This week:
(D-7) Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

(D-8) 2 Corinthians 4:5 "For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake."

For His glory!
-Tim

Nav Night @ The Brewer's Game!

UW-Whitewater Navs and Friends
(Tim, Tara, Kim, and other students in the backgroud)

Last night we all went to a Brewer's game in place of our regular Nav Night. This was our big outreach event of the spring semester to other students on campus. It was a great time getting to know some of the students friends and continue to build relationships. Last night we had 70 people with our group. We tailgated, cooked about 300 brats and hot dogs, and threw around some frisbees for a while.

There were two miracles that happened last night.
1. When Chad and I started handing out the tickets and checking off people that paid, one of the students noticed that the tickets were for the wrong day! So what do we do now, there's about a thousand dollars worth of tickets and we can't use them. Chad and I talked and the only thing we thought was to go to the ticket booth and tell them what happened and see if they would exchange us tickets for that day. We prayed and God answered our prayers; we got new tickets in about the same area and didn't have to pay any extra!

2. The second miracle happened when the Brewer's won the game, just kinding... After the game one of our students that is a diabetic realized he forgot his blood sugar meter and bag in the bathroom during the game. We looked all over the bathroom and then went down to customer relations and they didn't have it. We got their number in case it showed up and as we were about to go the ushers at the game kept bringing in lost items and we prayed it would show up. I felt maybe we should wait a little bit longer. Then he said "that's it! He has my bag!". One of the ushers had his bag and we were all excited!



Just a few small miracles from God!
-For the sake of the Gospel
Tim and Tara Chamberlain

Scripture Memory (D-5, D-6)

This week:
(D-5) 1 Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing
move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the
Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not
in vain."

(D-6) Hebrews 12:3 "Consider him who endured such opposition from
sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."

For His glory!
-Tim

A little adventure everyday

Today I was meeting with one of the guys in my Bible study at the University Center (UC) on campus. I usually meet with each guy one-to-one during the week and sometimes at different places. Today also happened to be the American Red Cross blood drive at the UC.
After I was done meeting with David, I met up with Tara to go give blood. As I was sitting in the chair waiting to be called I was getting nervous because the last time a needle was put in my arm was four years ago after our rollover accident. Tara was ahead of me and looking fine, not nervous at all.

So I was called to come and sit down and they were going to check my blood type. The lady pricked my finger and began drawing out blood for two different samples. As she was doing this she said that since I was a taller guy I could give twice as much blood and they would put me on this special machine. I was trying to figure out what she meant and as I looked at the blood on my finger and the machines I began to get really dizzy.

I asked the lady for some water hoping that the dizziness would go away. She told me to sit back and drink the water. Then they had me get up and lay down on this wheeled bed. They wheeled me across this large room and many people were saying "oh I wonder what happened to him?". Meanwhile Tara was waiting and heard what was going on and said "oh that's too bad" and then when she saw it was me she said "wait that's my husband!"

I wasn't able to draw blood today but possibly tomorrow. I felt a bit embarrassed but oh well what can you do. It was a comical story to tell, especially when Tara realized it was me.
What would we do without a little bit of adventure everyday?!

Scripture Memory (D-3, D-4)

This week:
(D-3) 1 John 2:15-16 "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If
anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in
him. For everything in the world — the cravings of sinful
man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has
and does — comes not from the Father but from the
world."

(D-4) Romans 12:2 "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then
you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —
his good, pleasing and perfect will."

For His glory!
-Tim

Looking to get a...van

This sounds kind of crazy but Tara and I are seriously considering getting a van.
We don't have any kids yet or any on the way but we have seen how vans are a great thing to have especially in ministry. I also was more excited about the idea after driving one in Detroit during our spring break trip. The pastor we helped in Detroit has a Dodge Ram van and it was great having all the room and the power to haul things.

Tara and I would be selling one of our cars to help with the cost of purchasing a van.
This would be a great ministry vehicle!
If this one didn't work out maybe sometime in the future it would be nice to have one.

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:5-6

-For the sake of the Gospel of Jesus
Tim and Tara Chamberlain

Scripture Memory (D-1, D-2)

This week:
(D-1) Matthew 6:33-"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well."

(D-2) Luke 9:23-"Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me,
he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and
follow me.”"

For His glory!
-Tim

Update: Spring Break to Detroit

We are back from our trip to Detroit after a week of service and awesome community building with the 21 that went. This trip was a huge eye opening experience for us all. I never have seen so much devastation and despair before. In Detroit, 40% of the land is vacant and since the 1960's the population has decreased from 2 million to 900,000! Because of the huge decrease in population, the city's infrastructure collapsed with no ability to maintain itself. That is why when you enter the city limits of Detroit you see many neglected homes, trash all over, broken city lights, broken sidewalks, closed schools and churches, and a sense of hopelessness. My heart can't help but be broken for these people. The act of picking up garbage and cleaning up old buildings does a lot to the neighborhoods. People begin to have a sense of hope and pride for the work and change that is happening. Please pray for them!

Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Hearing from Pastor Michael Sewell of St. Olaf Church in Detroit. He has a heart for bringing hope to the neighborhood and ministering to the people there. Pastor Sewell was born in England, moved to Jamaica, and then God put it on his heart to move to Detroit. He first lived in the suburbs of Detroit but he realized that in order to really connect with the people he needed to live among them. Here we are at a piece of land that he bought and we helped him clean it up so that it will be a park for kids to play at. The homes and land in Detroit are very cheap; he showed us a house he bought for $16,000. It needs a lot of work but this way he can begin to revitalize the neighborhood and change the the atmosphere.

This is another building that Pastor Sewell bought to revitalize. We helped clean up all the broken glass, bottles, and other trash around the building as well as scrape and prime the building with new paint. We worked here Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the mornings and Pastor Sewell said that the people in the neighborhood were already talking about the change. We are hoping to go back to Detroit next year or the year after to continue this partnership.

Some of the other things we did that week were:
-Packing over 1500 food boxes for the elderly in Detroit
-Fixing up two carpet-ball game tables for the Boys and Girls club in Detroit
-Cleaning up the church where we stayed.
-Visiting a Muslim mosque with the Navigator staff in Detroit
-Building gardens on vacant lots
-Installing insulation and cleaning up a house

Please pray for Detroit!

"But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?"- 1 John 3:17

For the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
-Tim and Tara Chamberlain

Scripture Memory (C-11, C-12)

This week:
(C-11) Hebrews 2:18-"Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is
able to help those who are being tempted."

(C-12) Psalm 119:9,11-"How can a young man keep his way pure? By living
according to your word. I have hidden your word in my
heart that I might not sin against you."

For His glory!
-Tim