Happy Birthday, Pastor Heath!
Today we’re celebrating the birthday of Church of the Heartland’s awesome president, Pastor Heath Hiatt! Pastor Heath, we at the Logansport campus just want to thank you for everything you do to bless Church of the Heartland. We love seeing your face every Sunday on the video announcements 
Without your leadership, your vision, and your input, Heartland wouldn’t be the same. We appreciate you!
So, quick everybody, visit Pastor Heath’s blog or his facebook page and tell him happy birthday!
Ode to Summer
I am a 9th grade English teacher at a tiny school called Caston…. and we only have a few more days until school gets out for the summer! In celebration of both the end of our poetry unit and the end of our school year, I had my young poets write poems called “Ode to Summer.” The second one, although not the most poetically correct, is probably my favorite. Here are the summer thoughts of freshmen, captured in their poetry…
Enjoy And happy summer to everyone! Leigh Anne
Ode to Summer
Oh, sweet summer
How I wish you would come!
No more school, no more stress
It’s all just a bunch of fun.
Oh, sweet summer
How I wish you lasted all year!
No spring, no fall, no winter at all
Oh, sweet summer
How I love you so much!
Sleep in late, party all night
Eat all you can munch
Oh, sweet summer
You’re such a beautiful thing
No pain, all freedom
Makes me want to go insane
Ode to Summer
Summer, you bring so many nice things
From flowers to birds to rain and sunshine.
You make it possible to swim outdoors
But you also bring more chores to do
Like mow the grass, pull weeds,
And other things my mom can think of.
But you are better than some seasons
For you provide the most
Like fruits and meats and other things that are in season
But this year’s summer is going to be the worst
Because I won’t be able to do much but work
Because of that one little D in algebra
Because when I get grounded in the last semester
I can’t get ungrounded till next year’s report card
Ode to Summer
Ode to never ending sunshine,
to road trips that I never want to end
to extra time
Ode to crazy tan lines
to shorts and flip flops
to pool parties and outdoor barbecues
Ode to open houses by the dozens
and free food galore,
to saying goodbye to friends
and an older brother charging into the future
Getting Ready for Summer
At the Logansport campus, we celebrated the long holiday weekend (woo!) and geared up for summer in the Heartland by wearing our sunglasses! It was a hit! Check out some of the Logan faces rockin’ the shades
Next week we’re going with a tie-dye theme. Can’t wait to see what people come up with!
Uganda Update
I thought you may enjoy an update on our ‘09 mission trip to Uganda. 14 missionaries will be leaving for Uganda June 8-22. Our focus this year is leadership training as well as kids and youth camps. Thursday & Friday of the first week, we’ll be sharing vision and strategy to youth and kids leaders. Saturday we’ll be hosting a kids camp at one location and a youth camp at another. The goal will be to provide on the job training for the conference attendees as they work side by side with us at camps.
Week 2 will be spent nourishing Pastors at Word of Life as we host a leadership conference for Pastors in Entebee. Another awesome part of the camp is that all Pastors that have been trained through GIM Bible Colleges are invited for the week of teaching and fellowship. Daily workshops will be provided to encourage and build up Pastors!
Friends, please pray for our team…unity, impact, protection and fruitfulness. Thanks to all who have support the mission through prayer, giving, and words of encouragement.
This video reminded me of what an awesome privilege it is to preach the gospel in another nation. Watch it and let it touch your heart.
Michele
Wear Your Sunglasses…
This Sunday, we would like everyone to wear their favorite pair of sunglasses to church! We are gearing up for our summer sermon series, and there will be a different themed item that we’ll ask everyone to wear to get into the spirit of the season as summer gets closer. I, for one, can’t wait until it is finally here! Let’s celebrate the warm weather – and the school vacation – together!
Another important reminder is that there will be a YOUTH PARTY on Sunday at 2:00 at Pastor Jim and Michele’s house. This is going to be a fun kickoff for summer youth events, and all teenagers and their friends are invited. It will be a great opportunity to get connected and learn more about what Church of the Heartland Logansport has to offer teenagers! We have an awesome youth team assembled, and I am really, really excited about what God is going to do in our teens’ lives. Pray for an amazing kickoff on Sunday!
