John Daugherty

John Daugherty, A dear friend and church member, was promoted to glory Friday August 1, 2008. John is doing great but we continue to pray for John's wife and Daughter. The obituary was written by John's daughter Tracy. She did a great job of honoring her Father by capturing who John was in the writing.

John Alan Daugherty, 47, of Harrisonville, Missouri, was born March 26, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Max and Gladys (Witt) Daugherty. He was greeted at the gates of Heaven on Friday, August 1, 2008, at his home. On April 3, 1982, John married his best friend and love of his life, Monica Elizabeth Melton in Kansas City, Missouri. John was a computer specialist for the Department of Agriculture in Kansas City, Missouri since 1991. He had lived in Kansas City before moving to Harrisonville in 1997. John loved his family, Monica and Tracy, as well as his extended family. He was a member of the Kansas City Baptist Temple and became a member of Heartland Baptist Fellowship, Harrisonville. When he joined Heartland, they quickly became family too. He loved to laugh and smile and you could see that neither were far away. John enjoyed being outdoors, whether deer hunting, 4-wheelin’ with the German Shepherds, 5 a.m. trout fishing or just sitting on the porch looking at the stars. He liked umpiring men’s softball games each summer at KCBT and fellowshipping with old and new friends. John liked to relax by reading his Bible, watching the fish tanks, playing with the cats or watching his beloved Dallas Cowboys. John was a big man, not just in stature, but of spirit. A noticeable presence in a room, a presence that is already noticeably missed. He had big arms and broad shoulders, better to pull you and carry you in his big heart. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. John is survived by his wife, Monica E. Daugherty and daughter Tracy R. Daugherty both of the home; his father and mother, Max and Gladys Daugherty, Raytown, Missouri; three brothers, Wayne Daugherty, Peculiar, Missouri, Rick Daugherty, Kansas City, Missouri, Daniel Daugherty, Belton, Missouri; two sisters, Cheryl Arnell, Overland Park, Kansas, Lisa DeNicola, Mt. Dora, Florida; other relatives and many friends.

Doug Pearson

We are getting ready to go to India with Doug Pearson in October. It should be a great time! You can check out Doug's latest message preached at HBF Sunday July 20th, 2008.

Plexiglass Preaching

I started riding my bike to work this week. No I don't have a Harley, I mean a 10 speed. My legs are noodles, but the ticker is certainly needing the workout. By the way, I will have to work out a bit more before I do any downhill urban cycling like the pic above.

This morning I opened an update from Greg Kredrovsky and he had a link to a way of the master radio message concerning plexiglass preaching. They outline 15 points from a John McCarther presentation on the subject. It was refreshing to hear. I agreed with almost all of it.

You can hit the link here: http://www.greg-and-sue.com/
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Home Alone

This week I am on vacation because Amy is out of town ministering in Juarez Mexico. We have joined the work of Manuel Estabane and Iglesia Bautista Del Valle located in heart of Juarez Mexico.

Many Americans have not heard of Juarez, but it is a key city in Mexico and to the United States. Known for it's population explosion, manufacturing capabilities and rising murder rate. Juarez is in my opinion the place to fight the fight of faith. Many souls hang in the balance as Satan attempts to exert his influence on people and a nation that is ripe to be free from the bondage of sin and death.

The gospel is warmly and readily received in Juarez and our team was blessed to be a part of the harvest in this key city bordering El Paso, Texas.

I look forward to seeing Amy tomorrow! Please pray for the return trip and fruit that remains in Mexico. I have posted the latest update from Tom Fuert the trip leader:

TODAY'S UPDATE FROM JUAREZ:

Good morning to everyone,

Tom Feurt reports that all is well in Juarez. Their project which was to paint the church building finished late yesterday. They are tired but praising God for all the work that has been accomplished, the friendships forged, and the moving of the Holy Spirit in each team member.

Tom also mentioned that they have been able to eat well too and that real Mexican food has been very enjoyable.

They are planning to depart sometime today for the trip home to Heartland. Please be in prayer for their travels, especially as they cross the border. It is always congested at the border.

Brazil Benefit Concert July 12th

Don't forget to mark your calendars for July 12, 2008. HBF will hosting a benefit concert for Harold and Tammy Hatman. I'm sure you won't want to miss this wonderful event. Please contact the office at (816) 380-3o33 should you want to purchase tickets or have questions about this event.

Celebration!

Every time there is a fifth Sunday we clear off a spot and celebrate what God is doing with HBF and our opportunity to join Christ in the mission of God. This past Sunday was an exceptionally good celebration!

We had a ministry celebration! Our theme for Sunday was "Reaching Jerusalem". It is my belief that the scripture teaches we are to accomplish the mission strategically (Matthew 28:19-20); simultaneously (Acts 1:8) and supernaturally (Philippians 2:14). These verses tell us what to do, where to do it and how we are to do it.

After opening up the sermon with these principles I preached from 2 Samuel 5:6-10 on David taking Jerusalem from the Jebusites. To conclude the sermon a team from HBF put on a dramatic skit that portrayed the redemptive power of Christ over the plague of sin and death. God was all over it! Immediately following the service we all proceeded to join our children under the big top erected on the property behind the building where over 25 ministries were represented with displays and representatives.

While the children played on the moonwalk the ministry leaders introduced our new members and guests to the many ministry opportunities God has blessed HBF with to accomplish the mission of God in our Jerusalem. It was a blast! The food, fellowship and focus was absolutely beautiful! I can not express how excellent it was to see HBF focused on the Word and work of God. It was one of those things you just had to be there to experience.

I want to throw out some thanks to our Lord for the sweet spirit of His people and the wonderful weather. The ministry workers were absolutely awesome! The amount of work it took by everyone to pull this off was monumental! God blessed as everyone had excellent quality displays which represented the quality of ministry God has blessed our congregation with.

Randy, Jim & the ministry coordination team did an excellent job off coordination and pulling the details together the final two weeks before the event while I travelled for both ministry appointments and our family vacation. I especially want to thank Trish Hunter for suggesting this in passing a couple months ago.

It is my prayer that the Lord continues to keep us focused on the main things so we can simultaneously be used of God to impact our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth.

Divine Appointments

When I think of the term, "Divine Appointment" I typically think of an opportunity to share Christ with an individual who is lost. I don't think we should limit our concept of God's direction in our lives to witnessing alone. Just the other day I was boarding an airplane for Baltimore to visit my friend Doug Pearson when I looked up and I saw Pastor Jeff Adams of the Kansas City Baptist Temple. It was a divine appointment! We both were on the same flight to the same destination at the same time for completely different reasons without any coordination between us whatsoever. That my friends is a Divine Appointment!


I've had a great trip visiting with Doug and planing an upcoming mission trip to India in October. Doug will be with us at HBF July 20th. It will be a great time of catching up on what God is doing in Doug's life, India and sharing Christ right here in Cass County.