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New Monmouth Baptist Church
Heartline
Editor Bill Roberts
www.nmbchurch.org
Dear Friends,
If you have read the book of Esther, you will
be reminded that influential people don't always become influential without the help of someone behind
the scenes. These unknown and often unrecognized
heroes, are the ones who often play a significant role
in the shaping and molding of the heroes of yesterday and today. Who is better known, Mordecai or
Esther? And yet without the faithful, selfless service
of Mordecai who took upon himself the raising of
Esther whose mother and father had died, there
would have been no Jewish deliverance. Esther, instead of becoming Queen Esther, might have been
just another member of King Xerxes' harem.
Don't be discouraged if you are not seeing
immediate fruits in your ministry. I have to continually
be reminded of that for as a pastor you want to see
the pews bursting with people, the budget going over
the top, and a good number of people responding to
the invitation to accept Christ each Sunday. I think
that is the hope and dream of most pastors. However, you never know the influence you are having,
and while the impact of your efforts may not be immediate, God sees your efforts through a long range
perspective. So hang in there parent, teacher, lay
person, and yes, pastor and just keep on plugging,
for whether you see it or not, you are making an imprint on the lives of those you serve
"A Christian man was walking to church one
night when he encountered four boys loitering on the
street corner. He invited them to go to the service
with him. They did, and each of the boys also agreed
to return to church with him the next Sunday. They
became the nucleus of a Sunday School class the
man began to teach.
Years later, a group of the man's friends decided to try to contact the four boys to see what had
happened in their lives and to invite them to write a
special birthday letter to their teacher to be read at a
surprise party. Their letters revealed that one of them
had become a missionary to China, one was the
president of the Federal Reserve Bank, one was the
private secretary to President Herbert Hoover, and
the fourth was President Hoover himself.” (p. 189
God's Little Devotional Book for Leaders.).
June 2010
Who would have known the name David
Brainerd, a pioneer missionary who died in 1747 at
age 29? He had only a handful of Indian converts to
show for his ministry. Had it not been for the writing
of Jonathan
Edwards,
few people
would have
ever been
impacted
by his ministry. Edwards’
daughter
was to
have been
married to
Brainerd.
The great theologian Jonathan Edwards began to
write the story of that short life in a little book. That
book about the life of Brainerd took wings, flew
across the sea, and landed on the desk of Cambridge student Henry Martyn.(" Streams in the Desert, November 14). From there it passed eventually
influencing the likes of missionaries Thomas Coke,
William Carey and John Wesley. It was Wesley who
said, "Let every preacher read over carefully the life
of David Brainerd”, and he distributed his life story to
all his missionary societies.
It has been said that if you hold a handful of
pine nuts in your hand today, you could not begin to
predict which of the seeds might actually sprout and
produce a giant tree. It is amazing that such a large
tree might grow from such a small seed. The only
way to tell which nuts have trees inside them is to
plant them. When you plant acts of kindness and
generosity to others you never know what tree might
grow from that small seed.
Be patient, and remember as one person has
stated: 'You can count the number of seeds in an
apple, but you can't count the number of apples in a
seed.'
Yours in faith,
Pastor Tom
Colossians 3:23-24
Youth Report, June 2010
First off, thank you all for welcoming
me back for the summer! It was a pleasure
working with the youth in this community
last summer, and now I am very excited to
spend another summer following the Lord’s
instruction and encouraging our teens to
know Christ’s will for their lives as NMBC’s
summer intern.
The first chance I got to speak to the
youth group a few weeks ago we talked
about John 14:6, “I am the way and the
truth and the life…” This verse has
sparked a longer study that has lead the
group to question, “If Christ is the only way,
how does he instruct us to live?” The Scriptures have been challenging me weekly in
my preparation and have been spurring the
teens on to begin living lives worthy of the
gospel.
This summer the youth Sunday
School class will be studying Philippians.
Thursday night Youth Group has been making minor changes, where all of our incredible leaders are getting the opportunities to
lead the group in all sorts of activities. The
group will be going to New Mexico on a
Missions Trip to work with the Navajo from
July 10-17.
We will be having a summer Beach
Retreat in Ocean City, NJ on August 13-15.
I am very excited to see how the Lord will
grow this group. The teenagers are amazing! It is my desire to help them grow more
in love with the Lord daily. We thank you
all for your current and future prayers,
we need them!
The Youth Group now has a Facebook Page, “Like” the page so you can follow more closely what is happening with the
group! The page’s name is: “New Monmouth Baptist Youth.” This will be a great
tool of communication and organization for
the group! Take advantage of it!!
Nick D’Angelo
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Summer 2010 Children’s
Parable Quest is a 10-week adventure into the Amazon, to learn
about the parables of Jesus. Starting
June 27th-Aug.29th. Sunday school
and Children’s church will be combined beginning at 10:00-12:15. So
get ready, on your mark, get set,
GROW.
Summer Campfire
Services
For the second year, we will be holding outdoor Camp Fire services beginning
July 11 and running through August 15.
Services begin at 6:30 PM, and this
year we have added a personal testimony to
each service. Once again
we will have a bonfire and
a hay wagon, as members
from our community come
together to sing, worship
and fellowship.
July 11 Harry Flaherty, NY/NJ Director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
who will be joined by Lincroft Bible Church
Praise Band.
July 18 Pastor Bruce Koczman, pastor of Jesus Fellowship in Keansburg and
Chapel Drive from the Zarephath Christian
Church
The Servants Story
On May 19th the Pioneer kids and
their families listened to the servant
“Firstus” tell them the story of the
Prodigal son. This story reveals the
loyal love of a father, who lovingly welcomes back, his rebellious younger
son and graciously points out the
hardness of his older sons heart.
God’s loyal love for us is amazing
and His desire to bring us back into
His arms is never ending. How can
anyone resist the unconditional love
of God?
July 25 Keith Elias, former NFL
player with the Giants and founder of Keith
Elias Ministries and Waiting for the Flood,
led by Keith's brother Brian.
August 1 Alan Briggs, our former
youth pastor and now pastor of the First Congregational Church of Chester and Oracle,
led by Mark Caplan.
August 8 Jeff Cuozzo former pastor
with Calvary Chapel in England and Michael
Maione of Resounding Joy.
August 15 Bill Gorski, a successful
New Jersey high school football coach who is
now coaching at Delbarton High School and
the Outreach Red Bank Praise and Worship Team.
In case of rain we will be in the Family
Ministry Center.
Tell your friends about these services
and plan to join us for as many of them as
possible.
Pastor Tom 3
Columna del Ministerio Hispano
“Id = Salir, fuera de nuestra paredes”
Mientras terminaba mi artículo para este
mes en Heartline, nuestro editor, diácono Bill
Roberts me pidió que escribiera otro, comentando acerca del nuevo cartel frente a la Casa Betania y me dijo: “Te saqué una foto y quisiera
publicarla junto a tu artículo” y ¿cómo decirle
no?
Mi primer pensamiento fue retroceder al
comienzo de la última década del siglo pasado,
cuando nuestra hermana Marcia Ordyngew (ya
con el Señor), redactó y pidió al entonces pastor
Jonathan Bosse, que se agregue a los dos carteles oficiales de nuestra congregación unas palabras en español para que la comunidad de
New Monmouth y sus alrededores supiesen que
había un grupo de latinos en N.M.B.C.
Esas pocas palabras fueron el instrumento para que algunos miembros de nuestra
iglesia sepan del Ministerio Hispano; ellos vinieron, conocieron y se quedaron, y hasta hoy continúan siendo parte de nuestra familia. La idea
de un nuevo cartel, tenía ya muchos años de
espera, porque siempre el proyecto encontraba
obstáculos; hasta que Dios puso en nuestro camino, gente con el concepto de “manos a la
obra”; entre ellos, el pastor Tom Crenshaw, las
hnas Carol Finlayson y Julie Harris y el hno
Steven Harylka, y con la colaboración de todos
podemos decir que este cartel ya está cumpliendo el mandato de nuestro Salvador y Señor, y
ese mandato es Id; salgan, vayan, alcancen a
otras. Al mismo tiempo que juntaba y preparaba
ideas para escribir lo que usted está leyendo,
recibimos en casa una carta informativa de un
matrimonio amigo, misioneros, con un ministerio
evangelístico, social y educativo en Mozambique, África, y mientras leía del esfuerzo de ellos
para cumplir con el mismo mandato de Jesús de
Id, me dí cuenta que no importa donde, como,
cuando o a quien sea, cerca o legos, a uno o a
miles a la vez, en forma escrita o hablada, lo
principal es obedecer la orden del Señor Jesús.
Los evangelistas, Mateo (28: 18, 19, 20)
y Lucas (Hc 1:8) registraron la lección más importante de evangelismo y discipulado que un
humano pueda escuchar o que un profesor pueda dictar y esta, fue obtenida de la misma boca
del gran Maestro de Galilea, y podríamos describirla así, combinando ambos pasajes bíblicos.
 El humano podría obtener y gozar de autoridad después de haberme conocido.
 Entonces, aquellos que llegaron a conocerme podrán hablar de mí a otros que no
me conocen aun.
 Por eso, les ordeno, salgan, háganle saber
a los que fueron convencidos de pecado y
entienden que necesitan de un Salvador,
que hay una Buena Noticia para ellos.
 Después, explíquenle a los que comienzan
a conocerme que significa morir a sus deseos y seguir mis instrucciones, que ahora
son una nueva persona, que deben tener
una nueva manera de pensar, y practicar
una nueva manera de vivir.
 Que ellos demuestren públicamente la decisión de un compromiso serio conmigo
bautizándose en el nombre del Padre, del
Hijo y del Espíritu Santo.
 Que ellos puedan aprender de ustedes a
obedecerme y amarme como lo hacen ustedes.
 No se queden dentro de sus reductos, salgan y proclamen mi nombre y mis enseñanzas del otro lado de la pared o hasta el
último rincón del mundo.
Muchos obedeciendo salen de Jerusalem a todas Jude, Samaria y lo ultimo de la tierra; con este nuevo cartel, los latinos de
N.M.B.C. salimos del otro lado de la pared para
repetir las instrucciones de Jesucristo, recordando (Hc 2:47) que: “El Señor añadirá a la Iglesia
los que habrán de ser salvos.”
Pastor Armando Quatela
typed by Jillian Marcantonio
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Sidewalk Project at Church
Car Washing Crew
For many Saturdays the young people
planning to go to New Mexico this Summer
have been washing cars at the church.
Photo courtesy of Erwin Muller
Bill Roberts, Erwin Muller, Steve Harylka, Pastor
Dan, Don Thompson, Mario Misciagna. Crew.
Photo courtesy of
Erwin Muller
Brittney Gaffey, Josh Fuller, Mariana
Gonzalez, Liz Coccaro, Cullen Finlayson,
Jose Pincay and John Large
Photo by editor
New path from Griggs house to Church
parking lot, the finished product.
Photo by editor
New bench for resting while waiting for
a ride following services at church .
Several others going on the trip, not pictured, were out in the street with signs encouraging cars driving by to stop in to have their car
washed to help raise money needed for the
trip.
The Team will be going to work among
the Indians living on the Navajo Reservation in
New Mexico from July 10th to the 17th.
There will be three teams, first will be
serving the children of the reservation through a
Vacation Bible School program, the second is
participating in building and repair projects and
painting and the third team will be driving participants to VBS, purchasing supplies for the
building team and shopping and cooking for
the team.
It will be an exciting time for the TEAM
and they respectfully request that we pray for
them. Each participant is required to raise
$990.00 for the trip so perhaps there will be opportunities for us to give toward the trip.
Gary Steidl will be leading the group. If
you have any questions on how you might help
the group you could ask Gary or any of the
Bill Roberts
youth pictured above.
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2010 Graduates
University /College
Stanford University
Palo Alto, Calif.
Kathleen DownumMS in Physics
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Mannes School of Music- New York City, NY
Jonathan Quatela
University of North Carolina- Greensboro, NC
John Carroll
Johnson & Wales- Providence, Rhode Island
Stephanie Del Russo
Brookdale University- Lincroft, NJ
Daniel DeLucia
Kean University, Union, NJ
Justina Gonzalez
Boston University- Boston, Mass.
Jennifer Newcomb-Magna Cum Laude
Full Sail University,- Orlando. Fla.
Wesley Van GuilderEastern University- St. David, Pa
Amanda Dolly
Eckerd College-St. Petersburg, Fla.
Heather Relyea
Wagner University-Staten Island, NY
Nicole Mahoney
Ladies Fellowship Day
America’s Keswick
Mary Immordino made arrangements for our
Wednesday AM Group to attend the Spring Ladies Conference at Keswick, Whiting, NJ.
On our arrival we registered and enjoyed a
quick Continental breakfast.
Our Speaker, Liz Curtis Higgs ( who is
a known author of adult and children's books) had divided her message about Ruth into three sessions. Session #1-Ruth 1 6-22was "A Journey of Faith", Session
#2-Ruth 2:1-2,6-"A Providential
Meeting" and Session #3-Ruth 3: 7 -4:22-"A certain Redemption."
At 12:30 we broke for lunch (which our
hosts provided) and had opportunity to enjoy the
beautiful grounds and to purchase the many
books on sale.
Mrs. Higgs was her usual captivating
self-sometimes serious and many times humorous. It was well attended with over a thousand
ladies present. Thank you , Mary! Liz Butler
2010 Graduates
High School
Middletown High School-North
Liz Cocarro
Brittany Gaffey
Mariana Gonzalez
Middletown High School-South
Joshua Thomas
High Technology High School
Jillian Marcantonio
Christian Brothers Academy
Eric Carroll
Red Bank Catholic High School
Jake Flaherty
Holmdel High School
Sarah Hyppolite
Raritan High School
Charles Augello
Danielle Misciagna
Out of the Mail Bag
A note from Brian and Barbara
Gissing, Henderson, Nevada shares
events of a recent trip which included
attending their new
granddaughter’s
Baptism and son
Jeff’s Ordination
ceremony both held
the same day. It was a wonderful and busy day. Jeff is
now both Reverend Jeff
Gissing and Chaplain Jeff
Gissing on the staff of InterVarsity at Winston-Salem
University.
Barbara’s Mother, Joyce Perry has now
moved into Assisted Living at Quarryville, Pa.
She is doing well but thought at 88 years old she
should move. She said “why wait until you have
to move in and then there may be no rooms
available.”
If you would like to drop her a note, her
address is Mrs. Joyce Perry 625 Robert Fulton
Highway, Quarryville, Pa. 17566.
The Perry’s were active members of
NMBC for many years when their girls were in
the Youth Program and Joyce and Bill were
active members of the Couples Club.
Dottie Roberts
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Family News
Called Home!
Ruth Bernice Mandigo
Ruth Bernice Mandigo,
84, of Union Beach died on May
11, 2010 at Bayshore Hospital, Holmdel, NJ.
She was born in Elizabeth and lived in Union
Beach for most of her life. Ruth was a homemaker, raising two sons and enjoying her four
grandchildren. She also worked briefly as a coteacher at Memorial School in Union
Beach. She was a congregant of New
Monmouth Baptist Church, New Monmouth for many years. She was active
in the Ladies Wednesday Fellowship.
Surviving are her son and
daughter-in-law, Dan and Michiko
Mandigo of Port Monmouth; son Brad Mandigo
of Matawan; and grandchildren, Jesse, Justin,
Jonathan, and Kiyomi. Ruth was predeceased in
death by her parents, Earl and Matilda Hassler,
and her husband Donald P. Mandigo who
passed away in 1997.
James D. Willi
James D. Willi, 69, of
Pine Beach died on Monday,
June 7, 2010 peacefully at home.
Born in Port Monmouth, NJ, he
was a longtime resident of Pine
Beach. He was a graduate of
Monmouth University, and had
served as Director of Personnel
for the First National Bank of
Toms River until his retirement. James served in
the U.S Coast Guard for several years. He was
predeceased by his parents James and Edith
Willi, and a sister, Leah Willi. He is survived by
his beloved wife of 43 years, Mary Jehneke Willi,
his son, Russell Willi, and daughter, Leah Weldenbush and her husband Dennis; his sister
Lynne Crouch and her husband Paul. He is also
survived by three loving grandchildren, Dmitrity
Weldenbush, and Sam and Harper Miller-Willi,
and his loyal dog Misty.
A Memorial Gathering was held on June
10 , from 3-5 pm at the Anderson and Campbell
Funeral Home in Toms River.
Susan M. Patterson Hulit
Susan M. Paterson Hulit, 59, of Fair Haven passed away at New York Presbyterian
Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City,
NY on Saturday May 15, 2010. She was born in
Red Bank, NJ. Susan was a life long resident of
Fair Haven. She had a love for animals specially
her cats and birds. She worked as an EKG
Technician for Monmouth Medical Center and
most recently with Pulse Inc. in Shrewsbury.
She was active in the Borzio Bible
Study at NMBC.
Susan is predeceased by
her parents, Eugene and Dorothy
Patterson. Surviving is her husband of 13 years, Kurt J. Hulit; her
daughter, Jennifer C. Malvia and her husband,
Toa of Hillsborough, NC, her brother, Eugene C.
Patterson and his wife Linda of Fair Haven; a
sister in law, Kim Huilit Skillman and her husband Robert, and two grandchildren, Peter and
Autumn Malvia. Also surviving are her many
Aunts, Uncles, Nephews and Cousins.
A well-attended Memorial service was
held on May 26 at 7:00 PM at the New Monmouth Baptist Church. Pastor Tom officiated at
the service.
GRACE W. KRUMEL
Grace W. Krumel, 95, of Middletown,
died Monday, June 14, 2010, at home. She was
born in Ottawa, Canada and lived in Elizabeth
before moving to Middletown 54 years ago.
Grace worked as a
bookkeeper for Douglas
Electric, Red Bank for
many years. She was a
member of The New
Monmouth Baptist
Church for 54 years.
Surviving are her
daughter and son-in-law,
Jane and Richard Jarusiewicz of Lincroft; son
and daughter-in-law,
Richard and Janis Krumel of Mooresville, N.C.;
granddaughter, Lindsay
Jarusiewicz of Lincroft; and niece, Margaret Watt
Ford of Brunswick, Maine.
Grace was preceded in death by her husband, Anton F. Krumel on May 13, 2009.
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Herbie– by Tom Simcox
We are so thankful to the Lord for all He
has done for us through our little dog, Herbie.
Many of our neighbors have been bringing us meals, visiting, and offering their help, all
because we became friends
through Herbie.
This, along with all
the prayers that
have been going up
to heaven from
around the world,
have been humbling and encouraging. Truly, we serve an awesome God. He has
not left us. We are in a difficult and some-what
scary place at the moment, but He has indeed
provided rest. We pray He will continue to lift our
heads and that He will glorify Himself, which is
our utmost desire.
Thank you so much for your faithful support, prayers, friend-ship and concern.
Report on Tom Simcox
As many of you know, Tom has had a diagnosis of Stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma. He
has been to M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston,
Texas and is being treated at the Fox Chase
Cancer Center in Philadelphia.
He has completed his first round of treatments and seems to be doing quite well after
some problems when his white blood count
dropped overnight. He continued with his second
round of treatments on
Monday, June 14th.
Lorna is so
thankful for all who
have prayed for them
during this time. They
ask that you continue
to pray that God will
overrule and that Tom
will have no side effects whatsoever.
“You can’t keep a good man down! Tom
set up shop in his hospital room and in the company of his two constant companions: his cell
phone and his laptop!! Praise God he was feeling
good and was able to work.” Lorna
News from New Mexico
The Oberholsers write that “we are excited about NMBC coming out
this summer. I know that they
will be a blessing to what is
going on at the mission and I
know that their lives with be
blessed and encouraged by
their trip. Bekah & I are hoping to get out a time or so to connect with the
group while they are here.
One encouraging thing to
share about the Navajo BIC Mission, this past spring, 7 Navajo
men went through their 90 day
alcohol rehab program. Several
of the men either made first time
or recommitments to accept &
follow Christ, and were baptized. One man had
an amazing conversion experience in prison, before even coming to the program. Then while in
the program he really began to grow in his walk
with Christ.
Though the summer work groups probably will not have any personal interaction with the
men from the program. (Program only runs in the
fall & spring). The group will still have the opportunity to impact the programs to come by the
work they do on campus and by the prayers they
offer up while there.
Just thought I'd share this with you. Take
care and have a great day!”
Jason, for the family
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New additions to our Mission Families
Chris and Megumi Risden are the proud
parents of a new baby girl who arrived on May 10th. Her name is Hannah Joy and joins her two older sisters who love her very much.
The Risdens are with TEAM
and minister at the Abundant Life Church in Matsumoto-shi, Japan.
Dave and Kathy Mannon are the proud
parents of their third child, a baby girl born on
May 19th. Her name is Shelby Eden. She enjoys having an older sister and brother to help
care for her.
The Mannons are our International Students Missionaries working on the Rutgers Campus in New Brunswick. .
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Vacation Bible School
July 26 through 30
This year Vacation Bible School will be
July 26 through 30.
Registration forms are at the Welcome
Table located in Sutphin Chapel.
The curriculum is by Gospel Light
called SonQuest Rainforest.
Here is what we will be studying:
Day 1: Get It!
“I have hidden
your word in
my heart that
I might not sin
against you.”
Psalm 119:11
Day 2: Get
Found!
“For God so
loved the world
that he
gave his one
and only Son,
that whoever
believes in him
shall not perish
but have eternal life.”
John 3:16
Day 3: Get God’s
Love
“Love the Lord your
God with all your
heart and with all
your soul and with
all your mind. . . .
Love your neighbor
as yourself.”
Matthew 22:37-39
Day 4: Get Praying!
“Do not be anxious
about anything, but in
everything, by prayer
and petition,
with thanksgiving,
present your requests
to God. And the peace
of God . . . will
guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ
Jesus.
” Philippians 4:6-7
Day 5: Get
going!
“Whatever
you do, work
at it with all
your heart,
as working
for the Lord,
not for men.”
Colossians
3:23
We are in need of staff members to join the VBS team. Please give Debbie Ketcham a call
if you would like to be a part of the team. Some of the positions are prayer warrior,
teacher, hostess, bakers, a nurse, newsletter editor, sound system, projection system, scenery, and many other things. Last year we had 55 team members on our staff.
You will have a great time, and you will be blessed.
For more information, contact Debbie Ketcham at the church office at 732-671-5998.
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“Saved by the Blood”
I hope the headline caught your eye
– you surely owe your life to that sacrifice
of our Lord long ago.
But many among us owe our continued life on this earth now to the availability of human blood , transfused to augment losses due to accident, medical procedure, inadequate personal blood system
performance or acts of war.
And where does that life-sustaining
fluid originate? Not from a plant, not from the veins of an animal, not from a laboratory or factory. It comes from the arms of willing donors wishing to pass along a selfrenewing gift to someone in need. That “someone” may be a member of NMBC, an
injured serviceman returned from defending his country from terrorists – or from someone unknown to us, but known to HIM.
I urge you to consider your own donation. Call the Central Jersey Blood Center
732 842 5750
Erwin Muller
New Monmouth Baptist Church
4 Cherry Tree Farm Road
New Monmouth, NJ. 07748
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