From The Pastor’s Heart…

New Life Family:

“The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. The LORD is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous. Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones. He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will dwell among the wise.” Proverbs 15:28-31

The King James Version says it like this, “A good report maketh the bones fat.” I do have a good report regarding the turnout of our fundraiser via Holy Macaroni Cafe.

First let me say “thank you again” to everyone that helped clean, prep and assist Pastor Dan in getting everything ready for the event. This includes the following people: Mike S., Sandy & Carol, Elders Halligan & Michele, Joe and Todd, Bret, Bill & Matt. Then the staff that came in to work the back of the house included: Daniel V., James K., Joe & Todd, Bill & Matt, Elders Michele & Halligan, & Al. Front of the house included: Chrissy, Chris, Greg, August, & Bret. (Also LaToya S. for helping us out on Friday night with bussing and assisting the waiters.)

What a crew! What hard workers. We joined hands and prayed each evening before we opened the doors. The teamwork was phenomenal and unity did abound. Again, it was amazing and made your pastors very proud of all of you. It was a success in so many ways.

(Dollar amounts omitted)

So, as you can see, our efforts were rewarded. The people came. They stayed. They ate. And, they enjoyed it all. Most everyone were quick to say how happy they were to see Holy Macaroni open again. Then, they were saddened to find out that was not the case. However, all promised to support any further fundraising efforts the church decided to put on as long as the food stayed the same.

So, here it comes! Our next NLCCH/Holy Mac Fundraiser will be the last Friday and Saturday of April. The dates will be April 24 & 25. So, let’s get the word out. We were advised to be consistent with our fundraiser dates, so the consensus seems to be that we will plan to do these fundraisers the last Friday and Saturday of the month through the summer up until Midwest SpiritQuest.

This fundraiser, along with our tithes and offerings, should definitely allow us to get caught up on past due bills, get ahead financially, and be able to raise our budget for MSQ 2009. I personally can’t think of an easier way to do what we’ve always struggled to do with our fundraising efforts. This is a well greased operation thanks to Pastor Dan and our volunteer staff.

The reputation of good food and good service along with a smoke free, friendly environment has followed us. Now God has made a way for us to help ourselves out of the financial stresses we’ve been under for awhile.

Let’s keep up the good work, saints of God. Let us continue to labor together in unity and love as we refocus our attention on evangelism and kingdom building.

May the Lord Jesus bless each and everyone one of our NLCCH Family & supporters!

I hope to see everyone at church this Sunday as we prepare for Easter services on Sunday, April 12.

Love and prayers,
Pastor Randy and Dan