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“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so …” (Psalms 107:2)

Power, Redemption, Affirmation, Inspiration, Sanctification, Exaltation

Volume 13 Issue 3                                                                                          December 2012

THE ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

The Servant Team – Leaders:

Deidre Schilling,  Sandy Witherspoon, Paul Thompson, Stephanie Wilkes, and Karen Page, and Tom Meadows

Emeritus Leaders

Tom Meadows, Roy Campbell, Ralph Brown, Ruth Johnson, Delois Maddox, Jackie Hager, Karen Page and Richard Hatcher

The Twelve Disciples – Prayer Team

George Foreman, Janet Taylor, Juanita Langley, Margie Jasper, Denise Warren, Karen Page, Tom Meadows, Pam Barden, Deidre Schilling, Deedre Dickerson,  Sandy Witherspoon and Tee Williams

 

Love Fund Coordinator:

Deidre Schilling

Newsletter Staff:

Tom Meadows

 

 

Inside This Issue

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Hands Up Ministry Organization

1

From The Servant Team:  The Perfect Gift

2

Prayer Ministry 

2

HUM Scheduled Meetings

3

Missions Minded:   Mezcala 2013

3

HUM Christmas 2012

If you would like a copy of this newsletter, contact Tom Meadows and give him your home and/or e-mail address.

 

PRAISE JESUS

 

 

The Newsletter staff is always looking for roving reporters, writers and publishers.  Anyone interested in serving God through this publication, please contact a member of the Servant Team.

 

 

BELIEVE ON JESUS

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FROM THE SERVANT TEAM:

PRAISE the Lord!!

Pastor Jeremiah

"Surrendering In 2013 - God Has A Pardon"

 

The Perfect Gift

 

What is the perfect gift?  That depends on who is giving and who is receiving. 

 

God's greatest gift to man was His son.

 

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 

Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

 

Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Jesus greatest gift to man was His life.

 

John 10:11 - I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

 

Mark 10:45 - For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

 

1 John 3:16 - Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down his life for us

 

Your Greatest Gift to God is YOU.

 

Romans 12:1 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

 

John 15:13 - Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

 

John 15:15 - Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

 

God's Gift to You at Christmas is Himself.

 

Luke 11:13 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

 

Revelation 3:20 - Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

 

 

HATYILYTILYAJLY

 

Has anyone told you

I love you

Today?

I love you

And

Jesus loves you!

If you need prayer contact Sandy Witherspoon or any member of the Twelve Disciples or the Servant Team

Prayer Ministry

 

 

 

 

The one thing that holds this ministry and our work together is our prayer ministry headed up by Deidre Schilling and the prayer team known as the Twelve Disciples.  Did you know that our prayer register has over 300 requests to date?  Each of the names is called out to the Lord everyday not just on Wednesday.  It is a humbling thing to call out 300 names to the Lord knowing that you need as much prayer as any of these names.  Many people will be touched by the Lord through Hands Up Ministry who otherwise might never attend church.

Hands Up Meetings

 

 

 

Are You Available?

 

      

Commerce Center is now having meetings weekly on Wednesdays.  Contact is Deidre Schilling.

 

 

Manufacturing Center /“The Light” at Park 500: Praying for revival of meetings at these locations.

 

"REVIVAL GOING ON"

 

A revival is springing forth in the auditorium of the R&D tower on Wednesdays at Noon.  The effort is being spearheaded by the Holy Spirit and facilitated by Deidre and Stephanie.  Interested parties should  contact Deidre Schilling at (804) 274-2142 or Stephanie Wilkes at (804) 274-1901 for more information.

 

 MISSIONS AT WORK

INVESTMENT FOR AN ETERNITY
By
Tom Meadows

Mezcala 2013

Missions Trip To Mexico

I am working with two local churches setting up a missions trip for spring of 2013 to build a church in Mezcala, Mexico.  The current church body is worshipping under a tarp covered area.  Our last church La Resolana is trying to help them as much as they can.  If you are interested in going on this trip contact me.

Update:  This mission project is now being scheduled for July 2013.  In working with the local churches and a church in Hutchinson, Kansas we are raising $10,000 to help build this church.  Our trip plans will hopefully be finalized in January so we can set a definite date for the trip.

 

Pray for our churches in the Dominican Republic and Mexico

  • Villa Progresso Church, Dominican Republic

  • El Curro Church, Dominican Republic

  • La Resolana, Mexico

  • Mezcala, Mexico

 

 

Be missions minded not absent minded.

Hands Up Christmas 2012

 

Since 2000 the first year of ministry HUM has adopted at least one family to provide for their Christmas needs.  Each year that commitment has grown one additional family with the ministry.  As we are completing our thirteenth year of ministry we will adopt thirteen families through working with Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority.  In total with these thirteen families we will have provided a Christmas celebration for 28 families through Weed & Seed plus an additional 6 families through Chesterfield Christmas Mother and 4 at large families and 67 families through RR&HA.   To date 91 families have been blessed by God through Hands Up Ministry.

On December 13, 2012 Hands Up Ministry provided HUM Christmas at Gilpin Court.  Gifts were provided for fourteen families bringing our total of families ministered to through this effort to105 since 2000.  Pizza and snacks were served to all.  Jesus was presented to all in attendance so they would know that HE loved them and all the glory goes to HIM.

Click here to view pictures of our families and our HUM Choir.

PRAISE YOU, LORD JESUS!!!  YOU REALLY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE BALLPARK AT GILPIN COURT THIS YEAR, JESUS!!!  YOU ORCHESTRATED EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING TO THE OPTIMUM AND DID VERY UNEXPECTED THINGS IN MANY HEARTS!!!  HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO SERVE YOU, LORD, AND TO CELEBRATE YOU!!!

WAY TO GO HUMMERS!!!  Each of you through your giving and servants hearts this year for the HUM Christmas Giving Program are a lasting example of JESUS I will never forget, and an inspiration to me.  It took each one of us to accomplish this goal—without YOU, this could not have been done.  Each one of you gave to the Lord JESUS a gift of your time, resources and lives.  YOU ARE AMAZING, and I am so grateful to be able to service the Lord alongside you.  I will cherish the memories of this year’s program.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Blessings and Love,

Deidre and the HUM Servant Team

 

Put Christ first and you will never be last."

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