Our reunion group, The Travelers of St John's Lutheran Church in Stony Ridge, Ohio, has realized just what can happen if you surrender to God's plan.
In the past year we have started a music ministry. The six of us and other musicians from St. John's and St. Paul's in Maumee have lead the music at Zion Lutheran in Gibsonburg, Ohio three times in the past year. The first time we provided the music for their congregational meeting and were rewarded with a much bigger blessing from the congregation at Zion than the one we gave them.
On our second trip to Zion, we sang outside in the parking lot for the fourth of July and two of our members offered their personal testimonies. Again, the blessing we received far exceeded that which we gave.
In February, while their Pastor was recovering from health issues, we provided the music, lead the congregation in prayer and gave the message. What a blessing it is to know that the songs we sang praised God, the prayers we gave reached His ears and the message we gave came from the Holy Spirit and renewed those who heard it. We, The Travelers, are now an outreach ministry of St. John's Lutheran Church in Stony Ridge, Ohio, and are looking forward to see how we can help our new Vicar, Mark Wentz, reach out into our community with the message of God's Grace and love.
Clyde Bame; Parish Rep. at St John's in Stony Ridge, Ohio.
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Congratulations to Michelle Basner-Ketepa & David Ketepa
on the birth of their daughter, Kathleen Esther Ketepa!
"Kate" was born on April 2, 2012 at 8:56 pm, weighing 4 lbs,10 oz.
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Please pray for...
Jen Randle - Weekend #47
Please pray for Jen Randle. She just had a baby boy in January 2012 and graduated her 1 year program at Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac. She is a recovering addict and recently had a relapse. Please pray for her as she struggles through this stronghold in her life. She would love to receive encouraging cards or letters.
Her address is:
Jen Randle Grace Centers of Hope 35 E. Huron, Pontiac, MI 48342
Matthew Steffen - Weekend #19
Please pray for Matthew Steffen. He is in the hospital with congestive heart failure and an infection in his leg.
Pete Bede - Weekend #24
Please pray for the Bede family. Pete Bede, who made GN!VDC Men's Weekend #24, Table of Stephen, passed away Wednesday, March 28th from throat cancer. He is survived by his wife, Sandy (who made GN!VDC Women's Weekend #25, Table of Miriam) and their two children. Steve Moy shared a quote that speaks of the fire in Pete's spirit: "He can pray the roof off a church!"
Char Hulsey - Weekend #34
Please pray for the Hulsey's family. Char Hulsey passed away March 31st after being admitted to Flowers Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio with a blood clot in her lung and kidney failure.
Please continue to pray for our Spring Rectors and their families: Scott Myers, GN!VDC Weekend #31 Laura Fleeger-Koenig, GN!VDC Weekend #31 Pray for our women's and men's team #50. Pray for the following participants of weekend #50: Men Women Ryan Anderson Rachel Beaudoin David Baden Carrie Blum Raymond Blashill Rosilyn Brown Gail Collins Julie Bundle Jim Davis Tina Chandler Allen De Wall Diana Collins Alan Deal Mary Crigger Lyle Diefenthaler Shannon De Wall Alex Duncan Linda Denzer Tony Hauser Jill Engel Chad Jones Lois Fritz Robert Jones Judi Gage Robert Klaffke Tammy Gage Nick Madden Sr. Beverly Godwin Dick Northrop Deborah Gush Doug Tomayko Kathy Hauser Bill Vance Nancy Jordan Walli Wallington Devon Kasco Jerry Zalecki Stacey Kropelin Nicole LaBelle Paulette Madden Katherine Olson Christine Scalise Kim Stankevich Janet Swartz Pat Vance Candace Wallington Teresa Williams Annette Wilson Cindy Yoder Prayer Request Update for Keith Brown - Weekend #48 I have come to you many times recently with bad news about health issues and you have always been there for me. Today I come to you with some great news. I went to see my oncologist and he gave me some great news. The CT scans that were done a couple of weeks ago showed that the two primary sites where the cancer growths were have shrunk since the initial scans. That means that the cancer is responding to the treatments. This is the best news that he could have given me. On top of that, the tests that were run to check the infections that were in my body before, all came back negative which means that the antibiotics have done the job on those infections. I still have some issues to deal with and I will begin Chemotherapy in some form again but I can accept that.
I wanted to share the good news with all of you and thank you so very much for the prayers and support that you all give me every day. God has truly blessed me by putting great brothers in my life. I thank God every day that I have each one of you in my life.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
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Men's Weekend Women's Weekend Thursday - Sunday Thursday - Sunday April 12-15, 2012 April 19-22, 2012 St.Michael Lutheran Church St.Michael Lutheran Church 5790 West Temperance Rd. 5790 West Temperance Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI Ottawa Lake, MI There are many ways to help support our upcoming weekends! Below is a schedule of activities (please see our website for exact dates and times for both men & women's weekends): Palanca - finish writing those letters and sign-up for the prayer banner on our website Food donations - send a sweet treat, bagels, muffins, fruit or beverage for the weekend. Contact Alan or Lynn McGowan, our kitchen coordinators at kitchencoordinators@gnvdc.org or call 1-888-468-3295. Attend the Send-off Thursday evening at 7:30 pm Attend the Serenade Saturday evening at 6:00 pm Attend the Clausura Sunday afternoon at 4:30 pm Help with Set-up Wednesday evening approx. 7:00 pm Help with Tear-down Sunday afternoon after Clausura Help with dishes over the weekend (after Serenade), or just help in general anytime over the weekend (see head server or head cook during the weekend). If you have any questions, please call 1-888-468-295. |
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REMINDER:April is the month to re-enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards Program to continue earning funds for GN!VDC during 2012-2013! Our id# is 84232 or you can look it up under Good News Via de Cristo to enroll. It's easy to enroll or re-enroll in Kroger Community Rewards. Click on the link below: Kroger RewardsSelect your location, click on "Enroll" to register for the first time, or "Re-enroll" to re-register. All participants must have a valid online account at Kroger.com and must sign up online to participate. Organization members can no longer scan their group's bar code at the registers or service desk. PLEASE NOTE:Even if you have recently enrolled in Kroger Community Rewards, you must re-enroll after April 1, 2012 to continue earning rewards during the coming year (May 2012 - May 2013). Thank you for participating in the Kroger Community Rewards Program and earning extra funds for Good News! VdC!
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