november 2009 anchorage gospel rescue mission newsletter

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Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission

A Ministry of

Rescue & Discipleshipa publication of the

Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission Anchorage, Alaska

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Larry AldrichOperations Manager

David WilliamsProgram Director

Randy HessMaintenance Supervisor

Larry OConnor

Roger Klein

Anthony Boone

Client Supervisor

David McKnightVan Driver

Solomona TalivaaMaintenance

Tom RugglesKitchen Manager

Denny LefflerAssistant Kitchen Manager

Bill McCormickDonations

want to take this opportunity to say Thank You for all you have done for the Lord

this past year through the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission with your prayers,

financial support, special financial gifts, in-kind gifts and volunteer help. You have

made the difference. You have made it possible for us to accomplish the things we have this

year. We could not do anything without YOU.

Well, here it is, the holiday season is here. The time just seems to vanish (I guess it is a

sign of old age). Actually we look forward to the holidays, always with a little anxiety and

apprehension. We try to anticipate how many people we will serve, how much food it will take

or money to sponsor the great Thanksgiving meal we serve and make it a real success. But it

is always at the last minute before we know for sure that everything is in place. However, we

do not count success on how many we serve, but how many we had the opportunity to share

the Gospel of Jesus Christ with and how many came to know Him as their Savior as a results

of personal witnessing by our staff and the special Chapel service we have in the afternoon.

So, I am again, asking for you to help us with the food for our Thanksgiving dinner and for

your Volunteer Help (opportunities for you to serve and help are listed on the Directors

Desk page of this newsletter). Many people would be without a Thanksgiving Dinner if it

were not for the Mission providing it. We want to continue to be the outlet to help people

during this season and we need YOU TO SUPPLY THE MEANS.

special food needs for thanksgiving(Thanksgiving Dinner will be served on Wednesday November 25th from 3 PM to 5:30 PM)

Special Chapel Service will be 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Lots and Lots of Turkeys Stuffing Mix Cranberry Sauce

Green Beans Corn Instant Mashed Potatoes

Onions Celery Fruit Cocktail Canned Sweet Potatoes

Dinner Rolls Apple, Pecan, Pumpkin Pie -- Marshmallows

T H A N K S For All You Have Done!


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OPPORTUNITY TO SERVEVOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We are offering the following opportunities

for YOU to help YOUR Rescue Mission this

Thanksgiving.

Our Volunteer Coordinator JeanneLutz

Phone 278-9679, needs volunteers of individuals and

families that can make the following commitments of

time on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009.

Team 1 Prepare food and decorate facility for the

Thanksgiving meal To be served on Wednesday,

November 25th(Not Thursday). Need a commitment

of 4 consecutive hours beginning in the morning.

Team 2 Serve the refreshments, meal, dessert and

then clean up of facilities at the close Wednesday,

November 25th, 2009 (Not Thursday). Need a

commitment of 5 consecutive hours beginning in the

afternoon.

Both teams require children

to be a minimum of 8 years of age.

Jeanne will do the scheduling of the teams.

You may reach her at her home telephone after 6 PM

and weekends or leave a message on her telephone

recorder. Please leave an evening number and speak

the number slowly. She will give you specific details

about team assignments and schedule your time to

work.

Thank You Lord, for saving my soul.Thank you Lord, for making me whole.

Thank you Lord, for giving to me,

Thy great salvation so full and free.

Think on These Things

God Gives Us MoreThan We Deserve

God gives more than we deserve

And yet we still complain.

We may frolic in the sunshine

But we scoff at the rain.

We take for granted many things

We have so much you see,

That we forget how blessed we are

Because we are free.

We waste enough to feed the world

For what is poverty

To those who eat three meals a day

And live in luxury?

God gives us more than we deserve

Enough that we should share

With those less fortunate than we

Who need someone to care.

WE ARE SO BLESSED

We are so blessed by the gifts from Your Hand

I just cannot understand

Why You have loved us so much

We are so blessed, we just cannotfind a way or

The words that can say,

Thank you Lord, for Your touch.

When we are empty

You fill us until we overflow,

When we are hungry

You feed us and cause us to know;

We are so blessed.

Take what we have to bring;

Take it all, everything,

Lord, we love You so very much.


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.touch lives as they honor the memoryof loved ones and friends.

In Memory of

Enoch Adams

by Peter and Deanna Nicolard

In Memory of

Venice Anderson

by Judith F. Whittaker

by Juergen & Ursula Wuerth

by Karen E. Haddock

In Memory of

Archie Boyles

by Tracy D. Biere (cousin)

In Memory of

Frank and Esperanza Casas

by Martha CashenIn Memory of

Richard Harris

by Donald and Carole McCann

In Memory of

Mike Howerton

by Carol Howerton

In Memory of

Kent Lindsey

by Carol A. Lindsey

In Memory of

Robert Renkertby Charlotte L. Johnson

In Memory of

Otis Rosson

by David and Vicky Beeman

In Memory of

Geraldine Gerry Williams

by Norman, Angie, Matthew, and

Megan Giovenco

by Charlotte H. Stuart

by Etta M. Schandelmeier

A HYMN OF THANKSGIVING

The following Hymn was sent to be by one of our

faithful friends that reads and appreciates the old

hymns that we print each week. I thought it would be

appropriate and meaningful for Thanksgiving.

THANKS TO GOD

Thanks to God for my redeemer,

Thanks for all Thou dost provide!

Thanks for times now but a memory,

Thanks for Jesus by my side!

Thanks for pleasant, balmy springtime,

Thanks for dark and dreary fall!

Thanks for tears by now forgotten,

Thanks for peace within my soul!

Thanks for prayers that thou hast answered,

Thanks for what Thou dost deny!

Thanks for storms that I have weathered,Thanks for all Thou dost supply!

Thanks for pain and thanks for pleasure,

Thanks for comfort in despair!

Thanks for grace that none can measure,

Thanks for love beyond compare!

Thanks for roses by the wayside,

Thanks for thorns their stems contain!

Thanks for home and thanks for fireside,

Thanks for hope, that sweet refrain!

Thanks for joy and thanks for sorrow,Thanks for heavenly peace with Thee!

Thanks for hope in the tomorrow,

Thanks through all eternity!

THANKFULNESS

This is an area of our life where we all fall short.Stop! Think about it have you thanked Godtoday for the blessings he has bestowed uponyou? Your prayer this morning was it just forme and mine and give me, give me, give me or

did we humbly bow before God and Thank Himfor what He has done for usbeginning withour salvation!

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The following is an assignment given to our Disciples

who are entering the Money Management portion of

their training. They are asked by the instructor to write

a vision statement. We have decided to share this vision

statement with our readers. With permission of course.

David Williams

Program Director

hen I first came to this Mission nineteen

months ago, I knew that I had blown

everything, spiritually and financially.

I felt that I was no longer useful to anyone. Im

so glad that God guided me to this Mission,

because now I know that my Heavenly Father

longs to restore me, so that I can better love and

serve Him. It was during our daily Bible classes

that I discovered that the Bible provides clear

instructions about how to manage money in a way

that honors God. I have been thinking about my

future for quite some time now. After completing

my money management course, I will advance to

Phase 5 at the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission.

It is the policy for Disciples to begin work after

they have reached this status. I have a job already

lined up with the Mat-Su Dental Lab. My drivers

license has been suspended, but will be returned

to me upon completion of this program. In the

meantime, the Department of Motor Vehicles willallow me to go back and forth to work on a special

permit. Phase 5 has a five month minimum and

ideally I will finish my program at this time.

The NewLife program was designed to get us

back on our feet, and I am praising God for

that. Since I dont have to pay any rent,

and my only outgoing expenses are my church

tithes, I can see myself having a nice sum of money

saved when Im through here. In life, we have to

learn how to crawl before we can walk, and learn

to walk before we can run. The Bible tells me to get

godly advice from godly people and Ive done just

that; they have given me some positive suggestionsI can use, so, Ive decided to set up some small

goals for myself. I know from past experiences that

its easier to set smaller goals and achieve them:

that way my self-esteem will increase, also my

motivation for larger goals.

The first thing Im going to do is get my priorities

in order. God always comes first with me, so I

will automatically give my ten percent tithes plus

my offerings to the church, every paycheck. Myshort term goal is to complete The NewLife

Discipleship Training Program and show the other

men here that this program really does work if we

can stick to our commitments. My job at the Mat-

Su Dental lab will pay $20 per hour; now, thats

$800 a week. Ten percent for tithes, five percent for

my offering, and twenty-five percent for taxes only

leaves me with $480. And I still havent gotten to

my truck insurance, and gas for driving back and

forth to work, and dont forget food.

But I still believe in careful saving and trusting

God to provide for my basic needs. I plan to invest

my money every three pay periods in purchasing

$1,000 CDs at 6-8 months maturity at 1.295%.

This way when I graduate from this program Ill

have a nice start. My program director, David

Williams told me that after graduating from the

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program, I will go into transition for another 6

to 8 months.

This will give me an even better start in life, because

Ill be still here at the Mission, maintaining my

focus on God. Its the environment here that helps

to keep my heart set on eternity rather than earthly

treasures. Only God knows the future, and I pray

every day that my long-term vision coincides with

His will for me. After a year or two of working

and saving, I would like to invest my money into a

small business, something like a janitorial service.

I plan to divide my major goal into smaller parts,

and focus on one part at a time. In doing so, I can

gain the knowledge necessary to accomplish that

one small goal, and then move on to the next. In this

way I can make my tasks easier. I feel that reaching

these smaller goals will give me instant feedback

to measure my performance and progress. I can

learn quickly from any mistakes that Ive made in

accomplishing these smaller goals. This way Ill

be able to give 100% to each and every single task

leading me to my main goal.

The NewLife program has taught me how to

praise God for everything, and to trust Him evenduring these difficult economic times. No

matter what the news report says about how

many points the Dow Jones is down each day,

Ill wake up with great faith, keeping my joy and

praising God. In Jeremiah 33:11 the Scripture

says; Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for

the LORD is good; His loves endures forever.

For I will restore the fortunes of the land as

they were before. says the LORD. I know

that God has the whole world in His hands, andIm in the palm of His Hand. There is nothing

that is a surprise to Him. I will always remain

full of hope and praise; and I know that God

will show Himself strong in my life, and that

Ill never be disappointed!

My mission in life is to always help others,

especially the youth, encouraging them to study

the Scriptures and turn their lives over to God. I

pray to God that my hope will never be in earthly

treasures; I know Hell always supply me with my

basic needs. I will always keep my heart on His

eternal riches and be generous to those in need

while I am here. I want God to always guide me in

using my finances to attain His Kingdoms Glory,

when my time here is through.

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I graduated from high school at 17 and joined the Navy. After my tour was up I worked for the Post Office. Wait, this

sounds familiar. My dad is a Pearl Harbor survivor and hes 97. He retired from the Navy, and then worked for the

Post Office as a supervisor. I gleaned a great amount of leadership and techniques from him.

While I was in the Navy I trained men on the duties and responsibilities of working in the Post Office while we were

out to sea. I started working at the Post Office and was quickly offered the opportunity to become a supervisor, which

I accepted. I was soon training new carriers who were still in their probation period.

I grew up in Walnut Creek, California. I heard Alaska calling. I moved to Anchorage in the summer of 1984 and was

able to keep working for the Post Office. I worked as the Growth Manager, and soon was promoted to Supervisor.

By 1990, I was promoted to Station Manager. In 1998, I made a career move and went back to the Letter Carrier

position so I could be more hands-on in the operation. I soon got back into training new and seasoned carriers about

safety in the work place as well as out on their routes. I am currently a Driver Safety Instructor as well as a carrier.

This is where I have been given the tools for training people in leadership, for inspiring others to be challenged, and

for performing to the best of their ability.

God has been training me to be a successful manager. He has afforded me opportunities to develop a wide range of

skills. I cook for family and friends, as well as catering parties. I started learning by sitting and watching my momprepare dinner. (There were eight mouths to feed.) Over the years God has given me challenges to overcome, taught

me to lean on Him, and develop boldness and confidence to say yes to Gods calling.

I am ending my postal career and leaping into Gods calling for me. I am so excited that God has blessed me with a

second career that I love dearly. He has truly spoiled me.

My vision for the kitchen at the Mission is to bring hope, joy, confidence, and a personal relationship with God to

the kitchen crew as we develop culinary skills and a passion to pursue excellence. To see where God will lead, and

form new paths, a life that God has waiting for us, as well as eternal blessings that come from trusting His will for

our lives.

It will be a great honor and joy to work at the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission and see how God works in the life

of each person who sits down and shares in a meal.

May God bring Hope and Joy, one meal at a time, one day at a time.

Tom Ruggles

od has given me the gift of service, and I thoroughly enjoy cooking and serving food.

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Here is my support gift: For Credit Card Donations:Food and Shelter: $_____Facilities Maintenance: $_____$46.25 For 25 Meals ______

$74.00 For 40 Meals ______$132.20 For 72 Meals ______$277.50 For 150 Meals ______

______Other:______ I Will Pray for this Ministry.

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your will,

DONT LOSE IT!

You need a will, Dont wait too late and let others

make decisions for you.

This is a very important decision for you to consider.

You should have a professional help or advise you.

We cannot help you with this. But we can send youa brochure that may help if you request it.

In preparing your will or estate,

Please remember the

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STATEMENT OF FAITH

The Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission is a Non-Profit, Non-Denominationalorganization. We receive NO municipal, state or federal funds. We are not a UnitedWay Agency. Your financial support and In-Kind donations makes it possible for us to

provide for the poor, needy and homeless people in our community. Also, your donationsallow us to provide a Drug and Alcohol Recovery program. All Donations are fully taxdeductible. We will give you a receipt for your donation.

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Our supplies of theseitems is constantly in

need of replenishing

Prayer

Paper Towels

45 Gallon Trash Bags

Fresh Meat

Coffee

Bathroom Tissue

Laundry Soap

Disposable Shavers Cleaning Supplies

Liquid Dish Detergent

Dinner Napkins

Shampoo

urgent

Anchorage Gospel

Rescue Mission

Board of Trustees

Ed Shelton(President)

Bob Collins( Vice President/treasure)

Mark SoquetRalph Nobrega

Rev. Bob Sloan

Barbara Schmiedeskamp

Emeritus:Cliff Hodgins

Rev. Willard Leisy

Advisory Board:

Paul Kelly

Rev. Don Bettis, Exec. Dir.Charlotte Bettis, Asst. Dir.

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Chapel Services for NovemberSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2Abbott LoopCommunity

Church

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4Anchorage

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5AnchorageVineyardFellowship

6First

PresbyterianChurch

7CalvaryBaptistChurch

8GodsPlace

9Church

of God ofProphecy

10First

Assembly ofGod

11Anchorage

Churchof Christ

12Christ

CommunityChurch

13CalvaryChurch

14Wasilla

Assemblyof God

15Grace

VictoryFellowship

16Sherbahn

EvangelisticTeam

17Anchorage

NativeAssembly

18Christian

EvangelicalChurch

19Sherbahn

EvangelisticTeam

20Sherbahn

EvangelisticTeam

21Lighthouse

ChristianFellowship

22New Light

CommunityChurch

23CalvaryBaptist

24Attorney

Greg Grebe

25CalvaryBaptist

26EvangelicalCovenantChurch

27In His Name

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29GodsPlace

30Trinity

PresbyterianChurch

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BrethrenEagle River

Nightly Services7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Special Chapel Service will be2:00 PM to 3:00 PM November 25th

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