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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lakeport Christian Center will feature the movie “Faith Like Potatoes” on the big screen at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 5.
The public is invited to attend this free event.
“Faith Like Potatoes” is a 2006 South African biographical drama film based on the 1988 book of the same name written by Angus Buchan.
Regardt van den Bergh wrote and directed the film, which stars Frank Rautenbach, Jeanne Wilhelm, Hamilton Dhlamini and Sean Michael Cameron.
The film follows Buchan and his family’s move from Zambia to South Africa and chronicles his Christian faith throughout that time.
Set in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Buchan leaves his farm in Zambia in the midst of political unrest and racially charged land reclaims and travels south with his family to start a better life.
With nothing more than a caravan on a patch of land, and help from his foreman, Simeon Bhengu, the Buchan family struggles to settle in a new country.
Faced with ever-mounting challenges, hardships and personal turmoil, Buchan quickly spirals down into a life consumed by anger, fear and destruction.
Finally, his wife convinces him to attend a local church, where the testimonies of other farmers influence his decision to give his life to Jesus Christ.
His outlook takes a complete turnaround, and supernatural occurrences begin to happen when Buchan prays in faith.
He begins giving his testimony in different towns, and eventually gathers thousands of people in Kings Park Stadium for a time of unified prayer for the nation and for the land.
Traditionally a maize and cattle farmer, Buchan decides to plant potatoes. Scientists had warned the farmers not to plant that season unless they had irrigation. Because of the unprecedented drought, planting potatoes would be a massive risk.
Believing he is led by the Lord, he plants potatoes in the dry dust. When harvest time comes, there is a crop of giant potatoes.
Lakeport Christian Center is located at 455 S. Forbes St.
For more information call 707-263-4514 or visit www.lcchub.com .
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The fifth annual World Labyrinth Day will be held on Saturday, May 4.
World Labyrinth Day is an annual global event celebrated each year on the first Saturday in May, sponsored by The Labyrinth Society, an international organization founded in 1998.
Labyrinths are thought to enhance right brain activity, and uses include problem solving, conflict resolution, walking meditation, modern day pilgrimage, and stress management.
The American Cancer Society states that labyrinths "may be helpful as a complementary method to decrease stress and create a state of relaxation."
Research studies conducted in a variety of settings consistently have shown that walking a labyrinth reduces stress. In fact, over the past few years, this has been the most commonly reported finding related to the so-called “labyrinth effect,” according to John W. Rhodes, Ph.D., president of the Labyrinth Society and former chair of The Labyrinth Society Research Committee.
In southern Lake County, currently two events are highlighted.
A seven circuit outdoor labyrinth, specially created by Holly Hand beneath towering fir trees in downtown Middletown, at the corner of Calistoga Street (Highway 29) and Armstrong will be staffed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on World Labyrinth Day.
An asphalted area, for ease of walking, was chosen by Hand next to a meadow of lupines to be transformed to a 32-foot labyrinth and also available will be tables of finger labyrinths, for those with limited mobility, courtesy of 2 Women Traders.
Thanks to Sutter Lakeside Hospital staff who approved the use of the area across from Grinder’s Steep at the request of Middletown Community United Methodist Church to highlight World Labyrinth Day.
The Rev. Peggy Thompson will direct people in a dance to "warm up the labyrinth" just before it opens to the public for walking at 10 am. Refreshments will be served. For questions or additional information call 707-295-7174.
Also on May 4, in southern Lake County at the Positive Living Center-Labyrinth Peace Garden at 19568 Spruce Grove Ext., Hidden Valley Lake, Hand will facilitate walkers who can gather in the parking lot near the labyrinth at 12:50 p.m.
This site is Just off Hwy 29, opposite the members only gate into Hidden Valley Lake north of Hartman Road. For questions or additional information call 707-987-6610.
The Labyrinth Society invites the world to “Walk As One at 1” in an attempt to create a wave of peaceful energy moving around the planet.
To participate, people are invited to walk a labyrinth at 1 p.m. in their local time zone. Many large group events are planned, but no event is too small. Individuals who wish to participate may use a finger labyrinth in the comfort of their home.
While the origin of the labyrinth is unknown, labyrinths have been found all over the world dating from earliest antiquity.
Once popular in the Middle Ages, labyrinths have been experiencing a resurgence in popularity.It has become increasingly common to find labyrinths in schools, prisons, parks, hospitals, spas, churches, prisons and retreat centers.
The World Wide Labyrinth Locator, www.labyrinthlocator.com , an online database, lists more than 3,400 labyrinths around the world.
Day information and resources are available on The Labyrinth Society’s Web site at http://labyrinthsociety.org/world-labyrinth-day .
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lakeport Christian Center invites the public to attend upcoming exciting and relevant studies to be presented at the center.
On Sundays in the church’s 10:30 a.m. Celebration Service, Pastor Mike Suski is beginning a new series in April entitled “The Power to Change.”
Weekly lessons will include: Change the story of your life, change the theme of your heart, change the course of your life, change your future – day by day, change the quality of each day, change the impact of yesterday on today, change that influences others and so on.
On Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Bible study, Pastor Mike Suski is beginning a new series in April on the Book of Jonah.
Weekly titles will include: Running away from God (ch. 1:1-17), Running to God (1:17-2:10), Running with God (3:1-10), Running against God (5:1-10).
Beginning Thursday, May 2, Pastor Ruth Suski will facilitate an in-depth study on the book of Ephesians entitled “Living the Christ-Inspired Lifestyle: Six weeks/six chapters.”
She will present the study from the perspective of the culture and original language. She has studied three years of classical Greek and also taught Greek in college.
The six-week study will be held on Thursdays at 10 a.m. in Classroom B1. The public is invited to attend, but preregistration is required.
Call the church office at 707-263-4514 for info or go online to www.lcchub.com .
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – The service at the Unitarian Universalist Community of Lake County for Sunday, April 7, will be presented by Carrie Knowles, formerly of Lake County.
The title of her sermon is, “Little Red Riding Hood, Moses, and the Mobius Strip: the UU Search for a Teachable Faith.”
The service begins at 11 a.m. at the church located at 3810 Main St. in Kelseyville. Guests are welcome.
Knowles graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry and is a candidate for fellowship.
Her ministry is directed at bringing together spiritual communities and veterans to close the gap between military and civilian cultures, and address the spiritual wounds of war.
She is a member of the Board of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio, and coordinates conferences to encourage congregations to become healing spaces for returning servicemen and women.
For more information, call 707-587-4243.