Site Spotlight: Gulf Coast
(CONVOY OF HOPE - "God Cares Outreach")
Convoy of Hope, an Assembly of God ministry partner, has outreaches throughout the Gulf Coast consisting of grocery distributions, haircuts, entertainment, children's ministry, community service involvement, health fairs, and other compassion components. Their goal is to recruit 300 volunteers from across the country for each of these outreach events.
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May 6, 2006 |
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Slidell, LA |
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May 20, 2006 |
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Picayune, MS |
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June 3, 2006 |
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Lake Charles, LA |
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June 8, 2006 |
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Port Arthur, TX |
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June 8, 2006 |
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Silsbee, TX |
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June 8, 2006 |
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Beaumont, TX |
For more information, visit their web site www.convoyofhope.org.
2007 Preliminary Schedule
Dates and trips are being determined for our 2007 trip season, and as a subscriber to Sun City News you are getting this information before it is announced on our web site! Now you can start planning ahead for next year with these preliminary dates. More information will be given in future newsletters and on our web site, as it becomes available.
| Brazil |
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TO BE DETERMINED |
| Ensenada |
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June 22 - June 28 |
| Germany |
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TO BE DETERMINED |
| Hawaii |
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TO BE DETERMINED |
| Mazatlan |
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June 22 - July 1 |
| Mexico City |
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TO BE DETERMINED |
| Nicaragua |
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TO BE DETERMINED |
| San Quintin |
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July 6 - July 13 |
| Scotland |
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TO BE DETERMINED |
| Southeastern Alaska |
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Aug. 10 - Aug. 20 |
| Sri Lanka |
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TO BE DETERMINED |
| Veracruz |
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June 23 - July 1 |
| Western Alaska |
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Aug. 3 - Aug. 13 |
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Shirt Design Contest Winners
Winners have been announced on our web site and will be awarded a $100 credit toward a 2006 Sun City Missions' short-term trip of their choice and a free shirt for each member of their registered team. Congratulations to these winners, including our "Overall Best Design" grand-prize winner, Tyra Williams, who will receive an iPod nano. Use the "Shirt Contest" buttons above or below to see the winning entries on our web site.
Moses Goes Out Free
Moses was so crippled that he could hardly shuffle into the clinic. Moses had come to the clinic with little hope in his eyes. If he could not find help here, he had no reason to go on. I clasped Moses' crippled hands in mine and told him how much Jesus loved him. I gave Moses a prescription, directed him to the pharmacy, and asked him to return the next day.
The next morning I had food ready to give Moses. When his name was called, he came toward me with the same slow shuffle, but there was something different about Moses. As he sat on the bench before me, all the lines of anguish were gone from his face.
Moses began to explain, "Last night as I was lying in my shack, I began to pray to Jesus, and then he was there. He put out his hand and touched me, and I fell asleep. When I woke up this morning I felt so different. I know I will be all right now." I gave Moses the food and as I watched him leave the clinic, I thought, Moses is truly free.
Adapted from a short story written by missionary Richard Salvato as found in "Whosoever" (1991), pages 85-87. Springfield, MO: Assemblies of God, Division of Foreign Missions.
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