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.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

12/21/2011 Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter

“Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations.” Elton Trueblood

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.

12/21/2011

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. Clothes for young boys ages 3-5

"The Rock of Ages is more important than the age of rocks." William Jennings Bryan

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

We have been blessed with financial 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:
Nina, Texas: Children’s Christmas
Nina, Texas: Children’s Christmas
Nina, Texas: Children’s Christmas
Teresa, Texas: Children’s Food Fund
Don and Carolyn, Texas: Children’s Christmas
Harry, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
Shawn and Suzanne, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund
CoF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
CoF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund
CoF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund
CoF Member, Quintana Roo: Commodity Donation

Give Nina in Texas a standing ovation. She has been working overtime gathering money for our children’s Christmas. Nina, we appreciate all you do for us. Thank you sooooo very much.

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, this past week, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide eggs, cereal, mermelada, diapers, rice, oranges, apples, watermelons, cantaloupes and bananas to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every Wednesday. If you would like to make a contribution to our Casa Hogar Food Fund, please contact Cherilyn or Tom.

“The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed” Hudson Taylor

As we have discussed, this week’s service will start at 9:30 AM featuring Christmas music by Ernesto Cortazar II. Ernesto Cortazar II (1940–2004) was a contemporary classical composer and pianist. He started his music career in Mexico at the age of 18 composing the background music for the motion picture La Risa de la Ciudad. Since then, he has composed background music for more than 500 motion pictures. He also gained notoriety by topping the popularity on MP3.com - a leading music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting their work. He traveled to more than 25 countries to perform. In 2001, Ernesto moved from Los Angeles to Tampico, Mexico to live his last years near his family, where he died in 2004. His music legacy is continued by his two sons, Ernesto Cortazar III and Edgar Cortazar, who are successful songwriters in the Latin market. We promise you will enjoy the pre-church music so come early, relax and enjoy Christmas Day with us.

We have added a new page to our website and we feel you will find the information enjoyable. To view the page, please click on the link below:
http://www.cancunchristianfellowship.com/cancun-christian-testimony4.htm

Ed Young will be providing this week’s Sunday service lesson on “The True Miracle of Christmas”. It will be a great lesson and we sincerely hope you join us on Christmas Day. This is the same Christian Day lesson that will be viewed by millions of Christians around the world.

Upcoming events:
• Christmas Eve at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza is the best way we can think of to prepare for Christmas Day. You are all invited to join us for the activities that will begin around 8:00 PM. Be sure to bring your camera. If you plan to attend, please let us know in advance so we can give Esther a head count.
• A special Christmas Day English service is planned for our COF members and guests. Our Savior’s Birthday Celebration will begin at 9:30 AM. From 9:30 to 10:00 you will have the opportunity to visit with your friends and enjoy your favorite Christmas music. Please join us for traditional Christmas music, a great lesson and fellowship with your Cancun Christian family. We cannot think of a better way to celebrate His very special day.

“Sympathy is no substitute for action.” David Livingstone

Christmas is in 4 days and we continue with our plans for the children’s Christmas at Casa Hogar, our Cancun Christian home. You can sponsor a child’s Christmas joy with a $50.00 financial gift (and we could really use your help). To see last year’s Christmas activities, go to www.cancunchristianfellowship.com and click on the gallery.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The men’s group currently meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. If you would like to join us, please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com  or 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning Women’s Study Group also meets in Cancun at the Malecon Americas Starbucks. For information, please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 or cherilynmartin@gmail.com

Also, please contact Cherilyn Martin for more information on the Thursday evening Christian ladies’ group. If you have not attended, you absolutely do not know what you are missing. The group meets at California Pizza Kitchen in Malecon Americas.

“I don't know how your theology works, but if Jesus has a choice between stained glass windows and feeding starving kids, I have a feeling he'd choose the starving kids.” Tony Campolo

Remember, church meets at 10:00 AM (SHARP), Floor B1 at Hotel B2B behind the bull fight arena just east of Avenida Bonampak and Malecon Americas. We hope to see all of you Sunday. Tom

If we don’t see you in church on Sunday, we wish you a very safe and MERRY CHRISTMAS. Thanks for your continued support in 2011 and we look forward to seeing all of you again in 2012. Love to all, Cherilyn and Tom.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

12/14/2011 Cancun Christian Fellowship Newsletter

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.

12/14/2011

Lift up your eyes. The heavenly Father waits to bless you in inconceivable ways to make your life what you never dreamed it could be. Anne Ortlund

If you are considering a commodity donation to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)

If you are in Cancun and have a clothing donation for our children, please contact Cherilyn for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Strive to make sure all items donated are clean and serviceable. Currently, we especially need clothing for young girls ages 6-11.

We have been blessed with financial donations 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 donations include:
Village Free Church, Minnesota: Children’s Christmas - New Mission Partner
Dan, Victoria and family, Missouri: Children’s Christmas, Children’s Food Fund and Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza facility renovation
Marce, Chris and family, Colorado: Children’ Christmas
Lori, Missouri: Children’s Christmas
Jim, Quintana Roo: Commodity Donation
Angeles, Quintana Roo: Commodity Donation
Dan, MN: Children’s Christmas - New Mission Partner
COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund
COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund
COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund

The spirit of Christmas needs to be replaced by the Spirit of Christ. The spirit of Christmas is annual but the Spirit of Christ is eternal. Unknown

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, this past week, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide a week’s supply of cheese (yellow and white), chicken, chorizo, pork, ham and turkey lunchmeat, salchicha, molida especial, rice, cereal, mermelada and milk to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every Wednesday. If you would like to make a donation to our Casa Hogar Food Fund, please contact Cherilyn or Tom.

Gary and Carlisa, new Mission Partners from the GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, generously provided funding for new blankets for all of our children along with Esther and the Pastor. The blankets were purchased and delivered today. Thank you guys, words cannot express what this means to our family.

The Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza Christmas decoration was last night and we had a great turnout. The younger children had face paingint, played games, decorated cupcakes and sang songs. The boys were treated to a fun and games night at Peter Piper Pizza. It was a wonderful opportunity to spend time with our children and share God’s love.

As many of you know, just prior to the Sunday service we show different fishing videos from approximately 9:15 AM to 9:45 AM. We have a loyal group that shows up weekly to enjoy the fishing adventures. This week we will be highlighting fishing the waters around Homosassa, Florida. You are invited to come early and join in the fellowship.

Mark Shook will be providing this week’s Sunday service lesson on “How to Experience a Miracle”. If you cannot join us in person, we invite you to view the lesson at home. Please click on the link, open your hearts and enjoy. http://communityoffaith.lightcastmedia.com/console/3150/1231789646

Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. Elizabeth Bibesco

NEWS FLASH: Fritos Scoops are now located in the “organic food section” at Superama on Autopista 307. We stumbled on them by accident but find their new organic food status very appropriate.

Upcoming events:
• Christmas Eve at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza is the best way we can think of to prepare for Christmas Day. You are all invited to join us for the activities that will begin around 8:00 PM. Be sure to bring your camera. If you plan to attend, please let us know in advance so we can give Esther a head count.
• A special Christmas Day service is planned for our COF members and guests. The Christmas Day service will begin at 9:30 AM. Please join us for traditional Christmas music, a great lesson and fellowship with your Cancun Christian family.

Christmas is in 2 weeks and we continue with our plans for the children’s Christmas at Casa Hogar, our Cancun Christian home. You can sponsor a child’s Christmas joy with a $50.00 donation (and we could really use your help). To see last year’s Christmas activities, go to www.cancunchristianfellowship.com and click on the gallery.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The men’s group currently meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. If you would like to join us, please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com or 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning Women’s Study Group also meets in Cancun at the Malecon Americas Starbucks. For information, please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 or cherilynmartin@gmail.com . 

Also, please contact Cherilyn Martin for more information on the Thursday evening Christian ladies’ group. If you have not attended, you absolutely do not know what you are missing. The group meets at California Pizza Kitchen in Malecon Americas.

Remember, church meets at 10:00 AM (SHARP), Floor B1 at Hotel B2B behind the bull fight arena just east of Avenida Bonampak and Malecon Americas. We hope to see all of you Sunday. Tom

Christianity is a power religion. Christ has the power to re-create you from the inside out, as everyone who has ever met Him knows. Peter Marshall

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

12/7/2011 CCF Newsletter

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.

11/7/2011

If you are considering a commodity donation to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are some items that are currently needed:
1. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
2. Twin Size Blankets (winter is here)

“The difference between listening to a radio sermon and going to church...is almost like the difference between calling your girl on the phone and spending an evening with her.” Dwight L. Moody

Are you planning a vacation to live or currently living in the Riviera Maya? If the answer is yes, we invite you to attend our Sunday Service. We offer a non-denominational, Bible based Christian church with exceptional service lessons in English, a warm and friendly congregation and a strong and meaningful Christian Mission Outreach program.

If you are in Cancun and have a clothing donation for our children, please contact Cherilyn for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Strive to make sure all items donated are clean and serviceable. Currently, we especially need clothing for young girls ages 6-11.

We have been blessed with financial donations 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 donations include:
Mike and Stacy, Illinois: Children’s Christmas
Jim and Linda, Illinois: Children’s Christmas
Shawn and Suzanne, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
Oscar and Patty, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
Luis and Katy, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
Wayne, Ruth and David, Kansas: Children’s Christmas
Alisha, Texas: Children’s Christmas
COF Member: Children’s Food Fund and clothing donation
COF Member: Children’s Food Fund
COF Member: Children’s Food Fund
COF Member: Children’s Food Fund
COF Member: Children’s Christmas

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

“Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.” Billy Graham

It is nice that George and Jean have joined our fellowship as Sunday regulars. New members are always welcome and appreciated. It is also good to see Gary and Marti returning to our Cancun family. We missed you in your absence. It’s also nice having Gary back in the Wednesday men’s group.

TJ also brought a guest this week, Diana Contreras. It is always great to have guests and we hope all of you take the lead from TJ.

GREAT INFO TO READ AND KEEP HANDY: Most of you remember Donald Kelly. Donald has opened an auto repair shop (Cancun Repair Center) in the business park behind the Comfort Inn on Autopista 307 and near the airport. To find his building, go through security and proceed straight ahead. Once you get to the concrete wall turn right and at the next road turn left. He is the first building on the left behind the chain link fence. His office phone number is 998-886-2161. Many of our church members and friends have used his services and we are very happy to have his business in Cancun. Tell Don you heard about him in the CCF Newsletter.

Henry deserves congratulations and recognition. It seems that Henry had a great score in the triathlon competition last week. Keep up the good work Henry.

As many of you know, just prior to the Sunday service we show different fishing videos from approximately 9:15 AM to 9:45 AM. We have a loyal group that shows up weekly to enjoy the fishing adventures. This week we will be highlighting San Felipe, Yucatan and fly fishing for Tarpon. You are invited to come early and join in the fellowship.

Mark Shook will be providing this week’s Sunday service lesson on “Serve the World Celebration”. If you cannot join us in person, we invite you to view the lesson at home. Please click on the link, relax, open your heart and enjoy. http://communityoffaith.lightcastmedia.com/console/3150/341117662

“We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.” Dwight L. Moody

Interesting Facebook information for Cancun Christian Fellowship: The percentage of people who liked your Page for each age and gender bracket as of 12/4/11. This is based on the data people enter in their profile. Percentages may not add up to 100 because not everyone on Facebook specifies their gender.

Female:  46%         0.0%       8.6%       17%       2.9%       8.6%       8.6%
                             13-17      18-24      25-34     35-44     45-54        55+
Male:     49%         0.0%       2.9%       17%       14%        2.9%       11%

Upcoming events:
• A special Christmas Day service is planned for our COF members and guests. Please join us in traditional Christmas music, a great lesson and fellowship with your Cancun Christian family.
• Christmas Eve at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza is the best way we can think of to prepare for Christmas Day. You are all invited to join us for the activities that will begin around 8:00 PM. Be sure to bring your camera. If you plan to attend, please let us know in advance so we can give Esther a head count.
• December 13th has been established for our Casa Hogar decoration party. You are all invited to come, interact with the children, Pastor Mancilla and Esther and help us decorate their home. There will also be games for the younger kids and Anna will be there with her face painting supplies.

“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn.” John Wesley

Prince and Kathy, attending our December 25th service, would be a GREAT Christmas gift.

Christmas is in 3 weeks and we continue with our plans for the children’s Christmas at Casa Hogar, our Cancun Christian home. You can sponsor a child’s Christmas joy with a $50.00 donation (and we could really use your help). To see last year’s Christmas activities, go to www.cancunchristianfellowship.com and click on the gallery.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The men’s group currently meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. If you would like to join us, please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com or 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning Women’s Study Group also meets in Cancun at the Malecon Americas Starbucks. For information, please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 or cherilynmartin@gmail.com .

Also, please contact Cherilyn Martin for more information on the Thursday evening Christian ladies’ group. If you have not attended, you absolutely do not know what you are missing. The group meets at California Pizza Kitchen in Malecon Americas.

Remember, church meets at 10:00 AM (SHARP), Floor B1 at Hotel B2B behind the bull fight arena just east of Avenida Bonampak and Malecon Americas. We hope to see all of you Sunday. Tom

Monday, December 5, 2011

Cancun Christian Fellowship 11/30/2011 Newsletter

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.

11/30/2011

“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Albert Pine

If you are considering a commodity donation to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are some items that are currently needed:
1. Milk & Eggs
2. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
3. Twin Size Blankets (winter is here)

Are you planning a vacation to or currently living in the Riviera Maya? If the answer is yes, we invite you to attend our Sunday Service. We offer a non-denominational, Bible based Christian church with exceptional service lessons in English, a warm and friendly congregation and a strong and meaningful Christian Mission Outreach program.

If you are in Cancun and have a clothing donation for our children, please contact Cherilyn for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Strive to make sure all items donated are clean and serviceable. Currently, we especially need clothing for young girls ages 6-11.

Last week, we had the pleasure of spending time at Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza with new Mission Partners from Texas and Serbia. Their children spent quality time with our children and all had a great afternoon.

Interesting information: We continually monitor traffic source information on our blog. We find the information useful in our effort to reach new Worldwide Mission Partners. The information reflected below is for calendar year 2011. Our daily blog “hits” continue to increase and we are very thankful for that. Our Christian Mission Outreach has been viewed by people representing over 45% of the countries in the world. Below are the Top Ten countries reflected by the number of “hits” received:
United States 867
Mexico 473
Canada 129
Russia 85
United Kingdom 52
Slovenia 39
Germany 37
Poland 26
Netherlands 23
Finland 13

Another interesting statistic: This month’s blog activity has increased over 100% compared to last month.

We have been blessed with financial donations 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 donations include:
Hollis & Sue, Texas: Children’s Christmas
COF Member: Children’s Food Fund
COF Member: Children’s Food Fund
COF Member: Children’s Food Fund

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

Our very own Juliette donated clothes and toys to our children as Casa Hogar. Thanks Juliette.

Food for thought:
When God saw you ... it was love at first sight.
He paid a debt, He did not owe; You owed a debt, you could not pay.
Only God can give all of Himself to everyone.
God needs our availability more than our ability.
The safest place to be is within the Will of God.
God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them.
Unless we rely on God's power within us, we will yield to the pressures around us.
Prayer is more effective when we spend as much time listening as we do talking.
The Bible is a compass, pointing you in the right direction.
A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.
Prayer doesn't always change things, but it will change you.
God without man is still God. Man without God is nothing.
The wages of sin have never been reduced.
God doesn't want shares of your life, He wants controlling interest.
We need to seek God Himself more than His gifts.
And our all time favorite: If you were on trial for being a Christian ... would there be enough evidence to convict you?
Ref: expecthisreturn.net

Damon Shook will be providing this week’s Sunday service lesson on “God’s Plan for Daily Living”. We always appreciate Damon’s “old school” approach to his lessons. If you cannot join us in person, we invite you to view the lesson at home. Please click on the link, relax, open your heart and enjoy. http://communityoffaith.lightcastmedia.com/console/3150/1354111024  

A tentative date of 12/13/2011 has been set for our Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza’s Christmas decoration party. Please contact Cherilyn if you would like to volunteer to share your Christmas joy and love with our children.

Christmas will be here in less than 4 weeks and we continue with our plans for the children’s Christmas at Casa Hogar, our Cancun Christian home. You can sponsor a child’s Christmas joy with a $50.00 donation (and we could really use your help). To see last year’s Christmas activities, go to http://www.cancunchristianfellowship.com/ and click on the gallery.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The men’s group currently meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. If you would like to join us, please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com or 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning Women’s Study Group also meets in Cancun at the Malecon Americas Starbucks. For information, please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 or cherilynmartin@gmail.com .

Also, please contact Cherilyn Martin for more information on the Thursday evening Christian ladies’ group. If you have not attended, you absolutely do not know what you are missing. The group meets at California Pizza Kitchen in Malecon Americas.

Remember, church meets at 10:00 AM (SHARP), Floor B1 at Hotel B2B behind the bull fight arena just east of Avenida Bonampak and Malecon Americas. We hope to see all of you Sunday. Tom

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

11/23/2011 Newsletter and Update

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.

11/23/2011

If you are considering a commodity donation to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are some items that are currently needed:
1. Milk & Eggs
2. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
3. Twin Size Blankets (winter is here)

If you are vacationing or living in the Riviera Maya, we invite you to attend our Sunday Service. We offer a non-denominational, Bible based Christian church with exceptional service lessons, a warm and friendly congregation and a strong and meaningful Christian Mission Outreach program.

If you are in Cancun and have a clothing donation for our children, contact Cherilyn for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please make sure all items donated are clean and serviceable. Currently, we especially need clothing for young girls ages 6-11.

With help of Wendy Sombito (our helping ANGEL at 2nd Baptist Church in Houston), we will be viewing Dr. Ed Young’s Christmas Eve service on December 25th. This is the same lesson other Christians around the world will be watching Christmas Day. We have also located appropriate traditional seasonal music and we feel you will enjoy the Christmas Day fellowship. Christmas Day falls on Sunday and we are offering a Christmas Day service at the usual time and location and we hope as many of you as possible will attend. Looking for a great way to start your Christmas Day festivities…join our Cancun Christian family in praise and celebration.

We have been blessed with financial donations 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 donations include:
• Scott, Cheri and family, Alabama: Children’s Christmas
• COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund
• COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
• COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund
• COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Food Fund
• Larry, Sasha and family, Texas: Children’s Christmas & Children's Food Fund
• Peter and Yelena, Serbia: Children’s Christmas and Children's Food Fund

We want to thank all Mission Partners and COF members for their continuing contributions and support. In addition to our weekly expenses for food and sundries, in the month of December we will be providing Christmas joy for sixteen children and four adults. We absolutely could not do it without you.

We want to offer a note of appreciation and special thanks to Cancun Brian. Brian is always there with a helping hand when we need him.

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

Food for thought: We are all in God's hands all of our lives, even when we least expect it. He is our Father, and wants His children to come to him always. He loves us all, good or bad.

Never be ashamed to call out to God for help. We all call out to God in times of need, but we seldom call out to God when we are happy to thank him for the happy and joyful times in our lives, let's give him the thanks and praise he deserves for giving us the lives we have. He surrounds us with his love and his mercy. For only when we truly face the unknown situations of our lives do we understand the depth of our lives.

We need to walk with him every day and acknowledge him in everything we do. Let him lead you and let him carry you when you can't walk. Let him be in control, for you can't control your life. You can control certain things, but he controls everything, let him be in control. Let God be your main purpose for being.

LANCE PRICE - LANCE PRICE - LANCE PRICE - LANCE PRICE: We all enjoyed Lance Price’s sermon last Sunday. For those that missed it, this week’s lesson (11/27/2011) is your chance to catch Lance again. His lesson is on “The Old and the New”, we have previewed it and we know you will like it. You are invited to join us for a phenomenal hour of worship, music and Christian fellowship.

Frito Scoops: After careful analysis and a lot of leg work, it appears the last Frito Scoops in Cancun are at the Superama north of Coba/Kukulkan on Bonampak. They still had a reasonable supply but they won’t last long. Two weeks ago they had a large supply of “Goldfish” but there were completely sold out today. Small pleasures don’t last long in the Yucatan.

A tentative date of 12/13/2011 has been set for our Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza’s Christmas decoration party. So far, volunteers include Anna, Linda, Tom, Cherilyn and Katherine, but we need more help. Please contact Cherilyn if you would like to volunteer and share your Christmas joy and love with our children.

Tom and Cherilyn had the pleasure of spending Monday afternoon (just hanging out) with Evelyn, one of our children from Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza. She was a delight to be with. Time flew by much too fast and the really hard part was taking her home. We are already planning our next outing with her. Being with Evelyn was Christ’s food for our souls.

At our “after church lunch” Sunday, we discussed the Hatfield and Hollander families, wonderful Mission Partners from the US, and what a spiritual impact they had on our CCF volunteers. They are truly God’s gift that keeps on giving.

More food for thought: I asked God to take away my pride. And God said "No".  He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. And God said "No".  He said her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience. And God said "No".  He said patience is a by-product of tribulations. It isn't granted, it is earned.
I asked God to give me happiness. And God said "No". He said He gives me blessings, happiness is up to me.
I asked God to spare me pain. And God said "No". He said suffering draws me apart from worldly cares and brings me closer to Him.
I asked God to make my spirit grow. And God said "No". He said I must grow on my own. But He will prune me to make me fruitful.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. And God said "No". He said He will give me life, that I may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me love others, as much as he loves me. And God said "Ah, finally you have the idea!" Graham Pockett

Christmas day is just around the corner and we continue with our plans for the children’s Christmas at Casa Hogar, our Cancun Christian home. We want this year’s activities to be even better than last and we are asking assistance. You can sponsor a child’s Christmas joy with a $50.00 donation (and we could really use your help). More details will follow soon. To see last year’s Christmas activities, go to www.cancunchristianfellowship.com and click on the gallery.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. The men’s group currently meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30 AM. If you would like to join us, please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com or 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning Women’s Study Group also meets in Cancun at the Malecon Americas Starbucks. For information, please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 or cherilynmartin@gmail.com

Also, please contact Cherilyn Martin for more information on the Thursday evening Christian ladies’ group. If you have not attended, you absolutely do not know what you are missing. The group meets at California Pizza Kitchen in Malecon Americas.

Remember, church meets at 10:00 AM (SHARP), Floor B1 at Hotel B2B behind the bull fight arena just east of Avenida Bonampak and Malecon Americas. We hope to see all of you Sunday. Tom

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

11/16/2011 News Letter

Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are an 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.

11/16/2011

If you are considering a commodity donation to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are some items that are currently needed:
1. Milk & Eggs
2. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
3. Twin Size Blankets (winter is here)

Lance is back. For that Lance Price lover in you, for the next several Sundays, Lance will be offering our spiritual message at Community of Faith Church Cancun’s English Service. We have previewed the first message and you will not be disappointed.

If you are vacationing or living in the Riviera Maya, we invite you to attend our Sunday Service. We are a non-denominational, Bible based Christian church that offers exceptional lessons, a warm and friendly congregation and a strong and meaningful Mission Outreach program. We are the oldest English speaking Christian church in Cancun.

If you are in Cancun and have a clothing donation for our children, contact Cherilyn for sorting, sizing and Wednesday delivery. Please make sure all items donated are clean and serviceable. Currently, we especially need clothing for young girls ages 6-11.

What a great group in church this past Sunday including guests and new members. Speaking of new members, TJ spoke on bringing new members into our Christian family. It is a topic we should all be giving serious consideration to.

For the past several newsletters, we have requested that our Mission Partners email us pictures of themselves and their families. We want to add a new Mission Partner gallery page to our website. Either no one is reading the newsletter OR no one wants to send a picture. We promise we will not use your names in the gallery…we simply want the world to see your smiling faces. We are very grateful for your assistance and we want to share our joy with others. Someone has to be the first to send a picture…why not let it be you?

We are currently working on the Christmas service with a great lesson and appropriate traditional seasonal music. Christmas Day falls on Sunday this year and we are planning a Christmas Day service at the usual time and we hope as many of you as possible will attend. Want a great way to start your Christmas Day festivities…join your Cancun Christian family in praise and celebration.

We have been blessed with financial donations 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 donations include:
• Jon, Kristi, Jared & Kaylin, Washington: Children’s Christmas and Food Fund
• COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
• Shawn and Suzanne, Quintana Roo: Food Fund
• Brant and Claudia, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
• Anonymous Mission Partner, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas
• Dan, Texas: Children’s Christmas
• COF Member, Quintana Roo: Children’s Christmas

We want to thank all Mission Partners and church members for their continuing contributions and support. In addition to our weekly expenses for food and sundries, in the month of December we will be providing Christmas joy for sixteen children and four adults. We absolutely could not do it without you.

As many of you know, last Sunday was Katy and Prince’s last Cancun family Sunday for a while. Please join me in praying for their safe return in mid January. Our service is never the same without them.

Now for really happy news, we have been contacted by Mike and Heidi from the US and they are planning a Cancun wedding in February, 2012. They will be attending our church service during their visit and all members are invited to their wedding ceremony offered by Tom in Puerto Morelos. We will give you more details at a later date.

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, this past week, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship were able to provide a week’s supply of eggs, cheese (yellow and white), chicken, chorizo, pork, ham and turkey lunchmeat, hotdogs and milk to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every Wednesday. If you would like to make a donation to our Casa Hogar Food Fund, please contact Cherilyn or Tom.

If you have ideas on ways to improve our Sunday service, please share them with us…we are listening. Your thoughts are important to us.

Christmas day is getting closer and we continue to plan for the children’s Christmas at Casa Hogar, our Cancun Christian home. We want this year’s activities to be even better than last and we are asking for your ideas and financial assistance. You can sponsor a child’s Christmas joy with a $50.00 donation (and we could really use your help). Anna has volunteered her children’s face painting services for the Christmas decoration party (a real child pleaser). More details will follow soon. To see last year’s Christmas activities, go to www.cancunchristianfellowship.com and click on the gallery. We could also use your help at the Casa Hogar Christmas Party. To volunteer, contact Tom or Cherilyn.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship.  The men’s group currently meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30. If you would like to join us, please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com or 998-121-1316 for additional information.

A Wednesday Morning Women’s Study Group also meets in Cancun at the Malecon Americas Starbucks. For information, please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 or cherilynmartin@gmail.com

Also, please contact Cherilyn Martin for more information on the Thursday evening ladies’ group. If you have not attended, you absolutely do not know what you are missing. The group meets at California Pizza in Malecon Americas.

Remember, church meets at 10:00 AM (SHARP), Floor B1 at Hotel B2B behind the bull fight arena just east of Avenida Bonampak and Malecon Americas. We hope to see all of you Sunday. Tom

Friday, November 11, 2011

11/11/11 CCF NEWSLETTER

Our Mission: We are servants of God by serving others. We share a responsibility to bring God's love to hurting people. We are an 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.

11/11/2011

Things of late have been hectic but a lot of really good things are happening.

If you are considering a commodity donation to Casa Hogar para Ninos Esperanza, here are some items that are currently needed:
1. Milk / Cheese / Eggs
2. Children’s clothes and shoes (any size-any gender)
3. Blankets (winter is here)

If you are in Cancun and have a clothing donation for our children, contact Cherilyn for sorting, sizing and delivery.

If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered. Proverbs 21:13

We have been blessed with financial donations 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 donations include:
Rebecca, Texas: Children’s Christmas
Mark, Kansas: Casa Hogar Food Fund
Teresa, Texas: Children’s Christmas and Casa Hogar Food Fund
Andy and June, Oregon: Children’s Christmas and Casa Hogar Food Fund
Bryan, Cancun: Children’s Christmas
Kathy and Jack, Iowa: Casa Hogar Food Fund
Rhonda, Iowa: Children’s Christmas and Casa Hogar Food Fund
Kevin and Sharon, Texas: Children’s Christmas
Tiffeni, Texas: Children’s Christmas

TJ received a donation of many, many, many videos in Spanish for Casa Hogar. A member of our congregation provided a VHS player while our newest Mission Partners Katy, Jack and Rhonda also provided VHS players. Cancun Christian Fellowship purchased new cables and all items will be delivered next Wednesday.

Angeles, a friend of TJ, also donated children’s toys and clothes to our children.

Over the past few weeks, we have had several families from the US visit our Christian home and make donations to the children. Several of the groups were fluent in Spanish and with young children that really interacted well with the children at the home.

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? James 2:15-6

We want to thank all Mission Partners and church members for their continuing contributions and support. We absolutely could not do it without you.

With the financial help of our worldwide Mission Partners, over the past several weeks, volunteers from Cancun Christian Fellowship continued to provide weekly supplies of eggs, cheese (yellow and white), chicken, chorizo, beef, pork, ham and turkey lunchmeat, hotdogs, boxed drinks, cereal and milk to our Cancun Christian home. Groceries are purchased and delivered every Wednesday. Our grocery list has changed slightly to accommodate the children’s return to school. If you would like to make a donation to our Casa Hogar Food Fund, please contact Cherilyn or Tom.

Prince and Kathy have returned to their Island home and it is great having then back in church. Gary and Marti are scheduled to return the end of November and it will be wonderful having Gary rejoining the Wednesday Men’s Group.

With your help, Cancun Christian Fellowship made a generous donation to the Community of Faith Houston East African Relief Effort to purchase and deliver food and water to starving people Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.

One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. Proverbs 11:24

The Wednesday morning and Thursday evening Christian Ladies’ Groups have resumed their normal schedules and you are invited to attend. Contact Cherilyn Martin for additional information. cherilynmartin@gmail.com

The Thursday evening group had and travel guests from the US this week. Looking at the ladies’ faces, they all had a great time.

IT IS GETTING TO BE CRUNCH TIME. We continue to plan for the children’s Christmas at Casa Hogar, our Cancun Christian home. We want this year’s activities to be even better than last and we are asking for your ideas and financial assistance. You can sponsor a child’s Christmas joy with a $50.00 donation (and we could really use your help). Anna has volunteered her children’s face painting services for the Christmas decoration party (a real child pleaser). More details will follow soon. To see last year’s Christmas activities, go to http://www.cancunchristianfellowship.com/ and click on the gallery. We could also use your help at the Casa Hogar Christmas Party. To volunteer, contact Tom or Cherilyn.

That’s it for today…WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

A Wednesday Men’s Group is offered by Cancun Christian Fellowship. This week’s lesson is on Christian Fellowship. The men’s group currently meets at McDonald’s McCafe on the corner of Nichupte and Kabah at 8:30. If you would like to join us, please contact Tom Martin at tommartinmx@gmail.com or 998-121-1316 for additional information. The current lesson is on “Giving Back in Tithes and Service to Others”.

A Wednesday Morning Women’s Study Group also meets in Cancun at the Malecon Americas Starbucks. For information, please contact Cherilyn Martin. 998-121-1315 or cherilynmartin@gmail.com

Also, please contact Cherilyn Martin for more information on the Thursday evening ladies’ group. If you have not attended, you absolutely do not know what you are missing. The group meets at California Pizza in Malecon Americas.

Remember, church meets at 10:00 AM (SHARP), Floor B1 at Hotel B2B behind the bull fight arena just east of Avenida Bonampak and Malecon Americas. We hope to see all of you Sunday. Tom