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A raíz de la reciente división racial en Estados Unidos,nos preguntamos unos a otros: “¿Cómo podemos trabajar juntos para sanar la división étnica de Estados Unidos y al mismo tiempo traer gloria a Dios?” Para responder a esa pregunta, mi amigo Don Allsman y yo de Reconciliation Fellowship, creamos un camino de pasos concretos que conducen a la unidad usando el acróstico “ENVIADO”. La palabra “enviado” es importante por varias razones. El Padre envió a Jesús “para que”el mundo conociera el amor del Padre (Juan 17:21-23); el mundo se reconciliaría con Dios (2 Corintios 5:18); podríamos ser enviados a representarlo como ministros de reconciliación (Jn. 20:21). La reconciliación étnica es entonces un medio hacia un fin, “para que” Su obra pueda ser realizada. Por lo tanto, debe ser abordadWo como Reconciliación Bíblica. Aquí hay una hoja de ruta de cuatro pasos hacia un final “Así que”.

La primera parte de SENT es Start Foundationally. No comenzamos con nuestro contexto histórico actual o lo que escuchamos en las noticias, sino con el fundamento de la Historia de Dios, el propósito de Su Reino. Reconocemos que la obra de reconciliación es una guerra espiritual porque nos estamos uniendo a Jesús en Su obra, el conflicto épico entre dos Reinos citado en 1 Jn. 3:8: “la razón por la que el Hijo de Dios apareció fue para destruir las obras del diablo”. Él está derrotando al enemigo al reunir una familia de cada tribu, lengua, pueblo y nación (Apocalipsis 7:9). Estamos siendo edificados en una morada para Dios por el Espíritu, edificados sobre el fundamento de los apóstoles y profetas, con Jesús mismo siendo la piedra angular (Efesios 2:19-22). Esta es la base desde la que partimos.

A continuación, necesitamos estar equipados para conocer el contexto histórico de nuestra división étnica, para ser educados sobre nuestros 400 años de conflicto. Por lo tanto, necesitamos estar equipados para hablar hábilmente con aquellos que tienen un punto de vista diferente. Al hacerlo, equipamos a los santos para la obra del ministerio, para edificar el Cuerpo hasta la madurez (Efesios 4:12-13) para no dividirse. As nos equipamos en nuestra capacidad de escucharnos unos a otros, podemos romper el ciclo.

El siguiente paso es desarrollar relaciones con personas de otraetnia. Así como Jesús se hizo carne y habitó entre nosotros (encarnado), necesitamos entrar en relación haciendo cosas juntos. Necesitamos presionar en una amistad, para navegar encarnadamente.

El último paso de SENT es teamar en colaboración. Cuando se siguen los otros pasos, puede conducir a obras colaborativas de justicia para la gloria de Dios. A medida que lo hacemos, la reconciliación y la unidad se convierten en un subproducto del trabajo conjunto. La Iglesia juega un papel importante en lareconciliación. Los ejemplos incluyen servicios de adoración conjuntos o retiros, formar un equipo de voluntarios para ir a una escuela pública o hacer el ministerio penitenciario juntos. Laforma más común de ser ministros de reconciliación es hacer amigos “Desde el otro lado dela calle”.

El Pastor Rickie Bradshaw ha servido como Pastor de la Primera Iglesia Bautista del Suroeste durante 35 años y también está sirviendo actualmente en 89.3FM KSBJ Radio como Director de Iniciativas de Oración. El pastor Rickie también es conocido como orador internacional sobre Transformación del Avivamiento, Transformación de la Ciudad y Reforma de la Justicia Penal. También sirvió 25 años como Consultor de la Iglesia para la Asociación Bautista de la Unión en Houston, Texas. También ha estado activo en el Ministerio de Justicia Penal en varios niveles, sirviendo como Director de Área para Prison Fellowship Houston, así como Director del Programa de Cuidado Posterior para Inner Change Freedom Initiative, Prison Fellowship USA Recibió el Premio al Voluntario del Año en 2016. Rickie Bradshaw está casado con Dreka desde hace 39 años. Tienen siete hijos y catorce nietos. Si tiene tiempo libre, le encanta trabajar en su jardín.

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The Woodlands Family Fun Fest Sat, 4 – 10 PM 2099 Lake Robbins Dr The Woodlands, TX

Spring Fest Market Magnolia Strong 2022 Sat, 12 – 4 PM Magnolia Event Center, 11659 Farm to Market Rd 1488 Magnolia, Texas

Our annual festival is set to have an array of family-friendly events for every member of the family GRAND STAGE BEER GARDEN KIDS ZONE

Flashlight Egg Hunt Open for All Ages April 09, 2022 @ 7:45 PM The Woodlands Township

Kingwood Town Center Park DR SCOTT MOSBY SPRING CAR SHOW 2022 Sunday April 24th Noon to 5pm (Rain date May 1s)t

Just Between Friends Fri, May19 – Sun, May 22 Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 9333 Airport Rd Conroe, TX

April 15-17 - Easter Weekend – Decorate Easter egg cookies, take pics with the Easter bunny, and enjoy our Bunny Hop egg hunt (8 & under)! April 17 - SONrise Service – Nondenominational sunrise Easter service at 7:30am. May 19 - Rock the Dock - Summer Concert Series every Thursday Night at 7pm! (starts 5/19)

Carter Park, Collins Park, Dennis Johnston Park, Jesse h. Jones & nature Center, kiCkerillo-MisCher Preserve, anD PunDt Park Offers canoe/kayak launches at for those interested in canoeing/kayaking Spring Creek, Cypress Creek, and associated waterways. Reservations are required to use a launch to access Spring Creek, Cypress Creek, or associated waterways. Reservations are not required to use the launch at KickerilloMischer Preserve to access Marshall Lake. Fishing Fishing enthusiasts can experience many unique fishing opportunities year-round, with access to fishing in Spring Creek, Cypress Creek, and stocked fishing lakes. PiCniCs Offers free picnic pavilions with electricity and grills by reservation only at Burroughs Park, Dennis Johnston Park, Meyer Park, and Spring Creek Park. Jesse Jones Park & Nature Center and Mercer Botanic Gardens also offer free picnic pavilions by reservation only, but electricity is not available at these locations. Any parks not listed above that offer small picnic pavilions, picnic tables, or grills are available for use without a reservation on first come, first served basis only during normal park hours Jones Park Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center is a premier 312-acre nature preserve open daily to visitors free of charge. The park features a variety of plant and wildlife species, white sand beaches along Spring Creek, swamps and sloughs with century-old cypress trees, and a pristine floodplain located in a hardwood and pine forest. All features are accessible by over eight miles of paved, handicap-friendly pedestrian trails and several unpaved primitive trails. The Spring Creek Greenway, with over 16 miles of paved trail system along Spring Creek, is also accessible from the park’s Judy Overby Bell Trail and Jones Bender Trail. Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Appreciate modern conveniences by taking a step back in time. Enjoy a look around the park’s historically accurate 1830s Redbud Hill Homestead and Akokisa-Ishak Village.

March 12, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Visit Redbud Hill Homestead to learn how early Texas settlers made this oldfashioned all-purpose cleaner and watch as volunteers and staff bring the homestead to life. t’ai Chi Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. Interested in trying a new healthy outdoor activity? Tai Chi is a centuries-old activity shown to reduce osteoarthritis pain and improve quality of life, reasoning ability, balance, and stability. John Spencer leads this class based on the 24-step Yang form of T’ai Chi. The one-hour class includes low-impact stretching, breathing, and range of motion exercises held in the outdoor classroom near the Nature Center. sPring Creek Park This 114-acre facility features one unlighted softball field, one lighted basketball pavilion, two lighted tennis courts, a small barbecue pavilion, a large barbecue pavilion, eight RV/camper hookups, three tent camping sites, one primitive camping area, a playground, trails, picnic tables, barbecue grills, an archery range, a sand volleyball court, and a rest room/ shower pavilion. Free tent & rv CaMPing Overnight camping is offered at no cost to public RV and tent campers at Spring Creek Park. Groups and individuals are permitted to camp up to 7 continuous nights per month. Long-term camping or camping outside of designated areas is not permitted.

Superintendent Dr. Todd Stephens had the vision to create a unique learning opportunity for future leaders and develop a program for junior-level students to learn about government leadership and how to be leaders of their community. The Magnolia ISD Student Leadership Program was founded in 2012 and continues today to develop young leaders.

The district's commitment to this program fosters these young leaders to develop a passion for making a di erence and how each one of them can make an impact in their community. The leadership program focuses on leadership development, the civic awareness of local, county, and state government processes, pro t and nonpro t leadership, Fortune 500 business coach, and etiquette. Their senior year focuses on a capstone project, which usually involved getting students and sta to register to vote along with a service day in Magnolia. MISD Serves Day is a district-wide community service project for students, sta , parents, and volunteers to come together and engage in numerous projects to meet the needs of our community.

U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady has been a part of this program and shared his story about the importance of giving back to the community. He stated, “If I can leave you with one piece of advice, it would be to be independent, be optimistic, have faith in God, and give back to the community in which you live.”

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Dr. Todd Stephens has been with Magnolia Independent School District since 1999 and was named Superintendent in 2009. Prior to being named Superintendent, he served as the Assistant Superintendent of Magnolia ISD with responsibilities for the supervision of the District’s Curriculum and Instruction Department as well as Leadership Development within the District. Dr. Stephens has 39 years of experience in education, serving 22 of those years in Magnolia. Dr. Stephens grew up in Temple, Texas, and was a product of the Temple Independent School District. Upon graduation from Temple High School, he attended Abilene Christian University where he earned a BS in Education.

He continued his education and earned a Master of Education Degree from Tarleton State University (TSU) in 1997. While at TSU, he served as a member of the initial cohort group of the New Century Educational Leadership Program (NCELP) at Tarleton State University. In 2007, he received a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Prairie View A&M University. During his postgraduate studies at Prairie View, he was a member of the first doctoral cohort in educational leadership at Prairie View A&M University. Dr. Stephens and his wife, Becky, live in Magnolia and have been married since 1981. They attend Conroe Church of Christ. Becky is a retired teacher. They have two children, Sam (graduate of Sam Houston State University) and Holly (graduate of Texas Tech University).

Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • 17 College 17 College Board Recognitions • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB GraduFinancial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board gnitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Education Student • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recogni • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars Area Champion Band • State Qualifying Cross Country • State Bof Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Education Student Hero • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country • Area Champion Band • State Board of Education Student Hero • FFA Show • National Letters of Intent • Cheer State Champions • 24 IB Graduates • Superior Financial Accountability Rating • 17 College Board Recognitions • Curbside Meals • Football & Volleyball District Champions • Bond Refunding $28.5 Million • National Merit Scholars • 165 District AP Scholars • State Qualifying Cross Country Dedicated to be the best District in the State of Texas.

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Saturday, May 28th at NRG Stadium Atascocita High School 9:00 am Humble High School 12:30 pm Kingwood High School 3:00 pm Kingwood Park High School 5:30 pm Summer Creek High School 8:00 pm

May 25th 4:00 pm - 8:00pm Ford Park

May 26th 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Wildcat Stadium

May 27th all day Cleveland HighSchool

Saturday May 28th at Reed Arena Magnolia West High School 3:00 pm Magnolia High School 6:00 pm

Dr. Jeff Burke, Splendora ISD Superintendent Splendora ISD is poised for tremendous growth in the very near future, with over 3,500 students headed our way in the next 3-4 years. With this growth comes new challenges and new opportunities. We continue to pursue our mission of Cultivating Exceptional People, and the additional influx of new students, new families, and new staff present opportunities to serve at a greater level. As the school of choice in our community, we are focused on building positive relationships with our students and creating and designing quality learning experiences for them. These include continued focus on our Early College program, a valuable partnership with Lone Star College, expansion of workforce certifications and career and technical education, and a commitment to engaging every student, both in the classroom and across all of our clubs, extracurricular, and co-curricular activities.

Our teachers, staff, and leadership continue to work tirelessly to serve our students and families. Even though these last two years have been challenging, to say the least, we recognize and embrace the responsibility we have been given to build critical thinkers, agile and adaptable learners, and committed citizens who will further our democracy. We remain dedicated to our mission, and even though the narrative about public schools turns more and more negative, we are proud of our school district and our community. We know that we are accountable to the hopes and dreams of our parents and students and work extremely hard to give every student an avenue to realize their strengths, talents, and potential. As Superintendent of Schools, I am committed to ensuring that our district remains innovative, future-focused, and ready to serve every student who walks through the doors of Splendora ISD. The future is bright in our district, and I want to welcome all of the new families and students who are making Splendora ISD their public school district of choice.

Humble ISD’s Mariachi Program is providing new learning opportunities that enrich the lives of students through music and culture. The program is offered to students in all grades at Humble Middle School, Ross Sterling Middle School, and Humble High School. Instruments are provided to students to support their learning. The popularity of mariachi has grown significantly in schools across Texas. It was introduced as a UIL competition option for fine arts in 2019. The growing popularity, along with a presentation at a recent school board conference, inspired Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Fagen to establish a mariachi program in Humble ISD.

For Mariachi Director Samara Martinez, mariachi is about more than just musical instruments – it’s also about life and culture.

“Mariachi is helping students connect with not only their instrument of choice, but also with the amazing culture that’s connected to it,” Ms. Martinez said.

Ms. Martinez has a goal to compete at the state level. The UIL State Mariachi Festival, usually held in February, has attracted more than 80 schools from across the state. She also hopes to compete in the most famous mariachi competition, the Mariachi Vargas Competition

in San Antonio. A full mariachi ensemble of at least 20 members is needed for competition. A full instrument ensemble includes guitar, vihuela, guitarrón, guitarra de golpe, violin, and trumpet. Humble ISD Mariachi Dr. Fagen is pleased with the progress the program Program Coordinator and the students have made in a short time. Samara Martinez is pictured “We worked really hard to find an incredible mariachi with four of her students director like Ms. Martinez,” Dr. Fagen said. “She has the at Humble Middle School. passion and vision to grow this program and we want to They are (pictured clockwise from left): Jonathan Urquiza, support her in every way possible.” Giandimir Montufar, Edward Ms. Martinez was born in Tula de Allende Garza, and Luis Gonzalez. in the Mexican state of Hidalgo and moved to Texas when she was 11 years of age. While attending middle school in Houston, she found her passion for mariachi when she was introduced to the mariachi program for Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA). Ms. Martinez attended Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts before moving on to Stephen F. Austin State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. For more information about Humble ISD’s Mariachi Program, contact Samara.Martinez@humbleisd.net.

Edward Garza, one of 30 students enrolled in Humble ISD’s mariachi program, says his favorite instrument to play is the guitar.

-Dr Elizabeth Fagen Humble ISD Superintendent of Schools Follow Dr. Fagen on Twitter @ElizabethFagen

Anger is a strong emotion that expresses our displeasure when an expectation or need is not met. It is characterized by a series of reactions that are chosen because of how we perceive the situation and our unmet expectations. The reactions include emotional, verbal, and physical responses. There are also different levels of angry responses: One can be peeved, miffed, disappointed, raging – but all of these have as their root anger. Many say that anger is a God-given emotion that, like all components of man, was corrupted in the fall. However, how many times did Adam and Eve argue in the Garden of Eden before the fall? While the Bible acknowledges anger, it does not condone anger. Let’s examine this Biblical perspective.

Ephes. 4:26-32 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: [27] Neither give place to the devil. [28] Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. [29] Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. [30] And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. [31] Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: [32] And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. The Apostle Paul starts this teaching by acknowledging that anger exists, and then gives specific guidelines for the times when anger manifests itself. We are to be angry but not sin. Anger is to have a time limit. And, we must remember that being angry can give the devil an opportunity to gain an advantage over us. Paul then gives directions for how to manage three manifestations of anger: work, speech, and spirituality. Then, he gives a better way for handling anger - Put it away from you! Instead of guarding our hearts and behavior against anger, Paul has a better solution - Put it away from you. He says, “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:” What a unique concept. There is a way of behaving when one does not get what is wanted or expected, and it doesn’t have to be with anger. Instead, Paul says that we can deal with the unmet need or expectation with kindness and forgiveness. “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another…” And then he goes on to give us the proper motivation for behaving this way, “…even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you...”

Many balk at this concept and say that it is not fair; but consider this question, “Was it fair that Jesus Christ, the perfect righteous son of God, suffered and died for our sins?” If He was able to forgive us for our many sins, shouldn’t we, as followers of Christ, do the same thing? Jesus asked this question, “Why do you call me Lord, and then not do the things that I say?” The Bible also tells us, “In everything give Him thanks.” The word everything means, well, everything. This includes the good times and the bad times, what we want and don’t want. In other words, we cannot be angry for the things that we are thankful for. If we understand that all things work together for good, then what reason do we have to be angry? Wow! Imagine your life without anger.