Recreation Ministries, Summer 2010

Whole in One Invitational Golf started May 9 at Naples Beach Club. Participants sign in after 3PM on Mondays at the pro shop using the church name and receive summer league rate $25.00. Play on your own until 5 PM meet at the practice green for Devotion from In His Grip and pair up for the game of the week organized by church member, Christian Derby. In order to set up the pairings and games each week, please let Christian know that you are coming, by Email to  pingpro@comcast.net .  This is an invitational league, so pray for God to open the door for you to invite a co worker, friend or neighbor.

Church Bowling: This summer. Lynne Springer is rallying members and friends, to field two church teams in the Tuesday night league at Beacon Bowl.  Call Lynne at 825-4709 to sign up either as an alternate player for recreational fellowship.

Pray for Surf Mission Trip  July 31 – Aug 8.  Our focus this summer is in our own backyard. We are coordinating a trip first to the Florida Panhandle to assist with Oil Spill Cleanup and focusing on discipleship training. Tentatively, we will partner with the Panama City chapter of Christian Surfers, to work in Coastal cleanup. We’ll also be working with the Red Cross of Bay County and the Emerald Coast Chapter of Surfriders Foundation. We have been offered accommodations through First Baptist, Panama City. Then we drive over to St Augustine for the annual Christian Surfers Prep School. This 4 day school is put on each year by the Christian Surfers, US to train teens in ministry directly with their local surf community. See www.christiansurfers.com click on Prep School in the slideshow.  Our devotion series will look at spiritual gifts and guidance on career choices.

Prayer request: Delivering Aid to Haiti:  David Ames will be 2 weeks in June and 2 weeks in August sailing aboard The Star of The Sea with Capt. Bob Nichols of New Horizons of Southwest Florida. See www.schoonerstarofthesea.com.  This grand vessel carries twenty tons in her cargo hold.  We will be at sea during storm season in the Caribbean to deliver tons of relief aid directly to pastors and church leaders in small port towns around Haiti. Please pray for fair winds, calm seas and God’s guiding wisdom.

We sail on Monday June 14 bound for the Old Bight Children’s Home on Cat Island, The Bahamas.  We will be carrying the supplies collected here for the NNUMC mission team to use during their trip there July 19 – 23. From there, the schooner sails to Great Inagua Island, about a 2-day sail north of Haiti, where we’ll to pick up a load of Relief aid.  Capt. Bob has arranged for tons of Haiti relief supplies to be collected from across the US and sent to Port Canaveral where Morton Salt Co. will transport it to Great Inagua and store it for us.

Middle School Adventure Camp -  NUMAC-10.  July 26 – 30. There are 4 spots left for students entering grades 6 – 8. Monday is Wakeboarding at Revolution Cable Park in North Ft Myers. Tuesday is climbing at Extreme Rockwall Gym in Miami. Wednesday is surf day with Kali at Island Water Sports in Deerfield Beach. Thursday we will be Parasailing behind a boat off Bonita Beach. Friday we will Kayak, hike and explore at Rookery Bay Nature Preserve. The devotion series examines biblical truths through learning to tie five basic knots which can be combined to make an Appalachian Rescue Harness. Sign up online at www.nnumc.org  Click Event Registration under the What’s Happening tab.