Alliance for Renewal Churches Newsletter

March 2011
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Ned's Monthly Letter
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Teach English in Japan 

ARC Forum  

Mike & Becky Kuelker 

AIR (ARC Brazil)  

Paul & Teresa Stilwell  

Ken and Elaine Stoltzfus 


English Teachers in Japan

Map of Japan

NEWS CONCERNING JAPAN

 

1.  Pray for guidance and protection for pastors Maki and Okubo, the Funehiki Evangelical Church and the school staff at Wakakusa school.  Pray for protection and provision for the Japanese people affected by the recent tragic events.  Pray that the hearts of the people will be opened to the gospel.

 

2.  Pray for our American English teachers.  They will be leaving Funehiki/Tamura Friday, March 18, for Tokyo and will fly to the U.S. Tuesday, March 22.  Five of the teachers are scheduled to return to Japan when things are normalized and safe.

 

3.  The orientation for 8 new American English teachers will be held at Grace Fellowship on

March 27 - April 1.  Their departure for Japan will probably be delayed until a later date.

 

Our Celeste Laser will be one of the returning teachers.  Returning to the U.S. after this traumatic event may leave her emotional system shocked.  Pray for her and be thoughtful.

 

$1,800 was collected this past Sunday service for the Japan (Funehiki) relief fund.  The Mansfield Sister City Committee is also raising money to help our sister city in Japan.

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Our Annual Conference is only days away (April 8 and 9). If you haven't registered yet, please do so as soon as possible. It is big help to know how many are coming early so all preparations can be made.

The theme is "Transformation: The Process of Change in a Believer's Life." Along with 5 general sessions, there will be 10 workshops and the Friday evening worship/ministry time. We want to encourage all of our leaders to be with us April 8 and 9. It will be a good time and we will grow.

You can now register up to 10 people at one time. Please help us by having the workshop choices
(helps with room assignments), address, phone, and email for each one on hand when you register for someone else . 

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Recently I returned from a trip to the Scums of the Earth. Yes, there are plural Scums! Denver is led by the founder, Mike Sares, and Seattle is led by Zach McCauley. I was impacted again by the heart desire of these men to connect with the needs of the next generation while not ignoring the cries of any generation that comes their way. These two outposts of the grace of God are some of the best displays of God's heart for inter-generational unity.

 

Whenever I go to Denver, I stay with Jim & Amy Croft,
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Pastors we would love to hear from you. If you have news, activities, or notes of special interest to the whole family send it to [email protected].

 

Some of our missionaries will be in country for our annual conference. Be sure to pray for their travels and let them know if you would like them to come speak. Their contact information is on the web site www.arcchurch.org. 

 

 


 
calendar imageARC Calendar of Events

 

April 5          2011 MMC Retreat

April 6          2011 MMC Meeting

April 7          2011 Assembly

April 8, 9      2011 Annual Conference

June 12        Pentecost Sunday - ARC Sunday

June 19-25   DTS (Information and Registration) 

July 10-16    Cross Training Camp - Girls

July 17-23    Cross Training Camp - Boys