Highland Lakes church of Christ

THANK YOU

Our dear friends, Again thanks so much for your cards and prayers in the death of my brother. We love and appreciate you all! Harold & Sarah Hancock

THESE CHANGES ARE NOW HERE:

March 6th: Concerning the men who are serving at the Lord’s Table: only the man in position #2 will say all the prayers. If there are any additional men who would be willing to serve in the “no prayer” positions, please let one of the elders or Joe know.

March 27th: Our monthly Fellowship Meal, on the last Sunday of the month, will take place from now on, after our morning worship assembly. On those Sundays, our combined adult Bible classes will meet in the auditorium so that the ones hosting can work on the preparations for the meal. Afterwards, will have a devotional and then we will be dismissed for the day.

VISITING FOR THE MASTER

VISITATION PROGRAM Team #1 (leaders: Joe & Teri Winnett) will meet on Wednesday, March 9th at 6:30 pm in the library for their assignments.

FOOD PANTRY

Needs — Plastic bags

PLEASE CHECK . . .

The “Continue to Remember” list and the “In The Military” list periodically. If you think that your name or the name of a loved one needs to be removed (or added), please let the secretary (Helga) know! And as always, a written note or an e-mail is best.

Your help is very, very much appreciated!

BEAUTIFUL FOOTNOTES . . .

I Corinthians 3: 7 “So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. 11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

What follows is a short message from Comfort Mafunda, the young man that our congregation helps support in his studies at the South Africa Bible College.

I greet you all brothers and sister in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

By God’s grace I passed all my modules and I’m looking forward for my second year. Thank you for helping the college. Your contributions are not in vain we are gaining knowledge so that we can help the Kingdom of God to grow. During the December I baptized one person in a congregation in the Eastern Cape to where I usually go and help in preaching the gospel. This year as I’m doing my second year I’m working with the congregation that is in the nearby Nursing College. So things are good there but the problem is that most of those students are not in the church so it’s our duty to find a way in helping them see the light. I really need your prayers that God may help me to be able to discipline myself so that I can manage to balance my college work and preaching the Good News. I hope one day I’ll meet you even if not in this life but in the life to come. Peace be with you. Yours in Christ, Comfort Mafunda

What a blessing to be allowed by God to be a fellow worker in growth of His kingdom. Continue to keep our brother Comfort in your prayers and that the Lord can continue to use us all, as fellow workers, to His glory. For the elders, Ken D

These Changes Will Come In March:

March 6th: Starting next Sunday, there will be a change in regard to the men who are serving at the Lord’s Table. Only the man in position #2 will say all the prayers. In connection with this change: are there any additional men who would be willing to serve in the “no prayer” positions? Please let one of the elders or Joe know.

March 27th: As always, our monthly Fellowship Meal occurs on the last Sunday of the month. The change, though, will be that from March on it will take place after our morning worship assembly. Because of this different arrangement, we will have a combined Bible class in the auditorium on those Sundays, so that the ones hosting can work on the preparations for the meal. Afterwards, will have a devotional and then we will be dismissed for the day.

Please check . . .

. . . the “Continue to Remember” list and the “In The Military” list periodically. If you think that your name or the name of a loved one needs to be removed (or added), please let the secretary (Helga) know! And as always, a written note or e-mail is best.  Your help is very, very much appreciated!

Our Fellowship Meal

Our Fellowship Meal takes place today, for the last time after our evening worship assembly! Hosts and hostesses are: Doc & Sandy McDaniel, Vicky & James Williams, Barbara Belcher and Kay Parker.

From March on, our Fellowship Meal will take place after our morning worship assembly. See the article on page 2.

Beautiful Footnotes . . .

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it” Proverbs 22:6 (ESV)

News from the Cherokee Home for Children

Hello friends! We are back at it again. Sorry it has taken a month for me to get going, but the first of the year always brings its own excitement and challenges! I want to send things to you that are beneficial and useful to you and your mission efforts. Thank you all for the ways you support Cherokee Home for Children. – Kaci Duggan Morrison, Administrative Assistant

The Cherokee Lady Indians advanced to the Area Playoffs and lost by only 1 point. Seven of the girls on the team are from CHC—Sophia, Kaitlyn, Tori, Alexis, Emmy , and Crista. Tori was named Offensive MVP and Sophia was given 1st Team honors. The Cherokee Indians advanced to the playoffs and put in a good effort but came up short. Carter and Kohlton are CHC boys, and they were major players on the team.

A generous friend of Cherokee Home is providing resources for our children to learn to play the piano. Five of our kids were involved in a piano recital where they performed before friends and family . We are proud of Kylie, Jenny, Sophia, Kaitlyn, and Carter and the hours they have put into acquiring this beauti ful skill.

The celebration of the 50th Super Bowl at the Cherokee Home started out with a beautiful worship service with lots of singing. Everyone enjoyed watching football on a life-size screen as the best! During the game we had a feast of fried chicken tenders, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, and snacks galore.

Note from Delton McGuire:

“With a mixture of joy and a sigh of relief my responsibilities changed again today at Cherokee Home for Children. Five years ago I moved into the ED role at the tragic death of the former director. This was after seven years as the chief development officer. I am again the Director of Development. I’ve gone from three jobs earlier today, non-profit administration, program, and funding, to just one, fundraising. And that has always been my favorite. And now I might get to spend a little more time with my four grandchildren.”

Continue to pray for and seek ways to bless these children, for this is “religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father”. For the elders, Ken D

CHANGES COMING IN MARCH 

March 6th: From this date on, there will be a change in regard to the men who are serving at the Lord’s Table. Only the man in position #2 will say all the prayers. In regard to this change: are there any additional men who would be willing to serve in the “no prayer” positions? Please let one of the elders or Joe know.

March 27th: On this last Sunday in March we will have our Fellowship Meal after our morning worship assembly for the first time. Because of this different arrangement, we will have a combined Bible class in the auditorium on those Sundays, so that the hostesses can work on the preparations for the meal. Afterwards, will have a devotional and then we will be dismissed for the day.

WITH SYMPATHY

Our heartfelt sympathy, love and prayers go out to those who have lost loved ones in the last days:

Hugh Darr Huckaby, the cousin of Bob Foster, passed from this life on Sunday, February 14th. He was also the brother-in-law of Doris, having been married to her twin sister.

A memorial was held for Darr at the Shep, Texas, Community Center on February 15th, with many friends and family attending.

Harold Hancock’s brother and Sarah’s brother-in-law, JL. (Buddy) Hancock, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 17th, in McEwen, Tennessee. A memorial service was pending there with a future memorial service pending in Abilene.

THANK YOU

Dear Church Family,

Thanks so much for calls, cards, visits, and sitting at the hospital during my knee surgery. All is going well for recovery. We feel so blessed to have our church family and ask God’s blessings on each of you. Our love to all, Harold and Sarah Hancock.

VISITING FOR THE MASTER

VISITATION PROGRAM Team #2 (leaders: Cary & Brenda Miller) will meet on Wednesday, September 23rd, at 6:30 pm in the library for their assignments.

OUR FELLOWSHIP MEAL

Our Fellowship Meal takes place on Sunday, February 28th, for the last time after our evening worship assembly. Hosts and hostesses will be: Doc & Sandy McDaniel, Vicky & James Williams, Barbara Belcher and Kay Parker. From March on, our Fellowship Meal will take place after our morning worship assembly.

BEAUTIFUL FOOTNOTES . . .

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

Happy Valentine’s Day from South Africa Bible College!

I hope that you and your Valentine had a great day just hanging out. While some may think Valentine’s Day was fabricated by the greeting card and flower industry, I do believe there is value in it. The value is that it reminds us to love! I believe this message is important in the world at this time. It has been since the beginning. That is why God sent his one and only son, because he loves and his message is one of love. At SABC they exist to carry out this message of love. To “…bring mankind back to the Father.” As Eddy Nkosi, Dean of Students will say below. Your prayers and support make that possible. Kirk Eason

My Name is Eddy Nkosi. One of my main reasons of teaching at SABS is always about that which Jesus did for us that is that He left heaven. I believe that in Heaven He was ok. He had everything, but He left all that to come down to Earth because He had a mission. The mission was to bring Mankind back to His Father God so that to me is very encouraging and that’s the purpose behind me teaching at SABC to try to do my part to continue to do what Jesus did to be here and impart knowledge to our students.

Our hope is that we teach them so they will be able to go out and teach others and they have been doing that for quite some time now. Your support makes it possible for me and others as well to be able to fulfill that mandate we have which was left by the Lord Jesus Christ, that is to bring mankind back to the Father.

I thank the church in Roscoe Texas who has supported me the last twelve years, I just love them. Supporters faithfully have helped us all to do what we do, that is to teach the students the word of God. Many people have been baptized and know the Lord because of your support. I don’t know what we would be able to accomplish without your support. So thank you so much.

We are so blessed to be partners with SABC in “helping bring mankind back to the Father”. Please continue to pray for them. For the elders, Ken D

Ladies Day at the Cherokee Home for Children

Author Dana Grubb will be the speaker for this Ladies Day on February 20th. It will start at 10 am with coffee, juice and muffins. Lunch will be provided and this special day will end at 3 pm. Let Evelyn or Gail know if you would like to go. RSVP must be done by February 15th.

Beautiful Footnotes . . .

“as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.” – 2 Corinthians 1:11

Our congregation has long been involved and supportive in evangelism efforts in the West African nation of Nigeria. Working with World Bible School and local evangelists the gospel is touching lives there. Brother Sylvester Imogoh has been a valuable fellow laborer in the work there. What follows are excerpts from his end of the year report. Remember to help this work by your prayers. For the elders, Ken D

Seminars and Campaigns have been a source of blessing to many of the rural congregations. We had four seminars and seven campaigns this quarter with several hundred at each of the seminars. Lessons are taught and tracts were distributed and many baptisms occurred.

I and my team continue to use WBS as a tool and as part of our campaign efforts. Because American churches and individual Christians are willing to pay the return postage that ensures that everyone can take advantage of the opportunity to learn of Christ, interest continues to increase. With the forms that the Highland Lakes church in Kingsland Texas helped us produce, we are able to recruit more names for Bible studies from schools and villages.

We are right now in the process of completing the printing of my latest 25 tracts. Some of these tracts would be part of the 280,000 tracts I am producing for the Great Workshop in Abak 2016. For the end of Year Widows Relief effort we have purchased and distributed food stuffs to widows on our list, bringing much needed relief to many rural widows at this time of year. We also presented 15 grinding mills to help attain a self-sustenance and joy to many homes and villages.

Nigeria has been facing more and more troubles both economically and socially. In November my wife Sandra narrowly escaped death from an attack by robbers on the bank and police department in Igarra. A few weeks later, burglars broke into our house and stole some money. We need your prayers for safety and security.

In good news, my son Alfred is now in school at University. I thank all who sent some help. There are many small struggling congregations. We seek ways to help them grow or to stay afloat. It is appreciated by many. Sylvester

Welcome, New Member!

We are so happy to have Tommie Sledge as a new member here at Highland Lakes! Tommie is the sister of John G. Brewer and the sister-in-law of Tina, John’s wife.

Tommie comes to us from the Oldham Lane church of Christ in Abilene. We hope that we will be able to be of great help to each other in our work here for the Lord.

Please add her information to your membership list, call the church office if you need it.

VISITING FOR THE MASTER

VISITATION PROGRAM Team #1 (leaders: Joe & Teri Winnett) will meet on Wednesday, February 10th at 6:30 pm in the library for their assignments.

World Bible School Workday

Our next Bible School Workday will be on Thursday, February 11th. The workers will meet at 9 AM in the education building and do this good work until everything is completed.

Ladies Day at the Cherokee Home for Children

Author Dana Grubb will be the speaker for this Ladies Day on February 20th and all ladies are invited to come to this. It will start at 10 am with coffee, juice and muffins. Lunch will be provided and this special day will end at 3 pm. Let Evelyn or Gail know if you would like to go. RSVP must be done by February 15th.

Beautiful Footnotes . . .

“And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ…” Colossians 4:3

The following continues the latest report from Dennis and Sharon Welch, whom we have the honor of helping support in taking the Gospel to the people of Cambodia. Continue to keep this effort and the efforts of the Gospel worldwide in your daily prayers. For the Elders, Ken D

Teaching at CBS

As from the beginning Dennis enjoys sharing the Bible with those eager to receive God’s Word. Non-Governmental Organization, Cambodia Christian Ministries (http:// cambodiaministries.org/) also has a Bible school called Cambodia Bible School. Dennis studied Ezra to Esther and Joel to Malachi (the conclusions of Old Testament history and prophecy) with the students over the course of six weeks. Our prayer is that these young men will grow in faith and love so that many will hear and believe the gospel through their words and their good works.

2nd Annual Church Camp

Brethren from all over Cambodia assembled on the shores of the Gulf of Thailand at a beautiful, remote campground near Srei Ambel, Koh Kong, Cambodia. We sang and laughed and studied and played together over the three -day traditional Khmer Water Festival holiday. This year’s topic “Growing in Faith” led to some great lessons. We look forward to the day when these kinds of events are totally Cambodian planned, supported, administered and directed. Pray that we always walk beside our Cambodian brethren to encourage them from their strengths and from our mutual dependence on God.

16th CBI Graduation

Four more brothers have graduated and been sent out from the Cambodia Bible Institute to preach and teach God’s Word. This brings the count to forty-two graduates. A good post and more photos along with more on the camp above are on the blog of the dean of CBI, Rich Dolan (http:// randrdolan.blogspot.com)

Please join our prayer for those who will believe in Jesus because of the Word shared with them by the graduates of all the Bible Schools.