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A letter from Yadriela
We received a letter from Yadriela, our student who we sponsor through the Rainbow Network. (The translation and original letter are posted in the hallway at church too.) Hello dear friends. I hope you all are in good health. How I thank you for the beautiful gift of $20 you sent me on my birthday…
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Add it to the grocery list!
July’s food pantry giving is the same as May and June. However, we have made it easier! We now have an Amazon Wish List that will allow you to purchase items for the church. The top two items on the list right now: muffin mix and Jiffy mix. You can access the list here, which…
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Mission Minute
Because of your generosity, $524 was collected for the Welcome Backpacks that will be going to the Missouri Annual Conference. With that amount, the church will be able to send 10 complete backpacks! There will be some items that were purchased in quantities that will mean we have some leftovers. Those will also be sent.…
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Food Pantry Needs
During the month of May, imagine you are a prepper! The food pantry indicates that they have plenty of tuna, but they could use boxed mixes of: Jell-o Muffins Cornbread Dry soup Basically, we are looking for things that are easy to prepare, usually come in boxes or pouches, and are found in the middle…
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes trip in the works
Sarra Faust is going on a mission trip in May with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club (FCA) at her college. She is asking for donations to cover her expenses for the trip and prayers for the time leading up to the work she’ll be doing. This year’s group trip will take place from May…
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New sponsored student with the Rainbow Network
We have a new student from the Rainbow Network. Here’s a little information about Yadriela de la Cruz Torrez Hernandez. My name is Yadriela and I am from Las Parcelas. I live with my mom, my dad, and my two siblings. My dad has seasonal work in agriculture, earning $60 per month. Our community has…
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A prayer for Ukraine
PRAY A Prayer for Ukraine from Rev. Beth Richardson, Dean Emeritus of The Upper Room Chapel God makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. …God breaks the bow and shatters the spear;God burns the shields with fire.God says, “Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will…
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Local students in need
The schools are in need of pants, such as leggings, sweatpants, and jeans for students to use in case of an accident at school. They are asking for sizes 5 through 12. New items are wonderful, but gently used pants can also be donated. There is also a need for ladies bath wash. If you…
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Christmas activities are still in the planning phase
In the past, we’ve adopted families, brought in mittens, hats, and scarves, organized a Ladies’ Day Out, and this year we’re planning to… Well, we’re planning to do some sort of outreach, but the reality is that is has been harder to plan this season. The coordination to put a firm plan in place just…
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What does 25 of 20 look like?
Fabulous! We smashed our goal of creating 20 Missouri Reading and Writing Packs and actually created 25! In addition to that, we have a great monetary donation to send with our packs. These items will be heading north on October 9th to be delivered to Festival of Sharing through the LifeWise StL Sharefest. Thank you…