INCITE STUDENT MINISTRY - MISSION MEXICO 2007
The student ministry of Preston Trail Community Church will be heading to Mexico for our upcoming mission trip. The dates for this trip are Saturday, March 10 - Wednesday, March 14th (Spring Break). The cost of this trip is $200 and registration has begun.

PRESTON TRAIL HEADING TO INDONESIA
Our church will send a team of volunteers to Aceh, Indonesia during Spring Break, March 9-18, 2007, to work among the tsunami survivors.
Needed: 1) those who can teach American cooking; 2) men, women, youth who can lead children’s programs that resemble backyard clubs, crafts, puppet shows; 3) doctors, nurses and/or medical students; 4) basketball coaches. (Translators available.) If you do not fit these particular needs but have a desire to go, we can use whatever skill you have. The needs are great. Since the shots required take about 6 weeks, it is imperative that you sign up early, preferably by January 26. Costs for all travel, food, and lodging will be about $2500.
Please contact: J.D. Tomlin at jd@prestontrail.org or Bill and Dellanna O’Brien at 214-387-4112 or bellmitra@sbcglobal.net.

MEN'S MINISTRY KICKOFF
Men’s Ministry Kickoff - PTCC is starting a new and exciting men’s ministry in 2007, designed to help men build strong friendships with other Christian men, become better husbands and/or fathers, and grow closer to God. To get this ministry airborne, we will host a kickoff event on Sunday evening February 11 from 6 to 7:30 PM at our new building. This kickoff will include a homemade chili dinner, a hilarious improv troop, a vision for men’s ministry, and our Sunday morning worship band playing some great music. We invite ALL men to come to this event ... and to bring a friend with you!

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PTMen

This Sunday evening we are launching PTMen, our new Men’s Ministry.  It has been in the planning stages for almost three months now and everything is on go!  We believe that this ministry, along with our Women’s Ministry, will be the dynamic venues that will help us to accomplish our purpose of helping people become fully devoted followers of Christ.

Our commitment to a Men’s Ministry has arisen out of our growing awareness of the special needs men have, especially in the spiritual realm.  A recent survey by George Barna points to a window of opportunity that we have to help men grow.  He discovered that men:

• Are looking for meaning and purpose in life
• Are seeking understanding of who they are and what they are thinking
• Want solutions to their everyday problems and difficulties
• Want to know God—who he is and what he means to them
• Want to be a part of an effective men’s ministry that touches them where they are
• Want friendships that are built on trust and that will last
• Want help with family issues, especially training for their children

The goal of PTMen will be to step in the gap and provide the answers and opportunities that men are seeking.  So, if you are a man that resonates with some of the desires above you will be juiced by what you see Sunday night.

The festivities begin at the building with some 3 Alarm Chili at 6:00 PM.  Then we’ll move into the Worship Center where the band will crank out some driving tunes that will rev us up.  We’ve got an Improve Comedy Group that will help us see the humorous side of being male and then we’ll cast the vision of how this ministry is going to help us grow up into strong men for Christ.  It’s going to be an awesome event!

Don’t forget Sunday morning, though!  Paul is concluding our Man Law Series with the message “All Good People Go to Heaven.”  He will be presenting the gospel in a clear and inviting way, so if you have been investing and inviting lately, this will be an awesome Sunday for you to bring friends with you.  Then, after the message we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper together.  It will be a powerful morning, you won’t want to miss.

God is doing his transforming work in so many of our lives.  Thanks for your prayers, service, and support that help make it all happen!

Blessings,

Jim

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