January, February

Chamber Update: November and December have been two great months for Chamber Ministries. While we had no major activities, there were still opportunities to get involved in the community and show others the love of Christ. This year we helped a family who was in need, and we participated in wrapping and handing out presents for other needy families.

Rick started having open gyms in November and had great turnouts. This has been a great opportunity to get to know kids and spend time talking with them while playing basketball. At the last open gym there were about 45-50 teens who attended.

For 2010 we are praying to have more impact to the youth in Deckerville. January is a busy month; “The Chamber” is starting on January 11th and this will be our weekly program at the youth center. Last year it was called spotlight, but it seemed like everyone called it The Chamber anyway. The program will be every Monday after school and we are praying that kids will come out and learn more about Jesus and His love for them.

We are holding our annual Dodge ball tournament on the 16th of January. This is always a lot of fun. We give out prizes for 1st place and everyone gets a lot of playing time. There will also be a time were we give out the gospel message, which is the most important thing we could offer.

January is also the start of our fundraiser dinners. We are going to have a chicken dinner on the 30th. The goal is to raise $400.00 for the Youth Center. That is the amount needed each month.

Support: The Lord truly blessed us in 2009. While all of the financial goals were not met, we used what was given to further his kingdom here in Deckerville. Thank you so much for all the gifts that so many of you have given. It still amazes me that we have been doing this ministry for 3 years with the help of individuals who have generously given of their time and money.

Ministry Needs: (you can check out our needs page on our website!)
Black lights/Strobe lights, Paper folder, Pool table, 4x6 Covered Trailer, Sound Equipment, Salary Support, Projector, Youth Center funds, Inflatable’s (Jump House, Slide, ect.)

Pleas pray for these up coming activities:
January 11th - After School Program (The Chamber)
January 16th – Dodge Ball Tournament
January 30th – Fundraiser Dinner
February 12th - After Game Party
February 26th – After Game Party
February 27th - Fundraiser Dinner

Family news:
We had a great Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
Isaiah is now involved in hockey. He has practice every
Sunday for 2 hours. He is usually really tired afterwards.
Adriana is also doing well. She loves animals. For
Christmas she got a big horse set and she plays with it for hours at a time. Julean got a lot of toys from the movie “Cars.” He really likes that movie. Matthias is still not crawling yet. He gets up on all fours but he just wiggles and hasn’t figured out how to move yet.

Newsletter update:
We have started emailing our newsletter to save on postage. Please send us your email address to chamberministries@hotmail.com so we can put you into our contacts.