Friends of Germantown Hope Google Group

2009 Newsletter

2010-03-18T17:16:56Z

Hi friends,
Thank you for your support, interest, and prayer. We thank God for friends
like you who encourage us as we seek God's kingdom here in the Germantown
neighborhood of Philadelphia.
Here is our long-overdue newsletter to cover 2009: [link] (if
the link doesn't work, copy and paste this link to your browser address

Current Prayer Requests: Dec. 09

2009-12-10T19:15:16Z

Hi friends,

Thank you for your continued labor of love with us in prayer and support. We
are grateful that you are with us as we continue to seek to live out Jesus'
good news here in Germantown. There are a few prayer requests that I wanted
to bring to your attention this month:

- Please pray for Matt and Lisa Grewe. Their neighbor's house was gutted

Youth retreat trnasportation

2009-10-06T16:50:56Z

Hi friends,
Thank you to those who came out on Saturday for the youth group's fund-raiser breakfast. It was well attended and the young people did a great job; we are quite proud of their efforts.
Here is another way you could help with our youth ministry: we could use a minivan or two to transport the group to and from the retreat. The group leaves Sunday afternoon and returns Monday evening. Would you be able to partner with us?

Re: Breakfast is Served!

2009-10-02T14:48:48Z

Hi friends, just a reminder that tomorrow is our youth fund-raiser
breakfast, for those of you who don't have any plans for Saturday
morning yet. 9-11am at the church, 5029 Wayne Ave. Thanks and hope to
see you there!
Shalom,
Kyuboem

Breakfast is Served!

2009-09-28T13:38:05Z

If you are around the Philadelphia area, the youth group of Germantown Hope
Community Church invites you to a breakfast fund-raiser for their fall
retreat.
*Who*: You, your family, your friends, and your neighbors!
*When*: This Saturday, October 3, 9-11AM
*Where*: 5029 Wayne Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144 (Germantown Hope Community

N. Ireland Update #3: Aug. 16th - 19th

2009-08-19T16:02:52Z

Sun. 16th
I preached at both morning and evening services at First Pres Portadown. I
was very encouraged to see a great response from the people to the challenge
of urban mission. Just like so many other places around the world,
Portadown, even though a small town, is becoming ever more ethnically
diverse, thanks to globalization. Many of the folks here have a great heart

N. Ireland Update #2: Aug. 11th - 15th

2009-08-15T18:29:20Z

Tue. 11th
- Correction from the last update: The morning session this week is
called Kids' Holiday Bible Club, and the afternoon session with the
teenagers is called MIMO. I should have known; silly me.
- After the morning session with the kids, the team packed onto the
church bus and drove out about an hour to the eastern coast, to a town

N. Ireland Trip Update #1: Aug. 8-10

2009-08-10T18:32:43Z

Hi friends,
We have arrived safe and sound in Portadown, N. Ireland! Here are a few
highlights from our trip thus far:
Sat. 8th
- The team set off from G.Hope around noon JFK airport in New York. Danny
Kwon (my friend from seminary days and youth pastor at Yuong Sang Korean
Presbyterian Church in Horsham, PA) drove his minivan and dropped off a

G.Hope St. Camp 09

2009-08-05T22:51:40Z

Sorry to pepper you with all the updates, friends--it's been a busy summer,
and there's a lot to share with you. This year's Germantown Hope Street Camp
just got done last Friday, and I wanted to let you know that there is a
little blog post about it over at our family blog here:
[link].

Here we go: N. Ireland trip

2009-08-05T00:10:07Z

(Sorry if you are getting this email twice; it's because you gave to the N.
Ireland trip and you are on Friends of G.Hope list--double the love!)
Dear friends:
Well, the time is almost upon us. All the passports are in. The plane
tickets have been bought. Rides to and from the airports have been arranged.

Budget for fiscal year 09-10 & N. Ireland trip car wash this Saturday

2009-07-07T17:00:00Z

Dear Friends of Germantown Hope:
Summer has begun in earnest--Germantown Hope Street Camp began Monday July
6th on Tacoma St. Children are learning and playing and building
relationships with others and with Jesus; Andrew Hanson, an intern from
Calvin seminary, is filling in his role as camp director nicely; Gateway

N. Ireland Trip Update and Summer Camp

2009-06-24T13:17:14Z

Hi friends,
Summer is upon us! We are thankful for your partnership as G.Hope dives into
a busy summer life in the neighborhood.
In case you've not seen it yet, Christe has written up an update of
preparations for the N. Ireland trip on our family blog, and you can find it
here:
[link]

A Few April Updates

2009-04-16T00:14:51Z

Dear Friends of G.Hope:
A few updates to share with you:
- Praise the Lord with us for a wonderful celebration *Easter Sunday*! We
celebrated Christ's resurrection, our church's sixth anniversary, and the
ordination of Ms. Penny Meads as deacon. Her ordination is especially
encouraging as it tells us that our church is being planted deeper into the

Oct - Dec 08 Newsletter and other updates

2009-03-19T22:33:29Z

Dear friends:*
*Please find our latest newsletter here: *[link]
In it, you will find stories of baptisms, more on the N. Ireland trip, and
the upcoming celebration of Easter Sunday / 6th church anniversary /
installation of Ms. Penny Meads as a deacon.
Thank you for your continuing friendship in prayer. In the last few weeks,

Youth Mission Trip to Northern Ireland

2009-02-19T22:40:47Z

Dear Friends of G.Hope,
I am asking for your prayer and help regarding a ministry opportunity that
we are pretty excited about. We are planning a Youth Mission Trip to
Northern Ireland for two weeks in August.
We want to send a team of teenagers from our community and church youth
group leaders to Portadown, where we will participate in Vacation Bible