Granite Wear Deadline for Christmas Ordering!

Hurry, Hurry...time is running out...
You can order up till 12 midnight for all Granite wear items and have them before Christmas.  Go to the Granite website for details and ordering instructions.

Granite Website

Tebow Responds

Geo Bee...

To visit the ruins of Persepolis, an ancient ceremonial capital of Persia, you would have to travel to what present-day country?

If you answered Iran and are in 4th-8th grade, then you should consider competing in a local Howard County homeschool Geo Bee. The local competition is the first step toward the National Geographic Bee that hosts a representative from each state. Each state champion will compete for a chance to win the grand prize of a $25,000 scholarship to college, a trip to the Galapagos Islands, and a lifetime membership to National Geographic. The finals for the National Geo Bee are hosted by Alec Trebeck (of Jeopardy fame) and are televised on PBS.

The National Geo Bee was started as a way to promote excitement for the study of geography.  For more information on the Geo Bee go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

The local bee will be held on Thursday, January 12. To sign-up or to learn more, email Lissa Roberts.

Holiday Wreath Making!!!

Follow this link to the Granite website and click on the link at the bottom of the home page to be directed to the flyer and order forms.
The Senior Class of 2012 thanks you!


Happy Shopping!

Deck the Halls Link

Abby's Home!!!

Thanks to all who have been praying for Abby Parke, a Granite 7th grader who underwent an extensive scheduled surgery last Friday.  Her family is keeping a blog of her progress and all are encouraged to follow along.  The family extends their warmest thanks for all the support they have received.  Let Abby know your thinking of her...visit their blog, comment here, send her a card...pass on a bit of God's grace today and let them know how much they are loved!


Jade in the Parke

Follow Abby's Progress...

Link to the Parke Family blog for Abby's progress.

The Heavenly Man - free audiobook

Christian Audio puts out a free audiobook each month.  This month's book looks great, I've cut and pasted a review below.  Click on the image at right to go to website for the free download.

“The Heavenly Man is the autobiography of Liu Zhenying (also known as Brother Yun), a Chinese missionary who began to spread the gospel at the age of 16, in the 1960's. From the beginning of Brother Yun's ministry, we see God's hand directing his every step. His was not an easy life, but he determined not to be stopped by threats, arrests, or torture. This level of commitment led to some remarkable miracles in his life. What a challenge to all of us!

I thought the narrator was perfect for this book. His English was a little stilted, which made me feel like the author himself was telling us his story. The mention of so many places and historical events made me want to look up maps and timelines, and I ended up learning a lot about how this part of the world evolved in their views on religion. Although I had to cringe and pause the listening during some of the more difficult passages, this was a story I really enjoyed listening to and easily found myself engrossed in.

This is a must-read for missionaries, and something that every Christian on the planet could benefit from reading. I learned a lot about devotion, evangelism, and loving my neighbor enough to risk my life so that he can hear the Gospel.