PEARLS Updates

    GREEN ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH

    PEARLS MINISTRY

    JOY BOXES

    2010
    Jesus…Orphans…You!
    Sharing Jesus’ love with orphans and needy children with YOUR help.

    GABC has partnered for many years with The Masters Mission organization whose goal is “ to providefood, clothes, shoes, medicines, medical supplies, medical equipment, school supplies, hygiene supplies and much more to the needy people in Ukraine of the former Soviet Union.  Other areas of ministry are to twenty-five orphanages, two large children’s hospitals, a baby hospital, a children’s ministry with an enrollment of over fifteen hundred, an outreach ministry to youth, camps for both children and youth and evangelistic meetings in areas in need of a church.  In addition, The Master’s Mission has provided numerous facilities for worship and Bible Study.  The Master’s Mission also provides support to many pastors and Christian workers in Ukraine, Cuba, Tibet, South Africa and South Carolina.”
     
    The main project GABC supports is the Christmas “JOY” box project.  It provides Christmas gifts for orphans and needy children in the name of Jesus.  It is a wonderful evangelistic ministry because it enables the Gospel to be shared with the children when presenting the gift to them. 

    We set our goal at 400 boxes.  The PEARLS Council is asking for item donations each month.  This does not mean that you cannot prepare a box (or boxes) yourself.  Do not include any item that may easily break or leak.

    Month               Requested Items

    January 2010       Gloves/knit hats/scarves (boys and girls)*

    February 2010      Socks (boys and girls), Wash cloths/hand soap*

    March 2010         Combs (boys and girls)/brushes/hair bows, clips, etc.

    April 2010         Small toys (boys and girls)(NO guns, knives, or other war related tems)

    May 2010           Money for Shipping ($5.00 per box)

    June 2010          Crayons/coloring books/pens/pencils/notebooks(5"x7"fit best in shoe box)

    July 2010          Toothbrushes/toothpaste

    August 2010        Plastic shoeboxes

    September 2010     Hard candy/gum/money for shipping

    *  We have already reached our goal of 400+ hats, scarves and glove sets and 470 washcloths.  We have 145 socks so far.

    Everyone is welcome to participate in assembling the boxes.  The date will be announced when we receive the due date from Master Missions.

    For your convenience, plastic bins for collection of these items are located in the front foyer and in the Senior Adult hall foyer leading to the gym.

    The PEARLS Council thanks you in advance for your cooperation and generosity.



    Home Touch Ministry
    Many GABC members are providentially hindered from attending church services and/or Sunday school because of sickness or sickness of a partner, due to attending school in another city or state, or due to active duty service in a location away from their church home. These are the individuals that we want to reach out to and let them know that GABC has not forgotten them and are here for them if they need a helping hand and a friendly face. We began reaching out to these individuals by acknowledging that they are missed in the church body by sending them a weekly mailing that includes a scripture sheet and an activity sheet. The response to this first act of outreach was tremendous. Take a moment to consider how you might feel if you could no longer attend your favorite Sunday school class or if you could no longer make it to worship services at GABC. What would your life be like without the fellowship you find at Bible studies or at church services and social events?Many of our homebound members had attended church all their lives before the circumstance of their health or the health of a loved one made it difficult or impossible to attend services. Many miss church fellowship profoundly. Let us not forget our homebound members, our young people at college, and our military men and women. Are you willing to help them keep connected with their church family?

    There are many different ways to help:

    * Volunteer to call a homebound member regularly.
    * Volunteer to send encouraging notes.
    * Enlist your children to design creative greeting cards.
    * Volunteer to visit a homebound member once a month.
    * Volunteer to drive those who need a ride to church, the doctor, or to buy groceries.
    * Pray. Pray that these men and women understand the value they still hold for this congregation. Pray that they understand how treasured their lives are in God’s eyes. Pray that people will be moved to reach out to our homebound members in meaningful ways.

    Our homebound members, too, can help. Here are some ways:

    * Pray for volunteers to offer continued spiritual care for homebound members.
    * Pray that the church will become aware of members who can no longer come to church but would benefit from continued caring contact.
    * Pray for the church, the pastors and the entire congregation.
    * Pray for all the ministries and outreach of the church.
    * Pray by name for those you are aware of that are ill or bereaved or away on military service.

    If you see a way you can help with this ministry or would like the church to be aware of people who might benefit from a visit, a call, or weekly letters, please call the church office at 478-923-1995 or email corinne@greenacresbc.com


    May 24th - Soup Kitchen
    May 25th - Pearls Council Meeting
    May 31st - Memorial Day
    June 3rd - Supper (5:30 PM) Fish Fry
    Speaker Pastor Ron Gaynor
    June 20th - Father's Day
    June 22nd - Pearls Council Meeting
    June 28th - Soup Kitchen




    Green Acres Baptist Church
    901 Elberta Road, Warner Robins, GA 31093