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Norman Tornado Update
The tornado that caused damage in Norman on Friday, April 13, 2012, passed within one mile of the 2:8 House. While some of our friend's home were damaged, there have been no reports of serious injuries. There is no damage to the 2:8 House, and our families are safe. Thank you for your care and concern.
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District Assembly edition, April, 2012
Dear Friends,
"I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints; and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake. For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you." Philemon 3-7, NASB.
You may recognize the above scripture passage from our previous 2:8 Update. It still applies today. We realize that God has placed us at the University of Oklahoma for "such a time as this;" and we realize that He has assembled a team of believers to accomplish His work. Thank you for your faithful role on the 2:8 ministry team.
We encourage you to read and pray through the articles listed below. You will find information about our 20th anniversary as a ministry, a new prayer initiative with the ministry at Oklahoma State, and other ministry updates..
Thank you for your partnership with us. May God continue to bless each of you.
Dave, Rhonda, Mary and Jonathan Kyncl
Craig, Anita and Jude Shepperd
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A faithful presence on the OU campus
By David Kyncl
For almost 20 years, the Nazarene Student Center for the University of Oklahoma, Inc. (now known as the the 2:8 House), has been a faithful Christian presence on the University of Oklahoma campus.
That presence can be traced to the early 1950s when a student organization known as the Nazarene Preference Society was formed. It continued through the ministry of Norman First Church of the Nazarene. Rick and LInda Short began hosting Bible studies for students on campus and in their home, even before the non-profit was formed in July, 1992.
As we prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of our incorporation, we would love to hear stories about how God has been at work in and through this ministry.
We continue that faithful presence by hosting weekly 2:8 Recovery meetings, meeting individually with students for fellowship and discipleship and supporting the ministry of the local Nazarene churches in Norman.
Please contact Dave at kyncl@28house.org or Anita at cranita@28house.org if you would like to share a story and/or help plan the party!
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 2:8 Recovery continues
The purpose of 2:8 Recovery is to provide a safe place for students to experience Christian fellowship and celebrate God's healing power through Celebrate Recovery's "8 Recovery Principles." These Biblical principles are analogous to the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and provide the framework to work through a variety of hurts, habits and hang-ups, including alcohol and drug abuse, and experience God's healing grace. Through this process, we become free from addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors and experience a stronger relationship with God and others.
As students progress through the steps and principles, they discover their personal, loving and forgiving Higher Power-Jesus Christ.
2:8 Recovery meets weekly on Thursday evenings during each semester at the 2:8 House, 700 Chautauqua Avenue. The schedule includes dinner, a large group session, smaller share groups and a time of fellowship. In addition to this time, individual appointments and small group "step" studies are held throughout the week.
2:8 Recovery began in September, 2010. It also includes an extensive network of administrators, faculty and staff who have agreed to refer students who might be in need of recovery. We have partnered with Transforming Life Counseling Center to provide Christian counseling for interested students.
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Prayer initiative launched at District Assemblies
The Nazarene student ministries at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma have joined together to challenge churches in Oklahoma to pray regularly for both campus groups.
"We realize our campuses represent global mission fields," David Kyncl, director of the OU ministry, said. "And, we know the importance of seeking God's guidance as we seek to be Christ's ambassadors on our campus."
"We are asking Oklahoma churches to list both ministries on their weekly prayer list," Kyncl said. "We also would challenge churches to pick one day each week for special prayer emphasis."
The ministries will provide periodic email prayer updates and also include a passage of scripture to pray through each month. Both ministries will commit to support each local church in prayer as well.
Pastors will be able to sign up their congregations at each District Assembly in the coming months or by visiting our website at www.28house.org and registering for the OU/OSU Prayer Initiative email list.
For more information, contact:
at Oklahoma State Universty
Tyler and Sara Siems
TheGreenHouse
723 W. University Ave.
Stillwater, OK, 74074
405.613.2875
or at the University of Oklahoma
David & Rhonda Kyncl
Craig & Anita Shepperd
2:8 House
700 Chautauqua Ave.
Norman, OK 73069
405.447.7027
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2011 Annual Report
A printed copy of the 2011 2:8 House Annual Report was mailed recently to donors.
A copy of the report is available by clicking here.
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Online giving service established
Donors may now establish an online account to schedule donations to the 2:8 House. This secure service allows donors to schedule contributions through their regular checking or credit card accounts.
"We have been investigating this type of service for several months," David Kyncl said. "After careful review we signed an agreement with Stewardship Technologies to provide this valuable service."
Stewardship Technologies has been providing online donation services to charities for several years. Their list of clients include Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma City and several other Nazarene churches and colleges.
The service fee for contributions through individual checking accounts is 30 cents per transaction. The service fee for credit card donations is 30 cents per transaction and an additional 1.5 to 3 percent fee charged by the credit card company.
Click here to establish your online account.
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Financial update
The 2:8 House is funded by donations received from individuals and families, Nazarene churches and districts.
Last year, the Board of Directors established a $10,000 line of credit to help with cash flow during slower times of the year. So far in 2012, we have transferred about $6,000 from that line of credit.
Please continue to pray for the 2:8 House and staff. We continue to consider ways to reduce our expenditures while we continue to build our financial support.
If you would like to make a contribution to the 2:8 House, please click here. The 2:8 House is a 10-percent missions giving ministry of the Church of the Nazarene. Nazarene Churches may give directly to the ministry and then compete a "point-to-point" giving report to receive the credit.
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Fundraising as a ministry
"From the perspective of the gospel, fundraising is, first and foremost, a form of ministry. It is a way of announcing our vision and inviting other people into our mission. Vision and mission are so central to the life of God's people that without vision we perish and without mission we lose our way. (Prov. 29:18; 2 Kings 21:1-9) Vision brings together needs and resources to meet those needs. (Acts 9:1-19) Vision also shows us new directions and opportunities for our mission. (Acts 16:9-10) Vision gives us the courage to speak when we might want to remain silent (Acts 18:9).
Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission. Fundraising is precisely the opposite of begging. When we seek to raise funds we are not saying, 'Please, could you help us out because lately it's been hard.' Rather, we are declaring 'We have a vision that is amazing and exciting. We are inviting you to invest yourself through the resources that God has given you--your energy, your prayers, and your money--in this work to which God has called us.' Our invitation is clear and confident because we trust that our vision and mission are like 'trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither' (Ps. 1:3).
Fundraising is also always a call to conversion. And this call comes to both those who seek funds and those who have funds. Whether we are asking for money or giving money, we are drawn together by God who is about to do a new thing through our collaboration (see Isa. 43:19). To be converted means to experience a deep shift in how we see and think and act. To be converted is to be clothed in our right mind, to come to ourselves the way the younger son did when he was starving far from his true home (Luke 15:14-20). It is a shift of attention in which we set our mind on divine things (Matt 16:23). 'Do not be conformed to this world,but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God--what is good and acceptable and perfect' (Rom. 12:2). Fundraising as ministry involves a real conversion."
--Henri Nowen, Fundraising as Ministry pp. 16-18 |
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Listen, Heavens, I have something to tell you.
Attention, Earth, I've got a mouth full of words.
My teaching, let it fall like a gentle rain, my words arrive like morning dew,
like a sprinkling rain on new grass, like spring showers on the garden.
For it's God's Name I'm preaching--
respond to the greatness of our God! |
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700 Chautauqua Ave.
Norman, OK 73069
405-447-7027
Donations may be sent to: 2:8 House, P.O. Box 3211, Norman, OK 73070.
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