Lighthousevision2010

Dear Lighthouse Church Family, These are unprecedented times in our nation and world. Unusual times are opportunities to express uncommon faith. We have been given a mission by our Lord Jesus Christ! We are empowered to change our world: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 The Bible says in Habakkuk 2:2, to “write the vision plainly so we can all run with it”. In the following pages you will see our vision for 2010. The vision is balanced and clear. We will, as the scriptures say, “do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith”. We will reach out locally and globally into our Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria and to the ends of the earth!

What an exciting time! God could have set each of us in any community, but He saw fit to call us here. Our vision is clear! Would you pray, seek God and ask Him to direct you in your giving to “Vision: 2010”. Our goal as a church family is to increase our giving by $325,000 above our regular tithes and offerings.

Please read the following pages, let the Holy Spirit open your eyes and touch your heart. God will give us whatever we are willing to take responsibility for. We are called to be a generous church with a passion for reaching out locally and globally. Let faith arise in your heart! The harvest is ripe. It’s time to advance while others are retreating.

We will fulfill all that God has called us to do!

Much Love, Pastor Daren & Tracy Laws

MISSIONS CONFERENCE

November 13-15, 2009 TED OLBRICH

Friday, November 13 7:00-9:00 p.m.

JEFF ROPER Saturday. November 14 6:00 p.m.

Celebration Center

TED VAIL Sunday, November 15 9:00 a.m.

Celebration Center

Don Roberts Sunday, November 15 11:00 a.m.

Celebration Center

Ted met and married his wife, Sou while working for the U.S. Embassy in Laos during the Vietnam War. Though Ted has a background in business and agriculture, they spent 12 years pastoring in Woodstock, Ill., before answering the call to the mission field. Foursquare ministry in Cambodia has rapidly grown under Ted’s leadership. Hundreds of churches have been planted, and thousands of orphans are being cared for. Ted is founder of Warm Blankets Orphan Care, a non-profit Christian mission dedicated to the rescue of orphans and widows through church planting and orphanage outreach.

Jeff Roper pioneered Morning Star Christian Fellowship in Enumclaw, WA in 1986 and served as Senior Pastor there for 23 years. In 1996 he began traveling into Russia to develop pastors and leaders, and was subsequently appointed Foursquare Missions International Regional Coordinator for Eastern Europe. Today there are 18 Foursquare Churches and one Bible College in Russia.

Jeff currently serves as an FMI Area Missionary to Europe.

Ted Vail serves as the National Director of Ethnic and Urban Ministries for the Foursquare Church and the North American Area Missionary for Foursquare Missions International. Involved in world missions since 1988, he spent a season in Japan followed by a number of years in Central Mexico. He has also served as a senior pastor and regional leader of Hispanic churches in Colorado. Ted holds a Master of Arts in Global Leadership from Fuller Seminary.He and his wife Dawn (fellow missionary) have three children: Grace, Mercy, and Daniel. They are based in Longmont CO. Don Roberts pastored for 33 years. He began as the youth pastor at New Life Church in Upland, CA, and then served as senior pastor there for 10 years. In 1992 he joined the staff at the Church of Living Water in Olympia, WA. He is now senior pastor of East Valley Church in Orangevale, CA, which is known for its community outreaches, including several extreme makeovers to area schools. Don’s passions are seeing people come to Christ and raising up young leaders to “restock the shelves of Foursquare leadership.” Don is a graduate of Cal Poly, Pomona and Berean School of the Bible. He and his wife, Nanette, have been married for 30 years and have 2 college-age children.

Preparing for FallFest'09.

Local

Our Judea and Samaria

our projects

Young Adults Pastor

Family Rescouce Center Career Building Financial Planning Food Subsidization Program Recovery Program Counseling Healing Rooms Helping Hands

Mercy Fund

Being Jesus Fund

Kazakhstan

Celebration Center Makeover: Lighting Projectors Sound Panels Video Cameras (2) Computer/Switcher Keyboard Face Lift/Refurbish

FallFest

North Africa

WinterFest

Caleb Quaye

Household

Our Jerusalem

Prison Ministry Women’s Resource Center Church Family Association

The Ends of the Earth

Global

Cambodia

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my

Teacher Appreciation

witnesses, telling people about

Convalescent Homes

me everywhere — in Jerusalem,

Campus Outreach K-16

throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Acts 1:8 (NLT)

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Meal preparation is part of the Skid Row ministry

The Conejo Valley Women’s Resource Center provides medical care and counseling.

Awakenings is a household ministry that focuses on the elderly in assisted living and convalescent facilities in the Conejo Valley.

Wall murals, painted by volunteers, brighten Lighthouse Church’s Nursery Suite.

Most, but not all, of the joyful staff of Lighthouse Church.

THRIVE Youth’s mission is to prepare and lead generations of young people into their God-given purpose and promise. Bible teaching, prayer, small group relationships, local and distant mission teams, intentional training and weekly worship services are some of their activities and goals.

A group of our young adults ministers to the homeless on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. They take hope and encouragement, plus home-cooked meals, bottled water, and other necessities. By building authentic friendships and a great deal of prayer, their ministry is impacting lives.

Photo by Juan Carlos Mendoza/Ventura County Star Š2008

Rosalinda Vint leads the prison ministry, Men of Substance/Women of Honor, which has reaped life-changing results in the lives of at-risk youth.

Beginning with a Teacher Appreciation dinner at Newbury Park High School, we plan to impact middle schools, high schools and the various college campuses in and near our valley.

Dick and Maureen Mellitt, and Stan and Walli Tade lead worship services at University Village and various other assisted living facilities in the Conejo Valley. They lead worship services. Maureen leads Bible studies at Hillcrest Royale and Atria.

Conversations and coffee happen in the Lobby, which is undergoing a makeover to become both a welcoming space and practical reception area.

The Celebration Center, Lighthouse Church’s “great room”, is in need of many aesthetic upgrades and technical additions.

Jean Darnall teaches and ministers healing at Lighthouse Church.

New sound and performance equipment is needed to help our Worship Arts Team continue to lead with excellence during weekend services.

Lighthouse Church threw a party for the community. Here the FallFest’09 Team gathers at Borchard Park for a pre-event briefing.

Samaria

AND

ourJudea

The Food Bank ministry at Open Church in Oxnard, CA.

Heritage Church Azusa celebrated its one-year anniversary in October 2009.

Located near Life Pacific University and Asuza Pacific University, the church shares facilities with a Spanish-speaking congregation and is helping with much-needed renovations.

HeritageChurch Azusa operates a food bank every other Thursday that provides meals for families in need. A student tutoring program is being formed to help local kids succeed in their studies.

Pastor Samuel Laws of Heritage Church, Azusa

The Open Church Food Bank operates every Wednesday from 5-7pm. In less than 50 minutes, more than 8,000 pounds of food is distributed to over 1,500 people in the Oxnard community. The Food Bank’s mission is to meet the real needs of life by providing food and nutritional assistance at no cost.

Rowan and Elise VanSleve, lead pastors at Open Church A Spanish language service at Open Church.

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to The Ends

Bringing the Lord to the indigenous people of North Africa.

North Africa Ministry book tables regularly afford a place for discussion about the Gospel.

Crafts and art classes provides both a creative outlet and a time to connect.

An open market doubles as a local gathering place.

Being interviewed on a local television talk show helps spread awareness and favor.

Workers harvest olives by hand.

Children and widows are helped through the work of the Cambodian orphanages.

Cambodia Children at the Borey Bo orphanage.

Ted and Sou Olbrich demonstrate the love of Jesus to orphans and widows in practical ways. A hunger for spiritual truth, freedom to preach the Gospel, a national concern for the welfare of orphans provide huge opportunities to address, material, social and spiritual needs in Cambodia.

Pouring a concrete wall at the Pher Orphanage.

Children at the orphanage in Pher.

A dad and his kids enjoy a church family dinner in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan

John Weed and his team in Almaty have founded a school, developed a drug rehabilitation program, and work to develop and release church leaders into ministry throughout the country.

A Worship Celebration

John and Rosyboy enjoy some chillin’ and grillin’ in Central Asia.

Guitarist Caleb Quaye’s New World Music Ministries focuses on preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and mentoring musicians and artists in the stewardship and development of their creativity for the kingdom. Caleb was the National Worship Director for the Foursquare denomination, ministering and mentoring musically throughout the world.

Caleb Quaye

our Commitment

2008 GIVING

2010 GOAL

Amount # Givers 20,000 1 10,000 3 7,000 4 5,000 6 3,000 16 2,000 6 1,000 16 500 22 200 10 100 22

TOTAL:

Total $20,000 $30,000 $28,000 $30,000 $48,000 $12,000 $16,000 $11,000 $2,000 $2,200 $199,200

Amount # Givers 20,000 2 10,000 4 7,000 6 5,000 10 3,000 16 2,000 22 1,000 25 500 50 200 30 100 50

TOTAL:

Total $40,000 $40,000 $42,000 $50,000 $48,000 $44,000 $25,000 $25,000 $6,000 $5,000 $325,000

This program outlines our Vision:2010 projects which were culled from the brainstorming sessions at our TeamLighthouse Summits and missions meetings this past summer. These two charts compare what people gave to Lighthouse Church in 2008 and what is needed in order to accomplish our projects in 2010. Our goal is to commit $325,000 to these efforts.

Please respond by considering what you will give — above and beyond your regular tithes and offerings — to VIsion:2010 projects. Complete and return your Commitment Card today.

Funds will be allocated to Vision:2010 projects by the Church Council based upon actual monies received.

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