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

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 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: Grace Chapel - Wilsonville, OR, Pastor Mike Tatlock

• Pray that the upcoming series on "hurt" will help people to find grace an healing through Jesus.
• Pray that people will be open and transparent about their lives and that they would feel empowered to not hold on to their hurt, but rather trust God to bring healing and purpose in it.

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


NLC Ministry: Coffee Cart

• Pray that God would continue to open doors to grow in personal relationship with the kids.
• Pray that seeds of gospel would be planted and would grow and take root.
• Pray that the volunteers would have eyes to see the opportunity, and boldness to step out.

Thursday Activities Cancelled 2/24

All New Life Church activities are canceled today. Be safe and enjoy your "snow day."

The memorial service for Brett Seltmann is still on as planned at 5:00 pm.

Wednesday Evening Activities CANCELLED

All evening activities for New Life Church are cancelled for tonight, February 23rd, due to weather. Please check the blog for future updates.

New Life Church 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.

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 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: Willamette Christian Church – West Linn, OR. Pastor Joel Dombrow

Global Partner: Paul and Diana Mayhugh – World Venture, China

• Please continue to pray for the Mayhugh's second son, Daniel, and his family in the Philippines. His wife, Anna, is due to give birth to their second daughter March 21, 2011. 
• Please pray for their church’s weekly Women’s Bible Study. They are doing Beth Moore’s JESUS, THE ONE AND ONLY study. Diana is the co-leader of the Monday night study.
• Please pray for Paul as he continues his PhD studies on I Thessalonians 2:7-12.

NLC Ministry: Seniors Ministry

Letters from Home

To our men and women in the military, letters from home mean so much. Our own Holly Thomas, Alex Polley, and Mike Polley are serving in Afghanistan. If you would like to send a much-appreciated letter or package to them, you'll find the addresses below:

HOLLY THOMAS
CJSOAE
CAMP JEFFERSON
APO, AE 09355

ALEXANDER POLLEY
HHC 1249th EN BN
FOB Sharana
APO, AE 09311

MICHAEL POLLEY
HHC 124th EN BN
FOB Sharana
APO, AE 09311

If you are planning to send a package, you may visit the U.S. postal service website for information on military mailing restrictions, http://www.usps.com/supportingourtroops/mailingrestrictions.htm

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 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: Logan Community Church – Oregon City, OR
Global Outreach Partner: Dan and Alice Simmons – World Venture, Rome, Italy
Praises:

• A successful men's meal and launching of three men's groups. About eighteen men are committed to meeting together in these three small groups to encourage one another in living with Kingdom priorities. 
• Growing participation in Friday night Bible studies. About 25 people are coming together to study.
• A victorious church business meeting with more individuals taking on ministry responsibilities.

Requests:

• That Ricardo and Anna along with their daughters Andrea and Alessandra will soon be united in following Christ. 
• That our co-worker, Andrea Gerber, will have quick healing of a bad foot infection.
• That the three Bible school students (Angelo, Marco, Andrea) helping at our church will find jobs or ways of obtaining support for their continuing studies. We are trying to determine if there is a way for some of them to serve in internships with us during their summer break. 

NLC Ministry: GriefShare

New Additions to our Library

The following books have been donated to our main library and are available for check-out:

NON-FICTION:
For Men Only by Shaunti and Jeff Flehahn 248.8F
Authentic Beauty by Leslie Ludy 248.8L
How to Stay Christian in College by J. Budziszewski 248.8B
Rachel’s Tears by Beth Nimmo 227.3N
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller 277.3M
Where to Find It in the Bible (Ultimate A to Z Resource) by Ken Anderson 220.3A
Who’s Who in the Bible by Raul D. Gardner 220.9G

FICTION:
Bates, Shelley
A Sounding Brass
Grounds to Believe
Pocketful of Pearls

Carlson, Melody: Diary of a Teenage Girl
Face the Music
My Name is Chloe
On My Own
Road Trip
Sold Out
Who I Am

Kingsbury, Karen:
Family
Forever
Someday
Summer
Sunrise
Take Three
Take Four

Inspirational Romance Reader
Historical Collection No. 1
Historical Collection No. 2
Historical Collection No. 3
Historical Collection No. 4

The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer

Moldova Bible Seminary

In a month, Taylor and I will head to Chisinau, Moldova to teach for a week at Moldova Bible Seminary. We are team-teaching a class on Worship. We will stay in Europe and visit the Simmons the next week. The dates of the trip are March 11-March 27.

We were introduced to this ministry a few years ago by Rich and Cheri Strahm. Rich is teaching at this seminary this week. You can read about some of New Life Church's earlier interactions in Moldova here.

Please join us in prayer that:

• Churches throughout Moldova and that entire region would treasure God more passionately because of these students.
  
• Their worship would fuel mission.
• Taylor and I would effectively connect the glory of God and the worship of the local church.
• This trip would enhance our ministry and vision through New Life Church.
  
• God would take care of us and our family while we're away.
  
• We would refresh the hearts (Philemon 7) of the Simmons and Gandolfos.
  

Prayer Focus for the week of Feb. 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: GracePointe – Milwaukie, OR, Pastor Duane Storey

Global Outreach Partner: Bruce Tissell – World Venture, Brazil

• Praise God for the provisions that He has provided over the past few weeks. He has provided housing, contacts and opportunities to minister while Bruce has been back in the States. 
• Praise God for the way that a number of Brazilians have stepped up to continue the ministries that Bruce was involved in while in Brazil. Praise God that these ministries are continuing and reaching out to people with God’s love. 
• Pray for Bruce as he is in Guatemala this week. Pray for opportunities to share the gospel. Pray that the team would be able to see God’s provision in opportunities for partnership with the Guatemalan church. 
• Pray that Bruce would be able to make meaningful contact with pastors, churches and individuals while here in the States. Pray that he would be able to share his vision and passion for the ministry that God has given him with the people he ministers to and that he would find resources that will help him teach more seminary classes back in Brazil. 

NLC Ministry: Women’s Ministry

• Pray that the women involved will be diligent in the homework and open to the Spirit’s work in their lives. 
• Pray that the study on the Fruit of the Spirit would result in much fruit.

Wilsonville Prayer Walk Tomorrow

New Life Church has been praying about planting a gospel preaching, Christ exalting church in Wilsonville, Oregon for the last couple of years. We are hoping by God’s grace to launch this new church location in the fall of this year. This is not an endeavor that we enter into lightly. We know that “unless the Lord builds the house, those who labor, labor in vain”.

That is why we are inviting you, and any other mission-hearted friends you might invite, to join us for a prayer walk this Saturday, February 5^th from 9:00 to 10:30 AM. We will meet a the building where we are hoping to plant the church:

NEW LIFE WILSONVILLE- 27960 SOUTHWEST CANYON CREEK ROAD WILSONVILLE, OR 97070

We will open with a brief time of worship, encouragement, and instructions. Then we will head out into the neighborhoods around the church with prayer guides and maps. There will be an option for staying at the church to pray for those who are not as mobile as others.

Will you labor with us in prayer for an hour this Saturday?

CONNECT

The Connect Ministry is starting up again at New Life Riverfalls in one week. Connect is an opportunity for you to build friendships, discuss the gospel and life, laugh together, and pray for one another. This is an eight week series using Tim Keller's, Gospel in Life material. 
What: Connect is for people to meet and build friendships. Each evening includes: dinner, a short video, small group discussion, and prayer.
Who: Connect is open to all adults. Please come and meet new people. Invite friends and neighbors to come and join you!
When: 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings from Feb. 9th until April 6th. Mark your calendar!
Where: New Life Church Riverfalls, in the fellowship hall downstairs.

Email ttadema@newlifenw.com if you would like to take part so that we can be sure to have enough food.

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 30th

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: Good Roots Community – Milwaukie, OR, Pastor Lenny Bennet

Global Outreach Partner: Calvin & Ruth Kim – World Venture, Beirut, Lebanon

• Pray for the political situation in Lebanon. They have no government. Last night, there were some protests in the streets. Pray for peace and a quick resolution of political situation.
• Please pray for the Sudanese students. The situation in Sudan (the recent referendum to separate the South Sudan as a separate country) has many implications politically, economically, and religiously. This affects the families of our Sudanese students. One of the students had to go back to Sudan to move his family to the South before the referendum. Pray for peace and comfort for the students and their families.
• Please pray for Calvin's lecture in February. He will be teaching a month-long course on NT Background.
• Please pray for Ruth. She is now two month away from delivering their third child. She is very tired and feels uncomfortable.
• Please pray for the health of their two boys (Yehdo and Yehbahn). They've been coughing and sometimes had a fever. 

NLC Ministry: Men's Ministry

Wilsonville Prayer

As we conclude a month of focusing on prayer we have seen some amazing things happen. In Wilsonville we have seen an incredible response to Wilsonville Swap & Play. Several families, businesses, and organizations in Wilsonville have already expressed interest in partnering with us and we haven't even opened yet!
Here are two more opportunities for you to continue to pray for our church plant in Wilsonville.

First, there will be a Prayer Walk in Wilsonville at 9:00 a.m. on February 5th. We will meet at the future home of New Life Wilsonville (27960 SW Canyon Creek Rd. Wilsonville, OR 97070). You will be able to pray either at the building or walk around different parts of the city to pray.

Second, we are forming an email prayer list for the Wilsonville church plant. If you will pray with us email ttadema@newlifenw.com to receive weekly emails with updates and prayer requests.

Thank you for depending on God through prayer!

Missions Around the World Event

You are invited to attend "Missions Around the World", this Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at New Life Robinwood (19915 Old River Drive, West Linn, OR).

The event will feature:
Sherie Henderson- former missionary to Russia and currently working with international students at U of O,
Paul and Diana Mayhugh- missionaries to East Asia,
Bruce Tissell- missionary to Brazil, and The Guatemala Mission Team.

Participants will get a chance to hear about mission work in each of these countries, ask questions, and sample food. The evening will also include a time of worship and a Skype Interview with a short term mission team in China.

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 23rd

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: Lake Bible Church – Lake Oswego, OR, Pastor Jim Andrews

Global Outreach Partner: Conservative Baptist Northwest

• Pray for endurance, encouragement, and unity within our churches.
• Pray that CB churches will replicate.
• Pray that the gospel will be central in everything that CBNW does.

NLC Ministry: Life Groups

• Pray that Life Groups would be “active in mission” based on the gospel and relationships.
• Pray for Life Groups which are starting or restarting during January after breaks for holidays and weather. Pray for consistency in their gathering together.
• Pray for new people to join the relationships found in Life Groups. Pray for good connections and responses. Pray that guests will feel welcome, included, and comfortable to share in gospel community.
• Pray for several Life Groups which are beginning new studies together. Pray that the materials will help bring spiritual life transformation and growth.

Brenda Lauterbach Memorial Service

Brenda Lauterbach passed away quietly in her own home in West Linn on January 14, 2011. Thank you all for your prayers and concern.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at New Life Church Riverfalls in West Linn at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Brenda’s memory to the Celebrate Recovery ministry at New Life Church or Cadence International.

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 16th

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: Happy Valley Baptist Church – Happy Valley, OR, Pastor Robert Vandiver

Global Outreach Partner: Western Seminary

• Pray for our board meeting coming up on 1/24.
• Pray for the successful development of a Western Advisory Board and a Friends of Western group that should strengthen the donors for the school.
• Please pray for Gospel-Centered Transformation for the students this semester.

NLC Ministry: International Student Ministries

• Pray that several people from New Life Church will volunteer to be English Conversation Partners for International Students this term.
• Pray for a mixer between our church and international students at Marylhurst University this Tuesday (1/18) at 6:00 PM.
• Pray for open doors to share the gospel with students.
• Pray for continued openness from the faculty of PIA toward our church.

Riverfalls and Robinwood congregations to meet together on January 23rd

To celebrate a new year together, a combined worship service is planned at the West Linn High School auditorium at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 23rd. Worship services will not take place at either church location so that all can attend this combined service. Nursery and preschool classes will be provided at New Life Riverfalls.

Next Steps for Wilsonville Swap & Play

We are getting very close to launching our Swap & Play ministry in Wilsonville on January 29th! Thank you so much to all the volunteers who have donated swap items or spent time fixing up the space. It is looking great!

The next thing on our to-do list is to schedule some events for Swap & Play members to get to know each other while doing something fun together. There are several different ways to participate in hosting an event. You can commit to do something just one time or on an ongoing basis (weekly, monthly, etc). You can plan and host an event by yourself, as a family, as a life group, or with some friends. You are not responsible for babysitting the children who attend, just for offering a fun, safe experience! Examples of the types of events we are looking for are:

• Toddler music time (sing songs, play instruments)
• Tutoring
• Cooking class
• Sewing class
• Painting – pictures, ornaments, picture frame
• Clay projects – make figurines, bowls, etc.
• Make paper dolls/corn husk dolls
• Make your own book night
• Make sock puppets/put on a puppet show
• Talent show
• Make balloon animals or origami craft
• Cookie decorating or gingerbread houses
• Woodworking – build a simple project (e.g. bird house, picure frame, shelf)
• Science night – do some science experiments together
• Game night
• Movie night
• Recycled goods art night
• Family portrait day (are you good at taking picures?)
• Parents night out (this would require babysitting and thus being child safety-trained)
• Garage sale swap/recycling day (for the whole community)
• Card-making party
• Kite-making/flying day
• Kickball night

If you are able to commit to putting on an event or have questions about it, please email swapandplay@gmail.com, or call Theresa at (503) 984-4791 or Miranda at (541) 231-5098. To see the calendar of events and/or learn more about the Swap & Play ministry, please check out our website at: http://wilsonvilleswapandplay.wordpress.com/

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 9th

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: First Baptist Church – Gladstone, OR, Pastor Brian Early

• Pray for unity as First Baptist Church is continuing to present Project Nehemiah, a building enhancement project that they will vote on in February.
• Pray that many will join their “Hear the Word” Bible reading program. The elders provide an insight to a passage of Scripture each day via e-mail as they read through the New Testament and Psalms.
• Pray for the five person short term mission team which leaves next Thursday for China. Pray for the doors of the Gospel to be open to them.

Global Outreach Partner: Stephanie Rogers – Josiah Venture

• Pray for wisdom in what to do and opportunities for spiritual conversations with students during the upcoming school breaks.
• Pray for the students to see that real, full, abundant life is found in Jesus alone and is worth sacrificing for.
• Praise God that another young single woman is moving out to join Josiah Venture Slovenia at the end of this month and will be Stephanie's roommate.

NLC Ministry: Celebrate Recovery

• Pray for unity among the leadership.
• Pray that those who come for dinner and worship would also engage in the small group ministry that is so beneficial for healing in recovery.
• Pray that those who attend Celebrate Recovery would also join local churches, whether New Life or another Christ-centered church.

Financial Peace

The beginning of the year is a great time to think about what you want to change in your life. For many, improving finances would be a good change. New Life Church will be offering two Financial Peace University classes to help equip you to make good financial decisions. The class begins this Sunday and will be taught by Mark Hanson at the Riverfalls campus, Sunday mornings from 10:30-12:00 (*note: This is 15 minutes before the second service begins). In February, Phil Reis will be leading an evening class of Financial Peace University at the Robinwood campus (more details will be posted soon). The Financial Peace University material will be supplemented with other materials to help keep finances in proper perspective with our relationship to God.

For more information about Financial Peace click here. For more information about the classes please contact the class facilitator or the church office.

Prayer Focus for the week of Jan. 2nd

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: First Baptist Church – Estacada, OR, Pastor Brent Dodrill

• Pray for good preparation for our team that goes to Nepal in March. Pray for good connections with Tibetans in Nepal and ministry opportunities.
• Pray for expanding vision to reach Estacada as we assimilate new attenders.
• Pray for good use of the new building we purchased down the street from our main building. Pray that "The CenTer" will be a blessing to the community.

Global Outreach Partner: Michele and Anna Gandolfo – Italian Ministries, USA

NLC Ministry: Treasure Land

• Pray for the preparations for teaching about the Providence of God to the children. Pray that it would be enriching for them.
• Pray that many children will give their lives to Christ and be baptized.
• Praise God for physical and spiritual growth in the Treasure Land ministry!
• Pray for the many parents that are training their children at home.