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"We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father..." 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 |
Jeff and I would like to take this opportunity to pass along a sincere thank you to those of you who have, to this date, supported us and the ministry that we have been called to do here in southeastern Kentucky. We appreciate all of your prayers, gifts, and donations. Your prayers are vital to our ministry in that they encourage us to press on toward the goal of sharing the love of Christ with all of those folks we now call neighbors and friends. Your gifts enable us to be here, at such a time as this, to respond when God opens the doors to hearts and homes in need of repair. Your donations of materials and goods have helped us to carry out what we envisioned from the beginning -- sharing God's blessings with those we have had a burden for and making a difference in their homes and lives.
The words "thank you" cannot express the gratitude we have in our hearts for all of you who have helped in more ways than you could imagine. We are eternally grateful and it is our prayer that God blesses you with each and every good thing for you and your family as you have blessed me and mine. We love you. In Christ, Jeff & Linda
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It has been a long winter and we have been blessed by so many people. We have received the donation of a 5x14 open trailer to haul materials, tools for the woodshop, tools for the guys taking the woodshop class, monetary blessings (especially for the Holidays) and so much more. For all of this we are very grateful and thank our Heavenly Father for pouring His blessings out on us and His ministry.
To all of you who have been a part of our first year in ministry, we say a great big "THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU".
To you who are still to come, we say "WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO COME AND JOIN GOD IN HIS WORK HERE IN THE APPALACHIANS OF KENTUCKY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING GOD TOGETHER WITH YOUR TEAM." |
| TO OUR MANY FRIENDS AT ANTIOCH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. ONCE AGAIN WE ARE AMAZED. GOD HAS WORKED THROUGH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHILE YOU WERE HERE. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RETURN. LOVE YOU ALL! |
LAP QUILTS GALORE!
We have been blessed by many women who love to sew. We have received one box of quilts from our friends in northern Kentucky with more than 35 in it. We have received more quilts from friends in Lewisburg, KY and we passed a good amount of them out before I even had a chance to count how many they made and then we have received others from our friends in South Carolina and other locations. It would seem that after receiving so many quilts we would not need more, but we have learned that there are never enough quilts/blankets.
We are very GRATEFUL for all of the hard work and love put into each quilt that was sent and/or delivered. You will never know how much it means to me, especially since I stick myself five times every time I sew on a button, that you chose to be the thread that binds us together with the community.
God bless each and every one of you
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It has been quite some time since we have had an opportunity to update this page and we have had many teams who came in throughout the summer months who have worked on so many projects, there are too many to mention. BUT, we are GRATEFUL to all of you who contributed your time, your money, your skills and most importantly your love.
It is such a joy to work with each and every one of you. We had many Southern Baptist teams come and dedicate their week to repairing bathrooms, floors, porches, kitchens, and more. We had our home church from Rockford, IL (Maywood) come and have a VBS, AWANA Games Nite, and much more. What a blessing to see many of our friends and it was great for our kids too!
So many projects have been completed and many more have been added to the list. We're thankful that God continues to reveal the needs and meet them through wonderful people like you. Jeff and I would like to thank you for all you have done to help the folks of our community to be able to live in homes that are healthy, warm, safe, and secure. We praise the Lord for all of you and ask that He will bless each of you. We love you all and hope to see you again when you come back.
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A great big THANK YOU to the team from Antioch Baptist Church in Lewisburg, KY. What a major blessing you all were and it was very difficult to see you leave. We miss you all and hope to see you again soon. The block party, what a huge success! The three bedroom apartment, WOW! The ministry to the widows was perfect! The VBS and Hooked on Fishing were priceless! There is so much more than these that you have done. The ministry to all of us and just the unity in your group was such an encouragement to us all. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I know I haven't recognized all that you have done but there are so many here that you have effected that we could not list them all. We're praying for you and love you. Please keep in touch with us. Until we see one another again, God bless you and keep you. |
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Little Hope Baptist Church from Clarksville, TN
came to Lynch with a team who was willing to WORK!
They came to work on three projects and all three projects were done. What a blessing these folks from Little Hope are to Miss Bertha whose home has been improved by all of their time and effort to paint, work on the soffitt, windows, etc.; to Robert Burt who has had his roof fixed and to the Browns who had their roof redone. Thank you, thank you, thank you from each of them and from us. You have encouraged us and we really enjoyed our time with all of you. It is our prayer that God will bless each of you and as you continue to seek Him daily and that we will meet again. We look forward to serving with you again soon. God bless you all.
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SONRISE & WMU LADIES ARRIVE IN LYNCH IN NUMBERS!
All we can say is WOW! What a bunch of blessings!
We love each and every one of you and appreciate ALL that you have done as you ministered to the community, to individual ministries and to all of us ladies! Not only did we enjoy our times when we were able to visit with you but the times where you ministered to us was more special than all of you can ever know. The party for the missionary women was absolutely the best! We laughed together, cried together, sang together, moved and grooved together and enjoyed one another's company. To have someone come and minister to us the way that you all did was such a gift from God. Oh and thank you for the gifts that you handed out. It's difficult to put into words how special it made us feel. I have heard the pedicures, manicures, massages, etc. were so relaxing. God certainly did some wonderful things during those visits.
God was certainly with us the night of the ladies community dinner. So much preparation went into a great night and we appreciate everything all of you ladies have done. Some of you will remember that there were two ladies who wanted to come to church but needed a way to get there, Jeff has been picking them up on Sundays and bringing them to church. God at Work ladies! He has had an opportunity to pick up the handicapped husband too. God is speaking to their hearts and we would ask you to continue to pray.
The prayer times were precious and all of the new friendships that have been made are priceless. I cannot thank you enough nor can I express with words the way that I feel when I think of each of you. You all hold a special place in my heart and I will thank my faithful, loving Father every time He brings you to mind for you have blessed us and our community and more importantly we have served together an awesome God. Until we meet again, God bless each of you. We love you.
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TERRY & ROBIN NICHOLAS AND FRIENDS FROM FRANKLINVILLE, NC HAVE BLESSED THE TRI-CITIES AREA!
So much was accomplished in one week, how amazing it is to see God at work in such a big way through these folks. Mr. Tussey will soon be able to return home from Britthaven because a handicap ramp has been completed. Gwen can feel safe knowing that her electrical problems have been resolved, Harold and Joyce were able to move into a clean apartment thanks to Robin and her friend, and the Freedom Center has doors and had other electrical work completed by Terry & crew.
We are so grateful to these special people. We have been blessed in more ways than we could ever imagine and we pray that God blesses each of them with more blessings than they left behind as they return home to North Carolina.
Thank you to all of you and until we meet again, God bless you and keep you.
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A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO
KING'S GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH IN HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
FOR YOUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TOOLBOX MINISTRY FOR THE TOOLS FOR THE TEENS' TOOLBOXES! WOW! YOUR GIFT LEFT ME SPEECHLESS, NOT FOR LONG, BUT WHAT A SURPRISE. WHAT A BLESSING YOU ARE TO US IN MORE WAYS THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN WE SEE ONE ANOTHER AGAIN, WE HOPE IT WILL BE SOON! WE LOVE YOU AND PRAISE GOD FOR ALL OF YOU. GOD BLESS YOU ALL, YOU'RE IN OUR PRAYERS (ESPECIALLY THE FARMERS).
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Kershaw Baptist Association of South Carolina - God bless you all!
What a wonderful visit we had with the wonderful friends from the Kershaw Baptist Association, we experienced a touch of what it's going to be like in heaven with all of our brothers and sisters - our Christian family. What an encouraging week. Thank you for all of the blessings and for being the first mission team to come in and have a cookout with the community with us and what a great turnout, especially with the weather that we had. We praise God for holding off the rain. All of your gifts and contributions are what help us to be able to continue in ministry here in Lynch. The basketball hoop and basketballs, WOW! We have had several opportunities to look out our window and watch kids from the neighborhood playing basketball there. What a blessing! We intend to have another cookout soon and will be using the grill and other items that have been received from y'all.
The folks on 2nd Street in Lynch are all a buzz about all of the work that was done by this group. Miss Gwen stood across the street from her home and with tears in her eyes just kept saying "It's so beautiful" over and over again. I drove by the other day and she has chairs on the deck and she added some other things to make it "home".
The Goode Temple was able to have a combined service with other churches from the area the last weekend in April because their ceiling and railings were repaired. Praise the Lord!
The kitchen repair for the Browns and the porch repair for Mr. Burt were a great success as well. We have had others contacting us since they saw you all working up there. What a huge success by all of the folks who worked on these projects. A great big thank you to all of you.
We hated to see you go but we know in our hearts we are bound together by the love of Christ. We praise God for bringing each and every one of you who came into our lives this year and we hope and pray that we will see you all again. Until that day, God bless you and keep you.
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GOD HAS BLESSED OUR COMMUNITY WITH ANOTHER GIFTED TEAM FROM SAVANNAH RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH OF BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA!
WE SAW GOD'S AMAZING MIGHTY POWER AT WORK DURING THE WEEK THEY WERE HERE. SOME OF THE TEAM WORKED AT THE FREEDOM CENTER, SOME AT HARRY & EVELYN JOHNSON'S HOME IN AN EFFORT TO GET THEM MOVED INTO THEIR HOUSE, SOME ON A FLOOR PROJECT AND THEN THERE WAS THE ROOFING CREW.
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS WE WITNESSED WAS WHEN THE ROOFING CREW WAS ON THEIR SECOND AND FINAL DAY OF ROOFING AND AT 6:15 IN THE EVENING THE CLOUDS STARTED TO FORM OFF IN THE DISTANCE, THE RAIN WAS ON ITS WAY. SOME TELEPHONE CALLS WERE MADE WITH A PRAYER REQUEST FOR GOD TO HOLD OFF THE RAIN UNTIL THEY WERE DONE, THAT GOD WOULD GIVE THE MEN SUPER NATURAL STRENGTH AND PROTECT THEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 THE RADAR LOOKED LIKE THE RAIN WAS JUST MINUTES AWAY BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE LAST NAIL WAS HAMMERED IN ON THE LAST SHINGLE THAT THE FIRST DROP OF RAIN FELL FROM THE SKY AND IT WAS RIGHT AROUND 9:00 AND DARK. THESE MEN: CHRIS, CARROLL, CHUCK, TRAVIS, TRAY, DENNIS AND JEFF WORKED THE ENTIRE TIME. THE NAIL GUN JAMMED BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THEM, THEY PICKED UP A HAMMER AND NAILS AND GOT RIGHT BACK TO WORK WHILE THE CREW ON THE GROUND TRIED TO GET THE GUN UNJAMMED. TOOLS WOULD OCCASIONALLY FALL OFF THE ROOF, NOT ONE WAS INJURED; BACKS WERE SEIZING UP BUT THEY WOULD STRETCH AND CARRY ON; NIGHT WAS APPROACHING BUT THEY REQUESTED FLASHLIGHTS IN ORDER TO GET THE JOB DONE. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID WITH THE HELP OF GOD'S AND HIS ALMIGHTY POWER. THE PRAYERS OF ALL OF THOSE WHO WERE PRAYING (FOLKS FROM EIGHT DIFFERENT STATES WERE PRAYING) WERE HEARD AND ANSWERED THAT NIGHT BY A GOD WHO IS MORE THAN FAITHFUL TO PROVIDE EVERYTHING WE NEED RIGHT WHEN WE NEED IT. IT IS GOD WHOM WE PRAISE FOR ALL THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ALL OF HIS PEOPLE THAT HE BROUGHT HERE FROM BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA.
BEAUFORT, SC WAS IN THE NEWS THIS PAST WEEK WHEN ONE OF THE BLUE ANGEL PILOTS WAS KILLED IN A SUDDEN CRASH. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY OF THE PILOT AND ALL OF THOSE WHO KNEW HIM.
TO OUR WONDERFUL FRIENDS IN BEAUFORT, WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL THAT YOU DID WHILE IN LYNCH AND WE THANK GOD THAT HE TOUCHED YOUR HEARTS AND BROUGHT YOU HERE TO DO A MIGHTY WORK. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT WE SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN UNTIL THEN, GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES.
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WE ARE PRAISING GOD FOR:
CHARLIE DIETERICH AND GINA GAMBRELL'S GROUP FROM GREENEVILLE, S.C.!
WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY DID ON MISS ALPHA MAE'S BATHROOM, A MUCH NEEDED REPAIR; AND ON STRAIGHTENING UP AND ORGANIZING MISS BERTHA'S HOUSE IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT TEAM TO COME IN AND REPLACE HER ROOF.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SHORT VISIT BUT THE WORK THAT WAS COMPLETED WAS GREAT! GOD KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN HE SENT THESE FOLKS AS OUR FIRST TEAM FOR THE 2007 SEASON, WHAT A GREAT START!
THIS GROUP HAS BEEN, NOT ONLY AN ANSWER TO PRAYER BUT A BLESSING TO MANY. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE HOOKED ON FISHING NOT ON DRUGS DAY AT KINGDOM COME STATE PARK. WHAT A GREAT MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY AND FUN TOO! CHARLIE AND GINA WERE ABLE TO TAKE HOME WITH THEM TWO CATS, ONE DOG AND AN INJURED PUPPY, ALL TO BE ADOPTED.
THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND HARD WORK. ALTHOUGH OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BRIEF, WE ENJOYED SHARING IT WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE YOU ALL LEAVE BUT WE PRAISE GOD FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND GIVEN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN! UNTIL THEN, BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL!
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GOD CONTINUES TO POUR OUT HIS BLESSINGS!
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FROM
PLEASANT VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH,
CLARKSVILLE, TN
FOR THE NUMEROUS BLESSINGS YOU BROUGHT TO THE TRI-CITIES AREA. WE HAVE SEEN GOD AT WORK BEFORE, DURING AND SINCE YOUR TRIP HERE. GOD DID SOME AMAZING THINGS BEFORE YOU CAME, SUCH AS DONATIONS OF MATERIALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ITEMS FOR OTHER MINISTRIES, ORCHESTRATING THE PEOPLE TO COME ON THE TRIP, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION IN ONLY A WAY HE COULD HAVE DONE AND SO MUCH MORE.
GOD BLESSED YOU WITH THE SKILLS AND TALENTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE ROOF FOR JOE AND ERIN AND ALSO THE ROOF FOR MISS BERTHA AND JUST IN TIME BEFORE THE SEVERE WEATHER ROLLED IN! GOD PROVIDED A MUCH NEEDED PLUMBER FOR VARIOUS JOBS. TO THE YOUTH WHO HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR SPRING BREAK TO WORK ON THESE VARIOUS PROJECTS, WE THANK YOU AND RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICE YOU MADE AND PRAY THAT GOD BLESSES EACH OF YOU!
THERE IS SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR AND NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO
LIST IT ALL BUT MOST IMPORTANT TO US IS THE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED WITH YOU. WE ONLY WISH WE COULD HAVE SPENT MORE TIME WITH EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY IN ORDER TO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER. WE WILL NEVER REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT WE HAD FOR GOD'S KINGDOM BUT I KNOW ONE THING, THERE IS NOT A WORD BIG ENOUGH FOR WHAT I SAW AND EXPERIENCED.
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU FROM ME AND MY FAMILY TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR CHURCH FAMILY FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE TO ENCOURAGE US AS WE CONTINUE TO SERVE GOD TOGETHER HERE IN LYNCH! BLESSINGS UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN! |
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