October 22, 2007

Thank you Jesus for all Your blessings we are allowed to witness each week. Thank you also for Your faithfulness.

Prayer and Praise!
Cary and Apex
• A Monday Cary missionary has asked for prayers for a lamb with multiple health issues. Due to liver complications her doctors have given her a few months to live. She prayed with the missionary today and accepted Jesus as her Savior. Halleluiah!!!!
The two also prayed for physical healing. He is asking that the Thursday missionary also pray with her this week and weeks to come. Praise the Lord, Jesus is discipling she and her husband through this missionary with prayer, books and tapes concerning Christianity. The missionary is asking for prayer for her walk with Christ, her new love for the Lord and His Word, and healing of her mind as well as her body.
• Please keep a lamb’s mother in your prayers. She has been hospitalized and may be dying.
• The Four Square Denomination District Women’s Retreat collected excess hotel toiletries for the Christmas Moore Square Outreach. Thank You Lord for Your mighty provisions.
• Shirley’s ministry is a non-profit for the animals in the woods. She is in need of financial contributions as well as pet food.
Shirley Companion Ministry
PO Box 1468
Fuquay, NC 27526
210-3096
• Creech Chiropractic is conducting a winter clothing/blanket drive for Church in the Woods during October and a non-perishable food drive during November. Thank You Jesus!
• The Backyard Bible Club is every Sunday afternoon. This is for the children. For more information concerning the Backyard Bible Club please contact Stacy Boxell at stacy@net-by-design.com
• Please keep in prayer all the Apex and Cary missions. If you feel called to serve the socially and economically challenged in the Cary/Apex are please contact Cindy at cboyce@nc.rr.com.

Garner
• Evailo’s memorial service will be Saturday, October 27th at the Garner Methodist Church at 3:30 PM on Methodist Dr.
• A Hispanic lamb was transferred to a FL prison this week. He is to serve ~ a week there and then released. Pray for the Lord’s provision after he is released. If it is the Lord’s will, he will find transportation to return Raleigh
• A lamb was hired by Wades Shows and had moved with the company to Orlando, FL. He wants to get his life together and he is finding it difficult to do in the woods of Raleigh. He is bringing his Bible and devotional book. The Bible was given to him by Evailo, the man who died last week.
• A Hispanic lamb who moved to Pennsylvania is so on fire for Jesus now that he is attending church almost every day. He is writing to his old friends in the Garner woods to try to make sure they are saved and surrender their lives and addictions to Jesus.
Please pray that his continued letters make a difference and that, if God wills, he visits here to make the love of Jesus known to all.
• Please continue to pray for a lamb who is trying to stay clean and sober while still in the woods.

Missionary Testimonials
Evailo won't be there Saturday, cause he finally has a home;
I'm sorry I didn't have a chance, to bid adios, good-bye, shalom.

To some he was just a homeless person, struck down by a car;
When I look at the picture of this man, I just see a shining star.

His disposition never fit his circumstances, he never seemed distressed;
Always so very gracious for HOPE, but it's me that has been blessed.

He was always smiling and praising God and speaking of Jesus as Lord,
He was my Christian Brother, our lives so very different, but in accord.

I pray today for his family, may God prepare the hearts in Belize.
Of those that have fond memories, of a man, the least of these.

I know we touched the mortal life of Evailo Torres, our friend.
My Spirit knows he was born again and I will see him once again.

Another saint has gone to Heaven, he has knocked upon the door;
Our Lord will take good care of Evailo, he will need and want no more.

Blessings,
Len

Community Awareness – Meetings and missions
-- CitW Medical missions will now be hosting two medical missions per month. The CitW medical mission has two new glucometers, Ascensia contour and Ascensia Breeze. Both need testing strips.
If you are able to donate the strips, please contact Anne Willet at 461- 9737 or via email at willskai@bellsouth.net
The third type of glucometer CitW has is a TheraSense "FreeStyle", if you have strips to donate, please contact Susan Heineman at 787-3434 or via email at susaneh@bellsouth.net
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:
• November 3rd
• December 1st
➢ The Apex Medical Mission will be under the trees at Thriftwood Dr. in Apex from 4 PM and 5 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:
• December 2nd

God’s Provision – Donations of Time & Finances
-- Thank the Lord for the showers each week from the Garner Methodist church Thank You Jesus for serving hearts! Thank You Lord for the laundermat that continues to hold the homeless laundry account.
-- Thank you Jesus for all the food donated by area Food Lion stores, Macedonia Baptist church , individuals, and Catering-by-Design! Thank you Lord for all the donations of clothing, storage places (Hope Chapel), 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!

Evailo

Evailo won't be there Saturday, cause he finally has a home;
I'm sorry I didn't have a chance, to bid adios, good-bye, shalom.

To some he was just a homeless person, struck down by a car;
When I look at the picture of this man, I just see a shining star.

His disposition never fit his circumstances, he never seemed distressed;
Always so very gracious for HOPE, but it's me that has been blessed.

He was always smiling and praising God and speaking of Jesus as Lord,
He was my Christian Brother, our lives so very different, but in accord.

I pray today for his family, may God prepare the hearts in Belize.
Of those that have fond memories, of a man, the least of these.

I know we touched the mortal life of Evailo Torres, our friend.
My Spirit knows he was born again and I will see him once again.

Another saint has gone to Heaven, he has knocked upon the door;
Our Lord will take good care of Evailo, he will need and want no more.

Blessings, Len

One of the Lord’s lambs was hit by a car. He will probably not make it through the night. Praise the Lord, Evelio does know Jesus as his Savior and will be going to his eternal home. Please pray that his family can be contact in Belize. Pray for his family, preparing their hearts for this news. May God’s glory been seen through this.

Here is an article in the N&O http://www.newsobserver.com/news/growth/traffic/story/740106.html

October 15,2007

Thank you Jesus for all Your blessings we are allowed to witness each week. Thank you also for Your faithfulness.

Prayer and Praise!
Cary and Apex
• A special delivery of surplus produce was donated Saturday to the Sunday afternoon Apex mission.
• Please keep a lamb’s mother in your prayers. She has been hospitalized and may be dying.
• Pizzas were delivered Tuesday afternoon to one of the new Cary missions. Praise God!
• The Kroger is already donating food to another organization, so the food distribution is not needed at this time.
• One of the Hispanic women is teaching a missionary Spanish little by little during the Wednesday mission. Thank you Jesus!!!
• The food donated was given to a family in need in Holly Springs as well as to the new Sunday morning mission
• Several of the lambs in the Sunday afternoon mission have been evicted. Please pray for their future housing, may the Lord place them where each will see His glory.
• Shirley’s ministry is a non-profit for the animals in the woods. She is in need of financial contributions as well as pet food.
Shirley Companion Ministry
PO Box 1468
Fuquay, NC 27526
210-3096
• Creech Chiropractic is conducting a winter clothing/blanket drive for Church in the Woods during October and a non-perishable food drive during November. Thank You Jesus!
• Hope Chapel is donating adults Bibles in English and Spanish for the Cary/Apex missions, as well as, children’s Bible’s for the Backyard Bible Club. Thank You Jesus for bringing the Word of God to His lambs.
• The Backyard Bible Club is every Sunday afternoon. This is for the children. For more information concerning the Backyard Bible Club please contact Stacy Boxell at stacy@net-by-design.com
• Please pray for a missionary’s mother who has squamous skin cancer.
• Please pray for a Backyard Bible Club’s eye sight. Her glaucoma is accelerating.
• Please pray for the caterer who donates much food. His still doesn’t have answers to his health issues.
• Please keep the Brown Bag ministry director in your prayers.
• Please keep in prayer all the Apex and Cary missions. If you feel called to serve the economically challenged in the Cary/Apex are please contact Cindy at cboyce@nc.rr.com.

Garner
• A Tribute to Otto is in the October 3, 2007 Independent Weekly. It can be viewed online as well at http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A161453
• Please keep a missionary/former lamb in your prayers. He received a chest x-ray where a spot on his lung was seen. It will take approximately two weeks for the complete results. He is also going in for testing due to his digestive issues on the 16th.
• Please keep a missionary in prayer for her gall stones. She has also been diagnosed with Celiac Spruce. She is going for testing of her pancreas this week as well.
• Please pray for two missionaries/lambs who fell back into substance abuse this week. Pray that God helps them learn they can do all things through Him and not to rely on their own strength.
• Please keep a lamb in prayer who may be moving temporarily to Asheboro for work. We pray that if this is God’s will it will help the lamb make new friends and break away from old habits.
• Please pray for a lamb who has been returned to Dorothea Dix after being unable to curb life-threatening alcohol abuse.
• Please continue to pray for a lamb who is trying to stay clean and sober while still in the woods.
• A missionary who has serve Jesus through CitW and his “Biker” church many times is in a Chapel Hill hospital after severe injuries from a motorcycle accident. Please continue to keep him and his wife in your prayers.
• A Hispanic lamb is in jail in Wake County not knowing whether he will be returned to Florida for some old charges or whether he will be released. If you feel called, please send them to:
Public Safety Center
Jamie Hernandez Sanchez
P.O. Box 2419
Raleigh, NC 27602
• Continue to keep a Sunday Garner missionary’s family in your prayers. His father is not improving.

Missionary Testimonials

Two lambs who attended church this week were touched by the message that EVERYONE can be a pastor to someone. Missionaries prayed with them about their own troubles – drugs, alcohol, living on the streets – then suggested that they could pray with others when they got back to the woods. One lamb said, “You know, that’s something I really needed to hear. I need to get up off my rear end and DO something for the Lord.”

Community Awareness – Meetings and missions

-- Project Connect is in need of Volunteers October 25th from 10 Am to 4 PM at Moore Square. This includes services for the homeless for medical, eye, and dental needs; clothing; blankets; food; transportation information; and a PRAYER TENT!!!! Praise God! Contact Alice McGee at churchinthewoods@earthlink.net if you are interested.

-- CitW Medical missions will now be hosting two medical missions per month. The CitW medical mission has two new glucometers, Ascensia contour and Ascensia Breeze. Both need testing strips.
If you are able to donate the strips, please contact Anne Willet at 461- 9737 or via email at willskai@bellsouth.net
The third type of glucometer CitW has is a TheraSense "FreeStyle", if you have strips to donate, please contact Susan Heineman at 787-3434 or via email at susaneh@bellsouth.net
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:
• November 3rd
• December 1st

➢ The Apex Medical Mission will be under the trees at Thriftwood Dr. in Apex from 4 PM and 5 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:
• December 2nd

God’s Provision – Donations of Time & Finances
-- Thank the Lord for the showers each week from the Garner Methodist church Thank You Jesus for serving hearts! Thank You Lord for the laundermat that continues to hold the homeless laundry account.
-- Thank you Jesus for all the food donated by area Food Lion stores, Macedonia Baptist church , individuals, and Catering-by-Design! Thank you Lord for all the donations of clothing, storage places (Hope Chapel), 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!

Prayer and Praise!
Cary and Apex
• The children arrived in Mexico safely this week. Thank you for your prayers.
• The paperwork has been submitted for missionaries to pick-up food from an area Kroger. Praise the Lord for Him providing enough missionaries to pick-up and deliver the food 5 days a week prior to the store’s approval. Missionaries still are needed to pick-up and deliver the food on Thursdays and Fridays.
• One of the Hispanic women is teaching a missionary Spanish little by little during the Wednesday mission. Thank you Jesus!!!
• The lambs who received the M25 cards were thanking the Lord for His mighty provision through Hope Community. They couldn’t believe the large quantity of food they received. Praise you Jesus for Your Almighty provisions!
• Calvary Chapel’s homeschool group conducted a food drive this week. The afternoon the food arrived was similar to the movie Field of Dreams. No sooner was the food delivered, the lambs came. A lamb moved into an Oxford house and need groceries; another needed a toothbrush and toothpaste; missionaries were able to make “friendship bags” containing sterno, canned food with pop tops, plastic utensils, fruit cups, crackers and V8 with much of the food; and there is still food overflowing for the next person in need. Praise you Jesus for Your Almighty provisions and prefect timing!
• Shirley’s ministry is a non-profit for the animals in the woods. She is in need of financial contributions as well as pet food.
Shirley Companion Ministry
PO Box 1468
Fuquay, NC 27526
210-3096
• Creech Chiropractic is conducting a winter clothing/blanket drive for Church in the Woods during October and a non-perishable food drive during November. Thank You Jesus!
• The Backyard Bible Club is every Sunday afternoon. This is for the children. For more information concerning the Backyard Bible Club please contact Stacy Boxell at stacy@net-by-design.com
• Please pray for a missionary’s mother who has squamous skin cancer.
• Please pray for a Backyard Bible Club’s eye sight. Her glaucoma is accelerating.
• Please pray for the caterer who donates much food. His still doesn’t have answers to his health issues.
• Please keep the Brown Bag ministry director in your prayers.
• Praise You Lord for a missionary/former lamb who has been instrumental with assisting several lambs with employment opportunities, temporary shelter, and transportation to substance abuse meetings. Thank You Jesus!
• An Apex/Cary Missionary has been asked to speak at Fuquay High School. Please keep her in your prayers as to what the Lord wants her to say and may her words Glory You, sweet Jesus!
• Please keep in prayer all the Apex and Cary missions.

Garner
• Please keep a missionary/former lamb in your prayers. He received a chest x-ray where a spot on his lung was seen. He goes in for a CT scan Monday for further investigation. He is also going in for testing due to his digestive issues on the 16th.
• Please keep a missionary in prayer for her gall stones. She has also been diagnosed with Celiac Spruce.
• Please pray for two missionaries/lambs who fell back into substance abuse this week. Pray that God helps them learn they can do all things through Him and not to rely on their own strength.
• Please keep a lamb in prayer who is under attack through his dog and girlfriend. Pray that he come to know that Jesus has trampled the serpent. Pray that he will dig deeper into the Word instead of old coping skills.
• Please pray for a lamb who has been released from Dorothea Dix nearly a year after suffering brain aneurisms from excessive substance abuse. She was placed in an Oxford House and has already gone out drinking two nights and has been hospitalized. Please pray that she see there is no future in returning to her old friends and her old ways – that the future lies in Jesus.
• A lamb was told that if she continued to abuse substances she would be in an assisted living home before she reached the age of 50. This news has frightened her enough that she has been substance free for four weeks now. We Praise You Jesus!
• A missionary who has serve Jesus through CitW and his “Biker” church many times is in a Chapel Hill hospital after severe injuries from a motorcycle accident. Please continue to keep him and his wife in your prayers.
• A Hispanic lamb is in jail in Wake County not knowing whether he will be returned to Florida for some old charges or whether he will be released. If you feel called, please send them to:
Public Safety Center
Jamie Hernandez Sanchez
P.O. Box 2419
Raleigh, NC 27602
• Continue to keep a Sunday Garner missionary’s family in your prayers. His father is not improving.


Missionary Testimonials

A missionary who sometimes writes about Church in the Woods in online articles received an email this week from a woman in Fuquay-Varina who wants to start a similar outreach there. She is gathering information and hopes to get a couple more people from her church to visit with missionaries at CitW. Ultimately she hopes the entire church will get behind efforts to help the poor. Praise God!

Community Awareness – Meetings and missions

-- Project Connect is in need of Volunteers October 25th from 10 Am to 4 PM at Moore Square. This includes services for the homeless for medical, eye, and dental needs; clothing; blankets; food; transportation information; and a PRAYER TENT!!!! Praise God! Contact Alice McGee at churchinthewoods@earthlink.net if you are interested.

-- CitW Medical missions will now be hosting two medical missions per month. The CitW medical mission has two new glucometers, Ascensia contour and Ascensia Breeze. Both need testing strips.
If you are able to donate the strips, please contact Anne Willet at 461- 9737 or via email at willskai@bellsouth.net
The third type of glucometer CitW has is a TheraSense "FreeStyle", if you have strips to donate, please contact Susan Heineman at 787-3434 or via email at susaneh@bellsouth.net
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 Methodist church Thank You Jesus for serving hearts! Thank You Lord for the laundermat that continues to hold the homeless laundry account.
-- Thank you Jesus for all the food donated by area Food Lion stores, Macedonia Baptist church , individuals, and Catering-by-Design! Thank you Lord for all the donations of clothing, storage places (Hope Chapel), 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!