Andrew and Esther Schaeffer

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12/28/09

EIGHT GREAT NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

Carlisle is home to Chapel Pointe, one of four Alliance retirement centers in the United States. During our home assignment, we are privileged to live near Esther's parents and many other retired friends. We also get to attend some of the worship services at Chapel Pointe's Henry Chapel.

Sunday evening, in anticipation of the new year, Pastor Leon Young, former Eastern Pennsylvania District Superintendent, shared eight worthy New Year's resolutions in good, alliterated fashion:

1. Consecrate yourself to God (Joshua 3:5)
2. Criticize yourself, not others (1 Corinthians 11:28)
3. Confess your sins daily (1 John 1:9)
4. Commit your way to the Lord (Psalm 37:5)
5. Be content with what you have (Hebrews 13:5)
6. Cast all your cares on Him (1 Peter 5:7)
7. Covet earnestly the best gifts (1 Corinthians 12:31)
8. Be concerned about lost souls (Matthew 28:19)

What a wonderful gift a new year is! May God help us to let bygones be bygones and to move ahead into this New Year with joy and hope!

"The New Year lies before you like a spotless tract of snow,
Be careful how you tread on it for every mark will show."
--Author unknown

We wish you God's very best in 2010! We would appreciate your prayers for our missions conference ministry listed below.

Happy New Year!

Andrew & Esther Schaeffer
Paul, David, Stephen, Mark and Rebekah

Family visits:
2/6: Living Christ Church (Nyack, NY)
3/28: Open Door Alliance Church (Voorhees, NJ)

Andrew:
1/16-22: Lockport and Amherst (NY) Alliance Churches
1/23-27: Bedford Alliance Church (Temperance, MI)
1/28-30: Fremont (OH) Alliance Church
1/31: Primera Iglesia Hispana ACyM (Monroe, MI)
2/13-19: Fremont (NE) Alliance Church and New Life Community Church (Grand Island, NE)
2/20-26: North East (PA) C&MA and Mina Corners (Sherman, NY)
2/27 - 3/5: Mars and Bakerstown (PA) C&MA Churches
3/6-12: DuBois and Punxsutawney (PA) C&MA Churches
3/13-21: Immanuel Alliance Church and El Camino ACyM (Mechanicsburg, PA)

Esther:
1/10: (6 pm) Immanuel Alliance Church (Mechanicsburg, PA)
1/17: Valleyview C&MA Church (Hellam, PA)
1/23-24: Lewistown (PA) C&MA Church
2/21: Carlisle (PA) Alliance Church
3/7: Bannerville C&MA Church (McClure, PA)
3/12-14: Eastern PA District Alliance Women's Retreat
3/15-21: Immanuel Alliance Churcha and El Camino ACyM (Mechanicsburg, PA)

Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

1. We had a wonderful Christmas with Esther's family in Carlisle and New Year's with Andrew's family in Cleveland. Praise the Lord, Esther's dad has made a good recovery from his fall and hip surgery.

2. This week Paul, David and Stephen are at Urbana 2009 in St. Louis with their Aunt Jessica and 16,000+ students. Pray that each participant will hear God's voice and sense His direction.

3. This winter Andrew will be touring with his sister Jessica (C&MA missionary to Mali) while Esther remains home with Mark and Rebekah. Pray for safe travels on snowy roads.

4. Recently Andrew has experienced a couple setbacks in his major project. Pray for guidance and perseverance as he seeks to complete it.

5. Pray for scholarship funds for Maranatha and Poundou Bible Institute students. Maranatha's academic dean, Thomas Traore, has been accepted into a doctoral program at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Vaux, France. Pray that the Lord will provide a scholarship for him too.

Burkina Faso

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