We are quickly heading into toy ministry. Please help us collect toys. We need a huge number of toys to fill all the requests for assistance. It seems more people are struggling this year.
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Merry Christmas!
We appreciate all of you continuing to give in these uncertain times. Outreach for Christ Women’s Home coming soon. We are so excited to announce that our women’s program is happening now at the farm and soon to be moved into their new facility. We are busy about gathering toys! We are busy sorting toys and signing up those in need of assistance. We are still collecting toys. Several of our churches have stepped up their assistance this year. We are so grateful for the faithful donors that keep giving as if unaffected by global hardships. We are seeing many people have chosen not to go out and shop but they are still giving. We accept checks with “toy ministry” in the memo. This will allow us to shop for whichever age group is lacking items. We have gotten creative this year with our new delivery from Amazon or Walmart.com. You can send items you shop for online directly to the ministry house. We have someone manning the doors every day. If this works well for you, you can send deliveries directly to: Outreach for Christ 28873 Little Texas Rd Branchville VA 23828 This has proven to be a safe and effective way for people that are in the high-risk category to still participate and know that they are still able to bless so many people in need this year. Prayer List The list is growing Please continue to keep us in prayer as we have some huge goals in the New Year. God has seen us through many obstacles this past year and we are not about to stop now. We are excited about our new and improved Discipleship Programs for Men and Women.
As we look back over the year, we see so many victories. We have come a long way in spite of the many obstacles. We are excitedly looking forward to the next year of successes. We are developing a list of goals that we would like to accomplish. There are many things we need to line up to continue to make progress. We are praying that this next year will be the most prosperous yet. We believe we will be able to have a banquet and share our progress in person. We are praying for each of your families to have a very blessed Christmas Holiday as we celebrate the real reason for the season every day. We pray you will have a special time with family, creating memories and celebrating the birth of our savior. God bless each family connected to us. We are here if you need us. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you or someone you know finds yourself in a situation where you may need some type of assistance this year. We would be honored to help anyone you find in need over this holiday season. God bless you and Merry Christmas!  Notices: 01: Outreach in the Community 02: New curriculum 03: Prayer Points 04: Mailing Info 05: Event Photos! Outreach in the Community! You will be seeing us out in the community more in the coming months. We will be fundraising at many store locations with our teams and they will be sharing their testimonies and offering OFC merchandise! We are super excited about these new opportunities. New Curriculum Update The team has been busy learning the new curriculum. It is definitely a challenge in a good way. It is stretching us. We can definitely see the value in this format of study. We are not yet halfway through but we are going to persevere so we will be familiar with everything our residents will be doing. Prayer Points
We are always trying to improve so please be patient as we try different layouts and formats for the New Year. We will be continuing to send the return envelopes with our ministry address on them. We will not include the donation slip though. You can simply write in the memo of your check if you would like it to be designated to a certain fund, otherwise, it will go into the general fund. The options will be listed below.
We had an amazing event! We earned the title of Grill Masters! We partnered with Operation Blessing and Freedom Church to bless the community in a very unique way. Each family received prayer, groceries, vitamins, school supplies, fresh produce and a hot cooked meal. The menu was barbecued chicken, barbecued ribs, baked beans, dinner rolls and water or Gatorade. We grilled non-stop for over 7 hours cooking over 700 pounds of meat on the grill. This was quite a huge undertaking. Our team of volunteers showed up and made it all possible. We definitely had our doubts when we saw the huge multitudes of people coming in. We were able to bless over 500 families. People are already looking forward to our next event this fall. We will keep you posted. We saw so many families in need as the shut-down of the schools and economy has left many without a regular income. Enjoy the photos!       Notices:
01: Outreach in the Community 02: New curriculum 03: Prayer Points 04: Mailing Info 05: Testimony! Outreach in the Community! You will be seeing us out in the community more in the coming months. We will be fundraising at many store locations with our teams and they will be sharing their testimonies and offering OFC merchandise! We are super excited about these new opportunities. OFC Merchandise is Amazing! New Curriculum We have been blessed to receive a new, very effective curriculum for our Discipleship Program. It covers every stronghold and brings healing from sins and walks people through forgiveness. We have been in training for this and we will be taking our leadership team through this curriculum until the end of the year. We will start fresh with a new group of guys in the New Year. Hopefully by then, we will have a group of ladies going through the program too! Prayer Points We are sharing our issues with you so we can conquer them together in prayer
Mailing Info We are always trying to improve so please be patient as we try different layouts and formats for the New Year. We will be continuing to send the return envelopes with our ministry address on them. We will not include the donation slip though. You can simply write in the memo of your check if you would like it to be designated to a certain fund, otherwise, it will go into the general fund. The options will be listed below.
Testimony! Amazing testimony of a life changed because of willing servants! In my past I was a nurse at an abortion clinic. In the six years I worked there I witnessed and assisted in thousands of cases, a handful of which still haunt me today. In my years there I met the first person to change my life and bring me to Christ. He was a protester. Every morning he would be outside of my job as I pulled up to work. And every morning he would tell me he was praying for me and how much God loved me. Now, at the time, I did not care! His words meant NOTHING to me and I did not even have the capacity to accept God’s love. Eventually, I made a financial decision and left that job for another nursing job. A few months later I needed help getting clothes for my children. I figured I’d check out the “Clothes Closet” giving away free clothes. There I would meet the second person to bring me to God. Moni told me to “Please take lots and lots of clothes for my children” and to “Seriously take as much as I wanted!” I felt guilty taking all these clothes for free, so I thought “why don’t I ask her what time church service starts, I’m sure that’ll make her feel good.” So with no intention of going to church I asked her and she told me with excitement what time and she gav me the biggest hug I’d had in years! “Well great” I thought “now I have to go to church, she seemed so excited… Oh well it’s only one Sunday.” Well, I showed up to church that Sunday and listened to a sermon from the Pastor on healing and brokenness. I was so touched that I attended every service that Sunday. And at the last service I just couldn’t contain myself. I cried and cried. At the end of the service the Pastor came to talk to me and asked me if there was anything we could talk about. I shared with him my past and how I felt like I didn’t belong here because my sin had been so great….But he told me that I was a great gift, and that he AND God loves me right where I was at. It almost sounded like a foreign language to me! Then he said that we actually had a member who was a protester at some of the abortion clinics in the areas. He pointed this man out to me and as I looked, this was a man I had already known for years. I was then introduced to David, the man who prayed for me for six years and I* had not even known his name! This solidified my faith in Christ. No one could have orchestrated these people and events in my life like God did. Nothing could have softened my heart like my Pastor preaching God’s message to me. Now my four children are here finding God. My 13 year old daughter is saved and she can’t wait for the next baptism. My mom, stepfather and younger brother are also here. Mom and brother also going to be baptized. All because one brother and sister in Christ were faithfully doing what they had been called to do! I can only pray that one day I will find my calling to have the same impact as you all have had on me! The world needs what we have . Yard Sale!
We are having our yard sale this week. We were unable to have it last month due to a back injury. We are excited to stop paying rents on all these storage units. Location- 2605 Ballentine Blvd in Norfolk July 2nd , 3rd , and 4th Please come out and help us if you can! We are emptying 5- 20ft by 30ft storage units that are bulging at the seams. We have an amazing amount of stuff! Ann Skinner Home We are getting closer to our goal. We still need help in reaching this goal. We have been very blessed to receive a generous donation from an amazing world renown minister. It is helping us to see the light at the end of the tunnel on the women’s and children’s home. We are getting so close. We truly believe it is in reach. If we can just keep pushing, This will become a reality by the end of this year. If it is in your heart, please pray about how you can support this one of a kind, much needed ministry. I know each of us knows someone in a struggle right now. If we work together, we can be such a help. Prayer Points We are sharing our issues with you so we can conquer them together in prayer
Mailing Info We are always trying to improve so please be patient as we try different layouts and formats for the New Year. We will be continuing to send the return envelopes with our ministry address on them. We will not include the donation slip though. You can simply write in the memo of your check if you would like it to be designated to a certain fund, otherwise, it will go into the general fund. The options will be listed below.
Focus This pandemic is not the end! We all know we are living in very different times than we are used to. We all also know our Bible talks about these times in Matthew 24. This is only the beginning of the sorrows. We as Christians need to be the light like in Matthew 5:16. If people don’t see us shining the answers, they may try to get their answers from the world, or the media. The media is widening the divide. We cannot take part in that. We are the only ones with the answer. Now more than ever the world needs Jesus. They are not going to find him in a protest, or on the news. The world needs what we have It is so easy for people to be offended by everything right now. The enemy is very busy. We must be willing to stand up and say “Not today Devil.” We cannot stop to be offended. The world needs love and encouragement right now. The world does not need more people sharing negative opinions. According to LifeWay, 250 Pastors leave the Ministry every month. We have felt discouragement. Ministry is already difficult even when nobody is sending emails with their offense list or negative opinions. Can we, as the body of Christ, make a decision that we will be the encouragers. I mean, why would anyone want what we have if we are always complaining. Ministers are already dealing with the problems of the entire congregation. For us, we deal with our own family issues, the issues of all the men in our program, the difficulties of our friends and people turning their backs. That is all before any complaints come in. We encourage you to pray for your Pastors and lift them up. They are also in unusual times. We have never seen any time like we are experiencing now. People have fear. People are not attending church. People are questioning everything. By no means are we saying every person should be sitting in a pew next week. God gives you wisdom. If you are high risk, by all means, take care of your health. Nobody seems to have all the answers we need to make a wise decision about what is safe and what is not. We are praying for protection and good health over everyone connected to this ministry. We are praying this time will pass. The reality is, that there will probably be worse times than this. We know every word of the Bible is true. But this is not the time to stand down. This is the time that we as Christians need to rise up and show the love of Christ in this dark time. Now is a time better than ever for Christian leaders to come to the forefront and offer peace and love to the people who do not have Jesus. Can you imagine all of the uneasy feelings you have felt during this time? Now imagine if you did not have Christ to bring peace to your hearts. We truly have what they need. The people are wrestling against all kinds of demonic influence. We need to cover all of this in prayer and be the light. Don’t be drawn into the world’s chaos, but draw them into your calm. Salvations at Abortion Clinic
David has been busy Unfortunately, business is booming at the abortion clinic. This is heart wrenching to see so many people choose to end the life of an innocent child without ever seeing their God-given potential. We have faithful volunteers out there praying and loving on these people. We are so grateful for their gifting to be able to show love to these people even when we do not agree with their choice. We really believe this is the right way to minister to them. We do not see any benefit from standing there spewing anger or hatred to them. These last few weeks have brought 2 people to make the choice for life and to give their hearts to the Lord for the very first time. This is really the desired result. Food Pantry We have seen a huge uptick in the need for food. We have been helping people with food more than usual. Hopefully you saw us on CBN. We were featured several times over the last month. Trinity Church has been a huge help to us during this time with extra money to provide for many bags of groceries as well as sending volunteers to help us through the busiest time in the ministry so far. Mailing Info We are always trying to improve so please be patient as we try different layouts and formats for the New Year. We will be continuing to send the return envelopes with our ministry address on them. We will not include the donation slip though. You can simply write in the memo of your check if you would like it to be designated to a certain fund, otherwise, it will go into the general fund. The options will be listed below.
Prayer Points
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