All kids are invited to our church Easter Egg Hunt at the home of Jane Brion. Please meet at the Corvallis football field at 1:45pm to shuttle to her home. If you have younger children that require car seats you are welcome to just meet at her home. Parking is limited so we do encourage carpooling or using the shuttle.
Living with an Eternal Perspective - Josh Preiss's Story
January 25, 2010
For those of you who were able to attend our Sunday morning service on January 24th, you heard an amazing story about tragedy, hope, and eternal perspective. Josh Preiss shared his experiences surrounding the loss of his cousin and two other climbers on Mt. Hood this winter. He shared the beauty of hope and faith in the midst of incredible loss and turmoil. Together, we learned how we can live abundant lives with an eternal perspective.
From the National Assemblies of God website - www.ag.org
On Tuesday, January 12, at 4:53 p.m. (Haitian time, 3:53 p.m. Central) a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti, with its epicenter being just 9.3 miles southwest of the capital city, Port-au-Prince. The city is reportedly "in ruins" with many thousands suspected killed, many more injured and unknown hundreds or even thousand trapped under the rubble of collapsed homes, businesses, churches, government buildings and reportedly, a hospital.
The Assemblies of God has 273 churches and 66,643 adherents in Haiti, along with two missionary families. Both families have been in touch with AG World Missions and are safe at this time. There has yet to be any information from Haiti concerning loss of life among AG adherents or damages to AG churches.
Haiti, which shares an island with the Dominican Republic to the east, is located southeast of Cuba and west of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea. Port-au-Prince has an estimated population of 2.5 to 3 million people.
"The news from Haiti is just devastating," AG General Superintendent George O. Wood says. "I've been awake during the night, praying, thinking about how we need to respond."
This morning, the Assemblies of God has moved into full response mode under the direction of Wood. Funds are being sent from AG Disaster Relief, appeal letters and messages to ministers are being sent out informing them of the tragedy and incredible need, workers are preparing to go to Haiti to help and evaluate what is most needed, Convoy of Hope is in the process of setting up a relief center just outside Port-au-Prince and the National Prayer Center has created a special prayer guide for churches and individuals to know how to pray.
However, the need is expected to far surpass what is already known. So far, only a small portion of the destruction that occurred in Port-au-Prince is documented, with little to nothing known about the devastation in other cities or the rural areas surrounding the quake's epicenter.
"Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere," Juleen Turnage, Communications director for the Assemblies of God, says. "If reports are accurate and even the capital and parliament buildings have collapsed under the strain of the earthquake, I can't imagine how many family homes suffered the same fate. We need to move quickly in order to ease suffering and save lives."
Please view this video from our General Superintendent, George Wood.
We will be receiving an offering this Sunday, January 17th, to aid in the relief efforts going to Haiti.
