West Valley Connection 3/19

March 19, 2010

Vol. 2, Iss. 10

In This Issue

Easter Sunday

Letter from Eric Belvin

Library News

Save the Date

Quilting Day

Men's Breakfast

Housing for Dental Team

Mark Your Calendars

Classifieds

Palm Sunday Service
Join us Palm Sunday as we hold a special service following our Lord's footsteps to the Cross. Starting at 11:00, the service will feature music, Scripture and comments by key figures who were with Jesus in the hours leading to His crucifixion. The hour will conclude with a celebration of Holy Communion. Please come prepared to focus your heart and mind on this solemn and sacred work of our Savior.

Join Us Easter Sunday! Easter

Come Easter Sunday and bring your family! This year we encourage you to bring guests to our Easter Sunday celebration. A special brunch will be prepared and served by our hospitality committee and an egg-hunt will be offered for the children. Brunch begins at 10:00. Our 11:00 service will be "family friendly" and visitors will be welcome. This is a great opportunity for you to introduce your unchurched friends or family to West Valley!

Letter from Eric Belvin
Last summer West Valley Community Church was blessed to have Eric Belvin serve as our worship intern. Not only is Eric a gifted musician, but we discovered he is also a great person. Recently he was given the opportunity to engage in an overseas ministry. He sent the following letter to explain this ministry and to ask for support. The Catalyst Leadership Team voted to give Eric a monetary gift from the church and to publish his letter so that individuals in the congregation could also support Eric and this ministry.

Pictured is Eric at his recital, with the support of the talented West Valley Vocal Band.

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Dear Friends,

Hello! My name is Eric Belvin. I am a senior at California Baptist University; I'm majoring in Music with emphases in both Piano Performance and Composition. In addition to my regular classes, I accompany the University Choir and Orchestra and a small singing group sent by the university to churches all over southern California every other week. Overall, life at CBU is really great. I love it here! God is teaching me so much; I am truly blessed to be here.
This summer, I am serving on an International Service Projects (ISP) team at CBU. My team of about 10 people will be journeying to the Middle East from May 25 - June 15. We will be doing ethnography - studying the people and their culture to determine how best to reach them. This means my team will be actively talking to and building friendships with local people in order to learn more about their way of life. The ultimate goal is to assist long term workers by helping them understand better the needs of the population and how best to relate to them in order to be more effective. The relationships built and the research performed by our team within a three week period will accomplish what would take our field workers many years to achieve. I am really looking forward to serving on this team because I think it will be a life changing experience and an opportunity for growth. I am thrilled to have this overseas opportunity to minister to the people who do not know Jesus.

I would like to invite you to partner with me on this ministry trip. I am hoping many of you will commit to being our prayer partners, whom we seriously value as a vital part of our ministry team. We need people to pray for us as we prepare for this team, while we're there, and after we return home. Please know that your prayer support would be a valuable gift to me and my team.

I am also praying that some of you will be able to support this project financially. The cost of this trip is $3,300 per student, and I would truly appreciate any size gift. All donations made to California Baptist University are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed under the law. The University will track the amount of donations raised by each participant. If you would like to help me financially, you can make donations online:

Navigate to: https://dlq4.donatelinq.net/qv10/(S(a3jsaxazyz5kvpqsjqndky2s))/default.aspx?MerchantID=calbaptist&lnk=
You may either donate without creating an account OR opt to create an account. Creating an account allows you to view your giving history and access any recurring payments you may have authorized.
Fill in all information in the required fields. Be sure to select "International Service Projects - ISP" from the drop down menu in the Categories and Funds section.
Please list my name in the Comments Section.
A receipt will go to the email address you provide. You will also receive a receipt in the mail from our Institutional Advancement office within 6-8 weeks from the date of your donation.