Hi All

Have you noticed changes in our community?  Have you driven past the church on Sundays?  Church service begins at 10:45 a.m.  Don’t be late.  The parking lot is full.  Have you seen notices for the free Community Meal at the church on the third Saturday of each month?  There are 75 to 100 community residents enjoying this time together and a great meal.  The Community Food Pantry, distributed at the same time as the meal, is now serving 30 families.  (We can always use any donations)  On the fourth Wednesday of each month  El Dorado County brings a Pediatric Immunization Clinic to our community.  Held in the lodge at the church, this clinic provides free immunizations to our children.  Sobriety Meetings (alcohol and drugs) are held every Tuesday at 7 p.m.  The Youth Group meets every Thursday evening at 7 p.m.  Planning is already underway for Vacation Bible School which is scheduled for this coming July.  And how about the Ladies Christmas Dinner each year?  All ladies in the community are invited.  A great meal and a room full of laughing ladies, 32 this last year, played games and had a fun time.  There are Bible Study Groups and Community Prayer Meetings.  Some of these events have been at the church and are expanding.  Others are new.  Are you looking for spiritual nourishment or some great activities?  Come check us out.  There will be a Good Friday Service at 7 p.m.  Sunday Service is at 10:45 a.m.

The letter below explains the journey that Pastor Brown and Marilyn have been traveling to build their family.  Please help.  Your know how precious your children are to you.  There is also a quilt being raffled for the adoption fund.  You may purchase tickets  and see the quilt at church or through me.  Lynn Shetley 626-4131

Please share this with your friends and neighbors.

Thank you so much.
Lynn

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This is a reminder because earlier this week I asked every one to consider helping us.  Please do what you can do.  Share (forward) our profile, pray, give.  Thank you so much in supporting us and helping our children to come home, forever home.

Bill and I are preparing to adopt internationally.  We have completed the ministry approval, the homestudy, and the first of the homeland security/immigration approvals. We are waiting for the ministry that runs the orphanage to match us with child/children.  We are approved for 1-3 children between 6 months and 6 years.  This is a costly venture because each organization and government must be paid as well as the eventual travel expenses to pick up our children. So…

We have a profile at Adopt Together. This is a way that family, friends and interested people may financially support our adoption. We have been offered a matching grant of up to a thousand dollars for the money that goes into our account with them during the first seven days of March.
Please…
… check out our profile
… consider how you can help if you wish
… share our profile a lot during the first 7 days of March  (or forward it to interested people)
… pray for us, our children, their birth families, and C4C (C4C is the ministry that runs the orphanage)

https://adopttogether.org/browns-congo-adoption/

(From the folks who run the Grizzly Flats Facebook Page – see menu to the right)  The El Dorado Department of Transportation is going to be installing two gates on Logan’s grade and will be closing them during severe weather conditions. The lower gate will be installed just above the new turn around. Apparently this has been initiated due to the fact that during one 30-day period last year one tow company was up here by 85 times.