July 15th 2015

COMMUNITY
FREE CHURCH

WEEKLY

Vacation Bible School

It is VBS time again and God is already

showing His provision in meeting our
many needs as we prepare for it. This is
one reason why I strongly encourage you
to join us. You will see God fill the holes
in our human made program,
strengthenour workers, and provide the
resources in a way that only He can do.

We need crew leaders!

Tuesday July 14th 4-8:00pm

Sunday July 19th 12:30-4pm
Come Help Us Prepare to
Love Kids Closer to Jesus!
TELL YOUR FRIENDS THAT ITS ALMOST TIME!

Acrew leader is the vital link between the

children and the VBS program leaders.
As a leader, you will be responsible to:
1. Pray for your group to see Jesus.
2. Lead a small group from station to
station.
3. Participate and encourage your group
toparticipate in
theactivities at each station.
4. Arrive at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday,
July 20-22.
5. Ensure each member of your group is
with their
responsible adult before leaving
VBS (8 p.m.)

That's it!
It is not a difficult, time consuming, or
high prep job. IT IS AN IMPORTANT
ONE THOUGH! Please, email me at
johnjulie520@hotmail.com,or textme
at217-898-0906to let me know if you
arewilling to be a crew leader!

July 20-22nd 6-8:00pm

REGISTER ONLINE AT: communityfreechurch.com NOW!

I am also available through email, text, or

on our VBS work days Tuesday, July 14,
4-8p.m, I will be at the church if you have
any questions.
!

~ Julie Rochester

Read Hebrews 11:32 - God tells us now, after weeks and weeks of sharing
stories of faith, And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell
of ....... God tells us He has more, and more stories of faith. In fact the
stories of the ways that God has sought after, redeemed, and reconciled His
people are endless. Did you know that you are also one of those stories? For
many of us we at times need to be reminded that God has given you the
greatest story ever, how Jesus Christ met and saved you, to share. Meditate
on how you can share that with someone in the coming days, and weeks!
Each of the movements in Hebrews 11 is marked by the phrase by faith.
What we learn as we read each verse weekly, is that the people of God live
by faith at every turn. What we notice is the events dont always appear to
bless them, but they, by faith, serve as a blessing in Gods bigger plan.
Likewise, you are a blessing in His greater purposes.

Weekly Bible Reading

July
July
July
July

15th
16th
17th
18th

Hebrews 3
Hebrews 4
Hebrews 5
Hebrews 6

July
July
July
July

19th
20th
21st
22nd

And They Are Off!

Hebrews 7
Hebrews 8
Hebrews 9
Hebrews 10

Were Social!

pastorjasonschifo
Community-EvangelicalFree-Church-Mahomet
Pray over the next 10 days, as our students and
leaders head down to work with World
Changers, helping to make an impact for Jesus in
low income areas in Birmingham, Alabama.
Pray for their safety, Gods leading, His glory,
and a opportunities to reflect Christs love to a
hurting world in practical ways.

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CommunityEFCA
@CFCMahomet

Grab one of the nursery

prayer packets!
As I was sitting in my office on Wednesday, April 15th,
praying for the upcoming nursery project I closed my
eyes and saw young children being prayed over and the
bible being read to them. I heard the gospel being
shared, and at that moment I heard Acts 11:26, For a
whole year they met with the church and taught a great
many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first
called Christians.
My prayer out of that moment is that by seeking the Lord we would establish a Little Antioch, a
safe and inviting place where children can hear the gospel, and grow as disciples who know and
trust Jesus. I see Little Antioch as a special place that when they look back they will know that it
was there that they first heard the gospel, and because of that they are now called Christians.
Excited? I certainly am, but as with anything I have to make sure my excitement doesnt exceed
my obedience because none of this is possible without prayer.
Sure, we may be able to make some pretty good plans, but the problem in doing that is that it will
always lack Gods power. Jesus said apart from God we can do nothing (John 15:5). Gods word
tells us that man makes his plans, but that it is the Lord who orders his steps (Proverbs 16:9).
Therefore, we must pray first. Pray often and pray even when we feel secure in what we believe we
know. Prayer pulls us, the people of God, towards God. It causes us to lay before Him everything
that was His to begin with; every plan, every purpose, and in doing so - every praise. Prayer
delights Him and unites us. Please consider joining me in prayer for what will do for His glory and
the joy of the Gospel in this project!
This will help you to
have an idea on the
planned
construction that
will begin in early
August:

We will also be
re-carpeting the
Sanctuary and
looking at taking
care of some
other small
projects in the
church.

Door to Fenced
in Play Yard

Entry and Check-In

Dean Ekberg
Whats Happening This
Week at Your Church? Traveling to Kenya
Tuesday

7/14

Wednesday 7/15

Community Groups
Schifo Home 6:00pm
True Woman 101 Bible Study 8:30am
With Tasha Schifo
Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00pm
AWANA Meeting 7:00pm

Thursday

7/16

Worship Practice 7:30pm

Saturday

7/18

Act Like Men Breakfast 7:00am

Youth Missions Trip Returns

Sunday

7/19

Christian Education 9:30-10:30am

Childrens Sunday School
9:30-10:30am
Childrens Church 10:45am
Worship Service 10:45am

Monday

7/13

Church Office Closed

Martial Arts 6:00pm

July 27th through August 10th Dean

Ekberg will be traveling to bring
physical and living water to those
living to the people of Kenya.
Many will remember last years water
project (partnering with Healing
Hands International, Rotary Clubs,
and Rotary International) to provide
clean water for 15,000 people in the
Tulia area near the original
congregation that Erastus Kavuti
started in the early 90s.
The project involved three deep wells
and now has seven kiosks where
people come for water. This week we
learnedRotary International has
approved our grant proposal to drill
wells and set up kiosks for three more
Caring for Kenya communities:
Nzawa, Kithumula, and Masaani.
Caring for Kenya, Healing Hands
International, seven Rotary Districts,
and ten Rotary Clubs have all donated
toward this project.
The church members, the
communities, medical clinics, and
schools will all benefit from this
project. As we have said in the
past first the water, then the living
water. We are following Jesus
instructions in Matthew 25 by
providing water to the thirsty and the
gospel of Salvation in Christ Jesus!

From Mission Network News

After taking control of dams along

the Euphrates River, the Islamic
State (IS) is waging a water war
in Iraq. The terrorist group has
been cutting off water from
provinces, making the river run
dry.
According to Furat al-Timimi of Iraqs parliamentary Agriculture
and Water Committee, the Euphrates has dropped below 50
percent of its normal rate. The Islamic State has done a few things
like this. This, unfortunately, is not unique, says Emily Fuentes of
Open Doors.
Whenever the Islamic State is cutting off water or cutting off food
points for people to get access of food, water and other materials,
it affects not only the region, but all the surrounding regions as
well. Timimi reports the group has taken control of the Ramadi
dam affecting water sources that reach Babel, Karbala, Qadisiyah,
and Najaf. The province that will suffer the most from the lack of
water will likely be Anbar.
Even before the current crisis, overuse pollution and population
growth had stretched the resources of the Euphrates River, the
main source of water for 27 million people not just in Iraq, but in
Syria and Turkey, too, a Business Insider post said. Since the
riverbed started drying out, a sort of tug of war game has risen
among the three countries. Iraq and Syria have complained that
Turkey is reducing the water flow.
The lack of water is now creating a ripple effect on the land. Crops and animals arent getting enough
water and are slowly dying out, creating another problem: food shortages for already-suffering and starving
people.
The United Nations announced there are around 3 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within Iraq.
Many were forced to leave everything even their life savings behind as they fled the violence of IS.
Now many cant afford to pay for food. About 300,000 of the IDPs are Christians.
These Christians cant afford food. They dont have jobs that they can work at now that theyre refugees,
and cant provide for their families. Many of them are in desperate need of food in order to survive and
feed their families, Fuentes says.

Planning Meeting
Wednesday Night at 7:00pm

Pray Right Now!

Pray for the AWANA committee planning for the next years
program.
Pray for how God might use you to help make AWANA amazing!
Pray that God would prepare hearts to answer the call to serve.
Pray for boldness in going out into the community to share about
AWANA.
Pray that God would open doors to reach kids who have never
heard the Gospel.
Pray for wisdom, clarity, and direction for the AWANA
committee.
Are you interested in helping with AWANA?
Email Michelle Shafer: shafer5@mchsi.com
or see Pastor Jason

Bruce Henrikson
2015/16 AWANA Commander

Amy Krutsinger

Ronda Ekberg

Tasha Schifo
Lori Stalter
Katie McCue

Jerry Unger:
We are going to be looking at some of the
toughest issues Christians are facing:
Marriage, Poverty, Racism, Sex Slavery,
Persecution, Abortion, Pornography, and
Orphans. Sundays @ 9:30am

Donna Smith
Kay Arthur
The Book of Numbers
Join the Ladies as they dig
deeper into this great
book! Sundays @ 9:30am
Jim Sackett
God doesn't demand hectic church
programs and frenetic schedules. He only
wants his people to know him more
intimately, says top-selling author D. A.
Carson. Sundays @ 9:30am

Bruce Henrikson
Gods Prophets Demand Justice
Sundays @ 9:30am

True Woman 101: Divine Design

Wednesdays: June 10th ,17th, 24th and July
1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd from
8:30am-10:00am.