You’ve seen the pictures.
You’ve watched the broadcasts.
You’ve already donated.
But don’t STOP there.
Before the earthquake, Haiti was a country steeped in extreme poverty.
Life expectancy was short. Diseases were widespread. Living conditions were unimaginable.
Now this…
Over 100,00 dead…(possibly 500,000 when the final total is taken)
shortage of food and water…
little or no medical care…
typhoid and tetnus spreading…
many orphaned children…
no shelter, lack of tents…
fear of mudslides…
What more can we do?????
We need to give more to UMCOR for Haiti Relief.
As we enter the season of Lent the believer traditionally makes a sacrifice to mentally and spiritually prepare for Easter. Why don’t we (who live in a nation of plenty) “give up and give forth?”Maybe in the process we can teach our children the value of sacrifice and giving.
Here’s my idea:
Put a money jar in a central location of your home.
Each time someone forgoes a simple pleasure, put an equivalent amount of money in the jar.
Examples:
- Mom and Dad cancel their monthly dinner and a movie date…$40.00 in the jar
- Billy decides he can do without that new CD…$12.99 in the jar
- Susie begs for an ice cream after school but you convince her to put the $2.00 in the jar so a child in Haiti can be fed.
- Instead of eating out for lunch daily, take your lunch. Then guesstimate what you would have spent and put in the jar.
- Don’t feed quarters into that drink machine! Take water from home.
At the end of Lent have the family sit down and empty the money jar. Discuss the sacrifices that were made and why.Then give that money to UMCOR.
Maybe HFUMC can make a difference. We have many times before. We can again.
A note from Bill Chafin…..
“Thanks to all who made the Groundhog Day blood drive so successful. We collected 34 good units of blood and red cells. Our church membership contributed over half that amount. Registration and canteen duty is always handled by FUMC volunteers and I sincerely thank each of them as well as the staff who get us ready.”
Thursday night was a wonderful success as HFUMC reached out to the community to provide food and fellowship. Thank you for your participation. Maybe you baked a cake, cooked the meal, served the food, stacked the tables and chairs, contributed the paper products, donated money to pay for the event, mingled among the guests to welcome them, or helped with cleanup. It took many people to support this project and we are blessed here at First Methodist to have so many willing hearts and hands.
HFUMC Annual Second Helping Dinner… Thurs. Dec. 17… HFUMC Gym…4:30- 7:00 PM
“For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in” (Matthew 25:35)
Once again, Haleigh Lewis is directing our Second Helping Dinner Mission project. We would like to be able to provide a hot, nourishing meal to 450 people in our community who might not have a holiday meal on their own.(No home deliveries this year).
We need our church family to help with some of the following donations:
- Money to pay for the meals’ expenses
- 150plastic cups…16 oz. size Donated…Thank You
- 450 Hefty lge divided compartment plates-rectangular
- 400 sm. round dessert plates.. Donated…Thank You
- apples and oranges
- pound cakes
- Volunteers to serve and clean
Please help us. You may submit the form here, call the office at 376-3164, and filling out a form in church and dropping it in the collection plate.
Troy says, "May I serve you?"
Hart Haven (N.E. GA Council for Domestic Violence) is sponsoring a fundraiser on Oct. 15 at Mi Jalisco. Our very own Troy Ayers will be among the celebrity waiters serving you. Help us support our victims of domestic abuse.
