{"id":14282,"date":"2025-10-08T09:42:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=14282"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:42:48","slug":"midweek-message-10-06-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/10\/midweek-message-10-06-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Message 10-06-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #266<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Hello everyone and welcome to Midweek Message #266. We are on the downslope heading toward a much-needed and much-welcomed Fall Break by all. <strong>There will not be a Midweek Message next week<\/strong> because of Fall Break, but please try to contain your disappointment.\u00a0\ud83d\ude42 Have a good rest of the week and a safe time if you are traveling.<\/p>\n<p>Please be praying for Cara King, our educator of the week. Cara has been married to Brad for 34 years and they have two children, Cooper and Cambria. She is a Kindergarten teacher at McCormick\u2019s Creek Elementary and has been teaching for a total of 30 years. Cara is also involved on our worship team and is the coordinator for the elementary classes in our children\u2019s programs. I have it on good authority that she and Kris Samick are 3 days apart in age (but I won\u2019t tell who is older or how old) and have been lifelong friends.<\/p>\n<p>Another prayer concern: <em>Anna East leaves for New Zealand for her mission trip with YWAM <\/em><em>(Youth With A Mission) this Thursday. Pastor Ryan is flying out with her to help her on the initial <\/em><em>flight and getting settled, then will be flying back on the 16th. Please pray for Anna\u2019s time in New <\/em><em>Zealand, that it would be fruitful and life-changing. And safe. And please pray for Pastor Ryan\u2019s <\/em><em>safe trip back home, as well as the whole East clan as they adjust to Anna being away on her <\/em><em>trip.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have some fantastic news to share with you (other than I have a birthday coming up)!! \ud83d\ude42 By the time you receive this, the building materials will have been delivered and construction of the shell will have begun, weather permitting. That is a full week earlier than they predicted! It looks like our dream of over 7 years is finally becoming a reality. That also means we will have the much-anticipated blessing of being able to walk through the addition during our 21st anniversary celebration on October 26th.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Two services (9:00 and 10:45 am) followed by a pitch-in dinner.<\/li>\n<li>We anticipate a large crowd so if you would like to help and are able to, please park in the grass on the east side of the parking lot. Part of our future plans are to expand the parking lot to the east.<\/li>\n<li>Remember: all giving that day will go to the Building Fund, unless otherwise designated. We will continue paying cash for the building as we move forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>YOUTH NEWS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The combined choirs had a music-filled afternoon this past Sunday. While I don\u2019t have a complete list, I do know of several of our young people who were in the concert. Cecilia Arnold had a solo. Also in the concert was Aasha Srinivasan, Sophia Kropack and CJ Wood. I\u2019m sure there were more, so if I missed someone please let me know.<\/li>\n<li>Akaydia Beckwith represented OVMS at the state cross country meet on Saturday. She placed 269th out a field of 457 runners with a time of 14:03! Tad Nicholson was part of the boys\u2019 cross country team at the state meet. The OVMS team placed 45th among 56 teams. Tad finished 384th out of 584 runners!<\/li>\n<li>Akaydia also had a barrel race this weekend and finished 2nd and 4th in her classes.<\/li>\n<li>Conrad and Calvin Keene are playing Fall baseball at the sports complex.<\/li>\n<li>Skyler (5th grade) and Dax and Piper (twins) led the pledge at the last school board meeting. They are the children of Zach and Nicole Bell.<\/li>\n<li>There is no Deeper on Oct. 8 &amp; 15. ROOTS will not meet Sunday, the 12th. Enjoy your Fall break!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Operation Christmas Child has begun!<\/strong> Every year we have gladly taken part in putting shoe boxes together for children. This effort is sponsored by Samaritan\u2019s Purse and the goal is to show the love of Jesus to thousands of children around the world. You may pick up the shoeboxes and labels at the display in the hallway. Boxes are due by Sunday, Nov. 16th. If you have any questions, please ask Diana.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon and Anna Chandler are new parents to Lydia Diane, born on 9\/29 at 8:46 PM. She weighed 8#14oz, and was 21\u201d long. Congrats to Brandon and Anna, as well as grandparents, Jason and April Chandler, as well as aunts, Gloria and Gracie. Justin and Stevie Chandler are also an uncle and aunt.<\/p>\n<p>Kris Samick has set up two Meal Trains for families in the church. If you go to the OVCF Facebook group you will see one for the Chandlers (new baby) and one for the Pendleton family (Maverick is a 2nd grader at PES who has had brain cancer for over 2 years. He is back at Riley). The Meal Train is a great ministry and is much appreciated by the families who are shown this kind of love. Please contact Kris if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Something to think about:<\/strong> One of the outreaches we do for Spencer and the Owen County area is we offer a Thanksgiving lunch at the Lions Club. In a few weeks I will be coming to you for help in several different areas-delivery, serving, preparing food. I just wanted to give you a heads up that it will be coming.<\/p>\n<p>I mentioned Sunday that my friend Dave passed away. He has been an important part of my life since 2016 when I was hit by a hit-and-run driver while riding my bike. When I first met Dave he was leading the <strong>3 Feet Please<\/strong> organization that advocates for states to pass a law that requires drivers give cyclists 3 feet when they pass. He has made several visits here, been generous to OVCF, and has met many of you. He was one of my best friends, even though he lived in AZ. In February of 2024 Jo &amp; I spent a week with him and his wife, Susan having fun and visiting Sedona and the Grand Canyon. It was less than a week later I received a phone call from him and soon found out he was hospitalized with an aggressive glioblastoma. He fought valiantly for 18 months but last Monday night\/Tuesday morning he finished his fight. Our last time together was in March when they came to visit and spend a few days with us. Sometime in November Jo and I will be going to AZ for his celebration of life. In the meantime, would you please pray for Susan and her family? Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>My sermon this Sunday is entitled<em> Keeping Things<\/em> in Order from Matthew 22-Mark 7. I look forward to seeing. Until then&#8230;know you are loved.<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIDWEEK MESSAGE #266 Hello everyone and welcome to Midweek Message #266. We are on the downslope heading toward a much-needed and much-welcomed Fall Break by all. 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