Weekly Update 5/10

Dear friends and family,

I am so happy to have officially started my internship today.  This morning was a wonderful time of honoring our mothers.  I can’t even imagine what my life would be like without my awesome mom.  I am looking forward to an awesome summer and can’t wait to begin all of these amazing ministries.

First of all, I’d like to introduce you to my team.  I have asked Nicole Polohonki, Robby Walsh and Hannah Wallace to help me out at Summer Spirit.  Hannah will also be helping me in Sunday School.  Please pray for these brothers and sisters.  I’m sure they are already planning on being super busy this summer and it is a great blessing that they are willing to help me.  This week, you can specifically be praying for Hannah; she will be traveling to Pittsburgh tomorrow.

My book and Bible study will be beginning on May 27th.  If you still need to purchase a book, please do so ASAP.  They are around $10 depending on where you order from.  Below is the ISBN.  The book is Why God Created the World by Ben Stevens.  You can purchase it from most online retailers such as Amazon, or on the Kindle, Nook, or iBooks stores.  Lastly, remember this study meets at 7pm on Tuesday nights.  The way things are looking now, it appears that we will be meeting at Pete and Jan Shenkle’s house.  If you need directions, you can talk to them, Pastor Ben, or me.

Summer Spirit will be starting soon.  This year we are going to be looking at some people in the New Testament and learning how their lives can inform ours.  This summer, as usual, the kids will be able to participate in a Bible memorization program.  This summer, they will be memorizing passages that we will then look at during Sunday School.  I hope to equip them not only with the knowledge of the words of these verses, but more importantly what they can teach us about Christ.  The passages that we will be looking at are as follows:

Psalm 15

Isaiah 53:3-6

Matthew 5:13-16 

John 14:1-7

John 15:1-11

Romans 3:21-28 

Romans 10:9-13

1 Corinthians 15:3-8

Ephesians 4:1-7

Philippians 2:14-18

ISBN: 978-1612915869

Again, I would like to thank every one who has supported me in this internship.  I am so excited to serve alongside you, and I can’t wait to see what God has in store for this summer.  Have a blessed week.