The Heinrich Newsletter - May 2011
Prayer Partners, Egg Hunt Report! God brought out close to 1500 people on April 22nd for the Annual Resurrection Egg Hunt. The Gideons handed out 600 New Testaments and people heard the gospel in several different ways. It is very exciting to be part of an outreach that draws an unsaved crowd. Registration forms indicated that 75% of the people at the event do not even attend any church. Included in the other 25% were Buddhists, Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons. God gives us an unparallelled opportunity to impact lives at this outreach. Please pray for us as we work on ways to continue sharing the gospel with these neighbors. Click here for a video report from the Egg Hunt. Please feel free to share this with your church. Facilities: We continue to look for a facility that we can rent 24/7. We continue to pursue several options, but have yet to find anything that is as visible and usable as the school facility. There is definitely a growing excitement at Crossroads about the possibility of having our own facility some time soon. In the mean time, we are extremely thankful for the new trailer and Suburban which have allowed us to expand what we do at the school. Palm Sunday was the first time for a choir cantata, using new equipment purchased by a Baptist Builders Club Grant. The support of God's people is overwhelming! Church Growth: This spring PT was privileged to baptize four young people. Alex and Audra are neighbors who were reached through JOY Club. Nicole's family came to Crossroads last year, after leaving the American Baptist Church, and Mala is the oldest child in the family that moved here from Pakistan. It was a blessing to hear the testimonies of how God has worked in each of their lives. Hopefully there will be five adults completing a membership class and joining soon, also. If families would stop moving OUT of Tracy, our attendance numbers would really grow! But, we are constantly reminded that it is our job to commit to faithful men who are able to teach others also. Where God uses them is up to HIM. God will build HIS church, in HIS way and in HIS timing! JOY Club Report: This was a record breaking year for our JOY Club. Students enrolled - 23 Visitors brought - 22 Average attendance - 14 Salivations - 2 Baptisms - 2 Verses recited - 941 We Praise the Lord for what He is doing through JOY Club. Family Report: Samantha: We appreciate your continued prayers for our family. Specifically many have been praying for our 14 year old daughter Samantha. She has always been very healthy (Four years in a row of perfect attendance at school, excellent athlete, etc.) For the past 12 weeks she has been unable to keep down food. We have been to four hospitals, numerous specialists, ran dozens of tests and procedures and put 1240 miles on our mini van. The initial diagnosis of a tumor in her pituitary gland, which was going to require brain surgery, was ruled out by other tests. The mass in pituitary is a cyst, which will be closely monitored, but for now is not going to be surgically removed. We finally have some answers, as she is being treated for Gastroparesis, a paralysis of the stomach muscles that is usually caused by nerve damage. The doctors are still trying to determine what has caused this paralysis, but we are thankful to be starting treatment. She is on some controversial and high powered medications that stimulate the stomach to do what it is supposed to do. This has been a painful process. There is no "cure" for this condition. We will have to make lifestyle changes to help her manage the symptoms. We are thankful that she is slowly beginning to be able to eat again. God miraculously protected her from serious malnourishment during this time. She was dehydrated several times and has lost weight, but there does not appear to be any permanent damage. The only explanation of this protection is the prayers of God's people. The doctors have been amazed that she has not battled depression during this ordeal. It has been a beautiful testimony at her school and on her sports teams to the grace of God in her life. We appreciate your continued prayers. GARBC conference need: We are so excited about this year’s GARBC national conference in Denver Co. The theme this year is “Destined to Multiply” with an emphasis on church planting. We believe that this will be a great opportunity to highlight the church planting efforts in California and meet with interested pastors and other church planters. Our church, the Crossroads Baptist Church of Tracy has applied for full fellowship with the GARBC this year, and will be received into fellowship at the Denver conference. We have also received a grant from Baptist Builders Club to help with our facilities needs and will be receiving the “Big” check. Tim has also been ask to speak at the Baptist Builders Club Breakfast about the impact of the Grant on the church plant. The final reason we are hoping to attend this year’s annual conference is Tim’s participation in the GARBC Chaplain corps. Because our summer budget is already maxed out, we need the help of our great supporters to get us to the conference. We are planning to drive the 1260 miles each way from Tracy to Denver, to save as much money as possible. We need about $1,400 for the trip. The best way to attend this conference is to stay in the conference hotel where you can return to your room to rest etc. The conference hotel is $98 a night (plus tax$$$) and we would have to get a room and a half, as they will not let us all stay in one. We are planing to share the second room with our ministry partners, the Shade Family, who also need a room and a half. If we stay at the conference and share the room with the shades the total need for this trip is $2,000. Our sending church has already committed to helping us with $500 so that leaves only $1,500. Thank you for praying with us about this need. We can’t do it alone, but God can do it through the generosity of His people. Vacation Bible School: We are planning "Rev It Up" VBS from August 1-5. We are hopeful to see many Egg Hunt contacts at this outreach. Our first VBS reached 55 different children. Last year we reached 70 children. Will you pray that God will send 100 children this year (and the workers to teach them?) Standing at the Crossroads together with you, Tim and Susan Heinrich and Family

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