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Children of the Nations (COTN) is continuing to send teams of medical professionals to work in response to the Haiti earthquake.  Our teams are currently based in the Dominican Republic. serving the children and families we were able to transport from Haiti.  For a more detailed look at our plan, please visit http://www.cotni.org/pages/360-our-plan.

We are still in great need of the following professionals, as we compose Haiti Emergency Teams:

Medical Professionals
o   Doctors (Family Pract., Internal Med., ER, Pediatricians, PA or Nurse Practioners)
o   Registered Nurses
o   Physical Therapists
o   Non-medical
o   Team Leader with strong administrative skills

Interested? Please send the following information to venture@cotni.org, and a COTN Venture Representative will contact you as we assemble each team.

o    Name
o    Email
o    Phone
o    Specialty
o    Available trip dates
o   Affiliation (i.e. ABC Hospital)

Dear San Diegans,

I hope you’re well.

As you may know, Disney is giving away a free Disneyland pass to each person who volunteers for one of our beach cleanups. We have three more events remaining. They will be on March 13, April 10 and May 1.

New volunteers can click http://jcsm.org/pbcleanup/register/ to register. Please hurry because they could hit 1 million free tickets and stop accepting new registrations at any time. Please spread the word to your friends, family, co-workers and students.

Thanks for caring about our coastline! Our February 27 cleanup was a success with 633 people helping to clean Pacific Beach! We hope to get that many people or more for our other events. Thanks for your support.

Sincerely,
Jason Gastrich

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THIS SUNDAY (March 7) is our next collection day to bring food for our Kearny families! If you’d like to be involved in this process but did not sign up for a specific item, please feel free to bring NONPERISHABLE food items to whichever service you normally attend. The food bins will be at the Welcome Tent — just place it in whichever one looks least full!

In addition to registering, you MUST pay using the PayPal link below OR by submitting your deposit at the Welcome Tent on Sunday or at College Group on Wednesday. The total cost is $50. Your registration is not complete until we have received your deposit.

$25.00 Non Refundable Deposit

Full Payment $50.00 Deposit $25.00

Full Payment due March 27th

We have a team of college students planning to intern in Uganda, Africa this summer. In order for the team to go we need at least 1 adult male and 1 adult female to lead this team. You would be ministering to orphans in northern Uganda through Children of the Nations, while shepherding these students through the internship experience. You would need to be available from mid-June to mid-August.

If you are interested, please email AndrewRuiz@DIVEintoFLOOD.com as soon as possible. We need to fill this need immediately.

San Diego CityFest, a coalition of churches in San Diego, needs a few volunteers to help with some office work in preparation for a Pastors and Leaders enrichment conference.

If you are available Thurs, Feb 24th or Fri, Feb 25th, contact MawiPatten@DIVEintoFLOOD.com.

This week is your last chance to apply for our global opportunities for you to serve in either Malawi or Uganda this Summer!

We are still accepting applications for both SHORT TERM TRIPS & 2-MONTH INTERNSHIPS. All  applications must be received by Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. Adequate cultural, spiritual and fundraising training will be provided.

*See below for instructions on how to apply for a 2-month internship. Click here to download a short-term trip application.

*Intern Team Leaders – Uganda
Purpose: Lead our team of college interns to Uganda this summer. You will experience incredible ministry with Children of the Nations while shepherding a group of college students from Flood. You must be out of college to apply for this position.
Dates: Mid-June to Mid-August
Contact: AndrewRuiz@DIVEintoFLOOD.com for more info and to fill out an application.

COTN Venture Team – Uganda(1)
Purpose: Serve the COTN national staff with any needs that they have; serve the local schools in Lira by encouraging and spending time with the students.
Dates: 6/13-6/30
Cost: $3500-4000
Contact: Katie Shaw, jem2kt@yahoo.com

COTN Venture Team – Uganda(2)
Purpose: Document the history and stories of the Lira District, and provide basic financial management skills/materials, and education on how other organizations have done microfinance.
Dates: 6/29 – 7/17
Cost: $3500-4000
Contact: Derek Olson, Derek.R.Olson@gmail.com
Kirstin Ulrich, itinulrich@hotmail.com

COTN Venture Team – Malawi
Purpose: Share the good news of Jesus with the people of Malawi and provide a VBS in Chilombo village as well as Chiwengo Village for the children and teens
Dates: 8/7-8/22
Cost: $3500-4000
Contact: Eugene Choi, EugeneSunChoi@gmail.com
Rachel Whiteside, rwhitesi@ucsd.edu

*Internship: COTN Malawi or Uganda
Purpose: Experience Malawian or Ugandan life for 2 months while working alongside local COTN staff. You will not only experience the rich culture, but will also be exposed to a variety of ministry opportunities throughout the summer
Dates: mid-June to mid-August
Cost: $5500
Contact:  AndrewRuiz@DIVEintoFLOOD.com to receive an application.

Sorry for the long subject line!  My name is Kuangkai Tai, and I represent Chinese Bible Church of San Diego up in Rancho Bernardo.  Last year, we held our 1st Annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament to benefit Hope Harvest International on 3/14/09 at Doyle Community Park.

Hope Harvest International was started by one of our sisters to promote orphan care in Southern China.  More information here at  www.hope-harvest.org.

This year’s tournament/fundraiser is on 6/5/10 at the same venue, Doyle Community Park.  Please contact me at kuangkai@yahoo.com if you’re interested in participating!

Take care, and God bless!!

Psalm 68:3-5 says

But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God;
may they be happy and joyful.

Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds ^[a]—

his name is the LORD—and rejoice before him.

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

FLOOD PRAYER GROUP

Want to learn more about prayer or have a an interest in prayer that you want to explore? If so, come to this month’s prayer group which will be focused around praying for our all-church SOMA Conference. Meeting Time: Sunday, February 28th from 6:00 – 7:30pm Location: Kearny Library Contact: LinseyWildey@DIVEintoFLOOD.com

If you have a skill (such as auto repair, carpentry, financial services, etc) that you can offer to Flood members temporarily in need, we want to know! Help us be a generous church body who uses our skills to serve our brothers & sisters in need. Contact Christopher.R.Lawson@gmail.com to find out how you can offer your skills. (There is no long term commitment)