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Newsletter, August 17, 2022

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W&W Mission to Mexico
Please note:  Application for “Mission to Mexico” trip, January 31-February 6 :  

Mexico Trip Application

Photos of the dormitory being constructed at 

http://etnmi.org/work-witness/

NMI Lesson featuring Mexico 
Can’t go with team to Mexico, but want to learn more about Missions in Mexico, where E TN “Valentines for Jesus” funds have been invested?  HAVE A MEXICAN FIESTA, with NMI Lesson about Nazarenes in Mexico, go to 

http://etnmi.org/resources/

under “NMI Central Lessons”.  These lessons are based  on information about countries presented in NMI Central.  I loved developing the lesson about Mexico, and I especially appreciate the excellent lessons, at the same site,  developed by our E TN NMI Mission Education coordinator, Anita Adkins.  Also from our E TN District NMI Website:  NMI LEADERS CAN ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL “KIDS MISSION JAMBOREE: CELEBRATING VALENTINES FOR JESUS IN MEXICO” ACTIVITIES AT

Retired Links Missionary Geneva Silvernail Ministers to Fascinated Kids! 
From Alice Carey, Lenoir City 1st:  “We had Geneva Silvernail speak to our children’s Sunday School class yesterday for our Links emphasis this month.  She told a wonderful story, taught us about Swaziland, taught us a song in Zula, and showed us where she was a missionary.  The children listened well, although we have some with special needs.  She was excellent!  In the next class my great granddaughter gave her heart totally to Jesus.  She is 6, and Geneva told the class that, at 6 years old, she decided to be a missionary.  She also intertwined the idea of giving your heart to Jesus. She is wonderful!”

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Newsletter, August 10, 2022

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EXTENDED DEADLINE, NEW DATE FOR PAYMENT DUE FOR W&W TRIP TO MEXICO 
GO TO 

http://etnmi.org/work-witness/

 

TWO VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS – A WORLD APART  
BOTH MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THEIR WORLD!
Kids at Chapman’s Chapel Church of the Nazarene raised $1,164.34 in their VBS offering for Food Ministry Truck
Kids at Chapman’s Chapel Church of the Nazarene raised $1,164.34 in their VBS offering for much needed repair (estimated cost = $25,000)  on one of the two 25 ft. box trucks at our district’s Nazarene Compassionate Ministry, FAMILY FOOD MINISTRY, housed in Tullahoma Westside Church of the Nazarene. Both trucks have been on the road at least 6 days a week collecting & transporting food…so having one truck not working is a real problem for the ministry.
Besides providing food  for over 1,500 persons weekly, the food ministry does “specials,” like providing food to disaster areas, providing food for the Kids Mission Jamboree at Children’s Camp,Pastors’ & NMI Presidents’ gift bags at assembly.  So far, the ministry has raised $12,157 toward the truck repair, a 10% giving opportunity.  To donate, send check, made out to Family Food Ministy,  to Shirley Statum, 696 Sarvis Branch Road, Estill Springs, TN 37330.

Vacation Bible School for Children in the
Zakarpatska Area of Ukraine

Miklós and Vivien, a young couple from Hungarian District, led a three-week Vacation Bible School for children in the Zakarpatska area of Ukraine, close to the Hungarian border.

In the first two weeks, they welcomed around 40 children and shared about the miracles of Jesus. They also served hot meals each day – which is a help to families in these challenging days of sourcing enough food. The activities also helped the children enjoy time in community and offer hope and light in their current circumstances. Please pray for the Miklós, Vivien and the families who were impacted by this Camp.

THANKS FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR KENTUCKY FLOOD VICTIMS 
You’ve prayed & given CCKs, food, and funds.   I’ve had calls about how to give financially through NCM. 
Donations through NMC will be used for immediate needs, such as water and food, as well as long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts. 
Churches and individuals can provide financial support through the 

Kentucky Flood Relief 2022  fund. 

PLEASE NOTE:  This online giving link does not contain opportunity to credit your church.
To send donations by mail, make checks payable to “General Treasurer” and send them to:                                                                                                       
Global Treasury Services
Church of the Nazarene
P.O. Box 843116
Kansas City, MO 64184-3116
Be sure to put 140005 in the Memo area, & include your district  name and church name, under signature. 

Newsletter, August 3, 2022

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E TN NMI has been asked to share the following information with our NMI mailing list.  (Please  note the red text, if you will drop off  at Tullahoma Westside). 

“We have been in contact with Rev. David Smith, Rev. William Bonee, and David Statum about items that are currently needed at the Kentucky Mountain Bible College.  After much discussion “our ETNDR will be collecting non-perishable food items to take to Kentucky.

There will be 3 (three) sites where you drop off any non-perishable items collected:  Tullahoma Westside, Southview Community, and Crossville Churches.  If you plan to drop items off at the Crossville Church, anytime Saturday would be best. However, if you need to drop items off before Saturday they will accept them.  FOR FOOD DROP-OFFS AT TULLAHOMA WESTSIDE:  Please avoid Friday,  since that is the day for the weekly FOOD SHARE when over 200 cars will be lined up pulling into the Tullahoma Westside parking  lot for weekly food distribution.   
The contact person for each site is as follows: Tullahoma Westside, David Statum, 931-607-5306;  Southview Community, Teresa  Hensley, 423-557-3552; Crossville, William Bonee, 225-910-2782.  If you have any questions about dropping off items, please feel
free to contact the person for your area. 
ETNDR plans to take a load of the items collected to KMBC on Tuesday morning around 6:00 a.m.. Please continue to pray for all of  tthose who have been devastated by this disaster.  I’m sure we will be making additional trips to deliver supplies.  I will send out any
updates as they become available.”

Newsletter, August 1, 2022

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THE FIRST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE LAST LOAD OF E TN DISTRICT DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES IS ALREADY IN KENTUCKY!

Several NMI leaders have already checked with me about starting to make more CCKs. My reply: they could certainly be used, but I believe we may need to wait for lists from our disaster relief team leader, Rev. David Smith, to give us more direction on what is most needed going forward. Certainly, there will be several teams, needing supplies. It will be my honor to keep you posted on what is most needed, and where you can deliver it. Teresa Hodge, ET NMI
FROM PASTOR WILLIAM BONEE, CROSSVILLE CHURCH:
“125 boxes of Crisis Care kits, 3 pallets of water, many cases of diapers and baby wipes, and cleaning supplies from Crossville, Gordonsville, and Greenville Churches were delivered to the area around Kentucky Mountain Bible College. The people of the area were so grateful to receive these items! Thanks so much to East Tennessee Nazarenes for providing these items! Thanks to Crossville Church for allowing your Pastors to rush away after church this morning to get these supplies delivered! Thanks to Jonathan Rutherford for transporting one of those pallets of water from Greenville!”

 

In response to several requests from E TN District churches,  Judy DeWitt , for Rev. David Smith,  has just sent out forms for those interested in serving  on disaster relief teams. Please check with your pastor if you are interested in  serving on disaster relief team.    

 

 

Newsletter, July 28, 2022

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WORLD EVANGELISM CHURCH OF EXCELLENCE CERTIFICATES, LIKE THE ONE BELOW,  HAVE BEEN MAILED, WITH GRATITUDE, TO 
THESE FIVE CHURCHES 

BARFIELD, 5.85%,  CHAPMAN’S CHAPEL, 6.5%,  CROSS STYLE, 7.3%,  HIMESVILLE, 5.72%,  KNOXVILLE HOUSE CHURCH NETWORK, 9.3%

I regret that E TN NMI did not have the wonderful record of WEF payment available before the deadline for submission of pages for the  Assembly  Booklet. 
E TN NMI is extremely grateful to these, and the 26 other “World Evangelism Church of Excellence ” churches* for going above the required 5.5% WEF payment, providing for Global Evangelism around the world, and helping to make E TN a “World Evangelism District of Excellence.”

* World Evangelism Churches of Excellence” – Assembly Booklet, page 12

ONLY IN E TN COULD YOU GET AN ASSEMBLY GIFT BAG CONTAINING COUNTRY HAM!
Thanks to David Statum, Director of Family Food Ministry, Official Nazarene Compassionate Ministry Center, at Tullahoma Westside Church, for providing and transporting to NMI Convention at Lee University…150 great gift bags for Pastors & NMI Presidents.
When David learned “Knit Together in Love,” would be Assembly theme, he immediately thought of a woman at his church who knits lovely hats & scarves
to give away to needy persons in the winter time;  she donated 150 of the hand knit hats & scarves for the gift bags.  

Then, gift bags were filled with goodies, including packages of country ham, from food ministry!

We loved that our President Emeritus, Betty Patton,  prayed for us throughout the NMI Convention/ District Assembly, 
and we loved delivering her Assembly Goody Bag during  the days following assembly!  

The 2022 NMI Local President’s Report gave each church this invitation:

“Please share how your church ministered cross-culturally (locally or internationally).
While this is not a requirement, we would love to hear your stories and share them with our district.”
The churches on the attached report took advantage of the invitation and shared. Enjoy reading (exact quotes) what they shared!

Newsletter, July 20, 2022

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THANK GOD, AND E TN NMI LEADERS, FOR A RECORD BREAKING NMI CONVENTION
 
We received two offerings at 2022 NMI Convention, and broke records for each of them!  Offering for Convention speakers, Rob & Cindy North ($4,065) – Offering for  “E TN Sent” Links missionaries, Joshua & Katie Haun ($6,276)
 
E TN also set an amazing RECORD  for ALABASTER  – 100% PARTICIPATION BY our  CHURCHES!!!

 A Beautiful Tradition Continues….Kieruka Martin blessed us with “My Alabaster Box”  at our 

100% ALABASTER PARTICIPATION CELEBRATION 

Crisis Care Kits:  based on your  response to inquiry re: number of Crisis Care Kits being brought to district convention (since nearly 300 boxes were collected for refugees from war in Ukraine in April) we only brought one trailer, which could hold 125 boxes,  to the convention.   E TN Churches brought 125 boxes!  

Flags:…BIG Thank you to everyone who helped with Flags!

When Scott & Debbie Blair couldn’t come to NMI convention, due to illness, they already had the flags loaded….then, Pastor Sam Woods came to the rescue…brought the flags and had them put up by the time I could learn that he had even arrived!  Thank you, Scott & Debbie for loading, and thank you, Pastor Sam Woods for transporting, unloading, and re-loading / transporting the flags “back home.” 
Thanks to EVERYONE who helped with our flags! 

More NMI HEROES:  HIMESVILLE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
When NMI presidents and pastors come to NMI convention, knowing they’ve done all needed to be done to make their church a “MISSION PRIORITY CHURCH”  they expect their church’s name to be on the list of Mission Priority One churches in the assembly booklet.   Our Himesville Church was one of those churches that did all that  made them a Mission Priority One Church (Prayed for Missions, taught about missions, engaged children & youth, and gave at least 5.5% of their income for World Evangelism).  Not only that, but  the Himesville Church gave 5.8% of their income for World Evangelism, making them a World Evangelism Church of Excellence…but I inadvertently omitted their church’s name from those lists in the Assembly Booklet. I was heartsick, but  Pastors Joshua and Katie Crowe & NMI President Alex Clemons were SO gracious, assuring me that they supported, prayed & gave, not for an award, but to serve.  However, I want to set the record straight, and give this deserving church the credit they so deserve.  
Thanks be to God for all our wonderful churches!

 

Newsletter, July 6, 2022

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NEWS WORTH REPEATING:  HOW TO MAKE OUT THE TWO CHECKS NEEDED FOR NMI CONVENTION OFFERING
I’ve heard from several NMI leaders, asking about offerings, and how to make out checks for NMI convention.
Please read the instructions, copied/pasted directly from last week’s NMI newsletter:
 
We  wanted to give our churches a break, so ….so, there will be no  transportation offering!  
The only offerings:  Deputation for Rob & Cindy North, our speakers from Africa Nazarene University, and Joshua & Katie Haun, deputation for their  vehicle that will “be big enough for three car seats!  Please, just bring 2 separate checks, made out to E TN District NMI…  Rob North on memo line of one check, Joshua Haun on memo line of the other check.                                                                                                                                                                    
CRISIS CARE KITS AT ASSEMBLY:  Please do  NOT  bring partial boxes….only boxes containing 6 kits each; no transporation offering is required The NMI trailer will be open & attended ONLY during Assembly Registration time:  5:00-6:45  PM, EST to receive CCKs and School Pal Paks. 
EVEN MORE IMPORTANT NEWS:  PRAYER ANSWERED/ PRAYER REQUESTED     In November, Katie Haun asked us to pray for 10 contacts to come to their home in Sofia for Thanksgiving dinner.  You prayed, God answered, Ten came!  Then, you prayed for a weekly Bible study in Sofia, Bulgaria;  God answered prayer.  TODAY,  in the latest “Serving in Sofia” post, we are asked to pray again, for the first Sunday services in Sofia.  Watch the video below, and be challenged and blessed. 

Newsletter, June 28, 2022

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UPDATE:  What to Bring to E TN District NMI Convention

We’re grateful to those churches that have contacted us with the number of CCKs they are bringing to assembly, as well as to those churches who brought so many in April for Ukraine, that they’ve chosen not to bring them to assembly.  As of now, we have less than 100 boxes committed.  That means we will only need one trailer, instead of the two we usually have at assembly.  Don Moore will bring the NMI trailer, and E TN District NMI will pay his mileage…..so, there’s no need for a transportation offering!  

We  wanted to give our churches a break, so ….so, there will be no  transportation offering!  

The only offerings:  Deputation for Rob & Cindy North, our speakers from Africa Nazarene University, and Joshua & Katie Haun, deputation for their  vehicle that will “be big enough for three car seats!  Please, just bring 2 separate checks, made out to E TN District NMI…  Rob North on memo line of one check, Joshua Haun on memo line of the other check.

Rob & Cindy North, Africa Nazarene University 
Nairobi, Kenya

Rob and Cindy serve at Africa Nazarene University (ANU), in Nairobi, Kenya – Cindy as Director of  Spiritual Development and Rob as Director of University Advancement where he has the privilege to work with volunteers, Work and Witness teams, visiting professors and professionals coming to lend a hand at ANU. Since Oct of 2014 they have served as International Staff for ANU and have transitioned back to missionary service through the Church of the Nazarene on 1 March 2021.
NMI Central

Continue to encourage everyone at your church to subscribe to this free publication released every Wednesday and available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. It is the central location for all NMI information for a local church. Visit www.nazarene.org/nmi-central to subscribe. 

NEW resources about recent NMI Central countries,  with great ideas for mission education, will be presented at NMI Presidents’ Workshop at 3:00 pm est, at Cleveland First Church of the Nazarene, 2712 Henderson Avenue, NE Cleveland, TN 37312. 

Newsletter, June 22, 2022

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SOME SPECIAL THANK YOU’S
Thanks to all those who participated, by providing BEAUTIFUL BASKETS,  or buying them at Family Camp! 
 You provided $2,382 for W&W projects through Silent Auction Sales!  
Thanks, also, to Anita Adkins and her helpers for running the Silent Auction. 
Thanks to ALL who worked at Children’s Mission Jamboree at Children’s Camp!

Thanks to Debbie Blair for photographing all events of the Jamboree. Debbie’s Jamboree presentation will be at http://etnmi.org/east-tn-kids-resources/  soon.  

At the Mission Jamboree, children celebrated their  GREAT 2022 Valentines for Jesus Project at six “Mission Stations” 
    1.  They ate Las Pelotas (popsicles, a favorite Mexican treat! with John & Sandra 
          Butler
    2.  They learned Bible verse in English & Spanish with Pastor Edwin & Pastor Luz  
          Rivera
    3.  They carried water in buckets on their heads in the “Water Relay,” with Laura
          Coleman  & Rachel Reed, and learned that Pastor Luz carried water in the same
          manner as a little girl growing up in Mexico. 
    4.  They ate Fruta Mexicana (Mexican Fruit) and prayed for the people of Mexico with
          Louise Mangrum & Marie Valentine
    5.  They raced to see whcih team could make a (correct) Crisis Care Kits fastest with
            Loren & Alice Carey
    6.  They treated “patient” Rev. Ron DeWitt with Nurse Judy DeWitt & “Dr.” Scott Blair 
           in” Clinica Mexico”
    7.   They  played “Mexican Jumping Bean,”counting in Spanish with Emily Cobb. 
    8.  They made maracas with Anita Adkins and played “The Mexican Hat Dance”  To
           see maracas video click below
Show your church this very  short (30 second)  “Thank You”  video  from Kids in Mexico!
Thanks to NMI presidents who have already replied to invitation to NMI Presidents’ Workshop 
(if you are an NMI president, and did not receive invitation this past Monday, please let us know). 

Newsletter, June 15, 2022

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GGOOD QUESTIONS FROM NMI PRESIDENTS, WITH AN URGENT REQUEST FROM TERESA HODGE

1.  URGENT  Request:  please reply to this newsletter with a good  idea of how many boxes of Crisis Care Kits you will bring from your church to assembly. If “0”, let us know that, too.     Please don’t  bring partial boxes.    We need to know how much transportation we need to provide.  These CCKs will remain on our district until needed for disaster relief, but we still will need to transport them to the Maryville Church, who has generously agreed to  store them for us. If you don’t plan on bringing CCKs, please just reply with your church name and “0”.

2.  Question from New President:  What do I need to bring to NMI Convention?Offerings:  
Deputation offering for Missionary Speaker, Rob North
Deputation offering (to be used for vehicle ) for Joshua & Katie Haun’s “Deputation Baby Shower”
Offering for CCK transportation;  if you’re not making CCKs,  an offering would be a good substitute!

3. Question from veteran president:  Could we have a schedule of District Assembly/ Conventions?
    Here is what D.S. Ron DeWitt has shared with pastors, with additional NMI notes from Teresa Hodge, in red: text:
District Assembly & Conventions – July 12-14   Pangle Hall, Lee University, 340 Church Street, Cleveland, TN Registration on Tuesday, July 12 – 5 PM EST   Presidents’ Workshop at Cleveland First Church of the Nazarene, 2712 Henderson Avenue, Cleveland, TN at 3:00
Tuesday Night: Pre-Service Music – 6:45
Service Will Begin – 7:00- Pastors Report Interviews 
Wednesday July 13 – 8:30 AM Note: Elections will take place on Wednesday and
Thursday District 10:00: Missionaries & Cindy North Rob North, Africa Nazarene University will speak Bio for Norths:

https://missionary.nazarene.org/u/Rob-and-Cindy-North

10:40: E TN District President will report Assembly/ convention business, including elections will occur throughout the morning session
11:30-2:00 Lunch Break Afternoon Session: 2PM- Will begin with TNU Report NYI Awards    
3:00 PM ESTMissionaries & Cindy North Rob North, Africa Nazarene University will speak again 3:30 E TN District Memorial Roll Presentation with Special Music 3:40 DSA Presentation
Video Greeting from 2023 Missionary Partner for Valentines for Jesus   CCK Report & Report of Offerings
Alabaster Celebration!!!   4:30 Adjourn for Dinner Break  Ordination Service – 7:00PM- Elders Choir
 
Thursday – 8:30AM- Until Adjournment  District Elections/ Announcements
The Report of DS Reverend Ron DeWitt District Communion Service