By Keith Josey, Lay Pastor, Mission of the Holy Spirit
Thank you for
supporting the Mission of the Holy Spirit with your prayers, gifts, time
and resources. This summer, we were fortunate to provide many fun
activities, including trips to the beach, pool, D'Art Center, Tides
games, Busch Gardens and Ocean Breeze Fun Park, as well as life skills
classes and Bible study to our children. All of this was made possible
because of your generosity, and because you gave out of a love for
helping others and a belief in the services we provide at the Mission.
Despite all the
daily struggles faced in our community, seeds of hope, joy and purpose
are planted with the support of each of you. At the Mission of the Holy
Spirit, we strive to effectively change lives by nurturing the gifts of
the people we serve and offering opportunities for all to experience
God's love in many ways. Through our efforts, lives are being changed as
evidenced by the many young Mission members who graduate high school
and go on to college. We have also experienced an increase in our
attendance with both children and adults. Our growth is a result of
quality programs, people and purpose. As we move into the fall months,
our programming has shifted from activity-centered to educational
enrichment and healthy living. We have partnered with the Old Dominion
School of Nursing, and their interns will provide health-related
activities to our members this fall.
In order to
sustain our purpose "to effectively change lives" we need your help.
While we continue to receive limited grant funding, we are in serious
need of your continued financial assistance. These tough economic times
make your giving so much more important than ever before. Your support
can come in various ways; you can:
- Challenge your friends or the different committees in your church to each raise $500.00 or more to give in support of this ministry.
- Adopt a program: Transportation, Feed my Lambs, Dream Builders (life skills and healthy living groups), or Crossings (educational enrichment).
- Arrange a fundraiser with the proceeds benefiting the Mission of the Holy Spirit.
- Volunteer your time to be a mentor, tutor and a blessing to a child.
- Donate items such as canned goods, hygiene products, movie tickets, gift cards, or school supplies that will directly impact families.
These times are
challenging, but "we can make a difference and we will make a change."
Through working together to share God's love and allowing the light of
Christ to shine, we can continue to touch the lives of the people we
serve.
To learn more about the Mission and to make a donation, go to www.missionoftheholyspirit.org.
