1st Baptist Church of Chandler
by Joanne Davis

Sorry that I haven't written in the last couple of weeks, but as most of you know I was away having surgery on my elbow. I'm "back in the saddle" now, so hopefully you will all continue to look for our weekly news.

The "June Mission of the Month" again will allow you to help save the life of a child from around the world. The ladies have put out envelopes so that you can give $22 for a Child's Heart. The wonderful people at Samaritan's Purse send children from poor families around the world to the United States for heart surgery. It costs about $2200.00 for one child to fly to America, have the surgery and fly home. We are asking you to take an envelope from the table in the foyer, put your dollars in it, marking off a heart for each dollar, then bring the envelope back to the church and give it to Beth, Marti, Julie, or Olivia or drop it in the offering plate and we will see that the women's ministry gets the money. Please be sure that it is marked CHILD'S HEART so that the money goes where it is supposed to go. Thank you for your generosity.

Have you accepted Bro. Danny's challenge? For at least one person, step up to them and say, "Do you know that God loves you?" It may change their life completely if you do. Several wonderful stories have come back to Bro. Danny about people's reaction to such a warm greeting. Depression seems to melt away and frowns are replaced with smiles. Go ahead -- share God's love with someone this week. You don't need to know the person -- in fact, sharing with a total stranger is even better, because you may have the opportunity to share Christ with them as well. We are all called to be missionaries in one form or another. Remember, the word for not just today, but every day is "God loves you." What a wonderful thought! Pass it on. Take the time today to tell someone that God loves them. It can make a difference in their life and yours as well.

Christie Johnson and family, along with about six other people left this week to go to Mexico on a mission trip. Pray for them and let's all get behind those who are willing to go out and spread the Good News of the Gospel. Let us support them with our monies and our prayers.

It's June, and Brother Danny has promised to start a "Chronological Bible Storying " series on Sunday evening. These should be interesting and fun. Missionaries often use this form to help natives understand the principles of the stories in the Bible. It will give you a new prospective of some of the Bible stories you have heard throughout your life. Come join us for this series.

Our GAs have also decorated our sanctuary with some pictures that they have drawn depicting Bible Storying as well. It is a blessing to see our young girls and boys taking such an interest in Missions and their church. Both the boys and girls are guided by an adult mentor in the straight and narrow path that God has planned for them. I'm proud of all of them as well as their leaders who so generously donate their time and efforts to leading these groups.

On Wednesday evenings Brother Danny is preaching on "Facing Your Giants." It is an interesting series. Come join us at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday for these wonderful lessons.

Do you have a church home? If not, we welcome you to join us any Sunday morning at 9:45 for Sunday School and at 11:00 for our morning worship. If you have younger children, we also have a Children's Church (Castle) for those up through 3rd grade. Please come join us anytime. Our Sunday evening services are held at 6:00 and our Wednesday evening services begin at 6:30. We would love to have you join us.