December 11, 2006
We are thanking God for all of your prayers and help. It has been another great week for this ministry.
Two of the lambs who have been working steadily and staying off drugs and alcohol had setbacks, but both have returned to jobs and attending AA meetings. Praise God for showing them their old ways are not what they used to be. They are both staying with missionaries as they work out their next steps. Please continue to keep them in prayer as each learns God's way of coping instead of worldly ways.
After a very long wait, another lamb is in his new apartment! He is so proud of this, his first real home in 29 years. People have graciously donated so many things that it was nearly furnished the first day. He is praising God for how good things are going and for all the friends he has. Several missionaries helped him decorate his apartment for Christmas! Please continue to keep him in prayer. He has celebrated 7 months of being substance free, but now has a great deal of free time.
A donor asked CITW whether they might be able to use some Bibles. A missionary quickly agreed they would be a blessing, thinking maybe 10 or 20 would be donated. Imagine the surprise when 230 large-print RECOVERY New Testaments, 40 complete large-print recovery Bibles and 12 Life Application Bibles in Spanish were ordered and most delivered to a missionary's door THE NEXT DAY. The recovery Bibles are designed specifically for people with substance abuse issues. God is so awesome!
Thursday night, a missionary provided free acupuncture to lambs to help rid them of addictions. Acupuncture is being used in cities around the US to rid addiction. Everyone consented to the treatments, which seemed to have an immediate calming effect on them. We can't wait to hear progress reports from the combination of acupuncture and prayer!
Donations of winter items are soaring, with churches, businesses and individuals bringing in blankets, coats, gloves, socks and many other needed things. Several area churches are joining together collecting items to make bags for His lambs at the December 23rd Moore Square's outreach. The sorting date is December 19th for anyone who wants to help. An area man continues to donate scented candles -- the latest batch may bless the elderly at a rest home where one of our former lambs is working. And the Pilot Club in Cary is interested in providing clothing and food to battered women.
Missionaries received baby food, diapers and clothing from an area thrift shop. The items were given to Faith Based Support Circles. The Faith Based Provider was able to give the items away within hours, with still a demand. Missionaries were looking in their son's car to find two more boxes. God is so good!
An area missionary has contacting a Kentucky town where the faith community transformed drug neighborhoods with the message: "Get Saved or Get Busted." You can read about the miraculous work of the Lord here: http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/61364.aspx. Missionaries hope to start a similar program in the Cary/Apex area.
A relatively new missionary who was interested in doing something once a month is finding the more you do for the Lord, the more you want to do. This missionary has provided transportation, hand and foot warmers, beverages and fellowship many times already.
On Saturday, about 30 people from area churches revisited 15 camps with blankets, coats, water, fresh fruit and other items to make the cold winter nights a little more tolerable. There was enough fruit left over to share it with more lambs on Sunday. The next trip to the camps will be January 13th. More information will be coming.
An area high school fund raiser had a surplus of 65 dozen doughnuts. The doughnuts were given to the Sunday Moore Square outreach as well as some of the area lambs.
A Triangle job agency has work in Research Triangle and two or three lambs in Raleigh are willing to pay $5 each per day for help getting to and from the jobs. Work is available through Dec. 22 and runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you feel called to provide transportation, please contact Alice at 772-7050.
An area chiropractic office completed its winter clothing drive last week. Not only did CitW receive winter clothing and blankets but a cash donation. God is the mighty provider.
The managers of the Southern Pines Teen Challenge spoke at an area church. The couple was at one time homeless in LA and now running the program. It is for recovering addicts with no age limit.
Here is an opportunity for part-time work for someone who has a heart for the homeless:
The Carying Place, a Cary-based non-profit agency serving homeless families seeks an effective part-time Program Assistant. The successful candidate is a superb organizer, a self-starter with a take charge approach, and works effectively with small groups of staff and volunteers. With understanding and sensitivity, he/she will respond appropriately to candidate families and major financial donors alike. A high comfort level with common computer software and file structures is required. Primary responsibilities include office management, program support, property oversight, and volunteer coordination.
If you possess empathy for the plight of homeless families and a desire to help them transition to a life of self-sufficiency, send cover letter and resume to: The Carying Place, Inc., Attn: HR Chair, P.O. Box 622, Cary, NC 27512 or info@thecaryingplace.org The full job description will be available on The Carying Place Website: www.thecaryingplace.org in a day or two.
A memorial service is being planned in memory of homeless men and women who have died. It is scheduled for the Bethel House of God off Sunnybrook Rd. in Raleigh on Dec. 21st at 7 p.m. For more information contact Paige Rainey at 856-2536.
We serve an awesome God!
Two of the lambs who have been working steadily and staying off drugs and alcohol had setbacks, but both have returned to jobs and attending AA meetings. Praise God for showing them their old ways are not what they used to be. They are both staying with missionaries as they work out their next steps. Please continue to keep them in prayer as each learns God's way of coping instead of worldly ways.
After a very long wait, another lamb is in his new apartment! He is so proud of this, his first real home in 29 years. People have graciously donated so many things that it was nearly furnished the first day. He is praising God for how good things are going and for all the friends he has. Several missionaries helped him decorate his apartment for Christmas! Please continue to keep him in prayer. He has celebrated 7 months of being substance free, but now has a great deal of free time.
A donor asked CITW whether they might be able to use some Bibles. A missionary quickly agreed they would be a blessing, thinking maybe 10 or 20 would be donated. Imagine the surprise when 230 large-print RECOVERY New Testaments, 40 complete large-print recovery Bibles and 12 Life Application Bibles in Spanish were ordered and most delivered to a missionary's door THE NEXT DAY. The recovery Bibles are designed specifically for people with substance abuse issues. God is so awesome!
Thursday night, a missionary provided free acupuncture to lambs to help rid them of addictions. Acupuncture is being used in cities around the US to rid addiction. Everyone consented to the treatments, which seemed to have an immediate calming effect on them. We can't wait to hear progress reports from the combination of acupuncture and prayer!
Donations of winter items are soaring, with churches, businesses and individuals bringing in blankets, coats, gloves, socks and many other needed things. Several area churches are joining together collecting items to make bags for His lambs at the December 23rd Moore Square's outreach. The sorting date is December 19th for anyone who wants to help. An area man continues to donate scented candles -- the latest batch may bless the elderly at a rest home where one of our former lambs is working. And the Pilot Club in Cary is interested in providing clothing and food to battered women.
Missionaries received baby food, diapers and clothing from an area thrift shop. The items were given to Faith Based Support Circles. The Faith Based Provider was able to give the items away within hours, with still a demand. Missionaries were looking in their son's car to find two more boxes. God is so good!
An area missionary has contacting a Kentucky town where the faith community transformed drug neighborhoods with the message: "Get Saved or Get Busted." You can read about the miraculous work of the Lord here: http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/61364.aspx. Missionaries hope to start a similar program in the Cary/Apex area.
A relatively new missionary who was interested in doing something once a month is finding the more you do for the Lord, the more you want to do. This missionary has provided transportation, hand and foot warmers, beverages and fellowship many times already.
On Saturday, about 30 people from area churches revisited 15 camps with blankets, coats, water, fresh fruit and other items to make the cold winter nights a little more tolerable. There was enough fruit left over to share it with more lambs on Sunday. The next trip to the camps will be January 13th. More information will be coming.
An area high school fund raiser had a surplus of 65 dozen doughnuts. The doughnuts were given to the Sunday Moore Square outreach as well as some of the area lambs.
A Triangle job agency has work in Research Triangle and two or three lambs in Raleigh are willing to pay $5 each per day for help getting to and from the jobs. Work is available through Dec. 22 and runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you feel called to provide transportation, please contact Alice at 772-7050.
An area chiropractic office completed its winter clothing drive last week. Not only did CitW receive winter clothing and blankets but a cash donation. God is the mighty provider.
The managers of the Southern Pines Teen Challenge spoke at an area church. The couple was at one time homeless in LA and now running the program. It is for recovering addicts with no age limit.
Here is an opportunity for part-time work for someone who has a heart for the homeless:
The Carying Place, a Cary-based non-profit agency serving homeless families seeks an effective part-time Program Assistant. The successful candidate is a superb organizer, a self-starter with a take charge approach, and works effectively with small groups of staff and volunteers. With understanding and sensitivity, he/she will respond appropriately to candidate families and major financial donors alike. A high comfort level with common computer software and file structures is required. Primary responsibilities include office management, program support, property oversight, and volunteer coordination.
If you possess empathy for the plight of homeless families and a desire to help them transition to a life of self-sufficiency, send cover letter and resume to: The Carying Place, Inc., Attn: HR Chair, P.O. Box 622, Cary, NC 27512 or info@thecaryingplace.org The full job description will be available on The Carying Place Website: www.thecaryingplace.org in a day or two.
A memorial service is being planned in memory of homeless men and women who have died. It is scheduled for the Bethel House of God off Sunnybrook Rd. in Raleigh on Dec. 21st at 7 p.m. For more information contact Paige Rainey at 856-2536.
We serve an awesome God!
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