Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 125, Number 43, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 23 October 2002 — Page 6

Advance News • Wednesday, October 23, 2002

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Moms In Touch pray for district

Moms In Touch is a group of mothers who meet to pray for our children and our schools. A group of moms from the Wa-

Church plans haystack supper

The North Main Street Mennonite Church will host a haystack supper, Nov. 2, 4-8 p.m., at the church, located at 504 N.

Plymouth hosts women’s event

The Northern Indiana District Women’s Fellowship of the Church of the Brethren will present its annual Personal Growth Day at Plymouth Church of the Brethren, Saturday, November 9. The day will begin with registration at 9a.m. The featured speaker, Chris Douglas, will speak on “Paying Attention to God." Mrs. Douglas is currently the coordinator of

Moment of Meditation... By Pastor Jim Stuitz First Baptist Church, Bremen Vacations are times to get away, to relax and enable you to do something different, maybe even adventurous. In the ocean off the of Florida I experienced my adventure. The waves were getting a little higher and I just had to try it. 1 carefully watched others as they waited patiently for just the right wave and then paddled their surf board furiously to catch the wave. Surfing those waves looked so easy. I’m sure I could do it, I said to myself. Well the board I was using wasn't a full surf board, it was one you were supposed to lay down on. But the principle was the same, catch the wave and ride it to shore. I found out it is much easier to watch

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Nee School District meets each Friday morning, 9-10:00, in the fellowship hall at the Wakarusa Missionary Church, located at 202

Main St., Nappanee. The meal will also include beverage and dessert, and is all-you-can-eat. Carryouts will also be

youth/young adult ministry for the church's .general board, having served in that position for the past 17 years. She graduated from Manchester College, and received her master’s and doctorate degrees from Bethany Seminary. She was previously pastor of the Northview Church of the Brethren, Indianapolis, for seven years.

Riding the Waves

and talk about it than to actually do it. But after being pounded by several huge waves and swallowing a lot of salt water and even skinning the tops of my feet on the rocks I finally managed to catch a wave and ride it to shore. What a thrilling experience, what a joy I had when I finally was able to ride the waves. As belie'ers we are constantly faced with trials and troubles that crash over us much like a wave of the sea. We are beat upon by difficulties from all sides. What do we do as we are about to be buried under the pounding waves. I think that we need to learn how to surf. However you don’t have to go to Florida or California but only to the book of James to learn this skill. James 1:2-4 says: "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into

In memory The Presbyterian Nursery School planted a tree Oct 16 in memory of Alanna Cottrill, who was killed by a pickup truck in an accident that occurred at her home, 171 Meadows Nappanee, on July 10. Top: Alanna’s twin sister, Adrianna, pours the first bucket of water on the red sunset maple tree. Bottom: the children watch as the hole is being dug for the tree. PHOTOS BY MINDY ABEL

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available, as will buggy parking. The cost is $6.50 for adults and $4 for children ages 4-10. Kids under age four may eat free.

Luncheon will be served at the event, with a donation of $4 suggested, to cover expenses. Child care will be provided. Parents using this service are asked to call the church, 574-936-4205, to let them know the ages of children who will attend. The church is located at 1130 N. Michigan St., at the intersection with Baker Street.

various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience." The waves are the various trials that keep pounding on us. But you and I can catch the wave and allow the difficulty to carry us on a joyful ride. God wants to use the hard things we face to mature us, to perfect us arid to produce endurance and steadfastness in our life. You may think this skill is impossible, you don't know how to surf on the waves of trouble and trials. The next verse helps us; James 1:5 says: "If any of you lacks Wisdom, let him ask of God". None of us actually looks forward to the waves of trials, but God wants us to get out our surf board, count it all joy. and ride the waves to the shore of spiritual maturity. Dial to hear Bible stories The Child Evangelism Ministries of Elkhart and LaGrange Counties. Inc. have a special call-a-story service for boys and girls. By dialing either 831-2220 or 848-4848, children can hear a Bible story with a gospel message.

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Religion

Africa, here they come

By Holly Heller CNHI News Service BREMEN Ben and Amy Snyder are going to live near poisonous snakes and crocodiles. They’re going to cook from scratch, as there are no grocery stores or restaurants. They’re going to have electricity for only three hours a day, in a land where there is no television reception and there are no cars. And they can’t wait. “How awesome it is that God can use my skills as an aircraft mechanic to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ,” Ben said. Amy added, “There is a mission hospital in the village where we will live, and I am excited about sharing the love of Christ as I minister to sick and hurting people.” The newlyweds are missionaries who have been assigned to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa by Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). “The service allows missionaries to focus on their work [by saving travel time]," Ben said. The Snyders explained that traveling to the remote village where they will live in Congo takes 24 hours by four-wheel drive or two days by boat. Using small aircraft, MAF’s slogan explains their purpose: "Conquering barriers to reach people others can't.” MAF operates the world’s largest fleet of private aircraft used for the public good. MAF planes transport Christian evangelists, workers and teachers, sick and injured villagers, doctors, medicine and relief supplies, food, seed and livestock to remote areas of Africa. Asia, Latin America and Eurasia. “MAF only operates in countries where there are geographic barriers. Countries that are very isolated,” Amy said. The Snyders have already begun raising funds to support their missions trip. They need to raise a onetime fee of $ 17,500 and find enough sponsors to fund their monthly expenses of $5,075 for a period of three and a half years. So far, they’ve raised about 31 percent of the monthly goal from family and friends, as well as from members of Nappanee Missionary Church and Memorial Presbyterian Church in Elizabethton, Tenn. “We’ve just been educating people about what we’re doing, mostly

Union Church Benefit for Galilean Home

The. jUfypn Center Church of the t Brethren will host a benefit pork chop supper for the Galilean Home, Saturday, October 26,4:30-7p.m. The supper will include a pork

18888 ■ "feilMl Five generations The arrival of Bryce Allen Abel on September 17 makes possible this five generation picture of the Dorothy Plotner family. From left: Dorothy, Bryce, his father, Chris Abel, Chris' mother. Rita Tucker and her mother. Helen Petitqoue.

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on an individual basis,” Ben said. The one-time fee of $17,500 will pay for a nine-month language school they will attend in Montreal. Canada to learn French, and will fund their moving costs. “It gets us there,” Amy explained. The monthly fee covers a salary for the couple, which is roughly equivalent to that of a first-year teacher in the United States. It also pays for medical insurance, retirement benefits, housing allowance, and trips home during furloughs. They plan to finish raising financial support by April 2003, then attend language school in Canada that fall, eventually departing for Africa in Summer 2004. They will live in a new home with hot, running water. While electricity is only available for three to five hours each day, solar panels and batteries offer alternate means of power. The temperature is in the high 80s and very humid, especially during the rainy season from September through May. Because they will live near the equator, daylight hours remain steady at 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. year-

chop, augratin potatoes, baked beans,'applesatice, read and beverage, as well as pie, and is all provided for a free-will offering. Everyone is invited. The church

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BEN & AMY SNYDER

round. They plan to keep in touch with family and friends via e-mail and through regular updates on thefr website. “That will be our link to civilization,” Ben said. Ben grew up in Bremen and- 1 earned his bachelor’s degree in miS sionary aviation from Moody Bible Institute in May 2000. For the paw two years, he has worked as C mechanic at Elkhart Municipv Airport for Indiana Flight Center. Amy was bom. in Indonesia, afj£ her parents were missionaries there,: and grew up in Elizabethton, Tenn. { : After attending Moody Bible Institute for one year, she transferred to Milligan College in north* east Tennessee. She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing and ha s spent the past two years working as. an R.N. at Elkhart General Hospital The couple met at Moody Bible Institute and were married in Mav. 2000. They currently reside i m Wakarusa while preparing for the# missions trip to Africa. For more information, visit th* Snyders' website at www.benan-' damysnyder.org or the MAF web* site at www.maf.org.

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