“BUTTON, BUTTON WHO’S GOT THE BUTTON?”
Jane Abbas would appreciate any “OLD” buttons that you would like to donate to her. She uses them for projects for the kids at the mission. Just leave them on the counter in the kitchen and she will pick them up.
Local Musical Artist To Perform
Local harpist, Mackenzie Uhlenhopp, and friend, Kris DeWild, will be performing a 1-hour harp concert at Aplington Evangelical Presbyterian Church on Sunday, August 20th, 2017 at 6:00 pm. All are welcome to attend and admission is free.
TJ Hanken Mission News
This week I (TJ) will be leading a short-term mission trip to New York City with a team of 32 youth and adults from North Carolina. This is an Adventure in Missions trip and and we will be working with a ministry called Operation Exodus located in Upper Manhattan.
- Safety for team as we travel and work in NYC.
- Each member of the team will be impacted by God.
- God's name will be made great in and through the team.
- The gospel would be boldly proclaimed through words and actions.
- God would use the team to win the lost and encourage believers.
VBS NEWS
We had 163 kids from age 4-14 that literally filled the sanctuary each morning. There were 45 adults and high school helpers.
The theme was Fixer Upper: Wait ’til You See What God Can Do. Children learned about the Tower of Babel, Zacchaeus, how Saul became Paul, and on the last day, they learned about Heaven, our eternal home.
Each morning the kids enjoyed a skit followed by the Bible story for the day. Then they went to the three churches for a rotation of crafts, music, recreation and a small group discussion of the story for the day.
Each church was decorated with lots of tools and construction items.
Almost $400 was collected for KidQuest which seemed like a good fit with our theme since they are doing a lot of remodeling.
Up coming Concert
Spoken 4 gospel quartet will perform at the Aplington-Parkersburg high school auditorium on Sunday, July 16th, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Admission is free with a free will offering. The concert is being sponsored by the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church.