Cancun Christian Fellowship

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Financial donations are always needed and welcomed. For financial donations our PayPal address is: tom@cdymexico.com - If you desire to donate by check, please email cancunchristianfellowship@gmail.com or tom@carpediemyucatan.com . We will be happy to furnish deposit instructions through Carpe Diem Yucatan SA de CV, our corporate parent.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza


Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are a Christian Mission Outreach dedicated to showing people, through our teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

3/30/2012

If you are considering a commodity contribution to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Clothes for young ladies ages 6-11
3. Games and crafts in Spanish

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. ~John Locke

If you are in the Riviera Maya and have a clothing contribution for our children, please contact Cherilyn Martin for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please strive to make sure all items offered are clean and serviceable.

After all is said and done, a lot more will have been said than done. ~Author Unknown

We have been blessed with gifts to benefit our children at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. We are always grateful for the assistance we receive from our worldwide mission partners. Recent gifts include:
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Food Fund
Laura, Mission Partner, QR: Children’s Food Fund
Ted and Karen, Visitors, PA: Girl’s Garments
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Easter Party
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Easter Party
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Easter Party
CCF Member, QR: Children’s Easter Party
Charlie, Friend of CCF, QR: Children’s Easter Party Gifts
Lance and Julie Burma, Mission Partners, MN: Casa Hogar General Fund

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. ~Peter Marshall {one of my favorites}

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cheese, molida especial, pork, salchicha, sliced turkey and ham, chicken, cereal and milk to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every week.

Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold - but so does a hard-boiled egg. ~Author Unknown {another one of my favorites}

Those of you that live here realize that food costs have significantly increased over the past two years but our children’s need for nourishing meals has not decreased. If you would like to make a contribution to the Casa Hogar Children’s Food Fund, please contact Cherilyn or Tom Martin.

The first step binds us to the second. ~French Proverb

This Sunday, Mark Shook’s message covers “Integrating God’s Love Into My Life”. This is the last lesson in Mark’s series on 40 Days in the World. Please join us in our magnificent new location on Yaxchilan.

Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one. ~Charles de Gaulle

Easter is just around the corner and we have a special Easter service planned for you. We hope you join us on Easter morning to celebrate the resurrection of our savior.

Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out. ~Italian Proverb

This Sunday will be Gary & Marti’s Sunday with our family until the end of the year. Be sure you take the opportunity to say “hasta luego” to them and let them know they will be missed.

Upcoming and Current Events: The children’s Easter Party was great. Assisting adults included Cherilyn, Laurie, Diana, Sirli, Ashley, Katherine, TJ, and Tom. The children worked with crafts, decorated eggs and then had a traditional Easter Egg Hunt. In all, seventeen children participated. Thanks to all that helped and thanks to those that extended financial support. It is always wonderful to be able to get together with our beautiful children.

Doing things is not the same as getting things done. ~Jared Silver

This week’s pre-church fishing video will feature the Captain Blair Wiggins from Addictive Fishing on the trail of Tarpon Along the Florida coast. As always, there is enough fishing action to please even the diehard angler. Join us at 9:25 AM, relax and enjoy the show.

All know the way; few actually walk it. ~Bodhidharma

Our Christian fellowship continues to be blessed with guests from around the world. Wherever you are from, you are always welcome to join our Cancun family on Sunday. We promise to do our best to make you feel at home.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others. ~Baltasar Gracian

The time has come for you to declare: Do you belong to a church or do you simply attend a church? If you answered the question “Yes, I belong to a church”, have you decided what you are going commit to do to assist the church to ensure its growth and prosperity? For many, our church is the only family they have in Mexico. It is important that we pull together as a family.

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Men’s Group meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. Please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com / 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning and a Thursday Evening Christian Women’s Study Group is also offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Wednesday Group meets at the Malecon Americas Starbucks at 10:00 AM and the Thursday Evening Business Ladies Group meets at the Malecon Americas California Kitchen Pizza at 6:30 PM. For more information please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 / cherilynmartin@gmail.com .

Remember, Cancun Christian Fellowship always meets at 10:00 AM SHARP.

Never mistake motion for action. ~Ernest Hemingway

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR NEW CHURCH FACILITY THIS SUNDAY!

Cancun Christian Fellowship 
Today’s quotes from: quotegarden.com/integrity

Monday, March 19, 2012

To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza


Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are a Christian Mission Outreach dedicated to showing people, through our teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

3/19/2012

If you are considering a commodity contribution to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Clothes for young ladies ages 6-11
3. Games and crafts in Spanish
4. Christian Mission Groups to partner with us

If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo

If you are in the Riviera Maya and have a clothing contribution for our children, please contact Cherilyn Martin for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please strive to make sure all items offered are clean and serviceable.

Untold suffering seldom is. ~Franklin P. Jones

We have been blessed with gifts to benefit our children at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. We are always grateful for the assistance we receive from our worldwide mission partners. Recent gifts include:
CCF Member: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member: Casa Hogar Building Fund
Laura, Mission Partner, QR: Children’s Food Fund
Wayne, Ruth and David, Mission Partners, KS: Children’s Food Fund
Gary and Carolyn, New Mission Partners, MN: Children’s Food Fund

In trying to get our own way, we should remember that kisses are sweeter than whine. ~Author Unknown

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cheese, molida especial, pork, salchicha, sliced turkey and ham, chicken and milk to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every week. Those of you that live here realize that food costs have significantly increased over the past two years but our children’s need for nourishing meals has not decreased. If you would like to make a contribution to the Casa Hogar Children’s Food Fund, please contact Cherilyn or Tom Martin.

People that pay for things never complain. It's the guy you give something to that you can't please. ~Will Rogers

This Sunday, Mark Shook’s message covers “Understanding the Meaning of a Bible Passage”.  It is a great message in Mark’s series on 40 Days in the World. Please join us in our magnificent new location on Yaxchilan. It is great to have Mark back.

Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. ~Proverb

Have a few minutes to spare? Why not browse our updated website http://www.cancunchristianfellowship.com/?

Upcoming and Current Events: If you were in church Sunday, you saw the slideshow for the remodeling work we did on the upstairs community bathroom at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, our Cancun Christian home. The work is now complete and the finished product is something we can all be proud of. The really good news is we have recently received financial commitments to remodel the two downstairs community bathrooms. Work on the second bathroom should start in the next 30 days. Your ongoing financial and spiritual support of our mission projects is really appreciated and you really are showing our children, through your teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious. ~Og Mandino

This week’s pre-church fishing video will feature the Captain Blair Wiggins from Addictive Fishing pursuing Homosassa Red Fish. As always, there is enough fishing action to please even the diehard angler. Join us at 9:25 AM, relax and enjoy the show.

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future. ~Antoine Rivarol

We have now completed four Sundays in our new (and beautiful) location. That is something to celebrate but the real celebration (and congratulations) goes to LAURIE LIPP. For those that don’t know, Laurie decided Community of Faith Cancun needed a Children’s Bible Study class AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT! For the past three Sundays, Laurie has averaged seven children a week in her class. Thank you Laurie…you show the spirit of belonging to a church.

For the next few weeks, we would like for you to consider (think about) this very important question: Do you belong to a church or do you simply attend a church? You are part of the Community of Faith Cancun Christian family and families pull together when help is needed. As a family member, you are asked to consider what you will commit to do, on a regular basis, to assist with the Sunday service or growth of the church. If we worship and work together as a family, miracles can happen.

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Men’s Group meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. Please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com / 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning and a Thursday Evening Christian Women’s Study Group is also offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Wednesday Group meets at the Malecon Americas Starbucks at 10:00 AM and the Thursday Evening Business Ladies Group meets at the Malecon Americas California Kitchen Pizza at 6:30 PM. For more information please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 / cherilynmartin@gmail.com.  

Remember, Cancun Christian Fellowship always meets at 10:00 AM SHARP.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR NEW CHURCH FACILITY THIS SUNDAY!

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Today’s quotes from: quotegarden.com/integrity

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza


Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are a Christian outreach fellowship of believers dedicated to showing people, through our teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

3/8/2012

If you are considering a commodity contribution to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Clothes for young ladies ages 6-11
3. Games and crafts in Spanish

“A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.” Doug Larson

If you are in the Riviera Maya and have a clothing contribution for our children, please contact Cherilyn Martin for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please strive to make sure all items offered are clean and serviceable.

“Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!” Allison Gappa Bottke

We have been blessed with gifts to benefit our children at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. We are always grateful for the assistance we receive from our worldwide mission partners. Recent gifts include:
CCF Mission Partner: Children’s Food Fund
Raven and Adam, Mission Partners, NC: Clothing, toys and Children’s Food Fund donation
CCF Member: Children’s Food Fund
Brian Schaefer, Mission Partner, QR: 2 commodes for the Casa Hogar renovation
Wayne, Ruth and David, Mission Partners, KS: Children’s Food Fund
Sharon, Heather and Alyssa, Mission Partners, IN: Clothes and toys and books

“Conscience is, in most, an anticipation of the opinion of others.” Henry Taylor

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cheese, molida especial, pork, sliced turkey, chicken and milk, to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every week. If you would like to make a contribution to our Casa Hogar Children’s Food Fund, please contact Cherilyn or Tom Martin.

“We judge ourselves by our best acts and most noble intentions, but we will be judged by our last worst act.” Michael Josephson

This Sunday, Mark Shook covers “Seeing Life From God’s Point of View”. It is the third lesson in Mark’s series on 40 Days in the World. Please join us in our magnificent new location on Yaxchilan. We hope to see you this Sunday.

“Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good.” Author Unknown

We have added new pictures, testimony and gallery pages to our website. The website has also received a facelift on pages one and two. New information concerning our activities has been included. If it has been a while since you have visited our website, why not take a few minutes and browse the pages. http://www.cancunchristianfellowship.com/

“When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.” Max Lerner

Upcoming and Current Events:
Remodeling of the Casa Hogar upstairs community bathroom started Tuesday. By the end of the day, all tile, sinks and toilets had been removed. We visited Home Depot and purchased sinks, sink and shower fixtures and necessary plumbing. Brian Schaefer, a Mission Partner from Cancun donated two commodes complete with seats. Yesterday, we purchased 79 square meters of tile from Boxito. We know that sounds like a lot of tile but remember we are putting tile from front to rear and top to bottom. Pictures will be available in church Sunday.

“Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to.” Arnold H. Glasow

This week’s pre-church fishing video will feature the Captain Blair Wiggins from Addictive Fishing pursuing Redfish along the Louisiana coast. As always, there is enough fishing action to please even the diehard angler. Join us at 9:15 AM, relax and enjoy the show.

“What is right is often forgotten by what is convenient.” Bodie Thoene

Our “Main Man” Matthew continues to deliver Mark Shook service lessons on a weekly basis. We will all agree that it is nice having Mark Shook back.

“You must question a code of ethics that never impedes your progress.” Robert Brault

This past Sunday, LAURIE LIPP taught the first ever Community of Faith Cancun Children’s Bible Study class and we understand it was a great success. Seven children attend the class and yes, there is room for more. If you have young children that would benefit from the class, please meet with Laurie before the Sunday service.

For the next few weeks, we would like for you to consider (think about) this very important question: Do you belong to a church or do you simply attend a church?

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Men’s Group meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. Please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com / 998-121-1316 for additional information.

 
A Wednesday Morning and a Thursday Evening Christian Women’s Study Group is also offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Wednesday Group meets at the Malecon Americas Starbucks at 10:00 AM and the Thursday Evening Business Ladies Group meets at the Malecon Americas California Kitchen Pizza at 6:30 PM. For more information please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 / cherilynmartin@gmail.com .

Remember, Cancun Christian Fellowship always meets at 10:00 AM SHARP.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR NEW CHURCH FACILITY THIS SUNDAY!

Today’s quotes from: quotegarden.com/integrity



Thursday, March 1, 2012

2/29/2012 Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter

Cancun Christian Fellowship
Your Community of Faith in Cancun
713 529 8078 Cancun - Riviera Maya 998 121 1316
Misiones Cristianas y Servicios de la Iglesia en Inglés
Bienhechor de Orfanato Casa Hogar para Niños Esperanza


Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are a Christian outreach fellowship of believers dedicated to showing the people of the Yucatan Peninsula, through our teaching, actions and love, the life changing power of Jesus Christ.

2/29/2012 (that’s right, it’s leap year)

WOW!!!!!  Is our new church facility magnanimous or what?
We do not know of a nicer facility in Cancun and it is such a beautiful place for our Christian family to meet, learn and fellowship.

If you are considering a commodity contribution to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Clothes for young ladies ages 6-11
3. Games and crafts in Spanish

“I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.” Abraham Lincoln

If you are in the Riviera Maya and have a clothing contribution for our children, please contact Cherilyn Martin for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please strive to make sure all items offered are clean and serviceable.

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.” David Star Jordan

We have been blessed with gifts to benefit our children at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. We are always grateful for the assistance we receive from our worldwide mission partners. Recent gifts include:
CCF Member: Children’s Food Fund
CCF Member: Children’s Clothing
CCF Member: Children’s Clothing
CCF Member: Church Donation

“Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.” J.C. Watts

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cheese (yellow and white), molida especial, pork, salchicha dokkers, sliced ham and turkey, chicken and milk, to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every week. If you would like to make a contribution to our Casa Hogar Children’s Food Fund, please contact Cherilyn or Tom Martin.

“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” Thomas Paine

It’s true, Mark Shook is really back and primed to share the gospel! This Sunday, 3/4/2012, Community of Faith Cancun will offer a new lesson in English by Pastor Shook. The lesson covers “How the Bible Changes Us”. It is the second lesson in Mark’s series on 40 Days in the World. Please join us in our magnificent new location on Yaxchilan. We hope to see you this Sunday.

“Don't try to be different. Just be good. To be good is different enough.” Arthur Freed

We have added new pictures, testimony and gallery pages to our website. The website has also received a facelift on pages one and two. New information concerning our activities has been included. If it has been a while since you have visited our website, why not take a few minutes and browse the pages. http://www.cancunchristianfellowship.com/

“The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.” William Safire

It is nice having George and Gene back in Cancun and fellowshipping with their CoF Cancun family. Welcome Home!

Upcoming Events:
The new plan is to start the renovation of the upstairs community bathroom at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza Tuesday, March 6th. The room will be stripped of all tile and fixtures and will be completely redone. This project has been on the drawing table for several months and it will be nice to bring it to reality. As with last month’s septic system improvements, it will absolutely change the quality of life for our wonderful children.

“Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.” Will Rogers

This week’s pre-church fishing video will feature the Captain Blair Wiggins from Addictive Fishing pursuing Redfish along the Louisiana coast. As always, there is enough fishing action to please even the diehard angler. Join us at 9:15 AM, relax and enjoy the show.

“The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck!” Author Unknown

Thanks go out to Matthew Crook with Community of Faith in Houston. Perseverance wins out over compliancy and Matthew is truly our “go to” guy for technical issues with Community of Faith service lessons. Thanks Matthew, YOU ARE THE MAN!

“Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.” Author Unknown

THANK YOU LAURIE LIPP!  If you have young children, please note that Laurie will be offering a Sunday Children’s Bible Study Group that coincides with our Sunday Service. The children’s group will be meeting in the “Showcase Room” to the left of the main entrance of Plaza Tokal. We hope you take advantage of Laurie’s commitment to our church and your children and will show compassion if she asks you for help.

For the next few weeks, we would like for you to consider (think about) this very important question: Do you belong to a church or do you simply attend a church?

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Men’s Group meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. Please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com / 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning and a Thursday Evening Christian Women’s Study Group is also offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The Wednesday Group meets at the Malecon Americas Starbucks at 10:00 AM and the Thursday Evening Business Ladies Group meets at the Malecon Americas California Kitchen Pizza at 6:30 PM. For more information please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 / cherilynmartin@gmail.com  

Remember, Cancun Christian Fellowship always meets at 10:00 AM SHARP.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR NEW CHURCH FACILITY THIS SUNDAY!