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Sis. Sam Hanebeck is currently traveling and had recently been to India on business. She shared some of her experiences and thoughts about this trip to me in an email. It was very profound so I asked her if I could share it here: Hi Pastor Harris! My trip to India was a very humbling experience and I just wanted to share some of it with you. I only got a small taste of life there but can only imagine all that the Pastor in India goes through. Poverty was the first thing that struck me, the roads…….. well what roads…… they are not like roads we know, you have people begging in the street from tiny children all the way to adults. One of the heart wrenching moments was when I was stationary in a car and a child of no more than 5 years old came up to the window begging for money and proceed to keep banging on the window crying. The driver said that if we were to open the window there would be about another 10 people or so that would literally jump on the car and try to mug us, th...

Thanks to all who attended the contemporary youth service this afternoon at 4pm. The Membership Ministry is looking for workers. This is a vital ministry to help incorporate new members, help with ministry placement, develop visitor packages, and help guide members to maturity in Jesus Christ. If you are interested in joining this exciting ministry, please see Sis. Hardaway or leave your name at the Welcome Center. Due to the July 4th holiday, we will not have Communion next Sunday, but on the second Sunday. If you are traveling next weekend, stay safe and enjoy the holiday.

We had an excellent VBS last week. Great job by all involved (planners, hospitality, teachers and assistants). And the the tailgate celebration was a great success. The rain held off until we were completely done. Mt. Zion truly have some great cooks. I thoroughly enjoyed myself as judge of the cook-off. Talk about hard work! The New Believers class has started. The class teaches the fundamentals of our Christian faith. If you missed the first class, you can still sign-up at the Welcome Center and jump in on the second class on Sunday. I will be speaking on the subject of "Breaking the Crazy Cycle" at the upcoming Couples Café on Friday at 7pm. I encourage every married or soon-to-be married couple to attend. The Youth Ministry is having its Annual Car Wash at the old church location at 8500 Chapel Hill Road on Sat., June 28th. Please come out and support our youth. Next Sunday, we’re having our Contemporary Youth service at 4pm. Everyone is invited to attend.

Here are my quick thoughts on the Rewired Men’s Conference this weekend. Our VBS is this week. Don't forget that dinner will be served from 6 to 6:45pm. Adults, if you have your VBS books from last year find and bring them for Part 2 of the Adult session. Looking forward to a great week of fellowship and learning and we'll wrap it up with a tailgate party on Saturday. I managed to be one of the judges for the taste-off so I'm looking forward to it! Free copies of the sermon, "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, but Nobody Wants to Die" was available after Sunday's service. If you didn’t get a copy, you can order one. Remember, all audio CDs are now free all the time! Happy Father's Day to all the fathers! I hope you enjoyed your day...I did!

Our men had an excellent Rewired Conference this weekend. It really challenged us to not try to "fake" it as men through performance but to have a passion for following Jesus Christ. Men can only fake it for so long and then they will stop and quit. But when men truly have a heart for Jesus then they will can stay in the Christian race. The men who attended the conference will be forming small groups to meet over the next 6 weeks. We are praying that this will be a great revitalization of our Men's Ministry. In keeping with our theme of discipleship, we want to disciple men for the Kingdom of God. If you are interested in Rewired, check out the Man in the Mirror ministry which sponsors this event.

I captured this video with my cell phone during one of the Saturday activities for our Children's Day celebration. No actual person was harmed in the making of this video!

Today was Children's Day and our children took over the service. We had a great time in the Lord. We recognized Precious Johnson as the Youth of the Year. And the JA Lewis Memorial scholarship was awarded to Ian Clanton. Some pics from yesterday's fun activities are on the photo gallery . I also grabbed a quick video (aren't phones with video cameras useful?) of some interesting exercising/dancing. I'll have to post on the church's YouTube channel . A couple of registration reminders: The Men's Conference is this Friday & Saturday. Please register and pay for conference (we don't want money to be a hindrance so talk to the conference committee if you need assistance). VBS is next week. So please pay for your registration as well. Also, dinner will be served from 6 to 6:45pm. So the kitchen will be closed promptly at 6:45pm in order to get ready for classes to begin at 7pm. Tuesday morning Prayer Meeting has been suspended due to Deacon ...

Men, the Men's Conference is less than 2 weeks away. Don't forget to register for this great time. Our 2008 Vacation Bible School is June 16th - June 20th. Followed by a tailgate party on that Saturday, June 21st. VBS is a great time for the whole family to come out and fellowship and have fun learning. Register right after church service at the Welcome Center. Next Sunday is Children's Day. Our children and youth will be taking over the service. Saturday will be a full day of activities and rehearsals for the children. Please come out and support our children on next weekend. Now for a little bit of housekeeping...last week, our financial secretary, Min. Amekuedi, gave us some do's and don'ts when filling out our giving envelopes. Here are some additional things: Members are listing tithing envelope numbers that are not theirs. If you don't know your envelope number, just leave it blank and make sure you write your name legibly. Don't list a...

Hopefully, everyone knows this by now, but on February 17, 2009, full-power TV stations will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to 100% digital broadcasting. You will not be affected if you have cable or satellite. But if you have an older analog TV and receive a signal over an antenna, you will need to purchase a converter box. The government is providing $40 coupons to help with the purchase of these converter boxes. Warning...these coupons expire 90 days after they are mailed. I would suggest you wait until the second half of the year to get your coupon and buy your box. Most of the converter boxes available now are in the $50 to $60 range. But better and less expensive boxes (around $40) are expected to come out later this year. Check out this post on CNET's Crave blog for more details about why you should wait.