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Published by: J.O.Y. Ministries Gateway Church of the Nazarene

Murrieta, CA

Volume X—Issue III FROM THEFROM THE

MAY-JUNE 2010

But Jesus immediately said to them: "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid." "Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "tell me to come to you on the water." "Come," he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. Matthew 14:27-29

Our God is big enough to walk with you where you have never walked before! The Bible is all about faith, dreaming dreams and seeing visions! We are challenged over and over to step out into areas where God can work miracles! We have not because we ask not! As we approach a new

Pastor Bill Grigory

Betty Little

Dan Little

Elsie Pittam

Nelson Sheets, Sr.

JohnMark Wood

Doris Shackleton March 1922-March 2010

church year this challenge to ―stretch‖ is resonating in my heart

and the hearts of your church board. God is doing new things at

Gateway Church and for that we give Him all the glory!

God is opening new doors and we believe God is going to

help Christians, marriages, families, to walk where they have

never walked before. God wants to take each of us to levels

we never dreamed possible before! If God can help a man like

Peter to walk on water, God can help us as a church to walk

on the circumstances that surround the Church today. That is

how BIG our God is!

Like the disciples, we hear Jesus calling to us and our re-

sponse is to be afraid. Right now it seems everyone is afraid

of the economy and the financial crisis in our state and coun-

try. People are afraid of the direction our country is going and

fear that we may never recover what we are losing. People are

afraid to risk in any way! That fear is a tool of the enemy to

cause us to stay in the boat. With a new vision of how great

our God is, fear can come down and faith can come up!

Two things God is committed to doing for you and me:

first, God is committed to our spiritual growth and develop-

ment. God will use everything to help us grow our faith and

deepen our walk with Him. Second, God is committed to re-

vealing to the world the greatness of His Father’s glory

through us! He wants us to be His witnesses. God wants to

use us to bring the Father great glory. (John 15:8) God wants

us to Share the Blessing with a lost world! If God can get it

through you, He’ll get it to you!

In January there was a leadership summit where the church

board and I worked through evaluating and assessing where

we are as a church and then worked to establish a strategy and

plan for the future. It was an exciting time to hear God and set

goals worthy of the Lord! The goals we believe God gave us

are:

Community – Connecting in love for each other

Personal Growth – Discipleship in love for Christ

Relevance – Application in love for God’s Truth

Replication – Reaching out in love for others

Facility Expansion – Building in love of our Vision

These are the goals we have set for the foreseeable future.

We will not be happy staying in the boat. We are called to get

out of the boat and walk where we have never walked before!

What are we waiting for? God is still God and He is as BIG as

He ever was!

What we need from everyone at Gateway is to believe in

these goals and support them with all our hearts! These goals

have to move from ideas set on paper to a passion filling our

hearts. They have to become the DNA of Gateway Church of

the Nazarene. On Sunday, April 18, I shared all the details

about this strategy and plan. Pray that the Holy Spirit will

keep our hearts on fire and increase our faith! God is so BIG

He can help us walk where we’ve never walked before. To

God be the Glory!

Pastor Bill

ELECTION RESULTS May 2010-April 2011 Church Board

Jim Carlton

Steve Ellis

Michael Haight

Joe Harrison

Dave Jones

NMI President: Jennifer Wood

NYI President: Rod Amstutz

Sunday School Superintendent: Peggy Webb

NMI Council

Jennifer Wood, President

Sherry Balthazor

Lisa Corral

Candy Haight

Michael Haight

Martin Jackson

Sunday School Ministries Board

Peggy Webb, Superintendent

Lisa Amstutz

Jan McCracken

Renee Swartz

Lois Yoder

JohnMark Wood

Steve Webb

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY: will open

June 2, at 7 p.m. at Hemet Church of

the Nazarene. Business sessions will

be held June 3 at 8:30 a.m. For more

i n f o r m a t i o n p l e a s e g o t o

www.socalnaz.com/district_assembly.

Delegates from Gateway are Maggie

Bailey, Burdette Barth, Lee Beaty,

Sandy Beaty Marlene Bowman, Char-

lene Goble, Candy Haight, Elsie Pit-

tam, Adrian Yoder, Lois Yoder plus

ex-officio Rod Amstutz, NYI Presi-

dent; Jennifer Wood, NMI President;

Peggie Webb, Sunday school Superin-

tendent. Alternates Lew Downs,

Dottie Barth, Joe Harrison.

NMI CONVENTION will be held

June 2 at the Hemet Church 8:30 a.m.-

3:30 p.m For more information go to

www.socalnaz.com/district_assembly.

Delegates are Rod Amstutz, Maggie

Bailey, Burdett Barth, Dottie Barth,

Lee Beaty, Sandy Beaty, Marlene

Bowman; Lisa Corral, Charlene

Goble, Candy Haight, Nichole Haight,

Betty Little, Dan Little, Marian Paige,

Terry Paige, Nelson Sheets, Sr., Ruth

Sheets, Adrian Yoder, Lois Yoder.

Jennifer wood as NMI Pres…… Al-

ternates are Marissa Cloud, Jarry

Cloud, Bob Stoops

Randy Lovett

Joel Rogers

Gary Tacket

Kelli Wise

At 16 years of age, Doris went to Anderson College in Indiana. There she participated in a traveling trio, where she met Frederick Shackleton. They married in 1943. He was a musician and minister and Doris served in children's ministry with him in several churches for 9 years, then she became a public school teacher, first in music, then in teaching children to read. She raised 3 children, Martin, Fredda and Linda. Doris loved the Lord Jesus Christ with all of her heart, and wanted to serve and please Him in every area of her life.

Margaret Jilbert August 1925 to March 2010 Raised in a Nazarene parsonage,

Margaret attended Trevecca Nazarene College then Eastern Nazarene College. Called to nursing, she finished training in Glendale, at White Memorial Hospital. While playing the piano at Huntington Park Church of the Nazarene, a young red haired boy named Kenneth Jilbert spotted her. Romance blossomed, and they were married in 1951. For most of her career she was a surgical nurse at Torrance Memorial Hospital, and served her church as missionary president, Sunday school teacher, choir member, church pianist, etc. She and her husband Ken moved to Murrieta in 2005 and became members of Gateway. She is survived by their 4 children, 2 sisters and 1 brother, David Jones, also a member of Gateway.

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Dr. Roger Bowman J.O.Y. Pastor,

Managing Editor

Second Wind People

As Gateway Church moves into the summer and a new church year (May 1, 2010

-April 30, 2011), are we as senior adults ready to embrace a new beginning? Dr.

Charles Arn, Director of the Institute for America Church Growth, in his book, The

New Senior caught my attention as he wrote about second wind people. Do we need

to catch our second wind? The dictionary defines a second wind as ―renewed

strength or energy, as during a competition.‖ Some of you might be saying to

yourselves, ―it’s too late. I’ve been in the race for a long time and need some rest.‖

Do you really mean seniors getting their second wind? Yes, I do. Have you

forgotten – the Christian life is a marathon, not a one- mile run?

You might feel like the marathon runner whose every muscle aches, whose breath

comes in short pants, and the finish line seems unreachable. The temptation is to

give up the race, and then it happens. You get your second wind and are able to

finish strong. That’s right! ―Just Older Youth‖ like you and me must continue to

―press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus‖ (Phil.

3:14). The Apostle Paul caught his second wind on his second missionary journey

and planted the church in Philippi. The JOY of the Lord gave him renewed strength

to hold on. At our age we need a second wind just to get out of the house and get to

church on Sunday, not to mention Wednesday. I believe second wind people must

guard against looking back and embracing the past when there are so many

opportunities ahead. Second wind people will either find greater joy and purpose in

living dependently on the Lord or will become increasingly frustrated and depressed

because the loss of control is exposed as the imposter it is. The wind of the Holy

Spirit will re-energize us to reach new goals even in these jars of clay in which God

has placed the treasure of His Spirit.

There are many examples of second wind people who got refired instead of

retired. Missionary Albert Schweitzer practiced medicine well into his 90’s. Chester

Mulder kept in the race until his late 90’s also. Winston Churchill became Prime

Minister of England at the age of 65 and served off and on in that position until he

was 81. Without looking back, Joshua, that 85 year old hero of the faith, without

complaining about his age was appointed as a servant of Moses to cross over the

Jordan. So what’s your problem? What’s holding you back? Knees? Hips? Feet?

Arthritis? James T. Noland encourages us to stay in the race in spite of obstacles:

When your crinkles turn to wrinkles and your wrinkles turn to seams,

When your nicely rounded bottom is a widely flattened beam,

When you see your outsides changing while your insides stay the same,

So old age won’t overtake you, KEEP ON RUNNING! That’s the game.

I picked up a statement the author of which I do not know. It made sense to me

and perhaps will to you as well. It says, ―There are many things in life that we

cannot control. They happen, but the way we respond to them and work in and

through them can make all the difference between living and putting in time.‖

That’s a second winder’s thought, I believe. As Yogi Berra said, ―The future ain’t

what it used to be.‖ Is it possible that we need the fresh wind and fresh fire of the

Holy Spirit to help us reach the lost, the lonely, and the least for the Kingdom?

Dr. Mel Kimble wrote, ―People created in the image of God do not diminish in

worth or sanctity as they move through the aging process…‖ God isn’t finished with

us yet. I pray that Gateway seniors will catch their second wind and embrace

whatever it takes to bring people to Christ and the church this new year.

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Tidbits from the

Murrieta Hot Springs

Three District Prime

Time Retreat, April, 2010 Dr. James Diehl, recently retired

General Superintendent for the Church of

the Nazarene, was the principle speaker for

the retreat. He shared from his heart,

bringing a renewed joy in the Spirit as we

considered the wisdom earned from his

own experiences and suffering.

If we feed our souls on the junk of the world, that is what we will become. We

must feed on the Word of God! (Phil.

4:8)

When the Lord’s on the scene, age doesn’t make any difference!

Attitude makes all the difference in the world. In victory or defeat, it’s not

ability, not money or age—it’s attitude!

The Jesus Attitude—(Phil. 2:5) is not

automatic. We have to seek it every day.

The devil’s work is to bring on confusion; to bring on discouragement

(Nehemiah). What are we to do? 1) Go

to prayer; 2) identify the problem, and

set a watch against it; 3) feed them faith;

4) armed, go back to work!

God doesn’t save us so we can sit! It is a relationship, a journey.

―You have given Me your sins; now give Me yourself! Be holy in all your

conduct‖—Jesus.

Response—―Take my all, make me holy, help me love people Lord, take me, make

me Christlike; make me the Christian

You want me to be.‖

District Superintendent John Denney’s challenge to us:

Q. ―What would you give for your children

to know Christ?‖

A. ―Oh, I’d give my life for my children to

know the Lord!‖

Q. ―That is our answer, is it not, but would

you listen to their music…?‖

Dr. Ward Tannenberg, CASA Director:

Every new ―elder‖ must understand the

search for meaning changes at midlife! To

find meaning in the second half of life,

create a work, do a deed, experience

something or someone; turn tragedy into

triumph. The tools? Optimism; humor;

psychological detachment….

Darrell Rotz told a little about

courting Leah—ask him why

they love moonshine—?

The next Prime Time Retreat will be at

Murrieta Hot Springs on April 18-21, 2011.

In my next article I want to

address what Dr. Arn identifies as

―Common Characteristics of

Second Wind People.‖

By Dee Patten The aftermath of the Haitian, Chile and other recent

earthquakes will be with us for a long time. Questions come

into our minds: why? Why didn’t God do something? Why

do His people suffer so from such things as this, and—why

does He allow them? Will it be that bad here some day? On

and on, if we permit it, our minds will bring up questions we

can hardly stand to entertain.

My first experience with an earthquake came in March

1934. A couple of months before, I had seen the movie,

―Frisco Jennie,‖ a story built around the San Francisco

earthquake—and the scenes came vividly to mind as our

house began to shake. Suddenly it became very strong,

accompanied by a loud roar, and our twin beds began to

rotate back and forth while I beat a hasty retreat from the

bedroom. Still it continued as my parents decided what was

best to do, whether to chance tiles falling on us from the roof

as we fled, to wait it out, or run out the back way? By that

time it had subsided, but smaller ones kept reoccurring, some

stronger than others.

It was decided I would sleep in the car that night with my

baby sister in the back seat; my parents would sleep in their

bedroom nearby with my 3 year old brother between them.

Some of our neighbors spread blankets on their lawns,

refusing to stay in their own beds. But the next night we were

back in our own homes—they had held up, but there were

many badly damaged homes and businesses in Long Beach,

about 30 miles away. The familiar roar accompanied the after

-quakes for months, until earth quieted down finally, and

Californians set about learning how to build our structures so

that such tragedies could be overcome.

I was blessed recently by reading Mark Ritter’s article in

the Californian, ―Don’t be mad at Earth for its Quakes.‖ He

explains that the earth ―is designed in such a way that events

such as Haiti’s earthquake have happened countless times

before, they will happen again this year, and they will happen

plenty more in our future….‖ Yet he argues, ―The process

that shakes our surface is the same process that makes this

such a beautiful place to live. You will recall that our planet

has a thin, thin layer of solid rock—just miles thick—on top

of gooey innards. This thin layer, our crust, is broken into a

couple of dozen plates which float about very slowly across

the top of the planet. As the plates slide into and by and away

from each other, there is, of course, a whole lot of shaking

going on….The same thing happens when plates crash

together head-on or split apart.‖

The tsunami that killed so many in the Indian Ocean in

2004 started from the slipping of 2 plates, he says. Yet the

movement of plates ―provides us with separated continents,

high mountains and islands and oceans. With no uplifting

forces, our planet would have eroded down to a smooth

sphere long ago and we would be completely covered in

water. Plate tectonics have also been involved in the steady

removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the

History is HIS Story—

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eons, helping to ensure we would not end up like

Venus….Earthquakes, volcanoes hurricanes and floods are all

byproducts of the design of this awe-inspiring planet, and we

can live through them if we are prepared….‖

―Byproducts of the design‖—and we know who the

Designer is, don’t we? To keep His earth functioning the way

it is supposed to, the Designer does not interfere. We are to

learn His lessons—build our houses on solid rock! Be wise!

Learn how to help one another survive.

The Bible talks about earthquakes that have been—and

earthquakes that will come. Amos predicts an earthquake in 2

years (Am. 1:1); Zechariah speaks of the same quake—―You

will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of

Uzziah…‖ (Zech. 14:5). In the last days there will be quakes

in ―divers places‖ (Mark 13:8, Luke 21:11). As always, we

need to be ready—to meet our Lord, to serve our Lord, and to

build our lives on the solid Rock.

WHY EARTHQUAKES?

A Word from the

WORD By Theresa Grigory

―…God has said, ―Never will I leave you;

Never will I forsake you.‖

Hebrews 13:5b

When Bill and I were planting the church in Junction

City, Oregon, we met in a Grange Hall and my husband’s

office was in our home. One day I put our girls down for

their naps and told Bill I had to run to the store for just a

few minutes to pick up something. He would be there in

his office studying while I was gone. As I pulled out of the

driveway, I saw a sleepy-eyed Shannon looking out the

picture window. I waved and drove off, knowing she was

in capable hands.

Just a little later when I returned, I found Shannon still

standing at the picture window with her hands pressed

against it and tears running down her face! I ran in and

immediately wrapped my arms around her sobbing

shoulders and comforted her. Then I took her to her

Daddy’s office and told her, ―Shannon, you weren’t alone!

Your Daddy was here all the time. You only needed to call

out to him!”

God has made this same promise to us! Too often we

despair because we feel all alone and don’t know what to

do. But God is with you, loving you, and has the answers

you need. You only need to call out to Him!

WHAT’S NEWS?

The Next Storm Game is scheduled for May 14. See Roger

Bowman or Pat Korieth for tickets.

The next Christmas luncheon will be held Friday, Dec. 3, at

Gateway Church. The Gobles will be in charge.

World Missions funds: About 95% of World Missions

money is raised in North America. In other places giving may

come in kind as God has blessed—produce, chickens, grain.

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Which class is right for me? INTRODUCTION TO

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES In the January-February issue we discussed

the Friendship Class. Today we will introduce

another, younger class, which contains some

folks who have “graduated” into J.O.Y.

Ministries or are “in training” to become one

with us. Let’s welcome them with open arms.

The CIA Class (Christians in Action)

meets during the first service with the

social "hour" at 9:00 a.m. and an official

start time at 9:15 a.m. It is comprised of

(age-wise) ―40-50 somethings,‖ people

who definitely like to discuss our various

class topics.

We have two teachers, Renee Swartz

and Ken Baruth. Karen Baruth opens the

class with announcements, praise reports,

prayer requests and an occasional random

discussion question pulled out of the air.

Our class consists of many who are

serving the first service in the music

team, teaching or greeting. At this time,

Ken Baruth is beginning a new study

based on the book, 10 Dumb Things

Smart Christians Believe, by Larry

Osborne, followed by a study of James by

Bill Hybels. Ken Baruth usually teaches

from a book, some recent studies have

been Heaven by Randy Alcorn, Prayer

and The Jesus I Never Knew, both by

Phillip Yancey, and When the Game is

Over It All Goes Back in the Box by John

Ortberg.

Renee Swartz recently taught "Tactics

In Defending Our Faith," put out by

STAND TO REASON, with founder

Gregory Koukl, located at str.org. In the

past she has taught about the Mormon

and Muslim faiths and Apologetics.

We try to have class lunches on a

monthly basis after church with an

occasional class party here and there. —Karen Baruth

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IN THE KITCHEN with Joan

As most of you already know, my comfort food is Mexican food.

I love it! A week without homemade tacos is not complete. Our

family also likes the New Mexico style flat enchiladas. Joe used

to have an old fashioned soda fountain in his store in Roswell,

New Mexico. The cook made these every week and it was truly a challenge to eat

them. She made them hotter and hotter each week, but there was always a line

waiting to try them. I’ve cut back on the heat but I still like them. One friend’s

son could eat a stack six high. He was a growing boy!

FLAT ENCHILIDAS

For 2 hungry people

6 corn tortillas

1/2 pound ground turkey or

hamburger, cooked

½ diced sweet onion

1 - 7 oz can diced chilies

1 - 7 oz can sliced olives

1 medium diced tomato

Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese

shredded (to your own taste)

1 28 oz can (mild or hot) enchilada

sauce

2 eggs (Optional – but if once you

try it you will be hooked)

Soften the tortillas in water. Soften

one at a time and put on plate.

Layer consists of: enchilada sauce,

meat, onions, chilies, olives and

cheese. Put another tortilla on top

and more of the good stuff listed

above. Pour enchilada sauce on

top of tortilla stack. Cover with

shredded cheese. Microwave to

melt cheese. Soft fry an egg in

water and put on top. Serve

immediately. These enchiladas are

made one stack at a time but it’s

worth the extra work.

BEAN LAYER DIP

2 cans Frito jalapeno bean dip

1 jar Picante sauce

3 avocados, smashed and sprinkled

with lemon juice

1 pint sour cream

cheddar cheese, grated

2 tomatoes, diced

1 7 oz can of sliced black olives

1 bunch green onions, chopped

Layer all ingredients in a glass bowl

in the same order as the recipe. Grab

some corn chips and have a feast!

Got this recipe

at a company

pot luck from

a lady named

Gail. There

are several

recipes for this

dip but this one is the best.

ALL ABOUT J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth) Q. Who belongs to J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth)?

A. Well, YOU do, if you don’t mind admitting to being over 50 years old, and like

to fellowship with us.

Q. Do we all have to be in the same Sunday school class?

A. No, we have J.O.Y. people in several classes mixed in with others of varying

ages. The class we feature in this issue meets at 9 a.m., while others meet at

10:45.

Q. What is the purpose of J.O.Y. and how do I participate?

A. Roger Bowman is the leader of J.O.Y. Ministries, and the purpose is:

To Know...Jesus Christ

To Grow...In His Word

To Show...Christ’s Love

You will find items in your church bulletin that refer to happenings among the

J.O.Y. people, just show up and be one of us. Talk to Roger about any interests you

may have that you’d like to be involved in. Be sure to get your copy of The Hawk’s

Perch when it comes out (every other month), which also contains coming events.

And, when you feel ready, you can tell Roger you want to volunteer to help where

needed.

Charlene volunteers with MOPS, and shares

with us her appreciation of this worthy

organization in our Church. We appreciate her

and all J.O.Y. volunteers who serve the Lord in

so many ways at Gateway!

No, MOPS is not what we use to wash our kitchen floors!

It is an outreach to young mothers in the Temecula Valley

area. MOPS (Mothers Of Pre-Schoolers) International exists

to encourage, equip and develop every mother of preschoolers

to realize her potential as a woman, mother and leader in the

name of Jesus Christ. MOPS is a Christian non-profit

organization that believes in working with local Christian

churches/organizations to maximize ministry opportunities for

God’s Kingdom.

On March 31, the Gateway MOPS sponsored a fund raiser

at Murrieta Chick-Fil-A for the family of one of our MOPS

mothers, Melissa Bowman (her husband suffered a brain

aneurysm a few months ago). Immediately, I thought of how

our local MOPS group was practicing the Great

Commission—several MOPS ladies had already been

ministering to Melissa on their own. We have had several

fundraisers for this family and we continue to pray for them

as they adjust to their situation.

Gateway MOPS is made up of mostly young mothers from

the community. MOPS is a great outreach into our

community! It was chartered in January 2006 with MOPS

International, which means we have programming, literature

support, speaker resources and access to regional and

international conventions and gatherings. This is more than a

social group. It is where young women can have two hours

of child care, adult conversation, mentoring and a word from

the Lord through devotions and gifted speakers. Mentor

moms present Scriptures and applications to life at these

times. From time to time we have special speakers to inspire

us all on relationships and parenting.

Shaun Sheets is our leader extraordinaire. She is creative,

fervent and dedicated to this ministry, plus rearing her own

little ones. Another key person is Candy Haight, our

MOPPETS leader, she feels that it is part of her responsibility

as Children’s Ministry Director. This has been, by far, one of

the greatest blessings for Murrieta MOPS! She has created a

great program for the children, takes on the responsibility of

finding and training our volunteers, and it is all done on a

volunteer basis! Gateway has the only MOPS group in the

valley that has the privilege of volunteers, thus keeping the

cost affordable for our young mothers. We thank our

volunteers regularly in various ways for their help to make it

possible.

We enlist your prayers for this group of young women,

their families, and MOPS leaders as we seek God’s guidance

with this outreach. When you see these little ones in the

hallways of our church, please remember to pray, along with

us, for our young families. They are the future of the church!

WHAT IS ―MOPS‖? by Charlene Goble

DUSTIN AND AMANDA JOHNSON

OUR NEW YOUTH PASTORS

Dustin and Amanda married over two and a half years ago in Nampa Idaho. Amanda spent her entire life in Nampa until the move to Murrieta. She attended Nampa Christian School from preschool till high school graduation. During school Amanda was part of several clubs including the cheer squad. Dustin and Amanda met at church in their early high school years. They began dating and have been together for most of the time since. Dustin spent the first 14 years of his life in Eugene, Oregon until his dad, Daryl, became the senior pastor at col-lege Church in Nampa. There he attended Skyview High School then attended Northwest Nazarene University. Dustin graduated in December of 2009 with his bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Religion with a theological focus. During his college career he worked at College Church as an intern, first as Skate Board Supervisior, then worked with retreats and other activities for youth. He taught Sunday school and Wednesday nights he worked with youth activities.. Dustin is a relaxed, congenial person who has an infec-tious sense of humor. He loves to talk to people, so feel free to kindly share your thoughts with him. He and Roger will be talking about future opportunities for our youth to mingle with other aged groups in the church.

PRISON REPORT by Sherry Knupp During Easter Week, Monday, March 29, April and I went

to unit 1. There were ten boys, one dog and two guards. We

team-taught on the Last Supper and the meaning of

Communion—why we do it and how we are instructed to

partake. We emphasized the seriousness of Communion, and

the boys really caught it. We then shared in Communion with

them—it was a very special time. Only one boy chose not to

partake. There were a couple of new boys to the unit. We

prayed with them, and they all gave their requests—for court

dates, family, staff and peers.

On Thursday, April 1, Robert and I went to unit 2. There

were fifteen boys and two guards. We did the same teaching

as Monday night so the boys could share in Communion. We

talked about the meaning of this Holy Week, the Last Supper

and Communion. We had the boys read from the accounts in

the parallel Gospels as we did on Monday. Robert gave the

historical background of Passover and taught how we are to

partake of it from 1 Corinthians. These boys really

participated reverently and genuinely. Matthew opened with

prayer and asked the Holy Spirit to come on us. He shared

that in the trial that he, Leo & Alberto (in unit 1) went

through the week before, his lawyers told him they were 75%

sure he and Leo would be released on parole—so he said he is

asking for God to take care of the other 25%— I agreed with

him on that prayer. Court sentencing was to be April 5. Later

we found that Alberto was released—Matt & Leo still are

waiting for their sentencing date. They have put Matt in unit

1 to help mentor the new inmates.

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TRAVEL CORNER

A ―WISE‖ CHOICE—

Visiting Ridley Creek State Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The photos on our cover and on this page are from Doug and Kelli

Wise’s collection, taken during trips ―back home‖ to where he was

raised. Doug is a runner, and the Ridley Creek State Park is one of his

favorite running areas because of its great beauty. He says that, ―My

daily morning prayer, though started in my motel room, concludes

during my jog through one of the Lord's great and beautiful creations. It

is so inspirational to be able to commune with Him in what He has

created and given to us.

―The park is in Suburban Philadelphia, about 20 minutes from the

airport, 3 minutes from a mall (Granite Run), and 2 minutes from Tylor

Arboretum (a tree preserve). Incidentally,‖ he adds, ―when a tree falls,

they just leave it – to provide a site for new growth and 'homes' for the

local animal and plant fauna.‖

Imagine being in this lush beauty with a mall only 3 minutes away!

The following information is from the Wikipedia article and official

website of Ridley Creek Park.

Ridley Creek State Park encompasses over 2,606 acres of

Delaware County woodlands and meadows. The gently rolling terrain

of the park, bisected by Ridley Creek, is only 16 miles from the center

of Philadelphia. Its recreational opportunities include hiking (12 miles

of trails), biking, horseback riding (a 4.7 mile trail), picnicking, fishing

(the creek is stocked with trout, partly catch-and-release), and

organized group tent camping that can accommodate up to 120 persons.

The Mill: Within the park boundaries was a small 18th century

village, which grew up around the site of a mill. Now known as

Sycamore Mills, the area had been previously named Bishop’s Mill and

Providence Mill. The miller’s house, the office and library, and several

small mill workers’ dwellings are currently used as private residences.

The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation provides visitors with an

accurate picture of life on a Delaware County farm prior to the

American Revolution. The

Plantation has been a working

farm for over 300 years. It is

restored to a late 18th century

appearance complete with

animals typical of the period

and authentically clothed

historical interpreters. On

weekends, from April to

November, visitors can observe

the farm family cooking over

the open hearth, preserving

foods, processing textiles,

tending field crops and

performing other chores

necessary to survival in the 18th

century world. (Closed during

the winter months.) There are also formal gardens and landscaping by the park office. The mansion ballroom is popular for weddings and events.

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Walking — B. Grigory 1& 2

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Second Wind People— Bowman 3

A Word from the Word—T Grigory

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What Class? — Baruth

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Meet the Johnson’s

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Travel Corner—Wise 7

Affirmation of Faith– Tracy 8

The Hawks Perch

May/June 2010

Wow, what a statement! “The power of God for the salvation of EVERYONE who believes!” There is no mention of having to live up to my expectations or conform to my rules. Simply believe the Gospel and then…forgiveness, freedom, liberty, adventure, growth, learning and enjoying fellowship with Christ. Now that is something to think on! I know it makes me think. I am not ashamed of the gospel…why should I be, for it is life transforming. I am not ashamed of the gospel…it brings hope, positive newness and excitement. I am not ashamed of the gospel…it gives confidence in the face of a questioning world. I am not ashamed of the gospel…it offers stability in a morally shifting culture. I am not ashamed of the gospel. No, I’m not arrogant or naïve in the face of the devil’s power but I have been given grace and confi-dence through the presence of the Holy Spirit of Christ. I am not ashamed of the gospel…because it is what it is, the power of God to lift believers above the world and its allure to a relationship with Him! These are just some thoughts. Maybe you will have some too—maybe much better. I wouldn’t be surprised.

AN AFFIRMATION OF FAITH By Jim Tracy

“ I am not

ashamed of the

Gospel because it

is the power of

God for salvation

of everyone who

believes…”

Romans 1:16