 Norcross First United Methodist Church Monday Morning Mission Mailing
Every life without Christ is a mission field; every life with Christ is a missionary.
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 Norcross Cooperative Needs
The Co-Op is in need of children's clothing and pots & pans! If you can donate any of these items, please take them directly to the Co-Op! In addition, there is a need for volunteers to work at the Co-Op sorting clothing for the Clothes Closet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10AM-4PM and on Tuesdays from 10AM-1PM. To volunteer, call: 770-263-0013
Thru your Faith Promise Giving we are able to support the Norcross Cooperative Ministry.
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 Family Promise of Gwinnett County Bed Race
Saturday, March 29 | 11AM
Gwinnett Historic Courthouse, Lawrenceville
Proceeds from this event benefit Family Promise, helping homeless children and their families. Family Fun Includes: Inflatables, face painting, raffle, food {and more!} To volunteer, sponsor, participate or for more info contact:
Tom Cioffi: 770-985-7353
Chuck Ferraro: 678-376-8950
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.familypromisegwinnett.org Thru Your Faith Promise Giving we are able to support Family Promise of Gwinnett
WSB-TV NFUMC 2014 Family Promise Bed Race Week 1
Ricky Busbee and his team have been asked to build the WSB TV bed for the annual Family Promise Bed Race. The first part of this three-part series is posted to the left!
WSB-TV will be coming back THIS Wednesday at 4:30PM to tape the second part of the three-part series on the bed being built. Ricky would like to have as many members of our congregation come to be part of the taping of this series.
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 Family Promise Volunteer Training
THIS Saturday, March 15 | 10AM-Noon
Lawrenceville Church of God, Building G
329 Grayson Hwy, Lawrenceville 30046
Come learn about our different service opportunities:
- Evening, overnight & morning host
- Providing meals for our guests
For more info/to RSVP for training contact Cristina Junco:
[email protected] | 770-885-2947
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 Day Work Trip Murphy-Harpst Children's Home Saturday, May 10
We'll depart from the church around 8AM and travel to Cedartown, GA; return late afternoon. All ages welcome. We will paint, clean, perform general maintenance and carpentry, landscape, yard work and groundwork {and play with the children}.
INTEREST MEETING: Sunday, March 30 at 12:15PM in Room A210/212
For info, contact Stephanie Hodgin: [email protected]
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Greetings in the name of our wonderful Savior. It's hard to believe yesterday was the first Sunday in Lent. Six weeks until Easter.
I started a revival Sunday night in the north Georgia Mountains in Blairsville, Georgia at the First Church of the Nazarene. I look forward to being with these good folks. Their pastor is my good friend Kenny Fuller. I have known Carol and Kenny for a long time. Please be in prayer for real revival through Wednesday.
God bless you.
In Him, Tom
Thru your Faith Promise Giving we are able to support Tom Atkins Evangelistic Association.
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Honduras: May 23-May 31, 2014. Medical Mission to Limon, Honduras. Needs physicians, NP, RN, and other medical professionals. For more information, please email Lou Altman at [email protected]
Kenya: July 10-25, 2014. Medical opportunities, construction, afternoon Bible School, sustainable agriculture and more. For more information, email Terry Aust at [email protected]
Honduras: August 16-24, 2014. Medical Mission to Yorito, Honduras. Emphasis is medical, clean water, evangelism, and eyeglasses. You need not be medically trained-a heart to serve is necessary. For more information, please email CD Tripp at [email protected]
Kenya: July 8-24, 2014. Kenya Partners, a faith-based non-profit working with the UMC in Kenya, has a few more openings on their July team to Nakuru, Kenya. Opportunities exist for those interested in medical, dental, construction, teaching (K-12), computer training, counseling, women's handicrafts, pastoral teaching, and for those who just want to serve. Families welcome. For more information, please email Diane Hamrick at [email protected]
We currently do not support UMVIM thru our Faith Promise Giving.
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 Yard Sale Donations Needed
Missions Yard Sale
THIS Saturday, March 15
The funds raised from this sale will be used to help offset the cost of travel/lodging expenses for team members who go on short term mission trips. We are still accepting donations of furniture, household goods, toys, etc. for the Yard Sale. Donations may be dropped off in the Fellowship Hall beginning THIS Wednesday night! If you have items that will need to be picked up, please contact:
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Sunday, March 30
Please make plans to join us in the Family Life Center at 9:30AM or 11AM as one of our International Missionaries, Charlie Chastain, shares how God is working through their ministry and his family in Estonia, Russia. The Chastain's were unable to join us at our Global Impact Celebration but will be in the states for a month on furlough. A Season of Travels: News from The Chastains in Easter Europe
The kids and I put Miki on a train to Moscow Thursday afternoon, where she'll be leading a prayer retreat for a Russian United Methodist congregation from that region. Even with the current tensions involving Russia and Ukraine, we felt strongly in our prayers and reflection that it was vital for her to go and serve these brothers and sisters who so desperately want healing and wholeness through a deeper prayer life with our Lord and Savior. Miki returns to Estonia early next week, and then two days later I depart for three weeks of travel in the US - updating many of you in person about our efforts in Russia and Europe and hopefully bringing in new partners to help us press forward in this necessary work. I'll admit that I'm nervous these days. It will be hard to leave my young family for so long. I ask for your prayers for safety, travel mercies, rest and peace for me, Miki and the kids over this next month. I also ask for your help. If you know of people who may be interested in supporting our work, please let me know and I will work to connect with them during my traveling. At this moment, it looks like we're about $1,400 short in monthly giving, and I'm praying that I can connect with enough new supporters to help bring us back to a healthy account balance. Please keep us in your prayers during this time. I hope to see you during my visit! Blessings to you and yours, Charlie Thru your Faith Promise Giving we are able to support the Chastains.
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 From the Four Corners of the World
Urgent Prayers Needed for UkraineYour prayers are needed right now for the country of Ukraine. International Leadership Institute's (ILI) Ukrainian alumni are currently living and serving among tense and uncertain times. From protests to the fast-moving turn of events, ILI has many alumni ministering among the areas where the particular flashpoints have been.
Olya Kornyliuk explains,
"We want this whole situation to bring people to God. Also pray for the safety and unity of all people especially Christians."
Join us in praying for the nation of Ukraine and for God's glory to be revealed during this time of great tension. Thank you in advance for praying.
Until All Worship,
Wes & Joy Griffin - International Leadership Institute
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Two months ago, The Mission Society introduced its president-elect, the Rev. Max Wilkins, who will take the helm in June. Here, President Dick McClain describes the intricate discernment process that led to Max's election. Transitions are important, says President McClain, and you play an important part in this transition. "Never with more urgency than today," he says, does he invite your intercession and partnership on behalf of The Mission Society.
 Discovering CenterForm
A catalyst for innovative local mission
What does it mean when people say that the mission field is right around us here in the US? What happens when the people we serve look like the people next to us in the grocery store? How can we make mission - serving, discipling, and experiencing Jesus - a part of our regular lives? Full story
 Testimony from a Greenlight intern Catherine* and Emma* embarked on a Greenlight internship with The Mission Society in India. What they had thought would be a fun adventure turned into a time of learning to truly depend on the Lord. Here is Catherine's story. Full story
 Lessons learned in a garbage dumpA story from Nicaragua It was our last day of clinic at the central dump in Managua. More than 700 people live in this dump and forage among the garbage for scraps of food. They compete with hungry dogs, cattle, and vultures. Fires erupt through natural combustion throughout the dump. The acrid smell of the fires, the sight of the children as well as the elderly rummaging through the garbage alongside the animals...it is a landscape beyond human comprehension. Full story
 Radio Ministry and Bibles for South Sudan
In South Sudan, the adult illiteracy rate is very high and radio broadcasts serve as a major means of education and outreach on all subjects. Especially in the villages, families have no means of communication and news other than radio. The church and Ministry of Health are seeing that radio programs are an effective means of outreach. Very few adults in South Sudan own a Bible. Discipleship training, within and outside of the church, would profit from ready access to Bibles in the local language of Bari and English (particularly for the youth). The money raised by this project will go to support radio programs and purchasing Bibles for churches in South Sudan. Donate now
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Your donation of children's {and juniors'} clothes, shoes and toys, clean and in good condition, can help someone go on a mission trip when sold at local consignment sales.
You may bring items to the church and place in the collection bin in the Welcome Center Vending Area. For info email Liz Nauert: [email protected]
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Meadow Baptist Church
Meadow Baptist Church is in the process of growing their media ministry. Please pray leadership will find the right people with the right gifts to oversee and implement this ministry, from graphic design to video production.
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Pastor Terri Hoye, Pastor of Administration, Missions & Evangelism
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Tom Atkins Evangelistic Association
Charlie Chastain
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