Gathering at the Kenedy's Sunday night

Since K and I will be flying in late Sunday afternoon, the gathering next Sunday (10/21) will be at Corey and Melisha's. If you need directions, email Corey @ cmkenedy AT hotmail DOT com.
Have a great week and I'll see you on the 28th.
J

Note on the Mercy Home from Biju

Dear friends, I am sending an attachment picture of the RAY OF HOPE- MERCY HOME children. They are orphan and semi orphan children from different caste ,people group and family back grounds. Most of them have very painful story of how they were raised. I would share their profile with you later on. I have attached only one picture due to the dial up connection. I am still having problem with Broadband connection.


The children are greatly enjoying their new life and new experiences at the mercy Home. We have got a uniform for all of them as you can see in the picture. Thanks for your prayers. I would greatly appreciate your continous prayers and blessings for these children.

In His service for the unreached, Biju

Update from India

Couple of notes from Biju:

1. The Mercy Home is open! The first 13 children oved in today and 2 others are coming to fill it up tomorrow. Pictures coming soon.

2. There has been severe flooding in Bihar this year. Here is a note from Biju about the situation and needs.

Here is a brief information that I have received from the church planters who have surveyed the flood affected areas 19 districts are fully or partially affected by the flood. some of the districts ( counties) have lost the road network. In the Northern part of Bihar, some of the roads are covered with water.

This is the worst flood the people of Bihar has experienced in 30 years.

Hundreds and thousands of people have lost their cultivation, homes and other belongings. They are in need of food items , water , medicines and clothes. Some of the people are also in need of new houses as their houses got collapsed by the flood. the loss is huge.

I visited with one of our board members, a flood affected area in patna today and as we were talking to the villagers they told us that the flood destroyed everything they had including the cultivation which could have fed them for four months. atleast 20 houses are fully destroyed and some are still standing with crack.


the church planters went to one of the ministry fields and they could n't go in to the village as the water was above the waste level. some people are on the roof or on the trees. people are trying to sleep where ever they can manage to sleep.

we have started analyzing the most needy flood affected area and we would like to do the distribution by the end of next week

God willing, we would like to meet some of their most urgent needs like food items, water, medicines .

After we met the immediate needs, we will see whether we can help people with other needs like clothes etc..

Thanks again for your prayer and the willingness to help with the flood victims. I greatly appreciate it

with warm regards, Biju

Orphanage in Bihar is about to open

I just got off the phone with Biju who caleld to tell me that the Mercy House (the orphanage we donated towards) is almost complete and that the children should be able to move in the first week of August. He sends his love and thanks and promised to send pictures when everything is complete.
What a privilege to connect with such amazing people and to participate with God in His Kingdom throughout the world!

Pictures will be posted when I get them.
J

Schedule Changes over the next couple of weeks

Just a reminder that we will NOT meet this SUnday night (6/10) and instead we'll gather on Sunday the 17th at Josh's place for worship and prayer. We probably won't be back yet, so have a great night without me (if you can). See everyone in a couple of weeks.
J

picnic Sunday night

Just a reminder that this Sunday night (6/3) around 6 we will be getting together at South Lakes Park (map link below) to hang out and eat and play and whatever else. Food is coming from Van's and Kenda is getting with people to bring other things.
There is plenty of room to do anything that comes to mind, so bring frisbees, balls, gloves, horsehoes, polo ponies, etc. Fell free to bring a friend or two, just let me know in advance so we can be sure to have enough food.

Map link

See you Sunday.
J

Summer Schedule

Here you go - the much anticipated, oft-promised, summer schedule. As in years past, we will take off one Sunday night a month to do family or connect with another community or just do nothing. Anything with a "TBA" next to it means we ned a location for that evening. Let me know in the comments or by email if you want to host that night. More information will be out as we go.

June
3 - Picnic - Location and details coming soon
10 - Off
17 - Worship and Prayer - Josh's Apartment email for directions (6PM)
24 - Gathering - J and Kenda's (6PM)
July
1 - Off for the holiday
8 - Meal - location TBA
15 - Worship and Prayer - location TBA
22 - Off
29 - Gathering - J and Kenda's
August
5 - Birthday dinner - location TBA
12 - Off
19 - Worship and prayer - location TBA
26 - Gathering at J and Kenda's

We'll update information through this post and standalone posts as well as email.
Looking forward to another great summer.
J

Just a reminder

We will not meet this Sunday night. Enjoy the weekend.
Summer schedule will be posted here later today. Seriously.
J