Confirmation Countdown! 
May 18: 6pm-8pm Topic: Communion
Confirmation Sunday:June 1, 2008

Crossroads: Too old for high school; Too young to be mature.  
CrossRoads will be our new young adult group for those between the ages of 18 to 25. We will be meeting on the third Sunday of the month, starting in March.  We will begin with the series; "It's Ok to not have all of the answers." We will meet from 5pm-7pm and will begin with a dinner. We will follow dinner with our discussion of the evening. 
Sunday, May 18: It’s OK to fail.

Combined Service: One Faith and Light of Christ will worship together next Sunday, May 18th at 10:30am. One Faith has graciously offered to provide the main dishes for the Fellowship hour that will follow the worship service. Our congregation will be providing desserts. You are invited to sign up for providing a dessert.  A sign up sheet will  be circulating after the first service. There will still be an 8am service.

Preschool Prayer List: Many members of Light of Christ have been praying for a preschooler and their family. I want to encourage you to continue to do so. When we hear of special requests we have passed those on.Please pray that the families of our preschoolers are healthy- physically and spiritually and to use Light of Christ's preschool staff and the congregation to share the love of Christ with them.

VBS 2008: VBS is back and better than ever. We are trying something new this year. We are trying an evening VBS. But wait, that's not all. Our VBS will be for the whole family. That's right- Family VBS is coming.The dates and times for VBS 2008 are: August 5, 6 and 7th. We will meet from 5:30pm to 8pm.Dinner will be included and parents will need to attend with their children. The parents will escort their children through the program and participate with their kids in the programming. More detail to follow.

Kobon Ministry Prayer Focus from Pastor John and Maila Davies April 28, 2008 We give thanks to the Lord that Lukson’s concerns about the court case have been resolved and his health is better now. Thank you for praying for him. Pray that he will now be able to work through the Haruai New Testament and supervise the schools in the Haruai school district without distraction.

We give thanks that the new classroom at Ainonk has been completed. Please pray that the construction of the new classrooms at Ulamil and Yen will also go smoothly and safely.
This week, please pray for the school at Gob, its teacher Ais Jona, and all the students.

MEN- ( Something to consider)
John 10:25-28 (ESV):25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

      In some competitions you can’t see the finish line.  Take competitive rowing.  Most members of the crew can not see the finish line. How do they finish strong? They focus on the Coxswain. He’s the only one who knows where the finish line actually is so he yells out orders to the crew to help them get to the finish line. The crew listens to him since he knows where they are going. 
      In life we don’t know where our finish line is. Christ does. As long as we focus on Him we will be fine.  As long as we trust his commands we will be fine. 
      Do you listen to God?  Do you listen for Christ? Are you trying to focus on the finish line or Jesus Christ?  What is taking your focus away from Christ?
Adapted from “Finishing Strong” by Steve Farrar- pg. 30