Sheryl's blog

Lent is such an important and special time to share with our children of all ages.  A way of helping them understand and prepare for Easter.  Lent is a time when we spend 40 days drawing close to God, our Heavenly Father, by focusing on His Son, Jesus and the sacrifice He gave for each of us.   As a way of constantly remembering Jesus' sacrifice we decide on something that means a lot to us as an individual and we give up that something for the 40 days.  Each time we want or crave that something and make a concious effort to not have it we think about how small that

Please be in vigilant prayer for a young boy 13 years old named Cody.   I received a call from a CASA advocate about Cody who lives in our area in foster care.  Cody has been permanently removed from his family and is available for adoption.  His sister was separated from him and is currently being adopted by a family that could not take Cody too.   Psalm 68:5-6a tells us "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling.  God sets the lonely in families."   This promise tells us that there is a home just wa

Items needed most at Shared Treasures:  diapers, formula, newborn/infant clothes, prom dresses & shoes, and new gifts/toys for children 6 mos to 17 years of age

Donations we accept in addition to the above: gently used or new clothing all sizes and shapes for newborns to 17 year old teens; baby beds and car seats

Donation bins are located in The Loft only in Project Rescue: Fostering Hope clear bins in the main hallway - donation receipts located on side of the bins.

Yes, FREE tall Starbucks and all you have to do is do what you do all the time - serving others!  I am really impressed with the new Starbuck's theme "Let's Get To Work Together"  Visit www.pledge5.starbucks.com   They ask the question "What if you gave 5 hours to help your community?  What if we all did?"   Commit to the 5 hours and print the badge and take it to your local Starbucks and receive a free coffee.  The website states they wanted to have over 1 million hours committed for

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!  "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." Ephesians 1:16

I went to my inbox this afternoon and found I had an email from one of our high school students.  His mother serves here on our administrative team.  I was moved beyond words by what he had written and by what the youth of our church and the ministry leaders here are doing.  I want to share this with you.  I am so thankful that our church has leadership that is raising up the next generation of leaders to be strong and movitated Christian men and women.  I hope you are moved by this too.

 We had over 500 people to attend our Apostles of Comedy event last night!  Great fun for everyone who attended plus the event netted almost $4000.00 for our foster care/adoption and orphan ministries.  Early in the evening we were challenged  to adopt 50 children through World Vision.  YOU are the most giving church!!!  Congratulations you are now parents to 60 new adopted World Vision orphans!!  A new record for World Vision, for one church, in one evening!  Thank you - Thank you

Something I read this week....The Funny Side of Parenting......Frustrated, I was hunting all over the house for my cordless phone. After several minutes of searching, my ten-year-old son said, “You know Mom, I've got an idea. We should invent a phone that stays connected to its base so it never gets lost.”

There should have been a 10 day period between my landing from China and taking off for Honduras but Hurricane Ike set China back a week so I was on ground less than 3 days. Landing in Tegucigalpa the capital of Honduras you are immediately struck by the beauty of the country.