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Later this month we will gather atNiagara Alliance Church inWheatfield for District and PrayerConference. Much planning and preparation has gone into this three dayevent by all of us in the District Office, by the pastor and congregation atNiagara Alliance and by many of you who bear responsibility for some

aspect of Conference. I hope by now you have sent in your registration andmade arrangements for travel and accommodations.

Open Doors, the theme for our Conference conjures up many thoughtsworthy of our prayerful consideration before, during and after our timetogether. The Bible has many references to open doors, so its a good topicfor us to zero in on, not only in our evening services but also in ourCommittee meetings and business sessions. We will be careful to keep thistheme before us visually and verbally throughout the week.

Sometime in the 90s District and Prayer Conference became theofficial title of our Annual District Meeting. Im very thankful that theemphasis on prayer was included. It would be too easy for us to cometogether, hear reports, make and debate recommendations, hold elections,gather for meals, etc. and never think much about praying. MaintainingPrayer in the title reminds us that this is the primary work of our gatheringand compels us to pray throughout our time together.

We will live this priority in several ways. There will be a prayer time eachmorning at 8:30 please be there! Each business session will begin withprayer and will be peppered with prayer as reports are heard and

considered. Prayer and fasting at noon on Tuesday together with prayerwalking opportunities will further focus our dependence on the Lord for Hispower to work among us.

I am excited to see all of you in Wheatfield, to fellowship and hear aboutyour lives and ministries. But above all, I look forward to praying with you.

Keep looking up,

Dan

Thoughts from Dan

VOLUME 9 ISSUE 4

The Northeastern District of The Christian and Missionary Alliance; 6275 Pillmore Drive; Rome, NY 13440

Phone 315-336-4720 Email: [email protected] Web: www.northeasterncma.com

Northeastern District

Family Newsletter

Inside this issue:

Church Health/MultiplicationNortheastern District Staff

District Items of Interest

District CalendarDistrict Directory Updates

Parsonage to Parsonage

District/Prayer ConferencePulpit Supply

Christian Writers Gathering

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Partners in Ministry

Spring is a wonderful time to clean up and clean out! Recently God gaveUpstate NY a special gift with a week of unseasonably warm weather! Cabinfever neighbors in our development were out like ants at a picnic manicuring thlawns, cleaning garages and sheds and removing the unwanted gritty sand alothe road left by the snow plows.

In a few short weeks, C&MA Official Workers and Delegates will be emergingupon the campus of Niagara Alliance Church for our Annual District & PrayerConference. As you pack your belongings for this trip, dont forget to packanother bagof clothing items (see the ad below) to assist and encourage theministry of Moses and Enas, church planters with Grace Point Alliance. Mosesand Enas are often called upon to assist refugees (especially those from Iraq) tsettle into the Buffalo area. Thank you in advance for taking advantage of thistangible Open Door of Opportunity to encourage Moses and Enas. Expertsstate that America is the third largest mission field and we are seeing the missiofield arriving on our shores, especially in Buffalo. May the Lord be glorified aspeople from every tribe and nation are reached for Him!

For a Healthier Today and Tomorrow, Jon

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District SuperintendentRev. Daniel D. Miller

Director ofChurch Health and

Multiplication

Rev. Jon A. Martin

District BusinessManager/BookkeeperMr. Frank E. Whiting

Administrative Assistant/Executive Secretary to the

District SuperintendentMrs. Tracy M. Murphy

Church Healthand Multiplication

Administrative AssistantMrs. Debra A. Martin

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Clothing is needed to ministerto the needs of theArabic Community in Buffalo.

Your gently used/clean clothing for childrenand adults (not teens) will be collected atDistrict Conference to help meet this vital

need through the Northeastern Districtchurch planting ministries.

Clothing selections should reflectmodest and current styles.

(Please no tank tops/shorts/shoes)

Winter coats are desired.

**One bag donation per church!

The door of opportunityis open to partner with

Grace Point Alliance

Buffalo, NY

Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates ofheaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.

Malachi 3:10b

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District Calendar

Directory Updates

Parsonage to Parsonage

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Mr. Arnold C. Buehler120 Thomas St,Johnson City, NY 13790

Mr. Keith J. [email protected]

[email protected]

The passion of Christians who lovedGod a generation or two ago challenges me. A.B. Simpson, A.W. Tozer, R.A. Torrey, Hannah Whitall Smith,Amy Carmichael, and Elizabeth Prentiss are a few of my favorites. They had a commitment and depth that Ilack and I want.

Ive heard the old-time Camp stories of the Holy Spirit moving and people placing their jewelry,wedding, and engagement rings in the offering plate. Where did those days go? Why are my rings still onmy fingers? Does the Holy Spirit speak to hearts today as He did 100 years ago? Absolutely!

Soon jewelry will be missing from the hands of Mary Jo Kowalewski and Lesley Paparone who

attend New Life Fellowship in Saratoga Springs. They traveled to Bosnia; saw the empty eyes, the hopelessfaces, and the need to tell the lost sheep in Sarajevo that there is a Shepherd. Selling their engagementrings and giving the money to fund a Community Center in Sarajevo was their response. They talk of havingtheir husbands names engraved on their wedding ring fingers. Hallelujah! God is at work in my generation.You can read about it at http://jewelsforbih.blogspot.com.

Hearing this story brought Amy Carmichael to my mind. She wrote, God never wore a chain of gold.He wore a crown of thorns. His hands and feet were not jeweled, but pierced. Yes, Gods hands arepierced not just with nails, but with a tattoo. He said, I will not forget you! See I have engraved you on thepalms of my hands; Isaiah 49:16.

I pray that Lesley and Mary Jo will gaze at their tattooed fingers and be blessed by the One Who hasthem engraved in the palms of His Hands.

As Christ followers, we need to be alert to the Holy Spirits leading as He uses us to complete the

Great Commission. God may not ask us to give up our prized possessions even though He gave up His.Jesus has not yet directed me to sell my engagement ring, but He does desire I be sold out for Him. ThisEaster I ask myself, Do I love Jesus? Do I truly love Him? Would I give to Him anything He asks of me?IsHis Name engraved in my heart?

Feed His sheep and be blessed by His love for you, Elaine

Alliance International WorkerDr. Renee Valach

serving at the Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, Afriwill be coming home for a three-month home

assignment. She is in dire need of a vehicle fromid-May to mid-August as well as areasonably priced small apartment,

preferably in the Rochester or Adirondack are

Please contact Daisy Wallace, District AWMDirector ([email protected]) if you can be o

assistance to Renee. She will also be availabto speak in the Northeastern District.

APRIL

2 GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY District Office Closed

4 HAPPY EASTER!

16-17 AWM Spring Refresh, Auburn Holiday Inn18 DEXCOM Meeting, Kenmore Alliance, 6:30 PM

19-22 District and Prayer Conference

Niagara Alliance, Wheatfield, NY

20 LO&CC Agenda Items Due at District Office

26 Newsletter Items Due at District Office

29 Missions Comm. Mtg., District Office, 10:00 AM

30-May 1

District Quiz Finals, Westfield, NY Baptist Church

MAY

11 LO&CC Mtg., District Office, 10:00 AM

13 Evangelism Comm. Teleconference, 3:00 PM

18 Ordination/Consecration In-Service Training,

Continuing Ed, DLBCC, 10:00 AM-3:30 PM

24 Newsletter Items Due at District Office

31 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY District Office Closed

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Available for Pulpit Supply in nearby locations

Rev. Timothy P. Armstrong: PO Box 69, Wellsville, NY 14895; 585-593-4862; [email protected]. Michael D. Brady: 22 S. Highland Ave., Wellsville, NY 14895-1416; Cell: 585-808-0099;

[email protected]. James C. Bruinsma: 95 Academy St., Mexico, NY 13114; 315-963-2097; [email protected]. Wayne A. Cole: PO Box 115, Nelliston, NY 13410; 518-993-3763; [email protected]. Ed Kennerson: (layman, Buffalo area) 716-873-2605Rev. David E. Lewis: PO Box 1934, 487 Mississagua St., Niagara-on-the-lake, ON, CANADA LOS 1J0;

905-468-1361; [email protected]. Robert C. Lindsey: (Summer) Delta Lake Bible Conference Center, 6420 Pillmore Dr., Rome, NY

13440; 315-336-3771; [email protected]. Jack L. Murphy: 12 Kings Mills Rd., Gansevoort, NY 12831; 518-796-0309; [email protected]

Rev. Gerald M. Myers: 41 N. Amherst Ave., Schenectady, NY 12304; 518-377-9409; [email protected]

Rev. Gerald A. Peterson: 2289 Rt. 62, Kennedy, NY 14747; 716-569-2936Rev. Donald W. Propert: 187 W. Main St., Angelica, NY 14709; 585-466-3450; [email protected]. Roger G. Stewart: 4128 Abby Rd, Syracuse, NY; 315-345-4114; [email protected]. Daniel G. Stiller: 3876 County Rd. 21, Andover, NY 14806; 607-478-8099; [email protected]. James A. Wells: 83 Ellistown Rd., Lot 4, Waverly, NY 14892; 607-565-2645; [email protected]. David A. Wheatley, Jr.: 16169 State Highway 28, Delhi, NY 13753; 607-746-3601;

[email protected]. Thomas Young: 7 Reservoir Dr., Queensbury, NY 12804; 518-792-0057; [email protected]

April 20, 2010 Tuesday Evening at 6:00 PMChurch Health and Multiplication Banquet

for all registered Conferees.Non-delegates attending the Banquet only

the cost is $25.00 per person.

Location: Classics V Banquet andConference Center

2425 Niagara Falls Blvd.

April 21, 2010 Wednesday, 12:00 PMPastors Wives and

Women Official Workers LuncheonPanes Restaurant

984 Payne Ave.N. Tonawanda, NY 14120

Cost: $7.00.

Registration fees/Tuesday Banquet included:$90.00 per AccreditedDelegate

(Official Worker/Lay Delegate)$60.00 per CorrespondingDelegate (nonvoting)

Niagara Alliance Church7041 Witmer Rd.

Wheatfield, NY 14120

When making hotel reservations for conference, please note that if you pay with a church credit card orchurch check you will be able to use your church tax exempt form. If paying by personal credit card or

personal check you will NOT be able to use your church tax exempt form.If you have any questions or desire further information,

contact the District Office at 315-336-4720, Ext. 0or [email protected]

District and Prayer Conference -- April 1922, 2010 Theme: Open Doors!

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