Jamboree in the Hills

Well the Jamboree in the Hills 2008 begins on July 17 2008 and runs through July 20 2008. It is a great weekend of music and fellowship. OK most will not remember much of their experience while they are there. But the music is really good. I have been to several of these events (AND I DO REMEMBER MOST EVERYTHING).
Let us hold this event, entertainers, spectators and volunteers up in prayer for this weekend. It can be very hot (well it is July) and dangerous when mixed with alcohol and the number of people that will be attending. So we'll hold them all up to the Lord in prayer.
If you are attending send us some comments of your time there as well as photos.

Go in the Grace, Mercy & Love of Christ,
Gary

New Beginings & Freedoms

Tina and I had a chance to meet with Rick and Nancy the other evening. Brothers and Sisters get ready for an awesome ride in the Spirit. Rick is a very spiritual man and will be a great leader of taking the churches of the New Vision Cooperative Ministries into future.
With this being the 4th of July weekend I hope you have all been safe and celebrating smartly. In remembering the Freedoms we have here in the United States, let us remember the freedoms we have because of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
W hat freedoms, How about the freedom of belonging? Belonging to a family, an heir of the God all mighty. What an awesome concept that is check out Romans 8:15-17!!
How about the freedom to serve? What you do not think it is a freedom to serve? You see we are all ministers and in that we all are to serve, check out 2 Corinthians 3:5-6.
In that line of serving, how about the freedom we have to be guided? Check out Romans 8:14 and Psalm 32:8.
The last one I will touch on today is the freedom to witness, Acts 1:8
See we have a lot of freedoms to be thankful for if will just follow in the Spirit and follow through on those Freedoms given to us. There are people who to this day are persecuted and killed for going through with these freedoms we have been granted. It is time that we stand up, raise our hands in praise and surrender to Jesus giving ourselves totally to Him.

Go with the Grace and Mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and may He continue to guide and work within you and through you.

We are all Fathers

I would like to thank the prayers and well wishes. As many of you know this past Saturday my Father-in-law was taken ill and was rushed to MMH. His heart rate dropped drastically and they cannot get it to stay above 50 staying around 45-50. So please keep James and his wife Doreen in your prayers.

Thank you: Margie Shew, Jeannie Voland and Jamie White for covering the churches Sunday. You have been blessings to Tina and I and we truly appreciate all you did for us this weekend.

Before I forget a belated Happy Fathers Day to all Dads. I want everyone reading this to realize that whether you fathered a child or not we can all be father figures to the little ones around us. Someone is always watching us, of what we say, what we do and how we do it, and they will do the exact things you do. I also mention all that read this because I know that there are many single moms out there that are not only Mom but also Dad to the ones they are raising. Because not only do you cook and clean for them, you also are the catcher for the pitcher, the one they turn to when the have something that needs fixed.

I know this because I am married to a Lady that raised her boys all alone, with no father around. I am here to tell you that she did an awesome job on raising those boys and I am quit proud to call them my sons now. God bless you Sweetheart you are an awesome lady that deserved more of the fathers dad hoopla than I did yesterday. I love ya.

Good Leader Hunting

This has been the start of a very busy month. Please bare with Tina and I, as we will be overseeing all four churches. Dan Ann and the boys stayed with us last Sunday night and that was a wonderful time of fellowshipping, reminiscing and visioning of the future. Brother and Sister you and the boys will be dearly missed and in our prayers. Good luck, Hunting and growing the leaders of Waverly, OH. Know that you have raised up a remnant to help lead the New Vision Cooperative to the next level.
Speaking of the leaders of the NVCM it is time for us to be strong and continue striving to grow as Disciples of Christ. We must push ourselves further than we have been before. Doing so as an example to the others so that they may join us. The road we have decided to travel not many will follow. But we must be strong and continue being the hands and feet of Jesus Christ, as those around us see our actions then they will seek to have the peace and joy that we show and share. As I have said today I am tired of playing church it is time to be the church. We are the representation of Stockport, Chesterhill, Oakland and Pisgah churches. So are you showing that you are a true Christian or are you showing the hypocrite church attendee that drives and keeps others away from the church.
Brothers and Sisters we have to be continually listening for God's voice and call on our life. If we continue to ignore that call he will harden your heart and you will be lost till you heed his voice.

Go in the Grace, Mercy, Peace and Love of Jesus
Gary

Hello Brothers and Sisters,

Many thanks to all of our Veterans and their families.

Today is a beautiful day, the sun is mostly shinning and it is quit warm. It is one of those days that cookouts and gatherings are made for. Today, is a bitter-sweet day for Gary and I. We had the honor of Pastor Dan and family spending the evening with us, and as were talking and hearing the kids playing downstairs I could not help but feel that this is how it should be with everyone. I wanted to shout to the whole community, why can't we just show each other love, love without judgment, without pride and jealousy, a love that Jesus was showing us. A love that Jesus has been trying to teach us about. Why can't we love each other as if we might not see one another again? I wonder if our hearts would soften and we would overlook each others faults if we thought we wouldn't be able to pick up the phone and call or be able to drive a short distance. Would our hearts change if we had only the neighbors ( the ones we say we really don't like) to talk to and ask for help when we needed a hand? Would we form a relationship with those we overlooked before? Why not? We do after all have the same Father! We are his children, isn't it time we act like it and just as children do, we help our brothers and sisters to make good decisions and we teach and help them to nuture?

I pray we all think about this for awhile and ask the Holy Spirit to work in us and teach us what it really means to be Christ-like.

Grace, Peace and love,

Tina