River Stone Church

Jason, Holly and Jacob have just gone through a big phase in the adoption process. To read all their updates from the Ukraine and more go to www.morelovetogive.com. We want to continue praying for them as they move where God tells them, that they would know His will clearly.

Yesterday we had 15 individuals stand up and pray for the team of 15 in Haiti. We want to constantly be in prayer over them and the orphanage. If you want to read about what is going on there, here are two blogs you can follow from people on the trip:

Becky Miller

The Guenthers

This is a picture of Pastor Pierre Alexis of the Maison des Enfants de Dieu (House of the Children of God) orphanage in Haiti. The picture is a screenshot of him being interviewed on CNN live last night (7.12.10). This orphanage is where our team has gone to work in Haiti. At first glance you may not have noticed, but in the picture he is wearing one of the Haiti Mission shirts that our River Stone team gave him upon their arrival. How cool is that! A River Stone shirt on live TV! We are so thankful that God got our team to Haiti safe. Please continue to pray for the flights still to leave and for His will to be done in Haiti through our team. To read more about where our team has gone, to see pictures of the orphanage, and for more CNN interview clips, here is the FOR HIS GLORY Website.

Jesus wants us to come to Him AND come after Him. He wants disciples. What are you seeking? These things are discussed in the sermon from Sunday (7.11.10) over Luke 14:25-33.  You can listen here, and you can always access the podcasts from our media tab on this blog.

Hello, Church!

Here is the current for July (and a lot of August too).  Give it a read as there is some important information included.  Blessings…

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July 10 Current

A few times a year, Alkek is closed and unavailable to us.  Though it’s difficult to secure alternative sites, we are grateful that such a wonderful facility is available to us 45-46 times a year.  This year, since the 4th of July falls on a Sunday, we’ve decided to not rent worship space on Sunday morning, and we invite you to join us at the San Marcos Summerfest (click for info).  There will be food and activities available starting at 5pm.  The fireworks begin at 9:30pm, and they are always impressive.  We will be watching them between Strahan Coliseum and the Football Stadium.  We will have a River Stone banner out so you can find us.  We’ll be tweeting (www.twitter.com/river_stone) our exact location once we get there.  It’s going to be a great evening, and we look forward to worshiping in community with our San Marcos community Sunday evening.  Hope to see you there.

~Team River Stone

Here’s the book we mentioned on Sunday.  For those who are wanting to cultivate a spirit of humility and declare war on their pride, this book is an excellent read.  It’s a small book and a quick read.  It’s well worth pursuing.  You can purchase it on amazon here.  We’re praying for you.  Have a great week and see you on Sunday (or sooner)!

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” John 14:18

After Billy’s message on Sunday, many of you expressed interest in sponsoring specific children at ICC. Billy talked to Nicola, the manager of Hand in Hand (the sponsorship program), and she said just go to the ICC website and click on sponsor http://english.chinaconcern.org/sponsor. It is $35 monthly to sponsor a child. You apply online! Sounds easy enough! If you have a question regarding sponsorship refer to nicola.hedley@chinaconcern.org. Also, if you would like information on adoption from ICC, please email billy@river-stone.org.

That’s all for now. Have a great Wednesday!