August 2012

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1608 N Oak St Rolla MO 65401-2342 573-364-1266 www.rolla-firstassembly.org [email protected]

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~ ~ Office Hours Office Hours ~~ Monday-Friday 8-12 and 1-5

Sunday Morning Worship Contemporary - 9:15 am Traditional - 10:45 am Christian Development 9:15 & 10:45 Sunday Evening Service - 6:00 pm CAFE College Group at Open House Everdeep for Youth Wednesday Evening - 7:00 pm Prayer Service Children’s Ministry service The Forge Youth church

Nursery provided for

Sunday morning & Wednesday evening services

~ Weekly Schedule ~~ Weekly Schedule ~ Prayer Meetings Sunday 9:00-9:15 am Monday—Friday 7:00-8:30 am Tuesday 12:00-1:00 Second Fridays Monthly 8pm-3am Saturday 6:00 pm Bible Studies Men's: Tuesdays 6:30 am Ladies’: Thursdays 9:30 am Youth Girls: Thursdays 7 am at Panera

MAKING EVERY CHRISTIAN A MISSIONARYMAKING EVERY CHRISTIAN A MISSIONARYMAKING EVERY CHRISTIAN A MISSIONARY

Spotlight on . . . Spotlight on . . . Drs. Korshie Dumor & Evelyn Aboagye

Coming Up: Fall retreats

Dr. Paul York

Mini Triathlon

This month:

Revival

Back to School Bash

Youth National Fine Arts

Inside: Summer activities

photos

Health Care Missions

Daniel Tidmore

Chuck

Whitmire Lead Pastor

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Ray Cook Associate Pastor

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firstassembly.org

Dalton Avery Youth Pastor pastordalton@rolla-

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Brian Feller Children’s Pastor

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Sam Parker KCA/TSC Director

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Additional Staff Cora Parsons

Office Manager

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Mark Berry Custodian

Pansy Bingham Business Administrator

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Abby Swearingen Media Assistant

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My family moved to Rolla about two years ago to work at Mercy Clinic. My husband, Korshie Dumor is an intern-ist and I am a pediatrician. We are from Ghana in West Afri-ca and blessed with 3 children, Eyram (God’s blessing), Seenam (God’s gift), and Keli (God’s light). Kosh and I met in medical school. We’ve jour-neyed together since then. He loves God and I am grateful for each moment we share together. He is amazing! Ramie (Eyram) is full of life, with an inquisitive mind and plays big sister well. Seese (Seenam) is kind hearted, very competitive and has knowledge beyond her years. Keli is a joy to be around with, is patient, loves cars, and has a teachable spirit.

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I first attended First Assembly of God a few months after our move and feel blessed to be part of the body of Christ. Being physicians is a calling for

both of us. I always knew I would be a doctor since I was 8yrs old. Pediatrics became a chosen path through my work with children in medical missions in Ghana. Personal-ly, the death of my younger brother in my arms 10 days af-

ter being diagnosed with leukemia was life changing. Two days earlier, he had talked about heaven and the testimony of God’s healing. It is our prayer that God will order our steps that we may live

a purpose-driven life and thus fulfill our calling.

-Evelyn Aboagye

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Preparing the way for Missions and the Persecuted Church through fervent intercessory prayer.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer [supplication] of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 (ESV)

What is effectual prayer? It is capable prayer, but not necessarily is clever or skillful. Rather it is prayer that it is lifted in boldness and in confidence. Effectual prayer finds its capability in complete sub-mission and utmost reliance on the Holy Spirit. Effectual prayer is effective. It leaves the lips of the righteous, and enters right into the ears of God Like well designed circuitry, it moves through a divine conduit and takes the matters of man to the throne room of God. It doesn’t miss the mark, but targets the need with the truth and righteousness of God. Like lightning, it strikes with accuracy and power to ignite a fire in the heavenlies, and stir the heart of a Savior who acts on behalf of His people to rout the enemy. Effectual prayer is powerful prayer uttered by the Holy Spirit. It is prayer that is translated into the presence of God, with a language that somehow trans-

forms the burdens of our hearts into intercessory ar-rows that invade the encampment of the evil one. Effectual fervent prayer is passionate prayer that moves the hand of a Mighty God, who chooses to do the impossible because He delights in those pray-ers. It is not indifferent, nor is it detached from a strong belief that God’s desire is for His people. It is prayer that not only believes God can, but also trusts that He will. It is ardent prayer that will not relent. Mark Batterson, in his teaching series on prayer says, “Sometimes we stop just short of a miracle.” Has the Lord called you to intercede for something or someone? I believe greater things are yet to come. As we prepare the way for the journey through the re-mainder of the year, let’s press in and not give up, of-fering up that effectual fervent prayer.

Prayer Happenings for August Morning Prayer – Monday through Friday 7 am-8:30am All Night Prayer – August 9 from 8pm-3am Women pray for children every Friday at 8:15am Sept. 28 & 29 – prayer conference at Camp David

-Carol Hudler

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 The Forge Youth Church

2 Youth trip to Six Flags All Nations Chris-tian Fellowship

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4 On call this weekend: Pastor Chuck 341-8086 Car Care

5 Missions Sunday

Communion Amazing Moms Interns Reagan Harris and Tanner Martin speaking at evening service

6 Parking lot to be sealed—we need help at 6:30 am!

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8 The Forge Youth Church

9 Board meeting 6:00 am All Nations Chris-tian Fellowship

10 All Night Prayer 8pm-3am

11 On call this weekend: Pastor Brian 426-6235

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15 Family Feast

Missions Committee Meeting

Back to School Splash Bash

The Forge Youth Church

16 All Nations Chris-tian Fellowship

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18 On call this weekend: Pastor Dalton 202-4208 The Accord Home Fellowship Group

19 Building Fund

Amazing Moms

KidCare fundrais-er— lunch & pie auction

Youth Lane Springs trip

Home Fellowship

20 KidCare & Thrive begin

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Royal Rangers, Girls’ Ministries, The Forge Youth Church

23 All Nations Chris-tian Fellowship

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25 On call this weekend: Pastor Ray 578-7609 Women’s Ministry

26 Burgers, Brats, and Bring Your Bible 5pm WOW 6pm Honor Star Crowning 6pm

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Royal Rangers, Girls’ Ministries, The Forge Youth Church

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Calendar updates at www.rolla-firstassembly.org/aboutus/calendar

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Youth National Fine Arts in Nashville, TN

Friday Sunday

Back to School Spiritual Emphasis Week with Daniel Tidmore

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“O taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are those who take refuge in

him.” (Psalm 34:8, NRSV).

All college-age students and working adults are invit-ed to the CAFÉ (Christ and Fellowship Engineered!) group's 2012/2013 edition kickoff event at the Olive Street house on Sunday evening, August 26th, 2012, at 6:00pm. We will feature BBQ fare and will let every-one know of the changes that will be in place for the next edition of our fellowship group for the upcoming year! Invite your friends and classmates (and don't for-get to bring your Bibles) and come to meet and greet and explore the word! Contact Joe or Nicole Cunning-ham at 913-991-0118 with questions.....We look for-ward to seeing your there!

-Joe Cunningham

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There is a growing need for the expertise of medical professionals on missions trips. A quick

Google search will show that many organizations sponsor medical missions trips. This month I'd like to tell you a little about the Assembly of God's HealthCare Ministries (HCM). Teams may be re-quested by AG foreign fields

and missionaries to come in for 1-2 weeks to staff area clinics or to provide health education. HCM also works disaster relief when requested. Specialists in many areas are needed and even medical students can be used on HCM trips. Each trip also has spaces for people without medical training but these spots fill up quickly and are often filled by family of participat-ing medical professionals. Currently, upcoming trips are planned for Camaroon, Paraguay, Boznia-Herzagovinia, Ethiopia, Ecuador, and Mongolia. Over the last 25 years HCM has held 433 clinics in 89 differ-ent countries. If you are interested in joining one of these trips, please see HCM's website at: healthca-reministries.org. Close to half a million people have received treatment and had a chance to see Christ's love working before them in a very tangible way. The most recent numbers record 92,312 of the unsaved accepting Christ as a result of HCM's clinics and edu-cation programs! There are many ways we can support HCM. Most importantly we need to pray for them. At healthcareministries.org/our-projects/pray-minute is a specific list of HCM's prayer requests. There are

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised and the Good News is preached to the poor. Matthew 11:5

several ways we can help HCM financially. For exam-ple, at eurasiacafe.org/store/products/Beyond-the-Stethoscope.html we can purchase Beyond the Steth-oscope label coffee where part of the proceeds goes to support future HCM projects. Donations of supplies are also needed and a current list is available here: healthcareministries.org/urgent-needs-supplies. Our church has been blessed with many indi-viduals with specialties in the medical field. God wants to use those talents on the mission field. Pray about getting involved, either in raising funds, collect-ing supplies, or going on a trip. Our missions commit-tee is looking for someone to spearhead medical mis-sions projects in our church, and anyone who feels God's leading in that area should talk to me or any of our committee members. God will open doors if we seek Him!

-Kathi Garner

Daniel R. Tidmore is the Staff Evangelist at Grace Community Church in Salem, Missouri. Daniel is 20 years old and has been preaching for sev-eral years. Daniel is a highly anointed young man with a great revela-tion of the Holy Spir-it. He has seen over 200 people filled with the Holy Spirit this year alone. When Daniel is not preaching revivals, you will find him helping in the services at Grace as well as working in the offices. Daniel is credentialed through the Assemblies of God and ministers through-out the nation. Daniel will be the evangelist at our Back-to-School Spiritual Emphasis Week August 12-15. Ser-vice begins at 6:00 pm on Sunday, August 12, and 7:00 pm the remaining evenings. Nursery will be provided for each service.

Please arrive at 6:30 am if you can help!

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Extreme Tween Week this year was an amazing time. We had great adven-tures like exploring John-son’s Shut-ins, floating down the Meramec, ice skating in St. Louis, and capped it off with a warm day at White Water and a sleepover at the church. We all grew closer as friends, as well as to the Lord. So often our tweens feel left out, struggling be-tween not being teenagers yet, but no longer being considered children any-more, so what a blessing to get to spend time with them and show them that God thinks they are im-portant. Although it seemed like a lot of work getting things ready, Sam, Pastor Dalton and myself couldn’t have had a better week. Thanks to all who came and we hope the rest of your summer is as much fun.

-Pastor Brian

Once again, another year of Vacation Bible School has come and gone. We had a wonderful time of daily sharing with children that no matter who you are, how you feel, what people do, what happens or where you are… TRUST GOD! There are too many great things that happened at VBS to mention them all here but daily the altars were full, many prayers given and much of the love of Christ shown through our vol-unteers. Thanks to all who made it possible to serve 93 different children this summer. Without you, none

of this would have been possible. You all touched the life of a young man who told us that even though his daddy was in prison, he knows that he can always trust God. And that was just one of the

many lives we affected. We also took up a special mis-sions project named “RiceBowls.org”, an organization that feeds children in orphanages in 15 countries around the world. This year, we almost tripled the largest giving we’ve ever had for VBS! We raised $1483 which will be converted into 5932 meals for orphans. Praise God! Thanks again to all of you who made it possible.

-Pastor Brian & Beverly

From I44, take Exit 179 for Newburg. Turn left and follow Hwy T to go through Newburg, and cross the railroad tracks. Go approximately 1/4 mile and turn right onto Hwy P. Follow Hwy P about 3 miles and turn left onto County Road 7550. Go about 1/2 mile. The Harrison house is the second house on the left.

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This summer has been one of our best ever in the Youth Ministry at Rolla First Assembly! God has touched hearts and changed lives in this generation of young people. We have been blessed to have a team of summer interns serving and ministering with us helping us to take our summer children’s and youth ministries to the next level of effectiveness. We had an

a m a z i n g t ime at youth camp with several students re-ceiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit, the power to Turn the

Tide in this generation. We had several fun events such as ice skating, bowling, and our annual canoe trip. At the center of our youth ministry are our Wednesday night youthchurch services—starting with pre-service intercessory prayer from 6 to 7pm, fol-lowed by anointed student-led worship, and passion-ate Bible preaching from our team of leaders. We also have a Sunday night discipleship Bible study at 6pm—and high school and junior high Life Groups on Sun-

Wow! It’s been hot, hot, hot; and very difficult to even think about Christmas, much less that it’s al-most time to begin rehearsals for this year’s perfor-mance for our living Christmas tree. It seems like we just finished Christmas and Easter - and it’s already Au-gust. Each year the tree is not only a blessing to the church but an exciting outreach to the community. As the word spreads, we have more & more people from the community attending each year and giving awe-some comments about the tree, the performance, and

most of all, the celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. If you are age 12 and up and love to sing, please come and be a part of this joyful ministry. We again want at least 60 singers to fill the tree. Rehearsals begin Sunday, Sept. 16, at 4:00 PM in room 107 in the lower level. There will be a signup sheet in the foyer soon.

-Betty May

day mornings in rooms 301 and 302. We also have a Sun-day night college ministry that meets in the church coffee house (1603 Olive) at 6pm. If you would like more infor-mation on any of these things please call Pastor Dalton at 573-202-4208 or email [email protected]

-Dalton Avery