Roofing Repairs Update - Next Job SIDING REPAIRS

The roofing repairs were completed at the end of May.  Thank you so very much to all who donated their money or time to get this completed!  The mom and daughter are extremely grateful and don't have to worry about leaks during the rain (perfect timing considering this was finished before the tropical storm we just had!!)

The final pictures are below:

They really did a great job and put in a lot of hard work!

If you'll also recall from the original posting, the siding on this home needs to be replaced.  Thin wood siding was used on this mobile home, and it has also begun to rot and waste away after getting wet.  We have priced out the supplies for the siding and it will be around $1500.  We are going to begin praying that God will send the supplies and provision for this also.  We know He can - so do you want to be a part in helping out?

Kyle Mulholland has generously donated his handyman services again and will be instructing the laborers in how to complete this portion of the repairs also.

We have already received our first personal donation of $50 from Michael Britt and Christy Eatmon, the youth leaders at Bethel Christian Center.  Thank you guys so very much!!!

(I also believe that I forgot to post that Glen and Lindsey Newsome, Associate Pastor and wife of Antioch Baptist Church, gave a donation at the end of May for $150 that went to cover the balance of the roofing repairs.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!)

We look forward to working on this next project and will keep you guys updated!

Loving Radically Through Christ,

Melissa 

May 2013 Outreach

We recently did out first outreach in Oxford, which is in Granville County, where we live.

We had the best adult turnout of any of our outreaches, but we shouldn't have been surprised.  The Lord prepared the way for this outreach.  He opened doors ahead of time and made clear paths. 

Dean and Bernard set out to explore the Oxford area a few weeks before the outreach, and the Lord put them in a direct, face-to-face meeting with the Director of the Oxford Housing Authority.  He 'just happened' to know Bernard very well and was a fellow believer.  We had prayed that the appropriate neighborhood would be selected and that the Lord would make it clear where He wanted us to do this outreach.  We ended up having God's favor for this area and we were also able to use the old Head Start building's tables, chairs and kitchen facilities.  This all proved to be an immeasurable blessing!

The people from the neighborhood came out and we had a great time fellowshipping with them and getting to know them a little better.  Bernard brought a wonderful message about how the race we run in the Christian life, and we had a tremendous response for prayer afterwards.  We did a puppet show, some songs and games with the kids, and had a donation table with free clothes and household goods for the families that came out.  We also made pork chops and chicken legs on the grill, baked beans, rolls, cookies and drinks. 

We are really hoping this outreach warmed us up to the area and we will be able to go back in and follow up with families and kids soon.  I would love to go back and do a mobile VBS this summer like we did in Butner last year.  I feel comfortable that we were able to display the love of Jesus through this outreach, and this will build trust for when we come back out again to share and disciple on a deeper level.

I have attached some pictures below from the outreach.

Enjoy!