The Bearing Fruit
December 23, 2018
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Washington
Mennonite
▪ Offering for 12/16/18 - Regular offering: $1,465.00
▪ “Thank you for prayers and kindnesses
for Wes. Home Health Care is going well. We are grateful! Washington
Mennonite Carolers carol the most beautiful in the state of Iowa and their
plate of goodies are the best!” - Liz and Wes
▪ “Thank you for the beautiful Christmas songs
Sunday night at Lea’s apartment. I felt
blessed to be able to hear you!” - Gladys
Ferguson
Iowa Mennonite School
▪ Merry Christmas | We are thankful for all of you who hold us up in
prayer and financially. Your care and generosity is truly appreciated. May
the Christmas message of hope and love fill your life with joy and peace.
would
be a good fit for IMS to apply. Your continued prayers are appreciated for
the search committee as well as the future IMS principal.
Central Plains Conference
▪ Fellowship & Learning Trip
to the Ecuadorian Rain Forest - March 28-April 10, 2019. Beginning with 3 days in Quito,
meet members of the Quito Mennonite Church, learn about their refugee ministry,
and visit with leaders of a network of indigenous Mennonite churches. Then,
join Jerrell & Jane Ross Richer, who serve with Mennonite Mission Network
and are connected to Central Plains Mennonite Conference through the Ecuador
Partnership, for a focus on the faith, culture, and care for creation of
indigenous communities in the Rain Forest. The cost of the two-week trip
is $2,100 per-person, including round-trip airfare from Chicago to Quito
and all meals, lodging, guides and transportation by bus and motorized canoe. A
deposit is required by February 1, 2019. Find a full trip description at: http://www.central plainsmc.org/upcoming-
▪ Central Plains Mennonite Conference
Prayer Request: Pray for the Quito Mennonite Church and their refugee ministry.
Give thanks and prayer for strength for the small team of two staff and three
volunteers who ministered to 7,800 refuges this year.
Mennonite Agencies
▪ A big
THANK YOU to all who helped pack the Relief Kits and donate to this year’s MCC
meat canning project. We were able to fill 801 plastic buckets with
the Relief Kit supplies in just over two hours. Amazing! The cost
of each kit was $27.27. Thanks again for supporting this year’s alternative
project. - Iowa MCC Meat Canning
Committee
▪ Mennonite
Mission Network Prayer Request: In this
season of “Peace on earth, goodwill to all people,” Nancy Frey and Bruce Yoder
of Mennonite Mission Network request prayer for peace in Burkina Faso, where
terrorist groups have become more active. May the Mennonite Church show the way
to the Prince of Peace.
▪ MC USA Prayer Request:
"When they saw the star, they were
overjoyed." Matthew 2:10. This Christmas season, the staff of MC USA
prays that you would seek the light of Christ and find ways to share joy with
one another.
Area Announcements
▪ Do you remember when Crowded Closet Thrift Shop moved in 1997? Your MCC Thrift Shop is on the move
again in 2019, and we need you! Volunteers are needed for assembly, painting,
meal preparation, hauling (trucks & trailers welcome!), and more! Email crowdedcloset.volunteer@gmail.
▪ Have you wondered where you fit in God's story? Or what in the world
God is up to? The Perspectives
of the World Christian Movement course is coming to Kalona for the
first time! Beginning January 15,
2019, we will spend time with different instructors each week as we look at
God's redemptive plans and purposes for all people. We will see how Scripture,
history, culture, and strategy come together to reveal the whole story and
our role in it. Early registration deadline is December 16th. Family and
book discounts are also available, along with credit information at perspectives.org. For questions
contact Karla Neuschwander, neuschb@gmail.com or
319-328-8733.
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