Examiner.com recently published this article: "Reach 4 Hope ministers to homeless in Concord NH".

The Concord Family Thanksgiving - A free community meal for those who need it most.
Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 from 1 - 3pm at the Loudon American Legion

Every year, Sonlight Christian Fellowship partners with Reach4Hope to provide a free community dinner. What began as a small church gathering of friends turned into much more. To me this represents the heart of Jesus here on earth in our own community. Dozens of generous volunteers and food donors make the Family Thanksgiving possible. Those who cook and serve are in a sense giving thanks to God by giving to others. Thank You Volunteers!

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Please join us if you can make it. Hope to see you there!

Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
(Luke 14:12-14)

Bill Pelletier and Ron Joy from the Rise Again team joined us with the bus. Rise Again is a partner and a similar outreach that makes stops in apartment complexes throughout central NH. They set out to meet physical and spiritual needs and a have a bus stocked with clothing and bibles. This is a great help because the Reach van is too small to store clothing. Rise Again is scheduled to join us on the 4th Saturday of every month.

Thank you Rise Again!!!!

Today we prayed for people and Adam shared a message on growing stronger with God through tough times and overcoming. He read this passage from Luke 6:20-26 (NIV):

Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.
But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
I like the Message version of this:
You're blessed when you've lost it all. God's kingdom is there for the finding.
You're blessed when you're ravenously hungry. Then you're ready for the Messianic meal.
You're blessed when the tears flow freely... Joy comes with the morning.
Count yourself blessed every time someone cuts you down or throws you out, every time someone smears or blackens your name to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and that that person is uncomfortable. You can be glad when that happens—skip like a lamb, if you like!— for even though they don't like it, I do . . . and all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company; my preachers and witnesses have always been treated like this.
Give Away Your Life
But it's trouble ahead if you think you have it made. What you have is all you'll ever get.
And it's trouble ahead if you're satisfied with yourself. Your self will not satisfy you for long.
And it's trouble ahead if you think life's all fun and games. There's suffering to be met, and you're going to meet it.
There's trouble ahead when you live only for the approval of others, saying what flatters them, doing what indulges them. Popularity contests are not truth contests—look how many scoundrel preachers were approved by your ancestors! Your task is to be true, not popular.

CNN reports:

This may shock you - 1 in 50 children in our nation are homeless.
Read about it here.

New form of shelter called the EDAR given to the homeless in LA.
Watch the video here.

Hello Baby Threads,

All of us at Reach4Hope and our friends on the street want to thank you for the wonderful gift bags!

Visit the Baby Threads website here.

God Bless you!


Tom & Carol Picking up the gift bags.

WMUR news article here.

Thank You Sam’s Club! Today we were presented with a check for $1000.00 from Sam’s. All of this will be given out to those in need, specifically in purchasing supplies for the van and for purchasing of requested needs that we do not stock.

An article in the Concord Monitor by Sarah Earle. Read it HERE.

Read WorldWide Church of God article here: http://www.wcg.org