Nate Hanson on Mission to San Francisco

Nate Hanson is leaving this Friday to begin mission work with San Francisco City Impact. This organization is seeking to meet physical needs and share the good news of Jesus Christ in the Tenderloin District, one of the roughest neighborhoods of San Francisco.

Nate and the others on the team are tasked with going door to door in the many low income apartment buildings of the Tenderloin, asking for prayer requests and hoping to share the gospel. The eventual goal is to plant churches in each of the 586 apartment buildings in the Tenderloin.

So why would a young man from the suburbs want to give his life away doing mission work in such a hard place? You can read Nate's reasons for going and get on the email list for prayer updates by going to NateHanson.org/sf.

The ladies of New Life Church are invited to a baby shower for Elizabeth Wenzel on Tuesday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. at New Life Riverfalls. To help ensure baby Wenzel is well supplied for every occasion, we are having a Time-of-Day shower. Contact Anna Calson to reserve a time-of-day and for more information.

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

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

NLC Ministry: GriefShare

Hot Rod Church!

Today I thought I would introduce you to Richy and Nicole Lagrange and the ministry they came to Portland to start... Hot Rod Church. Yep, you read that right. A little over a year ago the Lagrange family moved to Portland from Northern California to start a ministry that reaches out to families connected to the Hot Rod Community. Here is how Richy describes Hot Rod Church:

We are a group of Christian men and women with a passion for God, Family and classic cars. Our drive is to utilize the blessings and gifts bestowed upon us by God to spread the TRUTH, LOVE his people, and make DISCIPLES of all nations.

And here is the Mission: Hot Rod Church for Sinners is a place where sinners come in and get transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are given the owner’s manual for life (The Bible) to equip them to be ambassadors of our Savior Jesus Christ.

So far, Nicole and Richy have promoted this ministry through setting up a booth at a car show, hosting a couple of meet and greets, and a facebook fan page. They hope to have Sunday worship services up and going in the near future. In the mean time the Lagranges have gotten involved at New Life Church by serving at Awana and on the worship team. If you'd like to find out how to get involved in Hot Rod Church, or just pray for the Lagrange family in this adventure, click on the link to their facebook page above.

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 12th

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 Chapel – Wilsonville, OR. Pastor Mike Tatlock

• Please pray that they will find a space to expand their youth facility They are having a difficult time locating space.
• Pray for the teams that they are sending to Nicaragua and Rwanda
• Pray for overall stamina and fuel as they are in one of their busiest seasons.

Global Partner: Paul and Diana Mayhugh – World Venture

• Pray for someone who is able and available to serve CMS as an administrator. (Upon registration CMS now has more administrative responsibilities and a gifted person is needed to serve the Lord in this role.)
• Please pray for sufficient funds to support a CMS administrator.
• Please be praying that God will supply all of their needs in 2012 as He expands this ministry.

NLC Ministry: Awana

• Praise God that He continues to bring new clubbers. Along with them, He keeps providing more leaders!!!
• Praise God for faithful and capable teachers. They are great!
• Please pray for the magician coming feb 15th. Parents are invited, and we're hoping many will hear and respond positively to the gospel!
• Pray for perseverance for leaders and joy in the journey of leading kiddos to Jesus!

Stephanie Rogers On Mission

Stephanie Rogers, daughter of Wes and Shelly Rogers, was recently a part of a feature article in Multnomah Magazine called "The Great Youth Reformation, How Multnomah Grads Helped Spark an Evangelical Wildfire in Eastern Europe". You can read it by clicking here. Stephanie works with teenagers in Slovenia with her mission Josiah Venture.

Stephanie's work with teenagers is making a big difference for the kingdom of God. Not only does she meet regularly with girls she is discipling, but she has recently joined a church planting team that is starting a new church in her home town of Radovljica.

It is exciting to see young adults with a passion for Jesus and a commitment to spread the gospel among the nations. If you are interested in being equipped to serve God among the nations, the Global Outreach Committee would love to talk to you. Leave a comment here, or email npylate@newlifenw.com.