Northlake Church of Christ

Northlake Devotional Guide: Lent 2010
In recent years we have published a devotional guide to use in the days leading up to Easter. However, this year, you are invited to participate in an online devotional guide. One advantage this form takes is the capacity for you to post comments and share your thoughts with others.
The guide can be found on the web at www.northlakecommunity.blogspot.com. Make your way to the site and participate with others through prayer, meditation, and conversation.

New Pictures for Our Picture Diretory
We are scheduling appointments for our new picture directory. You can see Jimmy Lampley to schedule an appointment time or you can schedule your appointment through the
Olan Mills On-Line Scheduler.

If you need assistance with this online scheduler, you can call the "Scheduler HelpLine" at 1-800-845-1157 extension 6.
When calling, please mention the Northlake Church of Christ contract number #50471.

A Prayer for Action
by Doris Clark

Lord, today I THANK YOU, because
I woke up and knew where my children were.
My home was still standing;
I was not crying because my husband, my child is buried underneath a pile of rubble.
I was able to turn on the light;
I was able to drink a glass of water;
I was able to take a shower;
I was not planning a funeral.
Most of all I thank you for your love.

Lord, I cry out for the people of Haiti.
I cry out to you, the one who can turn darkness to light.
Give the mothers strength and comfort.
Provide a future and a hope for surviving children.
Open the roads, ports, and hearts so that help arrives.
Provide food, water, medicines, workers and wise leaders in the days ahead.
For all the thousands who are suffering and grieving,
give them hope and courage to go on.

Lord, turn my eyes from the TV to see the hurting cries in my own community,
May your love compel me to risk discomfort, inconvenience, and sacrifice
To share the Gospel by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, befriending the lonely, and doing my part to loose the chains of injustice in my world.

For Jesus’ sake and glory. AMEN

MY GIFT FOR HAITI
Donations given through the Northlake Church for Haitian Relief are being sent to three reputable Christian organizations that work with Haitian churches and agencies:

Healing Hands International, an international humanitarian relief organization providing medical supplies, food, & water.

Hope for Haiti’s Children, a Haitian based organization for orphan care and education of impoverished children.

World Relief, an international relief and development organization with established offices in Haiti.