NOVEMBER 13th and 14th, 2010

The Medina-Velasquez family of 5 was thrilled when we arrived to build a latrine as well as paint their home. Brenda, 15, the oldest of the three children couldn’t wait to get started and hugged us from the moment we got there until the time we left. The youngest two children 4 year old Edgar, and 8 year old Maireni, busied themselves making crafts, getting their faces painted, playing with members of our church and enjoying delicious BBQ’d burgers... READ MORE.

“The way to make room for God is to expect Him to come, but not in a certain way. No matter how well we may know God, the great lesson to learn is that He may break in at any minute. We tend to overlook this element of surprise, yet God never works in any other way. We must live in a constant state of expectancy, and leave room for God to come in as He decides” Oswald Chambers

Read about Chris and Lizzi McCall who are about to embark on a missions trip to India! Lizzi McCall is our Junior High Associate here at Grace and we would like to share with you God's call on her life. Read More Here...

There are 3 outreach opportunities taking place during this holiday season that are available for your participation. We need volunteers for these events - so if you are interested, please register online. For any outreach related questions, please send an email to Lara Mellma at laramellma@gmail.com. 

Village of Hope Thanksgiving Food Drive

Please bring your filled grocery bags to church no later than Monday November 22nd. The bags will be delivered to the Village of Hope for families in need around Orange County. Items to include are dried goods such as boxed potatoes, powdered milk, canned pumpkin, sweet potatoes, corn/green beans and cranberries.

Toby's House Christmas Brunch

We will be hosting a brunch and making gingerbread houses for the residents of Toby's House, Saturday December 18th at 10:30am. To learn more OR to register, please CLICK HERE.

Olive Crest Christmas Party

We need volunteers to help with food and decorations for the Olive Crest Christmas dinner and party taking place the evening of Thursday, December 16th. For more info or to sign up, please CLICK HERE.

Fill up your paper grocery bags with canned or boxed Thanksgiving food items for families in need throughout Orange County. A list of items to include in your shopping bag is listed below. Return your filled bags to church by November 22nd. Please contact laramellma@gmail.com for more information.

Box or canned items for thanksgiving dinner, some ideas:

Box Mashed potatoes
Powdered milk
Can pumpkin
Can sweet potatoes
Can corn/green beans
Can cranberry

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