Saturday, March 17, 2007

March 17, 2007

We are thanking you for your prayers and support as the Lord continues to provide abundantly for this ministry! More and more people are being drawn into communion with one another through the homeless and so many blessings are being shared!

Community Awareness – Meetings and missions
· Medical mobile mission, Thursday, March 29, 2007 at With Love From Jesus from 6:30 until. The team is always in need of doctors, dentists and hygienists. There is an attending physician with the needed liability insurance. Contact Alice McGee at 772-7050, if you are interested in serving.
· The 10th Annual Homeless Conference is scheduled for April 10-11 at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC. Sessions will include HUD, Housing Finance Agency, the Key Program, the SOAR initiative, Re-Entry Initiatives, Community Voice Mail, Carolina Homeless Information Network and the Housing First initiative. The NC Coalition to End Homelessness will host a dessert reception to kick off the conference on Monday, April 9, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM at Vintage 21, 209 Oberlin Road, Raleigh (Suggested donation at the door.) Legislative Afternoon: Wednesday, April 11, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PMThe NC Coalition to End Homelessness (NCCEH) will host an afternoon at the State Legislature. Assistance is also available in scheduling your meetings.For more information, feel free to contact, Martha Are, Homeless Policy Specialist, 919-733-4534. registrations are due March 26, 2007
· Wonderful article from Christianity today http://www.christianitytoday.com/tcw/2007/001/17.60.html
· Just a click and they donate feminine supplies to local homeless shelters http://www.tampontification.com/donate.php

Prayer and Praise!
· Cheyenne is doing great. Her grandmother thanks you for all your prayers. She has moved closer to live near her.
· Please continue to pray for the lamb with the broken wrist. She was seen by an area orthopedic, free of charge. He gave her a sturdy splint with monthly follow-up appointment to work the bone back into place. Praise God!
· The lamb who received antibiotics for an infection on his face is doing well. He also wants to thank you for your prayers. No surgery will be needed. Don’t we serve an awesome God!!!!
· The lamb has received his photographs from his family in Mexico. What a beautiful family! His friend wants to thank you for your prayers. The photographs gave his compadre so much hope.
· The couple wants to thank you for prayer. The man has gone back to work. Praise God!
· The lamb with jungle rot was given free samples from an area physician for the yeast and bacterial infections. God is so good!
· Please keep a lamb in prayer as he struggles with addiction and wanting to stay substance free.
· Please keep in prayer a lamb who is struggling with substance abuse and keeping his job.
· Please pray for a lamb who needs to see a doctor. She has found a lump in her breast. She also has had many abnormal PAP’s but hasn’t seen a doctor for any follow-ups. She has a family history of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
· Please pray for the two lambs who are attending an area church’s men’s retreat. May this time with fellow brothers in Christ be a blessing to all.
· An area lamb is praying whether he should take a room at Cornerstone.
· An area lamb received an eviction notice yesterday. He has a government appointed payee who handles his money. He doesn’t understand why his rent hasn’t been paid or how to address this. He is asking for prayer. He loves his apartment and life off the streets.
· Please pray for a lamb couple who’s home is being condemned at the end of the month.
· A lamb has now had successful surgery in both eyes. She is in job training for the visually impair. Pray for a job opportunity.
· A lamb who loves animals received a dog that gave birth to a litter of puppies. Puppies will be available in 5-6 weeks.
· A lamb has been working steadily. His boss may be offering him a place to rent in the Poole Road area.
· A lamb has been living with family. He feels he is a burden and is ready to move out into the car he has purchased. Pray that his decisions are God ordained and not from pride and self sufficiency.
· A lamb has completed her in-house job. She is staying in an area hotel with the support of an area church. She is asking for prayers for a job and to continue her college classes. The bus does go to Wake Tech.
· Please continue to pray for the much needed transitional home in the Cary/Apex area.
· Please continue to pray for support circles as these lambs readjust to society and are welcomed into the Body of Christ.
· Praise God for the existing support circle as the Body of Christ encircles a lamb with the love of Jesus!
· The lord has answered prayers for the church in the Woods’ director’s grandsons. They are home from the hospital. The son-in-law leaves for military duty Monday the 19th. Please keep him in prayer, as well as his wife and twin sons.
· Please pray for a much needed storage unit.

Missionary Testimonials
· The Lord gave car batteries to many in January through an area auto parts store. The Hispanics told missionaries Thursday evening when they turned on their TV’s, the station is a Christian station in Spanish. Isn’t God so good?

Fishing Trip!
· The next trip will be April 14th. A time or meeting location has not been set. The Lord placed bicycles on people’s heart for this fishing trip. If you have a bicycle that can be ridden, please pray about donating it. This trip will also need people with trucks, SUV, and vans that can carry bicycles. The contacts will be Stephanie Narron at snarron@worshipfacilities.com and Alice Ligon at appraisalnet@nc.rr.com .

God’s Provision – Donations of Time & Finances
· Donated blankets, clothing, and food were distributed by the donors this week in the Cary/Apex area. Praise God!!!!
· A postal worker delivered much needed tents and camping equipment just in time for a missionary to go to the woods with a photo journalist.
· A non-Christian friend felt a tugging at her heart to purchase cold weather gear this week for the trip into the woods
· Praise God for a area blood services nurse wants to join the mobile medical mission
· Thank the Lord for the showers each week from the Garner church.
· Thank you Jesus for all the food donated by area grocery stores, churches, individuals, Kairos prison team, and caterers! Thank you Lord for all the donations of clothing, camping equipment, blankets, candles, and toiletries donated this week.
· We thank you, Jesus, for those who have donated time showing the love of Jesus through relationships and support circles.

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