Contagious Giving

It all started with Christine Martinez’s example. She has been a servant from the fist day she came to be a part of the work at Grandview. I remember the day Christine came to church service and I noticed her beautiful hair, which I had admired for two years, was much shorter. When I asked her why she would even think of cutting her beautiful hair, she smiled real big and reached into her purse. When she pulled out a bag with her cut ponytail inside I couldn’t believe my eyes. “What did you do?” I asked. She replied with that great smile of hers, “I’m going to donate it for cancer patients!” I was so impressed by her sacrifice, and I haven’t stopped thinking about what she gave of herself in such a selfless act and to a stranger! She will never know who will get her ponytail or the story behind their fight with cancer. Christine simply had something that she knew someone else needed and she gave it away.

This kind of “giving” seems to have become contagious. Have you noticed more and more girls with new short haircuts? I am not sure in what order they came in, but since Christine quietly gave away her hair, some of our young girls have followed in her steps.

Hannah Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, and Hope Walker have all gone and had their beautiful ponytails cut and put into a bag and then mailed in so that wigs can be made for cancer patients. Now, on Saturday April Mazak has an appointment to give some of her beautiful hair to the cause. Word has it that Kristen Walker and Tava Mazak are growing their hair as fast as they can because they want to be next in line to give theirs away too.

I am so proud of each of these girls. I am thankful to Christine for her example to us of what selfless sacrifice is. It has made me want to be like them and give some of my hair away too. Sadly for me however, hair with gray is not accepted.

We have many in our congregation who have suffered cancer and who are still in the fight of their lives. We have all wished we could help Karen Hardy and Karen Carico. I am so proud of our young girls who found a way to help. By giving of themselves they will make a difference in someone’s life.

I can see Jesus working in each of these girl’s lives. He is developing servants for Him. And I am thankful for their example to me.

We truly can all play a part in the work of the Lord. We truly can all find a way to serve him and each other, no matter how old, and no matter what our resources are.

Giving can be contagious!

Teresa Maza

Prayer Requests

Lou Kelley has returned home following a visit to remove fluid from her legs. Please keep Lou in your prayers.

Bob McClaran’s older sister, Kathleen McCleary, has inflammation of the lymph nodes, and a sinus infections, and is waiting for results of a biopsy. Please keep Kathleen in your prayers.

John Dulaney’s mother Mary, is doing much, much better. She has regained the use of her arms and legs, after being paralyzed on her right side, praise the Lord! An inner-ear infection is causing her some difficulties now-please keep her in your prayers.

Please continue to pray for:

• Preacher search, that God will send the right man
• Bob McClaran’s neighbor, Dan, who’s spinal cancer has gotten worse
• Kate Wurtz, Bob & Gene McClaran’s neighbor has terminal cancer
• Jorden Kuyrkendall, who had a blood infection
• Donna Butcher, Karen Belk’s sister, who has multiple health concerns
• Vicki Bennett, Jake Ferrell’s mother, has emphysema
• Pam Dorrell’s dad, recovering from a fall
• Gerri Phelps uncle, Marion Stark, recovering from West Nile
• Brenda Johnson’s mother, Rose Nichols has pancreatic cancer
• Steve South, Darin Thompson, Phil Blankenship searching for jobs
• Terry Bonnett, Sherri Lange’s brother, stationed in Kuwait
• Bob McClaran, recovering from a stroke
• Karen Carico, Karen Hardy, Bob Kunce, Kim Greer’s father, who have cancer
• Walter Meyer and Kimball Matkins, who have ALS
• Willetta Stafford, Betty Demi, Bertha Jones, Lou Kelley who are shut in
• John Singer and his health concerns
• Jackie Harp, who has bronchial fibrosis

News & Notes

Ladies’ Fellowship will be this Tuesday, January 16th at the Augspurger’s house at 7:00 pm. The topic will be, “New Beginnings”.

It’s Blood Drive Time!

This year, the Blood Center of Iowa will need to see 2100 donors per week to keep up with the demand for blood in the 49 Iowa hospitals they serve. One February 24, you have a chance to be one of those donors!

Everyone who weighs at least 120 pounds and is over the age of 16 is eligible to give blood. (If you are 16-18 and this is your first time to donate to the Blood Center of Iowa, you must have parental consent.) To learn more whether travel or medication issues would allow you to donate, visit www.bloodcenterofiowa.org.

Donating blood is not the only thing you can do at a blood drive – many people are needed to make the event a success. Opportunities to serve include calling for appointment reminders, baking cookies, unloading equipment (nothing over 30 pounds), working at the canteen, and loading equipment at the end of the event. (The loaders at the end need to be people that have not given blood and who want to eat all leftover cookies.) Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board!

The Grandview goal is to bring in 36 donors from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, February 24. Please sign-up for an appointment time and we will see you at the drive!!

We will sing at Karen Acres on Sunday, January 21 at 2:00 pm. Please join your voices with ours to glorify our Lord before these precious people.

Central Iowa Missions: This week, Art Wallis will speak in the morning, and Mike Dorrell will speak in the evening. Darin Thompson will speak at Blockton in the morning. Next week, Mike Melvin will speak in the morning, and Ron Melvin will speak in the evening.

TV · Radio · Web

In SEARCH of the Lord’s Way
TV: 8:00 AM Sundays on KDSM
Web: www.searchtv.org

Gospel Broadcasting Network
Web: www.gbntv.org

International Gospel Hour
Radio: 8:30 pm Sundays, 1520 AM
Web: www.gospelhour.net

Grandview Church of Christ
Web: grandviewchurchofchrist.org

AM Sermon

Art Wallis – “Going Home ”
Reading: Matthew 22:1-14

PM Sermon

Mike Dorrell – “The Secret Curse: Pornography”
Reading: 1 John 2:15-17

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Jan 14	Debbie Nieves
Jan 14	Tammy Sparks
Jan 14	Bryce Phelps
Jan 16	Barb South
Jan 18	Robert Gordon
Jan 19	Jim Mort
Jan 19	Alan Augspurger

For the Record

	 Giving	 AM	 PM	 Wed
Last Week	2474	128	103	80
5 Week Avg	2772	136	84	86
2007 YTD Avg	2474	128	103	80
2006 YTD Avg	3006	148	94	96

Calendar of Events (See also the Iowa Churches of Christ Calendar of Events)