SPCC | October 2023 Newsletter

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

IN THIS ISSUE

We highlight our global partners and invite you to get to know the ministries we support with your generous donations.

Spotlight

OCTOBER EVENTS

FRIDAY- SUNDAY 9.29-10.1

WOMEN | Retreat

SUNDAY 10.1 COMMUNION

TUESDAY 10.3

WOMEN | 1st Tuesday Supper Club 6:30-8:30PM

THURSDAY 10.5

MEN | Theology on Tap 7:00-9:00PM

FRIDAY 10.6

KIDS JR | First Friday at the Farm 10:00AM-NOON

SATURDAY 10.7

STUDENTS | Adventure Park Fun Day 1:00-5:00PM

SUNDAY 10.22

ROUTE 56 | Reformation Day Costume Party 6:00-8:00PM

THURSDAY 10.26

WOMEN | Story Night 6:30-8:30PM

SUNDAY 10.29

MISSIONS | Guatemala Interest

Lunch 12:15-1:30PM

NEW MEMBERS & BAPTISMS IN SEPTEMBER

Sarah Boyens

Chris & Caitlin Holan

Olivia Schumann

Matt & Jennifer Wright

What is ?

eduKenya is a movement of people who are driven by the love of Christ and a desire to glorify God by providing high quality, transformational, educational opportunities for children and their families living in abject poverty in the Mathare Slum of Nairobi, Kenya

Whatistheproblem?Poverty.Chronic,generational,extremepovertyinMathare,a communityofabout600,000peoplenearNairobi,livingin4squaremiles. Wheredowework?WefocusonparticularvillagesintheMatharecommunitythat areunderserved,withlittletonoaccesstopubliceducation,orbasicsocialservices. Howdowedoit?Sinceourstartin2007,wehavefocusedonofferingopportunity. ThechanceforthepeopleofMatharetonotonlybreakthecycleofpoverty,butthrive, transformingtheirowncommunitythroughthepurposeful,transformativeChristcenterededucationofthenextgeneration.

Wecurrentlyserve300+studentsthroughourthreeco-edschools.OurMawewaPrePrimaryandPrimarySchools,locatedintheheartofMathare,caterstoPreschoolto8th Gradestudents,whileourChelezoHighSchool,locatedabout2hoursfromMathare, housesandservesour9th-12thGradestudents.Asof2023,wehavegraduated80 students,with20moreslatedtograduateinJanuary2024.Someofourgraduates havejoinedtheworkforce,whileothersareundertakingtraining/apprenticeship programsinpracticalfieldssuchassewing,catering,andIT.Stillothershavejoined numerouscollegeanduniversityprogramsindiversefieldssuchasArt,Engineering, Finance,andHospitalityManagement.

What is our connection to eduKenya?

Adam Gould, co-founder of eduKenya, and wife Njeri have attended Southpointe since 2016 They live in Nolensville with their children Amani (9) and Tele (6). After graduating from college, Adam interned for a year in Nairobi, Kenya with Mavuno Church. While there, he felt God tugging at his heart to address the desperate situation of children in Nairobi’s sprawling slums He invited some Kenyan friends to join him, and they founded eduKenya together.

SPONSOR A STUDE

Every student eduKenya serves has their own unique story.

This is Paul Oduor's story. We first met Paul when he was a 4-year-old who roamed the walkways of Mathare unsupervised, sometimes digging in the trash for food. When Paul joined our Mawewa Pre-Primary School, he was malnourished and struggled to even stay throughout the school day. 13 years later, Paul graduated from Chelezo High School with a desire to become a Preschool Teacher Paul’s story came full circle when he undertook a teaching assistant internship at our Mawewa Pre-Primary after graduation. He is currently a teaching assistant in our Preschool while taking a course in Community Development and Social Work. He hopes to eventually complete a full teaching certificate course.

Women

MINISTRY UPDATES Men

One of our own Southpointe Women will be sharing her story of God’s faithfulness in her life. This is always a favorite event each semester as we get to know each other better and see what God is doing in the lives of women in our church. Bring a snack to share!

SP KIDS JR

Moms of preschoolers, bring your kids and join us for a fun morning at Lucky Ladd Farms in Eagleville. We will play, have a snack and story time together as well as enjoy the fall surroundings and activities. Register HERE

How do I support a student like Paul?

full sponsorship $108/month (3 shares)

partial sponsorship $72/month (2 shares)

partial sponsorship $36/month (1 share)

What does this investment accomplish?

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connects you to a specific student, so you can learn their name, face, story gives these children the opportunity to pursue transformation at eduKenya’s schools visit

Join us at Wheelers Raid Distillery for an evening that promises great conversations and enlightening insights Introducing "Theology on Tap" – an event designed exclusively for you, where you'll get a chance to ask all those burning questions you've been carrying about God, The Bible, and our church's core beliefs.

In late October, Matt will preach on the Vision and Mission of Southpointe. This is the time when we consider our commitments for the coming year. This includes your giving pledge and a new Spiritual Giftedness tool to help you identify the best use of your God-given strengths. We want YOU as a member of our church body to be a part of our mission and share your gifts with Southpointe and our community

ROUTE 56

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, our Route 56 students are invited to step back in time to 1517 where Martin Luther gave a knock that changed our world! Dress up in your favorite costume as we take a closer look into the exciting events of the reformation

Spotlight

MEDICAL MISSIONS MINISTRIES

has developed strategic partnerships with U.S. churches to participate in the transformation of Guatemala, sending short-term teams that also receive the opportunity to grow in their intimacy with God, be used by God in the natural & the supernatural, and become effective witnesses for Jesus Christ.

MMM is the ministry that Southpointe partners with for our Guatemala Mission Trip

ABOUT MMM:

It was started in 1987 by Hermann Alb and his wife, Linda, to spread the gospel and plant churches through medical care to the rural poor in Guatemala

Beginning with only an old Toyota Corolla and a handful of medicines, God has blessed this ministry richly. Today, we send 30+ short-term U S teams per year to assist in approximately 100 medical clinics through a network of multi-denominational churches. We have 15 full-time staff in Guatemala and a ministry center that sleeps 50 people

We have started micro-enterprise business training through Business Partners International (“BPI”), teacher/principal education clinics, pastors’ conferences, youth conferences, skills workshops (welding and sewing) and food for the poor programs. We have adopted 6 communities where we are giving micronutrients to about 250 women. We are training what we call Health Guardians to teach others in their villages to help prevent sickness. We also partner with churches who come to build homes We are assisting in mobilizing the Guatemalan church to become a mission-minded church. None of this could have been possible without our amazing team! MMM also hosts

regular online ZOOM Pastor training and conducts an annual Pastors’ conference which over 120 Pastors attend. MMM serves over 150 village communities throughout Guatemala at this time We strive to inspire the church, facilitate outreach opportunities, pray with people, love, listen, serve and be a witness.

Hermann and Linda Alb will be here with us on October 29th It is always an honor to have him preach here at Southpointe

service on Sunday 10.29 for a Q & A lunch. There you will find out all of the details about our Mission Trip this Summer from June 22-29, 2024. Some of the members from this year ’ s team will be there to answer questions as well

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS from Matt

The Heart of Evangelism

by-JerramBarrs

Anincrediblyencouragingbook abouthowtoengageandloveour friendsandneighborswhodon’t knowJesus Amusthavemanual tohelpusnavigatetheincreasingly dividedcultureweliveintobuild bridgeswiththegospel

SPOTLIGHTStaff Staff

LettheNationsbeGlad!

by-JohnPiper

Themoderndaymagnumopusof livingmissionallyinaworldthat isdesperateforanswers.Thisisa tremendousreminderofourcall tobeambassadorsforChrist whereverwelive,work,orplay

AVERY LOVERIDGE

Avery has been a member of Southpointe for over a decade. She has served as a volunteer behind the AV/media desk for most of that time, where she enjoys enhancing our worship experience About six months ago, Avery took on the role as AV/Media Coordinator where she schedules and trains the team of volunteers for Sunday morning media needs.

The Master Plan of Evangelism

by-RobertE.Coleman

WhatwasJesus’methodfor plantingtheseedsofamulticultural,world-widemovement?

RobertColemanlaysoutthe strategyJesusemployed(which justhappenstobeSouthpointe’s ministryplan).

Beyond our church walls, Avery has traveled with Southpointe on our last 3 Mission Trips to Guatemala. She loves mission work and hopes to do more She has also served for 2 years with SP Students mentoring our high school girls Recently she has taken on the role of Girls’ Ministry Coordinator for SP Students. We look forward to seeing Avery's passion for nurturing our youth's faith inspire and empower the next generation

WEEKLY EVENTS INFO

SUNDAY -Worship9:00&10:45AM

-Route566:00-8:00PMdropoffaroundback -SPStudents 6:00-8:00PMdropoffBackLobby

TUESDAY: -CelebrateRecovery6:00-9:30BackLobby

WEDNESDAY:

-MorningPrayer6:15-7:00AMBackLobby

THURSDAY:

-TheRightDirectionGroup(AA)7:00-9:00PM BackWarehouse.

-AHGNolensville6:30-8:00PMeveryother Thursday -TrailLifeNolensville6:30-8:00PM

FRIDAY: -MOPS9:30-11:30AMeveryotherFriday

STEPHEN MINISTRY

Areyouorsomeoneyouknowinneedof someonetotalkwith? OurStephenMinisters listen,praywithyouandencourageyouinyour faithasyoufacechallengesthataretoomuch tobearalone.