Christ's Church Fleming Island eNewsletter

MISSIONS UPDATES

JULY UPDATE 2009 Your continued faithfulness is enabling us as a church family to reach out locally and globally, both financially and through participation.

GLOBALLY:

CENTRAL BRAZIL MISSION

Earl and Ruth Anne Haubner, whom CCFI supports will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and 40 years as missionaries in Brazil on Saturday, July 25th in Georgetown, Ohio. Barbara Miller will represent CCFI and asks that over the next three Sundays......July 5th, July 12th, and July 19th, you help share your good wishes and appreciation for their faithfulness to God in one or more of the following three ways and that you drop it/them off in the basket provided at the Missions Table by Sunday, July 19th to be presented to the Haubners on July 25th. Thank you for your loving support.

1. A card congratulting them on their 40 years of serving Christ through their missionary work in Brazil
    and on their 50th wedding anniversary.

2, A message to them including some of the following points:
    A. 50 years of marriage
    B. 40 years as missionaries in Brazill
    C. Their work in Brazil including the Amazon Boat   Medical ministry
    D. Baptisms and bringing othrs to Christ
    E. Helping raise up missionary/ministers from villages, towns, and & cities
    F. Planting seeds through new churches
    G. Encouraging the development of Project Greenhouse (growing vegetables) and Project Phoenix (wood carving)
    H. Encouraging Marlon and Yara Brito to follow their hearts in Christain leadership through ProjectGrow (soccer
         ministry) and teaching children
    I.   Their love of the Lord and His children
   J. Their faithfulness, determination, and devotion to the Brazilian people.

3. A financial contribution in any amount for the Central Brazil Mission-New Amazon Medical Boat Project
    (Money is currenty being raised by supporting churches to help build the badly needed boat to enable the Amazon
    Boat Medical ministry to grow and to serve more people on each trip).

    Your donation is tax deductable and......checks can be made payable to:
    Central Brazil Mission, P.O. Box 420, McCoy, VA 24111:  (tagged for New Amazon Medical Boat Project)

   There is currently a drive on to raise funds by being part of the 1,000 people giving $1,000 each or any other
   amount, with no amount being too little as every penny will help them toward their goal. Construction has begun
   and will progress according to gifts received. (You can learn more by logging onto their website
   at: cbmhaubner@terra.com.br then look for information related to New Medical Boat Project).

You can ask one of the Mission Team for more details at the Mission Table any Sunday. All cards, notes, and dnations will be givn to the Haubners at their 50/40 Anniversary Celebration in Georgetown, Ohio on Saturday, July 25th.

LOCALLY: HENDERSON HAVEN

On Saturday, August 8th, Henderson Haven will have their second fund raiser of the year. There is going to be a BIKER RIDE SCAVENGER HUNT sponsored by Adamec, Coca Cola, and one other . Look for details on the flyers soon to be seen at CCFI.

1. You can help by making cookies or brownies.   If you by signing up at the Mission Table beginning Sunday,
     August 5th. Helping Hands and the Youth are also getting involved.

2. Drop off location: CCFI       Drop off time: By 1 p.m. on Friday, August 7th.

LOCALLY: YOUTH

The Youth have been collecting "Cans for Kids" throughout the month of June. Look for an update on their ingathering next month.''

NEEDS

AUGUST: For BRAZIL.....Light weight shorts and t-shirts for children (boys and girls) and adults (men and women) to gathered Sundays through August.

For BRAZIL.....#5 Soccer Balls for Project Grow (We're looking to provide 2 dozen soccer balls for this part of their ministry). Three have already been donated.
For HENDERSON HAVEN......In need of flash cards and board games. They can be dropped off at the Mission Table anytime.....this is an ongoing need.

For QUIGLEY HOUSE......In need of paper products (toilet paper, paper towels) and toiletries (soap, shampoo, lotions, etc.).

Due to relocation of some of team, the Missions Ministry is looking for a couple more of you who may be called to serve in this ministry. If interested, please call Barbara Miller at 284-5692.

Thank you all for your giving nature and continued support. Please continue to GIVE, PRAY, GO, and SERVE.