Sponsor a child through Compassion International
April 25th or May 2nd, Cost $38 a month
Compassion International ministers to more than 1 million children in 25 countries. Take the opportunity to select a child to support, encourage through letters and pray for. Your support and the relationship you develop can have a major impact in the child’s life spiritually, economically, and socially. Think of it! You can support a child in the name of Jesus for $38 a month.
Take a trip with Happy Feet Mission
July 11 – 17, 2010
Steve Souza will be leading a trip to Guatemala this September. He will be partnering with Happy Feet Mission. During this trip we will be bringing desperately needed shoes to some of the poorest children in Guatemala. Upon reaching each child, we will tenderly wash their feet and share the gospel of Christ with each one. It will be a life changing week for all involved.
Trip Cost: $2,300.00 Trip Location: Team residence and base will be Guatemala City.
If interested contact Steve Souza this week: 209-629-6192.
San Francisco Rescue Mission
July 16-18, 2010 Cost: 150.00/person
Jr High and up (Jr high – freshmen students should be accompanied by parents)
Join us as we spend a weekend reaching out to the homeless, depressed and many times forgotten people of San Francisco. We will spend 3 days and 2 nights doing ministry with the San Francisco Rescue Mission. We will help with their building renovation, work in their thrift store, and deliver groceries to families, blankets and food to those on the street, and anything else they need. On Sunday we will participate in the Aids Walk.
Contact: Tim 209-239-1345 or tim@calvarymanteca.org.
Many are asking how we can help the people of Haiti.
You can go to Vision Trust International, Baptist Global Response, or Compassion International to make monetary donations. Apart from donating to one of the relief funds, prayer will always be the greatest help we can offer to any people – in crises or not.
For now we would suggest the following general prayer requests until more is known:
Please pray for those who have been affected by the quake – people who are trapped in rubble or homeless, those who are hungry or injured or traumatized.
Pray for the children that will be orphaned from this disaster.
Pray for Mothers and fathers who have lost their children.
Pray for all those who are involved in the relief effort, that the Lord would give them strength to deal with the awful conditions they are facing.
Pray for those who are trying to organize people and resources to assist with the relief efforts, they will wisdom, skill and swiftness in their planning.
Pray for medical help to arrive quickly.
Pray against the all who would seek to take advantage of this tragedy for selfish gain.
Pray for the Haitian government to work corporately and selflessly for their people.
Pray for those who follow Christ to have words of hope that will point people to Christ.
Pray that many Haitians will turn their lives over to Christ as a response to this tragedy
Pray that God would stir up his people to respond with the love of Christ to help people in desperate need.