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This is an update from the CCC short-term mission team serving with Norman & Vickie Sutton at their orphanage in Guatemala.

Hola Iglesia (hello church)

It is officially half way through day four of our missions trip and boy is God working some magic! Thursday night we all went to church in San Andres, which is the village that the orphanage is located in. Normally the service is an hour of worship music and an hour of sermon. This Thursday however, ended up being a full service of worship. Our group got up with the locals and danced the whole time with them. At the end, Norman went up front with the pastor and spoke a little about our group and why we are here in Guatemala. The pastor said he can see the love of God shine through all of us, and for that he thanks us. It was something that none of us will ever be able to fully explain.

Friday morning we went into an aldea, which is a school and we did our hair ministry. I think we washed, cut and styled 20 kids hair. It was such a personal and simple thing for us to do but the appreciation from everyone was incredible. That afternoon we had our first day of VBS and we remained flexible. I think the kids really enjoyed it. Today is Saturday and we went into another village about thirty minutes away, to where a new church plant and did another morning of hair ministry, we also did a skit to the song Everything by Lifehouse. It was not only moving for the village but also for the team.

This afternoon we are doing another class of VBS. Our team is healthy and being as productive as possible. The mountains and scenery here is absolutely stunning and the food is pretty wonderful as well. Thank you for your continued prayer, we hope to make kingdom impact here at Hogar de Vida.

Love and God Bless-

Guatemala Team 2011

This Sunday, during our Gathering service which is in the Student Center from 12:30 – 1:30 PM, we will have a first-hand account of the impact CCC is having in China.

Come hear from our recent team who worked to train and encouarge Christian leaders. Then you will hear from Pastor Tim Perry as he talks about his first-hand experience teaching Pastors and leaders in Beijing through our partnership with Global Partners in Hope and Crown College.

Lunch will be served for $5, and as always, college age students can eat for free.

If you’re looking for a good reason to do some spring/summer cleaning, this is it! CCC Emerge is organizing & hosting a rummage sale to benefit Omaha’s AAA Center for Pregnancy Counseling. We need your help – specifically your donations & advertising skills.

The AAA Center for Pregnancy Counseling is “a Christ-centered agency dedicated to erasing the need for abortion through effectively serving pregnant and at-risk women by turning their fear into confidence to the honor of Jesus Christ.” Every woman who visits the center is presented with the gospel and given a Bible if interested in learning more about Jesus. Furthermore, the center provides many free services including STD testing, pregnancy testing, fetal ultrasound and parenting classes. To learn more about the center, visit their website athttp://www.aaacpc.com/.

All proceeds from the sale on Saturday, July 23 (8AM -3PM) will go directly to the AAA Center for Pregnancy Counseling. Donated items can be dropped off at 1636 N. 107th St, Omaha, NE 68114, on the following dates:

Friday, July 1 from 5:30-8:00p
Wednesday, July 6 from 5:30-8:00p
Monday, July 11 from 5:30-8:00p
Wednesday, July 13 from 5:30-8:00p
Saturday, July 16 from 9:00a-12:00p

Please advertise this sale to your friends, family, neighbors & coworkers. We hope to encourage & bless the AAA center with this sale!

If you need assistance transporting your donations, contact Andrea Carlson at andiecarlson@gmail.com.