Letter to Heartland Church from Ron Allen, lead pastor

3/3/10

Dear partners in ministry,

I am reflecting on the great weekend with Chip Judd as we focused on, “Building Great Relationships.” The feedback has been awesome. So many, like Carolyn and I, gained real insight and strategy in dealing with growth points in our relationships. Thanks Chip. He will be back April 11 for the second Sunday of three, continuing to address this foundational area. The format will be the same as last Sunday.

We continue to have wonderful reports from the attendees of the, “Restoring the Ancient Gates,” conference that we hosted with Terry and Darlene Wildman of RainSong Ministries. We have an open door of continuing ministry opportunities with the local Miami Indian tribe.

During this Lenten season, we have been focusing on not just how to say no to hindrances in our lives for a closer walk with God, but more importantly how to have a bigger, “yes,” toward God. We continue to enjoy the manifest Presence of God in our gatherings as we worship and praise, as we teach and learn, and as we minister to one another. God is so good to answer our prayers. We are looking forward to Fire N Rain this next Sunday at 6 pm with Dave Chumchal.

We are seeing many new faces as we have had a growth spurt these last few weeks. Be sure and get acquainted with those new to our fellowship. Over 25% of our attendance is from folks who have just started coming to Heartland.

We are grateful for your continued faithfulness is attending, giving, and working together in our ministries. Children, youth, food pantry, mission trips, and all our ministries are dependent on your steady commitment to our life together. We were all current on bills untill we had some equipment breakdowns last week. We have had to replace two furnaces and some other equipment that totaled over $13,000 last week. Would you prayerfully consider giving something extra to help us stay current with our expenses?

Thank you for your love, support, and partnership. It is true; we can do far more together than we can do alone. May God’s Kingdom come, and His will be done, in us, through us, as it is in Heaven.

Blessings, Ron Allen for the servant leadership of Heartland Church