Friday at 7:30 PM
Saturday at 6:30 PM
Sunday at 10 AM and 6:30 PM.
Billye Brim of Billye Brim Ministries and son Chip Brim of Champions for Christ will be ministering together in our church as we celebrate our 17th anniversary. This will be our most powerful conference ever. Do not miss it!
Other honored guest: Rev. Gene Wiseman, Dr. Gary Wood
Visiting from out of town? Download a printable page of hotels, restaurants and landmarks near Glorious Way Church.
Airport Info:
Houston Intercontinental = 16 mi. from GWC
Houston Hobby = 30 mi from GWC
Double the power. Double the promise.
Listen to Pastor Greiner's recent message series and find out more:
012 Year Of The Double Part 3
John Greiner
01/15/2012Here's a word of prophecy given by Pastor Greiner just before the new year:
As the clock strikes midnight,
As you ring out the old and ring in the new,
Remember that I am with you...
Faithful and True.
For this next year called 2012,
You will find yourself more and more having to delve into My Truth.
Into the solid rock of your foundation.
While others, who don't know Me are shaken to their core,
You will stand still and see My Salvation.
And I will supply even more of the Grace that you need day by day,
So that at night in your bed, you can peacefully lay.
Faithful and True,
You will know Me as never before.
Never before has it been that necessary.
But if you will cling to Me, saith the Lord,
You will not know strife.
You will not know hurt and damage.
You will be surrounded by My Grace.
The Sunday night service usually held at 6:30 pm will be canceled.
Prayer can transform. It can change destiny. We believe that's what happens when we publicly dedicate a child to the will of God. It also presents a chance for parents and family members to commit to raise the child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, (Ephesians 6:4) summoning His help along the way. Do you have an older child whom you've never formally dedicated? We're happy to include older children, too.
Interested? Please sign up at the Welcome Center in the lobby or email staff@gwc.cc
If you're coming to be baptized, please wear dark-colored clothing that can get wet and bring a change of dry clothes.
Today, Dr. Wood is an apostle and author of the popular book A Place Called Heaven.
Have a compelling testimony about something God has done for you lately as a result of the ministry here? Come ready to share it in 2 minutes or less. Sign up in the lobby now. (We'll have time for about 20 more.)
Want to refine your storytelling skills? Here are some tips:
The 4-part testimony
- Problem. Give only enough detail so that people see the reality of the problem. State it in simple, general terms so more people can relate.
- Man's answer. Tell how you may have tried to solve the problem in your own way and how those efforts weren't working.
- God's answer. What Biblical principles did you apply or how did God intervene to resolve the problem?
- Results. How are you doing now? Show how your life is better now that the problem is resolved.
On the day of the event, bring money to purchase lunch. If you purchase large antiques or furniture items from any of the myriad of antiques dealers, just be sure you're responsible for
- getting it to the GWC bus
- fitting it into the cargo hold (if it's too big to carry on)
- unloading it from the bus at GWC
- taking it home as soon as the event is over
You don't have to buy to have fun. Come enjoy!
Have a compelling testimony about something God has done for you lately as a result of the ministry here? Come ready to share it in 2 minutes or less. Sign up in the lobby before church that day. We'll take the first 20.
Want to refine your storytelling skills? Here are some tips:
The 4-part testimony
- Problem. Give only enough detail so that people see the reality of the problem. State it in simple, general terms so more people can relate.
- Man's answer. Tell how you may have tried to solve the problem in your own way and how those efforts weren't working.
- God's answer. What Biblical principles did you apply or how did God intervene to resolve the problem?
- Results. How are you doing now? Show how your life is better now that the problem is resolved.
What kids should bring:
1. A signed permission form. Pick up at the Welcome Center or email sylvia@gwc.cc to request one be sent.
2. A backpack, loaded with a towel and change of dry clothes.
3. A friend if you want!
Here's how YOUR year can look when you're framing it with your words.
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God
has prepared me for the days just ahead of me.
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I
have the accuracy of His Spirit and I am prepared for the year of 2011.
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I
receive knowledge about a certain time and a certain place.
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I
am always right on time and at the right place.
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I
am not fearful.
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God
has built accuracy into me for the year 2011.
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The
Lord leads me, directs me, and guides me.
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My
faith and patience are active.
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The
enemy cannot wear me out and I do not give up. I keep on keeping on.
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I
receive the reward of my inheritance.
-
I
follow through all the way this year. I do not give up. I do not quit and I do
not pull back. I do not veer to the right or to the left. I keep straight ahead.
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This
year I will find the proverbial pot at the end of the rainbow.
-
I
find the treasure God has hidden for me as I press in and keep on.
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His
Word and His Spirit line me up and keep me accurate.
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I
reap the greatest harvest in the natural at the most inopportune times because
I am aligned with His Purposes in these last days.
-
I
hit the target with excellence, timing, and accuracy. I reap great benefits and
a great harvest even in the midst of bad times, financially and in my family as
I stay aligned with His Purposes and His Word in 2011.
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I
am rapidly approaching warp speed for He has accelerated me in this time.
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I
out-flank the enemy. I out-endure the enemy. I out-maneuver the enemy and he
remains under my feet.
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I
am conquering new territories and new places and my feet are walking on new areas
as His Spirit gives them to me in the year 2011.
-
I
am grateful for what He has done.
Thanks, Kelley Martin for adapting these confessions the Open Door Prophecies given Dec. 26 and Dec. 29, 2010. More info: http://gloriousway.org/news_info.php?news_id=204 .
Do you have a free ticket to ride on the GWC Bus? Arrive at GWC no later than 4:15 for a 4:30 departure.
Bring a friend and enjoy the ministry of this noted healing evangelist. After a tragic accident at age 18, Dr. Wood saw Heaven. For 40+ years, he's shared his amazing story around the world, always with a freshness and intensity that both challenges and encourages. He's a living miracle who lives to see miracles in others. Don't miss this event.
$10 due May 22nd. Eager for more? Check out Altitude on Sun nights.
Jr and Sr High students go to Forest Glen Camp in Huntsville for fun on the lake. Total cost: $60.
Camp Schedule
April 22
- 7:00 AM- Meet at GWC with a full stomach to load vans and go.
- kickball, volleyball, swimming, mud pit, canoes, archery, s'mores, campfire, worship and more....
- all day: the fun continues
- 6 PM: Return to GWC
Payment Dates
$40 deposit due by April 10.
$20 balance due the date of the event.
Contact staff@gwc.cc for more information. See you there!
Pastor John & Gladys Greiner invite you to experience the prophetic ministry of Dr. Ed Dufresne as he brings and uncompromised message for our time. Dr. Dufresne also ministers with a powerful healing anointing. Come and bring a friend.
Prayer can transform. It can change destiny. We believe that's what happens when we publicly dedicate a child to the will of God. It also presents a chance for parents and family members to commit to raise the child in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, (Ephesians 6:4) summoning His help along the way. Do you have an older child whom you've never formally dedicated? We're happy to include older children, too.
Thursday, March 18 from 6-9 pm in the Altitude Room at GWC.
Cost $5. Bring a friend!
1.
Jerusalem is still the apple of God's eye, and
it's surrounded by hatred & chaos. If we love God, we will love His people.
2.
It's our job as end-time Christians to pray for the
peace of Jerusalem and speak out on her behalf. Even some deceived believers think
God has moved on from His covenant with Abraham. He has not!
3.
Oil and gas exports from the region affect U.S. jobs
and economy (and therefore support of the gospel) bigtime.
4.
The Bible foretells soon-coming giant waves of
salvation for both Muslims and Jews.
5.
When we take care of God's business, He takes
care of ours.
Biblical prophecy is unfolding daily, and we have a part. Listen online to Pastor's recent message on the subject. Keep in mind that our awesome last-days assignment transcends the race, tribe and tongue into which we were originally born. We've now been born AGAIN into one glorious Kingdom with the heavenly Jerusalem as our home.
Audio of "Middle East Birth Pangs"
Links to 3 Maps to bring Bible prophecy alive to you:
1. Modern map of the middle east
2. Psalm 83 map
3. Ezekiel 38 & 39 map
Thank God for the Holy Ghost! The Spirit who dwells in us is the Spirit of Truth who shows us things to come. Late last year through prophecy the Holy Spirit began speaking about 2011 during a Sunday night service. As I went to pray and seek the Lord further, the Holy Ghost revealed that 2011 is the Year of the Open Door. I saw a vision of a skier racing down a mountain in an alpine race. He maneuvered skillfully through the gates, which themselves resembled the number eleven. This is the year of access, accuracy and acceleration. We shall possess the gates of our enemy and take that which has been walled off from us. This access and accuracy will have us thriving in the midst of unrest in the world.
Shortly after these things were spoken, turmoil began to break out in the Middle East. The prophetic inner-ring nations surrounding Israel are in the process of throwing off former dictators. Younger men whipped into a frenzy through social networking are rioting in the streets. God is orchestrating these events for two purposes: to bring a harvest out of Islam and to protect Israel as Bible prophecy predicts. These events illustrate acceleration in the timing of prophetic occurrences so that we may know and believe His Word to us concerning this year.
Through the years, God’s plan has been unfolding before us so that now we stand at a line of demarcation. Israel stood in such a place as they journeyed from the wilderness into the promise land in Joshua 3. The Jordan River at flood stage—an impossible barrier—stood in their way. Yet they had a Word from God: Let my glory pass before you into the river and watch the river stand still. Three million people passed over on dry ground as the waters upstream actually piled up. There they embarked upon possessing that which had been walled literally off from them. (Their first conquest was the mighty walled city of Jericho.)
Today we face many obstacles as well, both individually and collectively. We must speak forth God’s Word concerning 2011 and act like His Word is true! We’re on a road we’ve not traveled before. Like the skier, we will accurately navigate the gates so we’re in the right place at the right time. Those things the devil has hindered us from receiving are now in our grasp. New health, deliverance, restoration and provision await us. Divine associations and fresh favor lie just ahead. This is the year for us to see the Glory of God as never before. Ready, set, go!
Prophecies: http://gloriousway.org/news_info.php?news_id=204
Open Door Messages:
Part 1: http://www.gwc.cc/listen.php?podcast_id=236
Part 2: http://www.gwc.cc/listen.php?podcast_id=239
Here's a bio from his website:
In his twenties, Bro. Wiseman felt the call of God upon his life to preach the Gospel. He started in the ministry preaching on courthouse lawns, in town parks, and on street corners. Gene wasn't waiting for platforms and microphones, he just preached wherever and whenever he could. God has taken him and his wife all over globe. They've held crusades in the islands of the Bahamas, Jamaica, Canada, Russia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Ghana, England, Scotland, Columbia just to say the least. Signs and wonders have followed.
NEWS
2011: The Open Door Prophecy
The Lord has been talking to us about 2011. Many of
you have asked for copies of the 3 prophecies delivered by Pastor Greiner
during recent services. Here they are: (Thanks, Marilyn McCoy for transcribing
them!)
Sunday PM, Dec. 26, 2010
Glorious Way Church
The Word of the Lord comes unto me saying, slowly over the years, I have
sharpened you and I have honed you. I have laid a foundation in your life-line
upon line, precept upon precept. I have shepherded you and guided you by My Hand,
by My Spirit, and have prepared you for the days just ahead of you. For these
days require an accuracy of My Spirit that you are not yet practiced in, saith
the Lord. But make no mistake about it that you are prepared, and you will be
shocked, even in the year of 2011, at the accuracy that you will live by, by My
Spirit. For you will suddenly have a knowing about a certain time and a certain
place, and you will be at the right place at the right time. The way that Simeon
entered into the temple when Jesus was presented, and even Anna, who also at
that instant, did not miss her day of visitation, but was right there on time.
Oh, don't be fearful. Don't doubt that you are not prepared, that you are not
as spiritual as others that you are looking to, perhaps to follow. I know your
life better than you know it. I know your assignments better that you know
them. And I tell you, that accuracy is built into you for the year 2011. You
will be astounded at the ways that I will lead you, and direct you, and guide
you. And you will be right on time at the right place, saith the Lord.
(Break)
Did I not tell you that faith and patience inherit the promises? Your faith has
been active, and your patience has been active. The enemy would come and try
and wear you out and get you to give up. But I say, if you will keep on keeping
on, you will be at the right place at the right time, and you will receive the
reward of your inheritance. You will receive the end of your faith, for you
have spoken, you have acted, and now, follow through all the way this year and
don't give up. And don't quit, and don't pull back, and don't veer to the right
or to the left. Keep straight ahead and you will find the proverbial pot at the
end of the rainbow. I have hidden treasure for you in these last days. It's not
hidden from you. It's hidden for you, and you shall find it if press in and
keep on. You see, it's this accuracy and this alignment by My Spirit that will
give you the anti-venom for the poison that is being spread throughout the
whole world by the antichrist. Much deception, many lies, much unrest, much
turmoil is on the way for the next year, saith the Lord. But you have the
anti-venom, so to speak, for the snake bite of this world, because My Word and My
Spirit will line you up and keep you accurate where you will reap the greatest
harvest in the natural at the most inopportune times, all because those outside
will go here and will go there. They will swing this way and that way. But My People
who are aligned with My Purposes in these last days will hit the target with
excellence, with timing, with accuracy, and they will reap great benefits. They
will reap a great harvest even in the midst of bad times. Oh yes, not only
financially, but I say unto you, that this will be a year of souls coming into
the Kingdom. This will be a year of families being reconciled and the harvest
being reaped in your families that you have prayed for, for so long. I tell
you, stay aligned with My Purposes and My Word, and you will see these things
come to pass in this year, saith God.
Wednesday PM, Dec. 29, 2010
Glorious Way Church
As you look back on this year of 2010, the year of acceleration that I revealed
to your servant, you must certainly know that My Hand has been with you, that I
have breathed upon you with a mighty rushing wind to accelerate you from where
you were to where you are this day. You will surely have to admit, as you look
back on this year, you are not where you used to be. You are not yet where you
desire to be, but you are rapidly approaching warp speed for I have accelerated
you in this time. And I will have you to know that you will out-flank the enemy,
that you will out-endure the enemy, that you will out-maneuver the enemy, and
that he remains under your feet. Yes, the same Spirit that has had His Hand
upon you this year, that has blown so mightily upon you to accelerate you, is
with you into the new year. For there are new territories and new places for
you to conquer; new areas for your feet to walk on and for My Spirit to give
thee in the year 2011. Oh there is so much more that I want to do in, and
through, and for you, saith God. All you have to do to get a hint about what it
is, is look back and see what I have done in this year and be grateful for what
I have done, saith God.
WISH LIST:
SCHOOL
-flash drives
-ink printer cartridges
(HP 78, 48, & 15)
-plain copy paper
-dry erase markers
TOILETRIES
-shampoos
-conditioners
-shaving cream
-make-up
-toilet paper
-dental floss
OTHER
-"fun" socks
-Christian CD's
-AA & AAA batteries
-beads & elastic string
-sketch books & journals
Donation box will be located in the new youth building and main lobby.
We hope you have a fun time with your family giving thanks. Living in this great nation and abounding in God's Kingdom . . . we have much to be thankful for. GWC offices will be closed Thurs, Nov 25 and Fri, Nov 26 in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday.
WISH LIST
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
A kit packed with basic school supplies like
notebooks
pens
pencils
sharpener
rulers
erasers
markers
writing pads or paper
coloring and picture books
scissors
HYGIENE KITS
hairbrush
comb
mild bar soap - in large Ziploc bag
deodorant
more soap!
tooth brush & paste
t-shirts (child small sizes)
underwear
TOYS
small cars
balls
dolls
jump ropes
small Etch-A-Sketch
magna doodle
yo-yos
slinky
OTHER
hard candy
lollipop
mints
gum (please place ALL candy in Ziploc bags)
t-shirts
socks
ball caps
Bring food and toys to benefit needy Houston families during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Wish List:
- Rice (in 1 or 2 lb bags)
- Canned meats like ham, tuna, chicken, etc
- Canned tomatoes
- Canned corn
- Canned green beans
- Juice
- Oatmeal
- Grits
- Cocoa packets
- Any other non-perishable food items
- New toys for toddlers-teens
Labeled boxes are located in the lobby near the Welcome Center.
For more details, check out Altitude on Sunday nights.
Remember your GWKids t-shirt for our team photo op.
Do you have a child you'd like to dedicate to God? Pastor and Gladys will pray over each of them during the morning service Sunday, May 30.
If you plan to dedicate your child, let us know by calling the office at 281.580.8806 or e-mailing staff@gwc.cc and a certificate will be ready for you after the dedication service.
Sun, May 16. Planning to go to camp this August? The $200 deposit is due (unless you're on 10 x 30 savings program). See Adam or Sophie.
Students: Leave your electronics behind and enjoy a weekend of "living in the moment." Yes, that's NO cell phones, iPods, etc. You won't miss them with plenty of good times on the lake. Canoeing, sports, games, contests, Word and Spirit. See you there!
iRobots & iGadgets - Using Creative Props
Additional classes to be announced.
Open to all ages! Fun and lighthearted learning. Taught by Advanced Interpreter Sophie Macey. The class is located in the Sanctuary@ 5:30 PM
On these Sundays:
April 11 & 25, May 2, 16, & 30
Saturday, Feb. 27 @ Willowbrook Mall's Imaginations (next to food court) from 10AM - 12PM. Cost is $7.00 + lunch money. K-5th grade, sign up, pay today or by deadline- Wed, Feb 24th.
Coming Late 2010
An 18,000-sq-foot expansion including:
- Youth space- new service facility with cafe and rec area
- Children's space- new larger classrooms and indoor play space. New teacher lounge and volunteer entrance, kitchenette available to all classrooms, more bathrooms, expanded outdoor play area
- Offices- will accommodate growth in GWC & GAP
- Other amenities- Computerized child check-in, plush nursing mom's room
- Warehouses for GWC and GAP
- Trees transplanted from other parts of the property
Wow! We couldn't be more excited about the new school in Madame Beauge', now open for three months, thanks in part to your missions gifts to GWC. The difference between the crowd of muddy kids we met in April and the ones we see now in school is striking. These children are intent> to learn. The school houses the village's only 3 flushing toilets, and next to it, the only water well and church. (Classrooms serve for children's ministry on Sundays.) Amazingly, six teachers and one administrator are working in the school without any assurance of pay. During his visit, GWC's James Buntrock asked them, "How can you work here for free and still eat-still feed your families?" Their replies were all similar: We don't know. Neighbors or friends help us. We just make it. These teachers trust God and see this as their calling. Many, like Mr. Clifford (left), are university educated and hike for miles into the village on foot each day.
With your help, the teachers were paid for their previous 2 months of work, and we're working to secure sponsorships for the future. (A fair monthly teacher wage in Haiti is about $185.) Another ministry has stepped in to provide 3 meals each week to the children, many of whom suffer malnourishment. Your gifts to GWC missions help support projects like these. The school kids send their thanks for all the school supplies you gave! Check facebook.com/globalaidpartnership for updates and photos. Also visit our new website at www.globalaidusa.org.

UPDATE 12/30/2010:
45 minutes out of Port Au Prince lies a village of mud huts and hungry mouths. The people of Madame Beauge' may not have much, but children there are intent to learn. Now they have a bright new school to serve them, thanks partly to your missions gifts to GWC. The difference between the crowd of muddy kids we met just after the 2010 earthquake and the ones we see now is striking. Most had never set foot in a school, but a new dignity is written on their faces with the structure and care they now receive. The school houses the village’s only 3 flushing toilets, and next to it, the only water well and church. (Classrooms serve for children’s ministry on Sundays.)
Amazingly, six excellent and passionate teachers and one administrator (the pastor's wife) worked for months in the school without any assurance of pay. During his visit, GWC’s James Buntrock asked them, “How can you work here for free and still eat—still feed your families?” Their replies were all similar: We don’t know. Neighbors or friends help us. We just make it. These teachers trust God and see this as their calling. Many are university educated and hike for miles into the village on foot each day. Now, with your help, we were able to help pay them for the previous 2 months of work, while we help to secure sponsorships for the future. (A fair monthly teacher wage in Haiti is about $185.)
It's easy to see the favor of God shining on this project. Another ministry has stepped in to provide 3 meals each week to the children, many of whom have suffered from malnourishment. Your gifts to GWC missions help support projects like these. Together we're giving these children a way out of the grip of poverty.
UPDATE 5/20/2010:
This week, the last of our 35K lbs of Haitian seed corn is being placed in farmers' hands. The area had been facing a food crisis. Many were unable to get seed, with fields lying dormant while families starved. Now with harvest in 3-4 months, they'll have food to feed their families and a cash crop to sell. In the end, about 1500 farmers received seed and have already begun to plant it. We estimate it could yield about 35 MILLION servings of food! Pray for continued rains for a maximum harvest for these farmers.
To meet our missions team and partners, see photo and video updates from the field-- including crop updates-- and more, find Global Aid Partnership on Facebook.
Glorious Way Church is still accepting missions donations to help Haiti. From revolutionary orphan care to clinics and education, your gifts are supporting long-term solutions, changing lives and strengthening the Body of Christ.
UPDATE 4/28/2010: Our Houston Team is back from another successful trip! Through our missions arm, Global Aid Partnership, we are reaching Haitians with the tangible love of Jesus while strengthening local churches and ministries who work wonders there every day.
Because of this trip, children in the shanty town of Madame Beauge' will now have a bright new school--and a way up and out of crushing poverty. Also, right now Haitian farmers all over rural Haiti are receiving our seed corn just in time for the end of planting season. Come harvest, they'll have food and a cash crop to sustain themselves. Our team also got to minister in a local church.
Since the quake, we have distributed 75 tons of aid to Haiti, and because of GOD, it bypassed the clogged docks of Port Au Prince and our ministry network there distributed it quickly to those who needed it most. It was awesome to see the good fruit remaining. An LA times article below shows the importance of supporting rural Haiti.
UPDATE 3/10/2010: Global
Aid Partnership, our sister organization, has just obtained enough seed corn to supply 4,500 rural families! It's premium seed formulated especially to grow in Haitian soil. We need your help with shipping
costs. Please get everyone on board. This project is bigger than us, and the planting season ends soon. Even before the Jan 12 earthquake, an estimated 1/3 of the population suffered from chronic hunger. Since the quake, we have sent 50 tons of goods to Haiti, mostly food, water and medical supplies. We're also now working on 25 additional tons of urgently needed medical supplies. The aid is being distributed through a network of more than 40 local pastors or ministers. They have survived the quake themselves, and are shining the light of God's love to their communities.
Together we will help rebuild the lives of children and their families. Help us plant seeds of hope!
In the news:
Haiti quake is
beginning to be felt miles away
Reporting from Saint-Marc, Haiti - February 24, 2010
Even in normal times, Edwin Andre has all he can do to eke
out a living from the corn, tomatoes and sweet potatoes he coaxes from an acre
plot in northern Haiti. His wife, Roselaine Cius, peddles the produce roadside
and cooks rice-and-bean plates from a stick-frame lunch shack to help support
their family of eight.
Suddenly, though, eight hungry mouths soared to 18 after
siblings and in-laws from earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince fled by rattletrap
bus to this sweep of farmland, a two-hour drive from the capital.
The couple's spare, concrete house -- no bigger than an
average one-bedroom apartment in the United States -- is packed to bursting.
Food once converted to cash goes to feed the homeless loved ones. Money is now
so short that the pair doubt they will be able to buy seeds for the crucial
spring planting season that is only weeks away.
"I don't see how we will have enough money," said
Cius, 40, sweating under a porkpie hat as she ladled rice from a
charcoal-heated pot. "There's no way. There's no money."
The effects of the Jan. 12 earthquake that flattened much of
Port-au-Prince are rippling powerfully across rural Haiti, the poorest swath of
the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
Villagers are near the breaking point as they try to
accommodate tens of thousands of displaced city dwellers just when they would
be putting their precious resources into preparing for planting. In
desperation, some have resorted to eating their meager seed stocks or killing
their chickens and goats to feed the influx, rather than keeping them to sell.
Fertilizer is expensive and seeds for cereal crops are in
short supply because of damage to the seaport in the capital and wary buying by
wholesalers. Farming areas southwest of Port-au-Prince were also devastated by
the 7.0 quake, which ruined whole towns, such as Leogane, near the epicenter,
and damaged vital irrigation channels.
Agricultural officials and aid workers worry that while
global efforts to help quake victims in Port-au-Prince are hitting their
stride, the ripple effect in the countryside threatens to stymie home farming
and worsen conditions in areas where most people already scrape by on less than
$2 a day. Some experts warn of a quiet agricultural disaster in the making.
Relief workers say only a tiny portion of international aid
has been earmarked for rural Haitians, who account for most of the country's 9
million people. Of $23 million sought for farmers as part of an urgent appeal
by the United Nations, donor governments have provided only about $2 million
for agriculture.
"These communities were already the poorest part of the
country. The countryside is extremely poor and they have very few means to
cope," said Alexander L. Jones, Haiti emergency-response manager for the
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. "It is putting a lot of stress on
families."
Jones said spot surveys show that the average size of rural
families has nearly doubled, from five members to nine.
Agencies are scrambling to import 2 tons of seeds, plus
hoes, shovels and wheelbarrows, for the farmers, many of whom lost their hand
tools under collapsed homes near Port-au-Prince. The first shipment of 15,000
implements arrived last week. Relief workers are also turning to the Dominican
Republic next door to hunt for seed varieties that are also planted in Haiti.
"The planting season is approaching. We've got to
deliver these seeds before it starts," said Roberto Borlini, who works for
an Italian nonprofit called GVC that plans to distribute seeds and tools to
2,000 families near Petit-Goave, a hard-hit town southwest of the capital.
GVC and at least a couple of dozen other foreign aid
agencies, including such major players as CARE, have focused part of their
efforts on rural areas. But farmland assistance has been overshadowed by the critical
needs in Port-au-Prince.
Haiti's agricultural sector was a basket case even before
the quake.
Years of deforestation have denuded much of the countryside,
helping to degrade overworked soil that doesn't hold nutrients well and yields
food reluctantly.
In a country that grows rice and corn, Haitians get most of
their cereals and many other goods from abroad, making them extraordinarily
expensive. A chicken can cost $7.
Tropical storms two years ago caused $200 million in damage
to food crops. Since the earthquake, the nation's agriculture minister, Joanas
Gue, has called on creditor nations to help by forgiving Haitian debt.
In many ways, relief workers say, it's fortunate that so
many of the displaced found shelter with relatives. The arrangement provides a
smoother way to deliver aid and offers the homeless a healthier alternative to
sleeping in the encampments that have popped up in Port-au-Prince.
But the exodus of an estimated 480,000 people from the
capital has flooded dirt-road villages with city folk who need to eat and have
little interest in hoe-and-spade work. Anyway, there were already too few farm
jobs to go around.
"I don't go out. I don't hear music. I don't see the
things I'm used to seeing," said bored-looking city dweller Richemononde
Cius, 27, the sister of Roselaine. She and other family members piled into a
bus headed for the country two days after the earthquake, which split the
family house in Port-au-Prince, killing a cousin.
As a child, Richemononde Cius spent summers with her farming
relatives, but she never wanted to live in the country. She now bides her time
waiting for ideas from her fiance in Boston on how to join him there.
The 10 newcomers pitch in as they can, then stay outside in
the dirt yard as late as possible before bunking down on concrete floors
covered wall to wall with people.
Roselaine Cius said that feeding the arrivals -- they call
themselves "deportees" -- means she has less food to turn into plates
of rice, beans and bits of chicken to sell for $1.75 at her tin-roof hut. Most
of her customers are in the same boat, though, with fewer able to buy.
"Every morning I have to think about where to get food
for all these people," said her 53-year-old husband. "I can't let
them go hungry."
With funds dwindling, he and his wife have yet to buy seed
for the spring crop of beans, maize and rice.
Half a mile up the road, Luckner Monrinvil and his family
have taken in 10 relatives from Port-au-Prince in two weather-beaten shanties.
The difficulty of finding something to eat has brought
constant anxiety. A few spoonfuls of rice or a bit of boiled breadfruit,
fortified with pieces of processed fish, may be all anyone gets.
The recent harvest of peppers and sweet potatoes was a flop,
a fact Monrinvil attributes to the earth's trembling. He has no cash for seeds.
Monrinvil, 53 years old but taut as a teenager, offers to
show a visitor his half-acre field, a hike of a mile or so. Under a scorching
afternoon sun, he sets out past verdant stands of corn and a wide irrigation
channel that also serves as a swimming pool and bathtub for residents.
But about halfway, Monrinvil reconsiders and asks to turn
back. He is feeling the first pangs of hunger, and they remind him that he
lacks a plan for food this day.
There are so many mouths to feed.
ken.ellingwood @latimes.com
Overview
For years GWC members James and Shirley Hightower have helped Houston's poor with food, practical items and hope from God's Word. Glorious Way has been proud to partner with them since 2005 with support for Soldiers in God's Army Ministries. This Thanksgiving, they plan to provide food baskets to 60 local families. During Christmas, they repeat the process, but include toys and gifts for children and teens.
Wish list:
Rice (in 1 or 2 lb bags)
Canned meats
Canned tomatoes
Canned corn
Canned green beans
Juice
Oatmeal
Grits
Cocoa packets
Any other non-perishable foods
New toys (for toddlers - teens)
Sun, Nov 29. Kids bring one or more small toys (and New Shoes, if possible) for Haitian children ages 3-12. In church, we'll pack them in shoeboxes with care and send them to children in Haitian group homes. Want to bring all the items for a specific child? See list of names below. In general...
Here are some items that would be helpful:
TOYS
small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, Juice Harps, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, Slide Flutes, small Etch A Sketch®, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky®, etc.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.
HYGIENE ITEMS
toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb (boy/Girl), Floss, washcloth, barrettes, Rubber bands, Hanky, Scissors, Nail clippers, Antibiotic cream, etc.
OTHER
Hard candy and lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries)
A PERSONAL NOTE
In a separate envelope, you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family.
DO NOT INCLUDE:
Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers; aerosol cansChildren we're sponsoring:
To choose a specific child, email sylvia@gwc.cc.
Name, US Shoe Size, Gender
Ritchy, size 5, Boy
Steve, size 3, Boy
Rico, size 3, Boy
Kerlinda, size 3, Girl
Minouche, size 4, Girl
Sophonie, size 2 1/2, Girl
Clarens, size 4, Boy
Claudy, size 7, Boy
Rosemond, size 6, Boy
Mackenson, size 6 1/2, Boy
Jean Tony, size 5, Boy
Woodlet, size 2 1/2, Boy
Kerwinne, size 3, Girl
Tania, sz 3, Girl
Wedno, sz 5, Boy
Fabienne, sz 2, Girl
Sleyna, sz 2, Girl
Peterson, sz 4, Boy
Sandy, sz 3 1/2, Boy
Ketty, sz 3, Girl
Johnny, sz 3, Boy
Lolo, sz 4, Girl
Rose Camy, sz 3, Girl
James, sz 6, Boy
Emmanuel, sz 2, Boy
Guerlin, sz 4, Boy
Samine, sz 3, Girl
Petiscar, sz 2 1/2, Boy
St Juste Emmanuel, size 2 1/2, Boy
In a lifetime of service, the Osborns have conducted meetings in more than 70 nations, preaching to audiences ranging from 20,000 to 250,000 nightly and more. They have sponsored more than 25,000 native missionaries who reach their own unreached tribes and villages.
They have published gospel literature in 132 languages and dialects and have produced video material for public evangelism in nearly 80 major languages.
Dr. Osborn is known for his compassion and simplicity. Come and catch his vision in this unique, more intimate setting.
EVENT REPORT
Sometimes you just have to get down and PARTY! About 400 came out to help us celebrate 15 years. (And with fajitas and tres leches on the menu, how could they resist?) If you couldn't come, here's a synopsis:
- We celebrated our "coming of age" as a church, and you could feel big LOVE all through the event.
- Thanks to Pastor John and Gladys Greiner for 15 great years of service.
- Recording artists and GWC long-timers Stephanie Hogan and Nick Odizor performed for the first time the original song "Believe." The acoustic rendition brought the house down. (Or should we say UP?) They began writing it after a Sunday morning message by Pastor Greiner several weeks ago. We'll be hearing more of that song to come! Amazing.
- A huge and talented team of Christian mariachis had the crowd hopping, including Gladys and Youth Director Adam in an all-out jig.
- Gorgeous decorations transported us to an elegant dreamland, south of the border. Thanks, Anne Crawford and army of volunteers.
- Claire had a memorable fight with the law of gravity while giving answers to the GWC Trivia quiz. Gravity won, but she's fine, thanks. Congratulations to quiz winners Carol Koonts and Sheila Sutton.
- Thanks to Gringo's Tex Mex Kitchen for other-worldly food and to Shirley Brown and volunteers for drinks and cake service!
- Thanks to Sylvia Garay and GWKids team for providing BIG fun for kids. The special black-light party room for kids was a hit, while the little kids got a visit from Carlito horse. Fun!
- We laughed and cried through a video montage. It included special prophetic words spoken over GWC throughout the years, including one from the late Pastor John Osteen. The sound of his voice still comforts and inspires us. Thanks to Jay Greiner, Tim Godwin, Lee Auvert and Dan Rubottom for tireless work.
- Some of us boldly dressed for the occasion, most notably the Wilkerson and Batalla families who donned authentic quinceanera dresses from times past. (Michele- from a time WAY past!) So fun!
- From the church staff: Thanks to the church body of Glorious Way Church whose love and faithfulness motivate us every day. We love you!
- THANK YOU JESUS for letting us represent your Name alongside these awesome people. Great days ahead!
Fri, Jan 29. 7:30-9:30. Enjoy worship and bigtime fellowship as we celebrate our "coming of age" and look to the future. Great for newcomers to get to know us. Mexican food, dessert and fun for all. Special events for infants-5th grade in kid zones. Teen tables, too. Longtimers-- Bring a heart full of kind words and testimonies of what our church family has meant to you. Sombrero or frilly dress optional. :-)
Even months before his visit, Kunneman had been inspiring the church. His ministry to Pastor Greiner during their telephone conversations has confirmed and strengthened him behind the scenes. We can’t yet share some things he’s said, but look at this:
On one of their first conversations and with no knowledge of recent GWC sermon topics, Kunneman felt impressed to share a scripture: Isaiah 12:6- Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. He was surprised to learn that we were in the process of hearing 9 messages on the practice of “crying out.” It was a time God had begun to unfold to our pastor new insight on this powerful way to approach our covenant with God. In fact, Pastor had already begun a book on the subject, due out later this year. On another occasion, Kunneman shared a dream he had with a mutual friend. “John’s in a tent,” he said, “and it’s time for him to move.” Of course, our building does look like a tent, but Kunneman had never seen our building. At the time, we had no photos or mention of our facility on our website. He certainly didn’t know that we’d been taking steps to build a bigger facility—a “barn for the harvest” as Pastor says.
With all the great ministry from afar, we knew the Kunneman’s ministry in person would leave a deposit. They sure did, and we hope to have them back.
- Wednesday, May 2nd at 7:3 PM - Prophetic ministry by Dr. Ed Dufresne
- Thursday, May 3rd at 10:30 AM - Teaching ministry by Pastor Nancy Dufresne
- Thursday, May 3rd at 7:30 PM - Prophetic ministry by Dr. Ed Dufresne
- Friday, May 4th at 10:30 AM - Teaching ministry by Pastor Nancy Dufresne
- Friday, May 4th at 7:30 PM - Prophetic ministry by Dr. Ed Dufresne
1. Saturday November 17 KPRC 2 @ 2:35 AM
2. Sunday November 18 KTXH 20 @ 5:30 AM
3. Tuesday November 20 KTXH 20 @ 5:00 AM
4. Wed November 21 KTXH 20 @ 6:00 AM
5. Sunday November 25 KTXH 20 @ 5:30 AM
6. Wed November 28 KTXH 20 @ 6:00 AM
Saturday, January 26 @ 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 27 @ 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Chilcare provided for infants through 5th graders
Several 30-second spots and also a 28-minute informational program are now airing on broadcast and cable TV. The first short spot began airing on September 24, while the longer program debuted on October 9. We can’t wait to show Houston how great our God is AND what a welcoming place GWC can be to find Him. Visit positionyourself.com to view our first spot.
“This is the first time that ministers from
With the meeting lasting the better part of 4 days, each day holds a cram-packed schedule for the ministers: morning and afternoon minister’s sessions, plus evening prayer meetings and nightly healing/evangelism rallies
to reach the lost. Pastor Greiner considers his mission there like a strategic target. “I don’t have all the answers,” he says, “but I do have something, and ‘such as I have’ I give to them.” In past Fresh Oil conferences, even ministers with no experience in spiritual gifts have been eager to learn, and hundreds have received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Response has been amazing.
With all the effort on this one, David says Pastor Levy Padlan Jr. of Mt. Moriah Family Christian Fellowship, the host church, is expecting all-out revival. In a meeting in another part of the
GWC has budgeted about $50,000 for the event, which includes not only the travel and venue expenses, but also payment to all attendees for half of their transportation costs, lunch for 3 days, and 3000 bags of rice to hand out to local residents who attend the evangelistic and healing rallies. We'll also leave behind extensive media materials, including books by Pastor John Greiner, children's curriculum and boxes of faith materials supplies by GWC Members Bert and Norma David of Lightbearers Ministry.
For those of you wishing to pray for the meetings, here is a rough schedule: (Keep in mind the Philippines is 13 hours ahead of Houston time.)
11/26 Monday
- Night (Monday AM Houston time): Citywide Evangelistic/Healing Rally: Pastor John Greiner
11/27 Tuesday
- AM (Latenight Monday, Houston time): 1st Minister's Session: Pastor John Greiner
- Afternoon: Minister's Session: Bob Greiner followed by prayer meeting for Panay Island
- Night (Tuesday AM Houston time): Citywide Evangelistic/Healing Rally: Pastor John Greiner
11/28 Wednesday
- AM (Latenight, Tuesday Houston time): Minister's Session: Pastor John Greiner
- Afternoon: Minister's Session: Bob Greiner followed by prayer meeting for Panay Island
- Night (Wednesday AM Houston time): Citywide Evangelistic/Healing Rally: Pastor John Greiner
- AM (Latenight, Wednesday Houston time): Minister's Anointing Service: Pastor John Greiner
- Afternoon: Closing Minister's Session: Norma David
Howdy Partners!
Come dressed in your Cowboy best and celebrate Christmas with us...
Where? Glorious Way Church
When? Fri, Dec. 14th
Time? 6:30pm-10pm
A Whole Lot Of Fun Y'all!
Build Friendships!
Build Fun!
Who: G-Force (K - 5th graders)
What: Party and Mini-Snowman Building Contest
Where: Glorious Way Church
When: Saturday, December 29
11 am - 1 pm (Lunch Included)
We'll have some creative choices of materials or add your own bling to build a cool mini-snow person.
Enjoy snacks, drinks, games, prizes, and some frosty fun.
Want to catch one of our 30-minute documercials? Tune into KTXH, Channel 20 at the following dates and times:
Sat, Feb 9 @ 1 AM
Sun, Feb 17 @ 6 AM
Sat, Mar 8 @ 1:30 AM
Sat, Mar 15 @ 1:30 AM
Mon, Mar 17 @ 1 AM
Sun, Mar 23 @ 6 AM
Sun, Mar 30 @ 6 AM
We sure felt your prayers over our recent trip. Thank you! Overall, 5000 prayed to accept Jesus in the nightly evangelistic meetings, and 1000 pastors and minstry leaders united to attend the Fresh Oil Minister's Conference, receiving encouragement from the ministry of Pastor John Greiner, Norma David and Bob Greiner. Hundreds of people also reported physical healings, including 10 with deafness. For 3 nights, people crowded into venues in different areas of Iloilo City to receive the gospel gladly.
One story really showed us God was on our side: On the first day of the meetings, Pastor Greiner learned that the auditorium which the host church had booked for the GWC team to use the next night was "no longer available." Though our event had been booked for months and heavily advertised, the venue was suddenly taken by a religious group in the area to hold a service of prayers to Mary. It didn't look like things would work out at all, but somehow the host church re-grouped and booked a new venue in a different area with only one day's notice. 2500 people packed in that night, but that wasn't the biggest miracle. During the event, Bob Greiner turned to the host pastor's wife and remarked how well-mannered the crowd seemed. Tears filled her eyes as she quietly explained what a crime-ridden area of town this was. These people are a bunch of murderers, thieves and drug addicts, she said. Under any other circumstances, you'd never want to come here. There's a murder every night. She told Bob how unresponsive the area has been to past gospel efforts. But that night was different. 1000 of them received Jesus with 9 different churches on hand to help follow up with the new believers. Hallelujah!
Thanks to all GWC members whose tithes and gifts sponosored the event, and also to trip organizers Bert and Norma David. Norma also joined in ministering during the Conference, along with Bob Greiner.
More trip details
Join us at this meeting and get to know our new director, Sylvia Garay.
You'll receive updated policies and procedures that will affect your
class. Your attendence is important. Thank you! (Light dinner is provided.)
Meet and pick up at the Memorial City Mall Ice Skate USA.
Cost: $7.00 includes skates. Wear socks and bring extra money for snacks. Click here for directions
laid bare such treasure and left so many of us aching for the miracles of Azusa
Street in our own time. Of course, we know that as the Body of Christ unites
across denominations, races and classes, a move of God like this really can
happen.
Complete audio from GWC Billye Brim services now available online. Just login to My GWC to listen!
bring promotion to your own life.
GWC or just want more information, this event's for you! Come meet
Pastor Greiner and his family, along with the staff, volunteers and a
lot of other nice people. Coffee and home baked desserts. Yum!
The cost is $80: $40 due by March 9 and $40 due by March 20.
Stuff to do:
- Fishing / Canoeing
- Sand Volleyball
- Games, Group Time
- Campfire
- Baseball / Basketball
- Rifle Range / Archery
- Box hockey
- Clothes
- Toiletries
- Sleeping bag or twin sheet and blanket
- Pillow
- Extra Spending $$
- SIGNED PERMISSION FORM
- Meet Thursday, March 20 @ 6:00 PM at GWC. (Come with a full stomach)
- Pick up Saturday, March 22 @ 4:00 PM at GWC.
What to bring:
- Family and friends
- Food and drinks for you and everyone with you
- Kites, games, sports, equipment, etc.
- Lawn chairs-optional (some picnic tables available)
For more information, contact Adam or Sophie at 281.580.8806.
Click here for a map.
If you're a G-Force teacher interested in being a chaperone, we need you! Please contact Sylvia Garay for more information.
Schedule:
Sunday, May 11 @ 2pm
Sunday, May 18 @ 2pm
Sunday, May 25 @ 2pm
Ages 4 and 5
Sunday AM/PM: No change from present. (Meet in Blue Room, #305)
Wednesday Night: Begin attending NEW class: Age 4-Grade 1. (Green Room, # 304) No more mid-service dismissal! Check-in now begins 10 minutes before church starts.
Entering Kindergarten
Sunday Morning: Move up to the K/1st class. (Green Room, # 304)
Sunday Night: Move up to the K/1st class. (Green Room, # 304)
Wednesday Night: Begin attending NEW class: Age 4-Grade 1. (Green Room, # 304) No more mid-service dismissal! Check-in now begins 10 minutes before church starts.
Entering 2nd Grade
Sunday Morning: Move to G-Force for 2nd -5th graders (Room 302).
Sunday Night: Move to G-Force for 2nd -5th graders (Red Room, #303).
Wednesday Night: No change from the present. (Dismiss from main service to Red Room, #303, when prompted by overhead slide.)
Entering 6th Grade*
Sunday morning: Attend adult service with parent or in youth section until dismissed via overhead slide to Jr. High class for 6th-8th graders. (Navy room # 101, in lobby)
Sunday Night: Attend Altitude Youth Services for grades 6-12. (Room 302)
Wednesday night: Attend adult service with parents or in youth section.*
*Note: We recognize summer as a transitional time for 6th-graders-to-be. Until school starts, they may have “dual citizenship” in children’s ministry and youth. This means they’re still welcome to attend children’s ministry parties or events (as well as youth events) and also they may still attend G-force on Wednesday nights if they’d like.
We appreciate your help in preparing your child for any upcoming changes as you see fit. Thank you!
- School's Out Lock-In: Friday, June 6 - Saturday, June 7
- Schlitterbahn-New Braunfels: Tuesday, June 17
- Kemah Boardwalk: Monday, June 30
- Galveston: Thursday, July 10
- Champions 4 Christ Youth Rally: Sunday, July 27 - Saturday, August 2
- Back to School Swim Party: Saturday, August 16
*air times subject to change
On Sunday, June 8th, we debuted our new Kids Ministry Huddle!
- Sundays from 9:20 - 9:30 am
- Early Childhood Play Area (end of CC hallway)
- Pray with other teachers, receive encouragement, and get updates about GW Kids
- You are welcome to attend every Sunday, even if you're not scheduled to teach that day.
- Teaching Wednesday nights? Please attend the Huddle on the Sunday prior to your class.
Leaving: Sunday, July 27 after pm service
Returning: Saturday, August 2 at 9:00 am
Deposit Due: $160 by June 15
Balance Due: $200 by July 20
For flyers, visit the Welcome Center.
For camp packets, join Altitude on Sundays at 6:30 pm.
Do you serve in GWC Nursery or Kids' Ministry but couldn't make the July breakfast? Please attend here to learn valuable updates and receive specialized training.
We appreciate your faithfulness!
On Friday, July 18, from 9am - 1pm, they will pressure wash the building and re-mulch the playground area.
Altitude thanks you!
On Friday, July 18, from 6 - 10pm, GWC parents bring your elementary aged and younger kids to the children's area of the church. FREE baby-sitting services will be provided by our teen girls. Enjoy a night on the town or a quiet evening at home.
Sign up required. Sign your kids up at the Welcome Center today or email staff @ gwc.cc.
Altitude thanks you!
commanded us to be baptized. Though the rite itself does not save us,
it does prove our salvation since it shows our willingness to obey Him.
Our next water baptism service is set for Sunday, August 30 at 5:30 PM.
Interested? Please sign up at the Welcome Center in the lobby or email staff@gwc.cc.
Dr. Gary Wood has traveled the world preaching the Gospel with a mighty move of the Holy Ghost and miracles.
Join us and experience this powerful ministry.
Friday, June 27 @ 10:30am
1st Re-airing: Sat, June 28 @ 1am
2nd Re-airing: Thurs, July 3 @ 1am
Girls bring desserts and boys bring drinks!
Games, prizes, snacks, drinks and fun!
UPDATE: Registration is full. If you've already signed up, please secure your slot with a deposit. Want to be on the waiting list? Contact Elaine.
General Event Schedule
Wednesday: 6 AM- Depart by caravan from Glorious Way Church**. About 9 PM- Arrive in Branson and settle in for 4 nights at the rustic but comfortable Cardinal Hill Cottages. Typically, 4 women will share each cottage.
Thursday-Saturday: Each day, attend prayer meetings held in Hilton Hotel, Branson Landing.
Sunday: 6 AM- Travel home to Houston. About 9 PM- Arrive at Glorious Way Church.
*Deposits due by Sunday, August 17. Balance of $200 due by Sunday, September 28.
**You'll want to avoid leaving your vehicles unattended in the church parking lot during the trip. Consider having someone drop you off at the church.
The cost is just $5. Drop off at 10am and pick up at 7pm here at GWC.
What to bring:
- Sack Lunch
- Snacks
- Drinks
- Sunscreen
- Towels
- Modest Swimsuit
- Change of Clothes
- FRIENDS
Students, grades 6th - 12th, will meet here at GWC on Monday, June 30 at 10am and return at 9pm. The cost is $35 which includes:
- Dinner at Landry's
- Unlimited rides
- Unlimited fun
Meet at GWC at 7am and pick up at 9pm. The cost is $30.
Be sure to bring the following:
- Sunscreen
- Towel
- Modest swimsuit
- Sack lunch or eat at park (no glass)
- Extra $20 for lockers and food
Whether you're a current Kids Ministry worker or a newcomer, you won't want to miss it!
Friday, Jun 6th from 9:30pm - 6:30am
(Meet and pick up at GWC lobby)
Midnight bowling * 4am Volleyball * Scavenger Hunt * Pizza * Fun * Friends
Only $20. Remember Socks!
A captivating preacher with a powerful prophetic anointing, Brenda Kunneman is co-founder of One Voice Ministries. Alongside her husband, she also pastors Lord of Hosts Church in Omaha, Nebraska.
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 10:30am
1st Re-airing: Sat, Oct. 18 @ 1am
2nd Re-airing: Thurs, Oct. 23 @ 1am
Thank you to all our members who have already shown their light of love to our Glorious Way family.
Sunday, Sept. 21 - PM service CANCELLED
We will return to our regular schedule after Sunday, September 21.
loves Christmas, but can’t physically handle hauling & hanging decorations
this year? Let our teenagers do it for
them. Nominate that person or family now
by emailing sophie@gwc.cc. Include a couple of sentences about why you
think they’d be a great fit. We’ll
select 3 deserving homes (more if we’re able) for our teens to decorate. Deadline for submission: Wed, Nov. 12. Help us celebrate
Jesus for all to see.
Decorations will be hung on the day after Thanksgiving (Fri, Nov. 28) and will be taken down after Christmas. Check back for times and details.
The Fellowship Church of Texas City (whom we've partnered with recently) is asking for volunteers to help serve a sit-down lunch to about 500 storm victims under a tent at Oak Island Baptist Church on Saturday, Oct. 18. Volunteers should arrange their own transportation and plan to arrive at Oak Island Baptist at 9:00 AM. Bring your kids! Lunch will be provided to all, along with moon bouncers for kids. Come ready to serve the community with your labor of love and be a minister of the gospel. Planning to go? Please call Rosie today at 281-580-8806 and receive more information.
Directions:
From Houston, take I-10 East towards Beaumont. Take exit #810 towards Anahuac/563. Turn right and go south on 563 past Anahuac, and watch for Oak Island Baptsit Church. Estimated drive time from the GWC area is about 1.5 hours.
UPDATE:
Now we’ve shipped a container to Port au Prince. Though hung up in customs, we expect its release by mid January. The container, hand-packed by our volunteers, includes about 600,000 servings of food staples along with $225,000 worth of medical supplies.
James Buntrock and Royce Rex plan visited Haiti in December to meet the ministry network there and see the impact of our shipment.
Norse Lori Moise runs the Grace of the Good Samaritan Health Center, a clinic in Cazale. Caseloads for her staff alone have swelled to sometimes 500 people a day, many of them malnourished children on the brink of death. "The food staples are wonderful," she said. "They will be a big blessing in this time of hunger."
Dixie Bickel, director of God's Littlest Angels, an orphanage and clinic outside Petionville, is thrilled, too. "You can't find clean bandages in Haiti, and we're low," she said. One patient, Djemy, 2, suffered from a flesh-eating bacteria that claimed nearly half his nose. "He'll need these dressings until he can get reconstructive surgery in California." Of the rice recieved, Bickel has already carried half of it to Baie d'Orange, a coastal community also suffering big storm effects but which has been overlooked by government and other aid organizations. "This will help them while they replant coffee and banana crops."
A seed sown out of our region's need is bringing blessing to both Haiti and Houston. We want to do more. Watch for updates and photos.
Link to our story on Forbes.com:
http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2008/12/19/prnewswire200812191650PR_NEWS_USPR_____DC53999.html
*Bourne, Joel K. Jr. "Dirt Poor" National Geographic, published Sept 08 and online at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/soil/bourne-text
- Altitude Deck the Halls Day. Sat, Nov. 29. 9:00 AM. (Changed from Fri.) Teens meet at GWC the Saturday after Thanksgiving to go decorate homes for Christmas. Details TBA.
- Decorate GWC for Christmas. Mon, Dec. 1. 10:00 am - 4 pm. Lunch provided. Please RSVP at the Welcome Center or e-mail staff@gwc.cc.
- Gforce Snow Day. Sat, Dec. 13 at GWC. 11 AM - 1 PM. Games, snowballs, food and fun.
- Commitment Sunday. Dec. 14 at 10 am.
- Altitude White Christmas. Sun, Dec. 14 at GWC. 5:00-8:30 pm. 6th - 12th grade plus. More snowballs. Costume contest-how snowy can you look?
- Communion. Sun, Dec. 28 at 10 am.
Nominate a family to receive a Christmas food basket
Holiday Church Schedule:
- Christmas Eve Service: Wed, 12/24 @ 7:30 PM
- New Year’s Eve: Wed, 12/31 @ 7:30 PM. Fellowship with hot chocolate and fireworks. Fun family activities.
No Thursday night prayer service on the following dates:
- November 27 - Thanksgiving Day
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- Christmas Eve Service: Wed, 12/24 @ 7:30 pm
- New Year's Eve Service: Wed, 12/31 @ 7:30 pm. Fellowship with hot chocolate and fireworks. Fun family activities.
Do you have a child you'd like to dedicate to God? Pastor and Gladys will dedicate children on Sunday, March 1 during the morning service.
If you plan to dedicate your child, let us know by calling the office at 281.580.8806 or e-mailing staff@gwc.cc and a certificate will be ready for you after the dedication service.
* $5 off coupons available as you leave the church on Feb. 22.
Prizes for best dressed!
(GWC print newsletter has wrong date of March 15. Please disregard.)
For a complete list and description of classes for all age groups, click here.
Pastor John & Gladys Greiner invite you to experience the prophetic ministry of Dr. Ed Dufresne as he brings and uncompromised message for our time.
This event could be the most fun ever! Please come ready to park in the overflow lot behind the offices to leave room for games in the front lot. (Exceptions for physically challenged. Just let the parking lot attendant know.) Eat at a table provided or bring a picnic blanket and eat on the lawn.
Want to be a bigger part of the event? Pick one or more of these areas of service, then email us to know where you want to serve at staff@gwc.cc :
1. Help in set up.
2. Help in tear down.
3. Parking lot attendant (before church)
4. Food server (after church)
5. Bring a dessert to share.
6. Take a shift manning a game booth. Instructions provided.
7. Bunco coordinator. (outgoing person!)
8. Sports coordinator.
What to bring: Sack lunch, sunscreen, towel, change of clothes, snack money.
Sunday night, Altitude will suspend their service to join the main service.
- New 1-yr-old class volunteers: Get 1s speaking the Word as they're learning to talk!
- Special Assembly for Preschool-5th workers: Ministering salvation and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit to children"
- Homemade waffles, fellowship, prize drawing.
Thurs, July 23. 9am-5:30 pm. Free all day sports, games, music and fun in the Word for all kids set to enter grades 1-6 this fall. Lunch and snacks provided. Word and worship, plus rock climbing, archery, water balloons and big fun. Open to all neighbors and friends of GWC. Kids wear sneakers. (No flip flops, please.) Sign up in lobby or contact sylvia@gwc.cc. Are you an adult interested in helping? Email sylvia@gwc.cc. We'll see you there!
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