40 days of Prayer & Fasting July 11

th – August 19

th

Please join us in fasting at least one meal every

day for the needs of our church, our district, our

denomination, and the missionaries and

evangelists that are connected with our church.

Both the Valley and Mountain churches are

fasting and praying during this time and we have

already seen God move mightily in answering

prayer. Ask an usher or staff member for a prayer

request list. Don’t miss out on the blessings of

God!

For the next 30 days read 1 chapter of John, 1

chapter of Proverbs and 5 chapters of Psalms

everyday

Cry out to God with your prayer needs.

Call in prayer requests daily at 877-0240

Chapel open for prayer daily 6am-8:30pm

Then if my people who are called by my name

will humble themselves and pray and seek my

face and turn from their wicked ways, I will

hear from heaven and will forgive their sins

and heal their land

2 Chronicles 1:4

Shout Out

Sandia Valley

Valle Newsletter & Announcements

July & August 2011

We are planning on handing out 1000 backpacks with

school supplies this year at our Back-2-School Bash to K-

5th graders (elementary age). There are several other basic

school supplies that we will need in order to complete the

preparations for this event.

Crayons Pencils Glue Sticks Lined Paper

Spiral Notebooks Erasers Ruler Scissors

Also, due to limited financial resources, we will not be

sending out a mailer or doing a TV commercial for this

event. Instead, we have spent about $400 on quality fliers

to hand out personally, both in the neighborhood and to

friends. This is a savings of nearly $4000 compared to

what we have spent in the past on advertising for this

event. We will spend about $2000 on backpacks for this

event, which is also less than past years. We need your

help! please put a little extra into the offering plate this

week and mark it "back to school bash" in order to

help us pay for this event where thousands of people

will hear the message of Christ. The first event will be

Saturday August 13th at 3:00pm at the Grace Restoration

Center on Coors and Gunclub 4351 Coors SW, 87105 and

Sunday August 14th at 6:00pm at the Valley church. If

you’d like to donate any items just bring them to church

office or sanctuary.

New Mexico Tax Free Weekend August 5th

-7th

A Word from Pastor Fred

Opportunities for Ministry

Food Bank Get with Pastor Jeanna to see how you can help in this awesome ministry helping feed the South Valley Van Ministry Want to help grow the church get involved in the this ministry and pick up people in the community for church. Contact Pastor Jeanna for more info. (505) 553-8346 Grace Thrift Store We need volunteers. Contact Troy Rivas to schedule a time to come in and volunteer. (505) 877-1442 Ushering Contact Pastor Monica to see how you can help. Caravans/Children’s Come help kids learn new things and earn badges in this Christian scouting program. Contact Andria Bailey for more info. Nursery Contact Samantha Rameris to see how you can help in the nursery. Prison Ministry Contact Pastor Fred or Mike Watkins for more info Nursing Home Ministry Contact P. Dave to see hoe you can help bring the gospel to those that can’t come to church Love Inc. (Love in the name of Christ) Get into peoples lives and volunteer your time contact Jeremy Herman for more info

Grace Restoration Center A Church of the Nazarene

Celebrate Recovery group is about 10 who have been meeting for the

last 7 weeks. Lives are being changed. Two who were living together

have realized that they need to follow Jesus and have given their

lives to him, so now we are planning a wedding. People are being set

free from addictions. Burdens are being lifted as they begin to put

their hope and confidence in the only true and living God, Jesus Christ. Free Friday has brought in about 6 families in the last two or three

weeks. Troy and I get to meet and talk with them and hear their

hearts. We pray with them and direct them to other church services

and helps like food bank and Caravans.

Food bank Bible Study at Grace Restoration Center gives us a chance

to get into the lives of people in such a way that encourages them and

lifts them up during these tough economic times. Unlike government

help programs, GRC is intentional in meeting families' physical

needs and at the same time pointing discouraged families toward the

one true and faithful source of Hope, Jesus Christ.

Our first Sunday morning service will be August 14, 2011.

Greetings Church,

I want to testify that I am praying more than I ever have before and

fasting at least one meal a day going into week three of our

corporate time of a forty day period of fasting and prayer. I am

personally praying on an average of over five hours a day and

reading the Word along with other spiritual developing books more

than ever in my life. I am excited to report that I am living in the

presence of God. I am seeing the amazing signs and wonders

follow the lives of the believers at Sandia during this time of

corporate fast and prayer. I have seen people walking around the

church and the campus both confessing sins and asking forgiveness

from each other and God. I have seen people delivered from

lifelong drug addiction and have witnessed relationships being

reconciled. God is moving in a mighty way as God’s people are

humbling themselves and praying. Our worship center is open

every day from 6 am to 8:30 pm for corporate prayer where the

church is coming together learning how to pray in agreement with

our corporate church needs. Praying and fasting together is our

only hope as God’s people to experience His perfect will for our

lives. Along with praying and fasting together, we are also doing

corporate devotions together as we are reading one chapter of the

gospel of John, one Proverb, and five Psalms each day. As we

come together as a church all seeking the same goal of seeking

God’s face Sandia will continue to be effective for God’s kingdom.

Pastor Fred

Testimonies

Augustine When I was a kid I remember my mom was real religious and I would go to church. I wanted what she wanted

but people always beat me down. I prayed and it never worked so I lost my faith in God. I believed in Him but

didn’t pray. I stopped caring about everything, got involved in gangs, and shootings I didn’t care if I died then,

I ended up in jail for a while when I was 15. I lost friends and family. Then I realized I wanted something

better and I wanted to change. I had to build up the strength to trust in God again. Then I knew I couldn’t do it

all by myself and I knew I needed to give it all to Him. And I did. I got my family back and I am learning

more. I stopped doing all the things I was doing. Even though I am still going through a rough time its ok

because I gave it to the Lord. The big praise is that I am in more contact with my daughter and now I feel that

I can be a good father. I know if it wasn’t in His plans I wouldn’t be here today.

Teens camp was a blast. 11 teens gave their lives to Christ.

Crossroads youth group from Fort Worth Texas will be here

from July 22- 30 doing a missions trip for our church.

Friday Night Rave is a service for the teens of Albuquerque

in the South Valley community. We have worship and a

message directed toward the youth. We have a time of fun

and games directly after service.

In August we will be going to Cliff’s Amusement Park for

our Annual Freedom fest. This is a time where well known

Christian bands come together and celebrate Jesus with their

music and celebrate with the Teens of Albuquerque.

Praise God we took 17

kids to camp. God moved

in a special way. Many

have rededicated there

lives to the Lord. It was great to see all of our campers

getting help from the Lord. Jayla gave her life to the

Lord at camp. This past week two of our campers

Lamya and Quamae came to my office to talk about

baptism and also accepted the Lord. We look forward to

baptizing them on the 31st.

We are having fun in Kids’ Zone learning about Joshua

and living to the extreme for God. We are learning new

songs and starting a Kids’ Zone Praise Team. See you

in Kids’ Zone.

It is almost time for school to start.

Watch for upcoming activities

and clubs happening on our valley

campus from 2:30-5:30 Monday

through Friday. You can sign up

with Pastor DeAnn for these events

Adult and teen volunteers are needed for afternoon

activities and clubs. See Pastor DeAnn for information.

Caravans It is Badge Time! On Friday night August 19 we will be

having a Caravan Awards Ceremony and New Caravan

Year kick off! Caravan is an exciting scouting program

for kids four years old through sixth grade. Our kids

have been working hard to earn all these badges please

be sure to be here to support and congratulate them.

Sandia Valley Church of the Nazarene

www.Sandianazarene.org

505-877-0240

2315 Markham Rd. SW

Albuquerque, NM 87105

Follow us on Facebook (click link)

www.facebook.com/sandiavalley

Service Schedule Sunday Morning A.L.I.V.E. Bible Studies……….9:45AM

Sunday Morning Worship… 11:00am

Sunday Night Believers Service…………6:00pm

Wednesday Night A.L.I.V.E Bible Studies……6:30pm

Friday Night Youth R.A.V.E………………..6:30pm

Food Bank Sunday Night………………………..6:00pm

Tuesday (Valley)……………………………...10am

Wednesday (Grace Restoration)……..11am

Wednesday(Valley)…………………6:30pm

Friday Night…………………………6:30pm

(you must attend service to receive a food box)

Celebrate Recovery Struggling with addiction? We have a biblical-based 12-step program

that meets every Thursday at Grace Restoration Center at 12pm-2pm.

Contact Pastor Jeanna for more info.

Help us save Money and Paper Join our e-mail distribution list. Email us at

pastormonica@sandianazarene.org with the subject “put me on

the list” and we will send you our newsletter via e-mail. It will as

be available on our facebook page.

Breakfast in the Park Join us as we serve breakfast in

Coronado Park (Train Park) on the

2nd

and 3rd

Saturday of every month.

Schedule is as follows:

August 13 – Adults

August 20 – Senior Adults

September 10 – Children

September 17 – Teens

Mark Your Calendar 8/1-8/7

Family Camp 8/13

Back-2-School Bash 3pm (Grace Restoration)

8/14 Grace Restoration Center 1st

Sunday Morning Service 8/14

Back-2-School Bash 6pm (Valley)

8/19 Caravan Awards Ceremony

8/21 Faith Promise Convention

Grace Thrift Store

Wow God had an awesome plan for the thrift store

here in the South Valley! We have had 8 people

make a commitment to Christ God is using us as a

hub for the leaders of the south valley to come and

pray, dream and support one another in our mission

to save the South Valley! We have partnered up

with Pastor Boggs of the Rio Grande Baptist

Church, Pastor Morgan of Valley Christian

Church, and a Pastor from a outreach Center in

Juarez, Mexico. We also became a resource to

Pastor Boggs and his church’s mission trip with

supplies and getting them in contact with Love

I.N.C as well. Every Day we have awesome

workers from the youth @ the Albuquerque

Reintegration Center and through them being there

we have had a awesome breakthrough in the Life

of Augustine and his cousin Miguel whom both

gave their lives to Christ.

We have had shoppers come into help, the South

Valley community has been a huge support with

dropping off donations and helping us with daily

sorting and other daily needs. We are uniting the

plaza that we are in and being a light to the

business owners. Fernando Ortega was lead to

Christ by Pastor Fred at his Zumba Shop! The

daily traffic is steadily increasing due to low

prices, great merchandise, Godly atmosphere and a

loving and caring place!

4351 Coors SW, 87105

(505) 877-1442

Women’s Local Retreat is Coming! “Through The Storm” Psalm 107: 28-33 our

very own, Pastor De Ann Rushing will be this

years speaker

We are going to the beautiful mountains of

Glorietta, NM

September 8, 9, 10th The cost is $ 120.00

If you need help raising the money we do have

fundraisers. If you have any questions please

contact Pastor Jennie 505-261-8903 or Amanda

Dimas 505-227-5294 We will go over details at

our next women’s luncheon held in August.

Join us for an incredible

Missions weekend on

August 21st. Rev. Steve

Baker from the

BorderInitiative

(www.nazareneborderinitiative.org) will be

joining us on Sunday morning, August 21st

for a Faith Promise convention and Sunday!

Don’t miss it!

Faith Promise Conventions