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March 29th 2010

Wait..
Often the toughest times in life are those moments when all we know
about God doesn't seem to help or get us the results we want. That's
when we learn about His silence. Whenever God doesn't say a word, He's
teaching, even in stillness. He's allowing us to grow by forcing us to think,
study and arrive at conclusions while He stands by like the loving parent
He is. Faith comes by hearing, but patience comes by silence. Patience is
what God gives you when bad things remain unchanged. It's His sedative
for the troubled heart. It's the balm He rubs into your aching muscles when
it feels like you're being stretched to breaking point. These are the times
when the pain lasts so long that only God can release the patience re-
quired-the sheer grace to get you through it.
There are great benefits to waiting. For example, if you learn to wait and
observe, you'll make better choices. The thing you think you can't live
without today, you may be glad to live without tomorrow. '...No good
thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.' (Psalm 84:11 NKJV)
So when God says, 'Wait,' trust Him. Either it's not what you need at this
time, or He has something better in mind for you. You say, 'But what am I
going to do in the meantime?' The Bible says, 'Wait on the Lord; be of
good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart...' (Psalm 27:14 NKJV)
Stop fussing, stop pushing, allow God to work and you'll come out of this
stronger and with a better result.
OVERSIGHT TEAM:
"'...No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.' "
Pastor Shane & Glenda Whitbourn Psalm 84:11 NKJV
Dwayne & Cynthia Alexander

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS CO-ORDINATOR & WORSHIP DIRECTOR:

Julian Gollasch Ph: 0413 771 390
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 today@church
9.30am Prayer meeting ….please join us!
10am Service: Enjoy a time of Praise & Worship,
and then a DVD message by Dr Ron Carlson.
Please stay after the service for a cuppa and morning tea.
during the message..
@ The Soccer Club
Primary School program
Children leave from church after
communion walk across the oval to
the soccer club, and return at
11.30am
Important:
Change of
Church Venue
Due to continuing mainte-
nance work being done to the
Fawthrop Centre next Sunday
our Easter Sunday service will
be held at the Civic Hall. The
following Sunday we will return
to the Fawthrop Centre:
Please also note that there will
NOT be a service on Easter
Friday. See Wednesday’s Ob-
server for other services avail-
able in town .
Coming soon….
Winter woollies PJ Party
Thursday April 1st, 10.30am Portland Foreshore
No, don’t wear your PJ’s— Instead, please bring some PJ’s or
wintery items to be donated to Loaves and Fishes. Also BYO
your own drink. Face painting will also be available for the
kids. Contact: Jasmine Wyllie 55211928 for more info
Kindling Kids
@ the Fawthrop Centre:
April 6-11 YWAM’s Medical Ship in Portland
(Pre-school) The MV Pacific Link, will be in Portland April 6 – 11. The ship will
Your little ones will love our exciting new be open to the public with tours and various activities happen-
program! Don’t forget to bring ing throughout the week.
a piece of fruit to share each week. The aim of the overall tour is to raise awareness about what’s
going on in the nation of Papua New Guinea as well as inspiring
young people to be part of making a difference in our world.
YOUNG GUNS Also, a “LAUNCH” camp is being run for youth April 6-10 at Bay-
view College—$60 per person (inc. food, accom. & activities)
Visit www.ywamships.org
Study for Year 7—9 youth
For further information, or to register for camp, please contact
Carl Huf on 55 233 747 or John & Jenny Sutherland on 55 733 261 or 0409 395 845
PNG Ministry Trip
Pastor Shane & Pastor Roy Hullah
This Tuesday, Pastor Shane will be travelling to Young Adults Pizza & Movie night
PNG with Pastor Roy Hullah 2 weeks of ministry. Friday April 16th—6.30 pm
They will be speaking and ministering at the
(Venue to be announced next week)
annual CRC Easter convention in Port Mo-
Please bring some munchies and a drink to
resby, followed by a number of village cru-
sades before returning home on April 13. share, plus $$ for pizza
Shane is very excited about the trip and the
Enquiries: Nykoal Rentsch 0417571740
opportunity to stretch his faith and see God
move powerfully. Pray that God will teach
Him many new things while re-
vealing how our church
should be in-
volved in
missions in
..to Brendan & Kerry Kiley on the birth of Makayla in the
the future
early hours of Tuesday morning. Praise God for a trouble-
free birth and some sleep here & there!! Makayla is also a
new little sister for Abbey, Reuben & Alicia. Well done!