Winter Retreat Information!

Greetings BASIC parents: Here is a copy of an announcement we handed out last night.

BASIC is going on their Winter Retreat Friday 2/8/2013-Sunday 2/10/13 to Cran Hill Ranch.  The cost is $83 per student.  If the student sold pig-in-blankets, the cost can be taken out of their account.  By February we should have plenty of snow to enjoy sledding hills, snowshoeing, broomball, icewall climbing, and cross country skiing.  Horseback riding (trail rides) are available for $15.  The Adam Lockr band will be leading the worship and Chris Gibson (from Christ Memorial in Holland) will lead the speaker sessions.

Please sign up by 1/4/13 at the church office bulletin board or e-mail Rhonda Lameyer at rslameyer@att.net

Pigs in a Blanket!

Once again, a HUGE thanks to all who came and helped with the Pig in a Blanket fundraiser.  It was a great time and extremely beautiful to see God's people coming together to serve with one another.  Enjoy the Pictures!

Apology for Problems

Dear Reader,
Please accept my apology for the technological difficulties that have kept some information from being spread through this site.  I think I have all the bugs worked out at this point, and the blog should be restarting a weekly update the first week of January (BASIC does NOT have meetings Dec. 26 or Jan. 2). 

For a quick run through of recent announcements:
- This Wednesday, December 19, BASIC will be having a fun night.  7:00 PM until 8:00 PM (but I will keep the gym open until 8:20).  We will play volleyball, dodgeball, and have a white elephant gift exchange.  Please have your child bring a wrapped $1 gift (either from the dollar store or around the house). 

-Sign ups for the BASIC retreat to Cran Hill Ranch will begin shortly.  The dates are Feb. 8-10 and anticipated cost is right at $90.  Stay tuned for further details!

-If you have any questions or comments about BASIC, please e-mail me at danunekis@gmail.com or contact any of the other sponsors (Bill, Nancy, or Katie Velhuizen; Melissa Smit, Bill or Amy VandeBunte, or Rhonda or Steve Lameyer).

11/28

This Week

Genesis 6:5-22 was the section that we covered this past week.  We all have heard that parable "Noah's Ark," but how many of us have really taken the time to truly understand what it is God was getting across to His people?  In this section of the Bible, God had grand plans of wiping the earth of all creation, however, one man found favor in the eyes of the Lord: Noah.  God decided to spare Noah and his family, and He also asked Noah that he take two of every land animal on the giant ark that he was supposed to build.  Noah blindly follow's God's request, not knowing what exactly is going to happen, but because he has FAITH in God, he does what he is told.  There is a difference between obedience and faith.  We need to start doing God's will because we have faith in Him, not because we feel obligated.

Announcements

Making Pig-in-a-blankets went fantastic!!! Thank you to everyone who helped out!!!

Don't forget about our Christmas party on December 19.  Bring your $1 gift, and there will be lots of fun games and good times had together!!