Septermber 27th Announcements

It was wonderful to see everyone in class yesterday and it was even better to open up the word and learn more about God and His purpose and love for each of us. Here are the announcements for the week. There is a lot going on, as always, and we hope that everyone will plug-in and discover true friendship within our lifegroup and a deeper relationship with our AWESOME GOD!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. GNO! Monday, 9/29 @ 7 p.m. Hey ladies, meet at The MudPie Co. in Kingwood to paint pottery and hang out. The cost involved is only the price of the piece that you choose to paint.

2. Girlfriends By Grace bible study and Community Connections this Wednesday at 6:30. The women will be studying the story of Samson while the men take part in our church outreach program. What a great way to begin our fall season.

3. Guys' Night will be the week of October 5th, so mark your calendar. Derek will announce the plans soon.

4. Christos books are the basis for our Sunday morning lessons and are available in the library for $5.

5. NEW CLASSROOM STARTING THIS SUNDAY!!! We asked the church to move us to a new classroom so that we won't be pressured to get out of ours as quickly as possible each week by the next class waiting in the hall. Our new classroom number is 2209. I don't think there will be a class meeting after us, so we ought to be free to run a little over if needed. (Girlfriends By Grace bible study will continue to meet in room 2204 on Wednesday nights.)

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Pray for the marriages in our class. No matter how perfect a marriage looks on the outside, there is always a reason in every marriage to pray.

2. Pray for all of the "unspoken" prayer requests that people don't mention in class.

3. Please pray for Grace P., Laura and Clay's daughter, because she is sick with a fever.

4. Please pray for Laura's aunt, (second mom basically) is in the hospital with a blood infection. It has now been over a week and she isn't improving very fast. Please help lift her healing up in prayer.

5. PRAISE! Matt and Stefanie are feeling all better and getting back into the swing of things.

6. PRAISE! Jenna's mom had a health scare last week, but the x-rays came back normal. Good results.

7. Please continue to pray for Allen & Paula and her pregnancy with twin boys. Paula is in the hospital until the delivery.

Prayer Request for The Knippers Family

This prayer request is for Allen & Paula Knippers, former members of our lifegroup. Paula is pregnant with twins and I believe her due date is the first week of December. She learned at her doctor's appt this week that her body was already showing signs of labor. She has been admitted to the hospital and will have to stay there until the baby boys are delivered. They are doing everything to make sure she carries the twins until at least 32 weeks if not longer.

Allen & Paula also have a daughter, Kyleigh, who is two years old and I know they are worried about how she will handle mommy not being at home during this time. Please say a special prayer for her as well.

Thanks so much for your prayers for these friends of our lifegroup. I'll keep you all updated as I receive updates.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1.NEW Lifegroup Bible Study for WOMEN ONLY will begin on September 23rd, 6:30 - 8 p.m. (this Wednesday). The first study is only four weeks long and titled The Darkest Hours: Seeking God in Desperation. Food is welcomed but not required for this week. Childcare will be provided downstairs. The cost of the book is $5. Meet in our LifeGroup classroom. Questions? Contact Jenna and/or Sabrina at jnhc99@yahoo.com or sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net .

2. September 23rd and every Wednesday after, while the women are in bible study upstairs, the men will meet in the foyer or the church and go visit all the new couples who visit our class on Sundays or express an interest in our class through the church’s visitor cards.
**Side note: We are unaware if the visitations begin this week so the guys will meet outside our LifeGroup classroom. If there is no visitations they will go out to eat or find some other "manly" activity.**


3. The Newcomers' Class, September 27, 5:30 - 7:15 p.m. in the Student Building.

4. Humble to Humble Missions Saturday, October 3, 8:30 to noon. This is a special mission day for our whole church, driven by our LifeGroups. We will meet at the church for breakfast at 8:30 and then everyone will have an opportunity to go to specific service projects all over the Humble area. It is a really feel good day that does impact many great folks in our community with the love of Jesus.

5. Girl's Night Out, September 28, 7 - 9 p.m. Ladies are going to the Mudpie Company to paint some pottery!! If you did not receive an evite please email Sabrina at: sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Continue to pray for those who are traveling.

2. Alot of sickness seems to be going around right now so pray for healing.

3. Derek seems to be "falling apart" so please pray for healing in whatever is causing him pain.

4. Paul's co-worker's daughter who was in a coma from a wreck a few weeks ago is beginning to make progress and heal. Praise God! Please continue to pray for the Kallmeyer family as she recovers completely.

September 13th Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. NEW Lifegroup Bible Study for WOMEN ONLY will begin on September 23rd. Receive a flier in class and sign up today! This is a fantastic opportunity to strengthen your walk with Christ and build friendships with the women in our class. The first study is only four weeks long and titled The Darkest Hours: Seeking God in Desperation. We’ll study the stories of Samson, Hannah, Ruth and Hezekiah. We will meet every Wednesday evening from 6:30-8 p.m. at HAFBC. Childcare will be provided downstairs. The study will be facilitated by Jenna and Sabrina. The cost of the book is $5. Questions? Contact Jenna and/or Sabrina at jnhc99@yahoo.com or sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net .

2. September 23rd and every Wednesday after, while the women are in bible study upstairs, the men will meet in the foyer or the church and go visit all the new couples who visit our class on Sundays or express an interest in our class through the church’s visitor cards.

3. Prayer time with the Pastor Search Committee, this Sunday at 5 in the Student Building. There are no "big" announcements at this event but there is a great opportunity for us to encourage our Committee by praying over them. Your presence and prayers would bless everyone.

4. The Newcomers' Class, September 27, 5:30 - 7:15 p.m. in the Student Building.

5. Humble to Humble Missions Saturday, October 3, 8:30 to noon. This is a special mission day for our whole church, driven by our LifeGroups. We will meet at the church for breakfast at 8:30 and then everyone will have an opportunity to go to specific service projects all over the Humble area. It is a really feel good day that does impact many great folks in our community with the love of Jesus.

6. Christos books are the basis for our study in lifegroup each week and they are available in the library for $5.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Pray for Jacob and Emily K. as they travel and celebrate their first year of marriage.

2. Pray for all of our class members that are out of town this weekend.

3. Pray for Clay P. as he travels home from Floriday today.

4. Pray for Elvira and her students to all have patience this school year.

5. Pray for all the H.S. students as they take part in homecomings around the area.

September 6th Announcements

It was so good to see everyone in class yesterday as Paul talked on seeking God during grief and how we can look to the story of Mary and Martha for examples of how we can trust him to comfort us! To study more on the subject you can look to John 11: 17-27; 41-45.

CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. MEN's POKER NIGHT at 7 p.m. at Derek's house. Bring a good poker snack and your poker face! Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner...that's blackjack, but oh well. RSVP to Derek at derek.boomer@hatchmott.com

2. God's Blue Print for Marriage conference is scheduled for September 11-13. God has already used this conference to change the hearts and lives of men and women and their marriages. Let me urge you to go to this weekend event. See more details in church bulletin and website. You can even sign-up on our website. www.hafbc.com

3. NEW Bible Study for WOMEN ONLY will begin on September 23rd. Receive a flier in class and sign up today! This is a fantastic opportunity to strengthen your walk with Christ and build friendships with the women in our class. The first study is only four weeks long and titled The Darkest Hours: Seeking God in Desperation. We’ll study the stories of Samson, Hannah, Ruth and Hezekiah. We will meet every Wednesday evening from 6:30-8 p.m. at HAFBC. Childcare will be provided downstairs. The study will be facilitated by Jenna and Sabrina. Questions? Contact Jenna and/or Sabrina at jnhc99@yahoo.com or sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net .

4. Churchwide Discipleship Classes are scheduled to begin in September. See www.HAFBC.com for details.

5. The Newcomers' Class will be on September 27. This class is intended for those of you interested in learning more about HAFBC before you join.

6. Mali, Africa. Our church will be continuing its evangelism and church planting efforts in Mali, West Africa from October 27 - November 6, 2009. The team will be sharing evangelistic and discipleship bible stories among the Dafing people group in the remote village of Goere. If you would like more information please contact: Richard Barrow missions@hafbc.com, orShirley Sims ssims@hafbc.com

7. Christos books are available in the library for $5.

Prayer Requests

1. Keep everyone traveling in your prayers for safety.

2. Please pray for the Childer's friend's daughter, her name is Moriah Nelson and her parents are Justin & Victoria. They live in Los Angeles and Moriah has been in the hospital continuously for the last 11 months. She was born with a massive heart defect, but a doctor at Stanford performed radical surgery and fixed her heart 100%. Praise God! Then, she got terrible respiratory problems and has had to be intubated too many times to count. She was born with C.H.A.R.G.E syndrome. They found out this week that she has no hearing in her left ear and very little in her right ear. This may cause her to never walk. She was supposed to go home on Sept 9th for the first time in nearly a year (with at-home care), but now she has pnuemonia and won't be leaving the hospital. Her parents are only 25 years old and this is their first child. They are awesome believers and their faith and trust in God through all of this has been amazing to watch. Please pray for healing for Moriah.

3. Jenna's college roommate suffered a miscarriage this past week and it has been difficult for her and her husband to understand, but they are placing everything in God's hands and trusting Him.

4. Please pray for Saige to get better soon. She has a stomach virus. And please pray that no one else in their house gets it.

5. Please pray for Dustin at work.

6. Please pray for Jenna's dad. He retired two months ago and feels "lost" without going to work each day and needs things to keep him busy and healthy.

7. Pray for Paul's co-worker's 21 year old daughter who had a major accident a couple weeks ago and is still in a coma. It is the Kallmeyer family.

8. Jennifer Huff's car was broken into so pray they find the funds to get the damages fixed.

9. Pray that the Huff's credit while they are in the market of buying a new home.

10. Jennifer will be traveling alone with their son this coming weekend so pray for safety.

Enjoy the rest of the Labor Day weekend!!

GNO! Pampered Chef Par-tay

Last Monday night was full of fun, laughter and good food for the ladies of our lifegroup. Thanks to everyone that came to Jenna's house for our monthly GNO! We had a Pampered Chef consultant come and cook fajitas for us with her nifty products and then those who wanted to order some products got the chance to in the end. The food was wonderful, gotta WANT IT, NEED IT, that deep covered baker in the microwave! FABULOUS!

Looking forward to next month's GNO! at the end of September! MARK YOU CALENDARS LADIES!