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

1. Please pray that Christians will not be absent out in the public arena
2. Pray for peace in the hearts of people
3. Pray for the full armor of God over everyone
4. Pray for all division to be cast down
5. Pray for revival across this nation
6. Pray for us to complete the mission of having the women’s and children’s home by the end of 2020
7. Pray for wisdom in making decisions
8. Pray for favor over the finances of Outreach as we are really pressing forward to reach the goal of having the Ann Skinner Home for Women and Children

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.
 

• Ann Skinner Ministry House
• Mission Malawi
• Food Pantry and Meal Baskets
• Nursing Home Gifts
• Evangelism
• Homeless Ministry
• Building Projects and Maintenance

 
 
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! 

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​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

1. Please pray that Christians will not be absent out in the public arena
2. Pray for people to grow deeper in their faith like never before
3. Pray for peace in the hearts of people
4. Pray for the full armor of God over everyone
5. Pray for all division to be cast down
6. Pray for unity in the body
7. Pray for revival across this nation
8. Pray for us to complete the mission of having the women’s and children’s home by the end of 2020
9. Pray for wisdom in making decisions
10. Pray for favor over the finances of Outreach as we are really pressing forward to reach the goal of having the Ann Skinner Home for Women and Children

 
 
 
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.

• Anne Skinner Ministry House
• Mission Malawi
• Food Pantry and Meal Baskets
• Nursing Home Gifts
• Evangelism
• Homeless Ministry
• Building Projects and Maintenance

 

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
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​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

1. Please pray that Christians will not be absent out in the public arena
2. Pray for people to grow deeper in their faith like never before
3. Pray for peace in the hearts of people
4. Pray for the full armor of God over everyone
5. Pray for all division to be cast down
6. Pray for unity in the body
7. Pray for revival across this nation
8. Pray for us to complete the mission of having the women’s and children’s home by the end of 2020
9. Pray for wisdom in making decisions
10. Pray for favor over the finances of Outreach as we are really pressing forward to reach the goal of having the Ann Skinner Home for Women and Children

 
 
 
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.

• Anne Skinner Ministry House
• Mission Malawi
• Food Pantry and Meal Baskets
• Nursing Home Gifts
• Evangelism
• Homeless Ministry
• Building Projects and Maintenance

 

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.

• Anne Skinner Ministry House
• Mission Malawi
• Food Pantry and Meal Baskets
• Nursing Home Gifts
• Evangelism
• Homeless Ministry
• Building Projects and Maintenance

 
 
Prayer Points
 

1. We are praying hard for the means to have the women’s and children’s home by the end of the year.
2. The street ministry has been on hold since the coronavirus hit. We are praying to be able to get back out there and show some love to the lost.
3. The nursing home is on quarantine so we are unable to get in there. Please pray for these people who are considered the most vulnerable. We are anxiously awaiting the day when we can go back in.
4. The jail is not allowing us in either as they are trying to keep the virus out. We are praying for the inmates and their families.
5. We are hoping to start a monthly volunteer meeting as soon as we are allowed to have more than 10 people in our building.
6. We are planning a mission trip to Malawi in the spring of 2021. We are hoping to take 20 people with us to complete several building projects on our newly purchased land over there. That is something we have not yet announced because the timing seemed off with so much happening in our country. We are praying people will want to go and experience the amazing people and culture.
7. We are praying for wisdom for our President Donald Trump. This is a very different time we are living in and we pray he will continue to do the will of God and not man.
8. We are praying for all those in leadership and government. We are praying for our country to turn back to God and submit to His ways.
9. We are praying for John’s brother with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
10. We are praying for all of the ministry vehicles as we are assessing which repairs we need to make immediately.
11. We are praying for all of our supporters and their families to have everything they need during this time. 

​Coronavirus Heroes
There is such a huge need as far as the shut-ins. People who cannot leave their homes because of quarantine or weakened immune systems are at the mercy of others. We decided that if our mommas were stuck somewhere away from us, we would hope and pray that someone would come along to help them through this difficult time. This is where the Lord is leading us now. There is a gap that needs to be filled. We have also been calling everyone in our database and praying with them and seeing if they need anything. This is how we found out Wayne was much better at keeping up with the database than we are. He was always updating phone numbers and addresses. We have many people in our database without a current phone number. We will look into updating after the busyness passes. If you are struggling, we believe in taking care of our own. Please call our office and leave a message. We don’t want anyone to be suffering through this time. We are blessed with a huge food pantry in Norfolk and we are happy to help. Call 757-498-4700 if you are personally struggling.

Jamie and Steven packing food bags
Helping Widows!
Everyone knows we love helping widows. Our ministry had an opportunity this last month to help repair a fence. Even Vernon with stage 4 pancreatic cancer got in on the action as he and Steve helped put things in order for one of our special widows.
Happy Mother’s Day
This is not always a happy time for mothers or children. In this ministry we see many situations where mothers are apart from their children. We have mothers in jail or prison and some that have just walked away from responsibility. Some of the women have turned to drugs. We also have some mothers that have children in jail or prison. This could be a time of grieving over what could have been. There could be mothers struggling to find forgiveness for abortion. Please keep this in mind while loving on people this month. If it is in your ability to offer the kindness and love to someone struggling, by all means, please do so. There is no condemnation in Christ. There is also no shame in a comeback. Sometimes we can be the helping hand of compassion to help someone heal from some of these devastating things. I know when I had a hard time getting over my past and all I could do was remember the bad things, God sent someone. A kind lady told me “That is not who you are anymore.” I couldn’t seem to see myself as forgiven and loved by God. It took hearing it from someone else to make it real to me. Let’s reach out and let people know that Jesus loves them, no matter what they may have done in the past.
 
     John and Tammy Savola
 

Busy with a New Normal
Life and Ministry are very different for us right now.
It seems we are actually busier now with the virus affecting so many. We have been delivering essential items and groceries to the vulnerable, high risk population. We have been working hard to obtain hard-to-find items that are running low for everyone. The first couple weeks of social distancing, we delivered groceries to many shut-ins. As the weeks pass by, the lists of needed items becomes more specific as people are using up their personal stock piles of supplies such as toilet paper, butter, eggs, coffee, laundry detergent and so much more. We are having to actually purchase quite a bit of these items as they are not what we usually have on hand in our food pantry. Our hearts go out to the elderly, at risk population that cannot go to the store for themselves and do not have family members to provide for their needs. We are in need of help. We are praying the Lord will continue to provide these items as even the store shelves are empty. Please cover us in prayer as we are working long hours to accomplish this new normal. Pray for protection over us as well as we are out in it frequently. There are videos on our Facebook page at Outreach for Christ Ministries.

Partnering with Operation Blessing
They reached out to all their partners and found that out of all the ministries they partner with, we are the only ministry doing home delivery to this most vulnerable population.

It is turning into a full-time job keeping our many freezers and shelves full to be able to take care of the needs of the people.

​Mailing Info
Please help us as we help as many as we can.
 
If you can give towards our food pantry now, that seems to be the biggest need. Also if you are in need, please call the office and leave a message at 757-498-4700. God bless you always. You can give to any ministry below also. Just put one of these below items in the memo line of your check. Thank you.
 

• Anne Skinner Ministry House
• Mission Malawi
• Food Pantry and Meal Baskets
• Nursing Home Gifts
• Evangelism
• Homeless Ministry
• Building Projects and Maintenance