Hi everyone,
The last 2 weeks have been push weeks at the church project. There was much to accomplish, but we have been able to meet the goals! We are moving into the remodeled sanctuary this weekend, in time for Easter. There are minor projects remaining on the main level, but nothing to prevent us from using the building.
We have funds remaining and will be able to do some improvements to the lower level.
Again, our church has had it's needs met. To accomodate the children's church during the lower level remodeling, the City of Abbotsford has agreed to let us use the vacated city hall chambers, just across the street, rent free!
You are invited to join us for Easter service, 10:00 A.M.
Services will resume at 9:00 A.M. next week.
We are looking forward to a little more balanced life in the near future, it has been too much work and no play lately. Spring is in the air, it makes us anxious to enjoy the outdoors and time with the kids.
We are anticipating a very busy summer, we have numerous offers for work.
Our family is well, it our prayer that yours is as well.
Thanks for checking our blog.
In Christ
The Haines family
Friday, April 10, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Easter is coming, lots of work remaining
Hi everyone,
How time flies. We noticed we have not posted in about a month, the longest ever.
The last post was about the battle of the bands. We did not win, but gave the winning band a great challenge. We had a blast. Brian wound up doing the sound for all of the other bands, and we were left without a sound man. We learned some good things at the seminar.
We also mentioned having a week off. We were blessed by Nathan and Amanda offering to watch all 6 children for spring break. This enabled us to have a whole week off.
We spent the week in downtown Minneapolis. The family and the church respected our time off and we were left completely alone. No phone calls even. In fact no one even knew where we were.
We had such a blast. We never get time alone. One highlight of the trip was an outing to the Waubasha cave in St. Paul. On Thursday evenings, they have a swing dance. It is amazing. There were hundreds there, and to our suprise, the majority under the age of 30. The crowd was there to dance, most only drinking water. If you are ever in the Twin Cities, check it out.
We have been working long days on the church remodel. We are about 3/4 finished with the project and the plan is to move in April 12, Easter. The church has now hired us to do the windows. We are very excited as we have accomplished more than what was planned, and completely in budget.
Our family is also very involved in the worship band. With the Silva family currently in Brazil, Brian is the full time worship leader, Joshua is either on drums or keyboard, Samuel is on bass most weeks, Charlotte is on keys some weeks, and Nicholas is involved with sound, overheads, and recording.
Ricardo taught us a lot. We have been able to press on with an awesome worship band. We practice 2 nights every week, plus Sunday morning.
We would be honored to have you as our guests. We will meet one last time at Colby High School this Sunday at 9:00 A.M.
Easter will be at 10:00 at the church in Abbotsford.
Our church website is www.abbynrc.com We have services posted online.
We are sad we never made it to MS this winter, but feel we are in God's will.
The kids are all growing up so fast, Nicholas will be 18 in July. Wow.
Thanks for checking in on our blog.
May God richly bless you according to His riches in Glory.
In Christ,
The Haines family
How time flies. We noticed we have not posted in about a month, the longest ever.
The last post was about the battle of the bands. We did not win, but gave the winning band a great challenge. We had a blast. Brian wound up doing the sound for all of the other bands, and we were left without a sound man. We learned some good things at the seminar.
We also mentioned having a week off. We were blessed by Nathan and Amanda offering to watch all 6 children for spring break. This enabled us to have a whole week off.
We spent the week in downtown Minneapolis. The family and the church respected our time off and we were left completely alone. No phone calls even. In fact no one even knew where we were.
We had such a blast. We never get time alone. One highlight of the trip was an outing to the Waubasha cave in St. Paul. On Thursday evenings, they have a swing dance. It is amazing. There were hundreds there, and to our suprise, the majority under the age of 30. The crowd was there to dance, most only drinking water. If you are ever in the Twin Cities, check it out.
We have been working long days on the church remodel. We are about 3/4 finished with the project and the plan is to move in April 12, Easter. The church has now hired us to do the windows. We are very excited as we have accomplished more than what was planned, and completely in budget.
Our family is also very involved in the worship band. With the Silva family currently in Brazil, Brian is the full time worship leader, Joshua is either on drums or keyboard, Samuel is on bass most weeks, Charlotte is on keys some weeks, and Nicholas is involved with sound, overheads, and recording.
Ricardo taught us a lot. We have been able to press on with an awesome worship band. We practice 2 nights every week, plus Sunday morning.
We would be honored to have you as our guests. We will meet one last time at Colby High School this Sunday at 9:00 A.M.
Easter will be at 10:00 at the church in Abbotsford.
Our church website is www.abbynrc.com We have services posted online.
We are sad we never made it to MS this winter, but feel we are in God's will.
The kids are all growing up so fast, Nicholas will be 18 in July. Wow.
Thanks for checking in on our blog.
May God richly bless you according to His riches in Glory.
In Christ,
The Haines family
Monday, March 9, 2009
Battle of the Bands
Hi everyone,
We are trying to keep the blog up in between all of the craziness going on. It seems like there is more to do all the time.
Nicholas and Joshua have their driving temps and are enjoying learning. Mom and Dad have a little more gray hair.
Our excitement for the week is revolving around an event being held in Rhinelander. A church there is holding a worship seminar, which Brian, Samuel, Jesse, and Dwayne are attending.
The day concludes with a battle of the bands and the winner will front for Pillar and Fireflight on April 15 at the Rhinelander High School. It was too cool to pass up. Some think we have a chance at winning, but let's face it, they are our friends, ha ha.
We are excited to have our new sound mixer now, our old one is pretty tired.
We are working hard at the church. We have the drywall taped and are ready to spray texture, primer and ceilings.
The church is hoping to have an Easter service in the new sanctuary. I am feeling the pressure!
We have been very busy in the rentals as well, several have changed hands lately. We are helping with Peggy and Michael's duplex and Nathan and Amanda's house as well.
Today we wrote an offer on a nice Abbotsford duplex.
Nathan and Amanda have offered to watch our kids during their spring break, so we are considering doing something spontaneous next week.
Brian, Joshua, and Nicholas have provided the worship at the Withee church the last 3 weeks, but will have some weeks off now.
We are so looking forward to spring, but are grateful that daylight savings time is back.
We will try to post pics of the kids and more sometime soon.
Thanks for checking our blog, our prayer is that all is well with you.
In Christ,
The Haines family
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We are trying to keep the blog up in between all of the craziness going on. It seems like there is more to do all the time.
Nicholas and Joshua have their driving temps and are enjoying learning. Mom and Dad have a little more gray hair.
Our excitement for the week is revolving around an event being held in Rhinelander. A church there is holding a worship seminar, which Brian, Samuel, Jesse, and Dwayne are attending.
The day concludes with a battle of the bands and the winner will front for Pillar and Fireflight on April 15 at the Rhinelander High School. It was too cool to pass up. Some think we have a chance at winning, but let's face it, they are our friends, ha ha.
We are excited to have our new sound mixer now, our old one is pretty tired.
We are working hard at the church. We have the drywall taped and are ready to spray texture, primer and ceilings.
The church is hoping to have an Easter service in the new sanctuary. I am feeling the pressure!
We have been very busy in the rentals as well, several have changed hands lately. We are helping with Peggy and Michael's duplex and Nathan and Amanda's house as well.
Today we wrote an offer on a nice Abbotsford duplex.
Nathan and Amanda have offered to watch our kids during their spring break, so we are considering doing something spontaneous next week.
Brian, Joshua, and Nicholas have provided the worship at the Withee church the last 3 weeks, but will have some weeks off now.
We are so looking forward to spring, but are grateful that daylight savings time is back.
We will try to post pics of the kids and more sometime soon.
Thanks for checking our blog, our prayer is that all is well with you.
In Christ,
The Haines family
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
A mission trip
Hi everyone,
It has been a crazy month. We have been working hard on the church remodel. Gary and Jesse helped a few weeks. Now it is pretty much our family. We have had heating and plumbing subcontractors in and their rough ins are complete.
The drywall is all up and we are taping it.
With the missionary family having to go home for now, we are stepping up to help out filling some of the needs that the church now has.
Brian will be the worship leader now for Sunday services. He will also lead worship at the Withee church some Saturdays. We are thankful for all of the teaching we have received from Ricardo the last 14 months, as we feel equipped to take on this responsibility.
We also had to deal with the house that was rented to them. Things turned crazy there too. The day before they needed to leave, they planned to carry out their belongings to storage. Their son and daughter-in-law from Stevens Point came to help. Their daughter-in-law was 7 and a half month pregnant. Fifteen minutes after arriving her water broke, and they all headed back to Stevens Point to have the baby. At 7:00 A.M. the baby boy was born. They returned to Abbotsford at 10:00 A.M. and headed out for the airport at 11:30 A.M. That is amazing timing.
The house was rented back out in one day on a month to month lease so they can have it back when they return. We had to deal with the mess the last people left behind to make room for the new renters. The plan had been to do it in the spring.
As you all know, we had full intention to spend the winter in MS, but we have pretty much resigned to the fact that God had a plan for us to be here at this time, to help build his church here at this time in more ways than one. What a journey it has been, people are being added every week. We had 5 adult men baptized last week in the Hispanic congregation. This is amazing in their culture, where men are even more macho than in our culture.
Pastor John's son Rueben, from Stevens Point will be the new Hispanic pastor. He has a Evangelical Free church their and has his residency complete. They will meet Saturdays at 11:00 A.M. in the church basement.
It has been amazing to God's perfect plan working out in this whole new church. We have people showing up to meet needs at the right time, for example we are here instead of MS when Ricardo needed to leave, and we have a new piano player here only about one month now. Holly even teaches piano. The school we meet in will be closed for remodeling this summer, but we will be in the new building by then.
We will continue to meet at the Colby School at 9:00 A.M. on Sundays. We would be honored to see you visit, even just to rejoice with us to see what God is doing.
Most of our family got some sickness the last 2 weeks. Joshua, Ethan, and Andrew got hit the worst. Ethan hit 104.7 temperature once. Fortunately Brian was spared.
Thanks for checking the blog, sorry we have not been consistant on updating.
In Christ
The Haines family
It has been a crazy month. We have been working hard on the church remodel. Gary and Jesse helped a few weeks. Now it is pretty much our family. We have had heating and plumbing subcontractors in and their rough ins are complete.
The drywall is all up and we are taping it.
With the missionary family having to go home for now, we are stepping up to help out filling some of the needs that the church now has.
Brian will be the worship leader now for Sunday services. He will also lead worship at the Withee church some Saturdays. We are thankful for all of the teaching we have received from Ricardo the last 14 months, as we feel equipped to take on this responsibility.
We also had to deal with the house that was rented to them. Things turned crazy there too. The day before they needed to leave, they planned to carry out their belongings to storage. Their son and daughter-in-law from Stevens Point came to help. Their daughter-in-law was 7 and a half month pregnant. Fifteen minutes after arriving her water broke, and they all headed back to Stevens Point to have the baby. At 7:00 A.M. the baby boy was born. They returned to Abbotsford at 10:00 A.M. and headed out for the airport at 11:30 A.M. That is amazing timing.
The house was rented back out in one day on a month to month lease so they can have it back when they return. We had to deal with the mess the last people left behind to make room for the new renters. The plan had been to do it in the spring.
As you all know, we had full intention to spend the winter in MS, but we have pretty much resigned to the fact that God had a plan for us to be here at this time, to help build his church here at this time in more ways than one. What a journey it has been, people are being added every week. We had 5 adult men baptized last week in the Hispanic congregation. This is amazing in their culture, where men are even more macho than in our culture.
Pastor John's son Rueben, from Stevens Point will be the new Hispanic pastor. He has a Evangelical Free church their and has his residency complete. They will meet Saturdays at 11:00 A.M. in the church basement.
It has been amazing to God's perfect plan working out in this whole new church. We have people showing up to meet needs at the right time, for example we are here instead of MS when Ricardo needed to leave, and we have a new piano player here only about one month now. Holly even teaches piano. The school we meet in will be closed for remodeling this summer, but we will be in the new building by then.
We will continue to meet at the Colby School at 9:00 A.M. on Sundays. We would be honored to see you visit, even just to rejoice with us to see what God is doing.
Most of our family got some sickness the last 2 weeks. Joshua, Ethan, and Andrew got hit the worst. Ethan hit 104.7 temperature once. Fortunately Brian was spared.
Thanks for checking the blog, sorry we have not been consistant on updating.
In Christ
The Haines family
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
An unfortunate setback
Hi everyone,
It has been a very busy week as we find ourselves completley busy in helping build our church as well as completely busy remodeling our church building. The building project is going very well, we are doing HVAC, plumbing and electrical. We should be ready to start drywalling within the week.
A major reason our church has the forward momentum that it has is the full time effort of our hispanic pastor and his family. Besides Pastor John and Rosangela we also have their 2 adult sons. Ricardo is our full time worship leader and Junior is our youth leader. Rosangela and Junior also are a part of the worship team as singers.
Due to an immigration system that obviously is broken and our local Assembly of God district's inexperience with immigratioin and Hispanic ministry, they can not get their visas finished without returning toBrazil, their homeland for some months. The timing of this mess is unfortunate as their work is finally bearing much fruit. With their help, both the English and Hispanic churches are vibrant and growing.
The good news is that they have sown much into a lot of us. Ricardo has developed all of the musicians and singers much this past year. We will see where all of this goes. We know that God has a perfect plan, even though to us this is all seen as negative. They will be here only 2 more weeks, and our hearts are heavy because they have become some of our best friends.
We feel that we are in the will of God being here at this time. We are so tired of winter weather and want to be in Mississippi. It has been a brutal winter. We have friends that had their water main freeze despite they are using the water. This main is over 6 feet below the surface. Most nights have been between 0 and -20 for 2 full months.
Brian is funtioning as a key player in the remodel. He is overseeing many aspects of the remodel. The boys are also helping. Charlotte and the boys have been pressing hard on school work. For those of you in Mississippi who are reading this, all we can say is that we want to be in God's will and we will come as soon as we can, hopefully yet this year, if it gets too late, maybe we will come to visit, not just work. Pray for our missionaries to be able to return to us.
Thank you for your prayers, we are so blessed.
In Christ
The Haines family
It has been a very busy week as we find ourselves completley busy in helping build our church as well as completely busy remodeling our church building. The building project is going very well, we are doing HVAC, plumbing and electrical. We should be ready to start drywalling within the week.
A major reason our church has the forward momentum that it has is the full time effort of our hispanic pastor and his family. Besides Pastor John and Rosangela we also have their 2 adult sons. Ricardo is our full time worship leader and Junior is our youth leader. Rosangela and Junior also are a part of the worship team as singers.
Due to an immigration system that obviously is broken and our local Assembly of God district's inexperience with immigratioin and Hispanic ministry, they can not get their visas finished without returning toBrazil, their homeland for some months. The timing of this mess is unfortunate as their work is finally bearing much fruit. With their help, both the English and Hispanic churches are vibrant and growing.
The good news is that they have sown much into a lot of us. Ricardo has developed all of the musicians and singers much this past year. We will see where all of this goes. We know that God has a perfect plan, even though to us this is all seen as negative. They will be here only 2 more weeks, and our hearts are heavy because they have become some of our best friends.
We feel that we are in the will of God being here at this time. We are so tired of winter weather and want to be in Mississippi. It has been a brutal winter. We have friends that had their water main freeze despite they are using the water. This main is over 6 feet below the surface. Most nights have been between 0 and -20 for 2 full months.
Brian is funtioning as a key player in the remodel. He is overseeing many aspects of the remodel. The boys are also helping. Charlotte and the boys have been pressing hard on school work. For those of you in Mississippi who are reading this, all we can say is that we want to be in God's will and we will come as soon as we can, hopefully yet this year, if it gets too late, maybe we will come to visit, not just work. Pray for our missionaries to be able to return to us.
Thank you for your prayers, we are so blessed.
In Christ
The Haines family
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Time to remodel the church
Hi everyone,
Wow, I can't believe how we have failed to update the blog. It has been a very busy month.
We finished Nathan and Amanda's last week. We will publish pictures soon. It turned out beautiful.
We are fully involved in remodeling the church in Abbotsford. At this time we have the majority of the demolition and framing completed. It is amazing how the structural changes have modernized the facility. Pastor Will's father in law Gary is also working full time on the remodel. He is a very experienced and capable contractor. It has been a pleasure working with him.
It is a blessing how the timing of this whole thing works out. In June the school where we meet will close for major building improvements. We would have been forced to find a place to meet.
There is excitement about the church in the community. We are seeing many visitors in both the English and Hispanic services.
Winter has been brutal this year. We have had many days below zero and numerous nights between -10 and -25. We have about 16 inches of snow.
Charlotte and Brian enrolled in a massage class in Colby this month. We have always enjoyed receiving a massage, but giving one has been difficult for both of us. We have learned so many things and are now being able to bless one another with the benefits of massage. Our instructor Josiah has been very helpful. We would be glad to share more about this with you.
Nicholas, Joshua, and Samuel will attend Winterblast at Believer's Church in Marshfield next weekend.
We helped Becky move to Marshfield. Peggy's upper apartment will now be rented out.
Micheal's employer wants him to relocate to Wausau, WI by June. What a turn of events. Only 8 months ago Peggy and Michael were in Bakersfield CA and we thought we would seldom see them.
We are all doing well. The kids are growing up so fast. Rosa speaks well now. Nicholas is turning 18 in July.
We are so glad you take the time to check our blog. May God richly bless you according too His riches in glory!
In Christ
The Haines family
Wow, I can't believe how we have failed to update the blog. It has been a very busy month.
We finished Nathan and Amanda's last week. We will publish pictures soon. It turned out beautiful.
We are fully involved in remodeling the church in Abbotsford. At this time we have the majority of the demolition and framing completed. It is amazing how the structural changes have modernized the facility. Pastor Will's father in law Gary is also working full time on the remodel. He is a very experienced and capable contractor. It has been a pleasure working with him.
It is a blessing how the timing of this whole thing works out. In June the school where we meet will close for major building improvements. We would have been forced to find a place to meet.
There is excitement about the church in the community. We are seeing many visitors in both the English and Hispanic services.
Winter has been brutal this year. We have had many days below zero and numerous nights between -10 and -25. We have about 16 inches of snow.
Charlotte and Brian enrolled in a massage class in Colby this month. We have always enjoyed receiving a massage, but giving one has been difficult for both of us. We have learned so many things and are now being able to bless one another with the benefits of massage. Our instructor Josiah has been very helpful. We would be glad to share more about this with you.
Nicholas, Joshua, and Samuel will attend Winterblast at Believer's Church in Marshfield next weekend.
We helped Becky move to Marshfield. Peggy's upper apartment will now be rented out.
Micheal's employer wants him to relocate to Wausau, WI by June. What a turn of events. Only 8 months ago Peggy and Michael were in Bakersfield CA and we thought we would seldom see them.
We are all doing well. The kids are growing up so fast. Rosa speaks well now. Nicholas is turning 18 in July.
We are so glad you take the time to check our blog. May God richly bless you according too His riches in glory!
In Christ
The Haines family
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