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Kids Happenings October 2017

My family as been going through some new, exciting, and even stressful/worrisome transitions these past months.  In August, my husband and I drove our oldest daughter, Ashtyn to college.  This was an exciting time for her and an overwhelming time for her mother...  I know many parents experience this very season in the life of parenting but “WOW” this is all kinds of emotions and transition in our family.

In addition to sending Ashtyn to college, Sydnie (our youngest) started her junior year in high school and a few short weeks later she started driving herself from point A to point B without me or my husband sitting in the car with her.  Again this is a season in parenting that adds new emotions.  We have “been there, done that” with Ashtyn but it’s still the same emotions all over again.  “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”  Ecclesiastes 3:1.  Even though we feel we are still in a season of transition with our girls, we are thankful for God’s    timing and word to keep us grounded knowing He is in control.

Our Children’s Ministry started a new transition of it’s own on August 13th.  A new season per say…  our children had new teachers, classrooms and even a new schedule to add to their Kids Worship Experience.   This new “season” has had it’s ups and downs, but our teachers and worship leaders have persevered.  We know that this new season will have it’s challenges but we are doing God’s work and are in His will and He will not allow us to fail in this calling.  Galatians 6:9 “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

The season that our children’s ministry is in right now was put into perspective for me this past Sunday when I had the pleasure of seeing one of our 4 year old's during lunch. I asked him if he liked singing and dancing in Kids Worship. He answered in the best childlike way… jumping up and down in the booth at the restaurant, with a smile like no other, he starts to sing “My God is so big and so strong and so mighty”. He was doing all the motions to the chorus and singing as loud as his sweet little voice could.  Of course there were people looking his way probably thinking “get control of your kid”.  But God was in control of him...  in that moment I was so thankful that our teachers and leaders did not give up and trusted God’s timing during the season.  This little one was excited to sing loudly and praise our God in the middle of a restaurant.  I pray our church goes through transitions and seasons knowing God is in control and trusting in Him and His timing with our whole heart. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

I pray that we all will go forward in the seasons of life with a faith like no other.  Even when things seem worrisome or stressful, know that we are doing the work of God and He is in control and will not allow us to fail.  Trust in His timing and if you feel led… sing and dance, praising our Lord in the booth of a restaurant.
Thank you for allowing me to love on your kiddos.
God Bless,
April

Worship October 2017

Church Family,
I hope you have gotten off to a great start in your fall season! It has been an exciting season of ministry, with many great things to come. I want to take an opportunity to say a big thanks to everyone who was involved in our Family Night of Worship this past month, as we gathered at the Baptist Association fields to fellowship and worship. It was such a great event. I’d like to thank Pizza Revolution and Lolly’s Pop Bar for coming and providing their food truck service. I’d also like to thank our incredible worship team for putting in much time and energy to prepare and lead our Church in worship. They went above and beyond, and I am so thankful for each one of them! I’d also like to take this chance to say thanks to a few people individually, who we could not have done this event without: Chad Mehne, Randy Kilgore, and Pat Moss. All three of these men put in a lot of hours starting months before to make sure this event would go well. Not only for this event, but every week. These three guys serve week in and week out to make sure worship on Sundays goes well. They are great people, with great families, with great attitudes, who all serve God well by serving  others. There is much more I could say, and many more people I could mention, but I feel these three need to be recognized, even though they would never want the recognition. I am thankful for these guys, and our ministry would not be the same without them. We believe here at   Oakhill that family is important. We value our Church Family, and we believe God does too. Since we have three separate services on Sunday, various Life Groups meeting, etc., there aren't many times that we all get to be together to worship. That’s why we loved our family night of worship, and we’re so thankful that many of you made it a priority to attend. One church, one voice, all for the glory of God. That is our aim, and that is our mission. Though we are all unique, though we are all different, we all come to the same place when we come to   worship. We gather at the feet of Jesus. We sing for what He has done for us and through us. As we move forward, I am so excited to see how God will use our entire Church Family together, to  further the advancement of His kingdom.
I love you all, and I love worshipping with you.
Jared