Disaster Assistance Combating Natural Disasters With Acts Of God: From the Goodwood CoC Bulletin

Thursday, December 18, 2008

From the Goodwood CoC Bulletin

This past year has been a year of blessings. This congregation has been able to serve the Lord in a variety of ways in 2008. Our Bible classes, benevolent outreach, mission efforts, fellowship with one another, and worship to God have been a blessing to each of us. As the elders of this church, we are doubly blessed by these opportunities and by the wonderful people with whom we serve. Let us commit to increasing our service to the Lord in 2009. The Elders

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It has truly been a blessing to have served alongside of you in 2008. We have rejoiced as many have been added to this congregation and said goodbye to many others, reached out to our community in the wake of Gustav, mourned the passing of a few of our members, spent much time together in the study of God’s Word, and experienced several transitions in our leadership. Kristi, Eden, and I thank you for loving all three of us and for continually overwhelming us with your support and encouragement. During our fifth Christmas in Louisiana, we truly have much for which to give thanks. We pray that the Lord will bless you with a wonderful holiday season and an even better new year.

Love, Doug, Kristi, & Eden

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What a busy year 2008 has been at Goodwood! It was fun to watch the new wall calendar in the office fill up with the year’s events. Some changes were made this year – Camp Maywood, new formats for VBS and Bible Bowl – and all were a great success! We will miss our many friends who moved away this year, but will never forget them. Plans for 2009 are underway, and will bring new opportunities for us all to do the Lord’s work. May you all be blessed with a joyful holiday season and happiness in the New Year! Love, Peggy

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This year has been a mixture of both happy and sad: So happy that we’re here at Goodwood and able to be a part of this wonderful congregation of the Lord’s family; sad that we had to tell so many sweet brothers and sisters goodbye this year as they moved away or passed on to be with our Lord. I’m so thankful for the chance to serve our Lord in such a loving environment with such wonderful people. Clayton and I and the boys wish everyone a heartwarming holiday this year and then safely return to continue the Lord’s work in 2009! Love, Clayton, Chris, Samuel & John

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If you are looking for an opportunity to become involved in evangelism and mission work right here at home, I believe you will really appreciate this information. Mission work in all areas is greatly needed. For those of us who can help in home missionary work, there are several organizations that are highly involved in helping people.One of these mission efforts in which Rosemary and I are very active is "Disaster Assistance". "Disaster Assistance"is made up of many volunteers, who go to areas of disaster, esp. weather related, and help people in need. Not only do we cook and provide meals, help churches organize and distribute relief supplies, but we also provide spiritual help in talking with people about the Lord. Evangelism is one of our chief efforts. We endeavor, not only to talk with people, but also offer to visit with them, pray with them and set up bible studies with them. It is our effort to help spiritually,as well as physically.. We have found that when we go into areas hard hit by floods and storms, provide much needed food and supplies, that the people are eager to know of this God we happily serve. They are very receptive to the idea of studying God's word. Last year, we signed up over 500 people for bible study thru this effort.You can be a big help. We always need volunteers. We need people who can help cook, wash and scrub big pots and pans, clean tables, serve food, organize and distribute supplies and we very much need volunteers who can help conduct bible studies. Of course your sacrificial donations of money and supplies help make this mission effort possible. When we volunteers go into an area wearing our bright orange shirts that read, "Disaster Assistance Church of Christ" it is a message that says to people, "The Church of Christ is here to help." As you may desire to help and be a part of this mission work, here are some ways you can let us know that you want, in some capacity, to have a part: Mike at disasterassistance@gmail.com You can also email us donhudsoncoc@gmail.com you are invited to view our web page at www.disasterassistancecoc.com Again, thanks for all you are doing in this mission effort. God is being glorified, Christ is being magnified, and the Church is being edified. Don

Disaster Assistance Combating Natural Disasters With Acts Of God

Thursday, December 18, 2008

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