Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Avery Joy Finally Arrives
Avery Joy Miles was born on Thursday, Nov 11. She weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz and was 18 inches long. Labor and delivery went really well! Thank you so much for your prayers! We are so blessed with two beautiful girls!
Installation Sunday
We had a wonderful service on our installation/ anniversary Sunday! Thank you so much for your prayers. 
We also started Sunday school and we have had a great response! Thank you so much for all your prayers and support!
We also started Sunday school and we have had a great response! Thank you so much for all your prayers and support!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Fall Update!
Hello! Its been a few weeks since we posted last- its been busy! We had our ladies fall retreat 2 weeks ago in Park City, UT. We had a wonderful time of learning and fellowship. We are so blessed with an awesome group of women at Grace. 
Above: Mountains surrounding Park City Below: Bella teaching one of our sessions
All of our fall programs have been going great! We started youth group and discovery club. As you can see below, John is having so much fun with our kids. :)
We are also happy to report that we are at about 80% of our monthly needs! John is putting in his 2 week notice tomorrow at Kraft and we are so thankful! Its been a great job for John- but it will be so awesome for him to finally be full time at Grace. It has been very difficult trying to balance a full time secular job AND being a pastor, youth pastor, kids club leader, and more! He can't wait to be able to dedicate himself fully to teaching and shepherding our church body. Praise God!!
Above: Mountains surrounding Park City Below: Bella teaching one of our sessions
All of our fall programs have been going great! We started youth group and discovery club. As you can see below, John is having so much fun with our kids. :)
We are also happy to report that we are at about 80% of our monthly needs! John is putting in his 2 week notice tomorrow at Kraft and we are so thankful! Its been a great job for John- but it will be so awesome for him to finally be full time at Grace. It has been very difficult trying to balance a full time secular job AND being a pastor, youth pastor, kids club leader, and more! He can't wait to be able to dedicate himself fully to teaching and shepherding our church body. Praise God!!Please be in prayer for the following things:
Installation /Anniversary Sunday- Oct 30th.
Pastor Derrick will be coming back to do a special service for us in celebrating 14 years as a church and installing John into the church as Pastor. We will also have a Tentmakers rep there (Tim Miles, of course!) who will be speaking as well. We are very excited and know that we will have a lot of people at church that day. Please pray for the Smothers and Miles families as they travel this weekend.
Baby Avery
We are about 2 1/2 weeks away from Baby Avery's arrival. Please be in prayer for her continued health and safe delivery. We are also having family travel up for that, so please be in prayer for them as well. Also- thanks for your prayers for Taylor- she transitioned to a big girl bed beautifully. I know this probably doesn't seem like that big of a deal- but I was SOO stressed about it. :) Thanks for praying.
Sunday School
Grace Bible Church will begin having Sunday school classes the first week of November! We are so excited! Please be in prayer for more helpers and for people to be excited about having an extra hour to learn about and worship God. We have had a great response so far. John will be teaching Adult Sunday school. We also have some kids classes going on as well. Please pray for all the teachers and helpers for wisdom from God while they prepare and teach their lessons. John will be going through Doctrine- so it will be a great series for new Christians especially.
Thanks for reading and for your prayers and support!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Baptism service, Clines, Deputation- and More!!
August was such a BUSY month! We have so many things to update you all on!
We had a baptism service with our sister churches in the valley at the Provo River. John had the privilege of baptising 6 people from Grace Bible Church. Its always so nice to get together with the other churches in the county and encourage each other.
We also said goodbye to the Cline family- which was bittersweet. We were so thankful that their house sold and they were able to move on to their new ministry at Tentmakers- but we were also very sad to see them go. They have been such a huge part of Grace. It was a blessing serving alongside their wonderful family. Their family is in our prayers as they begin their new ministry in LaGrange. We love you and miss you, Clines!
Our little Taylor turned two years old! I can't believe how fast that went by! We are so thankful for our little girl. Please pray for her as there will be a lot of adjustments when Baby Avery arrives. Not only will we be kicking her out of her crib and trying to potty train- she will be a big sister and have to share mommy and daddy. Please also pray for our little one on the way- Avery Joy. She is due on November 17th. Please pray for her continued health as we go through the final 9 weeks.
John, Taylor and I just got back from Colorado on Monday. We had scheduled to speak at 2 churches over the weekend. We were so blessed to be able to share our ministry at Grace Bible Church in Parachute, CO and Rocky Mountain Bible Church in Frisco, Co. We were so thankful to visit with Pastor Charlie and the people at Parachute. Thanks for having us! Also- we were able to see family at Frisco- Bruce and Donna and Derrick and June. Such a great weekend!!
We are at 75% of our monthly support needs- which is such a blessing and testament to God's faithful provision! Thank you so much to those of you who have partnered with us in financial and prayer support!
Please continue to pray for John as he balances his secular job and church over the next 2 months until the baby comes. John will be working at Kraft until November so we will have health insurance to cover the baby bills.
Please pray for our ladies retreat that is coming up on Oct 7th- please pray for unity and spiritual growth as well as great fellowship.
Clines' Farewell
We had a baptism service with our sister churches in the valley at the Provo River. John had the privilege of baptising 6 people from Grace Bible Church. Its always so nice to get together with the other churches in the county and encourage each other.
We also said goodbye to the Cline family- which was bittersweet. We were so thankful that their house sold and they were able to move on to their new ministry at Tentmakers- but we were also very sad to see them go. They have been such a huge part of Grace. It was a blessing serving alongside their wonderful family. Their family is in our prayers as they begin their new ministry in LaGrange. We love you and miss you, Clines!
Our little Taylor turned two years old! I can't believe how fast that went by! We are so thankful for our little girl. Please pray for her as there will be a lot of adjustments when Baby Avery arrives. Not only will we be kicking her out of her crib and trying to potty train- she will be a big sister and have to share mommy and daddy. Please also pray for our little one on the way- Avery Joy. She is due on November 17th. Please pray for her continued health as we go through the final 9 weeks.
John, Taylor and I just got back from Colorado on Monday. We had scheduled to speak at 2 churches over the weekend. We were so blessed to be able to share our ministry at Grace Bible Church in Parachute, CO and Rocky Mountain Bible Church in Frisco, Co. We were so thankful to visit with Pastor Charlie and the people at Parachute. Thanks for having us! Also- we were able to see family at Frisco- Bruce and Donna and Derrick and June. Such a great weekend!!
We are at 75% of our monthly support needs- which is such a blessing and testament to God's faithful provision! Thank you so much to those of you who have partnered with us in financial and prayer support!
Please continue to pray for John as he balances his secular job and church over the next 2 months until the baby comes. John will be working at Kraft until November so we will have health insurance to cover the baby bills.
Please pray for our ladies retreat that is coming up on Oct 7th- please pray for unity and spiritual growth as well as great fellowship.
Clines' Farewell
Monday, July 25, 2011
Grace Haven Bible Camp 2011 and Grace Update
We just finished our camping season at Grace Haven Bible Camp! It's been an amazing 2 weeks. (Pictures are posted below the update)
John was able to take time off work so he could spend the week at teen camp. They had 83 teen campers! The Lord really used the week to make an impact on the kids. Seven kids placed their trust in Christ and several others shared that they grew in their walk with the Lord during camp.
Jr Camp was also a great week. We had over 60 kids. It was such a blessing to see some of our youth from the surrounding Bible churches commit themselves to being camp counselors for the 8-11 year olds. We are so thankful for the teens that have been faithful leaders throughout the year and watch them to lead our younger kids.
We are so excited to see how God is going to use our camp in the years to come. Please pray with us as we look to next year and start planning!
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ANSWERS TO PRAYER
*We want to say THANK YOU for your prayers for our family as we have been on deputation. We are so excited that we are already at 50% of our financial support. We are praying to be at full support by the time John quits his job in November. The Lord has been so faithful (as always) in providing for our family. Please continue to pray as we will be traveling again in September.
*Ben Cline, our associate pastor, has also sold his home (they are in closing) and will be able to move on to LaGrange, WY to serve at Tentmakers Bible Mission.
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PRAYER REQUESTS
*Please pray for our church during this time of transition as Ben and his family will be moving on. They have been such a huge part of Grace- and we are thankful for those who have been stepping up to help out with some of those responsibilities.
*Please pray for John as he will be preaching full time at Grace beginning in September. Pray for time management as he will be working his secular job until November.
*Please continue to pray for the new baby girl on the way. We are so thankful that everything has gone smoothly and the baby looks healthy from the ultrasound. Due date is November 17th.
Again- thank you so much for your prayers and support! We are so thankful to have so many people remembering us in thier prayers!
John was able to take time off work so he could spend the week at teen camp. They had 83 teen campers! The Lord really used the week to make an impact on the kids. Seven kids placed their trust in Christ and several others shared that they grew in their walk with the Lord during camp.
Jr Camp was also a great week. We had over 60 kids. It was such a blessing to see some of our youth from the surrounding Bible churches commit themselves to being camp counselors for the 8-11 year olds. We are so thankful for the teens that have been faithful leaders throughout the year and watch them to lead our younger kids.
We are so excited to see how God is going to use our camp in the years to come. Please pray with us as we look to next year and start planning!
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ANSWERS TO PRAYER
*We want to say THANK YOU for your prayers for our family as we have been on deputation. We are so excited that we are already at 50% of our financial support. We are praying to be at full support by the time John quits his job in November. The Lord has been so faithful (as always) in providing for our family. Please continue to pray as we will be traveling again in September.
*Ben Cline, our associate pastor, has also sold his home (they are in closing) and will be able to move on to LaGrange, WY to serve at Tentmakers Bible Mission.
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PRAYER REQUESTS
*Please pray for our church during this time of transition as Ben and his family will be moving on. They have been such a huge part of Grace- and we are thankful for those who have been stepping up to help out with some of those responsibilities.
*Please pray for John as he will be preaching full time at Grace beginning in September. Pray for time management as he will be working his secular job until November.
*Please continue to pray for the new baby girl on the way. We are so thankful that everything has gone smoothly and the baby looks healthy from the ultrasound. Due date is November 17th.
Again- thank you so much for your prayers and support! We are so thankful to have so many people remembering us in thier prayers!
Monday, June 27, 2011
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