WINS

Wow!  What an awesome Sunday we had.  As I watched the baptisms and heard the testimonies, I was overwhelmed by how our amazing God works to transform lives completely!  It reminded me that nothing and no one is beyond what He can do!!  This gives me great hope.  : )  I want to share some WINs we have experienced in our department this past week. 

 

-          There is a boy who has been coming with Stone Preheim.  His family doesn’t attend church, but he continues to come with the Preheims!  Amy, Stone’s mom, asked the boys how small group was, and the boy said that he got a tear in his eye when they were talking in small group.  Then he said that actually he always feels that way when he comes to our church.  This really touched Amy.  She told his parents what he said, and they also were moved.  They said they know they need to come to church too.  I pray that they will follow through, and God will continue to work in that family so that one day they can all be worshipping God together as a family!!

-          Daron Crass and Chris Hovda took the 9am third graders to Cobb’s Ranch over the weekend.  Chris said they had a great time!

-          Kelsey and Lindsay Noble, Stone Preheim, Delane Ribera, and Jackson Ribera were all baptized on Sunday!!!

-          Russ Lee’s fifth grade boys’ group is planning an outing to Compass Pizza in Clovis!  I love hearing about these small group outings…they are so important for building strong relationships with the kids.

-          I walked into main service on Sunday, and Lauren Phanco handed me a bulletin with a big smile.  I watched for several minutes as she excitedly handed bulletins to everyone walking in one by one.  She is 2 years old!!  Needless to say, every person walking through that door got a very warm welcome, and saw a 2 year old’s heart for serving!

-          Linda Stephens, one of our CM staff witnessed two very cute things that happened in main service:  “At the 10:45 service, I enjoyed watching two boys “take it all in”.  One boy, Aidan Glasener, was insistent that he was NOT going to be baptized because, “I’m not ready to go to Heaven yet.”  His mom tried to explain that most did not leave for Heaven immediately after baptism.  But still, I think Aidan remained worried about the timeline.  Imagine how reassured he became as he saw both children and adults celebrate their baptisms AND exit the tub without leaving immediately for Heaven.  The older brother, Declan Glasener, was a quiet observer until Pastor Mitch had us do the “Word Up!” routine and show our Bibles by lifting them in the air.  When Pastor reiterated the offer that we, at New Harvest, are serious about everyone having a Bible, Declan said out loud, “Mom, I want a Bible!”  We made sure that Declan had a Bible of his own before he left the building on Sunday. 

-          We had our INNERchange Ignite event on Sunday afternoon.  The kids who came had a ton of fun carving pumpkins, eating pizza, decorating cookies, and bobbing for donuts in whip cream!!  Russ Lee took some great pictures, so we can put together a slideshow to help advertise for the next Ignite event.  Thank you to the Allen’s for opening their home!

 

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