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T
o state the obvious-
these are strenuoustimes!
The currenteconomic crisis hasaffected us in devas- tating ways: somehave lost jobs, othershave lost homes, and many of uswatched helplessly as our life savingsrapidly dwindled away in the recession.The year was 520 BC. The People of God had returned home from theirexile. But homecoming was nothing like they had hoped. The Temple liedin ruins as were their lives. Like us, they had to pick up the pieces. Like us,an overcast of fear loomed over them.Like us, they sought comfortable livesunder economic distress and their timewas consumed with meeting theirphysical needs. They had been con-cerned with their own households andhad ignored the reconstruction of the
“house of the LORD.”
Enter prophet Haggai. Like manyother prophets, he brings a message of both reprimand and promise. He gives the people concrete instruction to re-build and consecrate the Temple so that there might be a reformation of  the spiritual community. The people of God had returned to Jerusalem, but they cannot be fully restored from exileuntil they have reestablished the Tem-ple of the LORD as their center. And the promise is clear:
“For thus says the LORD of hosts: Once
again, in a little while, I will shake the heav-ens and the earth and the sea and the dry land; and I will shake all the nations, so thatthe treasure of all nations shall come, and Iwill fill this house with splendor, says theLORD of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the LORD of hosts. Thelatter splendor of this house shall be greater than the former, says the LORD of hosts;and in this place I will give prosperity, says
the LORD of hosts”
(Haggai 2:6-9
NRSV 
).
Prophet Haggai makes it adamantlyclear that it is the
LORD
who will re-store the prosperity of the people. TheHebrew word that is translated
“prosperity” in NRSV and “peace” in
NIV is
 shalom
. Yet, no single Englishword can capture the richness of thisword. You need many words, and thebest definition I have seen to date isoffered by Cornelius Plantinga in hisbook,
Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin
:
“The webbing together of God, humans, and
all creation in justice, fulfillment, and
 
delightis what the Hebrew prophets call shalom.
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Shalom: Our Ultimate Hope by Ken RohOasis Fo Yo Dry Soulasis by Esther Ko
T
he college and young adults of OverflowMinistry have been blessed this past year withour bible study group, OASIS. Every Friday
night we gather at Tom Yan’s apartment for a
 time of bible study, prayer, and fellowship. Inour bible study, we take a closer look at the
past Lord’s Day sermon and share ways wecan apply Christ’s teaching in our everyday
lives. It is a time for us to challenge and en-
courage one another through God’s word.
Ithas been a blessing to hear our brothers andsisters share their reflections and personalexperiences of God working in their lives. Afterdigging deep into the scriptures, westrengthen our community through fellow-ship. During this latter part of the evening, thefamily board games come out and gentle spir-its turn into fierce competitors. Hit boardgames include Cranium, Bananagrams, Se-quence, and Rummikub. Each time we meet,God reveals more of His truth to us and weleave the place feeling more connected to thescripture and with one another. Praise theLord for good board games, great friends, and
God’s Perfect Word!
Special points of interest:
Come celebrate Easter 
with the entire KUMCSSC community! Sunday, April 12, 2009 @ 11am in the KM Sanctuary.
Overflow Garden Project Groundbreaking
is on Sunday, April 19, 2009 @ 12:15pm.
Our church will host the
2009 South Suburban CROP Hunger Walk
on Sunday, April 26 @ 1pm.
The Wellspring
Overflow Ministry
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Inside this issue:
Shalom: Our Ultimate Hope
1
Oasis Fo Yo Dry Soulasis
1
Overflow Garden Project
2
Stewardship
2
2009 South SuburbanCROP Hunger Walk
3
Get to Know an Overflower:Tom Yan
 
3
Giving to Overflow Ministry
4
“...The water that I will give will become in them a spring of watergushing up to eternal life…” John 4:14
 
 
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very so often it happens. An unantici-pated confluence of thoughtstreams and interests be- tween two or more personswithin a covenant commu-nity. Conversation starts.Possibilities are explored. Avision is incubated. And in the course of studying 
God’s word, you run across
a passage in the bible thatarticulates a directive re-lated to your conversations.
 You begin to think, “God,are you trying to tell us something?”
 You pray for clarity of purpose. Yousense a leading of the Spirit You open the conversation to others in the com-munity. They affirm. You begin re-searching and finding that others havealready put the common vision intomotion and that there are resources.Subsequently, we hear about how food, the most basic of human needs, has been commoditizedas something to be traded on the market, the problembeing that then those whohave the means, i.e. thewealthy, will control thedistribution. Hunger is apervasive problem in theworld today, and it is notdue to the shortage of food.So this is a justice issue.
 
Most of us living in the U.S.have lost the sense of where food comes from, weconveniently go to Jewel and there they are. Our generation and our
children’s generation who grew up in
industrialized-technological-urban-suburban world have lost that sense.Through the Overflow Garden Projectwe want to teach ourselves and ourchildren. We want to learn to appreci-ate where food comes from
–
God andlocal farmers. Through this communitygarden, we want to share with one an-other within the community and with those outside who cannot afford topurchase healthful food.This is how the vision for the OverflowGarden Project was cast. We are stillin the process of developing a detailedplan, but we have identified some im-mediate needs. We are starting outwith 3 raised gardens which are 24'long and 8' wide. We need a donationof $100.00 for a start on garden sup-plies, hose, garden tools and nutrients.Also, we are looking for a donation of $600.00 to cover the cost of suppliesfor a storage shed. We need volun- teers (as many as possible) for a Gar-den Care Team. We can then set up aflexible garden care schedule to makeit easier on everyone. Some of ourmembers who regularly attend morning prayer have offered to do some water-ing in the mornings. We will be con-structing some compost bins on the farnorth end in the church backyard justadjacent to the gardens. We need tofigure out away to collectfood scrapsfrom the KMand EM fel-lowship ser-(continued onpage 3)
I
n September, KUMCSSC EnglishMinistry (Overflow Ministry) willcelebrate its 10
 th
anniversary.Over the years, we have beenblessed to have a solid core of members who have contributed
 the lion’s share of the operating 
funds required to keep our minis- try viable. Equally integral to oursurvival has been the steady sup-port of our Korean Ministry. Ourwindows and sanctuary area havebeen recently upgraded, thanks tofunds pledged by both EM and KMmembers. This effort has resultedin a 25% reduction in energy costsin the past few winter months. Thenew lighting and stage area in theEM sanctuary have generatedfavorable reviews. Without all ourbenefactors, none of this wouldhave been possible.Acknowledging the unsteadycondition of our economy and thepressure of increasing costs, we
are asking for everyone’s help in
increasing our offerings this yearwhile making every effort to hold the line on operating expenses.Every little action helps, whether if it is someone turning down the thermostat, volunteering to helpout with maintenance, or provid-ing extra loose change in the of-fering plate occasionally. Over thepast three years, our operating expenses have been in the$68,000 to $72,000 range, while the revenues from Sunday offer-ings and special collections havebeen between $62,000 and$66,000. The deficits havebeen covered by funds pro-vided by our bank account,which is now down to ap-proximately $5000. We areopen to your suggestions onhow we can increase ourrevenues to solidify the fu- ture of our Overflow Minis- try. With your help, we hope
 that the Lord’s blessings will
continue into the future.
Overflow Garden Project by John Harvey and Ken RohStewardship by Bob Floyd and Mike Clark 
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... plant gardensand eat what theyproduce...seek thewelfare of the citywhere I have sentyou into exile,and pray to theLord on its behalf,for in its welfareyou will find yourwelfare.(Jeremiah
29: 5, 7
)
“This place is a
testament to whatpeople withcommitment can
do.”
 -John Harvey(referring to theGarfield ParkConservatory)
Three garden beds readyfor seeding and planting.John and Ken visited the Garfield Park Conservatory to getinspired about the Overflow Garden/Greenhouse Project.
 
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vices on Sunday. This is an excellent and or-ganic way to add nutrients to the garden andwill save us a lot of money. If we can find atleast a couple of people to get this going thatwould be great. Once a routine has been es- tablished it should be pretty easy. And weneed to begin thinking about ways to distrib-ute the food from the garden once we start toharvest. One idea is to connect with a church that has an established food pantry and sup-ply them with fresh vegetables. All ideas arewelcome!
 
Our ceremonial groundbreaking is scheduledfor Sunday, April 19 @ 12:15pm which is im-mediately following the worship service.We invite you to come out and join usfor the ceremony. Although the EM is taking the lead on this project, wewould like to see the entire KUMCSSCcommunity mobilized for this vision andopportunity to usher in theshalom of God in the SSC.
“We Walk Because They Walk!”
 
Sunday, April 26, 2009T
his year’s Walk starts and ends at our beloved
KUMCSSC. The South Suburban CROP Hunger Walk isan opportunity for children, youth, or entire families to join in an effort that benefits needy persons around theworld as well as here at home.If you can walk 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) or if you canwalk the short walk in solidarity with the millionsaround the world who must walk many miles (carrying heavy burdens) just to get water for their family'sneeds, or to bring their crops to market, or to get a sickchild to a clinic. Basic food necessities and safe water
for “the least of these” are the purpose of the CROP
Hunger Walk. Three-fourths of the money raised goes to Church World Service to be used for food and waterdevelopment programs in over80 countries around the world.The other one-fourth of themoney raised is divided between7 local food-providing agenciesright here in the South Suburbs:
Respond Now 
and
 Jones Com-munity Center 
(both in ChicagoHeights),
South Suburban PADS,Rich Township Food Pantry, Hazel Crest Community Church Food Pantry,
and
First Wesley Academy ChurchHot-Meals Program
in Harvey and
the Lansing FoodPantry.
If you can be a walker, you can get your collectionenvelope from
Bob Floyd.
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We call it peace but it means far more thanmere peace of mind or a cease-fire betweenenemies. In the Bible, shalom means universalflourishing, wholeness and delight
–
a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully employed, a state of affairs that inspires joyful wonder as itsCreator and Savior opens doors and welcomesthe creatures in whom he delights. Shalom, in
other words, is the way things ought to be.”
Shalom
is what we, deep in our God-created souls, are longing for. It is whatGod intends for us. It is our ultimatehope. As the People of God reestablishes the Temple of the LORD as their center,proclaims the prophet, God will give
 sha-lom
. For those of us who call and followJesus, the Christ, the Temple of the LORDdoes not merely refer to the bricks andmortar edifice built by humans, but ratherChrist himself who becomes our center(John 2:19-21). It is through Jesus Christwe receive
 shalom
, or
eternal life
, or
abundant life
, or
kingdom of heaven
.This is what we at Overflow Ministryhave been laboring for
–
by the grace of God to realize the
 shalom
of God in ourlives, in our community, in our city and inour world. So all you who are burdenedand weary, this is our prayer for you:
Shalom!
 
1. If God were to grant youone (additional) special talentor ability, what would youwant it to be?
If we're talking about super-natural ability, I'd love to beable to teleport. I'd probablystill be late to stuff though. If we're talking about naturalability, I always envied peoplewho can sing well.
2. Favorite worship song?
 Forever by Hillsong.
3. What is a bible verse thatyou turn to for encourage-ment?
Philippians 4:6-7. When I amfacing a difficult situation orhave to make a difficult deci-sion, it is comforting that Godhears my prayers and coversme with a sense of peace thatis beyond what I can under-stand.
4. What is one memory ofgratitude that you like to re-flect on during times of hard-ship?
I remember seeing how peo-ple in Guatemala can be sosatisfied and grateful evenwhen their living conditionswere so poor, and it remindsme that I do not need to havea lot or have everything per-fect in my life to experiencedeep joy.
5. What is one prayer requestthat you have for this year?
 One prayer request is disci-pline. I really need a lot of discipline in my life, especiallyaround spending more time inprayer.
Shalom: Our Ultimate HopeGet to Know an Overflower:
Thomas Yan 
 
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Tom is a software devel-oper and our resident com-puter guru. He currentlyserves as the lay leader for Overflow and also plays thebass guitar for the worshipteam.
2009 South Suburban CROP Hunger Walk 
In the pictures:
Harvey YMCA, Oasis, PADS, Thursday Night Open Gym 
 
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