St. John Travel Schedule
& Workshop Tour
Find out where the St. John's will be next! Here's your chance to meet up with them and participate in Heidi's fantastic workshops!!!
July 10 - Frederick, MD
This is an all-day conference. Cost is $45 at the door. Prepared to be encouraged and leave
refreshed. See you there!
R.E.A.L.
L.I.F.E. Homeschooling, Busy Homeschool Moms Guide to Romance, All
About Notebooking, Multi-Level Teaching with Notebooking
Location: Grace Community Church, 5102 Old National Pike, Frederick, MD
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Coordinator: Pam Steele 301-865-3297
July 18 - Uniontown, PA
July 20 - Detroit, MI
For more information on workshops, click HERE.
For more information on the St. John's travel schedule, click HERE. |
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 Happy Independence Day from all of us at FCHM
by zindra nelson
Hope everyone had a Happy & safe 4th of July! What a great time of year to remember our Independence as a country as well as our Independence as homeschoolers! I thank the Lord every day for the freedom to educate my children both spiritually and educationally, and I'm sure you do too!
 As you go about your summer activities, please keep in your prayers the St. John family ~ who's out encouraging homeschooling families everywhere! They need our prayers, encouragement and support!
Would you like to email them a word of encouragement or tell them how they have inspired your family? Send a thoughtful email to zindra@fchm.org and i'll be sure to pass it along!
Keep up to date on the St. John's this Summer! Click below to visit:
St. John's Summer Schedule | Travel Blog | Support the St. John's
Because of Him,
Zindra & Rod Nelson have been married for 12 years and
they homeschool their four children ages ten to three. They both serve on the Board of First Class
Skagit County in Washington State. Zindra is the editor of Connections,
the First Class Homeschool Ministries Ezine as well as the editor of First
Class News, the newsletter for First Class Skagit County, WA. You can visit her blog at www.homeschooling4life.com.
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Blog Entry -June 29, 2009
It's Double Duty Week :D
 Good Morning!
I
am writing this from the cozy home of our friends the Suarez's ... in
the awesome AC. Did I mention we like the AC? We've had some great
meals and fantastic fellowship as we've made our way to the north
eastern corner of TN, and God has proven Himself faithful each step of
the way.
Our band of merry men is growing, too!
We've added two neat teens to our trip (friends from the NW) and they
have brought along with them a new sense of fun and adventure. I keep
saying that this little 27 foot RV is beginning to look a little like
an ark with all the hands hanging out the windows!
We received a care package in the mail yesterday from dear friends in VANCOUVER....
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 A WORD FROM STEVE LAMBERT
Regarding the break in of the St. John RV on Fathers Day 2009... (written just hours after the break in.)
I've
been on the phone with Jay and Heidi several times in the past two
hours. They are understandably shaken and discouraged. Jane and I are
regular monthly supporters of FCHM through their egiving program, as
well as through specific gifts during times of special need.
I
am angry at the enemy and our hearts ache for Jay and Heidi- and for
the children who were understandably shaken by their experience.
Tonight, I sent a special financial gift, over and above our regular monthly gift instantly to their paypal account: info@fchm.org (That's the NAME of their deductible paypal account)
Most
of you have, absolutely NO IDEA of the financial pressures Jay and
Heidi were under BEFORE this happened and now is not an appropriate
time to tell that story. But let me just say this- IF the Lord lays it
on your heart to bless them financially you can do that in two easy
ways...
 1. Send an IMMEDIATE gift via PayPal: info@fchm.org
2. Set up a monthly support program: http://www.firstclasshomeschool.org/pages/support-fchm.html
(More
than 75% of their basic, humble income is derived DIRECTLY from monthly
support. FCHM itself is only able to provide approximately 25% of their
minimal income needs.)
3. And finally- please pray for Jay,
Heidi and the kids. Their hope remains in the Lord, despite the theft
of three computers, much of the money they've earned on the road so far
this summer, and so many personal items including Savannah and Sierra's
purses.
THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart,
Steve Lambert
FCHM Board Member
Five in a Row Publisher
Steve Lambert,
beloved speaker and author of the Five in a Row series, lives with his wife
Jane in Lees Summit, MO. The Lamberts are favorite speakers at homeschool
conferences and events across the country. We are privileged to glean
from their insight and experience, as they serve on the FCHM Executive Board of
Directors. Visit the FIAR
website at www.fiarhq.com. Want to know how the St. John's are doing since the break in? Check out their Travel Blog for an update!
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Other Ways to Send Support:
If
you want to send money to help replace items Jay & Heidi lost, you
can either send it to the National Office at FCHM ~ 1400 NE 136th Ave
Suite 201, Vancouver, WA 98684 OR FCHM c/o Kvalvik's ~ 3620 SE Sunrise
Drive, Camas, WA 98607 and write on the memo line of your check "Stolen
Property Replacement Funds" and we will make sure it is used to replace
the items that were stolen.
You can also go online and make a donation from the website or through paypal at info@fchm.org as Steve mentioned above.
Thank you to all of you who have made donations already!! We are overwhelmed by your generous and giving hearts!
Blessings!
Joyce Kvalvik
FCHM Treasurer
(360) 834-3662
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