Hosanna Cyberline May 5, 2006

Good afternoon to the Hosanna Community, from Dale Bargmann

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PASS THIS URGENT PRAYER REQUEST ALONG:

25 month old Grace has neuroblastoma and has been undergoing chemotherapy to shrink the football sized tumor in her abdomen to the current, adult fist sized tumor. The tumor is wrapped around the aorta, vena cava, stomach, kidneys, etc., but, thankfully, has not spread yet to her upper organs and lymph nodes. Grace will be in surgery on Monday, May 8, at 8:00 a.m. at Texas Children's Hospital and the surgery will take around 20 hours(!) since the surgeons must "scrape" the "sticky" tumor off everything it's attached to.Grace, her parents, Scott and Rebecca, and her 5 year old sister, Serena (members of Hosanna) - as well as the surgeons and associates - need to be bathed in our prayers - now, in preparation for the operation; during this tedious, delicate, lengthy procedure; and, afterward, for complete healing. What a spunky little girl! Amazingly, she has the energy and enthusiasm of a typical 2 year old - along with a huge smile! All of our members need to be praying for this family and the prayers need to be ongoing until Grace is safely out of the woods. Grace is not the only cancer victim we are praying for. See page 2 of "This Week at Hosanna" for a complete list.
Lift them up to God, along with Grace.

There will be a baby shower for Karole Coleman Saturday, May 20 @ 2 PM.

The "From the Heart" saddlebags continue to make their way to every member of the congregation. Prayerfully consider your pledges.

Don't forget, there is still an opportunity to capture matching funds for "Sharing Hosanna's Blessings" by the end of May.

The annual Yard Sale is next Saturday, May 13, 8 AM-4 PM. Time to send your former "treasures" off to happy new homes.

May 21st is Celebration Sunday. We will celebrate Hosanna's 30 years of service. There will be one worship service @ 10:30 AM, preceded by Adult Education/Sunday School. Our own Pastor Rob Moore will be preaching. After worship we will party with a good ol' Texas barbecue. Invite neighbors and friends and come dressed in your best rodeo/western garb.

Coming in June: All aboard the Gospel Express is the theme for this year's Vacation Bible School. Help is needed to teach and assist. Call Amber to volunteer.

Summer Sunday School will be divided into two parts this year: one for the very young kids, one for the older kids. I will be facilitating the older kids and we will fly (on Continental of course) to Israel to walk through Jesus life and ministry. Jay Rohla is looking for teaching help and assistants.

SOMETHING NEW ON THE CALENDAR: Louis Edmunds, a former New Orleans Saints cheerleader, who does the tumbling instruction, will be conducting gymnastics camps at Hosanna through June and July. See the calendar for details (dates and cost).

You'll notice a new link on the home page of the Hosanna website, labeled "Church Website 101." This is a mini website I'm putting together for a conference on using technology to aid ministry that Pastor Tart and I will be conducting on May 25 at another church. You're more than welcome to look it over and comment on it. Please keep in mind that it's a work in progress. Some pages are not complete.

A LITTLE HUMOR:

A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter. Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: "I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't park here, I'll miss my appointment. Forgive us our trespasses." When he returned, he found a citation from a police officer along with this note "I've circled this block for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my job. Lead us not into temptation."

THEN THERE'S THIS ONE FROM A PASTOR/FRIEND WHO IS VERY NEAR RETIREMENT:

Old ministers never die -- they just go out to pastor.

Dale Bargmann, Hosanna Communications