Saturday, November 22, 2008
OCTOBER 2008 NEWSLETTER
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, ye have done it unto me. Matt: 25:40
October was a good month, good services at all the Nursing Homes, good attendance, lots of Blessings that only God Himself can give and we enjoyed a wonderful dinner/fellowship with lots of good singing. Thanks to all of you who came and also to those who participated with special music. Many thanks to those who helped with the dinner or brought food or drink. We appreciate ALL of you. We couldn’t do all we do without “U” and we appreciate so very much, your encouragement. There were nine churches represented so you can see how spread out we have become.
We also appreciate each one of you who are so faithful in giving every month. Your support has allowed us to do more for the residents and even the elderly who are sick at home. Whether you are a resident or a shut–in at home, everyone enjoys a visit, homemade cookies or just knowing someone cares and will be praying for them. If you know of someone who has a need and you think a visit from one of us will help, just let us know.
The past three years, we have given out “lap blankets” to all the residents during the month of December and we have approximately 60 on hand for this year, which were either donated or left over from last year. (We gave out 99 blankets last year). Instead of buying more blankets this year, Barb Durham, suggested a wonderful idea to us and, that is, to buy the fleece sweat shirts and cut them down the middle and sew a border down each side making a sweater out of them. Thanks Barb, we love your input. We purchased 110 sweat shirts at $4.50 each, which was a great sale, and we have 11 or 12 different colors. Thus, we have about 8 ladies sewing and singing as we go. How exciting is that. We will give the residents a choice this year between the blankets and sweaters. It is so exciting to see God working in our lives and the Ministry. We purchased the shirts in October and we are almost done with the sewing, we have had so many volunteers that said, “I want to help”.
He not only provided the volunteers to do the sewing, He provided the money to buy them. We had spent approximately $350.00 on the Chili/sandwich fellowship and the sweat shirts cost $500.00 plus we bought material for the borders and that really brought our bank account down, however, we are a people of faith and without a doubt, we KNOW that GOD will provide.
After the dinner/fellowship was over and we announced our plans to buy sweat shirts, the word got around and money started coming in from all over. We received over $1,100.00 in October. Praise the Lord. I believe with all my heart that God is using this Ministry and I am so grateful that He allows me to serve Him in this way. I’m humbled when I see Him working through the lives of His people and in the lives of others. It’s not work, it’s a privilege to serve the Lord and to tell others about our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Its ALL for HIS Glory.
I think of the story of Jesus healing the blind man. He touched his eyes and asked him, “Can you see at all?” The man looked up and said, “I can see people, but they look like trees walking around”. So Jesus touched his eyes a second time – and then he saw men as Christ saw them. I pray with all my heart, that God will give each one of us a “SECOND TOUCH” that we may see people as He sees them, that we may love as He loves and that our nation will come back to God and our churches and its people will experience a real revival.
We had a new Activity Director at Lakewood in Plainfield this month and she is wonderful. The Worship Team sang “I Saw the Light” and she had the residents singing and clapping their hands. (We had approximately 45 residents present) She also brought us a list of residents with Birthdays. We had 13 birthdays to celebrate and, as you know,
We give out sugar free fudge to all residents with birthdays. It is nicely sealed in plastic wrap and placed in a small gift box with our name “SonShine Outreach Ministries” engraved on top of the box.
A “Happy Birthday Tract” is also included. It’s the first time we have ever had an Activity director bring us a list of birthdays and make it easy for us to recognize the residents who are having birthdays. WELL, guess who forgot to bring the candy?? ? I was really beating myself up, not realizing that it all happened for a reason and God knew it all ahead of time. I kept apologizing and promised the residents that I would make a special visit to all of them who had birthdays in October.
During my visit to the Home to make good my promise, I wasn’t there long until I understood why it all happened the way it did. Despite the fact that I made a mistake, forgetting the candy, God had a plan all along. I had some of the most incredible visits and was able to share the love of Jesus with so many of the residents. I came away from the Home that day, thanking God that through all my human errors and faults, He can use me for HIS Glory to serve others. It was a wonderful day.
PLEASE NOTE: All contributions to our ministry should be made payable to “Sonshine Outreach Ministries”. You can mail them to c/o Joyce Mancke, 509 Rhonda Dr., Lockport, IL. 6044l. if you are a member of First Baptist Church of Lockport, and would like to give through the church, just indicate on your offering envelope the amount you want to designate to the ministry. All other gifts should be made payable to Sonshine Outreach Ministries. Your gifts are tax deductible and you will receive an end of the year statement.
Our schedule for November is as follows;
Lakewood Nursing Home, Plainfield – Nov. 2nd @ 2:30 p.m.,
Salem Village, Joliet – Nov. 9th @ 2:30 p.m.
Rosewood Rehab Ctr. – Joliet - Nov. 16th @ 2:00 p.m
Paradise Park, New Lenox – Nov. 23rd @ 2:00 p.m.
Please come and join us, we need your talents. You will make a difference and God will bless you for it.
Respectfully submitted by Joyce Mancke jmancke@sbcglobal.net. 815-351-7659
Salem Village Nursing Home Paradise Park Assisted Living
Rosewood Care Center Lakewood Nursing Home
Rosewood Care Center Lakewood Nursing Home
October was a good month, good services at all the Nursing Homes, good attendance, lots of Blessings that only God Himself can give and we enjoyed a wonderful dinner/fellowship with lots of good singing. Thanks to all of you who came and also to those who participated with special music. Many thanks to those who helped with the dinner or brought food or drink. We appreciate ALL of you. We couldn’t do all we do without “U” and we appreciate so very much, your encouragement. There were nine churches represented so you can see how spread out we have become.
We also appreciate each one of you who are so faithful in giving every month. Your support has allowed us to do more for the residents and even the elderly who are sick at home. Whether you are a resident or a shut–in at home, everyone enjoys a visit, homemade cookies or just knowing someone cares and will be praying for them. If you know of someone who has a need and you think a visit from one of us will help, just let us know.
The past three years, we have given out “lap blankets” to all the residents during the month of December and we have approximately 60 on hand for this year, which were either donated or left over from last year. (We gave out 99 blankets last year). Instead of buying more blankets this year, Barb Durham, suggested a wonderful idea to us and, that is, to buy the fleece sweat shirts and cut them down the middle and sew a border down each side making a sweater out of them. Thanks Barb, we love your input. We purchased 110 sweat shirts at $4.50 each, which was a great sale, and we have 11 or 12 different colors. Thus, we have about 8 ladies sewing and singing as we go. How exciting is that. We will give the residents a choice this year between the blankets and sweaters. It is so exciting to see God working in our lives and the Ministry. We purchased the shirts in October and we are almost done with the sewing, we have had so many volunteers that said, “I want to help”.
He not only provided the volunteers to do the sewing, He provided the money to buy them. We had spent approximately $350.00 on the Chili/sandwich fellowship and the sweat shirts cost $500.00 plus we bought material for the borders and that really brought our bank account down, however, we are a people of faith and without a doubt, we KNOW that GOD will provide.
After the dinner/fellowship was over and we announced our plans to buy sweat shirts, the word got around and money started coming in from all over. We received over $1,100.00 in October. Praise the Lord. I believe with all my heart that God is using this Ministry and I am so grateful that He allows me to serve Him in this way. I’m humbled when I see Him working through the lives of His people and in the lives of others. It’s not work, it’s a privilege to serve the Lord and to tell others about our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Its ALL for HIS Glory.
I think of the story of Jesus healing the blind man. He touched his eyes and asked him, “Can you see at all?” The man looked up and said, “I can see people, but they look like trees walking around”. So Jesus touched his eyes a second time – and then he saw men as Christ saw them. I pray with all my heart, that God will give each one of us a “SECOND TOUCH” that we may see people as He sees them, that we may love as He loves and that our nation will come back to God and our churches and its people will experience a real revival.
We had a new Activity Director at Lakewood in Plainfield this month and she is wonderful. The Worship Team sang “I Saw the Light” and she had the residents singing and clapping their hands. (We had approximately 45 residents present) She also brought us a list of residents with Birthdays. We had 13 birthdays to celebrate and, as you know,
We give out sugar free fudge to all residents with birthdays. It is nicely sealed in plastic wrap and placed in a small gift box with our name “SonShine Outreach Ministries” engraved on top of the box.
A “Happy Birthday Tract” is also included. It’s the first time we have ever had an Activity director bring us a list of birthdays and make it easy for us to recognize the residents who are having birthdays. WELL, guess who forgot to bring the candy?? ? I was really beating myself up, not realizing that it all happened for a reason and God knew it all ahead of time. I kept apologizing and promised the residents that I would make a special visit to all of them who had birthdays in October.
During my visit to the Home to make good my promise, I wasn’t there long until I understood why it all happened the way it did. Despite the fact that I made a mistake, forgetting the candy, God had a plan all along. I had some of the most incredible visits and was able to share the love of Jesus with so many of the residents. I came away from the Home that day, thanking God that through all my human errors and faults, He can use me for HIS Glory to serve others. It was a wonderful day.
EXERCISE DAILY, WALK WITH THE LORD
PLEASE NOTE: All contributions to our ministry should be made payable to “Sonshine Outreach Ministries”. You can mail them to c/o Joyce Mancke, 509 Rhonda Dr., Lockport, IL. 6044l. if you are a member of First Baptist Church of Lockport, and would like to give through the church, just indicate on your offering envelope the amount you want to designate to the ministry. All other gifts should be made payable to Sonshine Outreach Ministries. Your gifts are tax deductible and you will receive an end of the year statement.
Our schedule for November is as follows;
Lakewood Nursing Home, Plainfield – Nov. 2nd @ 2:30 p.m.,
Salem Village, Joliet – Nov. 9th @ 2:30 p.m.
Rosewood Rehab Ctr. – Joliet - Nov. 16th @ 2:00 p.m
Paradise Park, New Lenox – Nov. 23rd @ 2:00 p.m.
Please come and join us, we need your talents. You will make a difference and God will bless you for it.
Respectfully submitted by Joyce Mancke jmancke@sbcglobal.net. 815-351-7659
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