Christmas Morning

Our first ever Christmas morning outreach with a group of "25" crazy individuals out "servin it up" on the streets. Nobody expected us to be there! This act of love and kindness spoke volumes to the people we touched this special day. They knew that not only does someone care about them; they are also loved very much by Jesus. You matter to us and Jesus. I could not get my video to work properly(mainly due to operator error)but my friend, Carole Turner could. Check out her web sight at http://www.thewardrobeandthewhitetree.com. The girl got it going on!!!

This little 9 yr. old boy, Joshua, lived nearby and came up to see what was going on. He said his father was still sleeping. Needless to say, he stole my heart and I was ready to take him home. We were able to hook him up with some presents and new tennis shoes for him and his twin brothers along with food and candy.

P.S. This past Sunday, guess who comes strolling into church? Yes, Joshua with his twin brothers, Jeremiah and Jermaine. God is good.........

Well we finished out the holidays with great family gatherings. This was truly a "Christmas Wonderland" for us. WE thank everyone that helped make this season so special.

SEE YOU IN 2009..............

Merry Hearts

MERRY HEARTS

Another year of "Merry Hearts" outreach. This is our second year of partnering with several individuals that help make some "merry hearts". The year we prayed and asked God to multiply our time and resources and it was amazing to see Him do just that. We were able to bless "65" women and children with christmas presents. This included the women and children at Youth with a Mission shelter. (This shelter operates solely on faith and houses women and children of all ages.) Also were a couple single mom's with six and seven children. You can not even begin to imagine what a blessing it was to see them get clothes, shoes and toys for their children. Nobody but God can make that happen!

We also handed out "shoeboxes" to the homeless with a special Christmas flair. It is amazing to see such generosity from our friends to help the poor and needy. These shoeboxes are filled with all sorts of essentials for someone on the streets.

Outreach in the community

We were on to outreach in the community with Brother Ronnie and Sister Sherry May, the Boutee's, the Ohlerkings and the twins. We had a great day handing out toys to children. Brother Ronnie has been in the lives of some these individuals for over twenty years. He has watched them go from 5-6 years old to now being moms and dads. What an investment!

A Week of Christmas Wonderland

Have you ever heard of a talking blackeye pea? Well, December 20th they were heard saying “eat more chicken” Never try to compete with Chick-fil-A from the Cortana Place location. In the below picture the peas were located under the tent by the FOOD sign. (notice no one was in line for the peas)

It all started with our Christmas Blowout at the Baton Rouge Dream Center (BRDC) where 1500 toys were given out to the community. Check out Randy's picture and his idea for a new Chick-Fil-A commercial. His team cooked blackeye peas for 1500 people and then competed with chicken.







The children ages 3-11 performed a Christmas Program on Saturday and Sunday. They did an outstanding job. Get ready worship team, some of these children have got an awesome voice. God says to plant the seed and He will multiply the opportunity. Who knows where they will go from their simple start at the BRDC.

Homeless Shoe Box Outreach

One of our dear friends and ministry partners, Marylyn always supports us in various ways. This time she outdid herself with the homeless shoe box outreach. As you can see, they contain a towel, soap, tootbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, a bible and other stuff. The homeless guys and gals have really enjoyed getting these boxes. I actually had a picture of this, but my camera is now messing up. Oh well, more will be revealed. It is so awesome doing life with so many wonderful people that have a heart for the hurting, poor and forgotten.

Brad's Business-----CARPET MEDIC

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