{"id":12614,"date":"2025-02-05T09:51:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=12614"},"modified":"2025-02-05T09:51:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:51:52","slug":"midweek-message-2-5-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/02\/midweek-message-2-5-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Message2\/5\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #234<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Hello everyone and welcome to Midweek Message #234! I hope you are having a terrific week and enjoying the break in the weather. I know, I know. It is only the first part of February and I have been informed there are at least 40 days or so until Spring, but a guy can dream, can\u2019t he? This balmy 40-50 degree weather sure gets the desire for warmer weather stirred up. Let\u2019s hope this is not the calm before the storm. Of course, if it is there isn\u2019t much we can do about it anyway. <span style=\"color: #333333;\">\ud83d\ude00<\/span>Guess we will have to enjoy it while we can.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to pray for our educator of the week: Cristi Wood. Cristi has been teaching for 15 years and was a Developmental Therapist for First Steps for 8 years before that. She has always worked with kids, age birth to 5 years. She currently teaches Pre-K at McCormick\u2019s Creek Elementary School (MCES). Cristi has been married to Mike for 19 years and they have three children. Kloee, a junior at Indiana State (studying Elementary Ed) loves photography and has had her own little business since her sophomore year of high school. She also works at OCSB on her breaks from school and has an on campus job at ISU. Fun fact: she is in the same sorority at ISU as her mom was. CJ is a 6th grader at MCES and loves cheerleading, wrestling, and is learning to crochet. She loves drawing, writing and is very social. Auggie is a 3rd grader at MCES and loves all things sports (football, basketball, wrestling, and baseball). He also enjoys reading, puzzles, word searches, video games and building with LEGOS. Mike is with the ISP and now you know why Jo and Tami have to behave. They live near us! <span style=\"color: #333333;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span>Cristi also loves to read and organized a book club in our community for 12 years. In case you don\u2019t know, she is very social and loves to be around people. One dream she has: to go to Scotland. The castles fascinate her.<\/p>\n<h4>YOUTH CORNER<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>ROOTS SUPER BOWL PARTY is this coming Sunday night at OVCF from 6-10 PM. 7th-12th grade students are invited and welcome to bring their friends.<\/li>\n<li>Christine Chambers informed me that Alex\u2019s surgery to remove the tube from his eye went well. She also said Eliza took 2nd on the balance beam and 7th all around out of 21 girls and had 3 personal bests. Praying for you, Alex and way to go, Eliza!<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\ud83d\ude00<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Hilltop Camp Registration is open. Please check with Pastor Ryan or Diana for the scholarship code to use when registering. Please complete a scholarship form for our records! <span style=\"color: #333333;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I feel I would be remiss to not ask you to pray for several young people. Nolan Miller is well known to our young people. He is in maintenance from leukemia but could always use our prayers for continued recovery. This past Sunday Kim Floyd asked us to pray for her great niece, Kira Grace Herrington. Kira is 13 years old and has been diagnosed with Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma. Her PET scan was Monday and treatment will start Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since I am mentioning prayer concerns, please be praying for Zach and Nicole Bell (due in May), Bobby and Becca Anderson (due in June) and Brandon and Anna Chandler (due in September). Pray for healthy pregnancies and babies.<\/p>\n<h4>NEW BEGINNINGS PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The annual diaper drive is happening right now! I found out Sunday that they are especially in need of diapers for sizes 4-5-6 and also pull-ups. You may bring them to the church building if that is easier for you.<\/li>\n<li>This Friday, the 7th, is a Valentine\u2019s Bake Sale fundraiser from 9-5 at OCSB. Donations of baked goods or Valentines items are appreciated. All proceeds will benefit the Ladies Tea in April. If you have any questions please see Sally Carlson.<\/li>\n<li>One final item: NB is holding a Valentine\u2019s Day Dance at the Christian Life Center on February 14th. You may call them at 812.829.2229 for more information or pick up a postcard at the info table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My Wednesday Night Conversations class will resume this Wednesday. We took a break last Wednesday for the pitch-in dinner. Our discussion this Wednesday will be studying the common lie we often hear (and use): \u201cGod gained another angel.\u201d This is a discussion-based class that meets from 6-7:00 pm. I look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the pitch-in! We had between 50-60 people. I had trouble getting an accurate count because people kept moving around. <span style=\"color: #333333;\">\ud83d\ude00<\/span>In any case, it was exciting to see so many turn out.<\/p>\n<p>Following my message this past Sunday, Brayton and Zoe Wyatt came up to tell me something that you might be interested in, especially if you are struggling reading the Scripture from the Everyday Gospel Devotional right now. They informed me that Audiobook has both the Everyday Gospel, as well as the New Living Translation available. For some that is ideal because they can drive and listen at the same time. I am not a multi-tasker so that doesn\u2019t work very well for me. <span style=\"color: #333333;\">\ud83d\ude0a<\/span>But it may for you! If that sounds like something you might be interested in you may check it out yourself or contact me and I will put them in touch with you. They are both benefiting from the Audiobook version.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Gavin and Jenna Wells upon the adoption of Theodore (his name means \u201ca gift from God\u201d) this past Monday at 10:00 at the OC Courthouse. Theodore was left in the NICU at birth and needed care and attention. He responded well to Gavin and Jenna\u2019s loving touch and warmth. We prayed for them this past Sunday but I have to tell you something that Jenna told me later. When they told their children we were praying for them and Theodore, their son, Warner, said, \u201cWhy do we have to wait to pray? Why can\u2019t we pray right now?\u201d Is that not cool that an 11 year old boy would have the awareness to say something like\u00a0 that? Please pray for Gavin and Jenna and others who open their homes to children.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the sermon series on Everyday Gospel has been challenging to work on, I am totally enjoying that challenge. This Sunday the message is entitled <em>The Scoop on Sin<\/em> from Leviticus 5-23. I look forward to sharing that with you. I also look forward to letting you know how much I enjoy seeing you and letting you know you are loved.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #234 Hello everyone and welcome to Midweek Message #234! I hope you are having a terrific week and enjoying the break in the weather. I know, I know. 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