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Posted Jan 12, 2012 8:40pm

In between chemo treatments, Jonas goes to Children's Mercy about twice a week to get blood drawn so that lab testing can be done on it. He does not go to 4/Henson, the oncology floor of the hospital. There is a special hemotology/oncology (hem/onc) clinic that is in a seperate tower of the hospital, accessed by a different set of elevators. Just before the first of the year the Hem/Onc Clinic was moved to a new location down the hall. Let me tell you it is Fan-Tastic! There was nothing really "wrong", per se, with the old clinic. It was adequate. Okay, just barely. The number of kids being diagnosed with cancer and the number of kids who are saved/surviving with cancer is growing and growing and that old clinic was just bursting at the gills with patients. It was old and cramped. The new clinic is ab-so-lute-ly wonderful. First off, there is just no beating new and clean. Mwah! Additionaly, the new space is huge in comparisson. It is clean and quiet and spacious. The layout is so well thought out for privacy and ease of use that I could bore you with details. I can't go on enough about how happy we are with the change. I would say it is easily superior to the MD Anderson pediatric clinic and we are so happy to be in Kansas City at Children's Mercy.
Speaking of other cancer facilities ....throughout the month of December, Jonas heard a local radio station fundraising all season for St. Jude's. While he understood -- and was grateful to them for seeing -- the need to raise money for pediatric cancer, Jonas was wondering why our own radio station doesn't do that for Children's Mercy. Children's Mercy is one of the top (US News and World Report's #32) pediatric cancer hospitals in the nation, and they are the number one pediatric hospital in the tri-state area. If any of you have ever had a child with a critical medical issue -- you know. Your pediatrician will send you immediately to Children's Mercy. We are so very fortunate to have this hospital in our own back yard.
Jonas was there just yesterday. He had to go in to get his labs done and to get an injection of chemotherapy. This round always confuses me because after last week's chemo.... his counts drop and he should be on his way back up, but then he gets this single dose a week later (yesterday) and it seems like he plummets again. The report on his blood was good. No tranfusion needed this week. No platelets. No blood. Not yet. Hopefully we will make it through the weekend.
I wanted to say thank you to Mrs. Gouldsmith and Mrs.Cornell and all who participated in the fundraiser at Woodland Elementary before the break. Jonas is still planning to come see you all soon. He is starting school himself this next week ( his homebound teacher will start making regular visits to our home).... unless the snow makes that impossible. He says that he has his fingers crossed for another snow day for you all tomorrow. = )

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Posted Jan 13, 2012 9:49am

by Michele Oconnor

Good morning! So good to hear from you and see that things are going well. I remember one of the last times Alex was in clinic, there were so many people in the waiting room that they were spilling out into the hallway. And then another time, she had to receive her pre-chemo IV meds sitting in the waiting room because there was no place to be in the actual clinic. Whew. Long overdue for the expansion! But, you are right, with that brings the harsh reality of how many kids are being diagnosed. Very sad. But, on a more upbeat note, we are glad you are home and can get into a more "normal" routine (is that really possible?). Please let us know if there is anything we can do. And, to the say the least, Austin was very upset that Alex and I came to see Jonas at the hospital and he did not get to go! :) Please let us know when Jonas is feeling up to company as I know Austin would love to see him. Take care and talk to you soon.

Posted Jan 12, 2012 11:05pm

by Becky Jackson

Tomorrow is an in service day for the teachers so at least the kids get their 5 day weekend like Jonas wanted. :)

Posted Jan 12, 2012 10:14pm

by Donna Everett

So glad that things are going well. I agree with Jonas about raising money for Children's Mercy. They were incredible when my daughter was diagnosed with diabetes. We are very fortunate to have this hospital in our area. Please tell Jonas hi for me.

Posted Jan 12, 2012 9:59pm

by kelly wells

Sounds like the CMH is looking good:-)! Would love to drop by sometime and say hi or take Brooke for the day to help out. Just call 816-509-3972 whenever it works for you. I know that things are crazy so just let me know! Take care!

Posted Jan 12, 2012 9:21pm

by WENDIE TRENT

Sounds like some positive things going on! Think of you daily!!!

Posted Jan 12, 2012 9:04pm

by Kate Bussen

Glad to know that you guys are in a bigger more spacious HEM/ONC. Hope to see you back in school with us soon Jonas!!!!!

Posted Jan 12, 2012 9:01pm

by Susan Klene

Thanks for the update Kristen...happy the Hem/Onc clinic finally got moved in to its new space and you guys can spread out a little and have more privacy. Glad Jonas' counts were good too and he was able to get his chemo! Hope he's feeling ok after this round!
Sue

Posted Jan 12, 2012 8:50pm

by melissa gouldsmith

You are an amazing family. Mrs. Cornell simply asked our students to give to you rather than bring us gifts. We are both very blessed and knew that the money spent on us would be better spent on Jonas. Praying for all of you daily.

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St. John's Group Email Dot Daehnke memorial plans

Dot Daehnke's memorial service will be SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 at 11am. A luncheon will follow immediately afterward. Any questions please call the church office on Monday. Marilyn is out sick this afternoon.

Peace be with you all!
Pastor

St. John's Group Email Thursday, January 12, 2012

DEVOTION:

For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:9-10

Mitterfirmiansreut.

Odds are pretty good that very few Daily Devotion readers have ever heard of that little Bavarian town in the mountains near the German-Czech border. There are even better odds that most of us can't say that hamlet's name without a bit of practice.

No matter, Mitterfirmiansreut is still going to be a tourist attraction from now until the beginning of spring.

Why?

I'm glad you asked. It's because in honor of the past, the people of Mitterfirmiansreut have built a church composed of snow and ice. The 65-foot-long building worships 200 and is composed of slabs of ice and 49,000 cubic feet of the white stuff.

So, what happened in the past which caused the folks of that Bavarian mountain village to build a snow church? Back in 1911 the Christians of Mitterfirmiansreut had grown tired of walking hours to a neighboring community for worship. To show their enthusiasm for a local facility, they erected the community's first snow church.

And being a practical lot, they used the most common materials to do the job. It's a trick they must have learned from the Lord.

It's true, you know. The Lord doesn't always use the most brilliant, the most beautiful or the brightest among us to accomplish His purposes.

Read through Scripture and you will see Him call an exiled murderer to lead His people out of slavery. He will select a forgettable Bethlehem shepherd boy to be king over His people, and a despised tax-collector to record the story of the Redeemer's life.

This is why, if I were you, I wouldn't be too surprised if the Lord taps you on the shoulder and says, "I'd like you to do this for me" or "I'd like you to work on that so my Son's Name might be better known." No, I wouldn't be surprised, and I wouldn't be too eager to tell the Lord there are many others better qualified to do the job.

There may be others, but it's you He has selected.

That's a fact St. Paul understood. That's why he wrote the words of today's text that tell us God's grace has made us what we are, and it's by His power His work is done.

THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, You have given each of us a job to do. Rather than refusing Your work and declaring our inadequacies, help us do all we can to proclaim the crucified and risen Christ to a lost world. Empowered by Your grace, may we share the salvation which comes through faith in Jesus. In His Name. Amen.

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was Rebekah? Isaac's wife and Jacob's mother. (Dianne regains her championship status)

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TODAY'S QUIZ: To where/who did Jacob flee after he tricked Esau into giving him the birthright?
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CATECHISM:

8th commandment: You shall not covet your neighbor's house.

Question: What is coveting?

Answer:

Coveting is having a sinful desire for anyone or anything that belongs to our neighbor.

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CHURCH CALENDAR

Thurs- nothing

Fri- Bible study at Hendershot's 7pm

Sat- worship 5pm

Sun- Bible Study 8; worship 9; Bible Study and Sunday school 10:15

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NEWS:

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS WERE INSTALLED THIS PAST SUNDAY HERE IS A LIST OF WHO THEY ARE!

President: Allan Dreyer

Vice President: Dennis Perrey

Secertary: Amanda Nordwald

Treasurer: Hank Schmidt

Financial Secretary: Lucille Luebke

Elders: Tim Linke, Rich Talbert, Dave Tinnin, Dave Winter, Don Turnure, Steve Robine, Steve McDowell, John Hachtel, Jim Rahn

Trustees: Ken Foster, Dave Callies, Billy Woolf, Teresa Scott, Lori Feldkamp, Cal Tameler, John Farris, Gary Hoelscher, Jason Figura

Board of Education: Joanna Hoelscher, Christine Winn, Karin Klaustermeier

Board of Outreach and Evangelism: Sandy Robine, Molly Hendershot, One spot vacant

Board of Stewardship: Alan Hofeldt, Peggy Talbert, Lil Winter

Please pray for these people throughout the year as they carry out the leadership roles of the church and as they work to bring more to Christ!

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PROJECTOR SCHEDULE

KEEP ON FILLING UP THE LIST!! I APPRECIATE IT IMMENSELY!!

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TRIVIA NIGHT COMING UP SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 21, RIGHT AFTER CHURCH!!!!

Trivia Night! Sign up your team of 8 for the New Year's Trivia Night to be held January 21 immediately following the Saturday night service. $40 per team; bring drinks and snacks for your team. 50-50 raffle; proceeds to go to the Building Fund; winners will receive their entry fee back. For more information, call Lois Boeger at 456-8621. Sign up sheet is on the counter in the narthex.

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New worship service starting on Sunday, January 29 at 11am.

BELOW AREE SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP AND THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS:

1. Will we need to change the usher schedule? Not at this time. For now we are going to treat it as we would a Saturday service as far as that is concerned. If it takes off and we find that ushers are necessary for this service we will change it later in the year.

2. Will this change the other services in any way? NO. Nothing about our other services will change. The 11am service is just an additional option for those who want it.

3. What kind of music will there be? It will be a variety of songs, (children's songs, contemporary songs, familiar songs), but the music will be different than our traditional services

What we ask of you from now until January 29 is that you support this endeavor, that you invite people who would, for whatever reason, like to attend this type of worship, and that you pray for this endeavor and for our church in general that it owuld be blessed beyond measure in 2012.

If you have any skills or talents that you feel would benefit this service please contact me at 359-1061.

Then on January 29, COME to the service and participate.

The vision is that this will be a great blessing to our church and that it will fit the needs of young families, kids, teenagers, and the young at heart so that we can bring more people into the body of Christ this year than ever before.
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PASTOR NOW HAS TEXTING ON HIS PHONE

I know it is about five years too late, but I have finally joined the 21st century's most used form of communication. If texting is the best way to communicate with you, I urge you to give me your cell phone number so I can communicate better with you in 2012. I am even thinking of sending out a "Bible Verse Text of the Day" to all who would want it.

I especially want to urge our young people to send me their cell numbers so I can better communicate with them.

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YOUTH GROUP STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION

***SAVE THE DATE*** The date of the Youth Group Steak Dinner and Auction has been set for Saturday, February 11, 2012. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for a night of fun and fundraising. We will be having the old favorites: silent auction and 50/50 drawing as well as the new favorites: live auction, dessert dash, wine raffle, and the WILD HEARTS JACKPOT DRAWING where there is a chance to win $500.00.

Tickets for the WILD HEARTS $500 DRAWING are on sale now. Please ask a youth group member to get yours. The tickets are 1 for $10 but for an additional $10 you can get 10 more tickets and have 11 chances at winning!

The youth will begin selling dinner/auction tickets at the beginning of January in the narthex after services. Tickets are $15 per person. Bid only tickets are $5.00. You may also contact Marilyn to reserve tickets.

In order to guarantee that you get to sit with a special group of family or friends, you may want to consider purchasing a table of 8 for $120.

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A MOMENT OF GRACE FLORIST IS DONATING 10% oF EACH ST. JOHN'S MEMBER'S SALE BACK TO THE CHURCH

Each time you purchase flowers and other gifts from A MOMENT OF GRACE and tell them you are a member at St. John's, the church receives a tithe from them. A Moment of Grace is located at 511 N Hwy 47 and the phone number is 456-9334.

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PRAYERS: (If I have missed anyone please let me know.)

For the FAMILY OF DOT DAEHNKE, as she passed away this past Thursday. Memorial service is still pending.

For ANNA HOELSCHER who is recovering at Jonesburg Nursing Home after falling and breaking her hip.

For MRS SISSON (1st grade teacher at Daniel Boone) AND HER NEW BABY, CHLOE, as they both grow stronger with each passing day. Baby Chloe has about 2 mor emonths in the hospital.

For KEN SUTOR, Lisa Rausch's dad, who is was brought home and is on hospice care, but is in good spirits.

For KEN WAGNER who is home and is doing well, although he still has a LONG way to go.

For JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, who continues to be up and down because of chemotherapy treatments.

St. John's Group Email Revised: Tuesday, January 10, 2012

DEVOTION:
(Jesus said) "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." Revelation 2:10

"The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley." That was the way Robert Burns said it. Me, I'm not that poetic. I prefer this: even when we try hard to do what is right, things can still get mightily messed up.

A cleaning woman at Dortmund, Germany's Ostwall Museum would agree. The zealous soul noticed something was wrong with a piece of artwork done by Martin Kippenberger. She spotted a major stain on the presentation, which is called, "When It Starts Dripping From the Ceiling." It's a presentation valued at $1.1 million.

Various news agencies describe the art as being made up of "wooden slats under which a rubber trough was placed with a thin beige layer of paint representing dried rain water."

Apparently, the cleaning lady thought the "dried rain water" was just that, and she cleaned it up. Conscientious soul that she is -- and in the best of German traditions -- she cleaned that spot until it was -- well, until it was spotless.

The curators of the museum say the piece is ruined beyond repair. And the cleaning woman? Well, I pray you will forgive me if I say her reputation remains ... spotless. (Sorry about that.)

But back to the point: most Daily Devotioners would agree there are times when their best intentions haven't always worked out the way they hoped, and almost all of us can think back on times when we tried to say or do something to help someone and our involvement was unapplauded and unappreciated.

So what is a person to do?

Many folks end up concluding the best thing for them to do is throw in the towel and never get involved with anything or anyone.

All of us can rejoice that Jesus, throughout His life, continued to do what was right and continued to follow the Father's will. This He did when the disciples didn't understand Him, when one of His friends betrayed Him, when His church condemned Him, and the people He had come to save called for His crucifixion.

Thank heaven He did because as Isaiah said, "by His stripes we are healed" (see Isaiah 53:5).

And so, my friends, let this devotion be an encouragement to you: continue on doing the best you can, whenever you can, to whomever you can, as often as you can. And try to do it with your work always being in harmony with the Father's will.

THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, help us lead our lives glorifying You and not longing for the approval of humankind. This we ask in the Name of Jesus who did just that. In His Name we pray it. Amen.

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What did Abraham call the place where he almost sacrificed his son Isaac and why? "The Lord will provide" because on the mountain the Lord provided a ram for a sacrifice. (Dolores DeBlaze is our new one day champion!)

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TODAY'S QUIZ: Who was Rebekah?

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CATECHISM:

8th commandment: You shall not covet your neighbor's house.

Question: What does this mean

Answer:

We should fear and love God so that we do not scheme to get our neighbor's inheritance or house, or get it in a way which only appears right, but help and be of service to him in keeping it.

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CHURCH CALENDAR

Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible study 11:30-12:15; trustees 7pm

Wed- Bells 6:30; choir 7:30