Countdown to Race Day
Countdown to Race Day By Pastor Chris Duckworth Back in May I registered for next April’s Carmel Marathon. I have never looked ahead to a race so far in advance. Perhaps that means I’m taking this race more seriously … or perhaps it’s just a function of the longings of deployment life. Either way, my...Continue reading→
Haiti Mission Trip Recap
New Joy Went to Fondwa, Haiti! August 31 – September 7, 2019 Wow! 10 people from New Joy went to Haiti and we came back full of love and gratitude. I can’t pretend to understand the complexities of life in Haiti but what I do understand is that life is difficult there. Access to some...Continue reading→
Outreach Ministry Community Meetings
Outreach Ministry Community Meetings Would you like to join me? As the Outreach Coordinator, I spend quite a bit of my time organizing opportunities for the congregation to demonstrate the love of Christ in our community. We have been able to serve with organizations like Open Doors, Habitat for Humanity, Family Promise, Food 4...Continue reading→
Sanctuary
Sanctuary For many Christians, the word “sanctuary” refers to the space in which they gather for worship. It’s a holy space, set apart for the radical, intimate encounter we have with our Lord when his Word is proclaimed and his Sacraments are shared with God’s people. A sanctuary is where God’s promise is revealed to...Continue reading→
Haiti Mission Trip
Haiti Mission Trip August 31 – September 7, 2019 Who we are and why we're going!
Freedom
Freedom There’s a great song by the Soup Dragons that celebrates, with a great beat and bravado, that “I’m free to do what I want, any ol’ time.” This is the ideal in our society’s mind’s eye – we are free to choose what we want, to live how we want, to say what we...Continue reading→
Greetings from Kuwait
Greetings from Kuwait Dear sisters and brothers at New Joy, Greetings to you in the midst of Vacation Bible School week! May your ministry of hospitality and community, of learning and playing, of singing and proclaiming the Gospel be a blessing to you, to our VBS families, and to the broader community. It's been a...Continue reading→
Listening is Love
Listening is love by Pastor Chris Duckworth “Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry.” – James 1:19 Christians, and especially preachers, are known for speaking. We are called, after all, to proclaim God’s Word. Whether the preacher in the pulpit, the...Continue reading→
Peace is a Gift
Dear Sisters & Brothers at New Joy, "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I give to you not as the world gives. Don't be troubled or afraid." - John 14:27 I think many households are starting to feel a kind of peace fall upon them as May winds down. The...Continue reading→
Preschool Playground Build Day
New Joy Preschool Playground Build Day On Saturday March 24... We had 33 people show up to help create our new playground area for the preschool. Volunteers helped assemble playground equipment, dug slides into the hill area, move the fire pit, create mural designs that will go on the fence and build and install our...Continue reading→