February and March, 2009

How God Used You:

Read more about most in the sections below

- Mission trip to orphanage in Naco, Mexico

-Student-led trip to Pinetop/Lakeside!

-Bible Studies and discipleship keep getting better!

-Meals and fellowship each week!

-Events for community

-Sanctuary and Christian Challenge students’ eyes are opened to human trafficking.

-Lots of students are being met through ASU events.

-Student leaders are being invested in and trained up.

-We have been able to have a lot of great one-on-one time with our students & new and/or unchurched students.

-We’ve been praying for you.

Made possible by God’s mighty power and your prayers & giving: thank you!

Sanctuary

Co-pastor, Jason Robinson and his wife (and our surrogate!) have accepted a call to be the College Director at another local church. While we miss them, we are extremely happy about this amazing opportunity that God provided. There are too many things to list that will be such a blessing and a perfect match for the Robinson Family.

God has also provided for Sanctuary. With the huge loss of the Robinsons, God led several people to take on more leadership at Sanctuary and as they have stepped up and led, we have seen God pour out blessing. This loss led to a vision and passion for Sanctuary that has been amazing and exciting to see. Many new worship styles, preaching styles, strategies, etc. have begun to happen and God has been leading and blessing each step of the way.

Sanctuary loves Co-planter/ Co-pastor Jason and his entire family and they will always be a part of the Sanctuary family. His last sermon was a bittersweet time. Please pray as they begin this new ministry.











Spring Break Mission Trip: Orphanage in Mexico

We are so excited to get to go to an orphanage in the city of Naco. We will be doing a Sports Camp for the children in the orphanage there and “loving” on them as much as possible. They are building another building and our contact told us they have only one hammer!!! The Sanctuary team has been gathering tools to donate as well as the food items they requested: peanut butter, mayonnaise, and kool-aid. Please pray for the children and for our team.




















Acts 2:42

“They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts.2:42

God has really laid this verse on the Sanctuary Team as a model for our small groups, called 242 groups. We have four 242 groups each week: two co-eds (Truth Project & Romans), as well as a “Man Clan” and a Ladies 242.


Community is the heart beat of Sanctuary, which led us to begin a Friday Night Family Meal. We meet at one of the student’s homes (on-campus) and eat a homemade meal together and then spend some time together. We really want to create a community where people are loved, feel Christ’s love, and follow after Him together. It’s a great place for “un-churched” friends to come and meet us.



Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow…

The implant was a success and we are now expecting! This whole surrogacy process has been very emotional for all involved and we feel so blessed that God has taken us this far. We are guarding our hearts as we are still in the first trimester and are not telling Dallas until it’s a little closer. Thank you so much for your prayers. Although it’s been a painful-beyond-our-wildest-dreams kind of year, this amazing blessing has been very healing and we have seen God’s amazing provision through each step. Kim and her entire family have sacrificed for us and we are so grateful. Please continue to pray.

Powers Update

Bryan has begun working two additional jobs to help make up for our support deficit. While one does take away time from the ministry, the other complements it: working twice/week at the House of Refuge East, on campus. This is the home for victims of domestic violence and their children.

Dallas (and Mommy) are excited about best-friends, the Hallam family moving back to Arizona next month! Although he and dear friend, Grace are so young, they have continued to ask for each other and love each other from afar!

Thank You for Your Prayers!

Please pray…

-Mexico Mission Trip!
-Robinson family with new job
-Kim as she’s pregnant!
-Healing with losing Madison Grace –it has been especially difficult for Jamie
-Our support
-PRAISE – Sanctuary’s amazing student leaders
-That students, especially unchurched/unsaved will continue to be drawn to CC & Sanctuary
-Prayer and PRAISE: In-vitro and surrogacy: we’re expecting!
-PRAISE: New church plant
-16 have accepted Christ
-C., G., S., J. & M. to accept Christ
-Sharing the Gospel on campus

How can we pray for you?