Dear Church Family,
What a time of trial this has been, and continues to be, for us all. Like you, I have been praying daily that God will protect us and direct us as we deal with the reality of this pandemic.
If you are able to attend, I can’t wait to see you Sunday. If you are not able to attend or choose not to attend at this time, I cherish the day when we will be together again.
The Scripture reading and Message will be on our website, cufdeland.com, by Monday afternoon.
In Christ's Love,
Austin
MISSION PROJECTS for 2024
All Mission Projects are completely voluntary.
We are called only to give what God puts on our hearts.
1. School Supply Collection for Starke Elementary School, DeLand
Starke is a Title One school, which means that many of the children are from economically challenged families. Many of these students will not have the basic supplies that the school asks them to bring in at the beginning of the year, so for the last couple of years, our church has been assisting them to have what they need.
2. Coastal Choices (Grace House Pregnancy Resource Center), DeLand
Coastal Coices formally known as Grace House, is a Christian Ministry that offers love, support, and education to women facing unplanned pregnancies. They explain the risks and procedures of abortion while offering their clients alternatives to choosing abortion. They are funded mainly by community donations and we can help by filling baby bottles during the month of November with our change each day. If you don’t have much loose change each day, donations of diapers, baby blankets, and other newborn baby items are always appreciated and needed. November contains Thanksgiving, a special day set aside to thank God for His blessings. One of each of our blessings is that our parents didn’t decide to abort us but chose life. Let’s support Coastal Choices financially, or with other gifts, to help other mothers choose life for their unborn babies.
3. Samaritan’s Purse “Operation Christmas Child” (Franklin Graham project)
Pack a shoebox for a child somewhere around the world. You’re not just packing a gift of toys, school items, clothing, or other such items. You’ll be giving that child an introduction to Jesus. After the box is delivered to the child, he/she will be invited to attend the local church to begin a 12 lesson course entitled “The Greatest Journey” (the story of Jesus). After finishing the course (graduating), the child will receive a Bible in his/her own language. Many, many times, the child shares what he/she is learning with parents, grandparents, friends, and other relatives and they all come to know Jesus and commit their lives to Him.
Be part of this wonderfully successful evangelism project. School supplies that you may be buying right now at great prices for the Starke School Supply collection (like crayons, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, spiral notebooks, or composition books) make great items for your shoebox.
4. Veterans in the Barracks of Hope Homeless Shelter
Socks are the number one item residents in homeless shelters ask for. So instead of filling our stockings with goodies this year, let’s fill their stockings with socks and other items. The Barracks of Hope provides housing, three meals a day, and counseling to 20 veteran residents to enable them to get back on their feet. Many of them have suffered with PTSD; others have medical disabilities. The Barracks of Hope is a Halifax Urban Ministries project which works with the Veteran agencies to provide these residents the support and benefits they deserve and have earned. Let’s pool our resources to make their Christmas joyful with socks and other items too!
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