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Expecting...

 This year has already been an exciting year at Living Water.  The word to our church, "Expect an Encounter" has prompted all of us to ready our hearts for whatever God wants to do.  I've talked to several people who are struggling with feeling like they don't deserve to "expect" anything from God.   

If you've been thinking this way or have friends that are, this will encourage you.

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Cambodia Missions Team is on the Ground

If you're not already following the team that is headed to our Orphanage in Cambodia, get connected here.

 

Haiti Relief

In response to the disaster in Haiti, this is what the Living Water family is doing.  Please pray with me for the tens of thousands who have been displaced and devastated.  

Living Water cares about the 7.0 earthquake which struck Haiti on January 12^th. Our hearts go out to the Haitian people affected by this tragedy. As a church we encourage you to respond to this situation in the following ways:

• Pray for Haiti using these prayer points.
• Participate in the Living Water Haiti Relief Offering or give a special gift in a regular offering.
• Consider going to Haiti with Living Water's Relief Team.
• Check out the Foursquare Missions (FMI) webpage for news about
  Foursquare relief efforts and Foursquare missionaries in Haiti and the surrounding areas.
• Pray for Living Water Missionaries to the Dominican Republic Rich and Kirsten Root.

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Prayer Points

• Pray for the people of Haiti as they deal with the aftermath of the earthquake, ask the Lord to comfort those who are injured and mourning.
• Pray for rescue efforts to find survivors trapped in destroyed buildings and for communication links and power supplies to be restored quickly.
• Pray that the country of Haiti would have a receptiveness to the message of the Gospel in the midst of this tragedy.
• Pray for the relief efforts of the Foursquare family and the Foursquare missionaries in the area that they would have wisdom to know how to minister to those around them.
• Pray for a swift and generous response from the international community to help this disaster-prone poor country.

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I'm amazed...

I love this girl! May the "wonder" of Christmas never be lost.

Do not read this...

Here are some classic mistakes from church bulletins.  Enjoy.  It makes me very thankful for the team that proofreads ours.

• The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church.
• The audience is asked to remain seated until the end of the recession.
• Low Self-esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30 p.m.  Please use the back door.
• For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
• The Rev. Merriwether spoke briefly, much to the delight of the audience.
• Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's healing services will be discontinued until further notice.
• The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the church basement on Friday at 7 p.m. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
• The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks are due to the minister's daughter, who labored the whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her.
• Potluck supper: prayer and medication to follow.
• Don't let worry kill you off - let the church help.
• The choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir
• Weight Watchers will meet at 7 p.m. Please use large double door at the side entrance. 

Black Friday After Thoughts-INFO YOU NEED FOR NEXT YEAR

If I only would have known this before Black Friday...

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When I grow up, I want to be a...

 Tonight we got updated, "What I want to be when I grow up" from the kids...  Here they are:

Sam: Not sure (He's tends towards the perfectionist side of life.  Doesn't want to commit too early.)

Andrew: An archeologist - A pastor - An artist (He said that way he'll be rich.  I hate to break his heart.)

Levi: A cowboy - A worker cowboy - A guitar player - a karate guy

As parents some of the most important things we pray for is that they'll grow up and love Jesus, live faithfully and passionately.  

My prayer for parents out there is that you would know that God has not called you to determine your child's destiny, nor has He given you the choice to pick what raw material your child comes with.  He has called you to train your child to embrace the unique shape that God has for her/him.  

It's a big job, but they never said parenting was for wimps.  You can do it, by the grace of God.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Jon

It's only happens ONCE. Don't miss it

Many of you who call Living Water your community or church home know that this coming weekend we are celebrating 75 Years of God’s faithfulness!  75 years ago, in response to God’s beckoning, the McKoewn family moved from Southern California to the great Northwest