Knollwood News
April 18, 2021
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Meal Sign-Up
Pastor Moises and his wife, Dino, welcomed a new baby, Nathan Gabriel, in March! Nathan joins his older two brothers, Eli and Abram. To help Moises and Dino adjust to being a family of five, and to welcome them to Knollwood, we are providing them with meals. The link for the meal sign-up is below.
All meals can be brought to Knollwood, and then Moises can take them home with him after work.Details are included in the sign-up. If you have any questions, please contact Katie Conaway (Katie@knoll.org).
Thank you for serving the Altamirano Family in this tasty way!
Meal Sign- Up Link:
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Bikes for Nicaragua
On Saturday May 1st, NicaWorks ministry (www.nica.works) will be at KCC from 8am-3pm collecting used bikes (any size and in any condition).
Since 2004, NicaWorks has been helping break the cycle of poverty through economic and spiritual growth. Thousands of families have been blessed by donated bicycles shipped to Nicaragua. In the last four years Knollwood collected 538 bikes and we're hoping to have a big collection this year.
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AWESOME NEWS, Knollwood! Team Knollwood Loves Kids has raised so far $865 for the Assist Pregnancy Walkathon!!
Raise Funds, Save Lives
For thirty-one years, Assist Pregnancy Center has promoted life through Christ to women and men vulnerable to abortion. Thanks to community supporters like you, Assist provides no-cost medical and counseling care to support women and men experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and to protect vulnerable children.
You can help save more lives by joining Assist as a walker, runner, or cyclist for the Walk Run Ride for Life 2021 happening May 1st - May 9th! It’s all happening virtually this year. So you can walk, bike, or run with your family and friends anytime between May 1 – May 9, 2021.
To register, or to sponsor a participant, visit www.runsignup.com/WRRforLife. When you register, sign up to join "Team Knollwood Loves Kids."
Team Captain for TEAM KNOLLWOOD LOVES KIDS Sandy Rogers
571-239-3416
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Family Game Night - Save the Date!
Knollwood is planning a Family Game Night on the patio on Saturday, May 15th. There will be games for kids of all ages!
Check the newsletter and website as more information will be coming soon.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Volunteers Needed
Looking for an opportunity to serve? Knollwood is teaming/partnering with Abiding Presence Food Ministries to serve our local community. The food pantry provides food for local families on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. Recently they have served up to 200 families on a Saturday and need assistance. Volunteers are needed to distribute food on pantry day, two Saturdays each month, as well packing bags during the week.
- Distribution: volunteers needed for distribution must be at least 18 years old. The hours are from 7:45am to noon. They have a very big need for Spanish speakers. They currently have no Spanish speakers and some are needed for the upcoming distribution on the 24th of April.
- Food Packing: volunteers needed Monday through Friday, 11:30am-1pm and/or 2:00pm-3:30pm. Middle school aged children (children need to be accompanied by an adult) and older are welcome.
- The food pantry observes all COVID 19 safety protocols.
- Abiding Presence Lutheran Church is located at 6304 Lee Chapel Rd, Burke, VA 22015 (very close to KCC)
- SIGN-UP: To sign up for Saturday, April 24th, contact Glenn Keller. To volunteer after April 24th
- Food Collection: currently working on a Knollwood plan to contribute food etc. Will advise in the near future.
There is a tab at the top of the page for “food pantry” and another for “food pantry: packing”.
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Kick-Ball Kick-Off Success!
We had the best time kicking off meeting back in person! We played kick-ball, ate tons of pizza and just had a great time being together again. If you're in grades 7-12, come join us on Sunday evenings! You bring a chair, a mask, and a friend. We'll bring the tasty treats! See the calendar for details.
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The staff and prayer team are praying for our Knollwood Family. Please let us know how we can pray for you. You can send an email to prayer@knoll.org or complete a prayer request form at knoll.org/prayer-requests.
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Mission Update: Sanctity of Life Ministries Fairfax
During the pandemic, SLM has had to shift gears and adapt to new a new telehealth platform as well as increasing our virtual presence. Due to COVID, we were unable to have our 2020 Annual Fundraising Dinner in person. We went virtual with our “Celebration of Hope” last year and our donors helped us exceed our fundraising goal! We aim to do that again this year as our 2021 Annual Fundraising Dinner must be virtual again due to ongoing pandemic restrictions with gathering a large number of people. Our upcoming “Moving Forward in Faith” event will take place on Friday, June 4 via YouTube. We are excited to see how God will continue to use our donors and our centers to bring glory to His name!
Client Testimony:
Lilly and her boyfriend, Andrew, came to our center in the fall of 2019. We provided her with medical services and confirmed her pregnancy. During a conversation with her client advocate, Lilly shared her dramatic faith testimony. As a young girl, her faith was severely tested. Confronted with a life-or-death situation in Nigeria, men surrounding Lilly threatened her and demanded that she convert to Islam. Lilly boldly said that she would not convert from Christianity to Islam, and by God’s grace the men left! As Lilly reflected on this life-changing event, she longed to be closer to God again. Lilly's client advocate prompted a spiritual discussion and Lilly rededicated her life to Christ!
Shortly after, Andrew joined the conversation and so Lilly’s client advocate asked Andrew about his faith. He shared that he accepted Christ into his life at a young age but was never serious about his faith. Another spiritual discussion ensued, and Andrew prayed to rededicate his life to Christ!
Several days after coming to our center, Lilly started having complications with her pregnancy. Our nurse referred her to an OB/GYN off clinic to receive prenatal care. Unfortunately, Lilly soon lost her baby because of an ectopic pregnancy.
Nine months passed and Lilly revisited our center. Pregnant again, Lilly planned to parent her baby by herself. She had no insurance, was unemployed, and had limited support from her family across the world. Lilly’s client advocate provided her with resources and information about our Earn While You Learn program. Lilly soon found a job with insurance and gained support from a friend. A few months later, she started our Earn While You Learn program and shared that she was having a baby girl!
Lilly recently finished our Earn While You Learn program and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl! We praise the Lord for this new life and for Lilly's renewed relationship with God!
Prayers:
- We have three open positions at the moment: Accountant, two Registered Nurses, and Event Coordinator/Executive Assistant. We pray that God would fill these positions quickly and bring new staff members to SLM who are passionate about life and our mission!
- We are in need of more client advocates at our centers. We pray that the community would hear about this rewarding opportunity and that God would fill this need at SLM.
- We continue to pray for our clients as we have seen many abortion-minded women make the decision to terminate their pregnancy. Please pray for comfort and healing, that we could be a help to these women in their journey towards healing in Christ Jesus.
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Even though we are not all meeting as a church family physically, you can continue to worship through giving!
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FY2021 Budget Report as of April 11, 2021
Year to Date Budget = $485,461
Year to Date Income = $439,033
Year to Date Expenses = $427,864
Contact Executive Pastor Alan Fischer at alan@knoll.org with any finance related questions. |
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