Sunday @ OPDM - October 12

Overland Park Church of Christ
Deaf Ministry

Come and join us on Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ Overland Park Church of Christ.

Sermon Series:
"THE OFFICE"
Based on Colossians 3:14,
"And over all these virtues put on love,
which binds them all together in perfect unity."

Getting Into The Office
A comfortable way to experience a deaf group life. Meet new
and old friends, explore your faith and your next steps.

Check Out The Office
A place for anyone ready to change the not-so-helpful patterns
in their relationships and behavior in a safe, accepting environment.
Develop friendship and sense of Christian family with others who are
at a similar place in life.

LESSON PLANS:
October 12 - "paper clip"
October 19 - "post its"
October 26 - "SCISSORS"
November 2 - "rubber band"
November 9 - "file cabinet"

Sunday, October 12th:
9:45 a.m.: Meet and Greet (donuts, muffins, juice)
10:45 a.m.: Deaf Worship Xperience
12 noon: Potluck/Picnic (TBA)

"Nothing, without love." 1 Corinthians 13:2

Contact:
Mark Lowenstein @ deafpreacher@gmail.com
Michelle Lowenstein @ michylowe@yahoo.com

....spread the word....

Bringing Jesus to the Deaf in Kansas

Here are my contact information @ work:
VP: 866-757-1366
W: deafpreacher@gmail.com
P: deafpreacher@sprint.blackberry.net

Deaf Band Of Brothers Freeze Frames

PAH! Got some pictures for you to check out! :) We, the Deaf Band of Brothers (DBOB) had an awesome weekend! Guess what?? I'm ready for DBOB '09 already!!!! Can't wait!!!

Deaf Band Of Brothers '09

Wow! What a weekend we had near Thurmont, Maryland. Fairfax Church of Christ Deaf Ministry hosted their 3rd Annual Deaf Men's Retreat!! We had 14 men altogether. It was great seeing everyone!! Alex Abenchuchan was our speaker and God did a great job through Alex! We must praise God for Alex and his heart for the souls in the D.C. community.

Now, I'm extremely exhausted, physically, but extremely uplifted in Spirit!! :) We all received a great filling of His Word. The fellowship was awesome. Lots of brotherly hugs and encouragement. Lots of laughter (jokes)!! Lots of riddles were being shared and many of us struggled to solve it!! Love filled the camp at Summit Lake. And we gave God the glory for the weekend! Praise You, God!

I am eager to be home where my wife and kids.. Also, I'm anxious to get started on the work in Kansas. So much needs to be planned for. We're anxious to bring excitement to the deaf work!

A very special thanks to Dennis and Cindi Cesone for their hospitality!! They served us well!! Kayla, their daughter, kept me company Thursday, Sunday eve and today!! We've been talking about a lot of stuff!! Bless the Cesones!

Pictures will be posted later this week!

My "Last Supper"

Good morning, Bloggers!

I'm finally back to bloggin' and PAH have internet in my new office. More pictures coming soon! Check back soon...

LOL! I think I know what you're thinking as you read the title! :) No.. I don't mean that I will be "crucified", it's Jesus that has the Original, the Ultimate "Last Supper"!! No.. I don't mean that I will give up "Christianity", Lord willing, never!

What I am referring to is my last lesson as a "full-time deaf minister with Fairfax Church of Christ". In the picture, below, is my final sermon as a deaf minister there. It was one of the most emotional day, emotional lesson I have ever given.



I love my deaf family (deaf and hearing) at FXCC!!! And, speaking for my family, we love them and miss them dearly! After 9 years of being with them, through growing pains, through trials of many kinds, countless private meetings, being the last family to leave the church building, finding trash all over our car/truck (long story here), locking up the building, eating out with fellow brothers and sisters, mentoring, encouraging, loving, serving, raking leaves, taking care of kids while our wives and ladies enjoy their LANO events, times of prayers, Deaf Worship Team meetings, Praise Team meetings (whoo! we've done alot of that!!), laughters and tears and arguments (of course!) and many more! All of them are etched forever in our hearts!!



Now, we're extremely excited about growing a new deaf church family here in Kansas! We will be working with the deaf communities in Olathe, Wichita, Lawrence, Topeka and Manhattan!!! :) All of them are within a 3 hour-drive radius! Pray for us!!

Lastly, here's a picture of my "preacher's tie"!! :) Remember this!!! Be my Elisha!! (This is for those at FXCC!!!) :)



More to come........

Zoe - FEARLESS

I love the theme of this year's Zoe! Michelle and I are anxious to go to Zoe for our annual spiritual renewal!! Whooo!! But, first, I will be flying to Maryland to attend the 3rd Annual Deaf Men's Retreat!! So will have a double, mega-dose of spiritual renewal in 2 weeks!!!!

Fearlessly Anxious!!!

Omega is our Omega!!!

Morning, Bloggers, from the land of Oz!!

We're here in Kansas and doing pretty well.. All of our stuff has been moved from Virginia and stored away in an Overland Park storage space. We're elated that the moving process is over, for now! The downside of all this is the Omega Van Lines moving company. They'll definitely be our OMEGA (last) time to use as our moving company. We had to spend a few more megabucks because of them. They've horrendously under estimated on us!!! However, the Lord continue to show us His ways even through difficult times. It was a hard lesson, actually a hard pill to swallow. We see the Lord's hand in this problem and He continue to teach us that His ways are far better than the ways of man! Yet, we're extremely thrilled that they are out of our lives now! Of course, I'm silly here. Jesus is our Alpha and the Omega! Amen? Now, the next step is to sell our Virginia home! Then we'll begin searching for a home here in Kansas! Pray for us!

We're still trying to get settled. Our office is a mess right now. The word is starting to get out. It will take a couple of months to a year before we're right on track, financially and relationally. Here's an update of Overland Park Deaf Ministry. We will temporarily meet in room 215 until September 21st. Then our official room will be in 208. We're still wrestling with a decision where we will be worshipping God (in room 208 or 104).

Sundays @ OPDM:
9:45 a.m.: Deaf Powersource (bible class)
10:45 a.m.: Deaf Worship Xperience

Wednesdays @ OPDM:
7 p.m.: Deaf Frontline (bible class)

Our office will be at the Deaf Cultural Center (DCC):
455 E Park Street
Olathe, Kansas 66061

Emails:
Office: deafpreacher@gmail.com
Pager: deafpreacher@sprint.blackberry.net
Website: coming soon to your monitor near you!

Lord, Be Praised!!! God bless you all!!!

Kansas and beyond!

Good morning, bloggers!!

We just arrived in Kansas last night!! It's been a long, long summer for me and my family. We drove from Virginia to Cedar Point, OH then all the way to Overland Park, KS. After working with families and leaders of the DCMFM (Deaf Christian Ministries Foundation of the Midwest), we made a tough, tough decision to close the spiritual chapter with Fairfax and begin a new one. Then we flew one way to Dulles to pack away our things in the house. Again, took the road back to Kansas!

On top of all things, we want to thank the Lord for His protection, His hand through all of our craziness! :) He's the Man! Thank You, Lord!!!

I will be emailing you my contact information soon. Effective today, I'm a Deaf Evangelist for the state of Kansas and Missouri as well as the Midwest part of U.S.. We will conduct deaf bible class and deaf worship at the Overland Park Church of Christ (www.opcofc.org). My office will be located at the Deaf Cultural Center (DCC) just across the street from the Kansas School for the Deaf. We're very excited about this opportunity!

Please pray for the leaders and congregants at Fairfax! Pray for Alex Abenchuchan and his wife, Alexa, as they take the reins as interns at this time. Pray for my parents and Michelle's parents as they cope with their health issues. Lastly, pray for the hearts of the deaf in the Midwest!

Website is coming soon!!! I'm anxious to get them all started!

Blessings to you all!!!

Tiger Woods 09 - Walk on Water

At least Jesus gets the credit for inspiring even pros to animately (unrealistically) imitate Jesus' walk on water. ;)

Heavy.

Man! Yesterday was one HEAVY DUTY day! It took toll on our hearts, my wife and mine! The pressure was great, I even have a cold sore to prove it! :) The Lord placed it on our hearts through His dear, dear faithful children at Fairfax!

Heavy!

50+ came to say their goodbyes to us. 15+ came later during the day and gave us their love, blessings and a long good lovin' hug.. We appreciate the love they gave us.

The weight became so much HEAVIER!

Yes! I broke down in tears after opening the album given by the deaf/hearing congregation at Fairfax. Just after looking at the first page filled with scribblings and pictures of all the great and awesome years growing together at Fairfax, just after one small glimpse of the first page, I broke down into tears. And so did Michelle. We love the deaf church at Fairfax. We adore their endurance, their perseverance, and their patience (especially with me as their faithful and "bible-thumping" minister). :)

And.... Many thanks to the hearing congregation at Fairfax Church of Christ (Elders, Ministers, Ministry Leaders and congregation) for the unconditional love and support for me, my family and the deaf work! Now, we close the chapter at Fairfax and opening a new one in Overland Park, KS.

Ultra Heavy!

It's a good feeling, though! The heavy feeling was needed! It shows how much we love the deaf church that it hurts to leave. We aren't leaving with bitter feelings. We're not just merely and simply walking away. The departure path was heavy yesterday. Their hearts swelled. Their arms were wide open. Water from their eyes were like rushing waves against our very souls.

Heavy.... We wouldn't miss this for anything in the world! Because it was the love of Jesus that was..... HEAVY.

Cedar Point Crazy!!

Whoooo! Here's the video where we were last week! SANDUSKY, OHIO!!!! Awesome ride! My wife loves this kind of ride and what did she say?? CHAMMMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPP!

Manhattan, Kansas Visit

Of course!! A BBQ cookout is a MUST on our vacation! :)




My dad and me!




Alyson looking her best!




Kids & Grandma!




Girls playing Apples to Apples with their grandma!

Sandusky Trip!

The Awesome Kalahari Resort in Cedar Point, OH!! There's one in Fredericksburg, VA!!




Peace! (My girls always, always! do that to the camera! My turn, girls!)



Arrested for trespassing on Cedar Point property!




Waiting to Surf the Waves!! Hang Loose, Dude!




Wave Pool @ Kalahari Resort (Sandusky, OH)

Off The Mark

:)

It seems like it's been ages since I've actually type-written a blog.. :) My family and I are in Kansas visiting our families. It's been a good couple of days. We got a chance to get our eyes checked with my brother, Dr. Matt Lowenstein! :) He has a new practice in Olathe, KS. If you're in the area, check him out!

Last night, we visited with Michelle's brother and his family in Olathe. He cooked up some pineapple brats! Man! They were delicious! :) We all watched the Olympics together and had a great fellowship!

This morning, I got a much needed workout done at Golds not far from my in-laws home. My body was craving for sweat, pain and misery! Yes, misery! And I love it! :) LOL!

We had a great time in Sandusky, OH staying at the Kalahari Resort and went to Cedar Point! I have a video that I want to show you but will do that when I get to Manhattan visiting my family. The rides at Cedar Point was beyond imagination!! It's so much better than Hershey Park, King's Dominion and even Busch Gardens!!! Two rides were "vomit-producing" rides!! Sorry for the language! I just had to describe it! My mother-in-law saw the video and said that she would have left her stomach up there! Hillarious! :)

God is good, all the time and everywhere!

God bless you wherever you are! I'll be back to blogging again later this week with a video!

Blessings!

BOOYAH!

My daughter's BooYah week!! Shaving Cream War!

Never Been Unloved

Amen!

Cruise Ship vs. Battleship

Christians and seekers need to see this! This is a crystal clear message for everyone! The difference: comfort (being served) or call (being called to serve)..

This is a MUST SEE!!! :)

Olympics 2008

Share your thoughts on the upcoming Olympics in China. What's your favorite event or events and which one do you believe is the most difficult event of all.. :)

Most church that I've seen done this

Whooo.. This video speaks a thousand words!

Single mothers
Homosexuals
People of different race
Homelessness
People with high maintenance

Surely there will be actions that we do not accept but it's the soul that's precious to us and to God. So my question is, "How welcome are we as a church?" Do they see Jesus in us?

Let us be Jesus today!

Tonight's Show with Malo Leno!

Don't Mess With Malo! ;)