Every October, thousands of people go out and serve in the community as a part of C.I.A. (Compassion In Action weekend). This is a great way to meet needs in our community. We are currently accepting applications for projects/leaders for C.I.A. 2010.  If you have a project idea that you would like to lead, please click the link below and fill out a project application form. We would love to have you be a part of this year’s Compassion In Action weekend!

Read more about Compassion In Action here.

Download the Project Application here.

Series Starts July 13^th

One of the primary skills of life is the skill of mastering relationships. Relationships possess capacity to be the source of our greatest joys and our greatest pain while on earth. At the same time, the invitation of God is to not only walk in His forgiveness but to walk in His wisdom. This series is designed to give us God’s wisdom as we develop the skill of relationships.

“Now you should carry this project through to completion just as enthusiastically as you began it. Give whatever you can according to what you have.”

-2 Corinthians 8:11 (NLT)

Excited, pumped, thrilled, lets do this! rock on, im in! All very common expression for our generation, the 20 somethings. But what happens when the honeymoon stage of a job, idea, project, vision, or relationship fade? Difficulty appears, tension, challenges, stress.

At this point, many of us give in and call it quits. I have been guilty of this in the past, possibly too many times. I was recently talking with a director of a national mentorship organization, and learned that the highest drop out rate of mentors is the college age students. They sign up to mentor a child, and after a couple of months back out, leaving the boy or girl heart broken in anticipation. All because of what? the sizzle faded, no more carbonation in the sprite, so we throw it away. A child’s life is crucial, so those kind of statistics frustrate me to no end. I was informed that often times they avoid recruiting college students because of their lack of follow through. What can we do to change situations like this? A few thoughts come to mind

• God does not change his mind.

In scripture, I have not found a circumstance when the angle of the heart of God shifted and all of a sudden his mind changes. The only situation where that happens is in the disobedience of the Israelites, and that was posture of mans heart, and God responding to their rebellion.

• Lets not confuse our ADD of priorities with the Holy Spirit.

Circumstances may change, job situations, family life, and trouble may come. But that does not mean that we can just back out of something because of conflict. At the end of the day, we make time for what matters most to us.

• Unless you can see yourself following through, avoid committing.

Ask yourself if you can see yourself doing the task at hand at least until its completion. Set a goal or ask what is expected of you. And if you have doubts on your ability to deliver, do not commit.

I believe that doing things like this can change the cliche that our generation is known as. We could be known as revolutionaries, visionaries, and an uncontrollable force of good.

Press through, my brothers and sisters,

- Yanni

I want to see impossibilities bow their knee to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Many of you know that the 6 mission teams that Waters Edge is sending out this summer are now in the process of watching God provide thousands of dollars for them. Before they applied, none of these people looked at the cost of their trips to South Asia, Greece, Guatemala, NYC or Moose Factory, and said, “Oh, I’ve got that.” We are all simple poor college-age people like everyone else in Waters Edge.

In planning and preparing for the South Asia trip I began to feel like maybe we were stretching God’s capacity. (haha)  It is the most expensive trip by far, and we had to all raise our money in an extremely short amount of time even in comparison to the other trips.

I am learning again, that God is never ending. Right on the day of the last deadline, Friday, that number miraculously went straight up and over the $15,000 that we needed to go.  We just have to celebrate!!! Our God loves us, and he is able to meet all our needs!! He responds when we pray!!  I am completely convinced that God sincerely enjoys glorifying himself through “unlikely” circumstance.  All earthly wisdom said that our goal was impossible, but the LORD has ordained it—and therefore it happens.  If I have any purpose on the earth, this is what I want the world to see:  I want to see impossibilities bow their knee to the Lord Jesus Christ.

So now our team can move on to other forms of preparation.  We are SO EXCITED to go love people on the other side of the globe.

A Note on God’s Provision for the Other Mission Teams:  Do not give up.  God is certainly able, and his love never fails—even when you do.

A Note on God’s Provision for Everyone Else:  God isn’t providing for us because we are extra special.  He is providing to complete his purposes and to glorify himself.  God is trying to teach us something through these extravagant displays of provision.  Trust him, and pray!  He will provide for your every need.

Two Things I’d like for you to do:

1. Please go download a South Asia prayer guide, and pray for us while we are gone.  Pray HUGE prayers for us.  Prayer moves mountains. (Download it on the World Missions page.)
2. If God has recently provided for you (mission trip or something else), please write up a short story and submit it, so that it can be posted on the webpage. http://www.watersedgeatl.com/we-news/share-my-story

-Danielle

We’ve just added in a new section for you to track your fellow Waters Edgers through individual blog posts throughout the summer. Their first blogs are already live! Check them out under “Involved > World Missions”.

Fill out the form below and an email will be sent to our staff. If you already know which team you’d like to serve with, click “I know where I want to serve” and then select the team from the dropdown menu. If you would like help finding a suitable place for you, check “Help me find my place” and we will be in contact with you very soon.

Have questions from this series? Were you looking for something to be answered but didn’t hear it?

On March 9th, we are going to take a night to answer YOUR questions on Marriage Material. Submit your question in the comments section of this page!

(Staying anonymous is optional, simply type “anonymous” for your name)

For many in Water’s | Edge, faith has become a new development in their life, as God is doing something new within them. If this is you, we would encourage you to go public with this new faith by being baptized.

If you would like to be baptized, or want to talk to someone more about baptism, please fill out the form below:

If you are interested in serving somewhere in Water’s Edge and consider yourself a people person, we have the perfect spot for you!

The W|E Greeter team is forming and looking for volunteers.  If you are interested in joining this team, please fill out this form or email Paul.Nieman@12stone.com to get more information.