This week I am having the privilege of sharing with Camp Wesley Campers about all of the wonderful ways that Mustard Seed Ministries serves our community! They are learning about the history of Mustard Seed and about all of YOU! Without your support, Mustard Seed wouldn’t have the impact in our community that it does. Thank you for your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service and your witness! Small things, great love! If you would like to know how you can get involved in our food relief efforts, please reach out to Beth Palmer beth.palmer@kfumc or Tina Box [email protected] and we can get you plugged in! We currently need more people to add to our home delivery team. Let us know if we can give you more information. Thank you! What a great evening on July 4th at Kerrville First United Methodist Church! Back to SchoolWe are working hard to get ready for the BACK to SCHOOL BASH at Light on the Hill on Saturday morning, August 3! We are excited to be able to help children who would benefit from a “hand up” for the start of the new school year! We need volunteers to help before the event with things like praying over the backpacks and organizing the gently used children’s clothing, and we also need help at the event with giving free haircuts, serving popsicles, and welcoming and helping direct people to the different areas during the event. If you would like to help, please contact Beth Palmer at [email protected] or call 830.459.5847. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and your donations. What a joy it is to be able to share blessings! Camp WesleyJoy filled the Mega Pantry this week because of all of the amazing unpaid servants, the wonderful food that was delivered by the San Antonio Food Bank, and our awesome neighbors that we had the privilege to share with! And thanks to the the super Girl Scout Troop #672 helping at Mega! Get ready for our BACK TO SCHOOL free event coming this August! Nurse Theresa and Community worker, Emily, shared information about our Back to School Bash at the Glory Community Garden’s “Burgers in the Garden” event!
This week on the Midweek Mission Moment, we showcase the amazing children and youth programs here at KFUMC! The theme for this year's VBS was "Heart of a Champion," inspired by the Olympics! Last week was VBS and it was fantastic! Just hours before it began you could find me powerwalking between all the classrooms frantically trying to remember everything and predict things that could go wrong. I wanted it to be perfect, and I was stressed! I should have realized that it would be great no matter what, simply because we were all coming together to learn about and worship the Lord. As our amazing crew of volunteers walked in, followed a few minutes later by all of our very excited kids, my anxiety melted away and my excitement began to build. The room filled with giggles and squeals of excitement...you could feel God's work beginning in that room. The four days passed quickly and so much fun was had! The kids were challenged to memorize four different memory verses and most of them did! If they memorized one they received a metal, if they memorized three or more they were given a trophy. On the last day, one of the boys came over to recite a verse and sadly told me he wasn't sure if he had any memorized at all. I told him to try and gave him the first word of each verse. To his surprise, he knew every single one. He jumped in the air as I handed him his trophy and ran back to his friends yelling that he did it! I didn't stop smiling for the rest of the evening. We also told the kids that we would be raising money for the Costa Rica Children's home. Each group was encouraged to bring their dollars and coins to put in the offering. The group that raised the most money would get to throw pie at Pastor David and me on the last day. Our VBS kids took this very seriously and ended up raising over $950. The Jamaica team took hold in the gold and got to pie us as we closed out VBS. The fellowship hall rang with laughter! I know I left feeling like I had developed the Heart of a Champion through the week, and I hope the kids did too! A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered for VBS, it would not have been possible without you! I can't wait for next year! Tuesday McRorey _______________ Forge Youth went on a mission trip to New Mexico! What did our one week of mission look like? 6 Suburbans and Vans 22 Hours on the Road 31 Hours of Work 100s of Hearts Touched Our Forge Youth Ministry teamed up with Boerne First UMC youth group and the local youth of Santa Fe, New Mexico to do some serious good! The youth got to see the real-life struggle of the unhoused, they packaged and handed out hundreds of containers of food to the food insecure, and helped the community care for local parks by cleaning up and doing some landscaping. Other students socialized dogs at the Humane Society, cut steps into the side of a mountain for the U.S. Forrest Service, built a ramp with the New Mexico Ramp Project, and let the first responders of Santa Fe know they are loved and prayed over with freshly baked cookies. We learned in worship and small group throughout the week that opportunities to serve are all around us, and that our faith asks more of us than simple words. Hearts that are truly in love with God show that love through their deeds, and faith without works is dead, from James 2:17. These students showed faith on fire. Through blisters and sunburns while they sewed peace and love for the people of Santa Fe. The youth found joy in service, which is something they will carry with them and continue shining here in the Hill Country. Thank you for helping to make this faith-growth opportunity possible. Your tithes go, in part, to supplying the youth program with the space and resources it needs. And, our youth-designated fund, which some of you have contributed to for student scholarships, helps make trips like this affordable for our students. We are blessed to be part of a community that cares about its children and youth. I praise the Lord for you and your faith in action. Kendra Thomas Our Back to School Bash will be Saturday, August 3 at Light on the Hill! If you have gently used clothes that your child has outgrown, we would love for you to consider sharing them.
I was privileged to attend the Rio Texas Annual Conference last week in Corpus Christi, Texas. I had the honor of sharing about the good works that have been done by so many of you at Light on the Hill at Mount Wesley. It was wonderful to be able to celebrate how God continues to use this treasured place to share the love of Christ with so many! Thank you for your continued support! Our Back to School Bash will be Saturday, August 3 at Light on the Hill! If you have gently used clothes that your child has outgrown, we would love for you to consider sharing them.
From Jane Davis… I am praying for you this morning… As I sit in silence, listening for God’s reassuring words, this song bird just keeps chirping his little song. Over and over…it’s like he wants my attention, and sometimes I get so used to his song that I don’t notice. But he’s still there…singing. Do you ever feel like God keeps saying the same thing to you… Over and over? “Trust Me. I’ve got you. I love you. Follow Me. Listen. Give your challenges to Me. Be at peace…I have overcome the world. I will never leave you. I go before you…beside you…behind you. Trust Me.” Over and over, He softly speaks, but … Do we listen? Believe Him? Lay it all before Him? “God is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; don’t be intimidated. Don’t worry.” Deuteronomy 31:8 (The Message) Forge Youth in BudaVBS at KFUMCVBS at Camp Wesley/LOTHMovie Night at KFUMCForge Youth at GarnerOur Back to School Bash will be Saturday, August 3 at Light on the Hill! If you have gently used clothes that your child has outgrown, we would love for you to consider sharing them.
Our Back to School Bash will be Saturday, August 3 at Light on the Hill! If you have gently used clothes that your child has outgrown, we would love for you to consider sharing them. Hill Country Emmaus Gathering is Monday, June 3 at Light on the Hill at 6pm.
This week's Midweek Mission Moment is brought to you by the YAM (Young Adult Ministry) Costa Rica Mission team! We're super excited to share our mission trip with y'all! Pura Vida! Our worksite in Limón, Costa Rica at the Agape Church. We dug trenches, leveled ground, and tied rebar for four days! One of our group's favorite activities while in Costa Rica was the two days we did VBS at the church and the local school. Here we are playing sharks and minnows (Tiburones y pececillos) to tie into the theme of our VBS: Jonah and the Whale! Despite our hard work, we still had plenty of time to roast mallows, take naps, and goof off together. "God doesn't NEED. So missions is about God WANTING to bring us alongside what He's been doing. I'm grateful for KFUMC, Costa Rica, YAM, and the calling God is placing on people's lives to have made this trip possible."
-Pastor Spencer Thomas Everywhere you look, there is anger and hate being exhibited. In our community, as it is election time. In our state, as we hear about the border crossings. In our country, as protests are being held on college campuses. And throughout our world, fighting in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine quickly come to mind. And these are just a few examples. But Jesus said in John 13:35 that people will know that we are his disciples by our love for one another. So, as Christians we are to act differently than the world. To start, we are to be kind. Here is something I just read on Christian author and pastor Greg Laurie’s blog about being kind… Every now and then, cell phone videos showing someone on a rant pop up on social media or the news. The people in those videos are really upset about something, and they’re screaming and yelling. Don’t be like those people. Ever. You are a child of God, so be known for your generosity. Be known for your love and compassion, not for your anger. The Bible tells us, “Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them” (Ephesians 4:29 NLT). If you disagree with someone, that’s fine. But don’t be obnoxious; be nice. I’ve found that the greatest joys in life come from a relationship with God and from relationships with others. Also, some of the simplest joys in life are before us every day. Savor the sunset. Enjoy the meal. Linger with your family and friends. Have fun. All too often, we’re thinking about what’s coming next: “When this comes, I will be so happy. When that happens, it will be so great.” But what about the present moment? Don’t be in such a rush to get to the next thing. I sometimes find myself in a group where everyone is on their cell phone. In such situations, I send everyone a text that says something like this: “Be here now. Let’s put these phones away. Let’s have a conversation with each other.” When you sit down for a meal, don’t take your cell phone to the table. If you’re wearing a watch that sends you alerts, take it off. Have a conversation with the people around you. As followers of Jesus Christ, let’s be known as encouragers, not discouragers. Let’s be known as people who build others up, not as people who tear others down. MEGA Food Pantry will be early this month due to Memorial Day at the end of May and due to the temperature increase that happens in Texas during the summer, the hours are earlier. Mega will be May 13 from 8-10am. Mobile Mustard Seed will be May 14 from 9-10am. MAY – SEPTEMBER 2024: FOOD RELIEF DATES - Light on the Hill May 6: Mustard Seed 9-10am May 13: Mega 8-10am May 20: Mustard Seed 9-10am May 27: Closed June 3: Mustard Seed 9-10am June 10: Mustard Seed 9-10am June 17: Mustard Seed 9-10am June 24: Mega 8-10am July 1: Closed July 8: Mustard Seed 9-10am July 15: Mustard Seed 9-10am July 22: Mustard Seed 9-10am July 29: Mega 8-10am August 5: Closed August 12: Mustard Seed 9-10am August 19: Mustard Seed 9-10am August 26: Mega 8-10am September 2: Closed September 9: Mustard Seed 9-10am September 16: Mustard Seed 9-10am September 23: Mustard Seed 9-10am September 30: Mega 8-10am |
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