Prayer request

We just got word that  Alan Whigham’s mother, Yoko Sakamoto, passed away this afternoon around 4:00 pm. Please remember Alan and his family in their time of grief.

Further information will follow concerning arrangements.

Very serious prayer request from Bill

This is hitting closer and closer to home. I got this from a friend of mine. Unbelievable!!!!! We need to be in serious prayer that God would exercise His power over the attacks of the enemy. 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John Burkhalter <theburkhalters@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:24 AM
Subject: FW: Prayer Request
To: John Burkhalter <theburkhalters@gmail.com>

From: Kathy Totten
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 10:19 AM
To:
Subject: Prayer Request

Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 5:45 PM
We just received this in an email from the Missions Office at First Baptist
Atlanta. 
Please pray for this urgent request.

Prayer Request from Dan and Marilyn Wilson. Missionaries who are in the
areas that are being attacked by ISIS are asking to be showered in
prayer. ISIS has taken over the town they are in today. He said ISIS is
systematically going house to house to all the Christians and asking the
children to denounce Jesus. He said so far not one child has. And so far
all have consequently been killed. But not the parents. The UN has
withdrawn and the missionaries are on their own. They are determined to
stick it out for the sake of the families even if it means their own
deaths. They are very afraid, have no idea how to even begin ministering
to these families who have seen their children martyred. Yet he says he
knows God has called them for some reason to be His voice and hands at
this place at this time.
Even so, they are begging for prayers for courage to live out their
vocation in such dire circumstances. And like the children, accept
martyrdom if they are called to do so. These brave parents instilled such
a fervent faith in their children that they chose martyrdom. Please
surround them in their loss with your prayers for hope and perseverance.
One missionary was able to talk to her brother briefly by phone. She didn't
say it, but I believe she believes it will be their last conversation.
Pray for her too. She said he just kept asking her to help him know what
to do and do it. She told him to tell the families we ARE praying for
them and they are not alone or forgotten -- no matter what. Please keep
them all in your prayers.

This came this morning...Just a few minutes ago I received the following
text message on my phone from Sean Malone who leads Crisis Relief
International (CRI). We then spoke briefly on the phone and I assured him
that we would share this urgent prayer need with all of our contacts.
"We lost the city of Queragosh (Qaraqosh). It fell to ISIS and they are
beheading children systematically. This is the city we have been
smuggling food to.  ISIS has pushed back Peshmerga (Kurdish forces) and
is within 10 minutes of where our CRI team is working. Thousands more
fled into the city of Erbil last night. The UN evacuated its staff in
Erbil. Our team is unmoved and will stay. Prayer cover needed!"
Please pray sincerely for the deliverance of the people of Northern Iraq
from the terrible advancement of ISIS and its extreme Islamic goals for
mass conversion or death for Christians across this region. May I plead
with you not to ignore this email. Do not forward it before you have
prayed through it. Then send it to as many people as possible. Send it to
friends and Christians you may know. Send it to your prayer group. Send
it to your pastor and phone him to pray on Sunday during the service -
making a special time of prayer for
this. We need to stand in the gap for our fellow Christians.

Thank you for all your prayers !!!!

--

Bill 

706.658.6405

Prayer request

The infant, Colton Norrel, has been our prayer list for several weeks. He has a brain tumor and the family has requested everyone to remember him especially today as he is going into an 8 hour surgery to remove the tumor. He is not even six months old yet and needless to say, the family is frightened. So if you can, send up a prayer for baby Colton today.

The family thanks you.

Important information

1. Bill will be out of town this weekend and Randy Smith is coming to fill in. Many of you may remember Randy from FCC where he was the former Youth Minister and then later as the Minister at Cornerstone Christian Church. Be sure to come and make Randy welcomed.
2.  
   We will be collecting diapers this month for Cathy Schmidle to take on her annual mission trip to Haiti. All sizes are needed.
3.  
   Don't forget to bring in any blankets you may have and are willing to part with so Kathie Copeland can get them to her friend in the Atlanta Mission. We're always saying that people in this country need help too. Here is your opportunity to do just that.

Church Reminders

Please remember these two things:

1. Final love offering to help the Rodenbecks move back to Georgia.

2. All items for the Jericho House should be brought in tomorrow morning. Ben will be meeting with their representative on Tuesday to make the delivery. Below is a copy of what has been promised:

Ketchup	Linda
Canned Vegetables	Linda & Dr. Wellington
Mayonnaise	Linda
Dishwashing pods	Dr. Wellington
Body Wash	Dr. Wellington
Bleach	Cori
Steno pads 6”x9”
Gallon sized Ziploc freezer bags	Cori
Wide ruled notebook paper
Bug Spray	Dr. Wellington
Windex	Kathy
Toothpaste	Dr. Wellington
Clorox bathroom cleaner	Gayle & Hubbards
Toilet paper	Debbie & Alan
Paper Towels	Sandi & Jim Stahl
Paper plates	Sandi & Jim Stahl
Ajax
33 gallon trash bags	Lorie
0.7mm Mechanical pencils	Abernathys
Aluminum foil	Cori
20-30 SPF sunscreen
(2) 16 qt. Igloo lunch coolers
Flatware
(5) Indoor brooms
10w30 motor oil
Book bag
(2) TN-450 toner for office printer
Large T-shirts	Eichlers
Digital watch
Large men’s underwear	Abernathys
(4) Dry-erase  boards w/stands (3’x5’)
3-ring binders (1 inch)	Fosters
(5) Mops
(5) Vacuum cleaners
(3) Bathroom exhaust fans
(4) Tires (205 55 16)	Earharts
Bed sheets for twin beds	Cathy
Acoustic guitar	Lizottes
White ankle socks for men	Fosters & Abernathys
Running/tennis shoes size 12
(2) Victorinox 10 inch chef’s knives
36" waist men’s shorts

 

Church update

The leadership received an email from Jason Rodenbeck Thursday informing us that Vangie has made the painful decision to end her relationship with Ten Mile Christian Church in Meridian Idaho where she accepted a staff position at the beginning of this year. There was a real expression of pain they have been through in Jason’s note. Vangie and he have gone through tremendous turmoil over the past few months and the decision became increasingly clear that it was time to move in a different direction. Jason has secured employment teaching and they will be moving back to the Cumming area in September. There are obvious expenses involved in making such a large move across the country.

We would like to invite our Castle family and friends to make a contribution to help offset some of the cost involved in this move. We will receive these gifts this Sunday, August 23 and next Sunday, August 30. If you are writing a check for this designated purpose, please do NOT write Jason and Vangie’s name on the check. You can attach a note to it or verbally inform one of the leaders of your intent. If you give cash, attach a note to it or place it in an envelope and write on the envelope or, again, verbally inform a leader that you wish for your gift to be used for Jason and Vangie’s expenses.

It goes without saying that Jason and Vangie worshiped with us and generously served Castle for a number of years. Let’s be generous in our prayers and resources for them during this difficult and trying period in their life.  

Special visitors this Sunday

We will be having some special guests this Sunday from the Jericho House. Larry McKenna and Kenny Yancey and possibly others will be coming to speak with us about their work at Jericho House. Please plan to attend to hear first hand about their ministry there.