January 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  2012!

 
Pastor Bill interacts with church during fellowship time- The hall has been set up and is ready for Christmas Eve and Christmas morning church service. Kathy is playing music as the folks come in for the AM service.,
 
The Clubhouse is set up for Christmas Eve                Phyllis, Carrie, Dallas  and friends getting   
and Sunday Service.                                                 prepared for our Christmas feast!
 
Talking with Diane Dorothy  the “Music Lady”       A  “Sweet” smile from Barbara on the desert line
 
Peggy led the kitchen crew to a Very                      Spencer & Linda; Derold & Irma and others
good meal                                                               enjoy the Christmas meal & fellowship
 
Jim and Sharon                                                         Fred and Larry

 
Amber & Julie enjoying the day                                        A great time at HO HO KAM!
 
Pastor Bill offering the blessing to the Lord for our feast, thank you Lord!

POINTS TO PONDER!

When Church becomes a convenience

One of the great tragedies of our day is that the church is no longer relevant with most Americans. Even those who consider themselves believers, church is becoming more of a convenience than a conviction. To a large extent it has become a social club where people gather with friends for a time of socializing, rather than a place of Bible study and Worship. With many it is little more than an entertainment center, where they can tap their feet to the beat of the drums. To others it's simply a place for weddings and funerals and special days for children. And to a large extent it's being supported by fish fries, bean suppers and rummage sales, or what ever loose change someone may have in their pocket on Sunday morning. Some people only go to church on special Holy days such as Easter and Christmas and even then rarely put anything in the offering plate.

The hypocrisy of it all is that we complain to high heaven that the Supreme Court has taken prayer and Bible reading out of public schools and government buildings, yet many who complain allow dust to accumulate on their own Bibles and rarely ever utter a prayer up to God.

Here at HO HO KAM, we offer church service at 9:00 AM in the club house, teaching the Word of God without compromise to all who will attend. We also offer a Bible study on Wednesday morning at 8:30 AM, in building # 1 as well as prayer meeting in our home at #152, and, EVERYONE is welcome

Many today moan and groan about the direction of our country and yet for some unimaginable reason we fail to see any correlation between the irrelevancy of the church and the immorality of society. In essence, the church, as salt, has lost its savor and our light is little more than a flicker. I'm afraid a lot of our convenience worshippers are in for a sad and rude awakening, two minutes after they breathe their last breath.
 

NEW YEARS EVE PICNIC AT MOUNTAIN PARK

December 31, 2011 was a wonderful day for a picnic in the park followed by a scenic hike in the dessert.  We live in a beautiful area! 
 

Wishing everyone a blessed New Year!

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Continue to pray for us as we seek to serve the Lord here in the desert.
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