Ministering to Hurting Families
We thank God for how He is working in the life of the church. Sister Jody started a new ministry outreach called “Karing Hearts”.
Karing is spelled with a “K” in memory of her late husband Karl Dove.
Sunday before last was the first distribution of food and clothing to the less fortunate living in the ghetto behind the church.
The people who received were very grateful.
Below is an excerpt from Jody whom we have
known since she was about 12 years old. What a privilege to be able to see her come to the
Lord in her teens, grow in her walk with the Lord, and now branch out into ministry.
“I prayed and ask God for His help, because He is the one that
has placed this burden on my heart for this ministry and I believe that He will never ask us to do something that His grace
and power are not able to sustain. We prayed and blessed the items and shared them as equally as we could, and ended up with four small bags of groceries. I prayed that God would direct us to the right persons and left. When we arrived, we introduced ourselves to a lady and her blind husband. We gave her a bag and prayed with her. As we held their hands and reminded them that God loved and cared for them, the lady broke down in tears. She shared that they both were sick and did not have anyone to take care of them, except for the times when persons would stop by to make them some tea. It was so obvious that the Lord had directed us to this house to remind these two people that He
loved them and that He would never leave or forsake them.”
Last Sunday this elderly couple was able to come to our free medical clinic to receive help. We are excited about what God is doing!
Ministering to Boys
Another ministry is the boys sling shot club led by Bud. It is a ministry to boys in the community from ages 8-12. 
Many of them don’t have a father figure.
Each week they have a chant which includes five “stones” of commitment:
“no to drugs, no to alcohol, no to sex, no to fighting, and no to ‘teefing’ (stealing). Jesus only, God’s way, God’s time.”
They have studied godly men of the Bible, have had Bible memorization, and lots of fun.
Please keep these boys in prayer.
Special Points for Prayer
- We’ve had to deal with our first discipline issue involving a church member who is nineteen, single, and pregnant.
- We are getting ready to renew our work permits which can be a long, tedious process.
- Our annual mission’s conference is coming up the fourth weekend in May. This involves the four churches in our zone
