{"id":12414,"date":"2024-10-24T08:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=12414"},"modified":"2024-10-24T08:45:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:45:57","slug":"midweek-message2024-10-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2024\/10\/midweek-message2024-10-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Message10\/24\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #223<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #223. I certainly hope you had a nice relaxing time during Fall Break. I know some headed to the mountains of Tennessee; others went to Disney; others just stayed home and enjoyed some really fine weather. Jo, Tami and I left Wednesday for Ohio and had a nice time visiting Janna, Mike, Braden and Cameron (yes, he has a girlfriend, although he says that is so \u201890s to say that).\ud83d\ude0aFriday night was senior night for the football players so we had one last chance to watch him play football. We came home Saturday and it was back to normal (if you consider me normal). Now it is back to school for the push to Thanksgiving. I hope you are refreshed and rarin\u2019 to go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remember to pray for our educator of the week: Hannah Morse. Hannah has been married to Cole for four years and their twin sons, Tripp and Kohen, are three years old. Hannah has been teaching for seven years at Gosport Elementary School, but this is her first year teaching 1st grade. Cole has a business called M&amp;M EarthWurx. Hannah, the boys, and her mom, Christina Corder, spent the Fall Break at Disney and she said the boys loved it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 13th was a special Sunday for Ava Dawley! Ava gave her confession of faith and was baptized<br \/>\nat Covenant Baptist Church (The Connection) Sunday afternoon by Pastor Ryan. Ava\u2019s mom,<br \/>\nSara Parker, and her husband, Jason, both were super excited for Ava. So were the others who<br \/>\ncame. We love you, Ava! Keep growing!!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>NOT SO YOUNG CORNER<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Congratulations to Caleb Hutchison for being honored as District 5 Conservation Officer of the year. Caleb has been with the DNR for 3+ years. When he became a DNR officer it was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Way to go Caleb! We are proud of you. (But I have this suspicion Amanda, Addi, and Owen are even more). I did tell him I was going to call this<strong> OLD MAN\u2019S CORNER.<\/strong> But I decided to go easy on him and call it the \u201cNot So Young Corner.\u201d Gotta let them old men down easy, you know?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SOME STUNNING NEWS FOR YOU!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago during our morning worship Pastor Ryan showed a video of Samaritan\u2019s Purse and their ministry to the people of North Carolina following the devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene. He also told us that David and Adienne Robertson were taking donations for a group called Grindstone Ministries who had \u201cboots on the ground\u201d in North Carolina. The need was big for winter clothing of all kinds. While I was gone, Diana let me know that all need for donations were being suspended. Here is her \u201cofficial\u201d note left for me to announce this past Sunday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>\u201cDue to the huge response of donations <em>we will not be collecting items after the 20th.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe collection centers are overwhelmed with the amount of donations received! A<br \/>\ngood problem to have.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>It is a good problem to have for sure! That means that those who are desperately in<br \/>\nneed of clothing, especially warm clothing, will receive some. And by the way: did you<br \/>\nknow it snowed this week in some of the higher elevations? Yikes! Fortunately for us it<br \/>\nwas still in the 60s-70s. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I would like you to keep in mind that relief efforts are not over by a long shot. After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, relief efforts and salvaging efforts will be going on for quite some time. There is more info to come.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>COMING TO AN EVENT VENUE NEAR YOU!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are excited to announce that the 20th anniversary of Owen Valley Christian<br \/>\nFellowship is coming to Abram Event Venue. All are invited to attend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is the information one more time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">One service at 10:00 followed by a pitch-in meal at the venue. Tables will be set up for your dishes to be placed on. Sorry&#8230;no early dining available. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Help is needed for set up and tear down, as well as help with the parking and shuttle service. If you are able to help with the latter two, please give your name to Pastor Ryan (who is coordinating that effort). If you did not sign up to help, but would like to, please be at the venue at 7:00.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">We will not be offering children\u2019s programs but will have an unstaffed space available for families with little ones.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>All the day\u2019s giving will go to the Building Fund (unless otherwise designated)<\/strong>. See below for news about our proposed building addition.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The sermon will be different than I normally preach. You will be asked to take part so be thinking about this question: \u201cWhy did I choose OVCF as my home?\u201d I\u2019ll close with a short retelling of Luke 15: 11-32 (Parable of the Lost Son\/Loving Father).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are unable to attend, Pastor Ryan and I prerecorded the sermon and a short communion meditation that will be shown at the 10:00 time. We are unable to live stream at the venue and this will allow you to be part of our special day. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you there!!<\/p>\n<p>BUILDING ADDITION UPDATES!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We have plans! They have been approved by the state.<\/li>\n<li>Our local\/state permits have been approved.<\/li>\n<li>Utilities have been marked which will allow for any relocation to take place.<\/li>\n<li>We are awaiting the estimate (which should be here soon) so we can start our excavation and storm water\/drainage control phases soon!<\/li>\n<li>It is not beyond possibility to see the excavation work done before the snow flies. Then, Lord willing, we could possibly see construction begin in the Spring. We will go at the speed of our ability to pay cash. NO DEBT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you are as excited as I am!<\/p>\n<p>See you Sunday! Please know you are loved immensely.<br \/>\nPastor Bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #223 Hello and welcome to Midweek Message #223. I certainly hope you had a nice relaxing time during Fall Break. 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