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B sbsTips from yo all to kp
from going crazy! page 18
Kis Ss Smmr dition! page 20
a Y SiCold yo s a LifLin? page 30
W IF Cc?What IF yo wr
a part this yar? page 06
WFCnws.com ISSue 02 Summer 2011
VBS, mISSIontrIpS, Canoe
adVentureS...Yor complt WFC
Smmr Calndar!
Calledto adoptTh Matlocks shar thir story page 08
16
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thetoC
paStor note 03
around WeStSIde 04
Yo wr SeNT, had a ladis wknd, got dnkd and
clbratd th hop of th world rising from th dad!
Yo’v bn bsy.
CommunItY ImpaCt 06
Find ot what is going on with What IF th Chrch and or
local ministry partnrs.
From the CoVer adoptIon 08
Larn abot th Matlock family and God’s calling in thir livs.
gloBal ImpaCt 10
Arond th world in Wstsid styl. Som parishs jst happn
to b a littl frthr away.
BIg eVentS Calendar 16
Summer Fun 18
What ar yo going to do with thos kiddos this smmr? Lt
fllow Wstsidrs hlp yo ot with a fw idas . . . and a littl
hlp from or frind . . . th intrnt.
KIdS 20
What ar thos paprs all abot that yo gt handd vry
wk? What ar my kids going to b p to this smmr in thRf, Rock and extrm? Glad yo askd.
StudentS 23
W hav somthing for vry stdnt that walks throgh
th doors of Wstsid.
FamIlY mInStrY team 25
That’s right, w ar trying this again. Thr was . . . mmm,
a little number mishap last time. You just can’t nd good help
ths days.
groW 26
SerIeS oVerVIeW 28
Find ot what Dan and th taching tam hav p thir slvs
onlIne 29
lanSIng 29
CounSelIng 30
Mor than jst pr-marital, w may hav a LifLin with
yor nam on it. Oh, and w still do hav pr-marital if that
happns to b yor nam.
Hy, if w ar doing obvios bald
joks, what abot m?
A qartr mil
at a tim John.
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ISSue 2.
W, w v’ b s w y.t i i iss 2!
Wi s si s iv
(w ik, i? Is i si swi?) . . .
s is i c
WFC mag s s, is,
sis InFo cv i .
So pt away yor Snggi, go ot on th hammock
and nd out what is happening at your WFC (take the
magazin with yo, of cors . . . or ls yo will jst
nd out more about napping). Sbmit jks abt
magazin als ptting y t slp n r Facbk wall.
03
hI I’m ______ , oneoF the paStorS hereat WeStSIde . . .Wlcm t r rglar sctin fatring n f yr many
favrit pastr typs hr at Wstsid . . . and th chanc fr
thm t writ abt whatvr thy s dsir (this sctin nt
ndrsd by WFC :) Ladis and Gntlmn: J hb!
hello my nam is John Hbr and I srv as th Family
Pastor hr at Wstsid. In Jn 1991 I startd my jorny
working at a Youth camp and getting my rst taste of
ministry. I workd as a camp conslor with innr city
yoth, littl did I raliz th God wold s that momnt in
tim to shap m twnty yars latr.
I lov th fact that Wstsid is dply committd to
childrn, yoth and th family as a whol. As a parnt
it’s xciting to watch childrn grow and discovr th lov
that Jss has for ach and vry on of s. What I hav
com to raliz ovr th last twnty yars is that w nd
ach othr on this spirital jorny with God. If yo wr
to map ot yor child’s lif for th nxt twnty yars, howwould you answer the following questions. (sit down with
your spouse or a friend and answer these questions)
1. Name two people who will inuence them
y? W y xc f ?
2. us w ws scib fis y
w ik v?
3. W s f if y y w
scc i?
4. W civiis w y ik
ivv?
5. d y ik y sy i sii jy f y ci?
I w wys?
This maybe the rst time you have reected on such
qstions. I pos thm bcas I rally bliv that w
nd to bcom mor “pro-activ” instad of “r-activ”
in th lif of or childrn and familis. As w mov into
th smmr months I want to lav yo with thr things
to challng yo with.
1. py iy wi f y ci.
2. r Sk g’s w v iy.
3. Sv wi f y ci wky bsis.
Look for this spcial call ot throgh
th magazin for lif transforming
storis of God at work!
it’s a GOD
THING!!!
Smooth.Rock on, brothr.
What? Bibr? No, I am mor
of a Daghtry man myslf.
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Did yo know that clos to a thosand of yo
ar at th Spdway camps ach wk?
ar oundWeStSIde
Wr yo SeNT?
In the rst quarter of 2011,
v 90 fks ji wi
Wssi s v
i i bsi.
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loVIng JeSuS
BeComIng lIKe JeSuS
SharIng JeSuS
What’S Been happenIng?
In th bginning
was th word...
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“W if Cc?” is an non-dnominational, cooprativ
ffort of mor than 50 chrchs in th Kansas City Mtro ara
who ach ask th qstion—What wold happn if th chrchs
of or city nitd in prayr, worship and srvic to or city?
t f ky cs “W if Cc”:
• MESSAGE SERIES—May 29, June 5 and June 12
• 10 DAYS OF PRAYER—June 2–11
• SERVE Day—Saturday, June 11
• WORSHIP FESTIVAL & GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER—
Sunday, June 12, 4–6 pm, at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
(Sporting KC’s new stadium at the Legends)
A nw partnrship in 2011 btwn “What if th Chrch” and
“The City-wide Prayer Movement” (CPM) invites Christ-followers
arond Kansas City to join in a world-wid prayr movmnt.
For almost thirty yars CPM has ld th ffort to ncorag
Christ-followrs to com togthr to pray for or city throgh
monthly and wkly prayr gathrings. In 2005 CPM bgan to
champion the “Global Day of Prayer” (GDP) in Kansas City. GDP
startd in 2001 whn th chrchs of Captown, Soth Africa
askd th qstion, “What wold happn if th chrchs of or
city cam togthr for a day of prayr?”
WorShIp eVent WIthgloBal daY oF praYer Sy, J 12
W ar combining ths two vnts and inviting chrchs
from arond th city to join s in two hors of prayr and
worship at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park by the Legends
Outlets, in Kansas City, Kansas. The Worship & Prayer begin
at 4pm. Bring lawn chairs and blankts for sating. Prsonsintrstd in volntring for th vnt can mail if@
wifcc.
ten daYS oF praYer 24/7J 2 J 11
Tn days of prayr prcds th GDP. Wstsidrs will hav th
opportunity to ll the calendar 24 hours a day to join in a world-
wid offring of prayr to or God. Th Nxt Stps room at or
Lnxa Camps will b a 24/7 prayr room. Individals can also
join in prayr on-lin. Or mission partnrs in Thailand, India,
and Soth Africa will b also b joining s in prayr.
SerVe daYSy, J 11
Fiv thosand volntrs at 150+ work sits arond th city
will b impacting tns of thosands of l ivs on Satrday, Jn
11 for the “What if the Church” Serve Day. Volunteers can
viw and sign-p for opportnitis at wifcc..
T-shirts will b availabl for a $10 donation, in th
commons at Lnxa and Spdway dring th wks of
May 29 and Jn 5. Procds go to hlp with th xpnss
of SERVE DAY projects.
CommunItYImpaCt
whatifthechurch.org
Do yo hav
yor shirt yt?
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SponSorIng an apartmentFor a homeleSS teen
In May 2010 Wstsid Family Chrch partnrd with Hillcrst
Transitional Hosing to opn a program to hos homlss
tns. Wstsid’s agrmnt with Hillcrst was to provid th
rst year of funding, ending May 2011. In order to continue
to fnd th yoth program, Hillcrst has bn nlisting
chrchs, or individals to bcom apartmnt sponsors. each
sponsor frnishs and fnds on apartmnt at a rqird
donation of $5,000.
Th Hillcrst Yoth hom has bn fndd by IMPACT
donations, bt in 2011 donations to IMPACT wr not nogh
to continue funding beyond the rst year. However, one small
grop has stppd p to allow Wstsid Family Chrch to
bcom an apartmnt sponsor.
earlir this yar th small grop ld by Klsy Alln
(story to right) began volunteering at Hillcrest by helping
dcorat an apartmnt for a homlss tn. Klsy’s grop
raisd almost $1,000 on thir own to hlp sponsor an
apartmnt and gav that mony to IMPACT 2011. Thanks to
Klsy’s grop Wstsid is contining or fnding of Hillcrst’sYoth Program throgh an apartmnt sponsorship. If yo’r
intrstd in volntring with Hillcrst plas chck ot
myImpact at wstsidfamilychrch.com or donat to IMPACT
2011 at wfcimpact.com.
lIFegroupSleadIng the WaY
“Listn” as Klsy Alln answrs qstins abt hw hr
LifGrp bcam invlvd with n f r ministry partnrs
and is making an IMPACT in th cmmnity.
hw i y ivv i hics?
A fw of s hav srvd at Hillcrst individally throgh
Wstsid srv days and thn w did two srv days as a
LifGrop in th fall and lat wintr.
W i y ci y ss ?
W had mt a grop from Wstsid that was in th procss
of transitioning ot of th captain “rol” and sggstd
w tak ovr thir apartmnt tmporarily or prmanntly,
whatvr God pt on or harts. From that momnt on wcontind to pray that it wold work ot.
hw i y b isi y?
A few of us were able to contribute nancially while the
othrs playd a vital rol throgh ncoragmnt and
prayr. W thn contactd Wstsid abot th possibilitis
of fndraising and thy wr gracios nogh to match or
contribtion.
t s b wk y v y
hics w y w ik ?
W hav don som claning, moving frnitr in and ot
of homes, & painting the exterior porches and trim of a
hos. Now that w ar sponsoring an apartmnt w ar
agr to gt involvd in som of th tns’ livs and bild
rlationships with thm.
W y ss g ci y i f is?
Or LifGrop has talkd a lot abot th ida of a missional
chrch and that it is or rsponsibility as Christ followrs
to srv and lov or commnity. If thr is somthing
that God has called us to do he WILL nd a way to make it
happn, vn if $5,000 stands in yor way.
What Would happen IF the ChurCheS oF our CItY
unIted In praYer, WorShIp and SerVICe to our CItY?
it’s a GOD
THING!!!
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an InterVIeW WIththe matloCK FamIlY
Craig and Shrri Matlck hav attndd Wstsid Family
Chrch fr th past svn yars, alng with thir tw childrn
Braxtn, 16, and Jrdan, 14. In th fall f 2010 thy wr
calld t adpt, making a dcisin that will chang thir family
frvr. Hr is thir stry . . .
hv y wys w ?
If , w i y iv y cisi?
Si: I had bn praying and considring adoption for
narly thr yars. I had two qstions that I was waiting for
God to answr. Whr wold w adopt from and what childrn
wold w fl a strong connction to. I discssd th ida of
adoption briey with my sister-in-law, but Craig and I never
rally had a srios convrsation abot it. Whn Craig and
Braxton rtrnd hom from a mission trip to Soth Africa
in Agst 2010, w ralizd God was calling s to opn or
harts and hom to mor childrn. God whisprd LOuDLY and
we were nally listening.
Th answrs to my qstions wr simpl. W both flt
a vry strong connction and passion toward th orphans in
Africa. By Sptmbr 2010, w wr fll-spd ahad with
complting th montains of adoption paprwork with or
home study agency and our international agency. We ofcially
wnt on th “sibling” waiting list with or intrnational agncy
on Octobr 28, 2010.
Y i Ci Bx w S
afic wi Wssi s y. hw i c
y sciv s i?
Si: God has very specic plans for all of us and he
typically dos not provid xprincs for s withot a prpos
in mind. Th simpl and honst answr to why w chos
intrnational adoption from Africa is that God has calld s
thr. For or family, this xprinc was Craig and Braxton’s
mission trip.
Ci: Th prpos of or trip was to work with AIDS
orphans in som vry poor and rmot aras throghot th
Soth African Cap. W wr thr to lt th childrn know
that thr is a God who ss thm, H lovs thm and H
cars abot thm; and that w saw thm, card for thm, and
lovd thm.
Thr ar childrn in nd all ovr th world, inclding
right hr in or hom commnity; w ndrstand that. Or
blif is that w hav bn calld and providd th rsorcs
to adopt intrnationally and provid a hom for childrn
who hav vry littl hop of having a family withot th
assistanc of parnts willing to adopt intrnationally.
Or mission trip took s to Africa and w bliv God
did that to show s th baty of th African popl and
thir hritag and cltr in addition to showing s th
loss the African continent is suffering as a result of HIV
and AIDS. unfortnatly, Soth Africa dos not hav an
opn intrnational adoption program. W wr ld by som
of or frinds living in Soth Africa to th strggls in
ethiopia, which ar almost idntical to thos in Soth Africa.
CommunItYImpaCt
08 WFCnws.com Summer 2011
don’t Ignore What
god IS puttIng on
Your heart
it’s a GOD
THING!!!
Ouradoptionjourney
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need more adoptIon InFo?
Th Matlocks hav participatd in th If Y W mi
ai Wks which is offrd twic a yar and
ar rglar attnds at th Ic ai
nwk (Ian) which meets the rst Thursday of each
month. Th Matlocks hop to wlcom thir nw childrn
hom within th nxt yar. B sr to chck onlin or
watch yor wkly blltin for th nxt If Y W
mi ai Wks.
Fortnatly for th orphand childrn in ethiopia, thr is
an activ intrnational adoption program.
Si: As w talkd mor abot th nd for adoptiv
familis aftr Craig and Braxton rtrnd from thir mission
trip to South Africa, we nally had a clear understanding of
what adoption mans. Althogh w, as a family, can’t tak
car of vry child with nds in th world, w crtainly
can opn or harts and hom to on, or two, or mayb
thr. Throgh God’s glory and grac, h has providd for
us mentally, spiritually, relationally, and nancially to be in a
position to wlcom additional childrn to or family.
Y si y wii sibi ,
s xi.
Si: Thr ar so many vry important things to
considr for ach family rgarding thir adoption options. If
w alrady hav childrn do w maintain birth ordr? Shold
w considr spcial nds? What ag rang? Th list gos on.
W spnt a lot of tim in prayrfl considration and God pt
it on or harts to opn or hom to a sibling grop—with th
goal of providing a hom to a grop of p to thr siblings,
in ordr to maintain th kids’ family nit as mch as w can.unfortnatly, kping orphand childrn togthr with thir
brothers and sisters can be a difcult process.
How has Westside’s adoption ministry beneted you?
Ci: W s th Wstsid adoption ministry as th
mbodimnt of what it mans for s, as Christ followrs,
to b living in commnity with othr followrs. Adoption,
whthr domstic or intrnational, can b a complicatd and
strssfl procss. Th adoption ministry has bn a spport
to s throgh th ntir procss by providing information
and training and conncting s with othr familis who hav
bn down this road alrady and hav valabl information
to shar. It also kps s focsd on God’s plan whn w ar
frstratd with complications or dlays in th procss.
W w y s wi s w csii
i svs?
Ci: Slp, Pray, and TALK! Maning, don’t rsh into a
dcision, bt also don’t ignor what God is ptting on yor
hart. Spnd tim praying abot it and sk inpt, gidanc,and information from othrs who hav adoptd.
09
Adoption is spr!
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a prIeSt In her parISh
aShleY KraCht wobbled into her rst gymnastics class as a
small child. She back ipped her way through her teen years, and
thn bcam a coach. Gymnastics is hr passion. Bt sh nvr
imagind God wold wav that passion into hr lif’s prpos.
Ashly’s othr lov: captring storis throgh pictrs. Sh
gradatd last yar with a dgr in photography and graphic
dsign at K-Stat, thn dcidd to tak a mission trip bformbarking on hr carr. Sh thoght sh’d go to India. Sh
has sponsord a child throgh Compassion Intrnational thr
sinc sh was 15. God had othr plans. Ashly ndd p in
Soth Africa with a Wstsid Family Chrch partnr, Jablani
Africa Ministries (JAM).
“God mad it vry apparnt that India was not whr H
was calling m at this tim. I answrd His call, and bcas
of my obdinc bgan th most incrdibl jorny of my lif
to Soth Africa,” says Ashly.
Jrmiah 29:11 is a vrs Ashly knows wll. “For I know
th plans I hav for yo,” dclars th Lord, “plans to prospr
yo and not to harm yo, plans to giv yo hop and a ftr.”
Sh land on this passag as sh lookd toward hr
ncrtain ftr. “It is on of thos infamos vrss w’v all
hard a million tims bfor. Bt do w vr trly stop and
think abot what a batifl promis or God is making dirctly
to ach and vry on of s throgh this pic of scriptr?”
Whil in Soth Africa, a ladr from JAM told hr th staff
had bn praying for a prson with hr photography skills
for som tim. In Janary, Ashly rtrnd as a fll tim
missionary with JAM in Cap Town, Soth Africa.
“evry Monday w go to a plac calld Hot Bay Harbor
to hang ot with th kids. A fw wks ago som of th kids
wr gathrd arond a girl namd Kimmi as sh showd
off all of hr gymnastics skills. On of th othr missionaris
knw that I had don gymnastics, so sh askd m to com
and s. Kimmi showd m som of hr tricks, and I startd
to giv hr littl tips, and spot hr on a copl of tricks. Prtty
soon thr was a long lin of kiddos waiting for m. I askd
Kimmi if w cold mt again th nxt wk, so w cold do
mor gymnastics with hr and hr frinds. Thy wr all vry
xcitd and said thy wold b thr!”
t kis w i. a y b .
Th tam from fond an old pic of carpt to lay ovr th
glass covrd pavmnt. Th kids locatd an old mattrss.
Thy foldd it in half and s it as a springboard, thn thy
run up, ip and fearlessly land on another mattress.
gloBalImpaCt
aroundthe World
StYleit’s a GOD
THING!!!
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each wk mor kids com to th
mak-shift gym. “I am sor from
spotting for th nxt copl of days .
. . bt it is all worth it,” says Ashly.
“Doing gymnastics with African kids is
jst so stinkin’ fn! Thy ar compltly
farlss and will try jst abot anything
. . . which is not always good, spcially
whn I trn arond and thr ar 6-yar
olds showing me how they can back ip
off of 7-foot walls!”
Th kids at Hot Bay Harbor wr
onc hard to rach. Th tam jst
couldn’t nd a way to connect with them.
Now, JAM incorporats Bibl storis into
th gymnastics lssons. And th kids ar
rsponding.
A yar ago, Ashly nvr thoght sh
would be spotting back-ips for a group
of xtrmly vlnrabl childrn on a
bach in Africa.
“God contins to amaz m at
how h can incorporat or passionsinto what H has calld s to. It is
xhasting, bt so mch fn and
somthing I lov.”
God is faithful. He fullled His promise
and throghot my tim in Soth Africa
was abl to calm my hart abot my
ftr long bfor I was vn offrd
this position with JAM. Or God knows
s. H knows or harts. H knows or
passions. And bcas of this H is abl
to grant s th vry distinct dsirs
of our heart when we seek rst His
Kingdom. That is whn w trly start to
xprinc lif.”
World tour
In Janary, WFC sponsord an IMPACT
trip to India, Soth Africa and Thailand.
Matt Adams, WFC’s Commnity Impact
Pastor, and Rné Trrill, a On Lif Child
Sponsorship program volntr, was
among th grop.
Whil Matt has travld intrnationally,
h had not prviosly visitd on of WFC’sGlobal Impact contris. Rné Trrill,
a mmbr of Lnxa Baptist, is mom to
Morgan who is hading to collg, and
Aaron who is a high school snior. Marrid
to Kvin for 23 yars, Rné frlancs
part-tim in graphic dsign. Hr passion
is to b th hands and ft of Jss to
thos who hav yt to mt Him . . . sh
lovs orphans and wants to por into
th livs of third-world moms who ar
trying to rais thir childrn in conditions
that mak bing a mom challnging and
somtims impossibl.r, i is i, y y
visi f b ic
cis. hw i iy
visi cis c
y k?
ré: Th trip showcasd th scop
and magnitd of what WFC dos within
thir Global Impact Ministry. I wnt
with no pr-concivd idas, jst an
agrnss to pt facs to all th nams
that had lled the stories I’d heard over
th past copl yars. I wnt on this trip
knowing a littl abot what WFC dos inths contris. Gtting to b a part of
th varios ministris was a spctaclar
gift. Participating, larning, ngaging and
immrsing myslf was an opportnity I
fl so incrdibly blssd to hav bn
a part of. evn now, months aftr bing
home, my days are lled with thoughts,
mmoris, brdns, joys and qstions
that thrad throgh my day-to-day
activitis. My xprinc has bcom a
part of who I am.
di y ic y j iffcs
bw cis cs?
ay siiiis?
ré: each contry had a vry
diffrnt fl to it. In India, I flt lik I
had bn transportd back to th tim
of Christ . . . I imagin that it was not
mch diffrnt thn. No infrastrctr,
dsty roads, littl villags strggling to
srviv. Lprs sitting by th roadsid and
bon-thin dogs scavnging for food; cows
walking th strts and mothrs hgging
hngry childrn to thir brasts. If I closd
my ys, I cold imagin Jss walking
this vry contrysid . . . raching ot to
toch th lprs . . . giving brad to momsso thy cold fd thir kids and sitting
ndr a tr listning to villagrs shar
thir hop of a bttr lif.
Thailand was so wstrn I was
srprisd. It was mch lik bing in a uS
city althogh onc w got into th hills and
mt th hill trib popl lif slowd down
to a pac that was batifl to b a part
of. Soth Africa was a dichotomy—Th
walthy, matrialistic citis contrasting
with th “National Gographic” imags of
Africa . . . md hoss, pot-bllid childrn
and mama’s carrying loads twic thir
wight on thir hads.
Rgardlss of th diffrncs, thr
wr svral ovrriding similaritis:
• a heavy pervasive darkness.
• poverty, not just economic
bt spirital too.• children everywhere—
lost, abandond, absd, discardd,
and sd-p.
• strong leaders—leading, loving,
sacricing, doing and being the
hands and ft of Christ.
usi iff jcivs, w
w y scib c f
cis i w s.
ré:
India: snsory ovrload
Thailand: dirty scrts
Soth Africa: hop in th dark
W i y ic y
s? exi.
m: Pastor ed, Thailand. His walk
with God is profond, and h is having a
grat impact on thos arond him.
di y v y g s
wi i wi y fv?
m: During our rst day in India. I
hard Schan tll th childrn opnly that
he loved them. At rst I pulled back from
xprssing lov as opnly. “I don’t vn
know thm, how cold I say I lov thm.”
Bt thn God rmindd m that H lovd
thm, and that his lov is not conditional,
and I ralizd that ths childrn ar
mor than dsrving of my lov, bcas
God lovs thm. It was a dcision to lov.
Isn’t that what lov is anyway?
W ws s wci
xic y c?
m: I saw womn on th strts of
Thailand who wr captivs. Prisonrs
withot bars, bt prisonrs no lss.
W ws s -bii
xic?ré: It was day 2 in Yalamanchili,
India as w plld ot of th drivway of
Nw Lif Childrn’s Hom with th sond
of thir batifl voics still waving
swt imags of littl hands raisd in
Tlg worship to thir Fathr God.
Thy had rolld p thir straw slping
mats in th arly morning darknss,
rbbd th slp from thir ys and
gathrd with a thin blankt wrappd
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for orphans too!
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tightly arond thir sholdrs for warmth.
For thirty mints ths amazing
orphans knelt on a stone cold oor and
worshipped. They nished with the Lord’s
Prayr jst as th sn was coming p and
thn thy spilld ot into th yard and
hadd to th otdoor taps to spong-
bath thir littl bodis with th cold watr.
Latr as thy hadd to thir
classrooms, w lft Nw Lif and hadd
to th local Hind Tmpl. Trning off
th main road w took a narrow strt
towards th tmpl gats—passing
th crdly bilt shacks for th tmpl
slavs and vndors who wr slling
goats and chickens to be sacriced to
thir Hind gods. On this day, as wrachd th Hind holy grond, th
sn was rlntlss as th tmpl msic
blared across the killing eld with an
ri, hollow sond. Th opprssiv hat
bat down on th parchd yard and th
animal slaghtrrs sat on thir hanchs
watching s from th blood-staind
grond. Crows scrchd ovrhad
waiting for opportnitis to swoop in on
frshly slaghtrd mat whil bon-thin
dogs scavngd among animal scraps . .
. th grond arond thm covrd with
th fathrs of a thosand slaghtrd
chickns. Th yong tmpl girls stoodback, waiting to b hird, thir color-
soakd saris, crating a srral imag
of lif on a landscap that scramd of
darknss and dying.
I thoght back to th batifl
voics of or childrn at Nw Lif Hom
and I rmmbrd thir swt facs,
thir ys tightly sht, thir hands
raisd in worship to or Holy God.
Thir harts hav fond frdom and
a saf plac to b and I’m so thankfl
that ths childrn will not hav to go
to their temples to nd hope or offer
up sacrices to appease the voracious
apptits of th tmpl gods.
n vwi is
scib is i.
ré: Dspair—walking th rd light
district in Chiang Mai / Hind tmpl in
Chnnai.
Joy—worshipping with th batifl
childrn at Nw Lif Hom in India, th
prcios littl hill trib girls at Grac
Hos in Pa and with th swt littl
Africans at th sop clbs and at Mama
Gladys’ Door of Hop.
Thankflnss—for opn doors, partnrs
that w can trst, srvant ladrs, childrn
that are nding hope in our Father God
and who will vntally trn th tid within
their circles of inuence.
hw s g c y s
s f vi WFC’s
“W t?”
m: I sd to think that or work
arond th world was sparat from or
work in Kansas City. This trip hlpd m
to s that it is all connctd. W do th
sam work hr ar w do in Thailand,
India, and Soth Africa, and I want to
hlp or popl s that th world is
right hr in Kansas City.
ré: Awarnss of th nd.
Awarnss of what I hav and what
thos I mt and fll in lov with do not
hav. God has trnd my lif psid
down. I go to slp thinking abot
th childrn in India and I wak p
thinking abot littl 5-yar-old Nam who
was rapd by hr fathr. My days ar
interrupted with memories lled with joy
and also momnts of sadnss bcas
th nd is so grat. I fl an rgncy
to rach th popl who’s livs w cannow toch bcas of or partnrships
in ths contris. I fl frstratd at
th lack of fnds to accomplish or
goals. I’v bn srprisd at my lack of
intrst in matrial things . . . thy hav
lost thir appal. I no longr gt xcitd
at th prospct of shopping for “stff”.
Th dynamics of my tim with God has
shiftd. I listn mor, I rad with my
ar to His word wondring what it is
H is trying to tach m. As I rad th
gospls I want to trly discovr th hart
of Christ . . . th Jss who hald th
brokn hartd. This trip nvild my
passion for rscing ths childrn who’s
livs hav bn so ndniably brokn by
circmstancs, povrty and injstic.
W vic w y iv
s w fs g i
b ic i, b
c’ ci wic cy?
m: Thy ar all amazing placs
to visit. India’s povrty stands ot, and
thr ar popl vrywhr. It may b
th plac whr yo will s th most
dramatic contrast to or lifstyl and
on of complt povrty. Th childrn
of India ar th most opn to or lov
and it is th most hospitabl contry w
visitd. Th popl gninly want to
srv yo.
Soth Africa has grat povrty, and
rich baty. Th disparity btwn rich
and poor is dramatic thr.
Thailand is th most wstrn of all
th contris, and wold b th asist,
from a cltral prspctiv, to visit. Th
spirital darknss is powrfl in Thailand,
bt it is mor hiddn by th baty of
th popl and th contry.
Where In the WorldIS WeStSIde FamIlYChurCh?
IndIa
Ycii (Visk
disic): Nw Lif Childrn’s Hom was
stablishd in Sptmbr 2008 throgh
partnrships with Nazarth Association
for Social Awareness (NASA-India),Socity for Hlplss and economically
Backwards Areas (SHEBA) and Wells for
Lif®. W opnd th doors of a vacant
hotel and quickly lled the maximum
capacity of 100 childrn. Complt
with a kitchn, bathrooms, a mak-
shift aditorim, and dorm rooms that
dobld as classrooms, it was an idal
short-trm soltion. Th only problm:
w fond 70 mor kids who dspratly
ndd or hlp. Th hotl was brsting
at th sams by th tim w movd to
or prmannt sit in Sptmbr 2009.
Last Agst, a WFC tam hlpd ddicatthe new children’s dormitories. (Include
picture). Today, we provide homes and
an dcation for 180 childrn who hav
bn orphand, otcast, infctd and/
or affected by HIV. The new facility will
hos p to 500 childrn.
Cii: Nw Lif Childrn’s
Hom in Chintalapdi was fondd by Dr.
Christophr Prmdas, who grw p as an
“ntochabl” in Chintalapdi, India. H
was ostracizd and sparatd from th
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big idea?
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ts BIg IdeaS sv s y iy i iv if issi f lvi Jss, Bci
lik Jss Si Jss.
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childrn in th highr casts dring his
school years and knew rst-hand the
prsction and sffring th ntochabls
facd. H larnd from his fathr’s frind
how to opn and oprat an orphanag.
It’s no accidnt that in 2008, h fondd
Nw Lif Childrn’s Hom in his hom
town. A mn’s grop at Wstsid
sponsors th forty childrn that liv thr
throgh OnLif Child Sponsorship.
ti: WFC rglarly sponsors pastors’
gloBalImpaCt
We proVIde
homeS and an
eduCatIon For
180 ChIldren
yars ago. Now in a largr hom,
WFC hlps Mama Gladys car for
30+ childrn throgh On Lif Child
Sponsorship.
Selini Village in Transkei Region:
Projct Saml is an orphan car cntr
managd by Mama Christina Hohl. It
inclds a prschool, sop clb, and
local child sponsorship program and
is th commnity hb for rral Slini.
WFC hlps spports childrn at Projct
Saml throgh th OnLif Child
Sponsorship program.
p eib: Mothrwll
Township. In a town riddld with high
unemployment, HIV/AIDS, alcohol and
drg abs, Mama Nosak ovrssfor sop clbs, a commnity halth
care worker program, and HIV/AIDS
spport programs. WFC spports childrn
throgh On Lif Child Sponsorship.
thaIland
p: Grac Hos is th rslt of a
shard dram. In 2005 a WFC lif grop
visitd Thailand whr thy mt Saman
and Nok Jantawong. Th Jantawongs
dramd of opning a hom to dcat
girls from th Hill tribs. Th lif grop
rtrnd to th u.S. with that dram.
Today twnty yong girls liv at GracHos, attnd th local schools, and
worship at Pa Baptist Chrch which was
fondd by Pastor Saman. WFC’s Thailand
tams accompanid th girls on visits
to thir hill trib homs whn th girls
shard th gospl with thir parnts.
Ci mi: Abba Hos, fondd
by Joyc and David Moor from Olath,
KS, is a saf havn for yong girls who
ar at risk of bing plld into th sx
trad indstry. Thirty girls ags 11 to
arly 20’s liv and attnd school at Abba
Hos whr thy ar xposd to th
Gospl. Thy gradat from Abba Hoswith a dgr and skills that afford thm
profssional opportnitis. Sinc 2007,
WFC has spportd th girls at Abba
Hos throgh On Lif Child sponsorship.
Ci mi: Nw Lif Annx, an
xtnsion of Abba Hos, is a saf
havn for yong popl rscd from
prostittion in th strts of Chiang Mai.
Ths yong popl rqir intns car.
Tn yong mn, inclding a 10 yar old
boy, liv at Nw Lif Annx whil thy
attnd school and larn lif skills. Th
yong mn assist Pastor ed in a strt
otrach ministry at Tai Pi gat, whr
thy ministr wkly to othrs trappd
in prostittion. WFC has spportd th
yong popl at Nw Lif Annx throgh
On Lif Sponsorship sinc 2008.
Ci mi: Nw Hop Hom is a
refuge for young girls orphaned by HIV/
AIDS. It was stablishd by Pastor ed
Isara’s wif, Fang. Ths girls hav ithr
lost parnts to AIDS, or ar thmslvs
infected with HIV. Seven children
crrntly liv at Nw Hop Hom. Fang
comforts th griving childrn and
tachs thm abot th lov of Jss.
Nw Hop Hom is or nwst ministrypartnr in Thailand. WFC spports th
childrn at Nw Hop Hom throgh On
Lif Sponsorship.
Ci mi: Chiang Mai Prison.
Pastor ed startd visiting on of th Nw
Lif Annx mn in prison in 2009 and
ralizd th potntial impact of Bibl
stdy grops within th prison. In on
yar, th stdy has grown to mor than
700 Christ followers. Prison ofcials are
fascinatd by th lif chang in ths
mn. Now, othr ara prisons hav
rqstd this “program”. Thr Nw
Lif Annx rsidnts lad Bibl stdis inothr narby prisons.
WFC partnerS
Th On Lif Child Sponsorship program,
managd by WFC, partnrs with Ocans
of Mrcy, othr organizations, and
individal child sponsors to hlp car
for approximatly 500 childrn in India,
South Africa, and Thailand. Visit
www.onlifchild.org
Ocans of Mrcy, fondd in 2002, is
WFC’s non-prot partner in South Africa.
Ocan’s of Mrcy is a mmbr of MrcyAllianc, a collction of chrchs and
non-prot organizations in the US and
in Soth Africa that hav joind forcs
to rach th S.A.’s yoth with a mssag
of hope and love of Jesus. Visit
www.ocansofmrcy.com
Wlls for Lif® provids saf drinking
watr to villags and commnitis
in India throgh drilling watr wlls.
Wlls for Lif® is also ngagd in
providing assistanc in othr aras,
retreats and conferences, HIV/AIDs
dcational confrncs, yoth rtrats
and Bibl school activitis, womn’s
confrncs and tnt rvivals at and
in th srronding aras of Light of
Lov Childrn’s Hom, all of which ar
attndd by hndrds and somtims
thosands of popl. Althogh WFC
dos not formrly sponsor Light of Lov
Childrn’s Hom, or global impacttams spnd maningfl tim with th
narly 500 childrn who liv and attnd
school thr.
South aFrICa
es C ri: WFC hlps
fnd 28 Sop Clbs throghot th
rgion. Th clbs provid a daily
mal, ncoragmnt, and spirital
dvlopmnt to mor than 1800 childrn
infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS.
Alxandria: Jhovah Jirh Hos
is th hom of Molly and Nls Bam
of Soth Africa who hav opndthir hom to abandond infants and
childrn. Many childrn ar wknd
visitors to this saf havn and most ar
infected with HIV or come from troubled
familis. WFC has sponsord ths
childrn throgh th On Lif Child
Sponsorship program sinc 2007.
p eib: Coga Door of
Hop. Child advocat “Mama” Gladys
Panda bgan bringing vlnrabl and
abandond childrn into hr tiny shack
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such as medical and HIV/AIDS clinics,
orphanags, homs for th ldrly, or
any othr ara that hlps th poor and
disnfranchisd within th two-thirds
world. Visit wllsforlif.org
NASA-India and SHeBA ar India-
based non-prot organizations founded by
Dr. Christophr Prmdas. Dr. Prmdas is
a Dalit, an ‘ntochabl’ according to th
Indian Cast systm. His cas is social jstic and car for th orphand and
hngry. Dr. Prmdas fondd SHeBA was
founded specically to partner with WFC
in Ylamancili whr Nw Lif Childrn’s
Hom and for otrach ministris in
the surrounding Visakhapatnam District
whil NASA’s ministry is focsd on
aras srronding Tni and Light of Lov
Children’s Home. Visit www.nasaindia.org
InterVIeW WIth aShleY mIller asy, a sophomor at Ku, has attndd WFC for for yars and has taght
a thr yar old class in th ReeF for th majority of thos yars. At Ku, sh
is involvd in Camps Crsad for Christ and lads a Bibl stdy. Ashly is
crrntly a nanny of for and is prsing a carr in which sh’ll hlp childrn
with disabilitis.
C y scib wy y if s b c f y i?Sinc Bat th Drm, I know what it mans to follow Jss. In Soth Africa,
I xprincd what lif is lik whn Jss is in charg. I wnt to Soth Africa
planning to hlp vryon ls, bt God sd vryon ls to hlp m mor than
I hlpd thm.
W ws scis i y c i y i?
Th scarist thing I ncontrd on th trip was standing p in front of aclass
of 9th gradrs who only spok english as a scond langag and trsting that
God would tell me what to say (and of course . . . He did!).
Is ic ic s f y i
w s is S afic y iiy ik f?
On or last night w wr in Lsikisiki and I was trying to tak a pictr of a
copl of th gys so I cold pray for thir mission, bt I coldn’t gt thm tostand still! Thy woldn’t stop dancing and laghing long nogh for m to tak
th pictr. Whn I don’t want to forgt to lov vry momnt of lif that God
givs m, that momnt is what I pictr.
W i g c y is i?
Dring this trip, God taght m that no mattr how mch I plan and try to
mak things work I’m not in control. evry tim I wold practic th lssons for
th 9th gradrs and plan xactly what I wantd to say, I didn’t fl lik th kids
wr intrstd. Only whn I wold rlax and pray that God wold gid m did
th kids listn and rally start to ndrstand or mssag.
it’s a GOD
THING!!!
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Apprciation picnic 12pm
NO Lnxa Stdnt MINWhat IF th Chrch:WORSHIP EVENT
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FamIlY
mInIStrY
Summer is almost here! Are you ready? Do you have a
plan to keep those kiddos busy? Entertained? We have
compilied a short list of summertime activities to get
you started!
t ti
A ta party jst isn’t a ta party withot a gaggl of gsts
to njoy th trats. Lt th childrn tak thir favorit stffd
animals to an aftrnoon picnic on th lawn. Cps, kttls, and
cpcaks mak th prfct sprad for a playfl day in th shad.
hscc
Gt ot th colord chalk and hlp yor childrn draw a hg
hopscotch path. Add xtra fn by trading traditional hopscotch
square shapes for cars, butteries, sh, and other fun designs.
lw Ficks
Hang a whit sht on th sid of yor hos or from a
clothslin, and projct yor movi sing a digital projctor.
If yo don’t hav yor own, yo can rnt qipmnt for th
day or th wknd from projctor123.com. Thn bring on th
popcorn, pj’s, and pillows for a prfct otdoor movi night.
Fi pi wi FYor kid may still think crayons ar for ating, bt h’s
probably at the right age to “nger paint” with food. This is
a mssy on, bt ymmy! Plac yor baby in his high chair
and spoon a dollop of yogrt on th tray. Yo might nd to
demonstrate at rst, but soon your munchkin will be making
blbrry-colord tracks and swirls. H’ll rally at it p!
Bi m
Got an advntr-sking crawlr? Transform yor living room
into a baby-proofd labyrinth. Arrang plnty of sofa pillows
and chairs with blankts drapd ovr thm, fort-styl, throw in
a collapsibl tb tnnl, and lt yor intrpid xplorr roam!
h C Ws
Park yor car in th drivway and lt yor child giv it a good
scrb with a pot of watr and spong or with th gardn hos.
Gt th whol family involvd for addd fn!
Befriend a Fireghter
Bake cookies (or pick up some ice pops), and deliver them to your
local re station. The reghters will appreciate the surprise—and
yor child will mt som hros, s thos awsom trcks p
clos, and larn a lsson abot giving to othrs.
dc i ri
Srpris yor kids by taking thm otsid dring a gntl
smmr showr. Danc arond in swimsits, catch raindrops
in yor moth, and jmp in all th pddls.
Ci obsc Css
Bild a backyard obstacl cors with hla hoops, jmp rops,
vn a hos, thn tim th kids.
oi Cfs
Nrtr yor littl on’s crativity with prtty art projcts. For
fr inspiration and dtaild how-to instrctions, chck ot
these kid-oriented sites: You’ll nd classroom-tested activities
from an lmntary school art tachr at Art Projcts for Kids;
for wkly craft rondps that yo can hav dlivrd dirctly
to yor inbox as an -mail nwslttr, visit Kids Craft Wkly;
for a slw of swt sasonal crafts catgorizd by childrn’s
ags at Th Crafty Crow; and for an clctic mix of art, baking,
and scinc fn for kids, visit Th Artfl Parnt.
Are youready for the
Summer?
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Dsignat on vning a wk for som frindly mltifamily
competition (think kickball, softball, and capture the ag).
Keep things fair by designating a different parent to ref (get
rules for dozens of sports at gameskidsplay.net) and dividing
into nw tams ach tim, lik dads and daghtrs vrss
moms and sons.
Fcy ts
Many factoris offr tors so kids can s thir favorit
products created from start to nish. Get info on visiting more
than 500 factoris across th nation from factorytorssa.com.
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Mix p a bowl of Ooblck, a mystrios mattr that kids can
shape into balls or let ooze from their ngers. Here’s how:
• Pour one cup water into a large mixing bowl.
• Add a few drops of food coloring (any color).
• Slowly stir in two cups of cornstarch (use a spoon at rst,
but you may eventually nd it’s easier with your hands).
ty Sw
Invite kids to come over with toys (in good condition) that
thy no longr want. Thn, lt thm draw nmbrs to s who
gets to pick a “new” toy rst.
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Wssi’s s civiis is w!
SandY Bell ChaCeY
Thatr in th park, Hallmarks kalidoscop, Nlson-
Atkins art museum, corn maze at Pendleton farm, Mahafe
stagcoach stop, Harry Trman library, Harry Trman
hom, erni Millr natr park, pow wow at Haskl Indian
nations univrsity, Natral history msm in Lawrnc,
Amlia earhart hom in Attchison, moon marbl factory,
Ovrland Park arbortm, Jamsport Amish commnity.
raChel elIzaBeth
Dd, know what’s fr? Smmr bik riding! And kids lov
that, mayb do a bik “rac” p. Trn it into sort of a block
party typ shin dig. That’s always fn, with snow cons
ym! And cotton candy? WWI msm is cool too . . .
union Station is always fn.
StaCeY SpreCKer
W lov danna ros farm. Scinc city is grat too. W’r
big fans of or nighborhood pool and jst a sprinklr
in th yard or slip-n-slid. On a hot day my kids lik to
“paint” th drivway with a bckt of watr and paint
brsh or spray it with a watr bottl. It vaporats qickly
so thy can kp making nw pictrs.
genger louISe WhIte
Fontains at crown cntr . . . thy ar always fn to rnthrogh and play . . . pls crown cntr normally has a
fr xhibit for kids. If thy ar yongr local libraris
always hav a story tim. Th on in Bonnr springs
always dos a craft aftr th story. Yo cold also hav
a kite ying day. We also have two beach fronts . . . one
in Shawn off of Rnnr road and on in D Soto. Th
Mony Msm at Fdral Rsrv Bank of Kansas City is
fr and lots of fn! Oh and city markt!
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KIdS
preSChool eVentS—Summer 2011
my 1, Swy Fiy miisy V picic
Or chanc to say thanks to th awsom volntrs who
srv in or Family Ministry at Spdway.
my 15, S h tii
11, lx Cs, Ciy r
This time of training is for any student in 6th–12th grades
that wold lik to srv in a prschool class dring wknd
srvics dring th smmr. For mor information contact
Jnnifr Hddlston at 913 890 4202.
my 15, lx Fiy miisy V picic
Or chanc to say thank yo to th hndrds of volntrs
who srv in or Family Ministry ach wknd.
my 22, Ci dici Svic
This is a vry spcial srvic for th parnts of babis and
toddlrs whr parnts prsnt thmslvs, thir child, and
thir parnting fforts to th Lord. each family will hav a
spcial tim of prayr togthr as thy ddicat thir child.
Parnts mst attnd on Child Ddication Prparation Class
prior to participating in th ddication srvic.
as 13, Ki tsii
10, lx Cs
This fn vnt is for all or 5 yar olds who ar going to start
Kindrgartn this fall. Com chck ot th Rock and s what
fn things w hav in stor for yo nxt yar. Parnts, w will
hav a spcial tim to shar information with yo abot how
w want to partnr with yo as yor child starts school
as 14, pi dy
This is th day all kids ag 2 and p mov to a nw class or
grad. Nw room assignmnts will b printd on ach child’s
namtag.
as 21, S h tii
11, lx Cs, Ciy r
This time of training is for any student in 6th–12th gradesthat wold lik to srv in a prschool class dring wknd
srvics dring th fall. For mor information contact Jnnifr
Hddlston at 913 890 4202.
the Rf is a fn plac dsignd
spcially for yong childrn to
div into God’s lov. W bliv
that vn or yongst childrn
can larn abot God so w hav
ag-appropriat classs for
childrn ag 6 wks to pr-K at all campss dring all
Snday srvics.
What do kids do bst? Play! That’s why, bginning in or infant
rooms, w s a crriclm that is basd on taching basic Biblical
concpts throgh play. Or tachrs s Bibl convrsation
and prayr sntncs cntrd arond activitis that allow
babis and toddlrs to xplor and discovr God’s world in a
saf and loving nvironmnt. Ladrs intract with childrn at
varios cntrs and shar Bibl trths with thm throgh
convrsation and play. This is so mch mor than babysitting!
In addition, three, four and ve year olds will gather
together with their leaders for a 10–15 minute group time.
Dring this tim, tachrs will s msic, Bibl vrss, prayr,
and intractiv gams to hlp kids ndrstand th Bibl story
for th wk and how it applis to thir yong livs. A copy
of th story will b snt hom on th child’s tak hom papr
ach wk for parnts to discss with thir kids at hom.
What are We learnIngIn the reeF thIS Summer?
maY g m Fiis—This month boys and girls will
har that God mad popl to liv in familis. W will larn
that God wants family mmbrs to lov and car for on
anothr. W will larn abot familis in th Bibl lik Adam
and ev, Miriam, Timothy, and Josph.
June Swi lv g—Or Bibl storis this month
will focs on how ezra, Noah, elijah, Abram and Moss
showd lov to God. As childrn har ths storis thy will
know mor clarly what thy can do to show lov to God as
thy larn abot Him, do what H says and talk to Him.
JulY Ci f o a—Prschoolrs will larn
that God lovs all popl and H wants popl to car forothrs. Or activitis will allow boys and girls to practic
showing lov and car. Childrn will har that popl can
show lov by tlling abot God and Jss, praying for
othrs, and asking God to hlp thm.
auguSt I a gwi—This month prschoolrs will
har that thy ar growing and larning to do many things,
jst as God plannd. Thy will hav opportnitis to do th
things God wants thm and othrs to do.
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252 BaSIC VIrtueSWhat Grad School Will B Stdying in Spring and Smmr:
maY—Fivss
dcii s w s w y s’
v y. Bible Verse: “Frgiv th things y ar hlding
against n anthr. Frgiv, jst as th Lrd frgav y.”
Cssis 3:13, nIV
June—Fi
tsi i w y c’ s bcs f w y c
s. Bible Verse, “Nw faith is bing sr f what w hp fr and crtain f what w d nt s.” hbws 11:1, nIV
JulY—psvc
rfsi iv w if s . Bible Verse,
“Ths wh hp in th Lrd will rnw thir strngth. Thy
will sar n wings lik agls; thy will rn and nt grw
wary, thy will walk and nt b faint.” Isi 40:31, nIV
auguSt—gc
gi si y ’ sv.
Bible Verse, “Gd’s grac has savd y bcas f yr faith
in Christ. Yr salvatin dsn’t cm frm anything y d.
It is Gd’s gift.” esis 2:8 nIV
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FamIlY mInIStrYtIpS For parentSTh Family Ministry at Wstsid is committd to partnring
with parnts in th spirital growth of thir childrn. Hr
ar a copl of ways that w striv to assist yo:
tk h ts: evry ag grop snds hom a
spplmnt that yo can discss with yor child ach wk.
It will shar with yo th Bibl story, ky concpts and action
stps familis can tak at hom to rinforc th lsson.
WFCws: Chck ot th Wkly Lssons, upcomingevnts and grat articls postd ach wk! Sbscrib
today at WFCws.c
hoW Can We get InVolVed InKIdS mInIStrY
Looking for a way to gt involvd in th Kids Ministry at
Wstsid? Hr ar a copl of opportnitis:
Sy Svic oiis: B an important part in a
child’s lif by srving in or Prschool classrooms or chck-
in dsks. Opportnitis for srving ar availabl at both
campss. Wstsid will st p and provid all spplis, whil
yo focs on bilding rlationships with kids and familis.
B a part of th largst volntr ministry at Wstsid!
Wky Kis’ miisy S: Or programs coldn’t
fnction if it wrn’t for th amazing volntrs who
hlp prpar and st p classrooms ach wk. Ths
volntrs assist Kids’ Ministry staff in th prparation and
distribtion of matrials dring th wk so that Snday
programs ar a hit!
leneXa CampuS
ReeF, Jnnifr Hddlston
js@wssifiycc.c , 913 890 4202
ROCK, Jdy Darwstr
jws@wssifiycc.c, 913 890 4208
eXTReMe, Rbcca Simmons
sis@wssifiycc.c or 913 890 4207
SpeedWaY CampuS
Rachl Pirc
ic@wssifiycc.c, 913 890 4284
Ambr Mastrs
ss@wssifiycc.c, 913 890 4283
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Student mInIStrY
S mvis f lx Swy
This smmr at Wstsid, or stdnt ministris will discovr
what a Biblical Worldviw looks lik from th nvironmnt
of a Movie Theater. The term “worldview” is dened as a
comprhnsiv st of trth claims that intnd to paint a tr
pictr of rality. In this world drivn by mdia, it is critical
that vry tnagr knows how to rcogniz what is tr vs.
what is a li and w will do this by asking th qstion “What
is rally ral?” W will stratgically walk throgh 6 diffrnt
movis and talk abot th worldviw that is portrayd in ach
movie. We will re up the popcorn and concessions every
wk and hav a blast as w xplor what it mans to hav
a Biblical Worldviw. It is going to b an xciting sris this
smmr at WSM.
J 5—aii ni
J 12—leneXa; n S miisis:
W if Cc? Wsi ni
SpeedWaY: Sci-Fi
J 19—d ni
J 26—leneXa; Sci-Fi ni
SpeedWaY; n S miisy
(la missis ti)
StudentS
Jy 3—n S miisis:
4th of Jly wknd
Jy 10—Cick Fick ni
Jy 17—Bwi: Cs $15
Jy 24—Ss ni
Jy 31—Cy ni
as 6—t rbi Cfc t:
Do Hard Things
as 7—p py Sw:
Sotart Aqatic Cntr
as 14—p ni: INFO Mting rgarding
th nxt 12 months of Stdnt Ministry
as 21—F Kickff
a Swy: Bfor ach srvic on Snday mornings
w will b having a movi scrning whr th stdnts can
com into th thatr and chck ot th movi that w will b
talking abot that morning. Th scrnings will start at 9am.
Jff and Shlli Sgr will contin to lad or Wdnsday
night LifGrop in Lavnworth throghot th smmr. Thgrop mts from 6:30p—8:00pm at th Yoth Achivmnt
Cntr in downtown Lavnworth.
Student Summer mISSIon trIpS
go proJeCt 2010
Th prpos of th Go Projct is to ngag stdnts in srving
othrs and making an impact on th world arond thm. To
goal of vry projct w ar doing is to mak a diffrnc
throgh action. Spacs ar still availabl sign p today!
hS missi ti la d C
J 25–Jy 2, 2011
Training dates; May 22 from 5–6pm and June 22, 2011 from
6-8pm in th stdnt cntr
mS ti Cic Jy 11-16, 2011
Training dats; May 15, Jn 5 from 5-6pm and Jly 6, 2011
from 6-8pm in th stdnt cntr
dear parentSHi, my nam is Aaron Stroman. I hav a passion for working
with middl school stdnts. I bliv that th middl school
ag is th stag of lif whr a rlationship with Jss can
bcom xtrmly prsonal. unfortnatly, this is also th
stag of lif whr rbllion and disobdinc dvlops with
th dsir to b an indpndnt prson. It is my hop to
partnr with yo to hlp str th will and indpndnc of
th dvloping tnagr into a rlationship with Jss that
thy can call thir own . . . that’s what stdnt ministry is
to m! So plas hav yor child join m on Snday and
Wdnsday nights whr middl school stdnts lov Jss,
bcom lik Jss, and shar Jss.
aaron Stromandic f mi Sc S miisy
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reBelutIon
On Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 9am–5pm at LenexaCamps, th Wstsid Stdnt Ministry will host
t rbi (1tiy 4:12) Cfc t;
d h tis: A on-day confrnc tor for christian
tns and thir parnts. Th confrnc sssions ar dsignd
to motivat yong popl to rbl against low xpctations
and avoid wasting thir livs. Th tn yars arn’t a vacation
from rsponsibility. Thy ar th training grond for ftr
ladrs who dar to b rsponsibl now. For mor information
visit thir wbsit: bi.c
early Bird Pricing now thr Jly 2, $30 pr prson
Pr-Rgistration pricing, Jly 3 thr Jly 23, $35 pr prson
Standard Pricing Jly 24, thr Agst 6, $40 pr prson
To rgistr visit bi.c/cfc/is or pick-p rgistration forms at th information dsk at yor
chrch camps to mail in.
Take a moment to hear from one of our own home grown students and get their perspective of Student
life at Westside.
I ntrd stdnt ministris th smmr bfor I startd
seventh grade. We met in the Venue on Monticello Road
on Wdnsday nights and I rmmbr long days at Camp
Srg and th insanity of th all-night ragr!
Now w hav or own room with a stag, high-tch
qipmnt and plnty of stdnts and volntrs. My frinds
and myslf ar trstd to lad othr stdnts in worship and
w ar challngd to b xampls for thm. Additionally, w
tak shortr rtrats to Arkansas and th Hyatt to ralign
orslvs with God in th midst of a bsy yar. W hav
th opportnity to go on affordabl missions trips and w’r
offrd many chancs to ngag in local missions. All of this
growth in the past couple years has made me condent in
th ladrs w hav and whr th ministry is going.
Th gratst impact on my tim in stdnt ministris has
most crtainly bn from th worship band. I joind in ighth
grade and at rst I just played keyboards, but was kindly
forcd into singing by th nd of th yar. My closst frinds
hav shard so many of my favorit mmoris with m in th
stdnt cntr and in thatr six at th Lgnds. I’v larnd
how to hav patinc with myslf, othr msicians, and
diffrnt typs of popl; I’v larnd how to gt rid of my
own prid for th sak of somthing gratr than myslf.
I hav bn blssd to go on missions trips for th past
three summers. My rst trip was to Mexico—a demanding
but completely fullling experience in the poverty-stricken
town of Croc. I practicd spaking Spanish with som
vry patint kids and fond ot I am not mant to bild
hoss. On night, or ntir grop sat on th roof of th
Yothfront bas w wr staying at, and w sang “God of
this City” in th dark with only an acostic gitar. To this
day, I cannot nam a bttr worship xprinc. Thogh I
njoy contmporary worship msic and all th talnts of th
msicians at or chrch, thr was somthing absoltly
chilling and satisfying abot stripping it all away and
haring only or voics with a hmbl, qit gitar giding
s. For m, that ntir trip was a classic cas of larning
to tak nothing for grantd. That fling of apprciation
chod throgh th night and stays with m to this day, andit ncompasss vrything I’v larnd in th last six yars
at Wstsid.
I c y ss k vy
iy iisy ffs s y c v
f s xic s I i.
mIranda Wagner
it’s a GOD
THING!!!
Y say y want
a ReBeLuTIoN?
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FamIlY1. J hb, Pastor, Family Ministry
2. Jci g, Associat Dirctor, Family Ministry
3. S Bs, Associat Dirctor, Family Ministry
preSChool team4. Jif hs, Kids’ Ministry Dirctor, Prschool
5. d F, Prschool Assistant
6. dbbi as, Prschool Crriclm Ladr
7. miss m, Baby Ministry Tam Ladr
8. eiy psy, Ones & Twos Team Leader
9. d Wis, Thrs-Pr-K Tam Ladr
10. dbbi dy, Childcar Coordinator
11. rc pic, Spdway Prschool Coordinator
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“cc s” f i: wssifiycc.c
grade SChool team12. Jy dws, Grade School Director (K–2nd grade, ROCK)
13. ei eis, Team Leader (K–2nd grade, ROCK)
14. ncy Bk, Ministry Support (ROCK)
15. rbcc Sis, Grad School Dirctor
(3rd–5th grade, EXTREME)
16. miss hi, Team Leader (3rd–5th grade, EXTREME)
17. ab mss, Spdway Grad School Coordinator
Student team18. Sc Cy, Stdnt Ministry Pastor/High School Dirctor
19. ab pis, Stdnt Ministry Associat Dirctor
20. m Ky, Spdway Stdnt Dirctor
21. a S, Lnxa Middl School Dirctor
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Don’t worry, yor Kids and
Stdnts ar in grat hands!
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I have the best job at Westside—PERIOD. What makes
being GROW pastor so great? I get the privilege of
encouraging and empowering every member of Westside
to move from being a seeker to becoming a reproducing
follower of Jesus.
I gt to work with or Gt Grondd ladrs that provid
skrs a saf plac to xamin th claims of Jss. I gt to
har storis of thos skrs bcoming blivrs throgh that
xprinc. I gt to work with th Gt Chargd ladrs that
walk ths nw blivrs throgh th basics of living flly
aliv with Jss. Prhaps my gratst joy is lading srios
followrs of Jss into th amazing ralm of larning to lad
othrs on th jorny of faith. I gt to watch God chang livs
that chang livs!
On xampl of this is my frind Pal. Pal is a yong man
I mt at a wdding last Sptmbr. Pal has bn a Wstsidr
for svral yars bt wasn’t rally connctd and growing.
I invitd Pal to th LifGrop I ld last fall. H and his wif
joind s in that xprinc and bgan to grow in thir faith.
The current leader of that group identied Paul as a potential
ladr and invitd him to b a part of Discipls Mad, a pilot
disciplship program I startd. Pal has takn hg strids
in his development in the rst four months of this one-year
commitmnt. Pal is now lading his own Gt Chargd grop
and has alrady bgn to invst in a yong ladr from that
grop! eight months ago Pal was simply a blivr. H is now
a srios followr of Jss and is lading othr blivrs in
thir own prsit of Jss.
lik I si, I v bs jb Wssi—perIod!
groW
g sw f i . . .
with cookis! Wll, not rally bt H is moving in or
“parish.” With th rcnt Sent sris, Mik and Iralizd that w know 2 ot of th 19 familis that liv
in or cal-d-sac. So for eastr, or 4 yar old daghtr
created ower baskets with her favorite paper and
stickrs for ach of . . . or 19 nighbors. As w wr
placing ach baskt on or nighbors’ doors on eastr
morning, sh lookd at m and said, “Mommy, God is
smiling.” Long story short—not 3 days latr, w rcivd
a vry spcial thank yo not and 1 of or nighbors
arrivd at or doorstp with cookis, introdcing
thmslvs and opning a door to crating a closr
commnity on or strt. GO GOD! Nxt stps . . .
planning a blck party fr Mmrial Day and xcitdly
awaiting hw Gd will shw p nxt.
Cisi nivs Jsf FaCeBooK
I haVe the BeSt
JoB at WeStSIde . . .perIod.
Shape’dFor ImpaCt
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upComIngSer IeS
Bi I f is sis: t Bib sks vs:
ic ci, ici ici, x. W
s i ivs.
“Kp n asking, and y will rciv what y ask fr.Keep on seeking, and you will fnd. Keep on knocking, and
th dr will b pnd t y. 8 Fr vryn wh asks,
receives. Everyone who seeks, fnds. And to everyone who
kncks, th dr will b pnd.” mw 7:7–8 (nlt)
lIFe appS(applICatIonS From the BooK oF JameS)
Th wisdom book of th Old Tstamnt is clarly Provrbs,
Many Christ followrs ar srprisd to larn that th wisdom
book of th Nw Tstamnt is Jams. This short book is fll of
vryday wisdom and practics for th Christ Followr.
Bi I f is sis: Fwi Cis is sy—b is is si w y sick bsics.
“I will giv y wrds and wisdm that nn f yr
advrsaris will b abl t rsist r cntradict.”
lk 21:15–16
CoW tIppIng(ChooSIng truth oVer tradItIon)
It’s All Abot M
It’s All Abot th Traditions
It’s All Abot th Blivr
It’s All Abot th Word vs
It’s All Abot th Msic
It’s All Abot th Bilding
Chrch in th Park
You know Westside always has something up its sleeve
for the weekends, and this Summer is no different. Yes,
you will be on vacation, but remember you can always
catch us online. Here is what is coming up in the next
few months . . .
thIS old home(loVe, reSpeCt, honor, peaCe)
Family is th most wondrfl awfl xprinc in lif. Whn it
is don right—it rocks! Whn it is don poorly—it hrts! Hom
works bst whn w follow God’ plan for th family.
Bi I f is sis: g ws bi s
i isy cs f his v c.
“Gd blsss ths wh wrk fr pac, fr thy will b
calld th childrn f Gd.” mw 5:9 (nlt)
Called (What IF the ChurCh?)
Or “What If Th Chrch?” partnrs ar Rstor Commnity
Chrch and Nw City Chrch. Th Nw Tstamnt word for
chrch is “cclsia” and it litrally mans “th calld ons.”
If w ar Christ followrs, thr is a calling in or livs.
Bi I f is sis: g ws s s his
ci i ivs.
“S g and mak fllwrs f all ppl in th wrld.
Baptiz thm in th nam f th Fathr and th Sn and
th Hly Spirit. Tach thm t by vrything that I hav
taght y, and I will b with y always, vn ntil th
nd f this ag.” mw 28:19–20 (nCV)
You aSKed For It reloaded
Did yo vr say “I wondr what th Bibl says abot that?”
Sms lik thr ar som qstions that ar rarly or nvr
addrssd. This is rond two of “YOu ASKeD FOR IT” and
ths two wks shold b a blast.
You Won’tWant to mISS...
YAFI is back!!!
Moo.
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onlIne
A fw wks ago I wnt to go visit a rglar attndr of th
Onlin Camps srvic bcas I hard abot how on particlar
Wstsidr is bing a prist in hr parish and I wantd to mt
hr. I fond myslf in a plac in Lnxa I’v nvr bn bfor:
d gs assis livi:
I mt Alsa thr who introdcd m to hr mom, Doris,
th prist of this parish. Doris told m hr story.
It all startd with wanting to s hr daghtr, Alsa,
sing in the Vocal Team one Sunday when the idea came that
Doris cold attnd th srvic onlin and xprinc Wstsid
withot laving th assistd living. That Snday, Doris got on
th comptr in th common ara and watchd hr daghtr
sing whil hr granddaghtr Amy workd th slids on
the Online Campus (BTW, 3 generations going to church
together online, \/\/007!!!). She heard noises behind her,
trnd arond and saw 5 frinds looking ovr hr sholdr. In
minutes there was the rst service of Westside Family Church
“Dlmar Gardns Camps!!!” Doris and hr frinds dciddthy wold do this vry Snday.
Today, Doris prays daily with folks who pass by and ask
right in her room and on Sundays, gets together 15–20 people
to hddl arond a 15 inch monitor to b th chrch onlin.
Thr ar vn car givrs from Dlmar Gardns who ar now
going to th Lnxa Camps from what thy’v sn in Doris
and onlin!!!
W’r working on gtting th th Onlin Camps on th
Big Screen TV in the activity room because Westside Delmar
Gardens just doesn’t t in the computer room anymore!!!
F b, y c b is wi xy
k w ci!!!
Blow is a lttr from Lansing inmat, Brian Kinny to John
Ockr, Wstsid’s Pastor p at Lansing. God has don amazing
things in th lif of this man and his family. Brian is bt on
lif that has bn transformd by th partnrship of WFC/IFI.
lanSIng
SenIor moment...
From theInSIde...
it’s a GOD
THING!!!
it’s a GOD
THING!!!
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pcks 4Kis—Ci (K-5 )
This LifLin mts on Snday mornings at th Lnxa
camps and is dsignd for childrn, K-5. Or kids today fac
conict on a daily basis, whether it’s from siblings or social
peers – it’s there! What’s really great to know is that God
has providd th tools to hlp kids ndrstand and larn torsolv ths sitations. PacMakrs4Kids is a cors that
helps lay the foundation for lifelong skills in conict resolution.
The curriculum helps kids recognize conict, good and bad
choics and whr God is in all of it. This spport grop coms
alongsid of today’s parnts to hlp thm lay th biblical
groundwork in resolving conict. In today’s world, we need
“peace” MAKERS more than ever! To nd out more information
on this grop, call Jodi at 913 890 4246.
p-mi Csi [pmC]—engaged CoupleS
This LifLin mts for lvn wks on Tsday’s at 6:30
pm at th Lnxa Camps to hlp stablish a biblical fondation
for ngagd copls hading to th altar for th sharing of
thos sacrd words “I DO.” Th PMC crriclm consists of
ve sessions covering critical topics such as Communications,
Biblical BluePrints, Conict Resolution, Five Love Languages/
emotional Nds and undrstanding Yor Financs. In addition
to yor class tim, ach ngagd copl will spnd intntional
tim with a Marriag Mntor Copl that is assignd to thm—
th mntor copl is thr to hlp th ngagd copl procss
th class matrials and mak application to thir soon-to-b
marrid lif! Cost for this program is $50.00, which inclds
taking an on-lin srvy calld Prpar and enrich. Th nxt
schdld class will bgin somtim in Jn—to nroll or gt
additional information, plas contact Jodi at 913 890 4246.
Pr-Marital wrkd fr s!
WESTSIDE
CANOETRIPSTHIS SUMMER
Father/Son JulY 8–10
FamIlY JulY 29–31
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SHAWNEE MISSION
PERMIT NO 963
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addreSS SerVICe reQueS
Westside Family Church
8500 woodsonia dr
lenexa ks 66227
VBS IS here!!!June 13–17, From 9–11:45am
at the leneXa CampuS
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