By Robin Raiford News Staff Writer

“Jesus loves me! This I know, For the Bible tells me so…” If you’re on the second floor of Frazer’s Building 3000 on Sunday mornings, you may hear this favorite song of the International Bible Study class. It is a simple melody with simple words that are easy to learn to sing in English and the message is dear to the hearts of all class members. Students measure their prog-ress in learning English by how well they sing Jesus Loves Me. They also cherish the freedom they have found in America to be allowed to sing or speak of their love of Jesus.

The class formed about two years ago and is steadily grow-ing in size. Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, China and Taiwan are some of the homeland countries of class members who are all

communicating and learning in English as their second lan-guage. Cindy Alsabrook is the class teacher and emphasizes the importance of body language and attitude among mem-bers to overcome any language barriers and make all feel wel-come and accepted. Since class members have different levels of English proficiency, Cindy keeps each Sunday’s lesson sim-ple and strictly adheres to teaching directly from Bible verses. Members have Bibles in their native language with English translations, however, translations vary and some of the origi-nal Hebrew meaning of verses requires additional explanation and discussion for international members to gain the intended biblical message.

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N e w s & e v e N t sNAtIONAL DAY OF PRAYeR BReAKFAst tHURsDAY, MAY 3-Montgomery will join with communities across the United States in praying for our nation on this 61st annual observance of the National Day of Prayer. Frazer’s Food Ministry will prepare a delicious breakfast for only $5. Community leaders and pastors from several area churches will lead us in prayer. Tickets will be available in the Frazer Bookstore. Breakfast starts at 6:30 a.m., with the program from 7-8 a.m. For more ways to get involved in the National Day of Prayer, visit NationalDayofPrayer.org.

BARBeCUe, FLeA MARKet AND BAKe sALe FOR MIssIONs MAY 5- Tickets are still available for the 22nd Annual Youth Missions Barbecue, Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy a tasty lunch and help Frazer send students to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Ethiopia. Barbecue plates are $8, sandwich brown bag is $6. Tickets are available in the Crave Student Ministry office during the week or in the Atrium Sunday mornings. Call 495-6409. Be sure to drop by the Fellowship Hall to grab a tasty treat from the Women’s Circle’s Bake Sale.

Come shop for treasures Saturday, May 5 at the Singles Missions Flea Market from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Donations are also needed- bring it by the Singles office or call us and we will pick it up. Booths are also for rent- 15 x 20 space for $20. For donations or rentals, please call 495-6390.

FAtHeR’s DAY RUN JUNe 16- The Frazer “Trans4mation Run” has been renamed the Frazer Father’s Day run. Save the date for the Saturday before Father’s Day, June 16 for a day of fun featuring 5K and 1-Mile run/walk courses starting and finishing behind the Frazer Activity Center and running through the Landmark subdivision. The race is open to all but special award categories will be offered for father-child teams. Proceeds will benefit Frazer’s ongoing transformational work with the Deaf Community in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Detailed race information and online registration coming soon.

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Members of the International Bible Study, led by Cindy Alsabrook (standing, third from left), meet Sunday mornings at 9:30 in room 3214.

International Bible Study members share stories of faith, Christ’s love

Frazer celebrated Easter and

the resurrection of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ through a

variety of special activities and

events. For a recap of the many

Holy Week activities, captured in

photos, please see pages 4-5.Photo by ChRis thoRnton

A special sunrise service was held at Blount Cultural Park Easter Sunday, April 8.

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Cindy’s steadfast commitment to teaching the International Bible Study and shepherding its class members has been fueled by the stories members have shared of their lives before com-ing to America and their love of America and the freedom they now have to study the Bible. One of the class members has a statement on her Bible cover that suc-cinctly conveys the importance of the Bible study to its international member-ship: This Book is Illegal in 52 Countries. Class members openly share stories of their struggle for freedom and their deep appreciation for their lives in America and welcome visitors to their class. One of the Bible verses Cindy taught from in March was 2 Corinthians 1: 1-4 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Je-sus Christ, … who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we our-selves have received from God.” (NIV) Everyone discussed how important it is to each of them to share their stories and to help others find freedom and ev-erlasting life.

Members Share Their TestimoniesSeng-In Hsaio, who is called Ivy, is

grateful for her work as a nurse at Bap-tist East Medical Center and is very proud she has learned English well enough to communicate by phone with physicians. She is a PRN and enjoys working wher-ever she is needed.

Ivy is from Taiwan and came to Amer-ica to marry her husband, Dr. Cheng-Chi Huang, an associate professor at Auburn-Montgomery. Ivy’s brother con-ducts a home-based church in secret and all singing must be whispered. She supports his ministry financially and prayerfully but is able to return home for visits with her family only every two years. Ivy was one of the first at Frazer to request an international Bible study class and frequently sings for the class with her sweet voice.

Bounhong Detamphayvahn, who likes to be called “B,” and her husband, Bounkham, were refugees of Laos and escaped to Thailand and made their way to America in 1981. Morningview Baptist Church sponsored her family to come to Montgomery and since then B has brought her mother and 16 other family members to freedom in America. B is very grateful that Frazer and one of its dedicated members, Loette Lee, helped her in bringing family members

to Montgomery. B remembers worship-ping Buddha in Laos followed by the ter-ror of Communism and war and then her horrifying escape in a small boat to seek freedom. B worked at National Indus-tries upon her arrival in Montgomery and appreciates the leadership of June Collier in providing programs for em-ployees to learn English language and American culture. She and her husband proudly became American citizens in 1996. B’s eyesight was poor and she fer-vently and with great expectation prayed to Jesus to heal her eyes so she could see without expensive glasses. She loves to share her testimony of Jesus’ healing of her eyesight. B serves in Frazer’s cloth-ing ministry and in the kitchen.

John Rudy is a successful business owner now but 15 years ago owed huge debts and is thankful for Jesus’ faithful-ness to him. John is from China and en-joys learning more about Jesus in the International Bible Study class and ap-preciates learning in English. He owns Rudy’s Furniture in Montgomery and Panda Buffet in Auburn and utilizes his business network to collect and donate furnishings and food to those who have encountered tragedies, such as tornado victims. John works long hours daily but carves out time to participate in classes at Frazer and to act on his belief that once you have found prosperity you should give back to society.

Phim Pha Pheng Phanh is from Laos

and made her way to Alabama and her future husband via a visit to her sister in California. She became an American citizen in 2007 and is thankful for her job in Gunter Industrial Park. She loves to worship Jesus and proudly wears her Jesus pin. Her favorite part of the class is reading from the Bible.

At the end of each class session, mem-bers share their prayer requests and Cindy carefully prints them in English on the chalkboard for those who wish to copy for their prayer lists. Two items that are on the list and are important to continuing the growth of Frazer’s inter-national ministry are for God to send a Chinese pastor to Frazer, and for a larger space to become available for interna-tional members to have a place to sing together and then break out into small study groups.

The courage of their testimonies and the simplicity of their love of Jesus make a visit to the International Bible Study class an experience all Frazer members would find uplifting.

The International Bible Study meets Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. in room 3214. Adults of all ages and nationalities are welcome.

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Clockwise from left: International Bible Study Members Bounkham, Savay, Tang, Bounhong “B”, and Pin Pa; Mother and daughter Abbie and Jeanna; the Bible cover belonging to one of the class members is a powerful reminder of how many Christians around the world are not allowed to worship freely; an undated family photo from when “B” first moved to Montgomery in 1981, after escaping from Laos to Thailand.

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AnnouncementssOUtHLAND vOCAL BAND will perform sunday, april 29 at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary. Join us for a southern gospel concert to share the Good news through music. this concert is free and open to the public

BLessINg OF tHe ANIMALs Join us as we bless the animals saturday, april 28 at 10 a.m. at the frazer Pavilion, behind the JEMaC. animals must be on a leash or in a secure crate. a love offering will be taken for the pet food bank that serves families in the River Region. this event is hosted by our P.a.W.s. (Pets are Working saints) Ministry. for more information, call diane Watters at 399.3129.

RegIsteR FOR CPR CLAss MAY 1- an american heart association CPR & aEd instruction will be offered tuesday, May 1 from 6- 9 p.m. in room 8114 this class is for the general public and will include training in the use of aEd (automated External defibrillators) and adult, child, and infant CPR. Registration is $20 and includes a snack supper . Certification is valid for 2 years. Register at the activity Center – space is limited.

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MeN’s MINIstRY- Men’s monthly breakfast will be held Wednesday, May 2 at 6:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Monthly third thursday men’s supper will be May 17 at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Cost is $5.

s.P.I.R.I.t.- s.P.i.R.i.t. of frazer will meet thursday, May 10 at 6 p.m. Please watch the bulletin for more details on the program.

NOON sALAD LUNCHeON- the May noon salad Luncheon will be tuesday, May 8 from 12-1 p.m. in the fellowship hall.

FOURtH tHURsDAY FOR OLDeR ADULts- Join us thursday, May 24 for games and fellowship. doors open at 9 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Lunch will be served at 11:15 a.m., for $5. no reservations necessary.

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FOOD PANtRY AND HOMeLess HYgIeNe MINIstRIes will collect non-perishable food and personal care items sunday, May 6. Please drop off items in the donation carts located throughout the church.

MILItARY CARe PACKAge DONAtIONs- the Military Ministry will be collecting items for the military care packages to be mailed to our deployed members. Please bring items sunday, april 29. a list of suggested items is available in the atrium. items should be labeled “Military Ministry” and may be placed in the donation stands around the church or brought to the Church office.

HeLP OtHeRs FIND FINANCIAL PeACe- Volunteers are needed to help people develop budgets using the dave Ramsey financial Peace materials. Contact Gary sanderson at 215-1741 if you are interested in assisting the financial Coaching Ministry in this capacity.

CARING FOR OUR

CONGREGATIONBIRTHS

We rejoice with our members who have recently wel-comed a new child into their family since January.

A daughter, “Ivy” Hazel, born March 22, 2012, to •April and Scott Evans.

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We extend our deepest Christian sympathy and love to those families who have recently experienced the death of a loved one. Remembering these families in your prayers, giving them a call or sending a card provides healing ministry and extends the love of Christ during this time of loss and grief.

Father of Elizabeth Cooper•

Randy Fulmer•

Jim Bailey•

Avis Stringfellow•

Mother of Wallace Justice•

Mother of Alice Cordle•

Mother of Randy Cox•

Father of Carol Taylor•

Juanita Gregory•

Father of Jake Dean, John Dean and Jeff Dean•

CHILDReN’s CAMP RegIstRAtION- sign up now for Children’s Camp, June 11-15 at Camp Chandler! your child will enjoy canoeing, fishing, swimming, water slide, horseback riding, riflery, putt-putt golf, nature hikes, and crafts with bible study, chapel time, new friends and much, much more! Camp sonshine for rising 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders will be June 11-13 and Camp Challenge for rising 4th, 5th and 6th graders will be June 11-15. for more information about cost and registration, please call the Children’s Ministry at 495-6335 or go to frazerumc.org/camp

gRADUAtINg seNIOR ReCOgNItION Crave student Ministry will honor all graduating seniors with a recognition ceremony during the 9:30am sanctuary and 11am Wesley hall worship services on sunday, May 20, followed by a luncheon at 12:30pm in the fellowship hall with a video retrospective and a challenge for the future. Cost of the lunch is $10 per person (graduating senior is free). Register in the student Ministry office by May 9. Parents: you can make this day special by providing Crave with a maximum of five photos of your student (one baby and one senior picture) and any candid photos of your child throughout the years. Please email these photos to bryan.levangie@frazerumc.org or bring them to the Crave office by May 9.

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April 4-6 Stations of the CrossExperience an interactive prayer journey to the cross with Jesus. Wesley Hall.5-8PM Wednesday8AM-8PM Thursday8AM-7PM Friday

April 1 Palm Sunday Night of Worship Led by the Contemporary Praise Band. Discover how through the death and resurrection of Christ we are all set free! 6PM Wesley Hall.

PLUS MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE HOLY WEEK EVENTS:

April 6 Good Friday WorshipA somber but beautiful worship service remembering the death of Christ through scripture, song, and the gradual extinguishing of the candles. 7PM Main Sanctuary.

April 8 Easter Sunrise ServiceCelebrate Easter in the beauty of nature. Located near the Vaughn Rd. entrance to the Alabama Shakespeare Theatre. Bring a lawn chair; rain cancels. 6AM Blount Park

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Easter 2012 at FrazerThe Frazer Family began Holy Week observance with the annual Easter Eggstravaganza March 31. Despite rainy weather, hundreds of children and their parents came out for egg hunts, inflatables, arts and crafts and pictures with the Easter Bunny. The Frazer Puppet Team also gave a powerful performance during the event.

Hundreds of people walked through the Stations of the Cross Prayer Experience April 4-6, as they followed the last steps of Jesus as he made His way to the cross. Each interactive station provided par-ticipants with materials for guided and focused prayer, encouraging them to prepare their hearts for worship and reflection on Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice and resurrection. A special prayer experience was also provided for children.

The April 6 Good Friday Tenebrae Service of Darkness was a moving and powerful time of reflection through Scripture reading and song, as the lights slowly faded to symbolize the Light of the World being extinguished as Jesus took His last breath on the cross.

Easter Sunday, April 8, was filled with celebration for our Risen King, beginning with a Sunrise Service attended by hundreds at Blount Cultural Park, and continuing with joyful, powerful worship in all services and campuses. He is Risen, Indeed!

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Frazer has a heart for missions. During the 2011-2012 year, Frazer United Methodist Church has actively supported 34 missionary families financially and 36 missionary families with prayer. The Frazer Family has also supported more than 26 mission organizations across the world and right here in Montgomery To familiarize our congregation with our “extended family”, the Frazer Family News will spotlight a missionary and a mission organization each month. Frazer is truly a church that Loves Jesus, Loves Others and Lives Unashamed!

April MissionAry spotlight:

MICHELLE CARRLIGHT (Laborers in God’s Harvest Time) International, Florida, USA

Michelle is a Frazer-grown and Frazer-supported missionary for Light Internation-al. The purpose of this organization is to “bring spiri-tual revival to the American Church

as a whole and impact the world by raising up whole-hearted believers to reach millions of people who have never before heard the Good News.” Michelle currently serves as the director of Light’s Eleventh Hour Institute, a school of ministry with approximately 55 students this school year who are training to help prepare people of all ages to walk in their God-given destiny with Biblical foundations and hands-on ministry training with the local church. In this role, Michelle sets the curriculum, handles accounting, teaching and mentoring the stu-dents. Michelle is also beginning to assist with pastoral counseling and hopes to see this role continue to grow.

Please keep Michelle in your prayers and ask God to provide her with wisdom and discern-ment as she works with others to develop their faith-sharing skills and passion for their own ministries.

stay ConneCted with Frazer onlineStay in contact through Frazer’s weekly e-mail newsletter.

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Keep up with the latest news and information on Frazer’s Word-Centered World-Changing Year, including updates on our Haiti and Montgomery transformation projects, and download our daily devotion guide at frazerumc.org/devotions

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May is National Lupus Awareness MonthFrazer member seeks to educate others about diseaseby Dr. Martha Poole Simmons News Staff Writer

May is National Lupus Awareness Month. More than 100 lupus organizations around the globe annually ob-serve World Lupus Day May 10. Systemic lupus erythe-matosus (SLE) is a serious, life-altering autoimmune disease that can affect any organ of the body. Every day, more than 5 million people worldwide struggle with the often debilitating health consequences of lupus, a po-tentially fatal autoimmune disease capable of damaging virtually any part of the body, including the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and brain.

No one knows what causes lupus but one theory is that people are born with the genes to develop lupus and something triggers the disease and symptoms. However, a combination of genetics, environment and hormones is involved. SLE is more common in women than men. It may occur at any age, but appears most often in people between the ages of 10 and 50. African Americans and Asians are affected more often than others.

The body’s immune system normally produces pro-teins called antibodies to protect the body from foreign invaders, like viruses. For a person with lupus, however, the body’s immune system cannot tell the difference be-tween foreign invaders and healthy tissues so it create auto-antibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue, causing inflammation, pain and damage to various parts of the body.

Frazer member, Ruth Bradshaw, Ph.D., R.N. and Li-censed Professional Counselor, has ministered to people suffering from lupus. Serving as a lay-speaker and lay minister through the United Methodist Church, she has provided inspirational leadership. Here at Frazer, she began and facilitated the only chapter, Lupus Support Group, in the tri-county area of central Alabama for 14 years, providing patients with essential education and materials at monthly support group meetings until her own deteriorating health prevented her continuing with the support group.

Dr. Bradshaw said, “Lupus is a system-wide disease that involves the entire body. A person who has lupus must be knowledgeable and become an active partici-

pant in one’s own care. Understand that the patient is in God’s hands to guide the demands of the lupus care.“

After 52 years of research, only one medication, Ben-lysta, has been developed to treat lupus by relieving the symptoms. Dedicated researchers are on the brink of significant breakthroughs in the underlying science of the immune system, while public awareness and under-standing continue to grow. Improvements in diagnosis, a greater understanding of how medications can work together to control symptoms, and increased knowledge of the effects of the disease have allowed better manage-ment of lupus over time. Today people with lupus are leading healthier lives and living longer than at any time in history.

For more information about lupus and to find support, check out the Lupus Foundation of America at www.lu-pus.org, Arthritis Foundation at www.arthritis.org and the American Autoimmune Related Disease Association at www.aarda.org.

Lupus Prayer by Dr. Ruth Bradshaw

Lord, I know You work through imperfect vessels, living with Lupus is not an easy task.

Sometimes, Lord, I feel that I cannot last.So I ask You Dear Lord, to shine on me,

So I can reflect the image that You want me to be.Every single day of life is precious to me,So send Your Holy Spirit to light my path

so that I can see.You loved me first, so I must love myself and others,Because we are, in Your Spirit, sisters and brothers.

I understand your commandments in the Bible, the blueprint for life.

I pray Dear Lord, it is difficult to trust and obey in the midst of pain and strife.Unify my mind, body and soul,

Strengthen me to confront a health care system that treats me as a disembodied whole,

However, I thank You, Dear Lord, for salvation through faith, and by your grace I shall be whole,

Bold and Lupus-free in Eternity!

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Dear Dave, My wife and I bought some furniture a while back on what we thought was a 24-months-same-as-cash plan. The original purchase price was $1,600. The other day, I got a call from a collector saying that it was actually a 12-month plan, and the balance is now $2,800. We looked at the contract, and it was our mistake on the length of the plan. Still, that makes the interest rate about 30 percent. Is there anything we can do about this?

—Robert

DeAR ROBeRt, This is one of the reasons I tell people to stay away from “same as cash” agreements. You may not have agreed to a specific percentage rate, and I’ll bet it’s something less when you factor in the time before and after the 12-month period ended. Still, I’m pretty sure that when you signed the contract you did agree to have this thing convert to a financed contract if you didn’t pay it off in 12 months. These kinds of deals are really scummy. Not only have they charged you interest since the 12-month period ended, they’ve also back-charged you interest for the entire length of the

contract!These same-as-cash contracts are a

bear trap. They’re designed to mess you over big time. You can try to dispute it, but I’ve got a feeling you’ll lose and have to pay about $1,200 in stupid tax on this one.

Lots of people think they can pull one over on a company with the “same as cash” deal, but stuff almost always comes up—even if you don’t misread the contract. I’ve said it a million times, Robert. If you play with snakes, you will be bitten! —Dave

Reprinted with Permission. For more great financial

advice from Dave Ramsey, visit www.davesays.org.

Need help? Overcoming and eliminat-ing debt can be overwhelming and even seem impossible. If you would like to get started on Dave’s Financial Peace pro-gram with his seven Baby Steps to Finan-cial Freedom, or would like to learn how to create a budget, call Gary Sanderson at 462-0839 or sandersong@knology.net.

An e-mail suggestion to watch something on YouTube this week had me watching a very overweight teenager with baggy pants and shirt and long wavy hair that hung down in his eyes. My first thought was that a neater appearance and a haircut would be more appropriate! Then Jonathan Antoine began to sing. Like everyone else, I was awed at his magnificent voice. What a gift God had given him.

Then I looked at one of the critiques and read that the writer thought there was no God or gods, and certainly no gifts from God. Jonathan’s voice was the result of his wanting to sing and his determination to learn to sing. My first thought was to feel sorry for the person who was so certain there was no God, hence no gift from God. My second thought was that Jonathan’s voice was a gift from God! Period!

Later I listened to the Three Tenors on YouTube—Dimingo from Mexico, Carraras from Spain, and Pavarotti from Italy. I don’t think they got together with just a de-termination to sing. I’m sure they got together with joy and great delight to sing and share their gifts with the public. When you watch and listen to them sing, you can tell this is their calling, their gift from God. They enjoy singing!

God gives special gifts to all of us, from the surgeon who is skillful, to the grandma baking cookies, and the rest of us fall in between. In fact, God gives us His show and tell daily. Our five senses come into play. We see the beautiful and fragrant blooms on trees and bushes and see His creation daily. Just look around sometime, and enjoy the things we take for granted; ‘the flocks and herds, birds of the air, the fish in the sea.’ (Psalm 8:7-8) His creation is an ongoing delight to us.

Another gift, the most precious one is Jesus. John 3:16-17 tells us about God’s gift of His Son; a sacrifice for our sins. Born in a stable, He lived with mankind for 33 years. We celebrate His death and resurrection this time every year. Without that Gift, without the “show and tell” of Easter Sunday, we would have nothing and no one to sing our Hallelujahs about.

The Angel at the Empty tomb told the woman: “do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here, He is risen, just as He said. Come see the place where He lay. Then go quickly and tell the disciples ‘He is risen from the dead!’” (Matthew 28:5-7). In Luke, Jesus told his followers: “Go in to all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Luke 16:150.)

We still enjoy God’s show and tell, but we need to “go and tell” also.

Ginger Koerner volunteers in the Frazer kitchen and serves as a substitute Sunday School teacher. She has sung in the choir, directed children’s choirs and drama. She is married to Paul and her hobbies are quilting and reading.

‘Same as cash’ not such a sweet deal Dave Says

Dave Ramsey

God’s Show and Tell

Ginger’s Corner

Ginger Koerner

Photos by Carlos Scardina from the Anchor Sunday School classMembers of the Anchor Sunday School class deliver Easter cards to residents at South Haven Nursing Home March 25. From left to right: Marilyn Dewberry, Mary Anne Suggs, Cecelia Ball, Priscilla James, Patty Woodring, Cissy Harper, George Underwood, Sharon Wallace and Karron Singleton, along with Lydia Porter, class president, and Jim Worley, class teacher. ANCHOR sUNDAY sCHOOL CLAss sHARes eAsteR CARDs wItH sOUtH HAveN ResIDeNts

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The Anchor Sunday School class brought smiles and the love of Christ to residents at South Haven Nursing Home March 25, when they delivered signed Easter cards to those who live and work at the facility.

Thirteen class members participated in the visit and distributed signed Easter cards to the patients, residents and staff at South Haven. Each of the cards had been signed by all Anchor class members, expressing Christ’s love during the holy season.

The Anchor Sunday School class meets Sunday mornings at 11 in room 7207/7209.

Cecelia Ball and a resident read the card from Anchor class members.

Two staff members receive cards and good wishes from Connie Pavelec and John Whiteside.

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Frazer’s Music Ministry invites you to our Spring concert, “The Light of that City”, an evening of music celebrating Heaven, Sunday May 6, at 6 p.m. in the Sanctuary. This inspiring night of song will bring together traditional hymns, bluegrass, spiri-tuals, and contemporary worship, to stir the hearts of all ages. Together, we’ll recapture a vision of our heavenly home in this free concert event. Nursery available, birth through 3 yrs. old.

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