But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

Romans 8:25

Mission Celebration Tonight at 7

We're getting together for prayer, fellowship, and music tonight. Several missionaries will be joining us. Hope to see you there!

Friday Evening's Prayer & Fellowship

Dear friends,

I'm writing to you because we have a prayer meeting scheduled as a part of the Missions Conference this weekend. It is on Friday evening at 7:00pm.

Many of the missionaries will be in attendance at this meeting. I can not state clearly or powerfully enough how much it matters to our missionaries that we pray for them and with them. When you cross over into another culture, it is so obvious how dependent you are on the Holy Spirit to move in your life and in those you come in contact with.

For the first time, I feel led to invite others to prayerfully consider coming to a prayer meeting. It will be a simple event. We will spend some time worshiping in song and we will pray. Pray for the Lord's work here and all over the world. We will pray for those in our congregation that God has called out to serve beyond our Flower-plex borders.

I would love for us to be there together, praying together.

To God be the glory,

Cheri Hudspith

Light for the Nations

This weekend, January 29-31, celebrate what God is doing around the world.

 

Friday, January 29

Prayer and Fellowship

 

Sunday, January 31

Guest speaker Brandon Scott, CBC native and CAM International missionary in Guatemala, during both services

International Banquet that night at 5:30.

The Gathering of Women

This past Thursday, 1/21/10, around 7:45am, a few cars pulled under the church porte cochere. It was a nice morning. Director of Women's Ministry, Liz Church, and several group facilitators helped Ian Cook (Facilities Manager) wake up our sleepy church ~ carrying in with bibles, purses and serving pieces ~ mouth watering warm casseroles, baked breads, pastries and fresh fruit. The Girlfriend Breakfast that would bring together 100+ women searching for the LORD, their friends, child care help, fellowship and the healing power of God's word would begin within the hour... In no time, the aroma of bread that we'd break together wafted through the foyer from the cafe.

Leaders met and prayed ...not to be anxious in anything, but by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, we made our requests known to God, and the peace of God which surpasses all comprehension was asked to guard the hearts and minds in Christ Jesus of all who came through CBC's doors. Philippians 4:6-7

God heard these prayers, for while leaders of both the Revelation and Psalms studies were meeting in preparation for our upcoming small groups, ladies began to file in, and the unmistakable lilting sound of women gathering could be heard. I always love the way our mixed voices eventually sort of ... hummmmm.

Aluminum foil was pulled back on the casseroles, pastries were arranged on trays (waiting to be halved ~ women almost never eat anything whole at one time for some reason), brewed coffee was poured, and ladies began to seat themselves with friends and soon-to-be-friends as Crossroad Bible Church's Thursday mornings Side by Side studies began ~ in 2010.

Just after 9:00, we took last bites and filed into the sanctuary to sing as our talented Sammy Davenport played the piano and Andrea Herndon lead us with that beautiful voice of hers. The short, sweet time of worshiping God through music was lovely that day. Again, women's voices together ...

ANTICIPATION is a great motivator. It is the second cousin to the more powerful HOPE, and God leads us hoping, sometimes with our eyes closed, because I believe He WANTS to surprise us with gifts each day! I'm remembering (in the children's movie, Beauty and the Beast) how "the Beast" leads the woman he loves, "Belle", with his hand over her eyes, to his floor-to-ceiling library where she discovers a place of incredible magnificence. Without giving it all away ~ in case you might download it onto your iphone ~ it wasn't until she trusted with hope and through love that she discovered what would exceed her wildest imagination. (O.K., so I loved this movie and cried at the end, you would (or did!) too.)

The point? We must show up and believe He will astound us! I absolutely LOVE to be surprised ... more than any gift, actually, and when we trust Jesus, He'll lead us to our own magnificent rooms. It's a hope He delivers on ... so let's continue to pray to Him, eat and worship as a body of women believers, and KNOW He wants to wow us. I can't wait to do it all again next Thursday. Join us!

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may
overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Men's Breakfast

Tomorrow morning at 8 with guest speaker, Dave Semmelbeck!

Haiti Update from missionary LJ Scott

We are well. Wednesday, about noon, I sent Agape Flights an e-mail to let them know that there are an estimated 150,000 refugees flooding into Cayes. I explained that they need a lot of food, and requested rice, beans, cooking oil, etc. Thursday afternoon, two Agape planes arrived here in Cayes with 3700 pounds of relief food flown from the DR. This morning one of the planes returned with another 2500 pounds of food. That is 6200 pounds total. By tomorrow I expect all of that will have been distributed in various ways to those in need. We are figuring that out as we go.

What a great and fast response. I would not have believed it could have happened so quickly.

One of the pilots said to me this morning that everyone is flooding Port-au-Prince with food and supplies, but no one was helping the refugees in this area. He is correct.

All of you have helped in various ways. Maybe only in prayer -- but that is no small thing! Keep up the good work on behalf of the vast number of needy people here."

-- CBC's L.J. Scott, with Agape Flights in Les Cayes, Haiti

Give Blood

The CBC Blood drive is Saturday, January 23, from 8 to 1. Please sign up online to give at crossroadsbible.org.

Earthquake Update 1-13

Just a quick update about Haiti and our missionaries there...

Pastor Mike Messerli received word today via e-mail from Tom and Karen Ferris in Les Cayes, Haiti. It appears that while Port-au-Prince was devastated, the western region of Haiti was largely spared. Les Cayes, estimated population 55,000, is 100 miles west of Port-au-Prince. Tom wrote that the power in Cayes came back on after about two hours and he only has heard of one collapsed building in the city. Yesterday we heard from CBC missionaries L.J. and Ruth Scott, saying they were all right and their home suffered no significant damage. We still have received no word from our sister church in Chambellan, which is typical due to its remote location about 45 miles northwest of Les Cayes. But we know that our sister church compound was built well and the town is over 120 miles from the quake epicenter and aftershocks, so we hope for the best.

More updates will follow, if needed. Please keep the country of Haiti, its people, and the relief workers in your prayers. 

Earthquake in Haiti

Major Quake Strikes Haiti; Missionaries Safe

5:30pm, Tuesday, January 12^th, 2010

Brothers and Sisters,

A powerful 7.0 earthquake struck off the west coast of Haiti Tuesday afternoon, leveling buildings and leaving the island of Hispaniola in a state of panic. Scientists have pinpointed the quake 10 miles west of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. An aftershock of 5.9 struck 30 miles farther west.

With much relief, at about 5:10 pm the CBC office heard via phone from missionary L.J. Scott in Les Cayes, located in the south region of the peninsula. L.J. informed us that he and Ruth are safe, as is the mission compound. They felt the effects of the earthquake and an aftershock but had no damage other than a loss of electricity. We have not yet heard from our sister church in Chambellan. Because of its remote location, getting information from Chambellan may take some time.  

Please be in prayer for all who call Haiti home, especially our brothers and sisters in Christ. We will update you as soon as information is available concerning the well being of our sister church.

The CBC Staff

CBC Career Network Special Guest Speaker

Speaker and author Janet White will be at the CBC Career Network this Thursday, January 14th, at 6:45 PM.

Having trouble getting hired? It could be your thinking that's the problem

CBC Career Network presents:

"Six Secrets of the Hidden Job Market"

Stop being a job seeker and become job finder with Janet White, author of
"Secrets of the Hidden Job Market: Change Your Thinking to Get the Job of
Your Dreams"
www.jobmarketsecrets.com

You will learn:
* A different way of looking at the process of job hunting.
* Why there is no such thing as the "hidden job market."
* A three-step process to attract your dream job easily and virtually
effortlessly.
* That when you change your thinking, you change your life.

This is FREE seminar - Feel free to forward this announcment to other groups
and invite others.

New Series starts Sunday!

Joshua, the first of 12 historical books, forges a link between the Pentateuch and the remainder of Israel's history. Under Joshua's leadership, the people of Israel learn that victory comes from faith in God and obedience to His Word, rather than from military might.

On Monday, the 4th, starting at 9 AM, we'll be taking down the Christmas decorations and packing them up. We'd love for you to come by to spend time with us putting them away. Thanks!