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FROMOURP a s t o r Th i sy e a r h a sb e e no n eo f ma n yj o y sa n dc e l e b r a t i o n sa sweh a v e s e e nGo dmo v ea n db l e s so u r c h u r c hf a mi l yi nmo r ewa y st h a n wec a na c c o u n t f o r h e r e . Weh a v ewi t n e s s e dma n yf o l l o wCh r i s t i nf a i t hf o r t h ef i r s t t i me , a t l e a s t 5 4i n d i v i d u a l st h a t wek n o wo f . Weh a v ewa t c h e db o t hn e wd i s c i p l e sa n ds o met h a t h a v ewa l k e d wi t hJ e s u sf o r awh i l ef o l l o wHi sc a l l t ob eb a p t i z e da n di d e n t i f y p u b l i c l ywi t hHi m, a l l wh i l eh e a r i n gt h e i r s t o r i e so f c h a n g e t h r o u g ht h ewo r ko f t h eHo l yS p i r i t .Th e r ea r eamu l t i t u d eo f s t o r i e st h r o u g h o u t o u r c h u r c hf a mi l yo f h o wGo dh a su s e d i n d i v i d u a l st or e a c ht h e i r f r i e n d s , c o wo r k e r s , f a mi l yme mb e r s a n dn e i g h b o r s . I na l l t h i sGo dc o n t i n u a l l yb r i n g sap a s s a g eo f s c r i p t u r et omymi n df r o mGa l a t i a n s6 : 9 1 0 ,
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“ An dl e t u sn o t g r o wwe a r yo f d o i n gg o o d , f o r i nd u es e a s o nwe wi l l r e a p , i f wed on o tg i v eu p . S ot h e n , a sweh a v eo p p o r t u n i t y , l e t u sd og o o dt oe v e r y o n e , a n de s p e c i a l l yt ot h o s ewh oa r eo f t h eh o u s e h o l do f f a i t h . ” Th i sc o n t i n u e st ob emyp r a y e r f o r o u r c h u r c hf a mi l ya n df o r e a c ho f u sa si n d i v i d u a l me mb e r so f o u r c h u r c hf a mi l y .
Wea l s oc o n t i n u et ol i v ei nab r o k e nwo r l da swewa i t f o r J e s u st or e t u r na g a i na n dma k ea l l t h i n g sn e w. Asac h u r c hf a mi l yweh a v es e e n l o s sa n db r o k e n n e s st h a t g o e sa l o n gwi t ht h ee f f e c t so f b e i n gi nt h a t b r o k e nwo r l d , b u t i nt h emi d s t o f e a c ho f t h o s ec i r c u ms t a n c e sweh a v e s e e no u r Gr a c i o u sGo ds u p p l ywh a t e a c hh a sn e e d e dt oe n d u r ewi t ht h eh o p et h a t o n l yc o me sf r o mh a v i n gar e s t o r e dr e l a t i o n s h i pwi t ht h e F a t h e r t h r o u g ht h eS o n .
I na l l t h e s et h i n g sweh a v es e e nGo db ei mme a s u r a b l yf a i t h f u l , a sHeh a sb e e nf o r g e n e r a t i o n s . I a mi na weo f t h ewa y sHeh a sc a u s e du st o g r o w! Weh a v en o t s i mp l yg r o wni nn u mb e r wh i l et h a t i sv e r ye n c o u r a g i n g , b u t mo r ei mp o r t a n t l yi no u r l o v ef o r Hi ma n dHi sWo r d , o u r wa l k wi t hHi m, o u r p u r s u i t o f Hi smi s s i o n , o u r g e n e r o s i t y , a n do u r d e s i r ea sac h u r c hf a mi l yf o r e v e r yma n , wo ma na n dc h i l dt oh e a r t h eg o o dn e ws o f t h eGo s p e l . I c a nh o n e s t l ys a y , a sy o u r P a s t o r , t h a t g o i n gi n t o2 0 2 4I a mmo r ee x c i t e da n de n c o u r a g e dt h a ne v e r b e f o r ea b o u t wh a t Go di sd o i n ga mo n g u sa n dwh e r eHei sl e a d i n gu sa saF a mi l yo f S e r v a n t Mi s s i o n a r i e s . Th a n ky o uf o r b e i n gap a r t o f c a u s i n gHe b r e ws1 3 : 1 7 , “ Le t t h e md ot h i s wi t hj o ya n dn o t wi t hg r o a n i n g ” , t ob et r u ei nmyl i f ea n dt h el i v e so f o u r El d e r s , P a s t o r s , S t a f f , De a c o n sa n do t h e r l e a d e r s .
I t i swi t hj o ya n dg r a t i t u d et h a t wel o o kb a c ko na n o t h e r y e a r o f Go d ’ sb l e s s i n g sa n dwel o o kf o r wa r dt oy e t a n o t h e r y e a r o f s e e i n gHi mwo r k i no u r mi d s t . OnBe h a l f o f aGr a t e f u l El d e r T e a m,
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Wh a t ab l e s s i n gi t i st ob ep a r t o f ac h u r c ht h a t l o v e sa n dp r i o r i t i z e s TGPWORSHI P c h i l d r e ns omu c h !I t i ss or e wa r d i n gt oi n v e s t i nt h el i v e so f t h ec h i l d r e n Th eWo r s h i pmi n i s t r ye x i s t st oGl o r i f yGo da n dh e l pt h eCh u r c h[ t h ef a mi l yo f a n df a mi l yme mb e r so f TGP .I ’ mt h a n k f u l f o r t h eo p p o r t u n i t y ! Go d ] l e a dwo r s h i pt oGo d , o u r Au d i e n c eo f On e . Ov e r t h e s ep a s t c o u p l ey e a r si t h a sb e e nwo n d e r f u l t oh e a r t h eo v e r a l l v o i c ea n dv o l u meo f t h ec h u r c hc o n t i n u e I wo u l dl i k et ot h a n kt h ee i g h t y f i v ev o l u n t e e r st h a t f a i t h f u l l ys e r v e t og r o wl o u d e r . T oGo db et h eg l o r y ! Weh a v ea d d e dan e wp r o c e s sf o r t h o s et h a t a l o n g s i d emee a c hmo n t h ; t h e i r d e d i c a t i o nt oh e l p i n gt h e s ec h i l d r e n wo u l dl i k et oj o i nt h ewo r s h i pt e a m. Ho p e f u l l yi nt h ed a y st oc o mewewi l l s e ea n g r o wt ob e c o mema t u r ef o l l o we r so f Ch r i s t i sc o mme n d a b l e .I nt h e i n f l u xo f i n d i v i d u a l st h a t h a v eah e a r t t os e r v eJ e s u swi t ht h e i r t a l e n t sa n da b i l i t i e s . c l a s s r o o mswec o n t i n u et ou s eLi f eWa y ’ sGo s p e l P r o j e c t c u r r i c u l u m. Ad d i t i o n a l l y , weh a v ea d d e ds o men e wt e c h n o l o g yt oh e l pt h et e a ma n dc h u r c h Th eGo s p e l P r o j e c t i saCh r i s t c e n t e r e d , c h r o n o l o g i c a l b i b l es t u d yt h a t b eb e t t e r e q u i p p e dt owo r s h i pwi t h o u t d i s t r a c t i o n . Asa l wa y s , wea r es og r a t e f u l h e l p sc h i l d r e no f a l l a g e sd i v ed e e pi n t ot h eb i gs t o r yo f t h eb i b l e f o r e v e r y o n ewh op l a y s , s i n g s , a n dl e a d so nt h et e a m.
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Ov e r t h ep a s t y e a r weh a v es e e nc o n s i s t e n t g r o wt hi nTGPKi d sMi n i s t r y .TGPYOUTH At t h eb e g i n n i n go f 2 0 2 3 , t h ea v e r a g en u mb e r o f c h i l d r e na t t e n d i n go na TGPYo u t hc o n t i n u e st ob et h es t u d e n t mi n i s t r yo f t h eGa t h e r i n gP l a c emi n i s t e r i n g S u n d a ymo r n i n gwa s7 5 .Aswec l o s eo u t t h ey e a r , o u r a v e r a g ewe e k l y t os t u d e n t si ns i x t ht ot we l f t hg r a d e . Th i sl a s t y e a r wei n c o r p o r a t e dan e wmi s s i o n a t t e n d a n c ei s9 5 .Asar e s u l t o f t h ei n c r e a s e dn u mb e r o f c h i l d r e n , weh a v es t a t e me n t t oh e l po u r mi n i s t r yh a v eac l e a r v i s i o nt of o r wa r dmo v e me n t . Ou r a d d e dt woa d d i t i o n a l c l a s s e s .Wec u r r e n t l yh a v ee i g h t c l a s s e st h a t r u n mi s s i o ns t a t e me n t i st h i s : Wea r eS t u d e n t Mi s s i o n a r i e st h a t ma k ed i s c i p l e sb y s i mu l t a n e o u s l yo nS u n d a ymo r n i n g s ; Nu r s e r y , Wa l k e r s , T wo y e a r o l d s , Lo v i n gGo da n dLo v i n gOt h e r s . Th i ss t a t e me n t h e l p su sf o c u so n5p u r p o s e s Th r e e y e a r o l d s , F o u r y e a r o l d s , Ki n d e r g a r t e n , F i r s t –Th i r dg r a d e , a n d f o r mi n i s t r yt h a t wes e ef r o mJ e s u si nt h eGr e a t Co mma n d me n t a n dt h eGr e a t F o u r t h–S i x t hg r a d e .Weh a v ep l a n si nt h en e a r f u t u r eo f a d d i n ga n Co mmi s s i o n . Th e5p u r p o s e sa r e , Wo r s h i p , Mi n i s t r y , Ev a n g e l i s m, Di s c i p l e s h i p , a d d i t i o n a l c l a s st oa c c o mmo d a t ef o r t h el a r g ec l a s ss i z eo f t h et woo l d e ra n dF e l l o ws h i p . Ou r l e a d e r s h i pt e a mme e t sr e g u l a r l yt oe v a l u a t eo u r p r o g r a ma n d g r o u p s .Ah e a l t h yc h i l d r e n ’ smi n i s t r yi sa ni n d i c a t i o no f ah e a l t h yc h u r c h !t h ee f f e c t i v e n e s so f t h emi n i s t r y . Ou r d e s i r ei st os e ema n ys t u d e n t si d e n t i f ywi t h J e s u sa n da c c e p t h i sc a l l t omi n i s t r yr i g h t n o wwh e r eGo dh a st h e m. Weh a v es e e n An o t h e r c h a n g et h i sy e a r wa st oo u r TGPKi d sCh e c k i np r o c e s s .Th e ma n ys t u d e n t sa c c e p t t h ec a l l a n di n v i t et h e i r f r i e n d st oYo u t hGr o u pa n do t h e r p r o c e s sh a sb e e nu p d a t e dt omo r ee f f i c i e n t l yh a n d l et h el a r g en u mb e r o fo u t r e a c he v e n t s . Th i sy e a r weh a v es e e nn u me r o u ss t u d e n t sg i v et h e i r l i v e st o c h i l d r e nc h e c k i n gi n .P a r e n t sc a nn o ws c a naQRc o d ea t o n eo f t h r e e J e s u sa n db e g i nc o mi n gt oy o u t hg r o u p . k i o s k ss t a t i o n st oq u i c k l yr e g i s t e r t h e i r c h i l d r e n .Th a n ky o ut ot h eg r o u pHe r ea r es o meq u i c kh i g h l i g h t sf r o m2 0 2 3 . o f v o l u n t e e r st h a t h e l pe a c hwe e kma k et h i sp r o c e s ss a f ea n de f f i c i e n t . S u p e r Bo wl Ou t r e a c he v e n t . Ap p r o x i ma t e l y7 8s t u d e n t sa t t e n d e d . 1 1S t u d e n t s i n d i c a t e daf i r s t t i med e c i s i o nf o r J e s u s . Al o n gwi t ho u r r e g u l a r a c t i v i t i e s , TGPKi d sh a daf e ws p e c i a l e v e n t st o WOLS n o wCa mp . 2 6S t u d e n t sa t t e n d e dt h i sg r e a t we e k e n dt h a t i sGo s p e l h i g h l i g h t . c e n t e r e d Ou r a n n u a l Ki d sCa mp( VBS ) wa sJ u l y1 7 t h–2 0 t h .Weh a d1 4 5 En do f Ye a r Ce l e b r a t i o n . Th i swa sa na l l s t u d e n t e v e n t a t He r i t a g eP a r k . Weh a d c h i l d r e na t t e n dt h ef o u r d a ye v e n t .Th i sy e a r ’ st h e mewa sT wi s t sa n d a p p r o x i ma t e l y8 0s t u d e n t sa t t e n da n da b o u t 1 0o f t h o s es t u d e n t sj o i n e du sf r o m Tu r n sb yLi f e wa y .Du r i n gt h i se v e n t weh a d2 0c h i l d r e nd e c i d et o t h en e i g h b o r h o o d . f o l l o wCh r i s t f o r t h ef i r s t t i mea n dma n ye x p r e s s e dt h e i r c o n t i n u e dd e s i r eS e n i o r Hi g hGr a d u a t i o n . Wec e l e b r a t e dwi t h9Hi g hS c h o o l g r a d u a t e sh e r ea t t of o l l o wJ e s u s .Th a n ky o ut ot h ee i g h t y t h r e ev o l u n t e e r st h a t ma d et h i s TGP . e v e n t ah u g es u c c e s s . WOLS u mme r Ca mp . 2 1s t u d e n t swe n t t oaf u l l we e ka t S u mme r Ca mp . I wa s I nDe c e mb e r weh o s t e daMo v i eNi g h t f o r c h i l d r e na n df a mi l i e so f t h e v e r yp r o u do f t h et e s t i mo n i e so f o u r Hi g hS c h o o l s t u d e n t st h a ta t t e n d e d . c h u r c h .Weh a d1 7 7i na t t e n d a n c et owa t c hTh eS e c r e t Li f eo f P e t s . Ne wMi s s i o nS t a t e me n t a n dS t u d e n t Co d eo f Co n d u c t OnDe c e mb e r 1 7 t h , TGPKi d sc e l e b r a t e dCh r i s t ma swi t hap a r t y .We As t r o n gf a l l k i c k o f f wi t hf o c u s e dn i g h t sf o r F e l l o ws h i p , Wo r s h i p , Di s c i p l e s h i p , h a dag r e a t t i med e c o r a t i n gg r a h a mc r a c k e r h o u s e s , p l a y i n gag a me Ev a n g e l i s ma n dMi n i s t r y . o f Ch r i s t ma sb i n g oa n dc h i l d r e nh e a r dt h es t o r yo f t h eb i r t ho f Ch r i s t Ch r i s t ma sP a r t y . Wes a w6 3s t u d e n t sc o meo u t f o r o u r a n n u a l Ch r i s t ma sp a r t yt h a t b ywa t c h i n gas p o n t a n e o u sme l o d r a map e r f o r me db yt h ec h i l d r e n i n c o r p o r a t e sf o o d , f u na n dg a me s , a l o n gwi t hag o s p e l me s s a g e . t h e ms e l v e s ! Go dh a sb l e s s e dt h i smi n i s t r yi nma n ywa y s . Ou r Le a d e r s h i pt e a mi sd i v e r s ei na g e Th a n ky o ut oe v e r y o n et h a t p l a y sar o l ei nma k i n gTGPKi d sap l a c e a n de x p e r i e n c ea n dwewo r kwe l l t o g e t h e r t os e r v et h eHi g hS c h o o l a n dMi d d l e wh e r ec h i l d r e nc a nt h r i v ei nt h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p swi t he a c ho t h e r a n dl e a r nS c h o o l Mi n i s t r i e s . Na t eZa b l o t n yc o n t i n u e st ob ear e a l a s s e t t ot h emi n i s t r ya sh e wh a t i t me a n st ob ef o l l o we r so f J e s u sCh r i s t . c o n t i n u e st of a i t h f u l l yp e r f o r mh i sd u t i e sa sa nI n t e r n . Na t eh a sd o n eag r e a t j o b wi t ha d mi n i s t r a t i o n , wo r k i n gwi t ht h es t u d e n t b a n d sa n da l s od e v e l o p i n gaS t u d e n t Co n n e c t t e a m. P l e a s ec o n t i n u et op r a yf o r t h i smi n i s t r ya swen e e dmu c hwi s d o m t oc o n t i n u et og r o wa n db eh e a l t h y .
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Ch r i s t i a nGr a n d p a r e n t swh oa r el e a d e r si nv a r i o u swa l k so f l i f ec h a l l e n g e du swi t h TGPCAFE s t i mu l a t i n gi d e a sf o r ma k i n gs t r o n gCh r i s t F o l l o we r so f o u r g r a n d c h i l d r e n . Th eTGPCa f eh a sc o n t i n u e dt og r o wa n dd e v e l o po v e r t h el a s t c o u p l eo f y e a r s . Weo f f i c i a l l yr o l l e do u t mo b i l eo r d e r i n ga n dh a v es e e nag r o wi n g ONEONONEMI NI STRYANDPASTORALCARE n u mb e r o f c o n s i s t e n t u s e r s . Weh a v eag r e a t t e a mo f b a r i s t a swh ol o v et o We e k l y , I me e t wi t hme mb e r sa n dn e wa t t e n d e r si no n e o n o n emi n i s t r ys i t u a t i o n s s e r v eo u r c h u r c hb o d yi nt h i su n i q u ewa y . a n dP a s t o r a l Ca r et h a t t a k ep l a c ei no u r h o me , i nl o c a l r e s t a u r a n t s , i nh o s p i t a l s , a n d UPWARDBASKETBALL/ CHEERLEADI NGPROGRAM Wea r ea n t i c i p a t i n ga n o t h e r g r e a t Up wa r dp r o g r a mt h i sy e a r wi t h1 6 8 b a s k e t b a l l p l a y e r sa n d1 6c h e e r l e a d e r s . Wh e ng a me sb e g i no nJ a n u a r y 1 3 t h , t h ep r o g r a mwi l l b eu s i n gt h ec h u r c hb u i l d i n g6d a y sawe e k ! Th r o u g h o u t t h eUp wa r ds e a s o n , c o a c h e swi l l r u nd e v o t i o n swi t ht h e k i d s . Th i sy e a r t h ep a r t i c i p a n t swi l l s t u d yt h es t o r yo f J o s h u af r o mt h e Ol dT e s t a me n t a n dl e a r nwh a t i t l o o k sl i k et oc o u r a g e o u s l yf o l l o wa f a i t h f u l Go d . P l e a s eb ep r a y i n gf o r t h ek i d sa n df a mi l i e st oc o met o k n o wJ e s u sb yf a i t h , a smo s t o f t h ep l a y e r sa r ef r o mo u r c o mmu n i t y !
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TAYLORKI NGFI SHER/ / THEVALLEYMI NI STRI ES GAI LTAYLOR/ / WOMEN’ SMI NI STRY He l l oa n dg r e e t i n g sf r o mT a y l o r a n dBr i Ki n g f i s h e r ( c h u r c hp l a n t TGPWo me n ’ sMi n i s t r ye x i s t st owe l c o mea l l wo me nt oo u r c h u r c h , t oe q u i pt h e m r e s i d e n t s ) . Weh a v eb e e nr e f l e c t i n go na n dt h a n k i n gGo df o r a l l Heh a s t og r o wi ns p i r i t u a l ma t u r i t ya n dl e a do t h e r wo me nt od ot h es a me .Ou r f o c u si s d o n ea t Th eGa t h e r i n gP l a c et h i sp a s t y e a r . Ev e nt h o u g hwe ' v eo n l yb e e nd i s c i p l e s h i p–b u i l d i n gr e l a t i o n s h i p s , s e e i n gwo me nc o met of a i t hi nJ e s u s , s t u d yt h e h e r ef o r l e s st h a nh a l f ay e a r , weh a v eb e e nb l e s s e db e y o n dme a s u r e . Th eWo r do f Go da n ds h a r et h e i r f a i t hwi t ho t h e r s .S o meh i g h l i g h t so f o u r y e a r : p e o p l eh e r eh a v eb e e nah u g eb l e s s i n gf o r u sa sweh a v eb e e ns e t t l i n g Di s c i p l e s h i pg r o u p s / Tr i a d sWea r es e e i n gwo me nwa n t t o“ d i s c i p l e ”b u t n o t i n t oo u r n e wh o meh e r ei nNo r t hS y r a c u s e . k n o wh o w.S ma l l g r o u p so f 3 4a r ef o r mi n gt ol e a r nh o w. MOPSc o n t i n u e st ob eav i t a l mi n i s t r ya n de n t r a n c ei n t oTGPf o r y o u n gf a mi l i e s . Wewe r ea b l et os e eh o wf e l l o ws h i pwi t hGo d ' sp e o p l ec a nn o t o n l y Th e ya v e r a g ea r o u n d3 0i ne a c ho f t h et wome e t i n g smo n t h l y .Ev e r yme e t i n g b ear e l i e f , b u t b r i n gh u g eb e n e f i t si nt e r mso f h e l p , r e s o u r c e s , a n d b r i n g sn e wmo msa n do f t e nt h o s en e wmo msb r i n go t h e r st ot h en e x t me e t i n g . u n d e r s t a n d i n gt h a t Go dr e a l l yh a su si nt h er i g h t p l a c ei nt h i ss e a s o n Wewe r eh a p p yt os e eo n er e g u l a r a t t e n d e r p l a c eh e r f a i t hi nCh r i s t f o r s a l v a t i o na t o f o u r l i v e s . Wel o o kf o r wa r dt ot h i sn e x t y e a r i ns e e i n gh o wGo dwi l l Ch r i s t ma sCo f f e eT a l k . r e v e a l Hi ms e l f t ou sa n dh o wt h i n g swi l l l o o ka swec o n t i n u eo u r wo r k S OULS I S TERS–Wo me nwi t h o u t as p o u s eg a t h e r s o c i a l l yf o r f u n , f e l l o ws h i p wi t ht h eOn o n d a g aNa t i o n . Wec a n ' t e x p r e s se n o u g hh o wt h a n k f u l we a n dme a n i n g f u l c o n v e r s a t i o n s .T woo f t h e s ep r e c i o u sl a d i e si n d i c a t e da t Ch r i s t ma s a r et oTh eGa t h e r i n gP l a c e . Ha p p yNe wYe a r a n dma yGo db l e s sy o u Co f f e eT a l kt h a t t h e yp l a c e dt h e i r f a i t hi nJ e s u s . a l l . BI BLES TUDY–7 7wo me np a r t i c i p a t e di nt h eS p r i n gs t u d yo f Ac t s . S e v e r a l we r ei nas t u d yf o r t h ef i r s t t i me . Ou r F a l l s t u d yg a v e5 5wo me nt h eo p p o r t u n i t y SPENCERWRI GHT/ / MEDI A t of o c u so np r a y e r . On el a d yt h a t s t a r t e da t t e n d i n go u r c h u r c ho nEa s t e r S u n d a y 2 0 2 3 w a s a y e a r o f c o n t i n u e d g r o w t hf o r t e c ha n dme d i a . Wema d e l a s t y e a r a n da t t e n d e db o t hs t u d i e sp r a y e dt or e c e i v eCh r i s t a t Ch r i s t ma sCo f f e e s y s t e mi mp r o v e me n t sa n di n t e g r a t i o nwh i c hh e l p e do u r wo r s h i p T a l k . g a t h e r i n g sg os mo o t h e r t h a ne v e r . I mp r o v e me n t si n c l u d e : u p d a t i n gt h e GI RLFRI ENDGETAWAYWEEKENDt o o k7 0o f u st o c o n t r o l r o o ma n dr e wi r i n gu n d e r t h es t a g e ; wh i c ha l l o wsf o r ad e d i c a t e dCa mp o f t h e Wo o d sf o r at i meo f t e a c h i n gwi t hJ a n i Or t l u n d .S h ef o c u s e do n n e t wo r kf o r p r o d u c t i o na n dme d i ae q u i p me n t . Th i sme a n s , u n l i k et h e t h ei mp o r t a n c eo f wo me ni nt h ec h u r c h , wh a t o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p ss h o u l dl o o kl i k e , ma i nb u i l d i n gWi F i n e t wo r k , t h eme d i ae q u i p me n t h a si t so wns e p a r a t eh o wt ok e e pt h e mp u r ea n dh o wt ob e g i nd i s c i p l i n gr e l a t i o n s h i p s .On el a d ywh o n e t wo r k . Wea l s oma d ei mp r o v e me n t sb yi n t r o d u c i n ga u t o ma t i o nt oo u rd o e sn o t y e t k n o wJ e s u sc a mewi t haf r i e n d .S h eh a ss i n c ec o met oS p r i n gBi b l e AVLs y s t e ms( a u d i o , v i d e o , l i g h t i n g ) a n dwo r s h i ps e t s . S t u d y , Ch r i s t ma sCo f f e eT a l ka n di sn o wi nGr i e f S h a r e . CHRI S TMASCOFFEETALK–4 8 0wo me ng a t h e r e d . 2 / 3we r en o t f r o m Wi t ht h eh e l po f t e c h n i c a l i mp r o v e me n t s , wewe r ea l s oa b l et oh a v et wo o u r c h u r c h , b u t f r i e n d s , c o wo r k e r s , n e i g h b o r sa n dr e l a t i v e so f o u r TGPwo me n . s u c c e s s f u l o u t d o o r wo r s h i pn i g h t s , a swe l l a sal i v ev i d e op r o d u c t i o nf o r3 2i n d i c a t e dt h a t t h e yp l a c e dt h e i r f a i t hi nJ e s u sf o r s a l v a t i o nt h a t d a ya n d2mo r e t h eTh a n k s g i v i n gEv eo n l i n es e r v i c e . Asweh e a di n t o2 0 2 4 , o u r mi s s i o na s k e dt ob ec o n t a c t e db e c a u s et h e ywa n t t ok n o wmo r ea b o u t J e s u s .Ea c ho n ei s s t a y st h es a me . Re a c h i n gt h el o s t wi t ht h eme s s a g eo f h o p ea n dg o o d t h er e s u l t o f ar e l a t i o n s h i pt h a t c o n t i n u e s . n e wsf o u n di nJ e s u s . Ea c hwe e kwed e l i v e r t h a t me s s a g ei np e r s o n , Go di swo r k i n gt h r o u g ht h ewo me no f o u r c h u r c ha st h e yc o n t i n u et or e a c ho u t o n l i n e , o nt e l e v i s i o na n dt h r o u g hr a d i o . Ev e r ya s p e c t o f a u d i o , l i g h t i n g , t oo t h e r sa r o u n dt h e m.WHATAP RI VI LEGEweh a v et h a t Go dl e t su sb ep a r t a n dv i d e oi su s e dt oe n f o r c et h eme s s a g eo f t h eGo s p e l . Ou r g o a l i st o o f Hi swo r ki nd i s c i p l i n go t h e r wo me n . c r e a t ead i s t r a c t i o n f r e ea n di mme r s i v ee n v i r o n me n t , wh e r ep e o p l ec a n t r u l ye n c o u n t e r t h eLo r di n p e r s o na n do n l i n e .
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J OHNNI MMO&J OHNNI COLL/ / TGPDEAF 2 0 2 3s h o we da ni n c r e a s ei nf e l l o ws h i pa c t i v i t i e si n s i d e&o u t s i d et h ec h u r c h . Weh a do u r a n n u a l s u mme r De a f We s t Ca mpi nMa c h i a s , NY, b a c ki nJ u n e f o r f i v ed a y s . I t b r o u g h t u swi t hg r e a t a t t e n d a n c ea n df e l l o ws h i p . T woDe a f f r o mo u r c h u r c hr e n e we dt h e i r f a i t ht oe n s u r eu n d e r s t a n d i n ga b o u t s a l v a t i o nwi t h b e t t e r AS Li l l u s t r a t i o n sf r o mt h eDe a f g u e s t s i g n e r s . Ap p r o x i ma t e l y1 4o f o u r De a f p e o p l ec o n t i n u et oa t t e n dt h ec h u r c hs e r v i c e&S u n d a y ’ sBi b l es t u d y wi t hl u n c hf e l l o ws h i pwe e k l y . Weh a v eg r o wn2 0 %mo r ei na t t e n d a n c ed u r i n gt h ep a s t f i v emo n t h so f ' 2 3 . Wea r ea l s owo r k i n gc l o s e l ywi t ht h eme d i a t e a mo nt h eu p g r a d eo f c a me r a , l i g h t i n ge q u i p me n t s , a n df u t u r es e a t i n ga r r a n g e me n t s . Al l o f t h i sl e dt oAS LI n t e r p r e t a t i o ni n t owe e k l ys e r v i c el i v es t r e a ms , a l l o wi n gu st oc o n n e c t wi t ht h eDe a f a l l o v e r t h ewo r l d . Wes t a r t e dt od oAS Li n t e r p r e t i n gb yt h eDe a f ( f e db yh e a r i n gi n t e r p r e t e r s ) f o r a c c e s s i b i l i t yn e e d s . Ou r F a c e b o o kg r o u pp a g eg r e wb ya b o u t 2 0 %. ( I n c l u d i n gl i v es t r e a mi n g ) . Weh a do u r De a f Mi n i s t r yCh r i s t ma sp a r t yb a c ki nDe c e mb e r t h a t b r o u g h t at o t a l o f 4 7( 3 2De a f ) p e o p l e . Ex c e l l e n t f o o df r o mt h ec a t e r i n gt e a mP e t e r F r a n t z i st oma k et h i sawo n d e r f u l e v e n t . I t ma r k st woy e a r ss i n c eo u r P a s t o r S t e p h e n Bl a n n ' sr e t i r e me n t a t t h ee n do f De c e mb e r 2 0 2 3 . Ou r p r a y e r n e e d sf o r 2 0 2 4 : Co n t i n u et ob u i l do u r De a f Mi n i s t r ya n df i l l mo r ewi t ha c t i v i t i e sa n ds e et h eg r o wt hf o r mo r eDe a f p e o p l et oh e a r t h eGo s p e l b o u t J e s u sCh r i s t . Th eDe a f wi l l c o n t i n u et ol e a r nmo r ea b o u t Go d ' sLo v e , Gr a c e , a n dMe r c ya n da c c e p t J e s u sCh r i s t a st h e i r S a v i o r . Al s o , a n o t h e r c r i t i c a l a p r a y e r r e q u e s t i st os e e kmo r eAS Li n t e r p r e t e r st oh e l pwi t ht h ea c c e s s i b i l i t yt os h a r eGo d ' swo r d sd u r i n gc h u r c hs e r v i c el i v es t r e a mi n g .
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