Archive for July, 2009
2009-7-28 – Campus Crusade Support
Hello Guys,
I am adding this letter for support from a young man working for Campus Crusade for Christ here locally. I used to attend CCfC when I was at UNC and TOTALLY SUPPORT THE WORK THESE GUYS DO!
If anyone would like, please feel free to go to his giving page here: https://give.ccci.org/give/View/0619928?pp=Search+Results and give him some support. I appreciate the work that these guys do and I wanted to help give this young man a boost. So, if you feel like contributing even a small amount, PLEASE DO!!!!
What a great chance to share what the LORD has given us to better reach college students in our larger metro area!!!!!!
His letter is below and I appreciate your time reading this post.
Blessings!
pd
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Rico Silkworth
July 28, 2009
Dear Friends at Tapestry Church,
Iâm sorry I have not been able to contact you over the phone, so now I am sending you a letter to give you more background about myself and what Iâll be doing in the fall. My name is Rico and I have finished my final year at Towson University after fours years with a major in Religious Studies and a minor in Family Studies. During my senior year I trained and completed a marathon; working at my schoolâs administration building and preparing for life outside of college. For me things have changed so much since I went into college and I would like to share with you as to how. Growing up I did not have a good sense of family due to the fact of strongly did not get along with one another. My experience was so bad that I was put into a foster family, shaking the foundations of my life very hard. My outlook on life was very unoptimistic and I saw no joy in my current life.
When I came into college I had no real direction in what to do, since no one in my family had went to college before. I also did not have a good view of God or of what it meant to be a Christian. However, I found a great Christian group to be a part of which has greatly helped me in my life while in college and beyond it. For the last four years, I have been involved with an organization called Campus Crusade for Christ. The aim of Campus Crusade is broken up into three parts. The first is helping students to be introduced to Christ through conversations, outreach events, or media. The second is building them up through life changing community which includes mentoring relationships and learning how to tell others about Christ. The third and final part is sending students out and taking the message of the gospel to the world. This can be on a missionâs trip or even to their work place.
Their mission is helping build spiritual movements everywhere, so that everyone knows someone who truly follows Jesus Christ. As I have grown in my relationship with the Lord, I learned how to share my faith and help new believers grow in theirs as well. It has been exciting to see how God has used me to reach others with the Gospel in this country and even in Venezuela last year. Through many conferences, mission trips and interactions with friends in Campus Crusade, my faith has grown so much. I now recognize just how great God is and how I have a family through him. This fall, I have been blessed with the great opportunity to be an intern at Towson University.
We are seeing God move in unique ways at Towson University and it will be an honor in being a part of it. Currently Campus Crusade at Towson is reaching out to colleges in the nearby Baltimore area such a University of Baltimore and University of Maryland Baltimore County. I am thrilled to have a chance to reach out to these campuses more deeply and others. Before I go to Towson in the fall, I face the challenge of raising my financial support. Like many other missions organizations, Campus Crusade for Christ Workers must raise all of their financial support.
My goal is to have all of my support by August 1st. As I take this large step of faith to serve the Lord in ministry, would you prayerfully consider joining me as partner in ministry by financially supporting me for $100 per month or some other amount?
I will call you in about one week to see what you have decided and to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for considering my need.
Yours in Christ,
Ricardo Silkworth
the Thread | The Last One I Send Before Kenya | 2009-7-28
Hey Guys,
(CLICK HERE FOR THE YOUTUBE VIDEO FROM SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009)
Please forgive me if this is too soon to send another thread after sending one on Friday, but I wanted to take a moment to just touch base before Yong and I headed to Kenya. Of course, this is my second trip there this year. And if you ahven’t been a part of the discussion, let me fill you in really quickly. There is a lot that has happened. The last trip was in April and we had the following outcome:
1 - Revival Stirred
2 - 10 churches planted and pastors
3 - hungry fed and many helped through support
4 - Humanitarian work established for Medical, Educational, Hunger, & Micro-finance
5 - Networking of many churches
6 - Healings - Including blind see, paralytic and possible HIV healing.
7 - Many salvations, deliverances and even witches being converted.
Since then we have seen:
1 - Continued healings even as recent as this past week.
2 - Growing revival as there are now possibly more than 20 churches and have spanned the region as well as growing over the borders.
3 - It hit the airwaves with much media attention on their radio stations.
4 - Opportunities to grow in relationship with Chief of the Kisii. Chief Vincent.
5 - More leaders added
6 - A growing movement among pastors and churches
We now have the possibility of:
1 - Developing 100 leaders for the Chief’s of Kenya.
2 - Working with more leaders of the country
3 - Working with Jamii Bora Trust
4 - Connecting with more medical workers, farmers, and others
5 - Ministering to over 4,000 hungry, displaced & refugee
6 - Spreading the work into the edges of Rwanda, Uganda and other countries
This is truly UNDERstating the reality of just what is going on, however, I KNOW you will understand if I only write these things and ask you to pray.
Lastly, the church is going great and I am really proud of just what everyone is doing. PLEASE finish by reading this list of upcoming things and if you are in the area, come support. If you are not able to get involved or if you are outside the Tapestry reach now, please pray with us as we make some significant growth spurts.
1 - Youth Ministry (Sunday Youth Service) Starts on Sunday, August 16!!!!! 11AM, we will have the Tapestry’s first ever youth service!!!! We have a group of youth now, a worship leader, some speakers and some REAL excitement stirring!!!!! GET READY FOR SOME FUN!
2 - This past Sunday, we had a water bottle outreach, cookout and amazing service. ON SUNDAY, August 30, 2009. WE NEED YOUR HELP! We need volunteers as this Block Party is going to be a cookout on Sterroids!!!! We have a ton of needs and we need you! Email sujuncheng@tapestrychurch.org for more info on those needs and keep your eyes open, because there will be more emails explaining those needs VERY SOON!
3 - We have an amazing outreach that has been going on every Saturday for years in Langley Park feeding the homeless called "FUEL" and day-worker. WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you are interested in being a part of this outreach, email seungshin@tapestrychurch.org .
4 - Lastly, we are planning on having a BAPTISM this summer! So, if you are interested in learning about this first step as a follower of Jesus or if you have never been Bapitsed and have recently begun a walk with Jesus, we want to invite you take a part. We do not know the exact location yet, but it will likely be a swimming pool in our area and is going to be TONS OF FUN! So, if you want to come to the class and be baptised, please email lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org and she will add you to the list. I have already had a couple people express interest, so come join in! We hope to have baptism on Sunday, September 20, 2009 if not sooner!!!!!!
And that folks is about it. We are so very happy with everyone’s involvement and church has gotten so amazingly fun hasn’t it?!
So, don’t miss out and please keep us in prayer. GOD IS GOOD… ALL THE TIME… ALL THE TIME…. (Well, you fill in the blank!) HA!
Blessings!
pd
Dustin Hedrick
Senior Pastor
The Tapestry Vineyard Church
PO Box 2394
Kensington, MD 20891
Phone 301-251-4082 x13
Fax 240-206-3244
Email dustinhedrick@tapestrychurch.com
x10 Children’s Ministry
x11 Youth Ministry
x12 Events And Info
x13 Pastor Dustin
x14 Prayer Line
This Sunday Eating, Meeting & Serving!
This Sunday there is so much fun going on that you ARE NOT GOING TO want to miss it!!!!!
Sunday Morning, Pastor Jyak will be sharing with us and directly afterward, we have a Water Bottle Outreach that is going to knock your socks off and/or our cookout!!!!
Whether you take part in the outreach or not, you HAVE TO COME to the Hedrick household for the second installment of the Tapestry’s fourth annual cookout series!!!!!!
If you want to sign up to bring a side dish, you are welcome. Anything from cole slaw to potato salad, chips and desserts will be a grand additions.
All we ask is that you email Lori at lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org to let her know that you are brining something.
We are going to have our evening service outside, which has been SO FUN. And Seiji & Joan will oversee our time. Guys, no matter what you do this summer, be sure to catch one of our cookouts.
Well, with that said, we look forward to spending time with you and your family this weekend.
Let’s all eat dawgs!
WOOHOO!
pd
Senior Pastor
The
Phone 301-251-4082 x13
Fax 240-206-3244
Email dustinhedrick@tapestrychurch.com
x10 Children’s Ministry
x11 Youth Ministry
x12 Events And Info
x13 Pastor Dustin
x14 Prayer Line
the Thread | 2009-7-20
Good Morning Friends & Family,
I just had to send on this little Monday Morning thought and pick up your week. I read it on Henry Blackaby’s website. I have to tell you, this is exactly what I have been thinking and feeling for a while. Read on and BE AFFECTED!
And just as a reminder, please keep us in prayer as Yong and I prepare for a Kenyan adventure.
Blessings!
pd
Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you." (Genesis 12:1)
The most dramatic changes in your life will come from God’s initiative, not yours. The people God used mightily in Scripture were all ordinary people to whom He gave divine assignments that they never could have initiated. The Lord often took them by surprise for they were not seeking significant mandates from God. Even so, He saw their hearts, and He knew they were trustworthy.
The Lord spoke to Abram when He was beginning to build a nation dedicated to His purposes. Through this nation would come the Savior. God appeared to Moses at the very time He had purposed to deliver Israel out of slavery in Egypt. God found in Jesse’s youngest son David a godly man who could lead His people. God surprised Mary when He told her she would be the mother of the Messiah. God’s Son selected the twelve disciples, all ordinary, uneducated men, when He was ready to take the good news of His salvation to the world. Through the ages God has taken the initiative in the everyday lives of people to accomplish things through them that they never could have imagined.
The Lord may be initiating some new things in your life. When He tells you what His plans are, trust Him and walk closely with Him. Don’t let the busyness of your present activity keep you from experiencing all that God has in store for you. You will see Him accomplish things through your life that you never dreamed were possible (Eph. 3:20).
Dustin Hedrick
Senior Pastor
The Tapestry Vineyard Church
PO Box 2394
Kensington, MD 20891
Phone 301-251-4082 x13
Fax 240-206-3244
Email dustinhedrick@tapestrychurch.com
x10 Children’s Ministry
x11 Youth Ministry
x12 Events And Info
x13 Pastor Dustin
x14 Prayer Line
This Sunday Eating, Meeting & Serving!
This Sunday there is so much fun going on that you ARE NOT GOING TO want to miss it!!!!!
Sunday Morning, Pastor Jyak will be sharing with us and directly afterward, we have a Water Bottle Outreach that is going to knock your socks off and/or our cookout!!!!
Whether you take part in the outreach or not, you HAVE TO COME to the Hedrick household for the second installment of the Tapestry’s fourth annual cookout series!!!!!!
If you want to sign up to bring a side dish, you are welcome. Anything from cole slaw to potato salad, chips and desserts will be a grand additions.
All we ask is that you email Lori at lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org to let her know that you are brining something.
We are going to have our evening service outside, which has been SO FUN. And Seiji & Joan will oversee our time. Guys, no matter what you do this summer, be sure to catch one of our cookouts.
Well, with that said, we look forward to spending time with you and your family this weekend.
Let’s all eat dawgs!
WOOHOO!
pd
Dustin Hedrick
Senior Pastor
The Tapestry Vineyard Church
PO Box 2394
Kensington, MD 20891
Phone 301-251-4082 x13
Fax 240-206-3244
Email dustinhedrick@tapestrychurch.com
x10 Children’s Ministry
x11 Youth Ministry
x12 Events And Info
x13 Pastor Dustin
x14 Prayer Line
the Thread | 2009-7-23
This is just a note to let you know why you are important to me. So many of you speak words of truth and encouragement that "saves my life" daily!
As we head back to Kenya and an event filled Fall 2009, I hope and pray that you will find the kind of relationships I have found at the Tapestry.
GOD Bless you and have an amazing weekend!
I hope to see those of you in town this weekend this Sunday.
Our cookout is at the house and we have the bottled water giveaway mid-day. Talk about fun!!!!!
Blessings!
pd
The Difference Your Life Can Make
Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. (James 5:19-20)
One of the Christian’s greatest deterrents from sin is the life of another Christian. Some Christians maintain that it is none of their business if another chooses to sin. They are convinced that they are being judgmental if they respond to someone in sin. The world persuades them not to get involved, but this inaction prevents them from being an effective intercessor.
As Christians we are aware that sin brings death_(Rom. 6:23). Sin kills relationships, dismantles marriages, stifles joy, and destroys peace. When we see someone wander from the truth into error, how should we respond? When Jesus saw sin it broke His heart. He wept over entire cities as He saw them rejecting the truth (Matt. 23:37–39). He prayed fervently for His disciples to be strong when they were tempted (John 17). He warned those who were heading toward spiritual failure (Matt. 26:20–25, 34). Jesus was even willing to die to save people from their sins because He knew the devastation that sin causes. Jesus never stood idle as those around Him were led astray by their sin. He always took an active role in turning them back to God.
“Minding your own business” will save you some discomfort, but it will not help a brother or sister who needs to return to the Lord. If you are truly aware of the grave consequences for those who continue in sin, you will be moved to weep even as Jesus wept. Pray fervently for your friend. That will safeguard your motives and prepare you to minister to him. Be alert, in the event that God asks you to confront your friend. If you do so, be loving and gentle lest you, too, be tempted (Gal. 6:1).
Dustin Hedrick
Senior Pastor
The Tapestry Vineyard Church
PO Box 2394
Kensington, MD 20891
Phone 301-251-4082 x13
Fax 240-206-3244
Email dustinhedrick@tapestrychurch.com
x10 Children’s Ministry
x11 Youth Ministry
x12 Events And Info
x13 Pastor Dustin
x14 Prayer Line
Kenya, Not Just Going Through the Motions
Many have asked about what we are doing and what we have done with Kenya. Through a partnership of the Tapestry Church Kenya and the Global Access Foundation, we are having some affect in Kenya. We expect work focusing on humanitarian, hunger, micro-finance, education, water, and medical development in the interior of Kisii.
Watch this video we used for Sunday at the Tapestry DC.
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