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Area-Wide Update - GDOP 90 Days, Choose Life, Safe at Home!
John Buhler, Mission Huntsville
June 20, 2005
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Mis·sion: noun: 1.) a specific objective or task with which a person is charged or assigned; 2.) a personal or collaborative effort that includes a definite military or evangelistic objective; 3.) a divine assignment to the people and place within a specific geographic area;
Hunts·ville: noun: 1.) proper name identifying a city and surrounding geographic area of North Alabama in the Tennessee River Valley; 2.) historical capital of Alabama and birthplace of the state constitution 3.) a city of birth and new beginnings; 4.) a city of nations;
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Mission: Huntsville
A City-Impact Initiative |
Please be aware of several of the following opportunities for prayer, support, or community involvement, and pass this information along to others who may be interested as well.
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Global Day of Prayer - Bless the City! |
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Global Day of Prayer - Christians United in Prayer for the Nations!
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Area-Wide Initiatives to BLESS OUR CITY! |
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90 Days of Compassion and Outreach
Community Transformation Initiatives
Greater Huntsville & Madison County Area
The following outreach opportunities are being coordinated through local participating churches/ministries and represent the beginning of a 5-year plan to bless our communities and city for Christ.
TOGETHER ...
May we WASH THE FEET OF OUR CITY!
Community Food Distribution this Saturday June 25th! - Everyone can help, including children!
The food distribution to bless the community will be Saturday June 25th! Food has been purchased from the GDOP compassion offerings for 300 families, and we need your help! Instructions will be provided that morning - we will need to unpack/sort the food from trucks and then distribute it by teams to neighborhoods/families (locations will be provided).
WE NEED PASTORS/LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS!
Please meet at Manna House at 7am Saturday June 25th for instruction and distribution of the food to families. PLEASE send a team from your congregation, if possible.
When: Saturday, June 25th, 7:00 AM until finished.
Where: Manna House, 2110 Memorial Pkwy (at Governor's Drive), Huntsville, AL (Map) - Manna House is the food warehouse located north of the Office Depot complex at the corner of Governors Dr and Memorial Parkway SW.
What: Teams will unload, sort, and distribute food to bless families in community.
For more information see link or contact info@MissionHuntsville.org or call 565-6405
Please note the other upcoming opportunities for you and your congregation to serve and bless the community in these area-wide cooperative efforts.
- Adopt-A-Block and blessing our community by serving: July 9th and July 23rd
- Neighborhood Revitalization and building/repair: July 11th - July 30th
- Neighborhood Block Parties, Safe at Home Outreach, and more ...
Please consider how you or a team from your congregation can serve in any of these unique city-wide compassion efforts. (If possible, let us know HERE)
Jerry Crutcher - GHIMF Social Action Chair, Pastor Little Indian Creek PBC
Paul Lawler - GHPPS Torchbearer, Pastor Chase Valley UMC
Wendell Thompson - Vice President, GHIMF, Pastor Owens Chapel MBC
Terrell Harris - COGIC Superintendent, Pastor True Light COGIC
Rob Peavy - Church and Community Ministry Director, Madison Baptist Association
Bob Somerville - City-Wide Coordinator Christ Our Passover, Pastor Covenant of Peace Church
Charlotte Wycoffe - former City-Wide Coordinator March for Jesus (MFJ)
Chad Rehnburg - City-Wide Youth Pastors Fellowship (Aaron's Beard), Student Pastor
James Humphreys - Senior Chaplain, Oakwood College
Ben Jones - Pastor First Seventh Day Adventist Church
Thom Ewing - WAY-FM Station Manager
Tom Rains - C12 Chairman
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Pastor Bruce Martin
Alfredia Moore
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Jennifer Devlin, PWOC SE
John Buhler, Mission Huntsville
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Pastor Bill Davis, RUOC
Charlotte Wycoffe
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The World's Largest Baby Shower - Way-FM and Choose LIFE |
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Saturday, June 25th from 11-2; The Rock Family Worship Center parking lot just off Memorial Parkway in Huntsville (2300 Memorial Pkwy SW).
WAY-FM and Choose Life of North Alabama will be teaming up to make a HUGE difference in the lives of young, needy moms here in our area. It’s “The World’s Largest Baby Shower”, and we’ll be collecting gifts for these special moms and babies! We’ve even registered at Babies 'R Us and Target to make it easy on you. Here are the items we’re collecting:
- Fitted sheets
- crib blankets
- one-piece underwear
- newborn socks, bibs
- receiving blankets
- diapers, gowns
- baby wipes
- toys
- onesies
- baby booties
- baby powder
- baby lotion
- baby shampoo
- Desitin
- baby bottles
- hooded towels
- sleepers
- wash cloths
- diaper bags
- seasonal outfits
- pacifiers
- 2x3 picture frames
- mothering books
- New Testament Bibles
To pick up the gift registry list at Target, type in the first name as “Choose Life” and the last name as “Save-a-Life”.
To pick up the gift registry list at Babies 'R Us, type in the first name as “WAYFM” and the last name as “WAYFM”. |
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AUGUST 7th 2005 - JOE DAVIS STADIUM - It's Coming!!
www.SafeAtHomeHuntsville.com
What is Safe at Home?
Safe at Home is designed for the whole family! A ticket gets you in the park to enjoy a Huntsville Stars baseball game. Then after the game, you will see some of today's best-known Christian artists and personalities including Point of Grace, tobyMAC and Rick Burgess from the Rick and Bubba show! There's even Veggie Tales characters signing autographs for the kids! Scott Dawson will present a message of hope and offer an opportunity for people to respond. Everyone who comes is sure to leave with a smile on their face because they had such a great time! View the video!!
What time does it start and end?
Safe at Home begins at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville Sunday afternoon, August 7, 2005 at 2 PM and will last until around 8 PM.
Who is sponsoring this event?
Churches and business leaders throughout the Huntsville area have come together to bring this amazing event to our city! The Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association conducts Safe at Home events throughout the United States. By invitation, Scott and his staff have agreed to bring Safe at Home to Huntsville!
What is the overall goal?
Simply put, the goal of both the spiritual leaders of Huntsville and of the Scott Dawson staff is to see people of all ages introduced to the hope that in Christ in a non-threatening environment and to involve Bible-believing churches in this area in the process. Go to Church Involvement to find out how you and your church can help.
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A note to leaders from Dwayne Moore, Safe at Home Huntsville Director ...
Greetings Huntsville Leaders!
Phenomenal… That’s the only word that I know to describe Safe at Home Huntsville. Momentum is building every day. We are nearing fifty churches who are now participating! (Click here for a complete listing.) Several hundred tickets have already been sold! The radio spots on WAY-FM and WFIX (starting Monday, June 13) will only add fuel to the fire!
The question is not whether we will fill up Joe Davis Stadium Sunday afternoon, August 7. The pressing question is will the Christians in our churches bring their lost and unchurched friends and loved ones? Our goal is to have 30% of the crowd to be non-believers. Scott Dawson will faithfully and effectively present a message of hope and give them an opportunity to receive Christ. Our responsibility as local leaders is to get to the stadium those who need to hear and respond. Please join me in prayer that every Christian who comes will bring a lost/unchurched person with them.
Please note the following very important items:
1) Please order your block of tickets ASAP. It works like this: You send SDEA a check for the total amount ($5 per ticket). We send you the tickets. Your church SAH coordinator distributes them as you see fit. Contact us for more information.
2) Send your people to be trained as Encouragers (formerly known as Counselors). Billy Graham has taught us that the more Encouragers we train the more decisions He will bless us with!
Three identical sessions to choose from are offered in July throughout our area:
July 12 at Calvary Assembly of God/Decatur (www.calvaryassembly.org - Map),
July 19 at First Missionary Baptist Church/Huntsville (www.fmbc.org - Map), and
July 28 at Grace Lutheran Church/Huntsville (www.gracelutheran-hsv.org - Map).
All the sessions are from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. The session provides guidelines regarding the Encourager’s role and basic witness training. View/Print the Poster to help recruit Encouragers.
3) Download the Bulletin Insert/Handbill and distribute it among your people to help promote the event.
4) If you are a Participating Church, you should have received Prayer Posters by now (and a DVD if you requested one). If you have not, please contact us and we will send those immediately. Please lead your people to pray weekly for this awesome opportunity August 7!
5) If you have not yet signed up to be a participating church, click here to find out what that entails and how to sign on!
Thank you for the investment you are making in the Kingdom by participating with Scott Dawson and Safe at Home Huntsville! Please call me at 509.4026 if I can help you in any way!
Preparing for a Harvest,
Dwayne Moore
Director, Safe at Home Huntsville
www.safeathomehuntsville.com
256.509.4026 (cp)
1-800-869-8738 (office)
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Compassion and Non-Profit Organizations - Grant-Writing Workshops! |
Artful Askers Grant Writing Workshop - Building Biblical Relationships with Funders |
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This is an excellent opportunity for training, research, and materials on how to access the tremendous financial resources available for para church ministries, social agencies, churches, compassion organizations, and community-based non-profit 501(c)3 organizations!
"Philanthropy is the art of connecting a cheerful giver and a grateful recipient,
by an artful asker ... "
Artful Askers Workshops in Alabama
Providing technical assistance for capacity building, fund development,
and building relationships with funders
following the Biblical model.
Two Regional One-Day Grant Writing Workshops in Alabama
See Link for Details
Workshop Flyer - Page 1, Page 2
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Friday, July 8th, 2005
8:30am - 4:30pm
National Children's Advocacy Center
Court Conference Room, Training Building
210 Pratt Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35801
Limited Space!
Please register online at www.artfulaskers.com or by mail (see flyer) so materials and lunch may be provided.
Registration at the door, only if space and materials are still available.
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