Weekly Encourager for October 10, 2018

October 10, 2018

EFC-ER Missions Materials

We are in the process of creating resources for your church to use to share about EFC-ER mission work. Over the next few weeks you will receive four different files that can be used as bulletin inserts, hand-outs, etc.

Pastors, be sure to check your emails for a new insert each week. You can always find missions materials and information about our missionaries at www.efcer.org/missions .

Thank you for partnering with us to support our missionaries who are sharing the Gospel of Christ around the world!

Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery, AP, USA Today

Haiti Earthquake - At least 12 people died and hundreds were injured after a powerful 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday. Members from one of our Friends churches were seriously affected by the event. Please pray for Pastor William and the other church leaders as they seek to assist our sister church members who have experienced tremendous damage to their homes. Special gifts may be sent to the Evangelical Friends Headquarters marked “Haiti earthquake” or given online at www.efcer.org/donate (I John 3:16-18).

North Olmsted Evangelical Friends Church celebrated their 50th anniversary and broke ground for a new addition on Sunday, October 7, 2018. You can watch their 50th anniversary video here .

* October 12-13 - Malone University Board of Trustees Fall Meetings in Canton, OH.

* October 12-14 - Northern Women's Missionary Fellowship Retreat in Sugarcreek, OH.

* October 13 - Friends Adult Ministries Retreat at First Friends, Canton featuring the Jericho Road Quartet. Download the flyer here . Contact Paul Johnson or Kate Harris at 330-966-2800 with questions.

* October 31 - November 4 - EFC-NA/ EFM Fall Meetings in Wichita, Kansas.

* November 9-11 - Youth Explosion 2018. Find out more at www.yecle.com .

* November 22-23 - Evangelical Friends Headquarters CLOSED.

* December 24-26 - Evangelical Friends Headquarters CLOSED.

* December 28 - January 1 - Friends Summit 2018 in Denver, CO. More information available at www.friendssummit.com .

* January 1 - Evangelical Friends Headquarters CLOSED.

* January 28 - February 1 - NAE Christian Student Leadership Conference in Washington, DC. Find out more and register at www.NAE.net/cslc .

* January 21-22 - Church Health Team and Leadership Development Team meets at the Evangelical Friends Headquarters (EF HQ).

* January 23-24 - Multiplication Team meets at the EF HQ.

* January 24 - Finance & Administration Team meets at the EF HQ.

* February 12-13 - Oversight Board meets at the EF HQ.

Quote for the Week

"Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither - whatever they do prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction." - Psalm 1 (NIV)

Julia McDonald, Editor | 1-800-334-8863 | [email protected] | www.efcer.org