In an effort to help the earthquake victims in Haiti, EPIC is partnering with Lifeline Christian Mission out of Westerville, OH.  The following items are needed.  If you could bring them to the church THIS Sunday, January 24th, we will get them to Lifeline.

The items needed are as follows:

First Aid Supplies:

· Band Aids (all sizes and shapes)

· Gauze (rolls and pads)

· Sterile Dressings, Neosporin

· Adult Tylenol

· Children’s Tylenol

· Ace Bandages

· Medical Gloves

· Alcohol Wipes

· Medical Tape

Other Medical supplies:

· Suture materials

· Alcohol & peroxide

· Over the counter medicines (those that do not require a prescription)

· Antacids, Tums, Cough Meds, Prenatal vitamins, etc

Food:

· Peanut butter

· Meats (canned or foil package)

Baby items:

· Baby cereal

· Infant formula (must be powdered due to no refrigeration in homes)

Clothing:

· Clothing for children (new or used in good condition)

· Shoes for children (new or used in good condition)

Linens:

· sheets; twin bed sized sheets needed most

· towels (new or used in good condition)

Items not needed:

· Medicines that have expired

· Shoes that are used and badly worn

· Used adult clothing

· Winter clothing

· Used underwear

· Books or games requiring English to understand/play

· Secular music or videos

This coming Sunday, EPIC is doing a service project for families with special needs children.  Here is the info:

When: November 22, 2009

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Where:  Grace Point Community Church (2393 Peachblow Road Lewis Center, OH 43035)

Who: Individuals with disabilities and their siblings.

What is it: Parent’s Night Out is a youth sponsored event that allows caregivers to drop off individuals and their siblings at Grace Point Community Church to be cared for and engaged in a fun-filled evening of activities.

Cost: FREE! This is a service of the Student Ministry at Grace Point Community Church

Please call 740.548.7718 by November 20th to reserve your spot

week 1–noticing needs

seeing it [Matthew 25:34-40]

³⁴Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. ³⁵For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. ³⁶I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.”

³⁷Then these righteous ones will reply, “Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? ³⁸Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? ³⁹When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?”

⁴⁰And the King will say, “I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!”

the hard work of noticing it

[A] The world is mostly good and needs little adjustment or help

[B] The world is mostly a mess and is in need of serious help

[C] I haven’t really thought much about the world… I’m a mess

[D] I haven’t really thought much about the world… I’m not a mess

[E] I am not OK with injustice, poverty, disease, isolation, racism, etc.

[F] I am OK with injustice, poverty, disease, isolation, racism, etc.

“the world” on god’s post-it… [isaiah 61:1-2//Luke 4:18-19]

¹The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
      for the Lord has anointed me
      to bring good news to the poor.
   He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
      and to proclaim that captives will be released
      and prisoners will be freed.
²He has sent me to tell those who mourn
      that the time of the Lord’s favor has come,
      and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.

my post-it note

What does God want me to do today for Him?