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effective outreach efforts which are conducted through many
local congregations. In the last months of 2004, there were three
instances where the Faith Partnership was
able to collaborate with men, women, and
even children within three different local
congregations. Two of the efforts originated
in the congregations and one began with us.
by pastor Bob Clark. One of the men in the
congregation had taken it upon himself to
buy frozen turkeys through a promotion at
Wegmans. He was asking for our help
finding families who the congregation could
bless with a turkey for Thanksgiving. We
identified 9 such families and helped to
make the deliveries.
with a check enclosed. One of their Sunday
School classes had decided to take up an offering to buy Bibles to send to the residents of
the Tompkins County Jail. The kids had sent an amount sufficient to buy a case of Bibles.
the jail requires. This Bible is in the Contemporary English Version (CEV) which is very
easy to read and understand and contains the complete Old- and New-Testaments, as well
as maps and reader's helps. Best of all, this Bible
has a schedule in the back for reading through the
whole Bible in one year -- as well as pages that
present all the lessons of the Holistic Hardware
life skills training we conduct.
given to the men and women CFP visits weekly.
over Christmas. The woman's Trumansburg apartment was ill prepared for a 9-year-old
girl. Tim and Vicky Hamilton of Calvary Baptist Church (and their 10 yr. old daughter)
brought her decorations, a gift certificate for a tree, some Christmas music and a gift for
the daughter. Vicky and her daughter were invited back to visit, on Christmas Day.
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