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Tribute to my Dad

Mr. Melvin Maynard   
February 15, 1941 - November 17, 2012

Mr. Melvin Leo Maynard, age 71 of Clarkridge passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Pine Lane Therapy. Melvin Maynard was born February 15, 1941 in Henderson, Arkansas to Martin and Bessie Lee (Messick) Maynard. He married Martha Jane Cox December 29, 1963 in Mountain Home. Mr. Maynard served in the US Air Force. He was a member of the Local American Legion Post #52 and the Oakland Church of Christ.

Mr. Melvin Leo Maynard is survived by his wife Martha Jane Maynard of the home, two sons; Russell Maynard (Kimberly) of Kokomo, Indiana, Ronald Maynard of Clarkridge, two daughters; Rebekah Friberg (Bob) of Green River, Wyoming, April Maynard of Mountain Home, five grandchildren; Austin Maynard, Logan Maynard, Dylan Maynard, Bethany Friberg, and Paul Friberg, three brothers; Jimmy Maynard, Bobby Maynard, and Ricky Maynard. Also surviving is a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation for Mr. Maynard will be Noon – 9 PM Monday at Roller Funeral Home with the family receiving friends 6-8 PM. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday in the Oakland Church of Christ with Brother Rusty Maynard and Brother Wayne Camp officiating. Burial will be in Quality Ridge Cemetery in Mountain Home. Memorials may be made to the Paragould Children’s Home.

Enjoy Memories from the MHA Thankgiving Dinner

We had a record MHA Thanksgiving Dinner this year. We believe we had in excess of 220 guests plus an excess of 30 volunteers from Center Road. We had a blessed evening! Enjoy this album.



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Friday Food Prep Pictures

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Saturday Food Prep Pictures

Turkey and Ham - MHA Saturday Food Prep

Food is Ready for Helpers Today

The hams and the turkeys are ready for preparing today at 10!

Boy Scout Campout Nov 2 and 3

Game Day November 4, 2012

MWLTC Registration is Open!

Registration is now open for the 2013 MWLTC Year! 

 

Link is below, or you can navigate from the webpage. Please Note:

• CHURCH COORDINATORS:
• You'll need to request a new coordinator account.  Your account from last year was deleted.
• Student info is retained from the previous year.  Each student's grade level is advanced by one.  (T-shirt sizes are retained from last year . . . so if you think T-shirt sizes have changed since last year, please go into that student's profile and change their T-shirt size.)
• Observer contact info was retained from last year.
• Volunteer assignments (door monitor & evaluator) from 2012 have been deleted.
• EVENT COORDINATORS:
• Your event coordinator account from last year was deleted.
• IMPORTANT DATES related to registration:
• 3/29/13: Convention starts
• 3/26/13: Registration system no longer accepts new observers
• 3/11/13: Event registration deadline (no changes after this date)
• 2/18/13: Student fee deadline ($40 per student) to qualify for a free student t-shirt

Go to www.mwltc.org and look for "online registration:

or Click Here

Loving People One Step Closer?

Let’s just be honest…  most of us think of serving Christ… more in terms of benefit than cost.  I  like forgiveness and salvation as much as the next Christian and especially when attending services or class or life group doesn’t conflict with something else on my calendar.  However, that’s an incomplete view. Here are three verses that describe serving more as God see’s it.

· Moses, though known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter “ chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin…” (Heb 11:25). He had no idea that at 40 he had 40 more years of brutal preparation to serve famously.

· Jesus “being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness” (Phil 2:6-7). The most famous lived the least famous.

· “If you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name…  those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good” (1 Peter 4 16,19).  Yeah, this won’t be on Insider Hollywood this week...

 It’s easier to see ourselves used of God to love people closer when it’s fun! Like when people are grateful for our efforts. Maybe we prefer to be the quarterback  who sneaks the ball into the end zone, and bows and points to God. All of those things are wonderful, but Scripture is filled more with the less well known folks who witnessed more in HOW THEY DID LIFE AND ITS DIFFICULTIES than with any expressions of famous folks.

I’m reading a book called  “Not A Fan” which is quite challenging to those of us who know Christ. The basic question is, are we fans — who show up when it’s convenient and pleasant and when we look to be winning only? Or are we FOLLOWERS, committed to Christ… even if he wants to use difficulty in our lives to love people one step closer to Him. Christ never asked for FANS but he called us on to be FOLLOWERS.

Kids & Teens Hayride Pictures

Orange

I went to a workshop this week called “Orange”. Here’s a few of the highlights I think are worth sharing. Our ministries here, youth and family, kids, teens, prayer pals, Vinton Woods, and on and on — aren’t here to occupy our kids… we are here because we are missionaries. DID YOU KNOW...

• Neighborhoods are changing. The way families “look” is changing. Currently 75% of families that surround us don’t look like “family” as we may think of it, and they have kids who are not under any church influence. This is a great opportunity for us to be on the leading edge reaching out to every family. Kids we help may not remember every fact we teach them—but they will remember how we treated them and their family.

• Sundays are changing. I sortive wish it was, but it’s not a day of rest and meditation unto the Lord. As well, 75% of people don’t go to church anywhere as a whole. We often focus our attention and emotional energy on the 25% that already know about Jesus in some way—good — but Jesus said to leave the 99 and go find the one. Matthew 18:12-14.

• We are not just kid-sitting! We are leading small for precious ones who’s LEARNING IS HUGE. A child learns more in the first 5 years than the rest of life. Think helping them embrace our Savior isn’t crucial? Think again!

• Relationship Trumps Culture. I can whine all day about how things are changing for the worse—media—politics and so forth. We can’t overpower that. HOWEVER we hold the trump card! Relationship trumps any gizmo or tendency. The Power of Prayer and the Power of Relationship is why we have Prayer Pals, and Kids and Teens Ministry and Children’s Worship.

Yeah… it all matters. You will never regret loving kids one step closer to Jesus. Oranges or Apples or whatever, I was reminded of some pretty important stuff this week.

Kids Ministry Video

Vinton Woods Awesomeness

MiniGolf and More!

Cub Scout Opening