Clothing Drive

The clothing drive was fantastic!! We collected so many clothes that Preble Street couldn't handle it all, so we divided up our collections into three missions. Preble Street, Good Shephard Methodist Church in Gray's Child+ teen Clothing Share, and a group from St. Joe's heading down to New York in two weeks to bring clothing to the homeless. So yeah!! Youth your doing awesome - I believe Team Kelsey ended up winning by 2 bags!! Team Alex it was close!! Now on To The Gorham food Pantry, remember kids friendly items, tuna, mac + cheese, Spaghetti O's, school snack items, juice boxes, stuff kids like!!

Preble Street Challenge

Who will hold the trophy next?Will Team Alex take it or will Team Kelsey keep it? Clothing drive is on for Preble street teen center- 25 grocery bags per team is the goal and Dan and Mike will eat a gold fish -for every 5 bags over the goal another fish will be eaten!!! Remember they need winter items such as hats, gloves, scarves, hoodies, coats, and also hygiene items. Right now Team Kelsey has 7 bags and team alex only has 2 so lets get the word out there and start collecting items.
Challenge - Pick one outfit from your own closet that you love and give it to a homeless teen at Preble Street!

60 day update!

Hey everyone, I want the youth to know they did a great job collecting items for Project Blessing!! There was so much stuff it was amazing - the little office was half filled!!!! And my hair is red + blue +a bit green in areas. (my plow guy asked me what happened to me!) Now on to Preble Street teen center- dig deep I know you can find lots of stuff for them! As far as Haiti it was so great to have the church get behind World Vision and take a collection yesterday, cant wait to hear the total. You can still encourage others to help through our page
http://www.30hourfamine.org/portal/onlinegiving/donate/103682444-002

Haiti

Hey everyone,Here is a note from the president of World Vision Canada. This is a great clip giving us a picture of what is happening with the money we are raising through our 30hour famine. All money raised will be helping Haiti in their recovery effort and helping the families with food, water, and other necessities. Check it out the get sponsors. The sponsorship link is in an earlier blog! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O5sb_-gWGw

Todays Daily Bible

As I was reading my daily Bible today the last few verses really stuck out to me - Matt.9:35-38 "Jesus went through all the towns + villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,like sheep without a shepherd.Then he said to the disciples,"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field""
It really made me think about our 60 days of service. This passage isn't just about preaching the Gospel, Jesus also healed their disease and sicknesses. We are in this 60 days reaching out to the homeless and the hungry, those living in poverty. The work in plenty and the workers are few. I thought about how much more I can be doing, right now for Project Blessing knowing with each person they provided household goods for they also provide a Bible. That box is a source of light to the sick of heart. I know I am asking the Lord of the Harvest to send workers and am being challenged myself to work even harder - What about you? Are you willing to ask God what he wants you to do and step up your game?

30 hour famine donations

To donate to the 30 hour famine this is the youth page. every $30 feeds a child for a month. teens you should have been able to make your own donation page but this one works if you would rather direct people here.

http://www.30hourfamine.org/portal/onlinegiving/donate/103682444-002

checking that it works

Ok Just checking that this works, the first post isnt showing and I am new at this!!

60 day journey

Hey everyone - I decided as we start our journey into the 60 days of service we needed a place to document everything we go through. This really is more then just something we are doing, its who we are. We are servants, followers of God, Reaching out to the lost and needy. Our first collections are for Project Blessing - Who are they and what do they do?
They are a ministry run solely by Life Church members providing household items to those moving from Homelessness to housing. Do we really understand how important that is? Imaging living on the streets due to job loss, foreclosure, illness, etc., its a hard spot to be living on the streets or in shelters packed in beds next to strangers. Finally through the help of a service you are able to get back on your feet and get a place to live. Imaging the excitement. Now picture moving into that apartment with the clothes off your back. Where do you sleep? Floor, what keeps you warm? Your hungry and want to cook some soup, how do you open the can? Cook the soup? Eat the soup? You want a shower but what do you wash with? What do you dry off with? I'm sure you get the picture - New place great but its a bit bleak in its emptiness. Now imagine you receive a box full of bedding, bathroom essentials, and kitchen items, along with a Bible. How blessed do you feel now? Do not minimize at all what collecting these items is doing. I mean great you get to dye Nellie + Julie's hair but think beyond that to the reward how helping others. Last year alone Project Blessing served 770 individuals (191 were children) that was 470 households. That's amazing and this year you are a part of that!! SO go on out there and collect these items (team contest end the 17th but we can continue collecting all year long!)
Items-
Kitchen - *Can opener *dish clothes+Towels *Dish Soap + Scrubbers * Glasses + Mugs * Plates *bowls *Pots+ Pans *Cooking utensils * Cutlery * flatware * 8 paper Towels
Bedroom - *sheet sets * pillows * Blankets
Bathroom- *bath towel * hand towels *Face Clothes *Shower curtain + rings *Deodorant *razors *Shampoo *Bar Soap *Toothbrushes + Paste * Toilet Paper