Celebrating in August

Birthdays

Aug 2 - Deb

Aug 4 - George

Aug 8 - Tearzah

Aug 14 - Sherry

Aug 16 - Jessica

Aug 18 - Little Amelia

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Anniversaries

August 10 - Bill & Liz

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May your special day be blessed far beyond what hope for. May you experience

His amazing love as never before. Congratulations and many blessings to

you from your Breakthrough family!

Latest happenings at Breakthrough Church

Good morning Breakthrough family! Our announcements for this week are as follows:

• There are several among us who are traveling over the next few weeks. Included are Pastor Daymond & Jenny, Kristi, George, Jared & Jeremiah, Liz and Sean & Yvonne. Thank you for your prayers of safety & protection, traveling grace while they're away from us.
• Jesse and Suzie, our newlyweds are scheduled to leave on Wednesday Aug 4 to make their home in Oklahoma. Suzie will be continuing her college education and Jesse will be seeking employment and ministry opportunities. They ask for your prayers as they embark on this new journey of their lives together. May God's peace, grace, favor and provision be with you Jesse and Suzie as you go!
• Shelly is progressing every day. She is now in physical therapy to help regain strength in her limbs. Thank you for your continued prayers for total restoration of health.
• Our first Sunday of the month fellowship for this Sunday is postponed til later. Details to follow.
• Ladies, Bethany has invited us for lunch & blessing of their new home on this Sunday afternoon, August 1 at 1:00pm. Please call Bethany at 209-7760 and let her know if you will attend and what you can bring to help complete the meal.
• Beginning this Sunday, a LOVE INC (Love In the Name of Christ) box will be available for donations. As a part of the Love INC network, we are required to have a display as a constant reminder of those in need in out local community. At this time, the specific needs are towels and blankets. They do not have to be new, but they do need to be clean and in good condition. Thank you for giving to those in need. In your act of kindness, you are giving to the Lord. Thank you!
• In all you may be facing these days, be reminded that nothing is too hard for God. Pastor Jason has released the word of the Lord that we are to begin walking in and declaring unparalleled victory in every area of our lives. Drink it in, beleive it and begin walking in your unparalleled victory now! God bless your week and see you soon!

Great Ministry Opportunity

I received this email from an organization who need some space for exchange students coming to Juneau. If you are interested or know someone who can help, respond or pass on the information.

Pray about it. Think about it. This would be an amazing opportunity! Here's all the information I received...

Dear Church,

 

My name is Taralee Ellis; I am working for a nonprofit foundation that administers two federally funded scholarships.  We bring high school teens from the former Soviet Union (FLEX program) and countries with significant Muslim populations (YES program) to Juneau for a school year.

 

I am contacting you today to find out if there is any way your church might help me find homes for these students. First off I ask that you join me in prayer that God will find homes for these students, secondly to spread the word in your congregation about this rewarding opportunity and thirdly to spread the word in the Juneau area about three fantastic exchange students that are coming to Juneau for the upcoming academic year. All have great English skills and have a variety of interests – from music to theater, and student government to volleyball.  You can find out a little more about each student through their student profile link (click, or copy and paste in your web browser to view):

 

YES068           Aliffia  INDONESIA  F

http://www.pax.org/asp/pax.asp?st_id=15619&p=6002

 

YES097           Pahmie            PHILIPPINES M

http://www.pax.org/asp/pax.asp?st_id=15739&p=10341

 

FSA129           Yekaterina       RUSSIA           F

http://www.pax.org/asp/pax.asp?st_id=15703&p=3737

 

 

At the PAX program, we bring high school teens on both the FLEX and YES programs to Alaska for a school year, but we are currently even seeking host families that could possibly welcome the student for 8 weeks to start the school year. We need host families to provide a warm and loving home environment, a bed, and three meals a day.  It is a one of a kind experience, and an opportunity to make a positive difference in a young person’s life. 

 

I was wondering if you can please pass my posting below to your members to alert them of this unique educational opportunity and see if anybody might be interested. I would also be happy to come speak to your church or youth group about this program at any time.

 

Please contact me ASAP if you are interested or happen to know someone who is able to help out.  We need to find a home for these three students within the next two weeks to make their American dreams come true.

 

Thank you in advance for your help to make the world smaller and reaching out to share God's love.  My contact information is listed below please contact me if you have any questions, or would like to set up a time to speak with me in person and to learn more.

 

Warmly,

 

Taralee Ellis

TL Creations
PO Box 32125
Juneau, AK 99803

907-500-7095 Home

253-459-4006 Cell

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Good morning Breakthrough family. Hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th weekend. Here are a few announcements to start the week off:

• Tim and Meghan are in Anchorage today, July 6 - 8 to attend the funeral of Tim's grandmother who recently passed away. Thank you for your continued prayers for the Nelson family.
• In preparation for the wedding of Jesse and Suzie, Andrew and Shelly are expecting 11 out of town guests. Suzie's family of 9 arrived Monday night from Belgium. Two more guests from Oklahoma arrives in a few days. They are in need of one more twin size bed. If you have a bed you can loan or if you can help them out in any way, such as dropping off a bag of groceries, please give Andrew or Shelly a call at 789-1076, 957-1356 or 957-1357.
• Thursday night, July 8 there will be a birthday party at the church for Nathan. Nathan is here visiting with us from Oklahoma & most of us have gotten a chance to meet him over the past couple weeks. He is away from his family for his special day and we want to let him know that he is loved. So, please come out at 6:30pm Thursday night. Contact Jeannita at jeannita.stasyszen@alaska.gov for more details or questions.
• Pastor Daymond is scheduled for gall bladder surgery on this Thursday July 8 at Elmendorf AFB hospital in Anchorage. Please keep him in prayer that his heart would be strong, for wisdom for the doctors and peace for him & Jenny. We will keep you updated as we know something.

Enjoy your short work week and be a light to someone this week!

No Sunday Service This Week

Just in case anyone missed the emails and reminders, we are having service on Saturday morning at 10:30 AM and a church barbecue afterwards. Since Sunday is the 4th and so many want to participate in the Independence Day festivities, we want to encourage everyone to do just that!

Come Saturday morning, receive from God's holy presence, have fun with us at a massive church picnic then on Sunday go and be a light to our community. It'll be great!

As I said, I want to make sure everyone had a chance to see this and know exactly what was going on!

Multiplied blessings,


Pastor Jason Stasyszen
www.breakthroughalaska.com

The weekend and beyond

Good morning Breakthrough family! "But the Lord's plans stand firm forever, His intentions can NEVER be shaken. What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people He has chosen as His inheritance." Ps 33:11-12 NLT

• This Saturday morning - July 3 - 10:30am - Breakthrough Church worship service. Immediately following service is our church family barbeque. Come ready to worship Him and receive what God will speak to us this Independence Day weekend through our pastor. If you have not signed up yet, just come and be blessed! No church service planned for Sunday, July 4. Enjoy your family time!
• Several churches have come together to sponsor a Community July 4th Celebration at Shepherd of the Valley Church at 4pm on July 4th. The meat is provided. If you'd like, you can bring non-mayo salads to go along with the burgers and hotdogs. Games and other activities are planned. This is a great event for the whole family! A worship service will begin at 6pm with several local pastors and singing groups participating. This occasion also marks the 25th anniversary of Shepherd of the Valley Church. Everyone is invited to attend this great time of fellowship with other brothers and sisters in our community.
• Until further notice, there is no Thursday night schedule at Breakthrough.

Future Dates:

• Jesse & Suzie's wedding - Saturday July 17 at 5:30pm at Breakthrough Church. The reception is being held at DIPAC at 6:30pm. Shelly & Andrew are reminding those who have not done so, to please RSVP so that they can get an accurate count to the caterers. Jesse and Suzie are registered at Amazon.com.
• A bridal shower for Suzie is planned for Thursday, July 15. More details to be announced soon.
• Baby Dedication Sunday - A baby dedication service is planned in the month of August. The specific date will be announced. If you are interested in having your baby or child dedicated to the Lord, please contact Sherry.
• Big Brothers, Big Sisters - BBBS has a HUGE need for male big brothers. At the present, there are 34 young LITTLES (boys) waiting to be matched with a male BIG. Unfortunately, there are no male BIGS just waiting to be matched with a LITTLE. If you are at all interested in this wonderful organization and making a difference in a little person's life, please contact BBBS at 586-3350 or go to www.bbbsak.org\juneau

That's it for now! Be blessed! Have a great July 4 weekend and see you tomorrow.