Portland City Team Mission is in need of silverware for serving the needy. If you have any old silverware you aren't using and just want to get rid of, bring it in to the church and the people who go to City Team to serve meals can drop it off for you. They need spoons and forks, no knives. All donations are greatly appreciated by them.

"Many hands make light work." Join us on March 16th as we do some spring cleaning. There will be jobs for everyone.

Come join us on March 2nd as we serve. Please sign up in the foyer and let us know if you will need a ride or will be meeting us in Portland. For more information connect with Marcia Matthews: marcimarmatt@yahoo.com

Prayer will be in Bldg B at 6:30pm this week.

We want to CELEBRATE you! Please let us know if you would like to be added to our Birthday and Anniversary Calendar. Email any changes or updates to Christina: christina.nemeth@canbyevangelical.org

Call Christina Nemeth or text her with your URGENT prayer requests at 908-616-3560. You may also email her at christina.nemeth@canbyevangelical.org.

Are you a good listener? Have a passion for people? The Canby Center is looking for a few volunteers to assist with the expansion of their new Thriving Together Program. Become a Thriving Together Coach and assist families with achieving their dreams. The Thriving Together Coach is on the front lines of beginning to build relationships with members and encourage them to take the steps in achieving goals. Conduct interviews with Thriving Together Program members to help them discover their hopes and dreams. Contact Linda Rasor, Thriving Together Program Manager, 503-263-1124, LindaR@thecanbycenter.org.

The Canby Center is filling weekend backpacks of food for needy children all school year long. Different churches have been asked to supply certain items. Our church has been asked to provide macaroni & cheese and granola bars. Please help us with this if you are able. Thank you! Contact person: Johnnie Dever.

From: Tim Barton <tim@canbyalliance.org> Date: August 22, 2018 at 6:48:14 PM PDT Subject: the latest from Sam Hey friends, I talked to Sam this afternoon and he gave me the following updates - medical clinic - the doctor at the local government hospital initially said he would provide oversight to the clinic but now he says he won’t unless they pay him $60 US a month which the clinic can’t afford; Sam believes he is a part of the government tribalism trying to shut the clinic down as is happening elsewhere; Sam is concerned but trusting God - he has such strong unflappable faith in God primary schools - the 3 Susu Gospel Ministry primary schools in Samaya, Samuya, and Madina are still waiting to hear if they will become Government Assisted Schools (not full government schools); if they do teacher salaries will be paid by the gov’t which would free up money for school repairs and other things; keep praying this will happen free schooling - the government recently announced that all public schools will now be free in Sierra Leone and students will no longer have to pay fees (they will still have to buy their uniforms and supplies); this could result in students leaving SGM schools and even some teachers leaving which could cause a crisis for Sam and the ministry; Steve Babcock (former southern Baptist missionary in Sierra Leone and mission pastor of a SB church in Tennessee) - is bringing a team of 8 people September 28 to go up to Pastor Mohamed & the church & school Samaya (north of Sesays and south of the Guinea border) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the church; Steve & his church have be a huge help to the work in Samaya Keep praying! The situation with the medical clinic & schools is critical -

From: Sam Sesay <passaysam@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Prayers are working. Date: August 17, 2018 at 2:16:32 AM PDT To: Tim Barton <tim@canbyalliance.org> Dear Pastor, We have not yet met with the official at the Medical Board because the Doctor have not yet given is License to us and we can't go without it. The Doctor want us to pay him monthly but he has not yet told us what to pay him. I have call on him to tell us what he want us to pay him. He promise to call me soon. Rev. Steve Babcock is coming with eight people on the 28th September and return on the 5th Oct. He and his team will be going to Samaya. they want us to have our ten years partnership thanksgiving service. We want to make it big as a sign of Evangelism among those Muslim. A lot of prayers. Thank you Pastor.

August prayer requests. Joseph Sesay depression and anxiety – fears of the future seem to be the cause – · what will it be like to go back to Sierra Leone in 1 year where the medical system and infrastructure are in shamble after the Ebola crisis which killed a lot of medical personnel? · where will he actually work? · how will he support himself (new doctors typically have to work at an assigned position for at least a year and often without pay) · how will he be treated by the ‘older doctors club’ who will look down on him because of his age, inexperience, and getting educated outside of West Africa? · how will the ministry and the medical clinic fit into all of this? Modia Medical Clinic in Lungi – under the new President and government a government health official visited the clinic and told them 1) they have to re-register; 2) pay fees going back 4 years ago that the previous gov’t exempted them from; 3) they need to be under the supervision of a doctor – they will be closed down if they don’t do 1-2-3; Sam and Basiru (son-in-law) putting together a response Steve Babcock, missions pastor of the Church at Sugar Creek in Humboldt, TN is taking a team of 8 from his church to Samaya in September to help Pastor Mohammed with the school and church Beatrice & Michael – the newlyweds were flooded out of their house and are temporarily living at the ministry compound; pray for Michael’s music career

2/24/19 Bernstetter Family 3/3/19 Laverne & Connie 3/10/19 Sheryl Hatfield

As you can see, the website is up and running. To keep this site alive and vibrant, we need input from the congregation. Any ideas you have for how to improve the website will be greatly appreciated. As new ideas are submitted, I would like to see others commenting on the idea. Is it something that is useful to everyone? Should it be public or members only? Who can help maintain the information? etc.