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Our church partnered with Kristin Englund and Steve and Rebecca Hoden to participate in mission trips to Thailand in January. We helped them raise support for the trips through the 2007 Christmas card fund. Both the Hodens and Kristin traveled on North Park University trips, but they were in different places in different ministries. Steve and Rebecca wrote about their experiences in a March 12 e-mail. Kristin presented a trip reflection in our church on February 17. 
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Our Own Nick Bruckner with CYAK
I flew out of Unalakleet for Junior High and High School Youth Rallies in late March. The church put on these events, I was there to support the work they were doing and to speak. I preached from Romans 8:8-15 at Unalakleet Covenant Church on a Sunday morning and continued to get to know the students there. Numerous leaders shared testimonies and stories about some of the lowest points of their
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DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS: With much love and gratitude, we greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We would like to inform you of our latest happenings in our lives and ministry. Ministry In April, we finished our first period of marriage enrichment and parenting classes and begin preparations for the second period of the year. During the graduation dinner, participating couples expressed, once again, how these courses
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Though your passport may not be physically stamped for having made a visit to Belgium on November 26, 2007, you were right here with me at the Opvangcentrum voor azielzoekers (that’s the official name for a refugee center) in Ekeren, Belgium. A mere 2 kilometers (that’s 1.2 miles) from my house, and we could have biked there except that I had so much stuff that I needed to bring along for the afternoon. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, BARB???
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"Joy and sadness are as close to each other as the splendid colored leaves of a New England fall to the soberness of barren trees. When you touch the hand of a returning friend, you already know that he will have to leave you again." -- Henri J.M. Nouwen Back Home After three months of traveling the mid-west, visiting friends and family and churches,
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Dear Edgebrook Covenant Church, We just received notice of your Christmas gift to us! Did you know that we have known your church family since our year at NPTS in 1986-87? We have journeyed long together and you folks have been such faithful ones in our lives. We thank God for you!
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You want to pray for our missionaries, but don't know where to start? Here are some tips from the Covenant Department of World Missions: For Our Missionaries Sunday - Relationship with God - Warm personal devotions
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What Can I Do to Help?
GET INVOLVED. These stories present numerous people, places, and situations to pray for and praise God about. Pray as God leads you for these countries and their people.
LEARN MORE. Call 773-784-3000, email wm@covoffice.org, or visit our web page at http://www.covchurch.org/ under Mission.
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We Can Do Together What We Could Not Do Individually --Outreach on five of the seven continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America --High degree of training and careful selection of candidates --Good value for your mission dollar --Experience (a good teacher!)
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Edgebrook Evangelical Covenant Church
6355 North Spokane Avenue
Chicago, IL 60646
Phone: 773-763-4230
Fax: 773-763-2306
Rev. Dr. Gregory S. Mesimore, Pastor
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