Friday, December 11, 2009
Sevice at Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread is a charity food service in Baltimore which serves hot meals to the needy of the city 365 days a year. Our Battalion has volunteered to help with the food service on Saturday, December 19th. The maximum number of Brigadiers we can bring is 10 so sign up early to make sure you have a spot. We will leave Chapelgate on Saturday morning at 8:00 am and return by ~2:30 pm. Please contact Lt. Jeff Lutz at 410-489-7487
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Thoughts from our December 1st meeting
Hi gang,
It was great to see everyone sharing their achievement work within their squads last night and I'm encouraged by the progress you are making. The potatoe cannon was pretty cool too! We talked in Council Ring last night about the spiritual fuel in our lives. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians uses an analogy of food to illustrate our progress toward maturity in our faith in Christ. Milk for babes and solid food for the more mature. When we examine our lives and relationship with our Lord, can it be said that we've remained babes in many ways? The Holy Spirit may be calling you to look deeper at the truths of scripture and to reform your thinking which may have become stagnant. Wrestling with the deep questions in our hearts can bring about new levels of maturity as we seek the truth. The Lord is faithful and will honor those who seek Him (see John 16:4-15). Here are some questions to wrestle with. They all have "Sunday School" answers that you may have heard since you were young but those times have passed and I believe we are being called to something greater. What does the Bible say about;
Who is God? What is my relationship to Him? Do I cultivate that relationship? Does He pursue me? Do I expect Him to make all the moves? Am I a sinner? What is the depth of my sin? Is it really that bad? Who cares, or why should I care, or what makes me care? Do I really live as though I believe? Is there joy in my salvation? Does it influence my life?
As always, it's great being with you guys. If you have other questions you're wrestling with, I'd be happy to discuss them with you.
Blessings,
Capt. Hayden
It was great to see everyone sharing their achievement work within their squads last night and I'm encouraged by the progress you are making. The potatoe cannon was pretty cool too! We talked in Council Ring last night about the spiritual fuel in our lives. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians uses an analogy of food to illustrate our progress toward maturity in our faith in Christ. Milk for babes and solid food for the more mature. When we examine our lives and relationship with our Lord, can it be said that we've remained babes in many ways? The Holy Spirit may be calling you to look deeper at the truths of scripture and to reform your thinking which may have become stagnant. Wrestling with the deep questions in our hearts can bring about new levels of maturity as we seek the truth. The Lord is faithful and will honor those who seek Him (see John 16:4-15). Here are some questions to wrestle with. They all have "Sunday School" answers that you may have heard since you were young but those times have passed and I believe we are being called to something greater. What does the Bible say about;
Who is God? What is my relationship to Him? Do I cultivate that relationship? Does He pursue me? Do I expect Him to make all the moves? Am I a sinner? What is the depth of my sin? Is it really that bad? Who cares, or why should I care, or what makes me care? Do I really live as though I believe? Is there joy in my salvation? Does it influence my life?
As always, it's great being with you guys. If you have other questions you're wrestling with, I'd be happy to discuss them with you.
Blessings,
Capt. Hayden
CMTS Trip Follow Up
Our trip to CMTS a couple weekends ago was a resounding success! Our team of 23 was put to work loading a 40 ft shipping container with hospital beds, a large generator and trailer, two dentist's chairs, huge amounts of clothing, and other medical equipment. The container is bound for Haiti where a hospital is being built. The spirit among our crew was high and everyone worked diligently throughout the day and evening. It was rewarding to see the fully loaded truck head out on its trip to the port. You guys are to be commended for your willingness to give your time and effort in this way and the CMTS staff told me over and over how much they appreciated your diligence in this heavy work. Our prayer is that this equipment will be a blessing to the people of Haiti and a means of furthering the Gospel of Christ in that country.
Blessings,
Capt. Hayden
Blessings,
Capt. Hayden
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Service Opportunity!
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009
Start Time: 8:30am at Chapelgate to carpool or 9am at the Boths
Finish time: 3pm (est.)
Home of: Dan and Pat Both
Chapelgate CSB 6468 has scheduled a work day to serve CSB Chairman Dan Both and his wife Pat. This is an opportunity to bless and encourage them in a tangible way as they recover from heath issues. The work will include, but not limited to leaf raking, tree trimming, loading and unloading for trips to the dump. Please plan on attending and giving any time available.
What to bring:
Bag Lunch and Water
Tools: Work Gloves, Rake, Trimmer, Pruner, Old Tarps, Bow Saw, etc.
Anyone with a truck, that would be willing to come and help with hauling items to the Howard County Dump, would be most helpful.
Contact Gene Siggins for directions or questions: siggins5@msn.com
Start Time: 8:30am at Chapelgate to carpool or 9am at the Boths
Finish time: 3pm (est.)
Home of: Dan and Pat Both
Chapelgate CSB 6468 has scheduled a work day to serve CSB Chairman Dan Both and his wife Pat. This is an opportunity to bless and encourage them in a tangible way as they recover from heath issues. The work will include, but not limited to leaf raking, tree trimming, loading and unloading for trips to the dump. Please plan on attending and giving any time available.
What to bring:
Bag Lunch and Water
Tools: Work Gloves, Rake, Trimmer, Pruner, Old Tarps, Bow Saw, etc.
Anyone with a truck, that would be willing to come and help with hauling items to the Howard County Dump, would be most helpful.
Contact Gene Siggins for directions or questions: siggins5@msn.com
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Notes from November 10th
Hi gang,
Well we've finished Backyard Ballistics and started Small Engine Repair this week. For those who still need to finish off your test (memorizing the verse) you have until next week to demonstrate your mastery to Lt. Tallman. I think we'll start dismantling our engines next week and may get a little grimy so wear something appropriate.
Blessings,
Capt. Hayden
Well we've finished Backyard Ballistics and started Small Engine Repair this week. For those who still need to finish off your test (memorizing the verse) you have until next week to demonstrate your mastery to Lt. Tallman. I think we'll start dismantling our engines next week and may get a little grimy so wear something appropriate.
Blessings,
Capt. Hayden
Christian Missionary Technical Services (CMTS) Trip
Mark your calendars for Nov. 20-22 to attend our trip to CMTS for a work weekend at one our favorite ministries. Meet at Chapelgate at 5:00 pm on Friday the 20th and we'll leave asap. We'll be back by 5:00 on Sunday afternoon. Here's what to bring.
Sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries
Work clothes, gloves, boots or old shoes
Clean clothes for church Sunday, Bible
Money for dinner stop on Friday night and lunch on Sunday.
Cost of the trip is $25 which covers our other meals and lodging. Make checks payable to Chapelgate Presbyterian Church.
Sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries
Work clothes, gloves, boots or old shoes
Clean clothes for church Sunday, Bible
Money for dinner stop on Friday night and lunch on Sunday.
Cost of the trip is $25 which covers our other meals and lodging. Make checks payable to Chapelgate Presbyterian Church.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
From October 20th
Hi all,
How have you liked the Backyard Ballistics unit? I think Lt. Tallman and Lt. Clark have done a great job showing us a variety of interesting ways to launch potatoes and other assorted vegetables. Also, I need to give a big shout out to Carl and Anthony for a great presentation of their pneumatic potatoe chucker last week. They went all out and it showed. Great project! Remember, next week we will work on the marshmallow shooters and the next week will be our test so study your verse (Hebrews 4:14-15). Here are some links to websites Lt. Tallman talked about if you've got the urge for a neat home project. http://www.siege-engine.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jolYDinb_50# Last but not least, here is the link to Lt. Lutz's illustration from his very excellent CR. Let it remind you that it matters very much what we fix our eyes on. http://illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate.com/2009/the-break-of-the-curveball/
Canoe Trip Update: We got tested hard with the weather this past weekend so the canoe trip didn't get completed as we had hoped. But, the area is very beautiful and a great trip so we may plan to do it again in the spring. Stay tuned.
Blessings,
Captain Hayden
How have you liked the Backyard Ballistics unit? I think Lt. Tallman and Lt. Clark have done a great job showing us a variety of interesting ways to launch potatoes and other assorted vegetables. Also, I need to give a big shout out to Carl and Anthony for a great presentation of their pneumatic potatoe chucker last week. They went all out and it showed. Great project! Remember, next week we will work on the marshmallow shooters and the next week will be our test so study your verse (Hebrews 4:14-15). Here are some links to websites Lt. Tallman talked about if you've got the urge for a neat home project. http://www.siege-engine.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jolYDinb_50# Last but not least, here is the link to Lt. Lutz's illustration from his very excellent CR. Let it remind you that it matters very much what we fix our eyes on. http://illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate.com/2009/the-break-of-the-curveball/
Canoe Trip Update: We got tested hard with the weather this past weekend so the canoe trip didn't get completed as we had hoped. But, the area is very beautiful and a great trip so we may plan to do it again in the spring. Stay tuned.
Blessings,
Captain Hayden
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