Mark Vance
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Des Moines IA 50313
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Archive for October, 2008
The Gospel Paradox
Posted by webmaster on October 26th, 2008
Love is Not
Posted by webmaster on October 19th, 2008
The Harvest
Posted by webmaster on October 12th, 2008Wee Ones Thank You
Posted by webmaster on October 7th, 2008Tonight I was able to read through the last of the Wee Ones registration cards. I was honestly overwhelmed and brought to my knees in tears and prayer as I read the stories of the families we were able to touch this year through Wee Ones. There were stories of hope as Mother’s rise out of abuse and drug additions, stories of loneliness from Mother’s who’s husbands are in another country, stories of survival from families who’s homes have been lost through fire and floods and most precious of all stories of Salvation.
We are still amazed at what God had planned for Wee Ones Care and Share this year. We had no idea, but are so thankful He did! During the event there were 17 individuals that made decisions to accept Jesus into their hearts. Praise the Lord! This included fathers, a Hope ministries social worker that just drove someone here, many Mothers and even Grandparents. In addition to these there were another 37 that indicated they were interested in bible studies or learning more about God’s grace and the love his son has for them. In all, we served 188 unique families and 586 total people (children, grandparents, parents and family members). To think, we were praying for 100 women to attend, ye of little faith!
This year 5 churches and hundreds of volunteers came together to do our little part in reaching out to those in need. Wee Ones doesn’t end here. As you can imagine with that many attendees we ran out of a few things. Below is a list of specific requests from mothers who came later in the day, after many of the items were gone. If you are interested in donating a new or used item from the list below please leave it in the Church office.
Another way that you can still help with Wee Ones is to make a commitment to mentor a family/mother throughout the year. This could mean a variety of unpredictable things. For example, they may want to go through a bible study, they may need a ride to church or they may just need a solid spiritual influence in their lives. If you are interested in becoming a mentor please call me directly at 515-778-5967 as soon as possible. Lastly, please pray for all the mentors that will be calling on these Mother’s and Families. Pray hearts will be opened, relationships will be built and that it will all be done to God’s Glory.
Thank you to the hundreds of hands that made this outreach ministry possible. A special thank you to the committee members that put in so many hours throughout the year to make this possible, to those people that helped with picking up items week after week, to those that prepared all the food for the event and to those that spent hours in prayer for the event. Thank you to those that refused to take a lunch break because there were Mom’s still in line, to the men who loaded car after car and to everyone working together to quickly move families through the event. We could continue to say thank you to so many more people… thank you and know you have made a difference in someone’s life through Wee Ones.
Proverbs 31:20
She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
Wee Ones Committee
Items in need:
12 Spanish Devotional Bibles, 1 English Devotional Bible, Children’s Bible
Newborn Winter Coat
Booster High Chair with Tray
3T boy pull ups, Size 3 and 4 Diapers
3 Toddler Car Seats
Booster Car Seat
2 Potty Chairs
High Chair
2 Pack & Play
Stroller and a Double Stroller
Light up Toys
Crib with mattress, separate crib mattress
Bottles
Infant Swing
Clothes for 7 & 10 year old
