Prayer Focus for the week of Mar. 27th

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: Sandy Baptist Church – Sandy, OR, Pastor Fred Vogel

• Pray for Pastor Fred and the team that was in Mexico to build two houses and hold VBS for the kids this last week. 
•  Pray for their safe return this evening and lasting impact on both the community in Mexico and the team that went. 
• Pray also for the addition of an educational wing being built this spring. Pray for the permit process and construction to go smoothly.

Global Partner: Rich and Cheri Strahm – Equippers Network International

NLC Ministry: re:Generation

• Pray for continued Life Group growth and depth. Praise God that nearly half of re:Gen attendees are currently plugged in and engaged in LGs.
• Pray for the series we are beginning in Hebrews 11. Pray for wisdom and direction for Aeric, Grant and Taylor, and guest teachers, to communicate truth clearly and powerfully, and that growth would occur.
• Pray for new leaders to be identified, equipped, and deployed.

Treasureland Teachers Attend Conference

Treasureland teachers Kerri Corbett, Amy Crooks, Lori Elliott, and Sheila Gardner, pictured above with Pastor John Piper, attended the Children Desiring God Conference on March 10-12 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The conference, titled "Holding Fast to the Word of Truth", was designed for children's ministry pastors, leaders, volunteers, youth workers, and teachers to be inspired, encouraged, and equipped for the enduring joy of the next generation. These dedicated teachers will assure you that it was time well spent!

Middle School Auction NEXT WEEK!

Our Annual New Life Church Middle School Auction is a week from today! It will be next Wednesday night, March 30th from 7-9 P.M. in the Fellowship Hall (basement) of New Life Church Riverfalls.

Many items have been donated but we are definitely behind on the amount of things that have been brought in as compared to the previous years. Spring Break would be a GREAT time to do a little "Spring Cleaning" to find some things to donate! This is a great opportunity to turn things that we have into something of eternal value as all the proceeds from the auction go to support our Missions Project to the Dalit Children in India.

Bring the whole family! It is a fun night of food (pizza)and fellowship.

Please come!

And to tempt you.....here is a listing of some of the things that have been donated:
• Armoire from Pier 1
• Pump Organ
• Jeanette Kramer's German Chocolate Cake
• About 30 Gardening Books
• Blazer tickets
• Life-sized stuffed Black Lab
• 1940's Hull Pitcher
• Twister Comforter
• Blue Jeans quilted throw and pillow made by Lois
• Batches of cupcakes from students
• Student artwork
• Candles
• I-Pod docking station
• 1950's Oak Dinette set
• Daybed and Trundle
• 4 Antique quilt tops
• and much more!!!
If you have any questions or have donations please feel free to call Gay Haugen at 503-319-6438.

We have posted a couple of videos on youtube that you can view to get an idea of our project and to see a past auction in a 4 minute nutshell.
A Previous Auction Recapped in 4 Minutes
Our Missions Project in The Words of the Students

Schedule Changes at New Life Church

We just want to remind you about a few changes in the schedule. Due to Spring Break, there are three mid-week meetings that will not take place this Wednesday, March 23rd. Those include Middle School Youth group, Awana, and Connect. Ignite High School Youth group will meet as usual on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
Please also note on your calendar that on Sunday, April 3rd the campuses of New Life Church will join together for a Combined Worship Service at West Linn High School at 10 a.m. Nursery care and Treasureland classes for children up through second grade will be provided across the street from West Linn High School at New Life Church Riverfalls.

Prayer Focus for the week of Mar. 20th

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 Partner: Brian and Lavonne Buhler – South Asia

• Thankful for a great time visiting friends and family during our short visit.
• Thankful for the great time and experience Brian and the kids had feeding the homeless with the children’s ministry. 
• Praise for our new visas good for 5 years.
• Praise for resident permits good for 1 year and renewable.
• Praise for the full funding of this unexpected visa change trip!
• Pray for more employees qualified employees to help us move forward with our business.

NLC Ministry: Ignite
Praises:

• We had eighteen students attend our annual Winter Retreat where we focused upon the urgency of sharing the Gospel. One student gave his life to Christ on that trip and continues to be a disciple of our group! 
• We're wrapping up a series on the Beatitudes and praise be to God for the way that our students (and leaders!) hearts have been changed by what He has revealed to us through them. 
• March marks the second full year that our ministry has been involved serving with the Shepherd's Door ministry of Portland Rescue Mission and our students continue to show up each month with a servant's heart. 

Requests:

• We begin a new series on the Sermon on the Mount in April. Please pray that God would continue to minister to our hearts through what He reveals as we dig deep into Jesus' teaching. 
• April 1-3 the girls of our ministry are heading to the coast for a weekend retreat focused upon fellowship and community building within our ministry. Please pray that the Lord would bind them together in love to His glory. 
• April 6th is "Parents' Night" at IGNITE when the parents of our students are invited to join us at youth group to see what their student experiences each week. Please pray that we would be able to strengthen our partnership with parents as we pursue the mutual goal of helping their student draw near to the Lord and hunger and thirst for righteousness.

Prayer Focus for the week of Mar. 13th

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
Global Partner: Rick and Mary Beth Holladay – The Art Factory, Deutschland

• Praise God for 22 people who came for "Dinner and Dialogue" to discuss a variety of topics.
• Pray for those who come, who don't know Jesus yet, to continue in dialoguing about Him with those who do know Him.
• Pray for the Holladays as they reapply for a work/residence visa in April.
• Pray for their daughters who are finishing finals this week.

NLC Ministry: Middle School Ministry

Coffee Cart Draws a Big Crowd!

Coffee Cart has been having many visitors lately. Today 103 people stopped by for fresh maple bars. That is the second highest attendance level ever at Coffee Cart! Monday and Tuesday were exceptionally busy days, too. We love to have students, staff, and bus drivers stop by for food and beverages, and to visit. The Coffee Cart ministry has been sharing the love of Christ since 1994.

Prayer Focus for the week of Mar. 6th

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 - Pastor Brett Meador

Global Outreach Partner: Carmen Bryant - Missions Door

• Please pray for two writing projects for Carmen's work in the graduate school. One is translating and formatting a course prepared by one of the Peruvian personnel, and the second is to write another course jointly with him on analyzing one's own values to see if they are in tune with Scripture. 

NLC Ministry: H20

• Praise God for an awesome weekend at Missions Connexion, and the interest and involvement generated through that.
• Pray for direction for what the next step is.
• Pray that the gospel would go out and impact homeless people.

Middle School Auction Donations Sought

Please mark your calendar for our 6th Annual New Life Church Middle School Auction to raise money for their Dalit Missions Project, Wednesday night, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. If you have any questions or would like to make a donation, please feel free to call Gay Haugen at 503-319-6438.

DVDs added to the Library

The following DVDs have been donated to our Main Library:
7 Signs of Christ's Returns
Countdown to Eternity
How Should We Then Live? by Dr. Francis Schaeffer
Lord Fulgrin's Letters by Randy Alcorn
Lord of the Rings (The two towers)
March of the Penguins by Morgan Freeman
Nativity Story
Open Their Eyes by John Piper
The Blind Side by Sandra Bullock
The Hobart Shakespeareans by Mel Stuart
The Ishbane Conspiracy by Angela, Karina & Randy Alcorn
Theology of Money Class by Dr.Randy Alcorn
Underground Reality - Colombia