hills Community Church – Tualatin, OR. Pastor Bill Towne


Global Outreach Partner: Bruce Tissell – World Venture, Brazil

• Praise God for the safe trip to and for the discussion that we had in São Paulo with the missionaries from the south of Brazil. These discussions lead us to think through what needs to be discussed in the future.
• Praise God also for the time of relaxation that He gave me during this time. Even though I had a cold I was able to relax and sleep well.
• Please pray for me as I now bring the discussion to the missionaries in the northern part of Brazil. Pray that I would be able to faithfully explain what was discussed in the meeting in the south and that we would be able to start thinking together to decide how we can best serve and glorify God in our work here in Brazil.
• Please pray that God would provide a place for me to stay for my time in the States in early December.

NLC Ministry: GriefShare

• Praise God for those who are coming and finding hope and encouragement after the death of a loved one.
• Pray that Jesus' death and resurrection would provide hope and change in those who come to GriefShare.

Don't forget to change your clock!

Sunday, November 7th at 3 a.m PST is the beginning of daylight savings time. Don't forget to move your clocks back one hour before bed on Saturday night and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!