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 The Board of Human Needs exists to provide a Christian witness by
helping people in the community struggling with daily necessities.
Interested in joining the Board of Human Needs or helping with projects?
Contact Bruce or Sheryl Bachman or the church office.
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As of February 1, we have just 129 days until we fly to Haiti! Time feels short—we have so much yet to do to prepare for this first Mission Trip sponsored by Saint John’s in many years!
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Dear Congregation,
This summer, twenty people from our church will serve—alongside dozens of other people from all over the country—on a short-term mission trip to Haiti with Lifetree Adventures. And take my word for it: this is no ordinary mission trip!
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Please save the dates for the following fund raising activities for the “Hesed for Haiti” mission trip:
January
Pre-Superbowl Party: This will include a variety of activities, such as a chili cook-off, slave auction, and “votes of confidence” for your favorite team.
February
Music Concert: A community event; details forthcoming.
March
Garage Sale: Please start saving your items for donation!
March 28 Seder Meal: Jews for Jesus will lead the meal on the final Wednesday of Lent. Tickets will go on sale at the end of January. |
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Board of Human Needs - where our gifts are used to benefit the needy.
Food and Clothing Bank
Wow! What a lot of groceries you donated to the Food Bank. It took hours to store it all away. Your Thanksgiving offering of food is much appreciated by the workers and especially by our customers. We recently were notified that a grant from Thrivent was awarded to the Food Bank for staples as well as items we usually don’t have in stock, such as diapers, personal toiletries and baby formula. Up to $10,000 of additional funds are also available to match cash donated to the Food Bank before the end of the year. The offering from the Thanksgiving Eve service and the special door offering we will be collecting on December 4 will be applied toward this match. All these combined should leave us well able to serve the needy for quite some time. Come by some Tuesday between 9:00 and 11:30 and see how your donations are appreciated.
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The New York Times in 2008 had the following stories of Haiti…
In Haiti, where three-quarters of the population earns less than $2 a day and one in five children is chronically malnourished, the one business booming amid all the gloom is the selling of patties made of mud, oil and sugar, typically consumed only by the most destitute. “It’s salty and it has butter and you don’t know you’re eating dirt,” said Olwich Louis Jeune, 24, who has taken to eating them more often in recent months. “It makes your stomach quiet down.”
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