FLY...a ministry of WINGS.

FUN FUN FUN!

2011-08-20T23:38:00.000-04:00

Well we have been having a BLAST on Wednesday nights!! anywhere from 25-35 kiddos! The teens and tweens are performing amazing Bible Story Skits for our lesson!
Here are some pics and videos from the last 2 Wednesday's...I'll let them speak for themselves!

HILARIOUS!

VIDEOS WILL BE POSTED ONCE I FIGURE OUT HOW TO SCALE THE SIZE DOWN!!

SONSURF Beach Bash - Day 1! "Meet Up with Jesus!"

2011-08-03T22:40:00.000-04:00

Tonight was the first night of SONSURF Beach Bash during Wednesday Night Whacky Worship!!!

And it was definitely a HIT!! We had 25 kids there tonight! That's a record for us! ;O)

I totally forgot to bring my camera...an "epic" (using beach bash language, lol)

mistake! So the only pics I could get was during our outside time. This was the kids playing "Sharks & Seals"!

They Jr. High kids did the bible lesson in skit format for us tonight and they are already planning out next weeks lesson...also in interactive/skit format! AWESOME!!!!!!!!

We watched Day One of the "Beach Challenge" video (like Chadder) and each day there is also a video with "Dr. Cool" about the animal that is representing the topic for that day!"

It was FUN FUN FUN all the way around!

I am so excited for next week...I have already heard of 5 more kids coming next week! WOW!

BEACH DAY CANCELLED :(((((

2011-08-03T22:32:00.002-04:00

Due to Tropical Storm Emily, we have to cancel beach day :(((

BEACH DAY! THIS SATURDAY!

2011-08-01T01:03:00.000-04:00

C'mon!! We're going to THE BEACH!!!

WHEN: This Saturday, August 6th. Carpooling from SLCC at 9:00 AM

WHERE: Mary McCleod Bethune Beach in New Smyrna Beach.

TO DO: Bring a sack lunch and lots of sunscreen!

(Drinks will be provided.)

*Parents welcome but not necessary unless your child cannot swim.

RSVP:Call Ms. Lisa to sign uP! 352-638-6747

Wednesday Night Whacky Worship-SONSURF!

2011-08-01T00:58:00.000-04:00

While VBS is officially over, many of our students and helpers have asked that we make VBS go ALL year long! While we can't "technically" do that--we ARE listening! We are going to try going through the lesson (Bible Adventures) and skits of a variety of VBS curriculum over the next few months....To kick it off! SONSURF!! The next 5 weeks will be spent learning gnarly things in a fun and interactive way about our awesome God!

JOIN US WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FROM 7-8PM for a surfin' good time!

(Don't worry!! We will still do our whacky and fun games like hide n go seek in the dark & dodge ball too!!)

Here are 4 of the 5 topics we'll be learning about over the next 5 weeks!

SEE YOU WEDNESDAY!

(Being held at Silver Lake Community Church

34030 Radio Rd. Leesburg, Fl.)

Vacation Bible School ROCKED!!

2011-07-27T22:34:00.000-04:00

SO many kiddos there too! We had between 70 and 80 kids all week except for our last day-attendance was down to 61-thats just kids! we had 4--50 helpers EVERY SINGLE NIGHT also!! WAY TO GO SLCC!
Thank you to EVERYONE who helped and EVERYONE who brought their kids! Pandamania was awesome and we had 12 children give their heart to the Lord for the very first time!!
Enjoy these pics and don't forget about Beach Day next week!

BEACH DAY and BACK TO SCHOOL FIELD DAY!!!!

2011-07-19T12:08:00.000-04:00

We have the dates!
August 6th we will be going to the BEACH! Please call me to register! 352-638-6747.
Bring a sack lunch...drinks will be provided.
Meet up at Silver Lake Community Church at 9AM to carpool.

AND.............
Our 2nd annual BACK TO SCHOOL field day will be Saturday, August 13th! 1pm-3pm at SLCC. Registration forms will be available in the Narthex soon.

Here are some pictures from last year's beach day and back to school event!

Beach Day 2010

BTS 2010

COME AND JOIN US FOR THE FUN!!!!!

Summer Fun!

2011-07-11T11:46:00.000-04:00

What are some things you guys want to do over Summer break?

Want to do the back to school event again?

water balloon fights?

swimming? beach?

roller skating?

movies??

Think about it and let's get some things planned!! Summer's HALF way over already!!

Always Trust God!

2011-07-07T09:05:00.000-04:00

The Israelite's saw SO MANY wonders yet they STILL forgot God's all encompassing power! They traveled FOREVER (not quite, but it sure seemed that way!) in the desert because of their lack of faith and disobedience!
Today I want to talk about Joshua though...once Moses passed away God chose Joshua to lead them to the Promised Land. He provided them with a leader! I think that is amazing in of itself! He didn't just leave them to "figure it out".
When they went to cross the Jordan River over into the Promised Land, Joshua had the priests go first- after all..they were carrying the ark of the covenant! As soon as their feet touched the water, it pulled away as if there was a dam there! Once again the Israelite's were able to cross a body of water as though it were land...God is pretty AMAZING!
The thing I want to focus on here is the 12 stones.

Joshua had them take stones from the dry riverbed and build a memorial as a reminder that God was always with them. You can imagine what each of the stones may have represented to the people. One might represent God sending Moses to free them from Pharaoh. Another might remind them that God parted the Red Sea. All along God was with them. He NEVER gave up on them! It took 400 years to make it to the Promised Land! God never forgot, He never changed His mind, He was ALWAYS with them.
We need to remember that NO MATTER what the circumstances look like-God is always with us.
His SUPERNATURAL power has no limitations! He made EVERYTHING-of course he can do anything. If he made the Sea, He can cause it to part. God is INVOLVED in our lives. He loves us VERY much. Remember--He knows how many hairs are on your head...all the time!
Lean on Him, believe His word. It is our ROCK when the world is shaky!

What are some things you can use to help YOU to remember the promises of God?

Psalm 91.......

2011-07-06T14:00:00.002-04:00

...is in my thoughts today.
My bestie and her children, ages 10 and 12 are now standing firm on Psalm 91. Their Dad (her husband) just deployed to Iraq for over a year. He left on Independence Day.How fitting.
For a long time she was very worried and just in a constant state of anxiety over the situation...but now....NOW she has found freedom and joy in standing on the promises of Psalm 91. There have even been some surprises and changes in what he will be doing over there...things that normally would have sent her in a tailspin. She isn't putting on a front-she isn't HOPING to stand in it...she IS. She has truly placed it before God and has LEFT it with Him. The Father. The Protector. The Provider. She has refused to allow anyone else's fears and worries enter her mind. She has the WALL of protection up and NOTHING is penetrating it. Wow...what a place to be with the Lord.
Here is what Psalm 91 says:

Psalm 91

¹ Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
   will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.^[a]
² I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
   my God, in whom I trust.” ³ Surely he will save you
   from the fowler’s snare
   and from the deadly pestilence.
⁴ He will cover you with his feathers,
   and under his wings you will find refuge;
   his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
⁵ You will not fear the terror of night,
   nor the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
   nor the plague that destroys at midday.
⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
   ten thousand at your right hand,
   but it will not come near you.
⁸ You will only observe with your eyes
   and see the punishment of the wicked.
⁹ If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,”
   and you make the Most High your dwelling,
¹⁰ no harm will overtake you,
   no disaster will come near your tent.
¹¹ For he will command his angels concerning you
   to guard you in all your ways;
¹² they will lift you up in their hands,
   so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
¹³ You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
   you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
¹⁴ “Because he^[b] loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
   I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him;
   I will be with him in trouble,
   I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him
   and show him my salvation.”

Footnotes:

Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai
Psalm 91:14 That is, probably the king

Read this and stand on it DAILY!

Pray for this family and all the others out there dealing with the same or similiar situation.

Pandamania VBS!! July 17-21!

2011-07-06T09:05:00.000-04:00

DON'T MISS OUT!
Be sure to get signed up HERE for Vacation Bible School!
We're in for a WILD time at Pandamania this year!

For grades-Pre-K (toilet-trained) through 5th!
Older children are welcomed and encouraged to volunteer as assistant crew leaders!
Our VBS is held in the evenings to allow for working families to be able to get their children there!

You can sign up as a participant OR a volunteer HERE!

the book of Job...

2011-07-05T13:44:00.000-04:00

...is on my mind today. I read the book of Job last week while I was down with my back. I am reading a book called "The Bible Jesus Read" by Philip Yancey.

It was given to me over a year ago as a going away gift from my friend in Nevada. The bible Jesus read was, in fact, The Old Testament! I had never really thought about that!
Chapter 2 is about the book of Job. Job is SEEMINGLY about pain and suffering-unjustified, undeserved. There is an odd parallel to Jesus's suffering on the cross. -also unjustified and undeserved.
But as I read on and read Yancey's take on this book-it was stated and made clear that the book of Job isn't really about pain and suffering at all. It's about whether or not a faithful servant of God would remain faithful when there was absolutely no personal gain in doing so. When he felt that God himself had forsaken him, would he stand on the truth that he never will. It's hard to swallow the actions in this book, but it really makes you think...................................
Another part of this that really makes me ponder is that the things his "friends" were saying were all things that seemed legit! God would never allow this type of thing to happen to someone that was walking in His favor...doesn't that seem true? I mean....God would offer favor, protection, etc. if Job really was free of any sin. But, as Yancey says, God was actually staking quite a bit on His confidence in Job's faith.

If you haven't read the book of Job....read it....I'd like to hear what you have to say. Be prepared to feel anger and a sense of unfairness on Job's behalf....and a questioning of "WHY" directed toward God.
In my husband's words..."it's really makes me feel angry, it seems like a game".
Hmmmmm.....
The book of Job also addresses the question of whether or not we have the right to question God....who are we, after all. But question Him Job does. Read the outcome.

WELCOME!

2011-07-05T13:22:00.000-04:00

Welcome to our new page!!
I am not sure what type of routine I'll get intoon thispage...but we'll see! Please feel free to email me suggestions at wingslisa@gmail.com
Also, check out our WINGS blog page at http://wingsministry4u.blogspot.com/
We're just getting that one started too...so bear with us and be sure to let us know your ideas!