Dear Friends,
"Whenever we pray for you, we always begin by giving thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for we have heard how much you trust the Lord, and how much you love his people."
Colossians 1:3-4 (TLB)
When I read this passage this week it reminded me of your prayers and support. Thank you for holding us up every day in prayer. We are excited about the opportunities that God is providing us.
Yesterday we did a garage sale to meet the neighbors and get rid of stuff. It went great. The weather was sunny, in the low 80's and we met and talked to many people in our neighborhood and used that opportunity to talk about The River. A couple of people took information and two people left their information for me to contact them further! All in all it was a great day!
We are very excited and blessed that Cathy has found a job right here in Eagle. She is a Lead Teacher for her class at The Horizons Academy and Preschool. She began her training last Wednesday and Monday will be her first full week of teaching. It is a great opportunity for her to do what she does best; nurture children and their parents! She has a unique knack of weaving her faith into all of her relationships and she does a great job of "mentioning" our church to almost everyone she comes into contact with. It really is her niche for ministry.
I had several great meetings with people this past week as I continue to lay the foundation for The River. One of the more important meetings I had this week was with Phil Eastman. Phil happens to be my daughter's boyfriend and his father is my coach! Make sense? Anyhow Phil and I have talked on and off for months about his possible involvement with The River. He is a truly solid young man and a deeply committed Christian. His desire is to develop a Christian band and travel to churches, camps, and retreats sharing Christ. We talked about him putting a band together to be The River Worship band while at the same time using this opportunity to grow his band and see if God would use this to launch them into a ministry outside the church. It's a great idea. I am excited for him and for The River. It is as ministry should be, helping one another for the Glory of God. We also talked about him possibly developing a youth ministry for us at the same time. Please pray for God's will here and for complete clarity as Phil seeks to put together a band of committed Christians and qualified musicians.
I am speaking at First Baptist Church of Boise tomorrow (August 24) at all four of their services. Pray for God to speak through me to challenge people to take risks for God.
I am still planning to begin a bible study at Rembrandt's Coffee Shop the end of September. I am planning 4 preview services before our Grand Opening: November 24 and either December 22, or Christmas Eve; January 26, and February 23 and then continuing Sunday services until April 12 (Easter), when we will have our Grand Opening service. One of the issues is location. I thought I would be able to rent the Hilton Garden Inn, however they just told me that they only rent their conference space to groups who have a block of rooms at their hotel. I went to the Chamber of Commerce to ask about meeting space and they pointed me towards a place called the Kandor Building. I have a call into the owner, I have no idea what the space is like or if it will work or not. Please pray for God to supernaturally provide a great space for us (that we can afford) to begin our Sunday Services.
Financial support for June was $4,251, July was $3,648, and so far for the month of August we have received $2,863. I am hopeful that we will receive another $1,200 to $1,400 before the end of the month. So far that is the total income for personal support and church expenses. As you can see it does not cover the needs. I am praying that, as I get the bible study off the ground, and we have some mature Christians join us from First Baptist Boise, Eastwind Community Church, and others, we will begin receiving offerings in October.
I have put together a budget covering August – December of this year. You may email me for a copy to send to you to look over and prayerfully consider where you might give an additional offering above whatever support you may already be committed to.
Thank you for your prayers and support!
Serving Him in Grace,
Dave Griewe1-208-570-3732www.RiverChristianChurch.com
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- Dave Griewe
- Eagle, Idaho, United States
- Dave was born and raised in Southern California. He and his wife, Cathy, have three grown children. Dave attended college on a football scholarship, a four-year varsity letterman. While at college, he established a Fellowship of Christian Athlete’s program and served as the first president of that organization at CLCU. He played in the 1977 N.A.I.A. National Championship football game in Southern California. After his graduation Dave considered an opportunity to try to walk on with the Dallas Cowboys as an offensive lineman, however he chose to follow God into full time ministry instead. Dave has been involved in ministry since 1973 both part-time and full-time. As a popular speaker, Dave has spoken at churches, camps, retreats, Division I football team chapels, public & private schools, training seminars, and in local correctional institutions. Dave has a strong passion to reach people with the good news of Jesus. His mission is to reach non-churched people and lead them into a life changing relationship with Jesus.
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