Happy Family 2008 Conference, Bay Area (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)

October 31 – November 2
Happy Family 2008 Conference on Friday-Sunday. Is your marriage everything you expected? Feeling overwhelmed? Healthy marriages develop into strong families. As children model their lives after their parents, are you setting the example you want? Join us for a powerful weekend with international author and dynamic speaker Nancy Ou, an acclaimed author and family counselor for the Chinese-American community. Discover the five secrets you need to encourage your spouse and children to reach their potential—the way God originally intended. Learn the power of leadership and mentoring as you fellowship with other families. Your family is your greatest asset. Invest a weekend as you strengthen your relationships and enhance communications. You’ll be glad you came. Enjoy an extended weekend at the Mission Springs Conference Center in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains. Complete Conference: 3 days and 2 nights lodging with six hot meals. One-day conference (Nov 1): 1 day with lunch and dinner. Languages: Bilingual, Mandarin and English. Registration: Call (408) 979-1257 or visit http://www.happyfc.org

HIM Bay Area Conference (Oct 10-11, 2008)

August 25, 2008

Dear Pastor,

Thank you for your past participation at HIM Bay Area conferences.

As you know, the HIM Bay Area Christian Equipping Conference is an incomparable event of outstanding content and exceptional value.

Year after year, the conference provides solid, thoughtful, teaching. It brings great speakers. It instructs and inspires. It refreshes believers with two days of extraordinary worship, prayer, and fellowship. Great equipping and at a great price.

This year, we’re making it even easier for your church to participate. We have special group rates that your whole congregation can afford:

Adults:
$30 pp for a group of 30 or more
$40 pp for a group of 20 or more
$50 pp for a group of 10 or more
Or $69 per person

Youth:
$30 for groups of 10 or more
Or $40 pp

Plus, with every 10 registered, a Pastor+Spouse couple can come free to both the conference and the preconference pastor/spouse sessions.

We hope you and your congregation will take advantage of this tremendous offer. Just use the enclosed photocopiable form to register. Deadline for special group registrations is September 19 so get your group together now.*

Download Registration form here

For additional resources, including the latest conference schedule, speaker info, videos and promotional material, visit the HIM website at www.himonline.org.

And please contact us for additional help or questions. Email info@himonline.org. Or call toll-free 1-877-998-9777 (or 808-988-9777).

Hope to see you there!

Mary Vinson
Executive Director
Hawaiian Islands Ministries

KCCD Present Wake Up Asian American Youth At Risk (LA, 9/22/08)

From Ken Kong of the South East Asian Committee

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KCCD Present Wake Up Asian American Youth At Risk

Overview:

“For too long the myth of Asian American youth as the model minority has prevailed. As a result, many stakeholders continue to be blind-sighted and unaware of the stresses, risks, and pressures that impact Asian American youth.

This summit invites the community and nation’s leaders to learn and work together to find effective cultural and linguistic strategies to address these concerns.” – Hyepin Im President and CEO, KCCD

Asian American Youth at Risk:

• The Juvenile delinquency rate has decreased in the past 20 years except in the Asian American Community.
• Asian American youth have the highest percentage of juvenile violent crime — 21% in contrast to Blacks (17%) and Whites (16%).
• Asian gangs are the fastest growing gangs in Los Angeles County with about 20,000 members.
• Asian American women aged 15 to 24 have the second highest rate of suicide.— CNN.
• 17% of Asian American boys reported physical abuse compared to 8% in boys grades 5 through 12.

Who’s Invited?
Community leaders, pastors, youth pastors, stakeholders, policy makers, educators, PTA members, and concerned parents, are invited to come share, understand, partner, and empower Asian Youth.

Location:

Wilshire Plaza Hotel
3515 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Time: 9am-5pm
Date: September 22, 2008
Registration: $20 before Sept 15 and $30 after.
Register online by Sept. 15, 2008 at www.kccd3300.org or download form and mail to KCCD office.
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