SEPT 2009

Hey all! Please remember our big fundraiser on the 27th!

FRIDAY @ THE BEACH

The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. Psalm 16:6

RUN THE RACE

The life of a disciple of Jesus is a marathon, not a sprint. It requires the same discipline, commitment, purpose and grit that an Olympian would train with in preparation for the games. Paul reminds the church in Corinth, and us, of this truth.

Chris is a disciple who runs track at his university. He also plays football. Doctors told him he tore his MCL at practice on Tuesday afternoon in what looked like a career-ending injury. Wednesday night the whole campus ministry prayed for healing in Chris' knee and that God would reveal HIs will to Chris through this situation. At the same time about 20 miles east of the prayer Chris was getting a second opinion from a specialist. After a thorough examination, this doctor said his MCL was only sprained and that it looked like he would run again. God is good.As a young man, Leve spent a lot of time running from things. When he got away, he started running towards other things. Leve runs on the track team at his university now. More importantly, he's been spending this last year running towards God...and he's found what was waiting for him. He made the decision to make Jesus Lord of his life and was baptized August 21 in the waters of the Pacific.

What are you running from?

What are you running towards?

Our prayer is that we can make it to the finish line of this amazing spiritual race we're running. We may cross bloodied, bruised and beat-up, but we'll finish. We hope you'll join us as we run.

IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU

John studied the bible to become a Christian for months. He decided there were things in his life he just couldn't say "good bye" to and he vanished. A couple months later he shows up on our doorstep, ready to do whatever it takes. God had prepared his heart. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. Mark 4:27

SPORTSDAY

Come join in the fun, food & fellowship on AUGUST 30th!

HOPE Play Day

Hey Brothers and Sisters!

We have an awesome opportunity to serve and have fun this weekend! This Saturday from 10:00am - 1:00pm at Shadow Oak Park in West Covina, HOPE worldwide is going to be hosting a fun day for kids from ages 5 - 14. Everything will be included for the kids, even lunch. All they have to do is show up and have fun! Activities will include kickball and a water war. This is an awesome event to bring out families that you know of who just need a day off and to spend time with their kids. It is also an awesome way for us to serve and be a role model or big brother/sister to the younger kids. (Maybe even help us recapture a childlike heart!) Hope to see you all there!

The address for the park is:

2121 Shadow Oak Dr.
West Covina, CA 91792

If you have any questions feel free to contact me!
Brian Tan
Central Region HOPE Coordinator
(626) 476-6309

check out footage of recent HOPE work: CLICK HERE

I C M C | Here Am I. Send Me! "SO THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW"

There are hardly words to express what kind of life-changing weekend those of us who have attended the International Campus Ministry Conference just had. We lift our hands to our Lord and thank Him for blessing us with opportunities like these to change, to grow and to take the message of Christ out so THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW.

CHECK OUT LIVE STREAMING MEDIA FROM THE CONFERENCE! CLICK HERE