Manantial de Vida, our Hispanic congregation in Logansport, is raising money for a construction project. A recent car wash was one example of the congregation working together to raise $100,000. They also have a painting crew that does excellent work!
Anniversary celebrations are being planned for Marion First Friends who will be celebrating their 150th year on September 13 and Long lake Friends celebrating 140 years on September 27.
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Pastors Toolkits will be resuming next week. This fall we will try offering them in the evenings to allow bi-vocational pastors the opportunity to participate, and online via Zoom to avoid travel while allowing for social distancing. Pastors, be watching for an email invitation to meet on Thursday evening, September 17, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern time when our topic will be, “This is War!” Join us as we discuss spiritual warfare.
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Friends Multiplication Conference Update
Per announcements in the last couple of Communicators, the Friends Multiplication Conference will still happen, only it is now happening fully online. What this means is registrants will be given an electronic ‘key’ that will open the conference via YouTube Live, allowing access to General Sessions and Zoom for workshops and other virtual gatherings. More information will be coming soon about how to register.
An exciting addition to that conference, specifically for us here in IYM, is a virtual, video update from Nicholas and Dorcas Otieno who have partnered with the IYM Missions Committee in Kingdom work in Tanzania.
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Online Sunday School Lessons taught by Pat Byers and Doug Shoemaker have returned. Watch the IYM Facebook page, the IYM home page, or your inbox for links to these weekly videos designed especially for those who may not be able to attend a Sunday School class in person, but available for all to view and enjoy. All the past videos are now archived under Resources on the IYM.org website.
Hinkle Creek Friends is blessed to have four recorded Friends ministers in their congregation. Following the recent retirement of Jack Holliday, a pastoral team will provide leadership with Edie Keesee Henry serving as the lead pastor.
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From the Advancement Committee:
Jesus is all the world to me, My life, my joy, my all;
He is my strength from day to day, Without Him I would fall.
When I am sad, to Him I go, No other one can cheer me so;
When I am sad, He makes me glad, He’s my Friend.
This simple, little song by Will Thompson speaks powerful truth, truth we need to embrace in these times. Through our Monthly Meetings and IYM-wide efforts, we are caring for folks in the midst of pretty crazy times. Let's keep being the hands and feet of Jesus Christ. Thank you for your generous and vital support for our ministries. Fundraising for the 2022 budget includes pledges of $22,398.
White’s Spiritual Life Benefit Concert
Because of the present pandemic, White's will not host an on-campus Spiritual Life Dinner to raise funds for all things spiritual for the teens, children, and families they serve. Instead, WRFS is hosting Christian Worship Band 390 East for a night of Praise and Worship to benefit the Spiritual Life Ministry. The event will take place on September 26 at 2 pm at Wabash Friends Church. Please consider attending to hear from students and lift your voice in worship, while supporting this worthy cause.
Here is a link for more information on registering for the event and/or giving to the White's Spiritual Life fund:
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IYM Youth Ministry Events
A virtual Youth Invasion will take place on Facebook Live through the Quaker Haven Facebook page on October 11 starting at 6:30 pm. A link will be published closer to the time for direct access or you can access it by logging onto the Quaker Haven (official) Facebook page at that time.
As of now, Fall Impact and Winter Sneak are scheduled to happen, in-person at Quaker Haven. The dates for these events are:
-Fall Impact – November 6-8
-Winter Sneak – February 5-7
The WYM/IYM USFW Fall Conference will be held by Zoom, Tuesday, September 22, 9 am-12.
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Upcoming IYM Events:
09/14 4 pm; Advancement Committee at IYM Office
09/14 6:30 pm; Executive Committee at Liberty Friends
09/17 6:30 pm; Pastors Toolkit via Zoom
09/28 6:30 pm; Program Committee via Zoom
09/29 6:30 pm; Trustees at IYM Office
10/15 6:30 pm; Pastors Toolkit via Zoom
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Good Morning!
Good Morning!
BAM!!! There was a flash of white light and a simultaneous bang that left dishes rattling. It was Labor Day afternoon and I was in the kitchen – probably scavenging for something to eat while enjoying the much-needed light shower outside. The unexpected lightening had hit our neighbor’s property across the narrow bean field leaving a splintered tree, a cloud of smoke, and some frayed nerves.
I thought of Jerry, a Jay County farmer who loved the Lord and invested in me and several other young Christians nearly fifty years ago. Jerry became a Christian well into adulthood. He always intended to make things right with God before he died but one day lightning struck – literally – in his barnyard. He was shaken, realizing that his life could have ended right then without time for him to repent of his sins and receive Christ into his life. Funny thing – when Jerry accepted Christ, he wondered why he had waited so long and was glad he hadn’t waited too late. I remember him saying he bought a horse with a year’s worth of money he had not spent on one of his bad habits after becoming a Christ-follower.
In 1 Corinthians 15:52 the return of Christ is described like this, “…in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.” Those who assume there will always be time to make important decisions later may one day realize when the trumpet sounds, they’ve blown it! It’s unwise to badger people, but it’s just as wrong to fail to encourage decisions for Christ. Does your church regularly invite people to follow Christ while there’s still time?
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