june 2008 anchorage gospel rescue mission newsletter

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Living Memorials.touch lives as they honor the memory

of loved ones and friends.

In Memory of

Esperanza M. Cases

by Martha Cashen

In Memory ofGene Damron

by Josephine Damron

James and Ann Parks

In Memory of

Marjean Dunaway

by Mary Doppelfeld

In Memory of

David McKinney

by Herbert and Jean McKinney

In Memory of

Wilton and Rose Fiedler

by Herbert and Jean McKinney

In Memory of

Edna Loudon

by Clyde and Raye Faulk

In Honor ofCathy and Katrina Starling

by Verna Deno

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About Your Will

Have you included the Anchorage Gospel Rescue

Mission in your Will or Estate? If not will you please

consider including us. It would, indeed, be a blessing

to the ministry here and it could have eternal rewards

for you! We average about 1 person per day making a

profession of faith in Jesus Christ and accepting Him

as their Savior. We do provide food and shelter for themany people that come to us for help. But, our main

concern is the spiritual condition of a person and their

relationship with Jesus Christ. By including us in

your Will or Estate you can continue to have a part in

this ministry.

Only Believe!All things are PossibleIf Youll Only Believe.

god leads us alongIn shady green pastures,

So rich and so sweet,

God leads His dear children along;

Where the waters cool flow

Bathes the weary ones feet,

God leads His dear children along.

Sometimes on the mountWhere the sun shines so bright,


Sometimes in the valley

In the darkest of night,


Tho sorrows befalls us,

And Satan oppose,


Through grace we can conquer,

Defeat all our foes,God leads His dear children along.

Away from the mire,

And away from the clay,

God leads His Dear children along;

Away up in glory, Eternitys day,


Chorus:

Some thro the waters,

Some thro the floods, Some thro the fire,

But all thro the blood;

Some thro great sorrow,

But God gives a song;

In the night season and all the day long.

Continuing Needs!

Have you looked at the list of continuing

needs on the back of this newsletter?

Everything on this list is needed and used

every day here at the Mission. Would you

supply one or more of these needs for us.

We would sure appreciate it. Perhaps you

could take the list with you when you do

youre shopping and just pick up and extra

one for the Mission. Also, we have a need

for mens socks and pants or jeans.

Use ones will be just fine for us.

Thanks, Bro. Don


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Dads What Does YourLife-Style Say To Your

Children?

To all of the Fathers that receive this newsletter, mayyou have a happy and joyful time on this day that is set

aside to recognize Fathers.

You may be an older father or a young father or a

grandfather but we all like to show off our children and

grandchildren and boost about how good they are in

sports or academic achievements. We all like to throw

out our chest and say, thats my kid.

However, in this world that we live in today with all of

the violence, disrespect for parents, rude, untamed andirreverence that we see among kids and young people

I can not help but wonder, Dads, if we are setting the

right example for them to follow.

Do they really see Christ in our life daily, the way we

respond to negative situations that we may encounter,

the way we handle disappointments and set backs in

our life, the opportunity we take to stretch the truth and

are we completely honest in all of our dealings with

people.

I truly hope that we are trying to set the right example

for our young people to see and follow. Then, we will

be like the man referred to in Psalms 1:3, he shall be

like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth

forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither;

and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

May you receive a special blessing

On this day!

the simple joys

They miss so much who do not knowThe simple joys of long ago

When life was lived with easy pace,

And hearts said table grace.

When folks took time to be a friend,

A helping hand, so quick to lend.

When houses had a front porch swing,

(Oh, how we loved that creaky think!)

On summer evenings friends would call

And they were welcomed, one and all,

And Mom would serve homemade ice creamAs laughter from the porch would stream.

And vendors came to sell their wares;

The fun filled trips to county fairs.

The concerts at the old bandstands

When music was so very grand!

They miss so much who never knew

Old-Fashioned joys, such as I do.

The village church so gleaming whiteIts steeple bells that rang each night,

The solace that we all found there

As we met for a time of prayer.

Our values were quite different then,

Oh, time, cant I go back again.

We were not rich in days of yore,

But we had blessings by the score;

Our wealth was found in many things

From which the souls contentment springs,

Our home was filled with so much love,Deep faith was ours in God above.

How much they miss who do not know

The lovely joys found long ago.

I wish that they could share with me

My pleasure trip in memory

Back to the good old-fashioned days

When life was lived in simple ways!


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I was raised in a small religious village where everyone knows

each others.

Being the youngest boy of the family and being named after

grandpa, I was spoiled.

I always wanted everything to go my way. Every Sunday, Iwent to church. I really didnt like going to church because I

had to behave in there. I did it to get money.

Growing up in a village, Ive seen many violent drunks. I didnt

like them because they would make us scared. I once told my

mom and myself that I will hurt them when I grow up and I

kept my word to it. When I got to my teens, I started stealing

money for drugs. Later years, I started stealing booze from

my uncle. I then got my friends to follow me in what I did. Igot them started with drugs and alcohol. In those years of my

mid teens, I stopped believing the teachings about God. The

reason why I stopped believing in God is because I couldnt

see Him by sight. I gave up and became a devil worshiper to

have attention by drunks and drug addicts. Thats when they

started sharing their drugs and alcohol with me. When my

family and relatives found out what I was doing, they stopped

giving me money. I then became a violent and angry person. I

wanted to destroy lives that believed in Jesus Christ. I wantedthem dead.

One day, I woke up depressed and angry from not having any

drugs. I went out and looked but there was none around. Later

that night, I went out with a shotgun to go kill myself.

Standing there with my fin

remembered the words that

for one last chance to reveal

trigger. It didnt go off!!! I t

went off by itself. I got angr

in God.

I went up the mountain and sof what everyone had told

Relatives all use to tell me I a

that I heard from them abou

went my old ways again. T

dreamt about hell. It scared

that I dont want to be in th

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e trigger, I started doubting. I

pa told about hell. I asked God

o me. I waited and pulled the

rrel away from my chest and it

w the gun away. I then believed

hole night crying. I was thinkingdparents, Mother, Parents and

ways. I thought of the teachings

ave myself another chance but

started having dreams. I once

out of me!!! I then told myself

I had. I went to jail for a year.

Thats when I started seeing

the dreams I had. A friend

of mine that once was in my

dream was there with me.

He was in the same cell. One

day, he took me out for a bible

study. Thats when I got saved.I accepted Jesus as my Lord

and my savior and from that

time on, I thought life would

come easy. It hasnt.

At times, I stumble when I try

go my way. Ive been trying

and trying to let God go my

way but... it doesnt work likethat. Now, Im learning to let

go and let God have his way

in me. Ive been blessed and

I thank God for his way, his

truth, and the New Life that

I have through him.

God bless you always. BE

d Have His Way!

Thank You!

We Recently had a

wonderful blessing

from one of our faithfulcontributors, who shall

remain anonymous.

She called and expressed

God had touched her

heart to do something

for the men in our

NewLife Recovery

Program.

This expression of love

came in the from of a

pair of brand new blue

jeans for each and every

man in the program.

This gift made the men

feel special and it also

let them know their

recovery efforts arevalued.

Therefore we would like

to express our heart felt

thanks for the gift of this

person and the gift she

so lovingly gave.


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Most of our computers in the Learning Center are at

least five years old. For those familiar with computer

technology you know how archaic a five year old

computer is. We are updating our computer lab in stagestherefore the Mission needs two new computers for our

Learning Center.

It is part of our normal

procedure to present our

needs to our supporters

via this newsletter. We

then wait patiently for

a response and once we

have it we begin to seek

diligently for the best

deal possible. The reason

we do things this way is

because we feel strongly

our responsibility as

stewards of your money

is a sacred trust. A trust

we do not take lightly.

However, this time we

have found ourselves inan unfamiliar situation. We came across the good deal

before we could make the request. We have been given

the opportunity to get two Dell computers that are

regularly priced at $699.00 each for only $429.00 each.

After much discussion it was decided that we would

step out in faith and purchase the computers before the

sale period expired.

Although this particular situation is new to us stepping

out in faith is not.

Let me share with you what happened the last time we

stepped out in faith. A few months ago we allowed the

men to send out an appeal for study materials. One of the

studies they requested was a video series call Spiritual

Warfare by Dean Sherman. Shortly after their request

the material they were currently using ran its course

and they found themselves on a hiatus from their bib

study class. Brother Don and I discussed the situatio

and we decided to step out in faith and purchase th

material although we had yet to receive a response to thappeal. Within ten minutes of this decision being mad

I was on-line ordering the Spiritual Warfare series.

just completed the order form and was interrupted wi

the delivery of a messag

indicating someon

had called the previo

day. The person wh

delivered the messag

made the comment,

dont know why this w

not put on your door!

didnt know the reaso

then but I do now.

I immediately calle

the number and to m

delight it was a youn

woman who wished

donate the cost of th

Spiritual Warfare serie

How awesome is GoHe rewards the faithful. The reason I didnt get th

message the day before was because God knew w

would be in a position where we needed to trust hi

and we did.

For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks find

and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Luke 11:10

Gods promises are real and thats why we have chose

to step out in faith once again.

This is a great way to remember or honor a loved on

by having their name displayed on a plaque on th

computer station.

Stepping Out In Faith


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Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission P.O. Box 230510 Anchorage, Alaska 99523-0510

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You will receive a receipt.

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differenceWhen interviewing Dr. A. J.

Gordon as a prospective pastor

of a Boston church the pulpit

committee asked:

If you are call to be our

pastor will you preach

against card playing, the

theater, and dancing?

We feel these things to be

extremely sinful and we

would want you to admonish

against such things in your

sermons.

I will, affirmed Dr. Gordon.

He was called as their plaster.

Months passed and he didnt say

a word against card playing, the

theater, or dancing. The official

board of the church said:

Almost a year is called by

and you have said nothing

against card playing, the

theater, or dancing. We

wonder why?

Dr. Gordon replied, essentially

as follows:

Gentleman, it is true that

I have said nothing against

these things, but I have

preached Christ who is the

only Savior from all evil.

When he comes into ones

heart all evil things vanish

from their life like the mist

from the hot breath of a

noonday sun.

I dont believe that Dr. Gordon

was suggesting that a new

believer becomes perfect but

rather testifying to the truth that

Christ can change our entire

life giving us truly abundant

life. We hear at that the Mission

believe that Christ can makethe difference in any life. We

see this happen daily in the

NewLife Program. Thank you

for your prayers and support as

we lift Christ up so that others

may be drawn to him; and thus

a new life.

A SpecialThankYou!

The AnchorageGospel RescueMission wouldlike to recognize

John & YvonneSaugstad for themany years offaithful support tothis organization.Their concern

for the homelessmen , women ,and children ofthis community isappreciated.

May the Lordenrich your familyas you have

enriched ours.


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Our Ministry of

Is to

The least

The last

The lost

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URGENT

Our supplies of these

items is constantly in

need of replenishing

Prayer

Paper Towels

45 Gallon Trash Bags

Fresh Meat

Coffee

Bathroom Tissue

Laundry SoapDisposable Shavers

Cleaning Supplies

Dinner Napkins

Shampoo

URGENT

Anchorage Gospel

Rescue Mission

Board of Trustees

Mark Soquet, President

Bob Collins, Vice President

(and acting treasure)

Ed Shelton, Secretary

Enoch Adams

Brad Young

Emeritus:

Cliff Hodgins

Rev. Willard leisy

Advisory Board:Paul Kelly

Rev. Don Bettis, Exec. Dir.

Charlotte Bettis, Asst. Dir.

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An association of Rescue Ministries

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STATEMENT OF FAITHThe Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission is a Non-Profit, Non-Denominationorganization. We receive NO municipal, state or federal funds. We are not a UniteWay Agency. Your financial support and In-Kind donations makes it possible for us tprovide for the poor, needy and homeless people in our community. Also, your donationallow us to provide a Drug and Alcohol Recovery program. All Donations are fully tadeductible. We will give you a receipt for your donation.

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