| Milton Baptist Church OUTREACH |
05/09/09 UPWARD SOCCER from Marilan Sanders on Vimeo.
River Ministry Slideshow from Marilan Sanders on Vimeo.
| THE ABOVE VIDEO includes photos taken over the last year at the river. You may see a few familiar faces. It’s such a blessing to see how the ministry has grown from the smaller prayer circle in February to the huge one in November. Lots of increase in river friends and in helpers. God is good! You have been so faithful and generous in providing time and items for this ministry. Therefore, I wanted to share these photos along with my thanks for all you’ve done and all you continue to do. Your commitment and assistance over the last year has touched me deeply. Small items to cars loaded full; God has used you to meet so many needs, and He continues to abundantly provide for our river friends. I know He’ll use our open hands and hearts this year, in new ways we’ve yet to be shown. As part of Pastor Allen’s message theme on giving, we’ ve invited Keith Smith from the Christian Motorcycle Association to join us on Sunday morning to give a brief talk about the Street Ministry. Hope you can come out and hear them both. |
I also have something for the churches who have served with or supported the Milton Baptist crew (Beulah Ann, Valley of Decision, Union, Milton Presbyterian, Chestnut Grove, etc.), and for River Cities who joined us last month, to consider. Keith asked me a few weeks back about interest by the churches who have been coming to “adopt” a week to spread out the help and the donated items. I’ve been praying about how to present it to you and that God would prepare hearts and congregations to receive the request. Please prayerfully consider and discuss how you’d like to help going forward. Milton Baptist has “adopted” the 4th Saturday for the last 18 months, and Lisa and I try to make it a second time throughout the month as well (normally not a set date – just a Saturday that fits into our personal calendars). I email the date to everyone in my email group listing, so others can join us either/both times. The first, second, third and fifth Saturdays are open for “adopting,” as the CMA guys are there, every week, preparing breakfast and ministering. What Keith is hoping is that we can have a different church covering most/all Saturdays and helping to provide a consistent # of helpers and clothing/snacks on a weekly basis. It makes a lot of sense, because we can balance out the abundance of help and items to the “leaner” Saturdays and be more consistent in how we’re meeting our river friends’ needs. I realize some of your congregations may not be able to commit to sponsoring a Saturday every month, and that’s okay. Maybe you’ d prefer to commit to sponsoring a Saturday a quarter, or maybe your scout troop or Sunday School class is looking for a mission? My hesitation in offering this request is that your group (especially your youth) will want to continue to come when we do, and I understand that. I look forward to Saturdays when others are joining us, and I have gotten to know many of you so much better by serving alongside you and seeing God do miraculous works for our river friends. I would NOT want us to lose any help by dividing up if a group isn’t comfortable with it. Therefore, I am open to being flexible and setting my second date ahead of time, if necessary, to plan ahead for those of you who want to continue to go with us. There are so many groups that help at the river, and the nudge may come to some of the groups outside my email list, too (Lewis Memorial, the Ohio churches, etc.). I know you can tell by how I’m rambling that this ministry is such a blessing, and I want to help and not hinder its growth in any way. This makes it simpler, so please respond with your preference of #1, 2 or 3. 1) Is your group willing to adopt a set Saturday every month or quarter and be the “sponsor” that day? 2) Is your group interested in continuing with Milton Baptist but willing to plan out in advance, so that we can spread things out by having a maximum of one additional group with us? 3) What best suits your groups needs/availability? Please describe. Thank you! I look forward to hearing from you! Missy |
"Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked." Ps 82:3-4 |
| 2010 MISSION PROJECT |
| Thanks to everyone who helped and/or donated items for Saturday’s picnic. An estimated 200 river family enjoyed grilled burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips, ice cream and desserts along with icy sodas and bottled water thanks to you. The line seemed very long, but like the loaves and fish, everyone received a generous portion. I can’t express my thanks to you for your continued enthusiasm and love for our river family. I enjoyed the day so much, you would think the party was for me! And what a blessing the shoes were! Over 200 pairs sorted and arranged by size and enough that extras were donated to the mission at the end of the day. Thank you, Bailey, for such a wonderful Girl Scout Silver Award Project! Only God can do what you’ll see in the attached photo link. Be blessed and joyous knowing you made Saturday possible for so many! I appreciate you! Have a blessed week! |