Missions Moment

ALL GIRLFRIENDS ARE INVITED!Come join us this Saturday evening, July 11th at 7:00 p.m. for worship at Living Hope Church! This week, we have a very special treat. Our Missionary friend to Malaysia will join us in service. (In an effort to protect her family and their ministry, I won't mention her name in this post). She'll take a moment to give us an update on their family's ministry there.

Many of you were part of a creative gift-making effort for this special family. At our Girlfriends Getaway in April, we made beautiful family scrapbooks for 3 of the mission families that Living Hope Church supports.

BE THERE this Saturday evening as we present this scrapbook to our friend. I know she'll love the book, but even more, she'll LOVE the hugs and words of love and encouragement you can offer her in person.

Can't wait to see each of you there!

2nd Annual Back-to-School Big Give!

Save the date!

Sunday, August 2nd

2 - 4 p.m.

Tremont Elementary School

Make plans now to join Living Hope Church at our 2nd Annual Back-to-School Big Give. Last year we gave away 300 back packs to needy school children in our community. This year, we hope to pack 400 bags full of school supplies and offer them to any child who attends, along with a hair cut, crafts, face painting, bounce houses, Bibles, a free meal, and more!

We need ALL our Girlfriends to volunteer at this event! Look for sign up sheets at our weekend services and pick an area where you can volunteer 30 minutes of your time! Areas of need include:

• Kids Crafts
• Registration
• Back Pack Distribution
• Bounce House supervision
• Serving Pizza & Drinks
• Hosting the Hair Cut station
• Face Painting
• Follow Up Visits to families who attend

See Jamie if you have any questions or want to get involved. We can't wait to see you there and experience the joy of giving BIG!

Pray for Tamara Batta!

Tamara Batta has been in recent recovery from an extensive brain surgery to remove a tumor. She is currently back at the UCSF hospital. She was admitted last week because they thought some infection might be setting in where they did the brain surgery. No infection, but they've decided to go back in for another surgery to install a shunt that will help the fluid drain and keep pressure from building up. She's obviously upset that they need to do another surgery. She really needs our prayers right now for peace and she'll need our prayers this Wednesday , July 8th at 5pm while they do her surgery.

In addition, families are taking turns providing a meal for the Batta family at home. Her mother is in town helping to care for their son, Bryce. If you would like to help with this ministry, please conact me at ragamuffin_kids@yahoo.com.

Thanks for your prayers, girlfriends!

Best PMS Question Ever

How many women with PMS does it take to change a light bulb?

Woman's Answer:
One!
ONLY ONE!!!! And do you know WHY? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb! They don't even know that the bulb is BURNED OUT!! They would sit in the dark for THREE DAYS before they figured it out.
And, once they figured it out, they wouldn't be able to find the dang light bulbs despite the fact that they've been in the SAME CABINET for the past 17 YEARS! But if they did, by some miracle, actually find them, 2 DAYS LATER, the chair they dragged to stand on to change theSTUPID light bulbwould STILL BE IN THE SAME SPOT!!!!! AND UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE THE WRAPPER THE FREAKING LIGHT BULBS CAME IN!!! BECAUSE NO ONE EVER PICKS UP OR CARRIES OUT THE GARBAGE!!!! IT'S A WONDER WE HAVEN'T ALL SUFFOCATEDFROM THE PILES OF GARBAGE THAT ARE A FOOT DEEP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE!!
IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS PLACE!AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON WHO CHANGES THE TOILET PAPER ROLL !!

I'm sorry. What was the question?

Celebrate Your Father!

For some of us, it's easy to celebrate our fathers. Memories of a happy home, Godly values, and a safe place give us warm feelings. For others, memories of dad may be questionable with neglect, abuse, or no father at all in the picture.

Regardless - if you have put your faith and trust in Jesus, He is the father you can now depend on. Jesus is the father who will never neglect, abuse, or hurt. He's always there, waiting patiently to love us and help us through difficult times or bring joy to us in the good times.

Whether or not you choose to celebrate your "dad" today... take time to celebrate, thank, and show love to your heavenly father.

Happy Father's Day!