spring 2013 christ cares newsletter - urban missionary report

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Christ Cares - Spring 2013 Update

Christ Cares for the homeless... - taken on Christmas Day, some of the homeless ladies we minister to.

20,000 individual servings of food donated.

FAMILY UPDATE:Thank you for praying for my

brother LANE & his stem cell

transplant to ward off a

leukemia relapse. He has been

released from the hospital.

Please continue to pray for him

that this process will

successfully keep the leukemia

away and that there won't be

complications. We also just

found out that my DAD, Ed Reese

has AML. This is a very serious

and a life threatening situation

& we would deeply appreciate

your prayers.

I seem to be heading the right

direction with my atrial

fibrillation but I still have to be

careful not to overdo things so

please do continue to pray for a

complete recovery for me.

LISA - is doing well and has her

hands full Home Schooling &

helping with the grandkids. (We

love being grandparents!) LEXI

is going to Beauty School & her

husband David, a Marine, is now

in Afghanistan. KATIE is 14 and

she just started a Bible Club for

girls.

Homeless Prayer

Need -

Three mornings a week, I have

the privilege of driving homeless

ladies & children after they are

sent out from area shelters -

serving & encouraging them in

various ways. On Monday nights

the church I co-founded (New

Life) houses between 50 to 60

homeless ladies. After this

program on Tuesday mornings I

have a Bible study with them &

we are thrilled that many are

also working on our discipleship

program. Anyway, the PADS

program that provides the

shelter closes for the summer at

the end of April. Many of the

ladies are quite stressed not

knowing where they will sleep

starting May 1. Please pray for

them - that God will provide for

them and pray for us as we try

to figure out how to be a

continued blessing and help.

Christ Cares

feeding the hungry

We are very excited that the L

has opened some doors for Ch

Cares to reach out in love to h

feed hungry families.

It started by Rosetta Baptist Chu

(Central Illinois) taking sev

mission trips to "Chicago" to h

Christ Cares with various ur

mission projects. They are invol

with Kids Against Hunger and sha

our need. K.A.H. will be providin

couple thousand servings of th

food packs (rice, soy, vegies,

vitamins) per month. We are thri

that a Christian Businessman has j

now committed to provid

hundreds of bags of beans mont

to go along with this.


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Thanks for helping us show Christ Cares...

Please view our website for pictures, video, & updates on our other ministry endeavors.

Out of the mouths of

babes

I was driving some homele

ladies and children to

warming center and I hear

these two precious girls singin

"My God is so awesome!" isn't

wonderful how the Lord can p

a song in our heart even

difficult circumstances...

CHRISTMAS

THANKS FOR DONATING TH

CHRISTMAS TOYS, HUNDRED

OF CHILDREN WER

ENCOURAGED and God w

glorified... First Reform

Church of Lansing and man

other churches gave sacrificial

to empower us to share God

Love. I also want to thank Cre

Church for hosting the wrappin

party, and Alvin Herman Jr.

the Gideon's for donating Bibl

to go with the gifts.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

This fall we plan on having a

afterschool program for gra

school and junior high children.

will probably be on Thursd

afternoons and will consist

homework help, basketba

computer lab, & Bible Study. Let

know if you might be available

help.

YOU can make a

difference!

Christ Cares223 W. Memorial Drive

Chicago Heights, IL 60411

(708) 539-8939

Learn more & donate online at:

www.ChristCares.org

Special Thanks

Homewood Church for

providing so many volunteers

Crete Church for providing

Valentine Bags for the

homeless

FAITHFUL PARTNERS who

make this ministry possible

FULL CIRCLE...

Many years ago a volunteer

encouraged a suicidal drunk to go

into the Pacific Garden Mission. As a

result Mel Trotter became a

Christian and started Rescue

Missions across the country and also

a church in Grand Rapids where my

father became a Christian. Now I

have regular opportunities to preach

at the Pacific Garden Mission -

interesting details are in our

MINISTRY BLOG.


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Phone: 708-539-8939

Web: www.ChristCares.org

E-mail: [email protected]

Rev. Scott Reese

Pastor / Director

223 W. Memorial Drive

Chicago Heights, IL 60411

ChristCares

Dear Friends, May 1, 2013

This summer I am doing something that I really havent done much of since the 1980s and early 90s -

investing time in missionary deputation. Please pray for me as I share the vision and needs of Christ

Cares. A couple decades ago the Lord raised up an amazing support base that has empowered us to

do wonderful things for the kingdoma self supporting church has been established and hundreds of

lives have been impacted by the power of the gospel through the various ministries ofChrist Cares.

I can not express in words how grateful I am for the wonderful people who partner with us for the

glory of God. I believe their sacrificial investment in the kingdom will be rewarded with eternal treas-

ure that will never rust or fade. Due to the long length of time, many of our faithful supporters are

now in Glory or retired and unable to giveespecially now in this difficult economy.

After all these years, I still have a passion to share Gods Word and I am excited to see the Lord

expanding our ministry endeavors. As I look forward, Lord willing, to the next couple decades of

ministry, I realize It is now time to raise up additional support again. We have two goals 1) to get

my missionary support fully in place including a little something for retirement at age 53 I realizewe cant keep going year after year without setting anything aside due to lack of funding. 2) We also

desire to raise the funds to hire a couple part time staff members to help me and our volunteers run

our programs. At the very least we hope to hire twoone to help with our various outreaches to the

homeless and one to help with urban youthafter school tutoring, Bible Study, & basketball.

There are THREE WAYS ID LIKE YOU TO PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER HELPING US

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1. PLEASE PAUSE & PRAY FOR US, even RIGHT NOW if possible... Please pray that the Lord will lead us to the right

people and churches who are interested in partnering with us. Also please pray for us as we proclaim and demonstrate

God's love to the poor and needy.

2. PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER BEING A MONTHLY SUPPORTER. The needs of Christ Cares continue year round.

Especially since we hope to hire part time staff we need steady donations in order to plan so we can make this type of

commitment. To make it easier our website has secure ways for you to automatically make monthly donations -

www.ChristCares.org (click on "donate").

3.PLEASE CONSIDER INVESTING ONE EVENING TO HELP CHRIST CARES . At this time we do not have an annual

fund raising banquet like many other ministries but we are encouraging those who believe in our ministry to set aside an

evening. (Late summer or early fall)

The basic format would be for you to invite a group of your friends to your house for snacks and a missionary

presentation (unless you were interested in providing a dinner for them). Then I would share two short videos and

explain the ministry for an additional 10/15 minutes (for a total of about a half hour for my presentation & about an

hour for the entire night.)

I do not believe in high pressure fund raising presentations. In ministry, I am unable to change lives in my own strength,I just faithfully sow the word and try to be a loving example and God gives the increase, transforms lives, and He gets

the glory. I believe the same is true in fund raising. My responsibility is to sow and share the need. It is up to God to

touch hearts and to provide the needed provisions. I have also learned that an important function of missionary support

raising is to raise not just funds but also awareness of the many needs so close to home and to inspire Christians to pray

and to make a difference! (*Another option is to host this event at your church - you could invite your small group or

have a bulletin announcement, please try to include someone from the Missions Committee!)

Thank you for remembering the mission field only a few minutes from your home and empowering us to show the lost

and hurting that CHRIST CARES. Romans 10:13-15

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NAME__________________________________ ADDRESS_______________________________________________

PHONE_________________________________ EMAIL__________________________________________________

Birthdays_______________________________ PRAYER REQUESTS ___________________________ ____________

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[ ] As God provides, it is my desire to be a monthly supporter of Christ Cares for at least one year at $______ per month

[ ] I would like to make a donation of $_____ to Christ Cares

[ ] Please send me information how I can sponsor a "Christ Cares Night"at my home or church

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