Cancun Christian Fellowship

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Financial donations are always needed and welcomed. For financial donations our PayPal address is: tom@cdymexico.com - If you desire to donate by check, please email cancunchristianfellowship@gmail.com or tom@carpediemyucatan.com . We will be happy to furnish deposit instructions through Carpe Diem Yucatan SA de CV, our corporate parent.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

4/25/2012 Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza

Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are a Christian Mission Outreach dedicated to showing people, through our teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

4/25/2012

Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one. ~Robert Brault

If you are considering a commodity contribution to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s summer clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Clothes specifically for young ladies ages 6-11
3. Games and crafts in Spanish

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~Robert Brault

If you are in the Riviera Maya and have clothing or commodity contributions for our children, please contact Cherilyn Martin … all items must be sorted and sized before Wednesday delivery. Please strive to make sure all items offered are clean and serviceable.

Looking back you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life- and it was you. It is not too late to find that person again. ~Robert Brault

We have been blessed with gifts to benefit our children at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. We are always grateful for the assistance we receive from our worldwide mission partners. Recent gifts include:
Church on the Way, Mission Partner, IN: Casa Hogar Renovation Fund
Teresa, Mission Partner, TX: Casa Hogar Food Fund
Andy and June, Mission Partners, OR: Casa Hogar Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund

A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided. ~Robert Brault

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cheese, chorizo, molida especial, pork and chicken to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every week.

Through the blackest night, morning gently tiptoes, feeling its way to dawn. ~Robert Brault

We are very blessed to continue to have Sunday guests in church. Don’t ever forget that they have a choice of how they spend their Sunday morning in Cancun. Please welcome them and treat them like long lost family.

A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn. ~Author Unknown

Mark is back and our lesson this Sunday will be on “Home Field Advantage”. This the first lesson in a new series presented by Mark and Laura Shook. We have previewed the lesson and we feel you will find it very beneficial. We hope to see all of you this Sunday.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. ~M. Kathleen Casey

This week’s pre-church fishing video will feature the Flip Pallot, host of the Walker’s Cay Chronicles. Join Flip as he fishes the interior rivers of Alaska. Good fishing and beautiful scenery … what else can you ask for. As always, there is enough fishing action to please even the diehard angler. Join us at 9:25 AM, relax and enjoy the show.

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience. ~Robert Fulghum

The Great Commission - A Personal Instruction

Matthew 28:16-20: 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

The Great Commission is one of the most significant passages in the Holy Bible. First, it's the last recorded personal instruction given by Jesus to His disciples. Second, it's a special calling from Jesus Christ to all His followers to take specific action while on this earth. We have identified five principles of Christian Evangelism that we would like for you to consider. This week we will look at principle five.

5. Be Prepared for What You May Face
Many non-Christians have a vision of witnessing and evangelism that involves Christians "in your face" about faith. Some will avoid any discussion of religion, because they have had some very bad experiences with "forceful" Christians. Others will have misconceptions about God's nature. By practicing your evangelistic techniques you will find that talking to others about the Gospel will come easier over time.

When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you've got plenty to watch. ~Author unknown

We continue to talk about stepping up and belonging to the church instead of simply attending the church. We are happy to tell you that Jean and George have volunteered to deliver church informational handouts to the hotel zone. Below are opportunities that currently need to be filled:
• Backup for Tom at church
• Backup for Tom at the men’s group
• Backup for Cherilyn at church
• Backup for Cherilyn at the women’s groups
• Backup for Katherine
• Backup for Laurie
• Backup for Jean and George
• Sunday Service Greeters
• Sunday Prayer Leaders
• Leaders to offer CCF Small Groups for couples and singles

What to do with your one life? The same thing you would do if you had two lives, and this was the second. ~Robert Brault

Laurie Lipp offers a Children’s Bible Study Class each Sunday for children ten and under. The class is held in the showroom at the front of Plaza Tokal (our fabulous new church facility). For additional details, please contact Laurie before or after the service. She will be excited to talk to you.

 A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Men’s Group meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. Please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com / 998-121-1316 for additional information.

 A Wednesday Morning and a Thursday Evening Christian Women’s Study Group is also offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Wednesday Group meets at the Malecon Americas Starbucks at 10:00 AM and the Thursday Evening Business Ladies Group meets at the Malecon Americas California Kitchen Pizza at 6:30 PM. For more information please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 / cherilynmartin@gmail.com

Remember, Cancun Christian Fellowsip always meets at 10:00 AM SHARP.

An apology is a good way to have the last word. ~Author Unknown

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR NEW CHURCH FACILITY THIS SUNDAY!

Today’s quotes from: quotegarden.com/integrity

Sunday Service and Mission Outreach: Cherilyn and Tom Martin
Music Ministry: Katherine Phillips
Children’s Ministry: Laurie Lipp
Usher: Henry Shirk

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza

Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are a Christian Mission Outreach dedicated to showing people, through our teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

4/18/2012

Life is short, God's way of encouraging a bit of focus. ~Robert Brault

If you are considering a commodity contribution to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Clothes for young ladies ages 6-11
3. Games and crafts in Spanish

Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. ~Charles Richards

If you are in the Riviera Maya and have a clothing contribution for our children, please contact Cherilyn Martin for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please strive to make sure all items offered are clean and serviceable.

As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do. ~Zachary Scott

We have been blessed with gifts to benefit our children at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. We are always grateful for the assistance we receive from our worldwide mission partners. Recent gifts include:
Tim and Meg, Mission Partners, MA: Casa Hogar Renovation Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. ~Abraham Lincoln

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cheese, molida especial, pork, salchicha and chicken to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every week.

I'm less interested in why we're here. I'm wholly devoted to while we're here. ~Erika Harris

We are very blessed to continue to have Sunday guests in church. Don’t ever forget that they have a choice of how they spend their Sunday morning in Cancun. Please welcome them and treat them like long lost family.

Current and Upcoming Activities:
We have now nailed down all the details and the second upstairs bathroom renovation will begin the first week in May. Our contractor, Brian Schaefer, assures us his crew will be on site chipping tile and taking out toilets, sinks and plumbing. The project should take about 5 days and we are excited to have the opportunity to be able to complete another project that benefits our beautiful children.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. ~Annie Dillard (our favorite)

Our lesson for this Sunday will be on “Living in Victory” by Dr. Damon Shook. It is a great lesson and the last in Damon’s series.

Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself. ~George Bernard Shaw

This week’s pre-church fishing video will feature the Captain Blair Wiggins from Addictive Fishing searching for Tarpon in the Florida Keys. As always, there is enough fishing action to please even the diehard angler. Join us at 9:25 AM, relax and enjoy the show.

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it. ~Charles Buxton

The Great Commission - A Personal Instruction
Matthew 28:16-20: 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

The Great Commission is one of the most significant passages in the Holy Bible. First, it's the last recorded personal instruction given by Jesus to His disciples. Second, it's a special calling from Jesus Christ to all His followers to take specific action while on this earth. We have identified five principles of Christian Evangelism that we would like for you to consider. This week we will look at principle four.

4. Set Limits
Again, planting a seed is an important part of witnessing. Avoid being a Christian that has to see a result, because you could become one of those argumentative witnesses that think they can "debate" someone into the Kingdom. Instead set goals and limits for your discussion. It helps to know your audience or practice conversations. This way you will know how to answer tough questions and be prepared to walk away from a discussion before it becomes a shouting match. You will be amazed at how many of those seeds you plant flourish over time.

When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you've got plenty to watch. ~Author unknown

Prayer List: Please pray for the health of Leonard Kelly in Indiana. Leonard is a friend to many and a relative to several members of our church. His friends and family truly need your prayers.

What to do with your one life? The same thing you would do if you had two lives, and this was the second. ~Robert Brault

Laurie Lipp offers a Children’s Bible Study Class each Sunday for children ten and under. The class is held in the showroom at the front of Plaza Tokal (our fabulous new church facility). For additional details, please contact Laurie before or after the service. She will be excited to talk to you.

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Men’s Group meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. Please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com / 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning and a Thursday Evening Christian Women’s Study Group is also offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Wednesday Group meets at the Malecon Americas Starbucks at 10:00 AM and the Thursday Evening Business Ladies Group meets at the Malecon Americas California Kitchen Pizza at 6:30 PM. For more information please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 / cherilynmartin@gmail.com  

Remember, Cancun Christian Fellowship always meets at 10:00 AM SHARP.

You may delay, but time will not. ~Benjamin Franklin

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR NEW CHURCH FACILITY THIS SUNDAY!

Today’s quotes from: quotegarden.com/integrity

Sunday Service and Mission Outreach: Cherilyn and Tom Martin
Music Ministry: Katherine Phillips

Children’s Ministry: Laurie Lipp

Usher: Henry Shirk

Friday, April 13, 2012

2 Timothy 4: What it means to all Christians

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza


4/12/2012

2 Timothy 4:  1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own likings, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander into myths. 5 As for you, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 6 For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

What does this mean to you as a Christian? It was important for Timothy to preach the "Good News” so that the Christian faith could be spread throughout the world. We believe in Christ today because people like Timothy were faithful to their mission. It is still vitally important for Christians to spread the Good News. Half of the people who have ever lived are alive today and most of them do not know Christ. He is coming soon and he wants to find his faithful believers ready for him. It may be inconvenient to make a stand for Christ or tell others about his love, but preaching Word of God is the most important responsibility the church and its members have been given. Be prepared for, courageous in and sensitive to God-given opportunities to tell the Good News.

We should always be ready to serve God in any situation, whether or not it is convenient. Be sensitive to the opportunities God gives you.

Paul told Timothy to “correct, rebuke and encourage.” It is difficult to accept correction, to be told we have to change. But no matter how much the truth hurts, we must be willing to listen to it so we can more fully obey God.

To keep calm when you are jarred and jolted by people or circumstances and not react quickly. In any work of ministry you undertake, keeping your head makes you morally alert to temptation, resistant to pressure and vigilant when facing heavy responsibility.

Cancun Christian Fellowship

Christian Church Services in English
Christian Bible Study for children ten and under
Christian Men's and Women's Groups
Primary assistance to Casa Hogar para Ninos Espernaza
Every Sunday - 10:00 AM
Plaza Tokal, Avenida Yaxchilan, Cancun Centro, Cancun, Mexico
http://www.cancunchristianfellowship.com/

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter 4/11/2012

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza


Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are a Christian Mission Outreach dedicated to showing people, through our teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

4/11/2012

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances. ~Robert Flatt

If you are considering a commodity contribution to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Clothes for young ladies ages 6-11
3. Games and crafts in Spanish

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ~Henry Ford

If you are in the Riviera Maya and have a clothing contribution for our children, please contact Cherilyn Martin for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please strive to make sure all items offered are clean and serviceable.

One half of knowing what you want is to know what you must give up before you get it. ~Sidney Howard

We have been blessed with gifts to benefit our children at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. We are always grateful for the assistance we receive from our worldwide mission partners. Recent gifts include:
CCF Member, QR: New Easter dresses for our beautiful young ladies
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Casa Hogar General Fund
Wayne, Ruth & David, Mission Partner, KS: Children’s Food Fund

If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. ~Lawrence J. Peter

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cheese, molida especial, pork, salchicha, chicken and chorizo to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every week.

It is a most mortifying reflection for a man to consider what he has done, compared to what he might have done. ~Samuel Johnson

We have been talking about stepping up and belonging to the church instead of simply attending the church. We are happy to tell you that Jean and George have volunteered to deliver church informational handouts to the hotel zone. Below are opportunities that currently need to be filled:
• Backup for Tom at church
• Backup for Tom at the men’s group
• Backup for Cherilyn at church
• Backup for Cherilyn at the women’s groups
• Backup for Katherine
• Backup for Laurie
• Backup for Jean and George
• Sunday Service Greeters
• Sunday Prayer Leaders
• Leaders to offer CoFC Small Groups for couples and singles

Goals are dreams with deadlines. ~Diana Scharf Hunt

Last Sunday at Community of Faith Cancun’s service:  Great music, a truly meaningful lesson, visitors and possible new members and a song performed by our children (thanks Laurie). Nancy, Henry and Jeremy returned have safely returned to their Cancun family and we are thankful for that. If you were not there, please know that you were missed and that we hope you were safe on the anniversary of the most significant day in the history of the world.

Current and Upcoming Activities:
• Renovation of the second bathroom hopefully before the end of April
• No Women’s Group this week (morning or evening)

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~T.S. Eliot

This week’s pre-church fishing video will feature the Captain Blair Wiggins from Addictive Fishing searching for Bonefish in the Florida Keys. As always, there is enough fishing action to please even the diehard angler. Join us at 9:25 AM, relax and enjoy the show.

Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. ~Arnold H. Glasow

The Great Commission - A Personal Instruction

Matthew 28:16-20: 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

The Great Commission is one of the most significant passages in the Holy Bible. First, it's the last recorded personal instruction given by Jesus to His disciples. Second, it's a special calling from Jesus Christ to all His followers to take specific action while on this earth. We have identified five principles of Christian Evangelism that we would like for you to consider. This week we will look at principle two.

2. Other Religions Aren’t All Wrong

Some Christians think that witnessing is about disproving other people's faiths and religions. However, that isn't necessarily true. There are inherent truths in other religions that are also present in the Christian faith. For instance, doing good things for the poor is a part of many religions around the world. Don't be so focused on proving their beliefs wrong. Instead, focus on showing how Christianity is right. Show what your faith does for you and talk about why you believe it is the truth. This way you'll keep people from getting defensive and allow them to actually hear what you have to say.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. ~Ayn Rand

Laurie Lipp offers a Children’s Bible Study Class each Sunday for children ten and under. The class is held in the showroom at the front of Plaza Tokal (our fabulous new church facility). For additional details, please contact Laurie before or after the service. She will be excited to talk to you.

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Men’s Group meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. Please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com / 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning and a Thursday Evening Christian Women’s Study Group is also offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Wednesday Group meets at the Malecon Americas Starbucks at 10:00 AM and the Thursday Evening Business Ladies Group meets at the Malecon Americas California Kitchen Pizza at 6:30 PM. For more information please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 / cherilynmartin@gmail.com

Remember Cancun Christian Fellowship always meets at 10:00 AM SHARP.

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ~Carl Bard

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR NEW CHURCH FACILITY THIS SUNDAY!

Today’s quotes from: quotegarden.com/integrity

Friday, April 6, 2012

Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza


Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are a Christian Mission Outreach dedicated to showing people, through our teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

“Every man is a missionary, now and forever, for good or for evil, whether he intends or designs it or not. He may be a blot radiating his dark influence outward to the very circumference of society, or he may be a blessing spreading benediction over the length and breadth of the world. But a blank he cannot be: there are no moral blanks; there are no neutral characters.” Thomas Chalmers

4/4/2012

If you are considering a commodity contribution to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Clothes for young ladies ages 6-11
3. Games and crafts in Spanish

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts. ~Chip Foose

If you are in the Riviera Maya and have a clothing contribution for our children, please contact Cherilyn Martin for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please strive to make sure all items offered are clean and serviceable.

Having a place to go is a home. Having someone to love is a family. Having both is a blessing. ~Donna Hedges

We have been blessed with gifts to benefit our children at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. We are always grateful for the assistance we receive from our worldwide mission partners. Recent gifts include:
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Party Gifts
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Young girl’s clothing donation (WOW!!!)

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~Author Unknown

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cheese, molida especial, pork, salchicha, chicken, rice and milk to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every week.

The thing about family disasters is that you never have to wait long before the next one puts the previous one into perspective. ~Robert Brault

We visited with Pastor Mancilla and Esther last week and discussed the next remodeling project for Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. They were extremely complimentary of all work completed. We determined that instead of remodeling two of the downstairs bathrooms we would remodel the remaining three. It is the Pastor’s intent to move some of the older girls upstairs to separate them from the younger children and, of course, they would need their own bathroom. When the project is completed we will have remodeled all four bathrooms, the kitchen, pantry, serving area, upstairs dorm room, adjacent meeting and work facility, replaced screens and doors and installed a septic system that really, actually works. We currently have financial commitments to remodel two of the remaining three bathrooms and we are absolutely positive our Father will provide for the completion of the project.

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe or call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. ~Jane Howard

This Sunday, Community of Faith Cancun will be offering unique Easter music and a special Easter message. Please join us in our magnificent new location on Yaxchilan to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior. It will not be the same without you.

When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. ~Joyce Brothers

If you belong to a church mission or small group that is searching for a Christian Mission Outreach to partner with, we want to talk to you. We always have small two to five day projects at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza that are perfect for mission groups with limited time and resources. We will help you plan your trip and work beside you at the home. You will have the opportunity to attend our church service and small groups and meet our people.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. ~Desmond Tutu

We have been talking about stepping up and belonging to the church instead of simply attending the church. We are happy to tell you that Jean and George have volunteered to deliver church informational handouts to the hotel zone. Below are opportunities that currently need to be filled:
· Backup for Tom at church
· Backup for Tom at the men’s group
· Backup for Cherilyn at church
· Backup for Cherilyn at the women’s groups
· Backup for Katherine
· Backup for Laurie
· Backup for Jean and George
· Sunday Service Greeters
· Sunday Prayer Leaders
· Leaders to offer CoFC Small Groups for couples and singles

Current and Upcoming Activities:
Special Community of Faith Cancun Easter Service
Renovation of the second bathroom before the end of April
No Women’s Group this week (morning or evening)

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. ~Barbara Bush

This week’s pre-church fishing video will feature the Captain Blair Wiggins from Addictive Fishing on the trail of Sea trout along the Florida coast. As always, there is enough fishing action to please even the diehard angler. Join us at 9:25 AM, relax and enjoy the show.

Let your words be the genuine picture of your heart. ~John Wesley

The Great Commission - A Personal Instruction
Matthew 28:16-20: 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

The Great Commission is one of the most significant passages in the Holy Bible. First, it's the last recorded personal instruction given by Jesus to His disciples. Second, it's a special calling from Jesus Christ to all His followers to take specific action while on this earth. We have identified five principles of Christian Evangelism that we would like for you to consider. This week we will look at principle one.

1. Understand Your Own Faith:  Understanding the basics of your Christian faith can go a long way in easing your fears of sharing the gospel. Christians that have a clear vision of what they believe find it easier to share their faith with the people around them. Before you start witnessing to others, be sure you know what you believe and why you believe it. Sometimes even writing it down can make it all clearer.

Family life is a bit like a runny peach pie - not perfect but who's complaining? ~Robert Brault

Laurie Lipp offers a Children’s Bible Study Class each Sunday for children ten and under. The class is held in the showroom at the front of Plaza Tokal (our fabulous new church facility). For additional details, please contact Laurie before or after the service. She will be excited to talk to you.

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Men’s Group meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. Please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com / 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning and a Thursday Evening Christian Women’s Study Group is also offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Wednesday Group meets at the Malecon Americas Starbucks at 10:00 AM and the Thursday Evening Business Ladies Group meets at the Malecon Americas California Kitchen Pizza at 6:30 PM. For more information please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 / cherilynmartin@gmail.com .

Remember, Cancun Christian Fellowship always meets at 10:00 AM SHARP.

What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories. ~George Eliot

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR NEW CHURCH FACILITY THIS SUNDAY!

Today’s quotes from: quotegarden.com/integrity