Help Deploy The Truth

Through Faith comes By Hearing's Military BibleStick project, our nation's troops are hearing the word of God while (or preparing for) deployment. The Military BibleStick is a digital Audio player that is pre-loaded with dramatized recording of the entire New Testament. Chaplains from every branch of the military are flooding Faith Comes By Hearing with requests. For $25 you can purchase Military BibleStick plus Bibles for their families. Between now and Veteran's Day (November 11th), we'd like to see if we can raise some funds to purchase a few Military BibleSticks. Stop and look at the display in the sanctuary.

October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Don't forget to express your thanks to Pastors Doug, Jeff and Becky!

We're looking forward to having Rev. Dave and Brenda Babcock, Global Partners' missionaries from Austria, with us on Sunday, October 24th, at 10:45 am. We'll have a potluck dinner following the service.

We Had An Awesome August - Let's Have a Super September!

August was awesome at Anoka Wesleyan! It started off with a block party on “Minnesota Unite Nite”! We were able to meet many of our neighbors and the jumping castle/slide was a HUGE success with the kids!

The next week we had a rockin’ time at our “Crocodile Dock” Vacation Bible School!! It was so much fun to hear of the “God sightings” that took place…it was a VBS where fearless kids shined God’s light!

We collected school supplies, zippers, Advil, and several personal items which will be going to Honduras this month to help in the ministry of Pastors Oscar and Maria. They will be deeply touched with your kindness! I hope you had a chance on Sunday to see the reversible sun dresses that one lady has been making! Pray for her as she delivers them to Honduras.

And to close the month out, we had an awesome afternoon for our Sunday School picnic at Orono Park in Elk River! Wasn’t the baptism service special!

And now it is time for Super September! It is back to school for our church kids! Thanks so much for praying for them as they return...in fact, why not ask our church kids from time to time how you can specifically pray for them! And let them know you love them too! Our Kids' Klub has kicked off its "Big God" series with lots of new faces this fall! Our Youth Group is growing...and the Young Adults are having an awesome time! Don't have a church home? Come join us!

It's Time For Vacation Bible School!

August is a busy month at Anoka Wesleyan! We had our Block Party this evening and had a wonderful turnout! We had a blowup jumping toy which was a wonderful attraction for kids! And the big and little kids all enjoyed when the Anoka Police stopped by to thank us for being part of "Minnesota's Nite to Unite!"

Now we are set for Bible School starting on Sunday, August 12th. Our theme will be "Crocodile Dock" -- encouraging kids to be on the lookout for God sightings! It's for all kids from ages 3 through 99! It will be August 8th through August 12th and will be a fun week of seeing God in action! Cost is $3.00 per person. There will be a class for teens and adults. To preregister, write anokawesleyan@yahoo.com or call 763-427-1068.

And don't forget to come to our Sunday School picnic at Orono Lake in Elk River on Sunday, August 22nd at 1 pm! See you there!

Guest Speaker on Human Trafficking - Sunday Morning, July 18th - 10:45 am

Sandie Morgan will be our guest speaker Sunday morning, July 18th, at 10:45 at Anoka Wesleyan. Her topic will be the local church's response to Human Trafficking. We invite to you attend.

Sandie is a Registered Nurse and has served on the board of the International Nurses Association in Athens, Greece where she lived for ten years. It was there that she discovered human trafficking while doing a story for Lydia Living magazine. She also serves as Director of Vanguard University’s Global Center for Women and Justice and is adjunct professor of Family Violence and Human Trafficking. www.vanguard.edu/gcwj. Sandie served as a Human Trafficking Dialogue Facilitator at the National Association of Evangelicals Global Leaders Forum in Washington D.C. and was invited to the first Whitehouse Roundtable on Human Trafficking. She has hosted the Senior Director for Global Projects from the US State Department for the first Economic Roundtable on Human Trafficking in Southern California as well as in Athens, Greece at the Athens Bar Association, as well as current Human Trafficking Ambassador Luis CdeBaca. Sandie Morgan is Administrator of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force enlisting the local community in partnership with law enforcement against the modern slave trade. As an advocate for victims of human trafficking, Sandie guest lectures in universities, community groups, and churches. Sandie has been interviewed by the LA Times http://articles.latimes.com/2008/01/10/metro/me-parsons10, the OC METRO Business Magazine http://www.ocmetro.com/NEW_SITE/metro031308/women.php. the OC Register, http://www.ocregister.com/articles/trafficking-229036-morgan-human.html KOCE – Real Orange, and other media. Developing community grassroots awareness is critical to ending slavery. She partnered with other members of the OC Community on an awareness video, The Cost of Demand which can be viewed at www.live2free.org. Changing the way we think about the forces that drive demand for human trafficking is her goal. She says, “The modern salve trade is a business fueled by demand. Consequently, to some degree we are all part of the problem or part of the solution. We contribute to demand by turning a blind eye to pornography and sex tourism or by making choices that reward companies that keep their bottom line under the rest of the market by the use of slave labor.”

Block Party and VBS in August

Mark your calendars now to attend two special events in August! We will be having a neighborhood Block Party as part of National Night Out on August 3rd from 6-8 pm! There will be food, games, music and fun! Come join us at 1930 Branch Avenue in Anoka!!

Vacation Bible School will be August 8-12th at Anoka Wesleyan from 6-8:30 pm for ages 3-99! VBS is always such an awesome time...plan on coming and inviting a friend! Cost is $3.00 for five days of a great time at "Crocodile Dock"!!!!

Remodeling Updates

The elevator lift is now complete and will take individuals to the sanctuary, the entryway, and the fellowship hall! It is regularly used each week! Ken has also completed the ramp for the front entrance, so no more step! The church is now handicap accessible! The next projects will be to replace the front entry doors, create a handicap restroom, put stairtreads on the concrete stairs, and replace the sound system! It's exciting, isn't it! Thank you for your faithful support in these projects! May the Lord receive all the honor and glory! I'll post some pictures soon!

Welcome, Jeff and Becky!!

On Monday afternoon, Jeff and Becky Poe moved to Anoka! They will be ministering to the young adults and the youth of Anoka Wesleyan! We're so excited to have them here! Jeff and Becky are recent graduates of Bethany Bible College in Sussex, Canada.

Did you know that there are 48 million young adults in the United States? We, as the church of Jesus Christ, want to empower this generation to use their gifts for the benefit of people and the purposes of God...to help them unlock their potential!

Be praying for Jeff and Becky as they start their new ministry!!!