May 2005 Newsletter

May 2005

HOW WILL IT ALL END? “Surely, the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7)

HIS PLAN FOR ISRAEL “The Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where He scattered you. Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the Lord will gather you and bring you back. He will bring you to the land that belonged to your fathers, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.” (Deuteronomy 30:3-6)

HIS PLAN FOR THE CHURCH—THE LORD’S BRIDE “We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.” (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17)

THE WEDDING “Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear. (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.”) (Revelation 19:6b-8)

JESUS AND HIS BRIDE TRAVEL TO EARTH “I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice He judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns. He has a name written on Him that no one knows but He Himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. The armies of heaven were following Him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of His mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On His robe and on His thigh He has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.” (Revelation 19:11-16)

HAVE YOU MADE YOURSELF READY FOR THE WEDDING? Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s One and Only Son.” (John 3:16-18)
Remember Jesus loves you and wants you to be part of His bride in glory. His last word to the churches in Revelation 3:20-22 was this: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

Lizetta Williams

THE DIRECTOR'S CORNER We’ve come to the end of our after-school programs for this school year and we’re left with mixed feelings. We know the staff and volunteers need a break, but we’ll miss the many interactions, the challenges, and the friendships. We trust God and His Word to continue feeding those who are His. Some of the kids also attend Camp Church regularly throughout the year, and these we can get to know better. About half of the kids in our program qualified for a week of summer camp, so we’re looking forward to being with them then.
Our four vans and two buses are very essential tools in this ministry and if they could talk they probably would express some relief right now at not having all the club routes on these rough roads. In fact, if you would interview our little old brown bus, the only response would be a moan. It rides so stiffly that every bump threatens to shake it apart. A couple weeks ago one of the little boys shouted above the rattles, “Mr. Mac, why do you make us go on these bumpy roads?” My answer about the fact that his house was on these roads was drowned out by the noise. Personally, though, I would not want to give up driving the routes. Some of the best one-on-one conversations happen while driving.
Thank you for praying, giving, and serving with us during this past school year.

BWC SPARKS-A-RAMA: April 1622 clubbers in grades K-2 (who said the most verses) participated

Sparks

Posing for group picture before the games begin Special thanks to: Coaches DesChatelets Hall, Brandi Jefferson, Susie Jefferson, Laura Williams

BWC AWANA GAMES DAY: April 23 30 clubbers who said the most verses in grades 3-8 participated team

Team Huddle with Coach Marie Goosby 4 way tug

Four-Way Tug of War 3 legged race

The Three-legged Race (Sylvester Houston and Shetwuan Jones) leaders

Team leaders Quanesha Rover, DesChatelets Hall, Laura Williams, Octavia Jackson meeting with Game Director Mark Williams for final instructions family

We even got the parents involved in the games! Carlene and Shatyrah Anderson (Partner-Scooter Race)

PLEASE BE PRAYING WITH US FOR:

Women's One Day Retreat -- May 21
Boys Overnight Camp -- June 19-24
Girls Overnight Camp -- June 26 - July 1
Boys Day Camp -- July 4-8
Girls Day Camp -- July 11-15
Sports Camp -- July 18-22
VBS -- July 29-30

Dave and Becky McMillan; Lizetta, Mary, Mark and Karen Williams; Judy Chesebro; Joji Barredo, Philippines; Trudie Hayon, Trinidad

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