My Declaration Of Love

This past Sunday as part of our morning service we made a declaration of love to each other as a church family. It was a very moving time. If you would like a hard copy of this, please let us know.

My Declaration Of Love
As a committed follower of Jesus Christ and having personally experienced and benefited from the Amazing Love & Grace of God, including being forgiven of all my sins….....

I declare today my love for our church family, knowing that I can do all things through Christ who gives me the strength. (Philippians 4:13)

As part of this declaration of love:
I refuse to be outwitted by the devils schemes. (2 Corinthians 2:11)

Instead I will walk in God’s love and extend the same grace to my brothers and sisters that Christ has extended to me. (John 13:34)

I understand that love covers a multitude of sins, and so I choose to forgive those who have wronged me, either intentionally or unintentionally. (1 Peter 4:8)

I will not repay evil for evil, or insult with insult, instead I will seek to bless others, even those who have hurt me. (1 Peter 3)

I will not let any unwholesome talk, including gossip come out of my mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs and for their benefit. (Ephesians 4:29)

I will always pray for and seek to protect the unity of our church, including celebrating our uniqueness and diversity. (Psalms 133:1)

I will do my part in helping restore relationships that have been broken. I will practice by my behavior what it means to be a loving and restorative community for those who have fallen.

I will let the peace of Christ rule in my heart by putting on love, since as members of one body I am called to peace. (Colossians 3:14,15)

“There are three things that will endure--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love. NLT 1 Corinthians 13:13

Marriage Maintenance

This past Sunday night, Barb and I sat through our third Marriage Course introduction and candlelight dinner with another group of great couples, some from CPC and some not. Pastor Calvin & Clair have always invited us to come to the introduction as part of a pastoral covering over those taking the course.

When we got home last night, I said to Barb; "We should take the course ourselves." Her reply was; "You know Dave I have always wanted to do something like this." She has patiently waited for me to finally say yes. So we are in and looking forward with anticipation to the things we are going to learn together over the next few Sunday evenings.

We were also told the course is like having a regular oil change on your car. Regular maintenance and tune ups being very important in order to have a healthy marriage. For us, we will call it our 32 k tune up. Would anyone else like to join us?

We were told there is still room for more couples. Session one begins this week so you can still get in on it. To register just go to our website www.cpclife.com
or call 339-4536.

Just a reminder that during the course there is no group conversations. You will be sitting at tables for two and the only dialog is between you and your spouse.

If you have already taken the course or something like it and would like to share an encouraging word you can comment below.

Thank you for covering us with your prayers.
Pastor Dave & Barb

Watoto Blessings

A big thank you to everyone from our CPC family for being such a blessing to the Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda. Approximately 850 people attended the two concerts and gave an offering of $9708.00. A special thanks goes out to all our eight host families who looked after the choir. They were with us for three nights including Monday being a day of rest.

Listen On Line - CPC Watoto Concert

Praying For Clinton
We have been praying for Clinton, a member of the Watoto choir who had major surgery last week.

Following is an update on how he is doing. For those who did not know, Clinton is 10 years old. He had an ear infection that abscessed in his brain and so emergency surgery had to be done at BC Children's Hospital.

Hello Everyone,

Well I have good news regarding today! I was at the hospital this morning and was amazed at how well Clinton is doing! He was all smiles as he had just had a visit from two RCMP officers. For those of you who don't know, Clinton wants to be a policeman when he is older so it was a very special visit! The swelling is almost gone and he is off morphine now and just on Tylenol for the pain. I have attached some photos for you.

Thank you all for your continued prayers! I asked Clinton today what he would like me to say to everyone who is praying for him and he said to tell you he loves you and thank you for your prayers!

I will be in touch as soon as we know when Clinton will be released from the hospital!

For the children,

Stephanie Sohnchen
WATOTO TOUR COORDINATOR
CANADA OFFICE