Christmas 2013 - Heritage Mission

Heritage Mission News
DECEMBER 2013
Remember the Lord Your God, Creator of Heaven and Earth
Merry Christmas!
From our home...
...to
yours
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ur school is called a mission school because we want everyone involved in our
ministry to be "on mission" for the Lord. During the year, our girls serve at church as
members of the prayer team, ushers, and greeters. They are able to attend training seminars
like the Crescent Project "Bridges" seminar that teaches how to minister to Muslims. These
seminars are valuable for equipping them to serve.
Students volunteer in our community at Dupont Hospital, Parkview North, and Sacred Heart
nursing home, and one coaches Upward Bound soccer. The older college students are
becoming involved in the Greater Fort Wayne Campus Ministry at IPFW.
This year we took on a big mission project. We helped "revive" the Ft. Wayne area Christ
Child Festival. Years ago, the festival attracted 50,000 guests. At its lowest attendance level in
2010 it attracted only 700 people. About six years ago, we participated in the festival and
realized that the festival did not represent the glory of God and needed much improvement. We
have prayed that the festival would become a festival that truly honored Christ.
The opportunity arose this year to work with others to try to improve the festival. The words
"awesome and amazing" were commonly used by guests describing this year's festival.
Heritage Mission coordinated the children's area and the missions area. The theme of the
children's area was "Happy Birthday Jesus." The gospel was presented and the children were
taught Biblical principles. The children's craft area was beautifully decorated and enjoyed by
children and adults alike.
This was the first year for the festival to sponsor mission projects. They were well accepted by
the guests at the festival and will profit many people who are in need.
There were ten mission projects that involved many members of our community. Our students
participated in every aspect of the organizing process and spent three days working in the
booths.
Two hundred beautiful pillowcases will be
given to hospice patients. Either the book Billy
Graham Answers Questions About Heaven or 90
Minutes in Heaven will be given with the
pillowcase. The pillowcases were donated by
ladies’ sewing groups, and festival guests
donated the funds to purchase the books.
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Guests at the festival were able to donate
to send the book Psalm 91 for the Military,
a Psalm 91 bandana, and a dog tag with
Psalm 91:5 engraved on it to twelve
chaplains who have agreed to distribute
them in Afghanistan.
Fifty bags for the homeless have been
prepared. They include a blanket, clothing,
hygiene supplies, snacks, and Christian
literature.
Dresses will be sent to
200 little girls in
Africa, thanks to guests
at the festival who
donated money for
shipping and handling.
Heritage Mission provided twenty-five individual
prayer guides covering topics like Praying for a
Nation in Crisis, Praying for Revival, and Praying for
the Sick. Instructions on how to start prayer
ministries were provided.
One hundred hygiene bags will be sent to the
children in the Appalachian Mountains. The bags
were sewn and supplies were donated by the
community. Guests at the festival donated funds for
shipping. We are in need of hotel-sized soap and
shampoo for more hygiene kits.
Other projects included blankets and a Bible to be
sent to Sudanese refugees, canned goods for the
Associated Churches Food Bank, and a collection to
purchase Christmas dinner for local military
personnel and their families.
Sewing groups and Heritage Mission
students completed 50 patriotic quilts
that will be distributed to veterans.
The Patriot’s Bible has been donated
and will be given with each quilt.
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ecause of you, our school continues to serve not only as a school but as a home for our
students. Our students are being educated and equipped to be servants who will make
valuable contributions to our world. Thank you for providing the supplies, labor, and funds that
are required to operate our school. Thank you also for the time and attention that you give to
the ministry.
Heritage Mission is completely dependent upon gifts from individuals, churches, and businesses. God has always provided every need and we praise Him for His blessings. Our ministry will increase in proportion to the funds that God supplies. We see many needs in our community and are praying for increased resources for the purpose of expanding our ministry. We
minister not only to our students, but to many others in our community. Please join us in
prayer. Thank you for making our ministry possible.
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ast February, we welcomed our newest student.
Kalkidan came from Ethiopia to have brain
tumors removed. She is a precious eight year old,
with a wonderful laugh and sense of humor, who has
brought much joy to our school. Kalkidan is blind and
suffers other physical problems. At Heritage Mission,
she is greatly loved by our staff and student body. She
is happy to be surrounded by students who speak her
language, and she has learned English quickly.
Kalkidan has the wisdom of an older woman. You can
truly see why God has chosen to bring her to Heritage
Mission. Although she has lost her sight, her health,
her family, and her culture, you can see God’s special
hand on her. We are convinced that God has great
plans for her. Please pray for Kalkidan.
Heritage Mission
1825 W. Shoaff Rd.
Huntertown, IN 46748
Phone: 260-637-9980
Fax: 260-637-0861
E-mail: [email protected]