Dear Apex Family,
As we finish out the post-Thanksgiving week and start the Christmas rush, I wanted to bring you good news of how our annual Thanksgiving food box drive went and more...
We served 45 families with full Thanksgiving meals. I have attached some pictures from the festivities of different house churches.
Some of the quotes from families included: "Thank you so much." "We haven't had Thanksgiving in so many years." "We have never had a traditional thanksgiving meal."
I saw people with tears from the kindness shown! People's lives were truly blessed.
NOW...for the Christmas season...
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:20-22
This is what the season is about - celebrating Jesus - who saved us from our sins!
Let's all celebrate together!
WHEN: December 11, 2011
TIME: 1pm -
WHERE: Tommy, Meghann and Avery Peterson's house
8339 Mountain Destiny 89131
We will BBQ burgers and dogs for a little bit of a late lunch. Bring a dish or drink to share.
We will also be conducting a gift drive for low-income families at my office as well. Gifts can include just about anything for any age :)
If you prefer $ - we will happily shop with your $ :)
My agency will organize a "Santa Room" where the gifts will be displayed like a store. Parents will be able to shop for free in our store and wrap the gifts they choose for their children.
At the BBQ, we will break bread, read the Christmas Story, pray over the gifts to go out to others so that they may know Jesus too, and rejoice together at what a blessing our community is!
If you have questions - please call me at 461-3549.
Otherwise - see you at the BBQ.
In Him,
Nan Caldwell
As we finish out the post-Thanksgiving week and start the Christmas rush, I wanted to bring you good news of how our annual Thanksgiving food box drive went and more...
We served 45 families with full Thanksgiving meals. I have attached some pictures from the festivities of different house churches.
Some of the quotes from families included: "Thank you so much." "We haven't had Thanksgiving in so many years." "We have never had a traditional thanksgiving meal."
I saw people with tears from the kindness shown! People's lives were truly blessed.
NOW...for the Christmas season...
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:20-22
This is what the season is about - celebrating Jesus - who saved us from our sins!
Let's all celebrate together!
WHEN: December 11, 2011
TIME: 1pm -
WHERE: Tommy, Meghann and Avery Peterson's house
8339 Mountain Destiny 89131
We will BBQ burgers and dogs for a little bit of a late lunch. Bring a dish or drink to share.
We will also be conducting a gift drive for low-income families at my office as well. Gifts can include just about anything for any age :)
If you prefer $ - we will happily shop with your $ :)
My agency will organize a "Santa Room" where the gifts will be displayed like a store. Parents will be able to shop for free in our store and wrap the gifts they choose for their children.
At the BBQ, we will break bread, read the Christmas Story, pray over the gifts to go out to others so that they may know Jesus too, and rejoice together at what a blessing our community is!
If you have questions - please call me at 461-3549.
Otherwise - see you at the BBQ.
In Him,
Nan Caldwell
Hello Apex Family,
So, it's Thursday, do you need something to look forward to this weekend? Well, we've got something. Please join us at the Nyberg Casa (6345 Edna) for a get together this Sunday, September 25th at 12pm. There are a few of our younger Apexers who have decided to dedicate their lives to Christ and we get to celebrate baptism with them! Please join us for one of the simplest, but most profound events that we can share together as a community of believers - this is the good stuff.
Grilled meats and bottles of water will be provided, just bring a side to share and any other drinks you may want for your family. Don't hesitate to email back with any questions that you may have or if you or someone you know is also interested in baptism.
Thanks - Hope to see you this Sunday!
Until then...
So, it's Thursday, do you need something to look forward to this weekend? Well, we've got something. Please join us at the Nyberg Casa (6345 Edna) for a get together this Sunday, September 25th at 12pm. There are a few of our younger Apexers who have decided to dedicate their lives to Christ and we get to celebrate baptism with them! Please join us for one of the simplest, but most profound events that we can share together as a community of believers - this is the good stuff.
Grilled meats and bottles of water will be provided, just bring a side to share and any other drinks you may want for your family. Don't hesitate to email back with any questions that you may have or if you or someone you know is also interested in baptism.
Thanks - Hope to see you this Sunday!
Until then...
Hello Apex Family,
This is a quick note to get the plan out there for this month's get-together. While we would typically meet this coming Sunday, please note a change this month. We will not gather at Christ Lutheran this week, but are instead going to meet up next week, Sunday 8/21 at 5:00pm at the Peterson's home (8339 Mountain Destiny Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89131) for a potluck and special presentation by some of our kids. Again this year, Celia Citizen has been leading and teaching them and they have prepared and practiced a 'God's Kid's' musical to share with the rest of us. Please come out and connect with God and each other as the kids lead us to the simplest but most profound truths of life with Jesus - and watch them have a great time doing it, it's infectious!
Also, we are again putting on a 'Back to School Backpack Drive' for some of the neediest children in our valley as we get to support a few of the lower-income families/children through Nan's office and the foster care system in LV. We are in need of backpacks and school supplies to gift to them, hopefully showing them the love and grace of Christ and bringing some smiles in the meantime! Please bring any backpacks and/or school supplies to the Peterson's on the 21st, we can then divide it up - praying over it, the kids and the school year as we do so. If you would like to donate but will not be at the Peterson's that night, or if you have any questions, feel free to call Nan Caldwell at 702-461-3549 to make arrangements.
Just bring yourselves, a dish to share, and some school stuff for this summer evening in the backyard. Hope to see you there!
Until then...
This is a quick note to get the plan out there for this month's get-together. While we would typically meet this coming Sunday, please note a change this month. We will not gather at Christ Lutheran this week, but are instead going to meet up next week, Sunday 8/21 at 5:00pm at the Peterson's home (8339 Mountain Destiny Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89131) for a potluck and special presentation by some of our kids. Again this year, Celia Citizen has been leading and teaching them and they have prepared and practiced a 'God's Kid's' musical to share with the rest of us. Please come out and connect with God and each other as the kids lead us to the simplest but most profound truths of life with Jesus - and watch them have a great time doing it, it's infectious!
Also, we are again putting on a 'Back to School Backpack Drive' for some of the neediest children in our valley as we get to support a few of the lower-income families/children through Nan's office and the foster care system in LV. We are in need of backpacks and school supplies to gift to them, hopefully showing them the love and grace of Christ and bringing some smiles in the meantime! Please bring any backpacks and/or school supplies to the Peterson's on the 21st, we can then divide it up - praying over it, the kids and the school year as we do so. If you would like to donate but will not be at the Peterson's that night, or if you have any questions, feel free to call Nan Caldwell at 702-461-3549 to make arrangements.
Just bring yourselves, a dish to share, and some school stuff for this summer evening in the backyard. Hope to see you there!
Until then...
Just a reminder:
APEX VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
SON ROCK KIDS CAMP
WHEN: Sunday June 26 - Thursday June 30
TIME: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
PLACE: Nyberg Ranch
6345 Edna Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Kids will be fed a light dinner; have craft time; games; Bible lesson; and singing.
SPECIFIC DETAILS (fine print)
We are offering a baptism class for any kids or adults who would like to learn more specifically about baptism and dedicating their life to Christ. Child attendance is with parent permission and parents are requested/encouraged to participate with their child. The class will be from 7:30 - 8:00pm so you are welcome to come the entire time or just for that part.
Kids not participating in the baptism class will be learning about Jesus as their rock, their friend, their provider, etc.
On Thursday we will have a party for the kids where they can swim (reminders will be sent but swimsuits are needed on Thursday only)
If kids have camping chairs they could bring for the week that would be great. Please put your child's name on them and bring them the first night. We have a few extras but not enough for all the kids.
Hope to see you there!
Nan Caldwell
APEX VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
SON ROCK KIDS CAMP
WHEN: Sunday June 26 - Thursday June 30
TIME: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
PLACE: Nyberg Ranch
6345 Edna Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Kids will be fed a light dinner; have craft time; games; Bible lesson; and singing.
SPECIFIC DETAILS (fine print)
We are offering a baptism class for any kids or adults who would like to learn more specifically about baptism and dedicating their life to Christ. Child attendance is with parent permission and parents are requested/encouraged to participate with their child. The class will be from 7:30 - 8:00pm so you are welcome to come the entire time or just for that part.
Kids not participating in the baptism class will be learning about Jesus as their rock, their friend, their provider, etc.
On Thursday we will have a party for the kids where they can swim (reminders will be sent but swimsuits are needed on Thursday only)
If kids have camping chairs they could bring for the week that would be great. Please put your child's name on them and bring them the first night. We have a few extras but not enough for all the kids.
Hope to see you there!
Nan Caldwell
Hello Apex family,
I hope that you had a relaxing weekend and an excellent Father's Day!
If you are anything like me, you also have the tendency to either go into "common sense/self-sufficiency mode" and lose track of the Father in the whirlwind of life, or on the other end of the spectrum, to over-think, over-analyze, over-do and over-complicate my relationship with Him. Oswald Chambers reminds us that all Christ wants is...us - fully focused on Him, in relationship with Him and concerned primarily with nothing else. The rest falls into place from there. This is not passive, however, and requires much. Although concise, it is a consuming life-pursuit to surrender our whole selves to God - loving Him with all that we have, caring for ourselves with this kind of love and then giving it away to others compulsively (Matthew 22:37-40).
. . . do you love Me? . . . Tend My sheep —John 21:16
Jesus did not say to make converts to your way of thinking, but He said to look after His sheep, to see that they get nourished in the knowledge of Him. We consider what we do in the way of Christian work as service, yet Jesus Christ calls service to be what we are to Him, not what we do for Him. Discipleship is based solely on devotion to Jesus Christ, not on following after a particular belief or doctrine. “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate . . . , he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26). In this verse, there is no argument and no pressure from Jesus to follow Him; He is simply saying, in effect, “If you want to be My disciple, you must be devoted solely to Me.” A person touched by the Spirit of God suddenly says, “Now I see who Jesus is!”— that is the source of devotion.
Today we have substituted doctrinal belief for personal belief, and that is why so many people are devoted to causes and so few are devoted to Jesus Christ. People do not really want to be devoted to Jesus, but only to the cause He started. Jesus Christ is deeply offensive to the educated minds of today, to those who only want Him to be their Friend, and who are unwilling to accept Him in any other way. Our Lord’s primary obedience was to the will of His Father, not to the needs of people— the saving of people was the natural outcome of His obedience to the Father. If I am devoted solely to the cause of humanity, I will soon be exhausted and come to the point where my love will waver and stumble. But if I love Jesus Christ personally and passionately, I can serve humanity, even though people may treat me like a “doormat.” The secret of a disciple’s life is devotion to Jesus Christ, and the characteristic of that life is its seeming insignificance and its meekness. Yet it is like a grain of wheat that “falls into the ground and dies”— it will spring up and change the entire landscape (John 12:24). - Oswald Chambers
I am so excited to still be on this journey with you all. Let's not stop reminding each other to whom we belong!
Have a great week...
Chris
I hope that you had a relaxing weekend and an excellent Father's Day!
If you are anything like me, you also have the tendency to either go into "common sense/self-sufficiency mode" and lose track of the Father in the whirlwind of life, or on the other end of the spectrum, to over-think, over-analyze, over-do and over-complicate my relationship with Him. Oswald Chambers reminds us that all Christ wants is...us - fully focused on Him, in relationship with Him and concerned primarily with nothing else. The rest falls into place from there. This is not passive, however, and requires much. Although concise, it is a consuming life-pursuit to surrender our whole selves to God - loving Him with all that we have, caring for ourselves with this kind of love and then giving it away to others compulsively (Matthew 22:37-40).
. . . do you love Me? . . . Tend My sheep —John 21:16
Jesus did not say to make converts to your way of thinking, but He said to look after His sheep, to see that they get nourished in the knowledge of Him. We consider what we do in the way of Christian work as service, yet Jesus Christ calls service to be what we are to Him, not what we do for Him. Discipleship is based solely on devotion to Jesus Christ, not on following after a particular belief or doctrine. “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate . . . , he cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:26). In this verse, there is no argument and no pressure from Jesus to follow Him; He is simply saying, in effect, “If you want to be My disciple, you must be devoted solely to Me.” A person touched by the Spirit of God suddenly says, “Now I see who Jesus is!”— that is the source of devotion.
Today we have substituted doctrinal belief for personal belief, and that is why so many people are devoted to causes and so few are devoted to Jesus Christ. People do not really want to be devoted to Jesus, but only to the cause He started. Jesus Christ is deeply offensive to the educated minds of today, to those who only want Him to be their Friend, and who are unwilling to accept Him in any other way. Our Lord’s primary obedience was to the will of His Father, not to the needs of people— the saving of people was the natural outcome of His obedience to the Father. If I am devoted solely to the cause of humanity, I will soon be exhausted and come to the point where my love will waver and stumble. But if I love Jesus Christ personally and passionately, I can serve humanity, even though people may treat me like a “doormat.” The secret of a disciple’s life is devotion to Jesus Christ, and the characteristic of that life is its seeming insignificance and its meekness. Yet it is like a grain of wheat that “falls into the ground and dies”— it will spring up and change the entire landscape (John 12:24). - Oswald Chambers
I am so excited to still be on this journey with you all. Let's not stop reminding each other to whom we belong!
Have a great week...
Chris
Hello Apex Family,
I hope that this finds you having a good week. Just a note to remind you that we will gather up at this coming Sunday May, 15 at 5:00pm for a time of prayer and communion at Christ Lutheran Church (111 N. Torrey Pines). Come ready to share and to seek God together.
Until then...
I hope that this finds you having a good week. Just a note to remind you that we will gather up at this coming Sunday May, 15 at 5:00pm for a time of prayer and communion at Christ Lutheran Church (111 N. Torrey Pines). Come ready to share and to seek God together.
Until then...
