About 1,500 copies of the BRAND NEW 31-Day devotional for at-risk teens in SC Dept. of Juvenile Justice facilities are being printed and bound now. Pray for a smooth process and for open doors to give these books away.
BOGiveO! Copies will sell for $4 each or 3 for $10. With each one sold, one will be given to an incarcerated teen. The copies purchased can be shipped to purchaser (at purchaser’s expense) or donated back to InYou to be given away!
Thx for those who gave money, food items, time, and hours of service to encourage 150 inmates + staff and other volunteers. We prepared 16 fried turkeys, 70 lbs. potatoes, 40 lbs corn, 36 lbs green beens, 3 trays of stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy, Southern BBQ sweetea, many hand-made desserts, rolls, salad, and 23 volunteer servers!
Joey Wert (18 yr-old Boiling Springs High School senior) shared a story of God using cancer in a friend’s life to bring him and his family to Himself, then led 200 inmates and staff in prayer. Joe E. Hines Jr. shared his testimony and message of Jesus’ presence in our “storms,” taking us to new places with Him. This hand-drawn portrait was given in appreciation for your love and service by inmate Gary McAlister.
Thx for your prayers as Jesus, the PA at Doctor’s Care, Tamiflu, cough syrup, rest, and an awesome wife and 3 sons (Kelli, Carson & Cooper pictured here), all work together in perfect harmony to help Scott recover from this year’s strand of influenza B. (Shallow breath…cough, cough!). Once past the initiate stages, there has been time and energy for writing and updating the website.
Scott has been privileged to use his design skills to assist Donny Godsey in delivering tools for Emotional Healing. He has been traveling to Greenwood, SC, on Thursday nights, 7 pm, for training. Cross Care Ministries hopes to offer these tools in a variety of target audiences in the weeks to come.
The 2017 InYou year-end (brief) newsletter is on the way! Thanks to Laura Olson (wife of Chris Olson who sponsored InYou’s Indoor Triathlon for 7 years) who made the bulk mail process bearable. NL includes a discipleship diagram inside that you may want to call me to explain. LOL! Also thanks to Kelli, Ralph Erwin, and Refuge volunteers for helping me stick on 4500 tabs!
Brian Naylor of Spartanburg, “nailed it” sharing his story of a troubled teen life, success as an athlete and in business, the consequences of addiction choices, and his life today in addiction recovery as an adult to 9 young men in “juvy” (SC Department of Juvenile Justice – Union County) tonight. HIghlight was Gal. 2:20, for only Christ can live His life through us. Thx Brad Smith & Mark Hendry for pouring your heart & hands out in loving service to these hurting kids. The cupcakes were fun! Also left “Jesus in the NOW” tract and allowed boys to share a little of their stories through the shaping of a clump of Playdo.
Thank you for this year-end gift and others who support the ministry and message of Christ in you!
I dropped off two “Refugees” (our houseless friends at FBS’ Refuge ministry) at Turning Point rehab/work facility. Pray they stay sober, find work, and remain submissive to God and the rules that will set their feet on a better path.
Thanks to the three volunteer “houseless” friends who are learnign to give back by serving the ministry that serves them. Pray we mature from “poverty mentality” to productivity and servanthood.
Scott shared the session one lesson from “The FIRM Foundation: Jesus Christ” with several men from Michael Archer’s ministry this morning at 8:00 am. FHL is a ministry to men who have graduated a recovery program and need transitional housing, jobs, and accountability.