This Year’s Focus
We are going into full swing of raising money for our Ann Skinner Home for Women and Children. This will be an amazing legacy for what Wayne and Ann started many years ago. We want to always honor their memory and be a continuation of their dreams and goals. We know we are seeing the answers to many of their prayers. We are excited to partner with new churches and we are open to speak and share at any church or group that will give us some time.
Speaking of Speaking
We were blessed to be a part of a recent women’s conference. The River Room Christian Coffee House’s very own Jill Eulo hosted the Healing Your Heart Women’s Conference. There was amazing worship by Cristabelle Braden. Awesome speakers, authors, counselors and more. Tammy Savola was asked to share her testimony of how God brought her into victory over addiction. It was an amazing time. We literally accept every invitation to speak because we want to be faithful in sharing what God is doing in this ministry. If you have never heard us speak, we will be posting more video testimonies on our website. We are asking you to speak to your Pastors about having us share. Women’s Ministry Director’s, we are available!
Mission Malawi
We will be having a new video on our mission in Malawi. You will be able to see it on our Facebook page at Outreach for Christ Ministries and our website at outreachforchrist.org. We are excited about the opportunity to have 2 gifted photographers volunteer their time and talent to go with us. They are committed to raising funding for their tickets as well. We are hoping someone would have the desire and finances to help fund this trip as we are already on a tight budget at the ministry while raising funds for our Ann Skinner Home for Women and Children. We are going to be videoing the conditions there as well as take pictures of our 300 plus orphans so we can get them sponsorship and get them all back in school. We have done the math and we should be able to provide them with food, clothing, school supplies and tuition for $28 a month per child. This is a place of extreme poverty and hunger. Traditionally, Wayne Skinner gave $500 every month to foreign missions. We have consolidated our efforts. We know we can literally work ourselves out of a job in this area because in a short amount of time, they will be self sufficient. We do not spend even $200 a month there and you can see the huge results. We believe we will help them get on their feet and maybe move on to another area if the Lord leads. We will be in an area that does not have electric full time. There is no running water and certainly no air conditioning. (Pray for me!) We are raising money so as not to burden the ministry. Please prayerfully consider helping to make this happen.
Street Ministry- By Stacie Adams
The master said, “Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and bring in the poor, maimed, lame and blind.” (Luke 14:21) Every Friday night between 10:30 and midnight, godly men gather in front of the Virginia Beach United Methodist Church at the oceanfront in obedience to the master’s command to speak to some of the most deceived, hurting, self-absorbed or self-medicated people in our town. As you may have guessed from the time and location we have been called to fill a niche’ in the Kingdom by seeking and serving people in the bar district when people are at their most vulnerable, hopeless and sometimes most desperate moments in their lives. Their emotions are often magnified while at the same time they may experience decreased judgment because of drugs or alcohol. This is God’s perfect timing to send laborers into the streets to snatch such people out of the jaws of calamity. People under the influence do not make wise decisions but our God has made provision for their protection both physically and spiritually. Over the past 45 years we cannot possibly say how many lives have been affected by the love of these generous men of God but it is considerable. Please be in prayer for their continued courage and ask the Lord if He would like to use you in such a critical mission.
World View
We know the world view of St. Patrick’s day is affiliated with drinking and partying. We are not part of this world. This world is not our home. As the late great Billy Graham said, we are just passing through. We see men come into our program where alcohol and drugs have literally ravaged their entire lives. They have lost family relationships, trust, finances, stability and health in many cases. There is nothing better than watching them grow in their knowledge of Christ. We push them, stretch them and encourage them. We help them to establish healthy goals for a great future. We walk them through a process of surrender and move them on to confidence in the Lord almighty. There is no better feeling than walking into the enemy camp where the devil has a serious hold on them and stealing people back for Christ. We love to see them have the victory over every stronghold.
Men’s Breakfast
We were blessed to host the Mighty Men of Valor from Freedom Church for a special prayer breakfast. The men in the program made sausage gravy and biscuits, fried spam, rice, bacon and over easy eggs for everyone. They love sharing their hospitality and talents with guests. Men are invited to come to the house in Norfolk the 3rd Saturday of every month to join in.
We are going into full swing of raising money for our Ann Skinner Home for Women and Children. This will be an amazing legacy for what Wayne and Ann started many years ago. We want to always honor their memory and be a continuation of their dreams and goals. We know we are seeing the answers to many of their prayers. We are excited to partner with new churches and we are open to speak and share at any church or group that will give us some time.
Speaking of Speaking
We were blessed to be a part of a recent women’s conference. The River Room Christian Coffee House’s very own Jill Eulo hosted the Healing Your Heart Women’s Conference. There was amazing worship by Cristabelle Braden. Awesome speakers, authors, counselors and more. Tammy Savola was asked to share her testimony of how God brought her into victory over addiction. It was an amazing time. We literally accept every invitation to speak because we want to be faithful in sharing what God is doing in this ministry. If you have never heard us speak, we will be posting more video testimonies on our website. We are asking you to speak to your Pastors about having us share. Women’s Ministry Director’s, we are available!
Mission Malawi
We will be having a new video on our mission in Malawi. You will be able to see it on our Facebook page at Outreach for Christ Ministries and our website at outreachforchrist.org. We are excited about the opportunity to have 2 gifted photographers volunteer their time and talent to go with us. They are committed to raising funding for their tickets as well. We are hoping someone would have the desire and finances to help fund this trip as we are already on a tight budget at the ministry while raising funds for our Ann Skinner Home for Women and Children. We are going to be videoing the conditions there as well as take pictures of our 300 plus orphans so we can get them sponsorship and get them all back in school. We have done the math and we should be able to provide them with food, clothing, school supplies and tuition for $28 a month per child. This is a place of extreme poverty and hunger. Traditionally, Wayne Skinner gave $500 every month to foreign missions. We have consolidated our efforts. We know we can literally work ourselves out of a job in this area because in a short amount of time, they will be self sufficient. We do not spend even $200 a month there and you can see the huge results. We believe we will help them get on their feet and maybe move on to another area if the Lord leads. We will be in an area that does not have electric full time. There is no running water and certainly no air conditioning. (Pray for me!) We are raising money so as not to burden the ministry. Please prayerfully consider helping to make this happen.
Street Ministry- By Stacie Adams
The master said, “Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and bring in the poor, maimed, lame and blind.” (Luke 14:21) Every Friday night between 10:30 and midnight, godly men gather in front of the Virginia Beach United Methodist Church at the oceanfront in obedience to the master’s command to speak to some of the most deceived, hurting, self-absorbed or self-medicated people in our town. As you may have guessed from the time and location we have been called to fill a niche’ in the Kingdom by seeking and serving people in the bar district when people are at their most vulnerable, hopeless and sometimes most desperate moments in their lives. Their emotions are often magnified while at the same time they may experience decreased judgment because of drugs or alcohol. This is God’s perfect timing to send laborers into the streets to snatch such people out of the jaws of calamity. People under the influence do not make wise decisions but our God has made provision for their protection both physically and spiritually. Over the past 45 years we cannot possibly say how many lives have been affected by the love of these generous men of God but it is considerable. Please be in prayer for their continued courage and ask the Lord if He would like to use you in such a critical mission.
World View
We know the world view of St. Patrick’s day is affiliated with drinking and partying. We are not part of this world. This world is not our home. As the late great Billy Graham said, we are just passing through. We see men come into our program where alcohol and drugs have literally ravaged their entire lives. They have lost family relationships, trust, finances, stability and health in many cases. There is nothing better than watching them grow in their knowledge of Christ. We push them, stretch them and encourage them. We help them to establish healthy goals for a great future. We walk them through a process of surrender and move them on to confidence in the Lord almighty. There is no better feeling than walking into the enemy camp where the devil has a serious hold on them and stealing people back for Christ. We love to see them have the victory over every stronghold.
Men’s Breakfast
We were blessed to host the Mighty Men of Valor from Freedom Church for a special prayer breakfast. The men in the program made sausage gravy and biscuits, fried spam, rice, bacon and over easy eggs for everyone. They love sharing their hospitality and talents with guests. Men are invited to come to the house in Norfolk the 3rd Saturday of every month to join in.