Fall 2009

It's September already! WOW! We have a lot of great things planned for Bishop Creek Community Church, and many of them begin this month!

Our Women kick of their Fall Bible Study on Tuesday, September 15. We will have morning and evening groups, and Laura Talbot will be leading both of them. The Study is "The Way of Agape," The book is by Chuck & Nancy Missler, but the DVDs are by Nancy. Several have already done this study, but are excited to do it again. Those of us (including me) who have not yet done the study are encouraged that even those who have done it want to do it again! We will meet on Tuesdays and will finish up the study on November 17. (Our Women's Bible Study meets on Tuesdays... 9-11am and 7-9pm.)

The Fall Midweek Study kicks off a on Wednesday, September 16. The study is "Answers in Genesis" and the DVD teaching is done by Kenneth Ham. Craig Barrett will be leading this study which focuses on preparing Christians to stand firm in, and defend, their faith. (Our Midweek study meets 6:30-8pm on Wednesday evenings.)

Saturday, September 19 will be our fourth Men's Breakfast, which meets at 7:30am. It's been a great time of food, fellowship, and the Word... and we look forward to more of the same! (The Men's Breakfast meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 7:30am.)

"Mistaken Identity" is an amazing book (true story). It is the story of two college age girls who were in an accident... one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma being cared for by the wrong family. The testimony you'll read is amazing! You won't want to miss this book! Our Women's Book Club will meet on Monday, September 21 at 7pm to discuss the book. It will be a powerful discussion! Kim Kost came up with the idea of having a book club, and she is our point person for this outreach. (The Women's Book Club meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7pm.)

Kelly had the honor of being asked to baptize Mike Derichsweiler (Kelly's niece, Kirsten's husband)! So, he will be doing just that on September 25 at Newport Beach. What a blessing that will be! We have been thrilled to watch Mike & Kirsten live their lives for Christ, and strive to raise their daughter up in him as well! (And, they just found out that they're pregnant, so keep this new baby in your prayers!) We're exited to be able to share this special memory with them!

On October 13 Kelly & Suzanne will be hosting a table at the Young Life Banquet. Young Life is hoping to start up a club in Bishop starting in February, 2010. Kelly & Suzanne have been asked to be on the team (board or leadership), and are prayerfully considering.

The following week Kelly & Suzanne will be attending the Talbot Alumni Retreat. They are looking forward to this time to fellowship with others who are also serving the Lord. It will be a time of rest, reflection, and refreshment.

December is a busy month! But we are excited to host our first Women's Christmas Brunch Outreach on December 12 at 10am! The theme is "Prince of Peace," and Laura Talbot will be our speaker. Jessica Burchett will be doing worship and our special music. The Women's Ministry Team has asked Suzanne to give a bit of a presentation of Heritage Makers as a Christmas craft idea. We are excited about this outreach to our community, and pray that it will be an encouragement and a blessing to all who attend! We also pray that people will come to know the Lord... either for the first time, or in a deeper and more personal way. Please join us in praying for this event and all that goes into making it happen.

The Lord is good! We are so thankful that the Lord has allowed us to be a part of what He is doing here in Bishop! Please continue to pray for the Lord to bring in the people and the finances that are needed for our church to continue ministering to our community!

Thank you for your prayers and support! We are so thankful for you!

Summer 2009

This summer was full!

Our buddies from the Southern Baptist Church (the pastor and his wife) moved back to Hesperia... he is now the assistant pastor of their home church. We thought the church was going to dissolve and come to our church, but they decided to continue meeting.

We had a HUGE Rummage Sale to raise money for the church... it was a success! We raised over $1,500 (tripled our goal)! Praise the Lord!

The Men's Breakfast (once a month) continues to be a success! It's a great time of fellowship and sharing of the Word. (And, of course, food!)

In August we started a Women's Book Club. We read "I Dared To Call Him Father." It was written by a Muslim Woman in Pakistan who became a Christian. It was a great book, and we had a wonderful discussion!

Our focus for our midweek study during the summer was "Can You Hear Me Now?"

Towards the end of August we had a Family Campout... and camped out at Bishop Creek Group Campground. Tent camping! We had s'mores, campfire, singing, fellowship... a fun time was had by all!

We're excited to see how things go in the Fall... lots of stuff planned!

I always have great plans for keeping this blog updated. I'm so sorry that I fail at those plans... consistently. Please forgive me for not keeping up with this better!