Tuesday, January 27, 2015

FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements.  Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening. 

If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.


PURPOSE OF PRAYER 

Can our prayers change our circumstances? Absolutely!

But when our circumstances don’t change, it’s often an indication that God is trying to change us.

The primary purpose of prayer is not to change circumstances; the primary purpose of prayer is to change us! But either way, the objective remains the same: to glorify God in any and every situation.

Sometimes God delivers us from our problems; sometimes God delivers us through our problems.

PRAYING FOR HEALING, COMFORT,
STRENGTH & WISDOM


Flo Aydelotte* Lily Boyd * Harry Bryant * Ceil Burns * LaReign Hodges * Alan Hurst * Phyllis Johnson * Bonnie Keller * Bob Krueger * Frank Marra * EJ Maxwell * Mike Kunkle * Marianne Sinclair * Carol Smoke * Al Stokes * Jack & Joan Washburn's son, Steven * Virgil Webb


MONTHLY MISSIONS UPDATE

"For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor with a shield." Psalm 5:12

Exciting news!  Sherry Bernheisel (pictured in cream jacket) is leaving in a few weeks for full time mission work in La Mision, Baja Mexico.  Sherry went on our Mexico Mission Trip in June 2014 and felt the Lord calling her to serve there full time.  She will be working with the children at the Open Arms Ministry (www.openarmsmexico.org), the Door of Faith Orphanage (www.dofo.org), and at the Rosarito Beach Christian Church. Sherry has been a big part of our children's ministry here at Desert Springs Church for years and will be extremely missed by all of us and the children. Please pray for Sherry as she will have many cultural changes to adapt to and trusting on the Lord for her every need. We know He is faithful to those He has called according to His purpose.



Evangeline St. Clair Byrnes, also a member of our church family, is getting ready to leave for 4 months for Tacloban, Philippines.  As you know Evangeline was born and raised there and has been a missionary with UTAP for many years.  We are proud to support her financially and in prayer. Evangeline has asked us to specifically pray for funding and building projects. There is still so much to be done to restore the homes, churches and businesses after the typhoon and many floods.




Our YWAM missionaries Adam & Alei Hussey, serving in Manila, Phillipines, have just requested prayer for their young daughter Eliana, who is having terrible food allergies.  Adam is finishing another video ministry project and asks for prayer for endurance. Additionally, they are getting ready to start two new outreaches for kids that will be focused on getting deeper in God's word.



OUR PASTORS in GUINEA BISSAU are so thankful for the love offering collected here at DSC a few months ago that will allow them to get the radio tower repaired and back on air soon.

Please continue to pray for SPECIAL COVERING! Guinea Bissau borders Guinea, Liberia & Sierra Leone where the EBOLA VIRUS outbreak is still critical.





As the UKRAINE continues to crumble, let's lift up our brothers and sisters in Christ who are standing strong in their faith! Pray for our missionaries Jim & Annie Leonovich who are standing in the gap and planning their next mission visit.

Monday, January 12, 2015

FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements.  Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening. 

If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.


PRAYING FOR HEALING, COMFORT, STRENGTH & WISDOM


Lily Boyd * Harry Bryant * Ceil Burns * Ginny Folkers * LaReign Hodges * Alan Hurst * Phyllis Johnson * Bonnie Keller * Bob Krueger * Frank Marra * EJ Maxwell * Mike Kunkle * Neil & Doreen Riordan * Al Stokes * Jack & Joan Washburn's son, Steven * Virgil Webb

IN REMEMBRANCE

Last week a dear member of our church family, Douglas Jackson, went to be with his Lord.

His dear wife Beverly would like this message conveyed to all of you...  "It is with a heavy heart, I share with you the grief of the death of my beloved husband, Douglas A. Jackson. He left us to be welcomed into the arms of Jesus on January 6, 2015. We were blessed to share 63 years of marriage and also were blessed with a large family. This was very unexpected and resulted from a chain of events after a car accident on January 2. We are honoring his wonderful life with a viewing at Forest Lawn Mortuary, 69855 E. Ramon Rd. Cathedral City, CA 92234 (760)328-3065. On Friday January 16th, 2015 from 4 to 8 pm. The funeral will be held at 11 am on Saturday, January 17th at Trinity Lutheran Church, 81500 Miles Ave. Indio CA 92201. Lunch to follow immediately after. Interment ceremony at Forest Lawn in Cathedral City at 2:30 pm with military honors. All friends and family are welcome.
 REMEMBER OUR MISSIONARIES

"For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor with a shield." Psalm 5:12

Continue to pray for the people in Tacloban, Philippines where our sister Evangeline St. Clair Byrnes was born and serves as our missionary to that area. Evangeline plans to return to Tacloban in February. Please pray for funding and building projects. There is still so much to be done to restore their homes, churches and businesses after the typhoon and floods.




Our missionary Junio Souza has moved his family from Nepal to Thailand and is asking us to pray for his daughter who is having trouble adjusting. Also for the Lord to continue to provide for their new ministry in Thailand as well as in Nepal.






OUR PASTORS in GUINEA BISSAU continue to need SPECIAL PRAYER COVERING! Guinea Bissau borders Guinea, Liberia & Sierra Leone where the EBOLA VIRUS outbreak is still critical.
Pray also for the radio tower to be restored quickly so that the news of Jesus Christ will continue to spread throughout Guinea Bissau and all of Africa.





As the UKRAINE continues to crumble, let's lift up our brothers and sisters in Christ who are standing strong in their faith! Pray for our missionaries Jim & Annie Leonovich who are standing in the gap and planning their next mission visit.

Monday, January 5, 2015

FAMILY LIFE at Desert Springs - a place where we can share the heart of our church family; prayers, praises and important announcements.  Be sure to check-in often to see what is happening. 

If you have a prayer request or praise, please submit by contacting me, Laura Keener, Frontline Director at Desert Springs....760-568-3646 or lkeener@desertspringsfamily.org.


PRAYING FOR HEALING, COMFORT, STRENGTH & WISDOM


Lily Boyd * Harry Bryant * Ceil Burns * Ginny Folkers * LaReign Hodges * Trish Hruby's daughter, Judy * Alan Hurst * Phyllis Johnson * Bonnie Keller * Bob Krueger * EJ Maxwell * Jody Moses * Al Stokes * Jack & Joan Washburn's son, Steven * 



HOSPITALITY IN 2015                                                                  


Hospitality is about saying yes.
Hospitality is about honesty.
Hospitality is not about perfection.
Hospitality is not about fancy food and linens.
A new year for us all and I am thinking about hospitality in 2015. Life can be so busy; it can be easy to miss out on opportunities to demonstrate hospitality. I worry to much about how the house looks, do I have enough bread to even make a piece of toast for breakfast? Is the grass mowed? Windows clean?  But let’s not miss those chances.

My prayer is that I will be one who flings my door open wide and invites others in, no matter the condition of my home or craziness of life.  Because YOU matter more than my floors and I am blessed by God with a home to share! 



 REMEMBER OUR MISSIONARIES

"For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor with a shield." Psalm 5:12

Continue to pray for the people in Tacloban, Philippines where our sister Evangeline St. Clair Byrnes was born and serves as our missionary to that area. Evangeline plans to return to Tacloban in February. Please pray for funding and building projects. There is still so much to be done to restore their homes, churches and businesses after the typhoon and floods.




Our missionary Junio Souza has moved his family from Nepal to Thailand and is asking us to pray for his daughter who is having trouble adjusting. Also for the Lord to continue to provide for their new ministry in Thailand as well as in Nepal.






OUR PASTORS in GUINEA BISSAU continue to need SPECIAL PRAYER COVERING! Guinea Bissau borders Guinea, Liberia & Sierra Leone where the EBOLA VIRUS outbreak is still critical.
Pray also for the radio tower to be restored quickly so that the news of Jesus Christ will continue to spread throughout Guinea Bissau and all of Africa.





As the UKRAINE continues to crumble, let's lift up our brothers and sisters in Christ who are standing strong in their faith! Pray for our missionaries Jim & Annie Leonovich who are standing in the gap and planning their next mission visit.