Thursday, September 22, 2005
Wednesday Week 2 Update
Week 2 has been busy thus far boxing up supplies, cutting down trees, and hauling debris. Many are "demucking" houses trying to get them cleaned up to the point that they are livable.
Our team has been encouraged to spend time with the people they meet, to pray for and with them and encourage them before moving on to the next families in need.
Kenny said a disabled lady from a community that just got power back and roads opened came in today with a complete list of all the needs for 28 people in her community "Pickbar". She had a list of all needs from medicine (insulin and the like) to food and supplies. She was so organized and put together that the crew packed up a Ryder truck and took the supplies out to this area that had just opened up for people to come in and help. They unloaded them in front of her house, covered them with a tarp and she is setting up her own little center right there for her community. God is working through so many people in so many ways.
Janet Hines is a Tammany person we have coordinated with. She and her husband Doug are owners in a company called Bumble Bee Tuna. Tonight they shared that several of their employees who were at their company when the hurricane hit are still unaccounted for. Please be in prayer for these people and Doug and Janet. I will try to get the missing employees names tomorrow and post them for prayer.
Know that Central Ohio is making a difference in this tragedy. God is using us to touch peoples lives and assist in His plan for recovery. Many people are digging in and helping. Today the warehouse got behind in completing its care packages and Toni and some of our experienced Honduras Missionaries dug in and helped to catch them up after returning from a long day in the field. Thank you Lord for willing spirits and strong bodies to do your work.
You too can be a part of this work. We have 2 work teams left to take down to LA. Sept 25 and Oct 2. Sign up to be a part of one of these teams today! Check the supply list on the Spring Road site or the Tammany blog for updates on needs and bring them to the Spring Road building by noon on Saturday for packing to be included in the week three delivery. Please if you can try to provide only needed items so that we can get them what will be most helpful at the time they need them. www.springroadcoc.com
A new friend of mine (ours) brought forth as a result of Gods work here, shared this verse with me today:
It in from Mathew 9 beginning in verse 35 and following:
Jesus went through all the towns, villages, and synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples. "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
You might be one of those workers in His harvest field!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In closing, another great hurricane "Rita" is building and traveling through the gulf. Take a moment and pray that the God who created nature might stop it in is path or diminish the destructiveness of its power. Pray for those who are glued to their TVs watching for updates out of fear and concern. Pray for those who have evacuated already and are traveling, and those who will be affected in anyway by this storm.
Traffic is expected to be high out of the area on Friday so our team will be leaving Friday morning right after the devotional. They will travel to Nashville where they are being hosted at the Hendersonville Church of Christ. They plan to leave Nashville around 8:00 on Saturday morning and should arrive here around 4 or so. Pray for their travel.
Thank you all for your prayers for these continued efforts. We can not grow weary, tired, or discouraged. There is much work to do. Won't you find your calling in all this disaster and put your hands and feet to his work?
I pray God's richest blessings on each of you reading this and his activity in your hearts. May your families be blessed and safe and may He give you strength and wisdom.
Brad Hayes
Our team has been encouraged to spend time with the people they meet, to pray for and with them and encourage them before moving on to the next families in need.
Kenny said a disabled lady from a community that just got power back and roads opened came in today with a complete list of all the needs for 28 people in her community "Pickbar". She had a list of all needs from medicine (insulin and the like) to food and supplies. She was so organized and put together that the crew packed up a Ryder truck and took the supplies out to this area that had just opened up for people to come in and help. They unloaded them in front of her house, covered them with a tarp and she is setting up her own little center right there for her community. God is working through so many people in so many ways.
Janet Hines is a Tammany person we have coordinated with. She and her husband Doug are owners in a company called Bumble Bee Tuna. Tonight they shared that several of their employees who were at their company when the hurricane hit are still unaccounted for. Please be in prayer for these people and Doug and Janet. I will try to get the missing employees names tomorrow and post them for prayer.
Know that Central Ohio is making a difference in this tragedy. God is using us to touch peoples lives and assist in His plan for recovery. Many people are digging in and helping. Today the warehouse got behind in completing its care packages and Toni and some of our experienced Honduras Missionaries dug in and helped to catch them up after returning from a long day in the field. Thank you Lord for willing spirits and strong bodies to do your work.
You too can be a part of this work. We have 2 work teams left to take down to LA. Sept 25 and Oct 2. Sign up to be a part of one of these teams today! Check the supply list on the Spring Road site or the Tammany blog for updates on needs and bring them to the Spring Road building by noon on Saturday for packing to be included in the week three delivery. Please if you can try to provide only needed items so that we can get them what will be most helpful at the time they need them. www.springroadcoc.com
A new friend of mine (ours) brought forth as a result of Gods work here, shared this verse with me today:
It in from Mathew 9 beginning in verse 35 and following:
Jesus went through all the towns, villages, and synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples. "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
You might be one of those workers in His harvest field!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In closing, another great hurricane "Rita" is building and traveling through the gulf. Take a moment and pray that the God who created nature might stop it in is path or diminish the destructiveness of its power. Pray for those who are glued to their TVs watching for updates out of fear and concern. Pray for those who have evacuated already and are traveling, and those who will be affected in anyway by this storm.
Traffic is expected to be high out of the area on Friday so our team will be leaving Friday morning right after the devotional. They will travel to Nashville where they are being hosted at the Hendersonville Church of Christ. They plan to leave Nashville around 8:00 on Saturday morning and should arrive here around 4 or so. Pray for their travel.
Thank you all for your prayers for these continued efforts. We can not grow weary, tired, or discouraged. There is much work to do. Won't you find your calling in all this disaster and put your hands and feet to his work?
I pray God's richest blessings on each of you reading this and his activity in your hearts. May your families be blessed and safe and may He give you strength and wisdom.
Brad Hayes
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