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Prayer
Concerns
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Pastor
Mike Howard has
prostate cancer. He found out he had cancer by going through the routine
physicals that accompanied an application for life insurance. Mike had
biopsies done a week ago and all 18 biopsies were scored as a 9 or 10,
indicating aggressive cancer. They also said the cancer is outside the
prostate. They know it is in a few lymph nodes but see no sign of it in bones
or other organs at this time. Mike met the surgeon today, expecting to have
surgery right away, but the surgeon said the tumor is too big for him to
robotically remove. So, he is starting therapy to reduce the size of the
cancerous tumors and hopes they can do surgery soon. Let’s remember Mike and
Diane and the Drumright Church.
Glenn
Slinker, age 66, died on Monday, April 15, as a result of cardiac
failure and pneumonia. Glen and Charlotte have faithfully served Christ as
lay leaders in the Muskogee church and in the community. Let’s pray for
Charlotte, sons Keith and Jason, and for extended family and church family.
Charlotte bragged on the church and Pastor Monty Nichols for the way they
walked beside the family during the hospitalization and loss. Way to go,
church!
Pastor
Don Engie
reports that the house of one of their church families in Grove was severely
damaged by a tornado last evening. We will be looking for opportunities to
support this family and church.
Tulsa
First will be celebrating the goodness of God and the legacy of this
church on their closing Sunday, April 28. Our prayers are with the wonderful
people of this church and Pastor Rodney Amos and Pastor Dianna Potter during
this time of transition.
Jean
Brown, wife of Pastor Ken Brown, former pastor of Drumright Church of
the Nazarene, is critically ill after a severe reaction to an antibiotic.
Jean had emergency surgery as a last resort this morning to remove her colon.
Pray that her kidneys will start working again. Ken is pastor at Little Axe
church now.
Pastor
Steve and
Soundra Epp are gathering a start-up group for a new start
church in the heart of Tulsa.
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District
News
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Cleveland
Church is hosting a time on Friday, April 19, for training
and assistance on reporting online, funding the mission, etc. at 6:30. We
encourage everyone to attend and bring your church treasurers and others who
might need to know any of the reporting information that will covered.
The
Martins will be in Concert this Sunday night at Claremore Church.
The concert begins at 6pm, with Blake Bolerjack opening. An Indian Taco
Fundraiser for teen camp expenses will be held from 3 to 5:30pm.
On
Friday April 26th at 7:30pm Bartlesville
Church is having Samestate (the
worship band we had at youth camp last summer) for a FREE benefit concert for
World Vision's 30-hr Famine. Admission is free; they will be taking donations
that will go directly to 30-hr Famine.
Advisory
Board ministry teams and our nominating committee will be meeting on Saturday
morning, April 27. Let the District Office know of people who should be
considered for nomination for District boards and ministry teams.
Church/Pastor
reviews are scheduled in the next month for Miami, Dewey and Skiatook. Pray
that God will use these times to help sharpen the focus of these great
churches for the mission of Christ.
We
rejoice with Hispanic Coordinator Otoniel
Danneman on the wonderful turnout for the Master’s Plan
Conference last weekend. Over 150 people attended this conference and were
introduced to a biblical discipleship plan that is impacting lives around the
world. Thanks to Pastor Oto and over 50 people from Fuente de Vida who worked
to make the conference a success. And special thanks to Pastor Steven and
Tulsa Central for your gracious hospitality for this event.
Five
NEO Pastors and our DS were blessed to attend the Holiness Summit in Fort
Smith, Arkansas this week. Thanks to Pastor
Don Cowan and the Fort
Smith Church for hosting this deepening event.
We
end our church year on April 28. Let’s finish strong!
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NEO
March Statistics
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Attendance
for March
2012-13
2011-12
SDMI
2807
3128
Morning Worship 3917
4050
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NEO Youth Camp
June 7-11, 2013
Camp Bond
Register
now!
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