Welcome
Dear Friend,
I would like to extend a warm invitation to you to come join us in
worship of our Lord Jesus Christ at Westwood Baptist Church, where
We Preach God’s Word … As It Is … To People … Where They Are.
Come be our guest for a vibrant and exciting worship service. It is
our desire at Westwood that every person has a personal encounter
with a living, loving Savior: Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of
God.
We believe that life is to be enjoyed, not endured. God is building
a stronger New Testament church of spirit-filled believers, who are
committed to prayer, personal ministry, evangelism, and
discipleship, in order to reach the people of Waynesboro and beyond.
Please come and allow the Lord to make a difference in your life
today!
In HIS service,
David S. Huffer, Pastor
~ Nkoya Partnership Update ~
Praise God for the
wonderful news that we have exceeded the $10,000 needed to print
2,500 N.T. Bibles in the Nkoya language. God is truly good!
I had lunch with
pastor Mike and we talked about the Nkoya Partnership and upcoming
trip in June. He has asked that we pray for our translators in Kaoma,
Zambia (our home town base camp). They are:
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Reuben Ngusulu - Reuben is the caretaker for the property we
use in Kaoma and has become one of our most trusted and
respected translators. Please pray for Reuben’s daily walk (and
his family) with our Lord and that he will grow stronger in
sharing the faith with the Nkoya people.
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Pastor Patrick Mufia
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Pastor Mufia is a strong Christian man that pastures the United
Evangelical Church of Zambia. He is a wonderful translator and
also is on the Bible translation committee.
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Kashondola Yuvweno
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Kashondola was our main translator on the first trip we took to
Zambia. Please pray that God keeps Kashondola close to Him and
strengthens his daily walk.
Please be in
prayer for these influential Nkoya men also:
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Mr. Lipoba – He led us to our meeting with Mwene Mutondo.
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Mr. Kalihonga – An influential business man in Kaoma
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Mr. Shumina – Our main translator in the meeting with Mwene
Mutondo.
Please pray for the
three that will be going from our church on June 21:
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Teresa Huffer
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Ann Smith
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Pastor Dave
Pastor Mike shared
with me that many, many more souls were saved on their last trip to
Zambia. His team was able to share the program “True Love Waits –
Africa” with several schools and nurses at a main hospital. God
worked through these programs in the lives of the Nkoya people.
The following are
prayer requests for the upcoming trip:
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Please pray for
pastor Dave as he makes calls to set up airplane tickets and the
trip itinerary.
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Good health for
all three missionaries.
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All plans will
be made without any problems.
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All money will
be raised or donated before June.
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All passports
come in on time.
SOULS WILL BE
SAVED BECAUSE WESTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH WAS FAITHFUL AND OBEDIENT
TO GOD’S COMMAND IN ACTS 1:8!
God bless each
person at WBC as we work together to reach the lost people of
the Nkoya trip in Zambia, Africa!
~ Westwood Hills Elementary Partnership ~
Can you feel the
excitement around Westwood Baptist Church? God is moving in awesome
ways in our church.
At our last
business meeting, we voted to enter into a partnership/mission with
Westwood Hills Elementary School. We have adopted the school as a
mission outreach into our community and God is going to bless this
partnership beyond our imagination.
We have the
opportunity to touch a child’s life (and the
teachers/administrators) of this school with the love of Jesus
Christ. What an opportunity God has placed before us!
When I first
mentioned this idea to Renae Deffenbaugh, the principle of Westwood,
she was overjoyed. She shared with me how her teachers were in need
of volunteers and how the children could use our help.
On Monday, August
20, I met with Mrs. Julie King, the guidance counselor at the
school, and she too was ecstatic. We discussed numerous ways that
our church could provide help and support for the school. All of the
needs will be run through Mrs. King in the guidance department.
The following
ideas were discussed and will be ways that we can minister to the
children and the school:
I. FINANCIAL
OPPORTUNITES
A. Back-to-School Supplies – I have obtained a list of
supplies for each grade level. If we could fill one back-pack for
each grade level with the supplies on the list, this would be a
great way to help the children that are unable to buy the supplies.
The list will be in the church office if you would like to come by
and pick one up.
B. Medications – From time to time, Mrs. King says
there are families that are unable to afford their child’s
medication(s). She indicated that many times the medication(s) were
in the $10-20 range. She will contact the church when a need
arises.
C. Fieldtrips – Numerous students are unable to go on
fieldtrips because their parents cannot afford the cost of the trip.
I assured her that NO CHILD should miss an opportunity to go on a
field trip because of a lack of funds. She will contact us when a
need arises.
D. Outside Counseling – There are children who need
the services of a counselor outside of the school system. This is
not very expensive but families are unable to afford this service.
Mrs. King said that these sessions are not real expensive – maybe
$10-$20 dollars a session.
E. Tragedies – Unfortunately tragedies do strike
families in our community. At this time, when a family has lost
everything, we will be able to step in and minister.
II. Healthy Snacks
Many times
student’s families cannot afford a snack to send to school with
their child. The child will have to sit while the others partake in
snack time. We discussed providing a box full of healthy snacks that
the children could choose from. This would be controlled by the
classroom teacher. In other words, only the needy students would be
able to get snacks from this box.
III Volunteers
Elementary teachers
are in desperate need of volunteers. It could be anything from
stuffing folders each week to running copies of teaching material.
The following volunteer areas are needed:
A. Reading
Buddies – Many children have difficulty reading at this age.
Therefore, a reading buddy that would be willing to come in for
approximately 20-30 minutes once a week would be appreciated. If you
want to see a child’s face light-up – just read to them!
B. Lunch Buddies
– Once a week for approximately 20-25 minutes. These children love
to have someone come and eat with them. The child and their
lunch-buddy would get to eat in the guidance office together.
Believe-it-or- not these children look forward to this time each
week.
C. Grandparent’s
Day – Many of these children miss out on having grandparents
come eat with them on this special day. What an opportunity to be an
“adopted-grandparent” for a day. The kids love it!
These are only a
few of the ways that we talked about helping. I am sure that if you
wanted to volunteer, they would be happy to find a place for you to
work.
FRIENDS – God has
truly touched our church and each of us with many blessings. All He
asks us to do is say: “Here I am, Lord. Use me.” If you really want
to make an impact in a child’s life, call the church office and
volunteer with our new partnership!
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