September 3, 2007

There are so many things to thank Jesus for this week!

Prayer and Praise!
Apex

• So many children came this week. They were blessed with prayer and a hot meal.
• The number of adults attending the prayer session increased this week. They are more trusting.
• The wheelchair ramp is in need of carpenters. Please contact Ray at 524-3533 if you would like to serve the Lord in this manner.
• The Lord provided more clothing and linens this week
• One of the Brown Bag ministry missionaries served this week with the Wednesday mission. Praise the Lord!
• Saturday the missionary who usually picks up the food was on vacation. The food was picked-up and donated to the Brown Bag ministry. The ministry needed extra sandwiches and desserts. They were also serving the hot meal for Moore Square and needed more salad. The Lord provided all of it. Thank you Jesus!
• The Brown Bag ministry also provides 60 bags for the Apex mission. A missionary’s exterminator company held its annual golf tournament and promised to bring the leftover sandwiches. There were 60! God is so amazing with every detail!
• Next week a veterinarian is hosting a rabies clinic. Praise the Lord for His mighty provisions.
  

Cary

• Praise the Lord for the Monday Cary Missionary’s father-in-law. What a testimony of answered prayer!
  My father in law’s surgery could not have gone better. Actually they released him early because he has 0 post op pain which according to the doctor he is the only orthopedic surgery patient they have EVER worked on that had no pain. The doctors and nurses are completely baffled !!!
  Also this is a great witness to my mother in law who is asking questions about what we believe as she thinks it's a miracle. Thanks so much for your prayers as I fully believe that this would not have happened if people did not step up and simply take the Lord at his word!!!
• A missionary’s mother breezed through her radiation treatment this week and her sister’s CT scan was perfect. God is so faithful!
• A new mission has started for children in Cary. The lambs who have moved into an apartment complex have started feeding and clothing the children in the area with donated items. One family has not had power in over a month. The Lord has provided candles for them to have light and food. Praise God! What a witness of how Jesus has changed lives!
• Thank you Jesus for the Brown Bag missionary who answered the Lord’s calling to serve the Thursday Cary mission.
• This morning four missionaries were able to serve the Cary mission. The Lord provided an abundance of food, physically and spiritually. Thank you Jesus!
  -- Please continue to pray for the department manager who has gone to bring Jesus to his Muslim family in Europe and northern Africa. As a missionary was praying for him the Lord took her to Exodus 23:20-22.
  
  -- -- As the school year ramps up volunteers are needed to pick-up donated food and Wednesdays and Fridays afternoons around 2 from an area caterer. Please contact Cindy at cboyce@nc.rr.com if this is something the Lord has asked you to do.
  
  Garner
  
• Please keep in your prayers one of the Sunday morning missionaries and his family. His father suffers from Alzheimer’s. The family was called to the hospital due to the father having seizures. He has gone downhill quickly.
• The lamb in WV is recovering nicely from his surgery last week. The Lord is so faithful!
• One lamb was released from prison this week. She called missionaries asking that they give her the same type of assistance as they had others. She was told she needed a relationship with Jesus and He is the provider. She is praying she has a job so she doesn’t have so much free time. Please also pray that she allows someone to assist her with financial planning, so the money is used in a manner that glorifies Jesus!
• Please keep one lamb in your prayers as he is looking for an apartment. It isn’t possible for a felon to find an apartment, but Lord makes all things possible.
• As the days grow shorter please pray for a building to host the Garner Thursday night mission. In three weeks the Thursday evening mission will begin in darkness. Some missionaries have considered moving it to earlier in the day.
• After three and a half years, the Lord has asked the Boyce family to step away from the Thursday mission but continue with the Sunday Garner mission. Cindy will continue writing notes of encouragement and scripture. The missionary teams will continue to provide transportation to church and serving a hot lunch afterwards. This will be their last Thursday. During Al’s lunch hour, he plans to take a few to lunch each week and host a Bible study at the nearby Wendy’s.
• Please keep these lambs in your prayers. Their concerns are whether they are being abandoned by someone again. They were reassured that they are always welcome to come to church each week, but please keep them in your prayers.
• There is a pet ministry for the homeless of Wake County. If someone would like to make donations to offset the cost of veterinarian bills, donations can be sent to Shirley at PO Box 1468, Fuquay, NC 27526 or you can donate pet food and call her at 210-3096.
  
  -- Please keep a homeless family in your prayers as they find jobs and an apartment so they can enroll their children in school.
  -- Another Garner lamb is working and has moved into a camper on the property where he works. He has given his campsite to another lamb to use.
  
  
  Missionary Testimonials
  
  As missionaries were picking up food from a grocery store, a man stopped, stared, started walking again then came back to ask questions.
  
  He was amazed to see missionaries bagging groceries individually with notes to each lamb. He said he sometimes feels led to make sandwiches and deliver them to homeless men and women he sees.
  
  “I thought THAT was a lot of work,” he said. “But you put me to shame.”
  
  The man assumed that the missionaries must be pastors or leaders of a local church and was even more amazed when he was told, “We are just worker bees for Jesus.”
  
  Community Awareness – Meetings and missions
  
  -- CitW Medical missions will now be hosting two medical missions per month. The medical mission team has a glucometer. The brand is the TheraSense "FreeStyle". The mission team needs strips, lancets and lancet pen. If you, your church, pharmacy or doctor’s office would like to donate these items please contact Anne or Susan.
  Garner Medical mission will be at the Garner Methodist Church from 3 PM and 4:30PM. If you feel the Lord asking you to serve, Anne Willet is the contact person. Her phone number is 461- 9737.The dates are as following for 2007:
  October 6th
  November 3rd
  December 1st
  
  The Apex Medical Mission will be under the trees at Thriftwood Dr. in Apex from 5 PM and 7 PM. If you feel the Lord asking you to serve, Susan Heineman is the contact person. Her phone number is 787-3434.The dates are as following for 2007:
  October 7th
  November 4th
  December 2nd
  
  God’s Provision – Donations of Time & Finances
  -- Thank the Lord for the showers each week from the Garner church Thank You Jesus for serving hearts!
  -- Thank you Jesus for all the food donated by area grocery stores, churches, individuals, and caterers! Thank you Lord for all the donations of clothing, storage places, 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, especially as new ones are developing across Cary and Apex. Praise God!
  -- A Raleigh company is offering free computer training starting in September.
  FREE COMPUTER TRAININGOPEN TO THE PUBLIC OF THE TRIANGLE AND SURROUNDING AREASBy IFCTCC

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Fall Session is approximately 9 weeks (No Winter Session), (Spring Session To Be Announced), (no Summer Session)

Tuesday Sep 11 - Nov 6

Wednesday Sep 12 - Nov 7

Thursday Sep 13 - Nov 8

Tues 6PM-8PM (WORD-BASIC WORD PROCESSING OR WEB DESIGN-BASIC WEBSITE CREATION

Wed 6PM-7PM WINDOWS-BASIC BASIC COMPUTER INTRO and/or

Wed 7PM-8PM POWERPOINT-BASIC PRESENTATIONSOR

Wed 6PM-8PM EXCEL-BASIC SPREADSHEETS

Thurs 6PM-8PM ACCESS-BASIC DATABASES(Prerequisite note: for Access, you must have previously completed Excel)

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All Classes: Please attend our brief optional Orientation on Monday, September 10, 2007 (anytime 6pm-8pm)

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