WINTER 2015 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2

News from the Home Church

Mark your calendars! The dates for the 2016 Church conference have been released!

You can register and get information from the church website.

Congratulations to our brother, Lt. Commander Chris Labisseire. He is the new Commanding Officer of the Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) in Harlingen, TX. Bridgette just gave birth to their first child, a baby girl, Carrie Isabella McKenna Joy Labisseire. Keep them in your prayers.

From the Desk of our General Pastor:

I am so encouraged as we see God blessing lives with answered prayer. We have so much to be thankful for. God is adding to the church daily.

Blessings, Pastor “Pete” Paine

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BaptismsACTS 2:37-47

John 4:35

Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

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47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

WINTER 2015 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2

From the Director of Fellowships:

Greetings Brethren,

Thank you for a great year of blessings. We worked together and communication has improved. Here are a few highlights:

Pat Taylor, Cedric Christian and Ken Wood are doing a great job. The USS IWO JIMA is in Mayport, FL has two brethren onboard sharing the gospel. Bible studies are being taught at the Mayport USO. Jacksonville is averaging 15 in attendance for Sunday worship.

Advancing Education: The Foundation Cornerstone Course has been released and is the New Believers Course. You can find it on our webpage at www.mychristianfellowship.org. Pastor Brand and Barb have moved to Long Beach, CA and are working with our brothers and sisters in the San Diego area.

Brother Phil Russell is working and sharing with Commanding Officers and the Command Chaplain in Great Lakes, IL. The guys working the base are doing a great job inviting people out for service. They have bible studies on base and they volunteer at the USO on base.

Brother James Blair’s wife was baptized in Jesus name in Houston, TX.

Brother Jeff Lynch and his family in Charlotte, SC are  doing a great job ministering in their community. They visit and have worship service in a nursing home. They have weekly bible studies.

Tom Hanson has weekly bible studies in Everette, WA.

Parrish and Andy are doing a great job leading the Great Lakes fellowship. They have an average attendance of 100 for services.

Todd Morgan leads the Military Ministry in Norfolk, VA. They have been working 3 bases in the area and have bible studies twice a week.

We sent out 88 care packages to our brothers and sisters on deployment this year.

Chris Labisseire is the Commanding Officer of a Reserve Center in Harlingen, Texas.

Thank you all for your labor of love in the gospel. I am looking forward to working with you this coming year for the glory of the Lord.

God bless you, Rod Williams Director of Fellowships

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Fellowship Highlights

Matthew 28:19-20

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

WINTER 2015 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 2Afrikaans Geseënde Kersfees

Arabic عيد ميالد سعيد eid milad saeid

Chinese Shèngdàn jié kuàilè

Dutch Vrolijk Kerstfeest

English Merry Christmas

Filipino Maligayang Pasko

Finnish hyvää joulua

French Joyeux Noël

German Fröhliche Weihnachten

Greek καλά Χριστούγεννα kalá Christoúgenna

Haitian Jwaye Nwèl

Hawaiian Mele Kalikimaka

Hebrew חג מולד שמח

Hindi िक्रसमस की बधाई

Icelandic Gleðileg jól

Irish Nollaig Shona

Italian Buon Natale

Japanese Merīkurisumasu

Korean 메리 크리스마스 meli keuliseumaseu

Norwegian God Jul

Russian счастливого Рождества Schastlivogo Rozhdestva

Spanish Feliz Navidad

Thai สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส S̄uk̄hs̄ạnt̒ wạn khris̄t̒mās̄

Vietnamese Giáng sinh vui vẻ

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Suggestions, Comments, Ideas? Send them to… cfcnewsletter@icloud.com

Pastor Pete Paine, General Pastor, CFCMI pastor.paine@cfcmi.org

Rod Williams, Director of Fellowships williams_roderickv@yahoo.com

Matt Selby, Managing Editor mhselby@icloud.com

Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of

Peace.

Merry Christmas!