Highland Lakes church of Christ

WELCOME, NEW MEMBER
We welcome Melinda Moore to our Highland Lakes congregation! She states, “I am ready to return to Jesus.” Melinda was baptized into Jesus Christ in the old baptistery many years ago. We rejoice in her decision to be restored to her Savior, Jesus Christ.
Please add her information to your directory. It is available in this week’s bulletin and from church office.

REMEMBER OUR SPANISH WORK
Salvador San Tillan is ready every Sunday morning to teach a Bible class in Spanish. This is a worthy endeavor. Do you have friends who would benefit from this Spanish Bible study? Let them know about it by giving them a warm, personal invitation. Those who already come, make them feel welcome and at home in our fellowship.

BEAUTIFUL FOOTNOTES

EVANGELISM IN NIGERIA

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16 (ESV)
Jesus taught His disciples, which includes us, of the great power of good influence. Of how the message of God’s word and the living of the godly life that we are called to, can influence those around us all. Our good brother, Mike Udam, who preaches, teaches and works with the contacts of World Bible School in Nigeria, shares this wonderful example of the power found in good influence. Pray that we all seek ways to let godly lives lived here in Texas, in Nigeria and everywhere be to the furthering of God’s kingdom. For the elders, Ken D

The power of a good influence
I started my mission work at Ukpagada in July 2013. Met with 27 brethren including children. In January 2014, we had an Open air evangelism which lasted till 10.45 pm because we were held to ransom by one man – the clan head of the community. Three weeks later, he showed up in the worship place and in May 2014, he was baptized. The entire clan made up of eleven villages was shaken by this single conversion. Three months later, the chief was involved in an accident which nearly claimed his life. He spent near to a year in the orthopedic hospital. When he was fit to return to his clan, he started to use his life to preach the gospel. He displayed the true meaning of a Christian to other chiefs in his chiefdom.

Just last year November, the Ukpagada congregation took the gospel to Ukpe, a neighboring village, and to the glory of God, a congregation was planted there. A chief from one of the 11 Ukpagada villages, Joseph Mgbosho showed up in one of our Sunday morning worship service. During the time we usually exchange pleasantries with visitor, he told the entire assembly that he is here today because he has observed very closely the changed life of the Clan head Ntol Julius Mobre. According to him, the life of the clan head has tremendously changed. Consequently, he decided to go in search of Christ in a place where the clan head found Christ and got his life transformed.
After a few weeks of study with the church at Ukpe, I am delighted to share with you that chief Joseph Mgbosho was baptized last Sunday into Christ.
He took us to his home and bought soft drinks for us rejoicing that he is now saved by the gospel. Please keep him in your prayers and continue to partner with us to grow the work here.
Michael Udam

CHANGE IN PRAYER LIST
As was stated in last week’s bulletin, the Continue to remember list will be updated monthly and therefore be much shorter. Please cut out that list ever so often for your own personal prayer time. Continue to call, email, give a note to Helga for all your prayer needs and they will go into the appropriate list for the designated length of time.
Thank you for your much appreciated cooperation! ~~ Helga

UPDATE
Cooper Atkeson and his family, whom we helped support at Sunset, graduated last month. They have moved to Kerrville, TX, where Cooper is now the family and worship minister at Riverside Church of Christ.

ADDRESS UPDATE
We now have the correct address for former members: Bobby & Donna Feuerbacher. Their new address is available from this week’s bulletin or the church office.

THANK YOU NOTE
Thank you for your prayers for Crystal, Patti Loffler’s caregiver. She is doing much better.
God bless you all!
In Christian love,
Barry & Judy Womack

CHURCH LIBRARY
Have you visited our church library lately?
Good Books for information, learning, and growth!

BEST WISHES AND GOODBYE
Today, we are saying “So Long” to Christina Pipes! Tina, we are wishing you a happy transition to your new home with your daughter in Houston! Our prayers are going with you on your drive to this new destination and for a smooth adjustment. We will miss you, but hope that you will come and visit with us ever so often. Tina’s new address is available from this week’s bulletin or the church office.

HELPING HANDS PANTRY
Needs – Plastic bags, shampoo, bath soap, toothpaste
Thank you!

INFORMATION ABOUT A RECENT PROBLEM
We Were Electronically Invaded!
Last week, the church office received a number of unauthorized emails. The ever alert “mail-daemon” stopped those and let us not open them. But, after that, under the church’s “secretaryhlcoc.com”, spam mails went out to some/many of our members. Subject line was: “re: documents”. Some of our members were puzzled about this, and rightfully so! This problem has been fixed, but should, at any time, something similar happen, please, let Helga know and it will be resolved.

BEAUTIFUL FOOTNOTES

Cherokee Home for Children

We have been blessed for many years to help provide children a safe and nurturing Christian home often during times of family crisis by supporting Cherokee Home for Children. This spring we took a special collection to help provide for those children. The following is response to the contribution. Continue to pray for all involved in the needed work at Cherokee Home. For the elders, Ken D

Dear Brethren,
You make it possible for dreams to come true!
Today I am thinking fondly about a recent Cherokee Home graduate. Her early years were a struggle, to say the least! She virtually never sat down to eat a full meal prepared by a doting mother. Instead she would piece together concoctions for herself and her sister from whatever she could find – often Ramen noodles with whatever she could find a mix in. We delighted in having this young lady to our home to help my wife, Janice, prepare a meal and enjoy it with us. Her joy and appreciation during these meal times made our hearts melt.
She recently sent me a text in response to a question I asked her about her memories here. “Oh, the pantry was like a toy store; we all wanted to go and see what was there! If I wanted to cook, I had the resources. Finding food was never a concern for me again.” This young lady is now getting a Christian education and should never have to worry about where her meals will come from again. Thank you for making dreams come true with your gift to our 2019 Cherokee day fund last month.
You all are changing lives all over this area!

Thank you!
For His sake and the children’s
Shawn Hull,
Executive Director
Cherokee Home

YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
From next week on, the information on the Continue to remember prayer list will be updated monthly and therefore be much shorter. Please cut out that list ever so often for your own personal prayer time. Continue to call or email the office for all your prayer needs and they will go into the appropriate list for the designated length of time. Thank you for your much appreciated cooperation! ~~ Helga

HELPING HANDS PANTRY
Needs: Plastic bags, shampoo, deodorant, bath soap, toothpaste
Thank you!

VISITING FOR THE MASTER (VISITATION PROGRAM)
The Team, led by Cary & Brenda Miller, will meet on Wednesday, June 12th at 6:30 pm in the library for their assignments.

BEAUTIFUL FOOTNOTES

NIGERIAN GOSPEL CHARIOT AND WBS

“So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.” 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (ESV)

Always thrilling to hear good news from a place where we help support the gospel through two ministries: World Bible School and the Gospel Chariots. It is even more thrilling to see occasions where they are working together. In the following Facebook posting we hear some exciting work in Nigeria. Please keep all these ministries in your prayers and that the Gospel be spread to the lost in Africa and God be praised. For the elders, Ken D

NIGERIA GOSPEL CHARIOT
Amen, Biodun Owolabi from Nigeria has reported the following.
For most of the month of March, Nigeria Gospel Chariot embarked on campaign across several communities in Ogun West zone of Ogun State. The chariot was hosted by 21 congregations of churches of Christ, thousands of souls were reached with the saving gospel of Christ, three souls were baptized, about 1000 enrolled for WBS.
The chariot returned to base at the end of March for servicing, renewal of vehicle papers and a short Sabbath for the crew. On April 14, it left for Akwa Ibom State, South of Nigeria. So far, nine souls have been baptized. The chariot has been hosted by eight congregations of the Lord’s church and many more waiting. The chariot remains in Akwa Ibom till April 31 when it is scheduled to leave for Port Harcourt, Rivers State for a month long campaign for the whole of May. Please pray for the chariot and the crew ask the Lord of harvest to bless their efforts with bountiful harvest.
Wow, exciting brethren. Thank You Lord and thank you all involved. God Bless Nigeria

VISITING FOR THE MASTER (VISITATION PROGRAM)
The Team, led by Cary & Brenda Miller, will meet on Wednesday, June 12th, at 6:30 pm in the library for their assignments.

THANK YOU NOTES
Dear Church Family,
Thank you for the calls and texts and cards following Dale’s accident. We are grateful and are very blessed! He is doing fine.
In His love,
Valerie & Dale Cook

It is with heartfelt regret that I am leaving such a wonderful, loving and caring church family. The beautiful afghan presented to me is truly appreciated.
I will always remember the love given to me and my family in this truly caring church home.
Christina Pipes

HELPING HANDS PANTRY
Needs Plastic bags, shampoo, deodorant, bath soap
Thank you!

IT’S FINALLY HERE!
This afternoon, our first group of campers will be taken by parents/grandparents to the Heart of Texas Bible Camp in Brady, TX. They will be staying there until Friday. It will be a wonderful week for those campers, a week of gaining new Bible knowledge; they will enjoy physical activities and the fun of making new friends and having great, wholesome fellowship.
Let’s all pray for everyone, on their trips to and from camp, for health and safety during the week, for all the teachers, cooks and all who will be involved in this good work.

BEAUTIFUL FOOTNOTES

GOSPEL NEWSLETTER – JANUARY – MARCH 2019 Sylvester Imogoh

UGBOGBO CHURCH OF CHRIST NIGERIA

God has given us yet another quarter full of wonderful opportunities for services in His kingdom! From all our activities which includes- Monthly evangelism, youth ministry, prayers and fasting, visitations and ladies’ activities, House Fellowship, we recorded a total of 29 converts in the quarter!! We are still struggling with the challenges of space for our classrooms for Bible studies. We are grateful to God for the many opportunities to serve in different ways.

Print Ministry.
Our Outreach Print Ministry [OPM] has continued to grow with many positive impacts in the overall work of God in Nigeria. Our tracts and books are being used for Evangelism, seminars, workshops, Bible study classes, in Prison ministries and campus churches. So many preachers are able to adapt and use them for Sunday Schools and for sermons. There are not many other opportunities where to get gospel materials in Nigeria. We are most grateful to everyone who has contributed funds to help us continue this good work.

Reports for OPM for The Quarter
• 400,000 – Total number of tracts printed and used in the quarter
• 196 – Total number of shipments of tracts made in the quarter
• 68 – Total number of converts recorded in the quarter from places where the tracts are used. 29 of these were recorded here at Ugbogbo. [Because of ignorance and poor communication, we know that we do not receive even half of the reports from everyone who uses our materials. In other words, we believe that there are many more good results that we do not get to hear of]
• 2 New congregations were started in the quarter. The first was in Abi in Cross River state on Sunday January 27th. And the other was in Nsukka in Enugu on February 10th.
• The tracts and books were used in very many places in conjunction with other outreach media such as in Campuses, Christian schools, in rural campaigns and bus evangelism.
• Tracts and books have been used massively in the evangelism efforts in the Cameroon Refugees camp in Ogoja in Cross River State. My coworker there reports that we now have more than 60 families of our brethren from Cameroon in the one camp alone. Some of these Cameroonian brethren were preachers back in Cameroon and as such they have teamed up with our local brethren for aggressive evangelism in the camp Communities. The tracts and books we are sending have been a great pillar for that good work. The Cameroon brethren also need FOOD. Please send any help for their feeding to Chad Wagner to forward to me. And we need to print more tracts and books for them as well.
• In Enugu state, our brother Herbert Chukwu has used plenty of tracts in the ‘Mabanbo Mission’- where he and his coworkers across the state operate an outreach ministry that cuts across several counties. Herbert is a tireless worker in the Kingdom who had worked with Doug Wheeler and I for many years in the past. He tells me he is now depending on me entirely for supply of tracts for their work in Enugu state. If not for the high cost of paper, there are many good things to be done through the Print for the good of the church in Nigeria. Please help when you can.