1/30/2012

12/20/2011

12/12/2011

From the North Georgia Advocate

11/29/2011

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!! Yesterday Revelation Celebration Ministry was blessed with approx 640 pounds of food to give to 8 families. These families also received much needed prayer. We prayed for many to receive much needed jobs to be able to support their families. So many are in need. We need more workers and more funds to provide food and shelter. Our ministry goes into areas where people don't have transportation or basic needs. Some are living in extended stay motels and some are living in the woods. Some are living in trailers that are in such bad shape that the park managers allow them to live in them just to recieive lot rent. The park have deemed them beyond repair.One lady was delivered from a splitting headache, two people were delivered from satan's grasp as they committed their lives to Jesus, to follow him as their Lord and Savior. I pray that the Holy Spirit increases their faith daily to give them the power of the Holy Spirit to be witnesses for Christ. Please pray for our ministry to be able to help more families that are in dire straits. 

In Christ's Love!!!!  Bro Wayne

11/18/2011

11/2/2011

10/17/2011

9/16/2011

Monday, September 05, 2011 11:44 AM
From: Wayne Clement [mailto:clemen_w@bellsouth.net]

Yesterday I had a message prepared that I wanted to bring to the jail service, but the Lord gave me a different message in the morning concerning the young rich ruler. I was obedient and preached His message in a pod that has had very few come to the altar. But that changed yesterday after allowing the Holy Spirit to speak the message through me, there was 17 men come to commit their life to Christ. Glory to God!!!!! Almost all 33 men came to the altar for ministering prayer or for salvation. It was so awesome to see the Lord move on that jail. I thank God for operating through me. I know that he uses the unqualified to show His power and to glorify His name. All praise, honor and glory is His. He is worthy!!!! In Christ's Love!!!! Wayne

8/25/2011

We had an awesome Saturday. We had 6 or 7 salvations and a lame man healed on the spot. We stopped to make a delivery to a family and pray for them. Soon the neighbors were coming in for prayer. We had the altar in the living room, after praying for 1 or 2 the room started filling up. I thought they were coming for food, but most of them only wanted prayer. We had approx 4 or 5 couples come in for prayer. Three or four committed their lives to Jesus. We spent about two hours there ministering prayer to them. Then later we had three women at different locations pray to commit their lives to Jesus. Praise God for preparing all of their hearts. When we first started our Revelation Celebration about 7 yrs ago, we would have 5 or 6 salvations almost every time that we went out, but for the last year or two we have been mostly led to believers to give food and ministering prayer. I was blown away Sat. to say the least. God is definitely up to something. In Christ’s Love! Wayne  

See the photos at   https://picasaweb.google.com/rcministry/RCMStreetMinistryAug2011

8/18/11

We delivered cleaning products, a large container of fruit punch and diapers, that were donated to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, to Haven House, yesterday. They needed the supplies. God is great!

Last night, 5 homeless people (1 in Rex and 4 in Stockbridge) received grace bags, some got reading glasses (those that needed them), hygiene kits and Christian tracts. Glory to God!

Be Blessed,

Frankie

8/16/2011

7/30/2011

7/24/2011

July 15, 2011

July 11, 2011

July 11, 2011

7/09/2011

Wow! Glory to God!

We served a total of 34 meals (25 hot meals and 9 grace bags* with bottled water) to homeless men and women at the Scottish Inn, Sun Downer Lodge, Executive Inn (Locust Grove), and, behind the Marathon filling station at the I-75 and Hwy 138 (Stockbridge). The Momentum Christian Church team (Edith, Judy, Jeremy and David) was a blessing. Some of the homeless people knew Jeremy and David. They gave out hygiene kits to the women and were great witnesses to the homeless that our Lord lead us too. They want to go out again.

Thank you, Mike, for allowing us to share hot meals, grace bags and the gospel with the homeless in Henry County. We gave some of them New Testaments, Christian tracts, daily devotionals and UMC Sunday School lessons. They were very appreciative. As Edith said, "God showed up and showed out!" The team and some of the homeless people were crying, as we prayed with them.

Be Blessed,

Frankie

* The grace bag had a canned food with pop up tops (vienna sausage, herring, etc), breakfast bar, cookies, peanut butter crackers, box of raisins, bottle of Vitamin Water, spoon/fork/napkin, Henry County Help Numbers and a Christian tract). God is good!

7/08/2011

7/1/11

H3 Ministry* gave Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, Jodeco Road UMC, 15 "to go" hot meals to give to the homeless/hungry in our community, earlier, this evening. Our Lord lead us to the Scottish Inn in Locust Grove where we gave 15 "to go" hot meals and 16 grace bags to the homeless/hungry that were spending the night there. Glory to God!

Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) is meeting at Jodeco Road UMC, 9:30 am, 7/2/11, to make 6 deliveries of food, from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, to whomever our Lord leads us too. Please pray that seeds were sown, this evening, and that, tomorrow, more seeds will be sown for the glory of God!

Thank you for your support.

Blessings,

Frankie

*H3 Ministry (Help, Heal, Hope) is a new collaborative ministry of Henry County churches, sponsored by Salem Baptist and McDonough First United Methodist and hosted out of The Coan Fellowship Hall at McDonough First United Methodist.  This is a ministry that enables our church families to move forward in faith as we serve the Hungry, Homeless and Housing-challenged of Henry County.  This ministry began as a vision, of over a year ago, to offer a warm meal and devotion time for the physical and spiritual hungry in our community.  Every Friday evening, two different churches will sponsor the meal, a meat and sides, and we will offer the opportunity for volunteers and their families (ages 6 and older) to serve as hosts and servants.  Each evening will begin with volunteer orientation and training (required for your first visit) at 5:20 pm, everyone taking their positions by 6:00 pm, and seating and serving our guests at 6:00 pm and 6:45 pm.  We hope to, eventually, serve 300 each evening and will cut-off our seating at 7:00 pm.

If you are interested in supporting this ministry with your time and talents (we will teach you), please click on the button below and register your family.  Once your register, you will receive a confirmation email and details of your service time and night. 

Thank you for serving as we serve the hungry.

Rev. Mike Broome, Associate Pastor
McDonough First United Methodist Church
McDonough, GA 30253
mike.broome@mcdfirst.org
770-957-4150
www.mcdfirst.org

6/26/2011

5/30/2011

5/22/11

The Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry emphasis for June will be Breakfast Items (breakfast bars, instant grits, hot and cold cereal, canned milk, coffee, creamer, sugar/sweet & low, cream of wheat, Little Debbie "Cakes", dried fruit, fruit or vegetable juice, vienna sausage, Spam, canned luncheon meat, etc).

Thank you for your support, prayers, assistance, donations, friendship and love. Your gifts are greatly appreciated and have touched many lives, in His name.

The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped (Proverbs 11:25). Give your joy to others and it will come back to you. Thank You, Lord for loving us and working all things in our lives together for good. Thanks for our many blessings. Life without faith in something is too narrow a space to live. — George Lancaster Spalding

Be Blessed,

Frankie

5/22/11

Pastor Gene Sheffield, Jodeco Road UMC, read a note, during the church service, today, from Deanne. She had put the note on the pantry's door with a piece of tape, on Saturday, 5/14/11. It was written in crayon (that's all that she could find to write with) on the back of a Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry handout (How to Help The Homeless). Deanne indicated that she had lived at the corner of Oak Grove and Moreland Avenue for the last 5 years. She wrote that, except for God, she would have starved and would not have received salvation. Deanne also stated that she has now been drug free for 9 months, and, is going to the NA (Narcotics Anonymous) meetings at Jodeco Road UMC. In her note, she thanked God for our homeless/needy outreach ministry.

That corner, in Conley, GA, is one of the places that God has led the Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry too, to provide food, clothing, sleeping bags, hygiene kits, Christian tracts, Bibles, scarves, hats, gloves, coats, totes, blankets, etc, and, the gospel to the homeless/needy. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Your prayers, donations, assistance and caring has touched many lives, like Deanne. Glory to God! Thank you! May God bless you/yours forever and a day.

Blessings,

Frankie

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."

5/20/11

Donated cell phones from Jodeco Road UMC were taken to Haven House, yesterday afternoon. While there, Haven House donated approximately 80 pounds of fresh fruit, 3 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies, and, some cranberry cider to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry. The donated food and cider were taken to Calvary Rescue Center. On the way home from Calvary Refuge Center, 4 homeless people (Roger, "Ginnie", Sharon and George), in Conley, GA, were witnessed too. They also received Christian tracts and were given food/cookies.

Military P38 can openers, New Testaments and Our Daily Bread devotionals were given to several Jodeco Road UMC members, to 3 Red Cross workers (at Jodeco Road UMC's Blood Drive), and, to 2 Henry County Police personnel, last night, during Jodeco Road UMC's Wednesday Night Supper. Today, New Testaments were given to medical records clerks at Resurgent Orthopedics, at Southern Regional Medical Center (and to a parking lot attendant at Southern Regional), and, at Henry County Medical Center. God is good all the time!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Blessings,

Frankie

5/19/11

The Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) won 2d place at Jodeco Road UMC's Missions' Fair, last Sunday. We had a Julie's Grace Bag of Love, Jones Memorial UMC Helping Hands Ministry Hygiene Bags and a Jones Memorial UMC Helping Hands Ministry Sleeping Bag on display. Star Harrison made a wonderful poster for RCM. Oue precious Star also manned the displays; Wayne Clement and I couldn't be at the fair. We will get $25 to buy food from the Atlanta Community Food Bank ($25 = 150 pounds of food = 150 sixteen ounce cans of veggies/soup/etc = Wow!).

Also, Jones Memorial UMC Helping Hands Ministry gave us a lot of Sunday School Books for RCM. Wayne took the "Christian tracts" to Cell Block D, Henry County Jail, last Sunday, for the inmates to read and study.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, to God, Jodeco Road UMC, to Star Harrison, to supporters of the pantry/RCM, to Jones Memorial UMC's Helping Hands Ministry, and, to Julie Spradlin! Glory to God! God is good! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

I thank God every time I thank of you!

5/4/11

The Lab at Southern Regional Medical Center donated a "ton" of much needed canned food to Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry, last Sunday. The Lab did a "food drive" as a community service project for "Lab Week" (April 24-April 30). Today, Moye's Pharmacy donated cases of bottled water to the pantry for use with our homeless/needy outreach ministry. God is good!

Last month, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) gave "Julie's Grace Bags of Love" (filled with food, hygiene items, Christian tracts, an encouraging note from Julie, and, bottled water) to 76 homeless/needy people in our community. Julie Spradlin is a very special blessing to us, and, to the homeless/needy. The grace bags are filled with her love and compassion. Julie always prays over each of the grace bags that she makes. God has used the grace bags to touch hearts and to sow seeds. Two of the homeless men accepted Christ as their savior, last month. Glory to God! Thank you, Julie!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Be Blessed,

Frankie

4/13/2011

The lab at Southern Regional Hospital is doing a community service project for lab week  (April 24-April 30). They have decided to collect food items for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry. The Dollar General Store, on Jodeco Road in Stockbridge, wants to donate food that is about to expire to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry. The Dollar General Store also wants to set up a donation box at the front of the store for the pantry too. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Last Saturday, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), made 10 deliveries of much needed food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, prayed and, shared "The Good News" with people/families in our community that our Lord led us too. Thus far this month, we have made 3 emergency food deliveries and have provided 42 grace bags of love to the homeless/needy in our area. God is great!

Thank you for your support, encouragements, donations, prayers, assistance, love and friendship!

Be Blessed,

Frankie

3/21/2011

A "Walk to Emmaus" group, meeting at Camp Fortson, GA, donated a "ton" of food (luncheon meat, desserts, bread, gallons and gallons of tea, soft drinks, sandwiches, crackers, lettuce, tomatoes, fruit, etc) to Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), our homeless/needy ministry, to take to Franklin's Farm (a homeless shelter for recovering alcoholics), this afternoon.

Wow! The homeless people staying at Franklin's Farm normally get one meal a day. They were very glad to get the food. God is great!

So far this month, we have given out 52 homeless grace bags and approximately 25 New Testaments to the homeless/needy in our community. Thank you for your support of Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and RCM.

RCM's mission is to plant seeds for the Kingdom of God by sharing food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, and, by sharing the gospel to the homeless/needy in our community. We do this by: "Giving the unconditional LOVE of Jesus Christ to the lost, hopeless, and hungry. Proclaiming the Gospel, Empowering souls with the Holy Spirit and the word of God."

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Be Blessed,

Frankie

"Giving the unconditional LOVE of Jesus Christ to the lost, hopeless, and hungry. Proclaiming the Gospel, Empowering souls with the Holy Spirit and the word of God."

2/28/2011

If you thought that mission trips were for a week, or two, and, just for the youth, or, to a foreign country, think again!

 All Christians have an unique call on their lives - a designed plan to impact the world for Jesus Christ.

When on a mission trip, you create opportunities to encounter God and foster a passionate relationship with Him. You see the world through Gods eyes and discover His call on your life and you become able to respond to God's call within the context of your life. It’s amazing what the Lord can do. You will never experience a more intimate experience than through an opportunity to serve in the "mission field". Just a Saturday morning with Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), helping deliver food to the needy in our community, can strengthen you in ways you may never have imagined.

Do you want to explore God’s call?

Do you have a passion for the lost?

Then consider planning a Saturday mission trip with RCM, today.

“In as much as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.”      

-Matthew 25:40

“And you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Ghost”

-Matthew 28:19

For More Information Contact:

Revelation Celebration Ministry http://rcmforjesus.org/

 Rev Wayne Clement

clemen_w@bellsouth.net

or

Frankie Hopper

dfhopperjr@hotmail.com

or

Star Harrison

starharrison@charter.net

2/15/11

"Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none, and whoever has food must share it." - Luke 3:11 (TEV)

Thank you for making Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and our outreach ministry to the homeless/needy, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), possible through your prayers, encouragements, and, donations of money, time, food, clothing, etc.  Your part in the outreach to the homeless/needy in our community is vital.  Because of you, the homeless/needy in our community are being given food, hygiene kits, coats, gloves, hats, scarves, blankets, Christian tracts, Bibles, hope and the gospel.  Because of you, we are "Giving the unconditional LOVE of Jesus Christ to the lost, hopeless, and hungry. Proclaiming the Gospel, Empowering souls with the Holy Spirit and the word of God." Because of you, the Lord is restoring lives. God bless you for your love and support of the pantry and RCM.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

2/14/11

Yesterday was Scout Sunday at Jodeco Road UMC. Boy Scout Troop 160, Jodeco Road UMC, collected and donated over 700 pounds of food to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Thank you for your support, donations, assistance, prayers, encouragements, friendship and love.

Be Blessed,

Frankie

2 Corinthians 9:10-11  Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

2/6/11

Yesterday, Wayne and I gave coats, scarves, gloves, blankets, caps, Christian tracts, Bibles, hygiene kits and grace bags to the homeless/needy in and around Sunny Side, GA. We shared the gospel with them too.

The hygiene kits and Christian tracts came from Jones Memorial UMC. The clothing and blankets came from the Atlanta Union Mission, and, from the Journey Kids, Jodeco Road UMC. We also gave coats to New Mercy Baptist Church in Griffin, GA (close to the golf course); they have a homeless/needy outreach ministry. We weren't able to get in touch with the pastor of New Mercy Baptist Church, but, we left a few ladies sweaters that the Journey Kids had collected, and, a few bags of men and ladies coats that we got from the Atlanta Union Missions, on the church's doorstep. We've been told that the pastor does a great job of reaching out to the homeless in Griffin.

Yesterday, Butch Nixon, First Baptist Church of McDonough, got some men and ladies coats to take to downtown Atlanta, to give to the homeless. Their homeless/needy ministry gives food, socks, hygiene items, Christian tracts, and, share the Gospel, with approximately 250 homeless people in downtown Atlanta, once a month.

Thank you for your support, donations, assistance, prayers, encouragements, love and friendship.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

2/4/11

We gave out 3 grace bags made by Julie, today, to Thumper, Rain and Spotty (street names). They were very thankful for the gifts of love. The special note from Julie touched Rain's heart. The two ladies, Rain and Spotty, got Bibles, P-38 Military Can Openers, Jones Memorial UMC hygiene kits, Jones Memorial UMC hats and glovers. They asked for prayer. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

2/2/11

Last Saturday, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) made 9 deliveries of food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry to needy families in our community. We gave out Bibles, Christian tracts, and, prayed with them. The Journey kids (ages 3 to 5th grade), Jodeco Road UMC, donated a "ton" of coats to RCM (our homeless/needy outreach ministry), last Sunday. Last Monday, Wayne and I went to Atlanta Union Missions to pick up hundreds of coats (men, women and children) and 20 blankets for RCM. Helping Hands, Jones Memorial UMC, donated coats, clothes, shoes, hygiene kits, hats, scarves, gloves, kids activity kits, Christian tracts, Bibles, etc, to RCM, yesterday. Julie S has joined RCM, as a prayer warrior, and, has/is making grace bags with food, bottled water, a personal note, Christian tracts, etc, in them. God is good!

Thanks to everyone who supports the pantry and RCM with their prayers, assistance, donations, encouragements, friendship and love. You are touching the hearts of the homeless/needy in our community, that God leads us too.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Be Blessed,

Frankie

"Giving the unconditional LOVE of Jesus Christ to the lost, hopeless, and hungry. Proclaiming the Gospel, Empowering souls with the Holy Spirit and the word of God."

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie ( dfhopperjr@hotmail.com )

“In as much as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.”      

-Matthew 25:40
“And you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

1/24/11

1/11/11

Greetings!

We didn't start Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM); God brought us together. We support homeless shelters (The Potter's House for Women, Calvary Refuge Center, Haven House, Franklin's Farm and In His Name Ministry). Our Lord has led us to the homeless in Stockbridge, Forest Park, Rex, Conley, Griffin, Lovejoy, McDonough, Sunnyside, Morrow and the surrounding areas.

Jodeco Road United Methodist Church (UMC) has a food pantry (Jodeco On The Road) that serves as a food bank for RCM (see church's website/Missions at http://www.jodecoroadumc.org/ ). We (Wayne, Star and I) go out, usually, about 2 times a month (the 2nd and 4th Saturday). We support another homeless/needy ministry (Mustard Seed Ministry) in Sunnyside, GA, made up of people (Roxanne, Tony and Charlie) who originally worked with RCM for about a year. God is good!

Wayne, Star, Roxanne, Tony and Charlie have a meal/Bible Study in Sunnyside just about every Thursday night and invite/pick up the homeless/needy in that area. Wayne is with Team Jesus, a prison ministry, and goes to the Henry County Jail, usually on Tuesday nights and Sunday afternoons, to do a Bible Study. He asked the prisoners if their families need food.v If so, we deliver the food and the gospel to them. Last year, our Lord used Wayne, working with Donna Crumbley (she started Helping In His Name Food Pantry), to bring over 50 prisoners to Him. And, 33 prisoners have been baptized.

RCM prays for God to lead us to the people that need food and the gospel, and, He does just that. We're supported by Jodeco Road UMC, Jones Memorial UMC (Helping Hands), Lovejoy UMC, Mt Carmel UMC, Mt Olive Baptist Church and several local businesses. We didn't contact them, our Lord led them to the pantry/ RCM.

The Federal Government classifies a child without a permanent address as homeless. We use that as our definition of "homeless". We go to "extended stay" motels (Motel Six, Suburban Lodge), an RV park in McDonough, and, trailer parks in the area.

The churches listed above support the pantry/RCM as a part of their homeless/outreach ministry. Jones Memorial UMC Helping Hands Ministry make homemade sleeping bags, hats, gloves/mittens, scarves, clothes, backpacks/totes, Christian tracts, Bibles, and, put together hygiene kits for RCM to share with the homeless/needy in our community. Mt Carmel UMC, Lovejoy UMC and Mt Olive Baptist church do food drives and take up homeless offerings to donate to the pantry/RCM. Lovejoy and Mt Carmel UMCs have also donated Bibles, hygiene kits, caps, winter weather items, Christian tracts, etc, to RCM. We are their feet; we are "sowers".

Jodeco Road UMC's members, Missions Committee, Youth, Journey (ages 3 to 5th grade), Boy Scout Troop 160, United Methodist Women (UMW), United Methodist Men (UMM), Sunday School Classes, pastor, Gene Sheffield, and office staff have been a tremendous help to the pantry/RCM with their prayers, support, donations, assistance, encouragements, love and friendship.

Jodeco Road UMC's Youth and the UMM help with sorting food from the pantry for RCM deliveries, from time to time, on the Saturdays that we deliver food and the gospel. Our Youth normally do a "Souper Bowl" Sunday collection for the homeless/needy. The Christian Friends Sunday School Class donates money and Bibles, from time to time, to the pantry/RCM. The Jodeco Road UMC's Missions Committee,  UMM and UMW donate money, as mentioned earlier, to the pantry/RCM. We use the money to buy food from The Atlanta Community Food Bank at 16 cents a pound. God is awesome! Since Wayne went to a training session for USDA, we're able to get USDA items from the Atlanta Community Food Bank, also.

Our church's Boy Scout Troop 160 has a food drive in February of each year and donates the food to the pantry during Scout Sunday. Our church's Girl Scout Troop also donates items, from time to time, to the pantry. Our Journey Kids (ages 3 to 5th grade) have food drives, coat/caps/gloves drives, and, make Grace Bags (a bottle of water, vienna sausage/beanie weenies, chips, crackers, Little Debbie Cakes and put a Bible verse and/or a handwritten note telling of God's love for them) to give to the homeless. Pastor Gene and our Administrative Assistant, Tricia, have applied for grants from the North Georgia Homeless Council, over the past two years, for the pantry. We've received $1000 in 2009, and, $1484.00 in 2010. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

If your interested in helping the homeless/needy in your area, your county's Department of Family and Children Services office/Community Services office, The Salvation Army, your county's school administrative office and/or the America Red Cross  may be able to give you listings of the food pantries, shelters, clothes closets, medical services for the uninsured, etc, in your area. Also, you can go to the United Way 211 website to find out where their might be a homeless shelter/food pantry. If you're located in the Atlanta Metro area, you can go to: http://211online.unitedwayatlanta.org/search.aspx . That would be a good place to start. The agencies/organizations/churches listed on that website always need support. That would be of help in determining the needs of your community as well.

We see homeless at intersections/on the street, and, we share food, Christian tracts and the gospel with them. We tell they about shelters and programs in the area where they can find help (clothes, food, medical, shelters, counseling, etc).

I hope that this gives you some idea of what RCM does and how God uses RCM, and our support network, to spread the gospel.

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

12/30/10

The Godly folks at Lovejoy UMC took up a homeless offering and donated it to our homeless ministry, Revelation Celebration Ministry. They also provided 18 hats, 24 pair of gloves, 22 scarves, 8 blankets and 14 items of clothing (coats, sweat shirts, long underwear, and a sweater) to give to the homeless in our area.  All but 4 blankets have been given to the homeless, already. Thank you and God bless you, Lovejoy UMC, for the donation, and, for the "winter" items for the homeless that were given in love. God is good!

We delivered donated baby food, chips and other food items to Haven House, earlier today. Haven House, in turn, donated several dozen twin size blankets to our homeless ministry. The blankets were taken to Calvary Refuge Center, this evening. Wow!

Thanks to everyone who supports Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM). Your prayers, assistance, donations, love, friendship and encouragements have been a blessing to the pantry, RCM, and, to the homeless/needy in our community. You have touched many lives, this year. Happy New Year Blessings to you and to yours!

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

12/23/10

We pray that this will be the best Christmas and New Year that you and your family have ever had!  We pray that the Lord will bless you exceedingly, and, abundantly above all that you could ask or even think!  We love you and thank God for all that you have done for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, Revelation Celebration Ministry.

Without you, these outreach ministries would not be possible!  You are a vital part in our outreach to the homeless and the needy in our community. We are touched, blessed and grateful to you for your love, prayers, assistance, donations, support, friendship and encouragements!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

12/10/10

Jones Memorial UMC Helping Hands Ministry recently donated over 20 sleeping bags/blankets, 50 hygiene kits, 8 Bibles, over 80 hand made hats/scarves, 40 new backpacks, a lot of clothing, totes, gloves and Christian tracts (Sunday School Lessons, devotionals, Guide Posts). A couple at Lovejoy UMC also donated 25 new hats to us, instead of buying Christmas presents for each other, this year. Several Jodeco Road UMC families have donated gently used coats and one family donated hand made mittens. What perfect timing; the "winter" weather came earlier than expected. Just about all of these items have been given out in the past 30 days. Glory to God!

About 20 emergency deliveries and 70 homeless grace bags (24 grace bags were made by Jodeco Road UMC Journey kids) have been given out over the past 30 days. That does not count the RCM food deliveries taken to The Potters House for Women, Haven House, Franklin's Farm, Mustard Seed Ministries (they deliver food, clothing, Bibles, Christian tract, etc to the needy in the Lovejoy/ Sunny Side and Griffin areas), and, to the needy families/people that RCM makes during it's Saturday deliveries over the past 30 days. Wow! God is great! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

The Godly folks at Mount Olive Baptist Church donated several hundred pounds of food to the pantry, recently. Once a month, Jodeco Baptist Church has donated Angel Food Boxes to the pantry. They have both been a blessing to us and to the needy in our area. That food has also been given out.

A huge thank you to all of the Jodeco Road UMC volunteers for The Feeding Henry Thanksgiving Meal, on Saturday, 11/20/10, for making that outreach to the needy/homeless in our area a success. We heard from all 6 of our hosts locations (with 20 churches involved in the outreach) and we went through all 2,100 servings. One common theme was that fewer people attended than expected, but the to-go outreach meals were a blessing to those who both delivered and received them. We also had more volunteers then needed. God is good!

The pantry recently received a grant from the Housing & Homeless Council-North Georgia United Methodist Church and donations from Jodeco Road UMC members, Jodeco Road UMC Missions Committee, and, from the Jodeco Road UMC Men's group. Praise God!

Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, assistance, encouragements, friendship and love for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), and, for the homeless/needy in our area. Thank you, Jesus!

Merry Christmas, Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

11/17/10

Journey, Jodeco Road UMC (3 years old to 5th grade), made 24 grace bags for our homeless outreach ministry. I picked them up, today, along with gloves, hygiene kits and blankets. God is good! Our Lord led me to 9 homeless people (all in Stockbridge), this afternoon. I'm out of gloves, Bibles, blankets, hygiene kits, and, I'm down to 15 grace bags, now. Praise the Lord!

Thank you, Journey kids, for the grace bags. I told each homeless person that was given a grace bag about who put the grace bags together. I told them that it was done out of love. I told them about Jesus and gave them Christian tracts on the plan of salvation. I prayed with the ones that said that they wanted me to pray with them. I also told them that the Journey kids had prayed over the grace bags after they had put them together. That touched their hearts, the most.
 
They also got information on The Feeding Henry Thanksgiving Meal on 11/20/10 and about the United Way 211 hotline number to call for information on food, shelter, clothing, health care, Traveler's Aid and addiction programs.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Peace and Blessings,
 
Frankie

11/1/10

Mt Olive Baptist Church dropped off a lot of food (hundreds and hundreds of canned food items) at the pantry today (to include over 100 cans of soup). Wow! That took my breath away. I could see Mt Olive Baptist Church's footsteps as soon as I went into the pantry, this afternoon.

I praise God for Jodeco Road UMC, Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and it's partners (Moye's Pharmacy, Lovejoy UMC, Jodeco Baptist Church, Mt Carmel UMC, Mt Olive Baptist Church, Jones Memorial UMC, to name a few), for Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), and, for everyone that supports, prays for, assists, encourages and donates to the pantry and to RCM. Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. (Phil 1:3)

Our Lord led me to make 3 deliveries to families at the RV Park (just off of Jodeco Road by the interstate), today, and to make a delivery to Haven House (approximately 100 pounds of food plus diapers and hygiene items). He also led me to take boxes upon boxes of pasta items, boxes of cups of soup, and boxes of ramen noodles) to Stockbridge Presbyterian Church this afternoon (for the Henry County Thanksgiving Dinner Outreach Bags). Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

God is good all the time!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

"All4Him!"

Jodeco On The Road (We Deliver) is the food pantry ministry at Jodeco Road United Methodist Church. The pantry is supported by local businesses, as well as the congregation of Jodeco Road UMC, Jodeco Baptist Church, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jones Memorial UMC, Lovejoy UMC and Mount Carmel UMC, to name a few. The pantry provides food to Calvary Refuge Center, Haven House, In His Name Ministries, The Potter's House for Women Inc, Noah's Ark and to Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM, a homeless/needy outreach ministry). The pantry accepts donations of food items such as canned meats, vegetables, fruits and non-perishable items such as cereal, grits, biscuit mix, cocoa mix, bottled water, oatmeal, jello, tea, mayo, crackers, soups, peanut butter and jelly, etc.  The pantry also provides soap, paper towels, toilet paper and other personal items when available.
 
Cash donations to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and to Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) are used to buy food from The Atlanta Community Food Bank at a substantial savings (16 cents a pound). The Atlanta Community Food Bank, in turn, requires monthly reports on the total amount of food delivered, and, to whom the food was given, from the pantry.
 
For 2009, the totals for RCM deliveries (including food purchased from the Food Bank for the pantry and food donated to the pantry) of food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry follow:
 
Total # of People: 3,571

Children: 956 Seniors: 264 Male: 1,859 Female: 1,713
# of Homeless: 2,368  

Total # Pounds Distributed: 66,636

Caucasian: 1,904, Black: 929, Hispanic: 621, Other: 117

Jodeco Road UMC, 1500 Jodeco Road, Stockbridge, GA, Missions Committee Meeting is scheduled for Monday, 10/18/10, beginning at 6:30 PM. If you could come to the meeting to discuse how best Jodeco Road UMC could help with the Thanksgiving Meal for Henry County on 11/20/10, that would be great. Sorry for the short notice. If you can't, keep us in your prayers.
 
Peace and Blessings,
 
Frankie
 
Jodeco Road UMC  http://www.jodecoroadumc.org/
 
Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), (a homeless/needy outreach mission that our church/pantry supports) http://rcmforjesus.org/

10/18/10

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord." - Colossians 3:23

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie 

10/14/10

9/30/10

9/17/10

Our very on Wayne Clement, Revelation Celebration Ministry ( RCM, http://rcmforjesus.org/ ),  who picks up and delivers food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry ( http://www.jodecoroadumc.org/ under Missions), and, delivers the gospel, with the help of Star Harrison, Frankie Hopper and other volunteers, to the homeless/needy in our community (at least two Saturdays each month) will be ordained on 9/18/10, at 10:00 AM, at Harvest Point UMC, 225 Technology Parkway, McDonough, GA. Praise God!
 
Wayne also works with Star Harrison, Tony Davidson and Roxanne Davidson doing a RCM Bible Study in Sunnyside, GA, on Thursday evenings, beginning at 7:00 PM, for the needy in the community. They serve a meal before beginning the Bible Study to whomever comes to hear the "word".
 
On Tuesday evenings, Wayne joins with ministers Tim Ashley, Anson Kilgo, Donna Crumbley and Luke Edmondson, to began their long walk down the dusky hallway of the Henry County Jail to minister to the inmates at the prison. He works with Donna Crumbley, the former president of Helping in His Name Ministries, Inc., to minister to between 40 and 60 inmates in Pod D at the jail. Wayne also preaches to the prisoners on Sunday afternoons. Recently, 33 prisoners were baptized at one of the services. Glory to God!
 
They deliver powerful messages with the hope that the "good news" will deliver its recipients from the behaviors, and ways of thinking, that landed them at the prison. They do this weekly at evening Bible Studies, ministering to some of the more than 700 inmates housed at the Henry County Jail. They are part of Team Jesus Ministries, Inc., a non-profit, interdenominational organization whose jail-house ministries aim to spread the word of God to inmates in weekly Bible Studies and Sunday services. In a recent Henry County Times article, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy David McCart said, "We feel like it’s a great program. It seems to be a big asset to us, to give inmates an opportunity to live better lives.”
 
We are blessed that Wayne has so willingly given his life to serving God in this way. We pray God's richest blessings on Wayne, his family, RCM, Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and their partners, supporters, and volunteers.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Peace and Blessings,
 
Frankie

9/1/10

Thanks to the Godly folks at Jones Memorial UMC, since yesterday, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), has given out 15 sleeping bags that they had made, hygiene kits that Jones Memorial UMC had put together (that included Christian tracts in each kit), back packs that they had provided, and 14 Bibles (of the over 100 Bibles that they gave to RCM).

Also, fourteen goodie bags with Moyes bottled water (donated by Moyes Pharmacy), food (from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry), and, Christians tracts (from Jodeco Baptist Church), were given out also. God is good!

Thank you all for what you do in supporting RCM and the pantry. Seeds are being planted! God bless you for your donations, prayers, encouragements, friendship, assistance and caring for those in need. It's wonderful to see Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Road UMC, Jones Memorial UMC, Jodeco Baptist Church, Oak Grove Community Church, Lovejoy UMC, Mt Carmel UMC, and, Moyes Pharmacy supporting the pantry and RMC to help the homeless/needy in our area. That, to me, is the Body of Christ working in our community.

Life isn't measured by the number of breaths you take, but, by the moments that take your breath away. You should have seen the faces and heard the comments and prayer requests made by the homeless as they received the blessings from God through the gifts of love that y'all had provided. That took my breath away. All praise and glory to God!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

8/24/10

The food emphasis for September 2010 for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry will be canned soup (any kind). Actually, any non-perishable food item that you can donate will be greatly appreciated. The need for food and the gospel (we just don't deliver food; we tell them about the good news), in our coummunity, is growing daily. Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, assistance, encouragements and friendship. God bless you and yours forever and a day!
 
Jodeco On The Road (We Deliver) is the food pantry ministry at Jodeco Road United Methodist Church. The pantry is supported by local businesses, as well as the congregation of Jodeco Road UMC, Jodeco Baptist Church, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jones Memorial UMC, Lovejoy UMC and Mount Carmel UMC, Oak Grove Community Church to name a few. The pantry provides food to Calvary Refuge Center, Haven House, In His Name Ministries, The Potter's House for Women Inc, Noah's Ark and to Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM, a homeless/needy outreach ministry). The pantry accepts donations of food items such as canned meats, vegetables, fruits and non-perishable items such as cereal, grits, biscuit mix, cocoa mix, bottled water, oatmeal, jello, tea, mayo, crackers, soups, peanut butter and jelly, etc.  The pantry also provides soap, paper towels, toilet paper and other personal items, when available, when available.
 
Cash donations to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and to Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) are used to buy food from The Atlanta Community Food Bank at a substantial savings (16 cents a pound). The Atlanta Community Food Bank, in turn, requires monthly reports on the total amount of food delivered, and, to whom the food was given, from the pantry.
 
For 2009, the totals for RCM deliveries (including food purchased from the Food Bank for the pantry and food donated to the pantry) of food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry follow:
 
Total # of People: 3,571
Children: 956 Seniors: 264 Male: 1,859 Female: 1,713
# of Homeless: 2,368 
Total # Pounds Distributed: 66,636
Caucasian: 1,904, Black: 929, Hispanic: 621, Other: 117

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

8/06/2010

Here's a note of thanks from Pastor Randy Rivers, Franklin's Farm Recovery Center (a homeless shelter for recovering alcoholics), for the 375 pounds of food from Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry that Wayne took to them on 7/31/10. Currently, they have 16 people at the shelter. Like Pastor Randy Rivers says, I to am still "amazed by God's grace."
 
Their pantry was empty. They need our prayers. Thank you for your support. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Peace and Blessings,
 
Frankie
 

8/6/10
 
Happy Friday!
 
Wayne Clement and I were able to take several hundred pounds of food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry to The Potter's House for Women, Inc, today. What a blessing that was. While we were there, the girls played Bible Trivia. Just before we left, while Wayne was saying the closing prayer, One of the new girls at The Potter's House for Women started crying. After Wayne said "Amen!", She said the "sinners prayer", with Cherrie guiding her, and gave her heart to Christ. Praise The Lord! There are 18 ladies staying at The Potter's House for Women, Inc, now.

Last month, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), was able to deliver 3,195 pounds of food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry to 250 needy people (including 108 children and 26 seniors). One hundred and ninety-three of those people were homeless. We gave out over 60 Bibles/Christian tracts, witnessed to them, and told them about the good news. Eight people said the "sinners prayer" and asked Jesus into their hearts. Praise God from whom all blessing flow!

Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, assistance, encouragements, friendship and love for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and for Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM). What an awesome God we serve!

Peace and Blessings,

Frankie

7/18/10

"Giving the unconditional LOVE of Jesus Christ to the lost, hopeless, and hungry. Proclaiming the Gospel, Empowering souls with the Holy Spirit and the word of God."

Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. -Hebrews 13:16

The food emphasis for July will be canned meats (stew, chili, tuna, ham, chicken, etc). Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, assistance and caring.
 
 

Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. -Hebrews 13:16

Cash donations are used to buy food from The Atlanta Community Food Bank at a substantial savings (sixteen cents a pound).  Each month, the pantry emphasizes the need for one particular food item. For more information, contact Frankie Hopper at 678-284-0012 or dfhopperjr@hotmail.com .

6/08/10

5/27/10
 
Last Saturday, Wayne, Star and Ms Bobbie, Revelation Clebration Ministry (RCM), took food, donated to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, and made 8 deliveries to needy in our community. Four people accepted Christ, that day. Praise God!
 
During one of the deliveries, a mother told Wayne that, just before he had knocked on her door and asked them if they needed food and the gospel, she had been asked by one of her two daughters, "where would the food that they needed come from". The mother told her daughters, "the Lord will provide". The daughter said, "yea, right, from the sky." God is good!
 
Because of the support, from the Godly folks at Mt Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Baptist Church, Jodeco Road UMC and Jones Memorial UMC, that Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and RCM receive, over 200 needy people received food this month. Once again, this year, hand made sleeping bags, hygiene kits, clothes, Bibles and Christian tracts, that were donated by the precious folks at Jones Memorial UMC to RCM, were also given out to the needy/homeless in our community.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Thank you for your support, donations, assistance, prayers, love, encouragements and friendship for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and RCM. Because you shared the blessings that our Lord provided to you with the pantry and RCM, many needy people received food and heard the good news. Seeds were planted.
 
Peace and Blessings,
 
Frankie

4/26/10

(News from Frankie)

Happy Sunday!
 
The doctor released me from the hospital (Insurance issue) and said that I could do my own rehab at home. I getting and feeling a little better each day. Praise God! It's good to be home. I'm not where I need to be, but, the doctor didn't want me to go to a rehab facility outside of the hospital (people catch things there).
 
It was great to see you! Thank you for the prayers, visit, emails, encouragements and friendship.
 
Peace and Blessings,
 
Frankie

3/18/10

(We Need to pray for Frankie)

Thank you! Bless you!
 
Good Morning and Happy Thursday!
 
I'll have back surgery on 4/16/10. Our pray is that it'll work. The Neurosurgeon said that with God's help, that it would work. That made my day. So, I gave the doctor a New Testament and told him that's what we're counting on.
 
I cannot walk very far, using a walker, lay down flat on a bed or a couch, sit for very long, and, I'm having problems getting up and sitting down. I have to sit on at least two pillows to get some relief and sleep on 6 or 7 pillows to get some rest. I love pillows, now, and don't go anywhere without at least one pillow in my hand. I think that I'm taking around 20 pills a day and the Neurosurgeon said that I have to get clearance from a Cardiologist before they could do the operation. He said that the anistisologist would have a fit when he/she sees the number of medications that I'm taking. Ha!
 
I've been to 9 doctor's visits (5 different doctors) and have been told that I have shingles, bursitis, a lower back nerve irritation, and, now a Neurosurgeon says that I have severe spinal stenosis. 
  
Thanks for the prayers; we need them. Linda is going 90 miles an hour taking care of our son, Davy, and me. She needs prayer and a vacation. Bless her heart.
 
This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Praise God! 

 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

3/10/10

1/22/10

1/18/10

If you know of someone in need of shelter, please have them call the "Task Force for the Homeless" at 800-448-0636 or 404-447-3678.  
 
24-HR HOMELESS ASSISTANCE HOTLINE
( http://www.homelesstaskforce.org/programs.html )
 
The initial point of contact for many individuals with the Task Force is through their 24-Hour Homeless Assistance Hotline. The 24-Hour Homeless Assistance Hotline is a toll-free, statewide hotline and is the central component of Task Force service delivery. The Hotline provides a crucial first link between those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and the resources that they need, such as shelter, food, housing, employment, or other support. This toll-free, statewide Hotline is a fully computerized, constantly operating service linking more than 10,000 callers and their households each year with shelter, food, clothing, permanent housing, employment services and other support. 
 
This doesn't replace the United Way 211 Hotline. It's just another resource to use in finding a place for the homeless to stay.

 

1/17/10

Wayne Clement, RCM, has set up a pickup for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, at The Atlanta Community Food Bank, on Jan 22nd. The RCM street ministry will go out on January 23rd, to distribute the food from Jodeco On The r
Road Food Pantry to the needy, and, to offer them Christ. RCM plans on going out the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, for the rest of the year. We'll let you know if there is a change to that schedule. We'll need to reserve the church's Prayer Room for Bible Study/Prayer Time on the Saturdays that we'll be going out (from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM), if possible.
 
Wayne and I have both keys to the church.
 
From Wayne: I have coordinated with Donna Crumbly to receive 100 men's, 100 women's and 100 children's winter coats, and, 100 blankets from United Way. I will have to pick them up on Feb 2nd. I will need help as I am going to have another hernia surgery in the week of Jan 25th. I pray a new year filled with joy from our LORD for you and your family. In Christ's Love!!!! Wayne
 
If y'all know of anyone that can help him on Feb 2nd, please let him know ( clemen_w@bellsouth.net ).
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

Written during WW II. 

Thank all of you for making 2009 the best year that Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and our homeless/needy outreach mission, Revelation Celebration Ministry, have ever had.  You all have gone above and beyond anything we could ever ask or think.  We pray that God will richly bless you in the coming year!
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

12/23/09

Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry and our homeless/needy outreach ministry, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), would like to thank you for your support, prayers, donations, assistance, encouragements, friendship and love, this year.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie
 
The poor and needy everywhere
Are objects of God’s love and care,
But they will always know despair
Unless His love with them we share. —D. De Haan

 
 

2 Corinthians 9:6-15 (New International Version)

12/8/09
Praise God! 

Hi Everyone, This is the monthly totals thru Nov 30. I know that we have surpassed last years amount of food delivered which was 56000#s, but I am not sure about the number of people. i can't remember if we served 2700 people or 3700. I will try to check to have by this Sat. when we go out again. I look forward to seeing everyone Sat.                             In Christ's Love!!!  Wayne

12/3/09

Roger, Wendy, Barbara, Little Bit, Sharon and "John" were very grateful for the ham and cheese sandwiches that Roger T had made and were left over from Richard Mac's Memorial Service (what a wonderful service that was). The homeless people also got Homeless Grace Bags that Gene and Martha R's family made after their Thanksgiving meal.
 
Last night, I took some children's coats to Calvary Refuge Center. Calvary, in turn, donated about 200 pounds of food to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry. God is great!
 
Wayne made Revelation Celebration Ministry deliveries of food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, last night. One delivery was to a single mom with two children. Pastor Gonzalus, Church Beautiful, went with Wayne. All three people in the family asked Jesus into their heart. Wayne also said that 7 prisoners got saved, on Tuesday night, after Donna C (formerly with Helping In His Name Food Pantry) and he delivered the good news to them. Praise God! They need Bibles, Christian tracts/literature, devotionals and Sunday School books for the prisoners to grow in the Lord's word. Wayne said that even the guards were "paying attention" to the sermon.
 
RCM also needs Hispanic Bibles, Christian tracts, devotionals and Christian literature. If you have any to spare, or, know of someone who might be able to share with them RCM to spread the good news, let me know.
 
Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, encouragements, friendship and love.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie
 
Merry Christmas!

Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 

Tell Alice "thanks for the call and for the food from the Emmaus Walk". Franklins' Farm was very grateful and planned their evening meal around some of the 200 pounds plus of food that was donated. They don't normally get that kind of food. Wow! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Wayne, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), drove up while I was at Franklins' Farm and gave them even more food (frozen turkey beast, chicken and over a hundred pounds of canned food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry/RCM). We also gave out Bibles, Christian tracts and witnessed to several of the homeless people staying at Franklins' Farm, while we were there.
 
God bless you and yours forever and a day.
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

11/10/09
 
Wayne, Ms Bobby & Star had 3 salvations and 1 re-dedication on Saturday!  Praise the Lord!! 
 
Ms Bobby is from Oak Grove Community Church and is in her 70s. She has been a blessing to RCM.
 
Over the past few weeks, Wayne, RCM, has been working with Donna Crumbley (founder of Helping In His Name Food Pantry in McDonough), in a prison ministry in Henry County. Wayne told me, yesterday, that they had had 8 conversions at the prison, so far, during that time frame. Wow!
 
God is great! Keep Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry and RCM in your prayers.
 
ALL4HIM,
 
Frankie

10/22/09
 
Jodeco Road United Methodist Church Men's Group served a wonderful meal, last night. I took some of the food to Fire Station #8, Flippen Rd, Stockbridge, GA. They were very appreciative of the food that they were given.
 
Tom H had given me some small containers for our homeless ministry. I was thinking that it'd be nice if Linda H could bake some cookies to go in the containers to give to the homeless. Then, Gene R came over to me and asked if I could use some cookies left over from the United Methodist Men's supper. Well, we gave out a woman's coat, socks, 9 grace bags, Christian tracts and 9 containers of cookies to 3 homeless women (Wendy, Chi Chi and Kim), and, to 6 homeless men (including Roger, John and Walk-A-Bout), after supper, last night. You should have seen their smiles when I offered them the home made cookies. Tha't's what they ate first. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jodeco Road United Methodist Men.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

10/17/09

The food emphasis for the pantry, for November, will be pasta items.
 
Items that Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry can always use include: Tuna, Canned Meats, Chili, Beef Stew, Dry Beans, Rice, Cooking Oils, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Parmalat and/or Powdered Milk, Macaroni & Cheese, Canned Fruit, Canned Soup, Ramen Noodle Soup Mix, Canned Vegetables, Grits, Oatmeal, Cereal, Crackers, Chips, Boxed Snacks, Jello, Cookies, Syrup, Boxed Mixes (Pancake, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, Corn Bread, Muffin, Rolls, Biscuit, Complete Meals), Bottled and Canned Juices, Bottled Water, Tea, Coffee, Powdered Drink Mixes, Pudding, Apple Sauce, Instant Potatoes, Pasta and Pasta Sauce, Flour, Sugar, Corn Meal, Laundry Soap, Bath Soap, Dish Soap, Shampoo, Hand Lotion, Toothpaste, Tooth Brushes, Mouth Wash, First Aid Items/Bandages, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Paper Plates/Bowls, Plastic Knives/Forks/Spoons, Gallon and Quart Size Freezer Bags, Paper Bags, Napkins, Kleenex, and Personal Hygiene Products. Note: The homeless like travel size hygiene items. 

Our Lord has already provided 26 frozen turkey breast for our November deliveries. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie 

10/17/09

All of the coats, gloves, blankets, sweaters, blouses, socks, shirts and a pair of shoes, that the Journey kids collected, have been given to the homeless/needy in our community. Last Wednesday night, at Calvary Refuge Center, Forest Park, GA, I watched four homeless men and 6 homeless ladies praising God as they picked out coats, socks and gloves to wear. They were very grateful, and, several of them said "perfect timing!"
 
Bless you! Thank you, again!
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

10/15/09

Jodeco Road UMC Journey kids are the greatest! Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the homeless grace bags, bottled water, forks, crackers,  coats, gloves, blankets and socks.
 
So far this week, we've given out 9 homeless grace bags, 10 coats, 10 pair of gloves and 10 pairs of socks to the homeless in our area. They were very grateful for the food, bottled water, gloves, coats and socks. Bless you!
 
We also took butter and food (approximately 300 pounds), donated by Mt Olive Baptist Church (bless their hearts), to Haven House on 10/13/09. Haven House's pantry was just about empty.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

10/13/09

Wow!
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
I took the butter, Christian tracts, New Testaments and some of the food, donated by Mount Olive Baptist Church, to Haven House, this morning. They were very excited and extremely grateful for the butter and the food. Beverly Barnes, Haven House, said that there pantry was almost empty. I witnessed to 3 of their clients that were in the office, giving them New Testaments and telling them about Jesus. One of the ladies asked me about Romans 10:9. When I left Haven House, the ladies were reading their New Testaments.
 
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

10/12/09

10/5/09
 
Happy Monday! It's a rainy, but great, day in Georgia! Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the food and for the grace bags!
 
Wayne and I went out Saturday to give food to a 91 year old widow and to a needy Hispanic family. There was a lot of prayer and rejoicing, that day. the Lord used Wayne to share the Salvation story with an older gentleman, that afternoon. God is great!
 
Yesterday, Wayne and I were at Michelle's church, Lovejoy UMC, and shared with the congregation about how our Lord uses Jodeco on The Road Food Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) to reach out to the needy in our community. It was an awesome service. After the service, Danny, a homeless guy, rode up to us, on a bicycle, and said, "I'm hungry" while we were standing in the parking lot of the church. Wayne said "that's what we do". Danny got 3 or 4 grace bags, a Jones Memorial UMC hygiene kit, a blanket, a New Testament, a tarp, and, prayer. On the way to the Jodeco road UMC, to get Danny a "Journey" coat, gloves and another blanket, I picked up Timothy, a homeless man who was standing by the side of the road without a shirt on, and took him to his sister's home in Stockbridge. Timothy got a tarp, a grace bag, a New Testament and was told that Jesus loved him.
 
Wayne took the Journey coat, gloves and blanket back to Michelle's church to  give to Danny. Wayne will pick Danny up on Thursday evening, in the parking lot of Lovejoy UMC, to take him to an RCM Bible Study/Prayer Meeting in Sunnyside, GA, for a hot meal, fellowship, prayer, clothing, etc.
 
David C gave me 4 Hispanic New Testaments, before Wayne and I went out, Saturday morning. I gave them out in less than two minutes after we made our 2d stop to deliver food to a needy Hispanic family.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie
 

10/03/09

Recently, we were blessed with 7 hand made lap blankets for the VA Hospital, 19 hand made sleeping bags, 39 hygiene kits, 7 Bibles, Christian tracts, clothing, Christian books, kiddie items, a cell phone, and other items for the homeless/needy in our area. These gifts were donated by the Godly folks at Jones Memorial UMC. All of these gifts of love have been given to the homeless in our area. Thank you, Jones Memorial UMC! You are a true blessing.
 
I am reminded of "Our love should not be just words and talk: it must be love, which shows itself in action." 1 John 3:18
 
Today, the Atlanta VA Regional Office/Hospital had their annual "Standown" for the homeless veterans in Atlanta. They received medical attention, food, clothing, hygine kits, Christian literature, job placement assistance and counseling. Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry was able to donate 84 Meals Ready to Eat (Military field rations) and Christian literature to this cause.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Thanks to all who support RCM/Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry in prayer, donations, assistance, friendship and love. God is good!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

09/30/09

FYI:
 
God is great!
 
Donna Crumbley was the Director, Helping in His Name Food Pantry, Henry County. She retired from that job and now has a prison ministry. Wayne Clement, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), has been wanting to work in prison ministry for some time, now. Wow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie
 

Great! Go with God. Last night I met Donna Crumbley at the Henry County jail. We preached and had altar call. We had one man Ronald W. to commit his life to Jesus and 2 or 3 more that rededicated their lives. It was awesome. She wants me to help her each Tues night. Praise God! We had about 40 to 50 prisoners there. God is awesome! I love Him and what he does with the changing of peoples lives thru His Holy Spirit.  In Christ's love!!!   Wayne Praise God from whom all blessings flow!   Gene and Martha Rawdin are true blessings. There daughter, Michell Rawdin, is a pastor at Mt Carmel UMC, Griffin, and, at Lovejoy UMC, Lovejoy. She has asked me to come to Lovejoy UMC, 2071 Lovejoy Rd, Lovejoy (across from Wal-Mart on Hwy 19/41), to speak on what we do in our outreach ministy, this Sunday, 10/4/09, at the 11:00 AM service.   October is Missions month at both of Michell's churches. She said that Lovejoy UMC has an "older" membership. She wants them to know that you don't have to go accross the ocean to do mission work. We'll have a display of what Jones Memorial UMC provides to us as seeds for the sower.   I believe that it was last year, about this same time, that their son asked me to speak at a United Methodist Mens breakfast, in Griffin, on our outreach ministry. It was great! Glory to God!   2 Corinthians 9:10:  "Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness." Amen! God is awesome!   Be Blessed,   Frankie

9/28/09

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

9/19/09
 
We (Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry, RCM) made two "Angel Food" box, donated by Jodeco Baptist Church, deliveries, this morning. The food (milk, eggs, frozen meats, frozen veggies, fresh veggies, dessert, bread, hygiene items, pasta items, Christian tracts/magizine, etc) was taken to Ms Mary, a needy widow, and, to Redeemed Ministries (formerly Door of Hope Ministry) a shelter for women just released from prison, in Henry County. We also gave food to a couple and gave out grace bags (food, bottled water, Christian tracts, tote bags) to 3 homeless people in Stockbridge, GA. Jodeco on the Road Food Pantry, a Jodec Road UMC ministry, and RCM are supported by Jodeco Baptist Church, Oak Grove Community Church, Mt Olive Baptist Church, Stockbridge Assembly of God Food Pantry, the hispanic Church Beautiful, and, local businesses, to name a few. 
 
We also gave out 4 Bibles, today. It has been a blessing to be able to share these gifts of love, filled with God's love, to the less fortunate. We tell them about Jesus. We pray with them and give them Christian tracts, Christian books, Bibles and info on how to become a Christian ( http://rcmforjesus.org/Becoming%20a%20Christian.htm ). We also give them a flyer on the United Way Hotline 211 number for info on local shelters, rehab centers, clothes closets, transportation, pantries, medical clinics, etc ( http://211online.unitedwayatlanta.org/ ).
 
This week, we've  given out 12 Bibles, 16 grace bags, 9 Jones Memorial UMC hand made sleeping bags, 30 Jones Memorial UMC hygiene kits (deorderant, shampoo, hand lotion, gum, wash cloth, socks, razors, shaving cream, Christian tracts, bandaids, tooth brush, tooth paste) to homeless people in our community. Yesterday, we gave 6 Jones Memorial UMC hand made lap blankets to the Atlanta VA Nursing Home in Decatur, GA.
 
Your prayers, support, donations, assistance, friendship and love are greatly appreciated. Thank you! Bless you!
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!!

Blessings,
 
Frankie

9/16/09

Thank you, Jones Memorial UMC, for the 19 hand made sleeping bags, hand made lap blankets (for the VA Hospital), clothing, a cell phone, 39 hygiene kits, 7 Bibles and the Christian tracts that you donated, with a loving heart, for the homeless in our community, yesterday. Some of these gifts of love have already been given out to the homeless in Forest Park, and, in McDonough, GA. Praise the Lord for Jones Memorial UMC!
 
Thanks to all that support Jodeco on the Road Food Pantry and Revelation Celebration Ministry, with their prayers, donations, assistance, friendship and love.
 
The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

9/03/09

UPDATE on Wayne

Please pray for Wayne Clement, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM); he is having surgery, this morning, at Henry Medical Center. Star Harrison, RCM, called last night and said that Wayne wouldn't be able to get food, today, for Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry at the Atlanta Community Food Bank, because of the surgery. He normally get's food from them, twice a month, for our Saturday RCM food distribution street ministry to the homeless and needy in our community. They call him "Jodeco" at The Atlanta Community Food Bank. I am priviledged to call him friend and brother.   Wayne said that RCM had given out approximately 43,000 pounds of food to about 3,000 needy people, as of the end of July 2009. We also pray with them and give out Bibles, Christian tracts, and, tell them about the "good news" (soul food). God is great!   Thank you for your prayers, support, encouragements, donations, assistance and friendship.   Blessings,   Frankie

8/24/09

The food emphasis for Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry, for the month of September, will be soups.
 
Items that Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry can always use include: Tuna, Canned Meats, Chili, Beef Stew, Dry Beans, Rice, Cooking Oils, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Parmalat and/or Powdered Milk, Macaroni & Cheese, Canned Fruit, Canned Soup, Ramen Noodle Soup Mix, Canned Vegetables, Grits, Oatmeal, Cereal, Crackers, Chips, Boxed Snacks, Jello, Cookies, Syrup, Boxed Mixes (Pancake, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, Corn Bread, Muffin, Rolls, Biscuit, Complete Meals), Bottled and Canned Juices, Bottled Water, Tea, Coffee, Powdered Drink Mixes, Pudding, Apple Sauce, Instant Potatoes, Pasta and Pasta Sauce, Flour, Sugar, Corn Meal, Laundry Soap, Bath Soap, Dish Soap, Shampoo, Hand Lotion, Toothpaste, Tooth Brushes, Mouth Wash, First Aid Items/Bandages, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Paper Plates/Bowls, Plastic Knives/Forks/Spoons, Gallon and Quart Size Freezer Bags, Paper Bags, Napkins, Kleenex, and Personal Hygiene Products. The homeless really do like travel size hygiene items.
 
Monies donated to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, Jodeco Road UMC, are used to purschase food from The Atlanta Community Food Bank, at 16 cents a pound. What a bargain! You cannot purschase a 16 oz can of beans, tuna, soup, beef stew, chili, etc, for that price, anywhere else. God is good!
 
Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, assistance, love, encouragements and friendship.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

8/10/09

Thank you! You are a blessing! God stories abound, today.
 
Angela and Ronnie, at the RV park, got a case of Roma tomatoes, some frozen pizza dough, and, at least 6 or 7 heads of lettuce, this afternoon. All courtesy of God though Gene and Martha R. Angela and Ronnie are going to share the "blessings" with other needy families in the RV park. They were very greatful and said "thank you Lord". They also talked about working in Jodeco Road's "garden", with excitement. PTL! That made my day.

Since the pantry is out of bottled water, I made 12 grace bags for the homeless and put the canned drinks that Gene and Martha donated to the pantry, in them. 

Calvary Refuge Center got a case of Roma tomatoes, 6 big boxes of cereal, a ton of chewing gum, two 6 pound cans of carrots, two large cans of cheese sauce, two boxes of juice, a case of apple juice (individual servings), bags of coffee, and, 64 breakfast bars. Andrew, one of the night manager's at Calvary, was very appreciative. He said "I thank God for sending you". I signed Calvary's volunteer sign-in book and indicated "3 hours work" (for travel from my home to the church, loading up the car, going to Calvary and returning home - I'm slow). Clayton County will pay Calvary $15 for that time, at the end of the month. PTL!
 
Four grace bags were given out, today, also. One homeless man got a New Testament and I told him that the last two pages told him how to get to Heaven (the Romans Road to Christ). He asked, "isn't that the plan of Salvation?" I said "yes". As I was driving off, I looked in the rearview mirror and saw him reading the New Testament.
 
Over the last three Sunday afternoons, the pantry has made 6 emergency food deliveries
 (about 300 pounds of food), given out 12 or more gace bags, and, given out at least 10 New Testaments to the needy. Two soldiers that I saw were given New Testaments, today. I said "Happy Sunday" to them as I was going into Picadilly's with Linda, and, they were coming out of the restaurant. They asked me how I was doing and I said "blessed". I thanked them for their service and asked them how they were doing. They looked at each other and one of the sergeants said "we want what you have". Without hesitation, I reach into my pockets, pulled out two New Testaments, and, handed them to the soldiers. I said "read that" and you can "get it too". The other sergeant said "now that's what we're talking about". I smiled. God is good!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie
 
 

Yes they could use the food. They have quite a nice array of food. I talked with Wayne Saturday morning and he told me about the stuff that i could take up to the RV park. I have to fill out the form and give it to you but it was for 2 kids and 5 adults. He told me to get fishsticks too but I forgot them. Angel a told me they loved fishsticks!

The last time you were at the RV Park and brought them chicken and other food, she told me they got all the people in the park that were needy together and had a potluck......that touched my heart. sounded like the story of the 5 loaves and 3 fish.....Angela said somehow there was just enough food to feed everyone. PTL!

Angela and her husband were very excited about the potential garden and couldn't wait to come down and work in the garden! She said she hadnt tasted fresh veggies in a long time. I am sure they would love to have them!!!

Sending traveling mercies your way for this upcoming month!

 

Sandee Fletcher 
"Smile! I promise it won't hurt!"

---

Wow! Hallelujah! PTL! You are a blessing to Jodeco Road UMC, Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, RCM, and, to me.  I wish that I could help you but, I'll be out of town (again).
 
I think that Angel Food pickup at Jodeco Baptist Church, this month, is scheduled for 8/22/09. If it is, I'll get the Angel Food boxes that day, and, possibly take them to Redeemed Ministries (formerly "Door of Hope"). It's always a blessing to visit them.
  
I got this email from Gene R, today:
 
"coop had a gracious amount of tomatoes and lettuce. their are 2 cases of Roma Tomatoes 6 heads of lettuce and a case of apple juice in the glass door cooler at church also a box of canned drinks in the food pantry."
 
Gene R.
 
God is great! Gene and Martha are blessings, too!
 
Do you think that Angela and the other folks at the RV park could use the veggies, apple juice and canned drinks?
 
Be Blessed, 
 
Frankie

 

---

Just wanted you to know that I visited the RV Park today and what a blessing it was. They all remembered you Star and Wayne. Especially a girl named Angela that talked with Star. I found 10 people that really needed those tickets to the Low Country Boil and gave them out. They all want to come together so I will drive the church van and pick them up that day. Angela even said she wanted to come to church with me that following Sunday and asked if we ran a shuttle...I told her yes even if that shuttle was my ford explorer. PTL! They are very excited about the prospect of the garden. She said they hadnt tasted fresh produce in sooooo long and that her and her husband would love to volunteer in the garden when it was ready. WOW.  I cant think of the guys name that sat at the front counter but he said he liked the traditional service so i told them about both services. Who knows maybe they will all come. Wouldnt that be something! So..we shall see what happens. Tell Star Angela says hello and that after you all prayed with her she has felt a lot better....... There was one guy who was in and out waiting for me to leave......the one that u told me about that doesnt want anything to do with God. I told them that 1 ticket was especially for him. They said he worked every Saturday. I told them we would use it for a to-go plate and that they were to bring it back to him-tell him it was from Jesus and that Jesus was willing to wait on him and would meet him wherever he was..... and that He loved him regardless of how he felt about God....... Blessings Sandee   Sandee Fletcher  "Smile! I promise it won't hurt!"

---

7/17/09

On 7/14/09, the Godly folks at Jones Memorial UMC donated a ton of shoes, clothing, hygiene kits, baby items, Christian tracts, Bibles, hand made sleeping bags/pillows, rugs, hand made lap blankets for the VA Hospital, kiddie school suppliy kits, gum, etc to our homeless/needy ministry. The old grey van was packed with gifts of love/seeds to sow for the needy of our community. Wow! I praise and thank God for Jones Memorial UMC, and, for you.
 
We've given out all but all but one sleeping bag, several pairs of shoes, some clothing, several packs of gum, several kiddie school supply kits, and, several hygiene kits to the needy in our community, already. God is great! Everyone that received these gifts/seeds of love were told that Jesus loved them, that He wanted them to love Him, to love others, and, to put His Father first.
 
Thanks to Jones Memorial UMC and to you for your prayers, donations, assistance, encouragements and friendship.
 
Be Blessings,
 
Frankie

7/05/09

Christian service: serving others

What does the Bible have to say about helping needy people -- the poor, the orphans, and the widows? Are there Bible passages which say we are supposed to have compassion and to be giving to the less fortunate? What biblical foundations are there for service to others?

How to care for the poor? How are we to provide for the hungry? Here are instructions from the Bible.

Old Testament passages

• "Do not take advantage of a widow or an orphan." Exodus 22:22
• "Do not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits." Exodus 23:6
• "During the seventh year, let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove." Exodus 23:11
• "Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 19:10
• "Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly." Leviticus 19:15
• "When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 23:22
• "If one of your countrymen becomes poor and sells some of his property, his nearest relative is to come and redeem what his countryman has sold. . . . If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you. . . . If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him work as a slave." Leviticus 25:25, 35, 39
• "If an alien or a temporary resident among you becomes rich and one of your countrymen becomes poor and sells himself to the alien living among you or to a member of the alien's clan, he retains the right of redemption." Leviticus 25:47-48
• "He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing." Deuteronomy 10:18
• "At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year's produce and store it in your towns, so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied." Deuteronomy 14:28-29
• "However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you." Deuteronomy 15:4
• "If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother." Deuteronomy 15:7
• "Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near, so that you do not show ill will toward your needy brother and give him nothing. He may then appeal to the LORD against you, and you will be found guilty of sin." Deuteronomy 15:9
• "There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land." Deuteronomy 15:11
• "Do not take advantage of a hired man who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother Israelite or an alien living in one of your towns." Deuteronomy 24:14
• "Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge." Deuteronomy 24:17
• "When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow. When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow." Deuteronomy 24:19-21
• "'Cursed is the man who withholds justice from the alien, the fatherless or the widow.' Then all the people shall say, Amen!'" Deuteronomy 27:19
• "He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor." 1 Samuel 2:8
• "as the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor." Esther 9:22
• "When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up and kills the poor and needy; in the night he steals forth like a thief." Job 24:14
• "because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him." Job 29:12
• "Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the poor?" Job 30:25
• "If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary." Job 31:16
• "The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble." Psalm 9:9
• "But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish." Psalm 9:18
• " Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise, says the LORD, I will protect them from those who malign them. " Psalm 12:5
• "You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge." Psalm 14:6
• "This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles." Psalm 34:6
• "My whole being will exclaim, Who is like you, 0 LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.'" Psalm 35:10
• "The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright." Psalm 37:14
• "Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay." Psalm 40:17
• "A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling." Psalm 68:5
• "Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, 0 God, you provided for the poor." Psalm 68:10
• "The poor will see and be glad-- you who seek God, may your hearts live! The LORD hears the needy and does not despise his captive people." Psalm 69:32-33
• "Yet I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD , do not delay." Psalm 70:5
• "He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; he will crush the oppressor." Psalm 72:4
• "For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death." Psalm 72:12-13
• "Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name." Psalm 74:21
• "Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Psalm 82:3-4
• "But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks." Psalm 107:41
• "For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save his life from those who condemn him." Psalm 109:31
• "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor." Psalm 112:9
• "He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;" Psalm 113:7
• "I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor will I satisfy with food." Psalm 132:15
• "I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy." Psalm 140:12
• "He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free" Psalm 146:7
• "The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked." Psalm 146:9
• "I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy." Proverbs 13:23
• "He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy." Proverbs 14:21
• "He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God." Proverbs 14:31
• "The LORD tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact." Proverbs 15:25
• "Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud." Proverbs 16:19
• "He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished." Proverbs 17:5
• "He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done." Proverbs 19:17
• "If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered." Proverbs 21:13
• "A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor." Proverbs 22:9
• "He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich -- both come to poverty." Proverbs 22:16
• "Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court." Proverbs 22:22
• "A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops." Proverbs 28:3
• "He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses." Proverbs 28:27
• "The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern." Proverbs 29:7
• "those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from among mankind." Proverbs 30:14
• "Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Proverbs 31:9
• "She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy." Proverbs 31:20
• "If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still." Ecclesiastes 5:8
• "Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow." Isaiah 1:17
• "The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses. What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?' declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty." Isaiah 3:14-15
• "to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless." Isaiah 10:2
• "With righteousness he will judge the needy; with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked." Isaiah 11:4
• "The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors." Isaiah 14:30
• "You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall." Isaiah 25:4
• "Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD ; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel." Isaiah 29:19
• "The scoundrel's methods are wicked, he makes up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just." Isaiah 32:7
• "The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the LORD will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them." Isaiah 41:17
• "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-- when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?" Isaiah 58:6-7
• "If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." Isaiah 58:10
• "The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners." Isaiah 61:1
• "On your clothes men find the lifeblood of the innocent poor, though you did not catch them breaking in. Yet in spite of all this you say I am innocent.'" Jeremiah 2:34
• "I thought, These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the requirements of their God.'" Jeremiah 5:4
• "(They) have grown fat and sleek. Their evil deeds have no limit; they do not plead the case of the fatherless to win it, they do not defend the rights of the poor." Jeremiah 5:28
• "if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm," Jeremiah 7:6
• "This is what the LORD says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of his oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the alien, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place." Jeremiah 22:3
• "'He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares the LORD." Jeremiah 22:16
• "Sing to the LORD! Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked." Jeremiah 20:13
• "Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy." Ezekiel 16:49
• "He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked." Ezekiel 18:7
• "The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the alien, denying them justice." Ezekiel 22:29
• "This is what the LORD says: For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not turn back [my wrath]. They sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals. They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed. Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name.'" Amos 2:6-7
• "Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, Bring us some drinks!'" Amos 4:1
• "Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the poor of the land." Amos 8:4
• "Buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat." Amos 8:6
• "Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other." Zechariah 7:10
• " So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me,' says the LORD Almighty." Malachi 3:5

New Testament passages

• "Jesus answered, If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'" Matthew 19:21
• "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in." Matthew 25:35
• "They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely." Mark 12:40
• "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed." Luke 4:18
• "So he replied to the messengers, Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.'" Luke 7:22 [ E-book: The Kingdom strikes back ]
• "Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys." Luke 12:33
• "But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind." Luke 14:13
• "When Jesus heard this, he said to him, You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'" Luke 18:22
• "Beware of the teachers of the law . . . They devour your widows' houses . . . Such men will be punished severely." Luke 20:46-47
• "'Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year's wages.' He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it." John 12:5
• "In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor." Acts 9:36
• "Cornelius stared at him in fear. What is it, Lord?' he asked. The angel answered, Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.'" Acts 10:4
• "After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings." Acts 24:17
• "On the contrary: If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.'" Romans 12:20
• "For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem." Romans 15:26
• "All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do." Galatians 2:10
• "Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need." 1 Timothy 5:3
• "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27
• "Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, 'Here's a good seat for you,' but say to the poor man, 'You stand there' or 'Sit on the floor by my feet,' have you not discriminated among yourselves and becomes judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? But you have insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?" James 2:2-6
• "If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." 1 John 3:17-18

 
We are the body and drink of the wine. He has given to us so that we can give to others. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Thank you for your prayers, donations, assistance and encouragements to share our blessings with the less fortunate and to spread the good news.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

6/21/09
 

The food emphasis for July will be beans and rice.
 
Items that Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry can always use include: 
 
Tuna, Canned Meats, Chili, Beef Stew, Dry Beans, Rice, Cooking Oils, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Parmalat and/or Powdered Milk, Macaroni & Cheese, Canned Fruit, Canned Soup, Ramen Noodle Soup Mix, Canned Vegetables, Grits, Oatmeal, Cereal, Crackers, Chips, Boxed Snacks, Jello, Cookies, Syrup, Boxed Mixes (Pancake, Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, Corn Bread, Muffin, Rolls, Biscuit, Complete Meals), Bottled and Canned Juices, Bottled Water, Tea, Coffee, Powdered Drink Mixes, Pudding, Apple Sauce, Instant Potatoes, Pasta and Pasta Sauce, Flour, Sugar, Corn Meal, Laundry Soap, Bath Soap, Dish Soap, Shampoo, Hand Lotion, Toothpaste, Tooth Brushes, Mouth Wash, First Aid Items/Bandages, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Paper Plates/Bowls, Plastic Knives/Forks/Spoons, Gallon and Quart Size Freezer Bags, Paper Bags, Napkins, Kleenex, and Personal Hygiene Products. The homeless really do like travel size hygiene items.
 
And, if you can think of something else that I forgot, that too.
 
The pantry serves as a food bank that provides emergency food to the homeless and to the needy in our community. We tell them about the good news, and, that Jesus is the answer. Thank you for your support, prayers, assistance, donations and encouragements.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

 May 30,2009 

May 27, 2009

The April 2009 Report to The Atlanta Community Food Bank From Jodeco On The Road Food   Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM):
 
A total of 167 households were given food during the month (460 people of which 130 were children and 24 were seniors). And, 157 brown bags were provided to the homeless during the month. Wow!
 
A total of 6,960 pounds of food was distributed in April. Amazing!
 
God is good! Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, assistance, friendship and love.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

"The poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore,
I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide
unto thy brother, to the poor, and to thy needy, in the land."   Deut. 15:7-11

4/18/09
 
Today, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) provided food to the needy. Four people accepted Christ as their Savior. We gave out Bibles, Christian tracts and food to a number of needy families, to Calvary Refuge Center, to Franklin Farm Ministries, and, told them about the "good news". It truely was a great day.
 
What really touched my heart was Bobbie, an 84 year "young" lady, who came to help divide up the food into deliveries, and, to go out with RCM, to provide "soul" food to the needy. She was a blessing, and, an inspiration, to everyone she met.
 
Again, thank you for your support, prayers, donations, love, friendship and assistance.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

4/16/09
 
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Jodeco Road UMC, UMW, and, friends!
 
Yesterday was wonderful. Because of your love, shown to the Door of Hope Ministries, I was lifted up on "Eagle's Wings", last night. After the great meal and inspirational talk by Vickie, Door of Hope Ministries, our Lord lead me to the Fire Station on Flippen Road, and, to 6 homeless people with food and the good news, provided by Him thru you. God is good all the time!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

3/19/09
 
Praise God from whom all mercy, provision, grace and blessings flow!
 
So far this month, we have made two trips to Calvary Refuge Center, Forest Park, GA ( http://www.calvaryrefuge.org/ ). On 3/15/09, Walk to Emmaus, provided a "ton" of perishable food remaining from a weekend retreat at Camp Fortson 4-H Center, Hampton, GA. Two volunteers at Calvary Refuge Center were very excited about the food and immediately changed the supper's menu to what was donated to the emergency homeless shelter by Walk to Emmaus. On 3/18/09, another trip was made to Calvary Refuge Center, taking a "ton" of home made sandwiches and chips remaining from Jodeco Road UMC's Wednesday Night Supper for Vacation Bible School. A volunteer at Calvary said that the food would be used to make sack lunches for the homeless men, women and children, staying at the emergency homeless shelter, for their noon day meal the next day.
 
Also, a "ton" of women's clothing, belts and shoes, donated by Jodeco Road UMC members, were taken to The Door of Hope, McDonough, GA, last night.
 
"The poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore,
I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide
unto thy brother, to the poor, and to thy needy, in the land."   Deut. 15:7-11
 
Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, love, friendship, assistance and encouragements.
  
God is good!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

2/23/09
 
Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) went to Jones Memorial UMC, yesterday. Wayne gave the message at the 8:45 and 11:00 AM services. RCM also went to The Church "Beautiful", a hispanic church in Forest Park, where Wayne gave the message, that afternoon.
 
Jones Memorial UMC gave RCM sleeping bags, totes, hygiene kits, clothes and Christian tracts for it's street ministry. God is good!
 
Last Saturday, RCM made 18 deliveries and 8 people accepted Christ as the Saviour. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

2/15/09

Please pray for our baptism service on 3/1/09 at Oak Grove Community Church, McDonough, GA (close to the square). There will be 3 churches baptizing by immersion, that morning. Wow!
 
Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) will be at Jones Memorial UMC, Lake City, GA, for the 8:45 AM and the 11:00 AM services on 2/22/09. Please pray for these services, also. Wayne Clement, RCM, will be delivering the message at both services.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

2/11/09

2/10/09

GOOD MORNING!   I would like to take this time to invite you to our open house for "Door of Hope".  We have been planning for this for quite awhile. This event is planned for this coming Saturday, Feb. 14th.  We know how busy your days are so we allowed for that in giving an open time frame for you to "drop by".  We will open our doors to you at 9:30am and be here until 5:30pm or later if need be. Come by and bless this new work of the Lord with us and bless us with your presence.  The address is:   196 Harold Dr. McDonough, GA.  30253    We are right off Jodeco Rd.,about 5 minutes from the interstate.  If you need directions just call me at 678-877-5226.  I hope to see you soon.  Please feel free to forward this to your friends who love to see what the Lord is doing!   With joy, Katrina

1/22/2009

See the faces pass before you
Faces painted with a grin,
Smiles that fail to tell the story
Of the pain that dwells within;

Striving to fill the emptiness
Of lives lived in discontent,
Searching frantically to find
The answer to their loneliness;

Desperate for a path to follow
Everywhere confusion reigns,
Looking for a path – in darkness
Ending, back where they began;

Looking, looking everywhere
Down every dark and evil street,
For anything to fill the void
Just anything to meet their needs;

Who will tell them that I love them?
Who will tell them that I care?
How will they know, I died to save them?
That all their burdens I will bear?

Who will put their arms around them?
Who will for them intercede?
Who will tell them of My love?
Who will meet them at their need?

Who will tell them Who I Am?
Who will their emptiness to fill?
Who will teach them in the Way?
I boldly say, my child, you will;

You are my army, poised for battle
Your ear attuned to My command,
Clothed in armor – of My making
Equipped – to take a holy stand;

You are My witness for this day
A testimony for all to hear,
Your words will ring out loud and strong
And put to flight their doubt and fear;

For you will tell them that I love them
You will tell them that I care,
You’ll tell them that I died to save them
That all their burdens I will bear;

You will put your arms around them
You will for them intercede,
Your will tell them of My love
You will meet them – at their need;

You will tell them Who I Am
That they stand complete in Me,
You will point them to the cross
Pull back the veil for them to see;

So, hold on to the Truth that’s in you
Remember everything of Me you’ve heard,
Keep your spirit soft – and open
Remain a student of My Word;

From this day forth, let us walk as One
An alliance formed ‘tween you and Me,
Until My Kingdom comes at last
To usher in eternity.

Given by inspiration of God
To Monica Flynn for the Body
Of Christ and to all those who
Will call upon The Name

---

 

1/15/2009

Hello Fellow Believers, Praise God for sending His Son. So that, we who have repented from our sinful desires and have made him the Lord of our life will be able to spend eternity with him in the Kingdom of God. I prayerfully hope that the people that are dead in their sins in this world received the real gift of Christ. I thank God for his GRACE in calling me out of this world! He is so awesome, full of grace and mercy. The world has his grace available now, but we as believers must let them know that He is coming with judgment soon. The time is short for them to repent of their sinful desires and turn to seeking his righteousness. Oh! What a miracle that it is when Jesus covers us with His precious blood, and then God sees us with Jesus’ righteous! Halleluiah!!! In December Revelation Celebration Ministry took the gospel, food and clothing to the needy of Henry and Clayton counties. We met several people prepared by the Holy Spirit to receive Christ into their heart. Praise, Honor, and Glory to the Almighty God that we serve. 

We delivered several bibles to Seekers and gave people that were in need, some coats for the cold weather. We provided 3930 lbs of much needed food to 60 families that consisted of 172 people (63 children, 20 seniors and 121 homeless people). Homeless are defined as people who live in the streets/woods or in weekly rentals that are one missed day of work away from being outside in the elements. We want to make sure that everyone who supported us knows that we thank them for providing what we need to serve and for them to know that they will be blessed by God, as he pours out His bountiful blessings. 

The word says that God loves cheerful givers. God’s word also says in Isaiah chap 58:6-10 "Is this not the kind of fasting that I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the lord will be your rear guard, then you will call, and the Lord will answer, you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I". I pray peace and blessings on all of you. 

In Christ’s Love!!! Wayne

---

1/15/2009

The February 2009 Food Emphasis for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry is breakfast items (hot and cold cereal, grits, breakfast bars, fruit cups, biscuit/pancake/muffin mix, syrup, powdered milk, etc).
 
The pantry can always use:
 
Most Needed

• Fish, Canned: salmon, tuna
• Fruits, Canned
• Meals, Boxed: Complete dinners, Helper & Pasta meals
• Meats, Canned: beef stew, chili, hash, spam, chicken & dumplings 
• Pasta, Canned: Beefaroni, ravioli, SpaghettiOs
• Staples: flour, spices (basic), sugar, vegetable oil

Other Food Items
 Beverages: hot chocolate, coffee, fruit juices, tea

• Beans, Canned: green beans, kidney, navy, pinto, pork & beans, refried, mexican and "dried"
• Jello
• Pasta: macaroni, noodles (including ramen), spaghetti
• Peanut Butter
• Tomato Products: canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste
• Potatoes, Instant, canned
• Pudding, Instant
• Rice: instant and dinners
• Snack Items: cookies (store-bought not home-made), crackers
• Soup, Canned and Boxed (example: chicken noodle, tomato)
• Stuffing
• Vegetables, Canned (corn, carrots, mixed, collard greens, potatoes, etc...)

 
Thank you for your support, donations, prayers, encouragements and love.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie 
 
Isaiah 58:6-10
 

---

1/12/2009

Most of the hundreds of items (lap blankets for the VA Hospital Nursing Home Veterans, Christian tracts, gloves, hats, clothing, shoes, scarves, sleeping bags, candy and hygiene kits) donated by the loving people of Jones Memorial UMC, recently, have already been given to the homeless and less fortunate in our area. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
I am reminded of:

2 Corinthians 9:6-12 (NRSV)

The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. As it is written,"He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever." He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God through us; for the rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God.   Thanks to Jones Memorial UMC and to everyone who supports Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM).   Blessings,   Frankie

---

A note of "thanks" from Pastor Randy, Franklin Farms Recovery Center. Please pray for this outreach ministry.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

From: PASTORRANDY3@aol.com [mailto:PASTORRANDY3@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 6:21 AM
Subject: Thank you for your donations and prayers

 

FRANKLIN’S FARM RECOVERY CENTER

          P.O. BOX 418  Hampton/Lovejoy, Georgia 30250 770-946-4100

        Randy Rivers – Director

 

 

          THANK YOU!!

 

So many, many people say they feel sorry for the homeless and particularly those who are addicts.  The sad thing is that VERY FEW HELP DO SOMETHIING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. That’s what we are trying to do. Thank you for being a person who “puts their money where their mouth is.”

 

It has been so kind and gracious of you to support our ministry here at Franklin’s Farm. Because of your assistance we continue to offer “hope and help” to alcoholics and addicts who were homeless when they came to us with a desire to recover.  We house and feed them until they can begin helping themselves. We help them get clothes and shoes, etc. and try hard to help find employment. (and that’s really been difficult considering the economical crisis). AND they are required to attend 5 Alcoholic Anonymous meetings a week.

 

The residents attend the Bible Studies that our Bear Creek Church offers on Wednesday and Sunday evenings. Each resident is taught the need for a right relationship with Jesus Christ and the importance of becoming more mature in the Christian life.

 

All we seek to do in our ministry is to honor Him and help others: THIS IS NOT A MONEY MAKING ENTERPRISE!  In fact, my wife and I receive only $250.00 a month (and she does the cooking!). We get a little discouraged sometimes, but the Lord always lifts us up and ESPECIALLY WHEN FOLKS LIKE YOU SEND OFFERINGS TO HELP.

                                                                                                                  

All we seek to do in our ministry is to honor Him and help others. Thanks for reading our letter. Thanks for your gift and most of all, thanks for your prayers!

 

Blessings to you and yours!!

 

 

Randy Rivers

Romans 8:28

 

P.S.  – All gifts are tax-deductible since Bear Creek Church is a non-profit organization registered with the Secretary of State of Georgia.

 

 

“OFFERING A WARM FAMILY ATMOSPHERE AND PEACE TO RECOVERING ALCOHOLICS AND ADDICTS

---

 

1/09/09

Here's an email from Katrina Smith. She's the Program Director, The Door of Hope, a ministry for women, 196 Harold Dr, PO Box 2558, McDonough, GA 30253, 978-877-5226,  . If you can help, please call her. Katrina was the housemother at The Potter's House for Women several years ago. What a wonderful ministry. They need our prayers.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie


Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 06:57:44 -0800

Subject: PRAISE THE LORD!
To: 

Praise the Lord, We finally have our first lady...Trina.  She was released from jail on Wednesday and she wouldn't leave without finding someone to help her so she called me.  I was at work so I sent Vicki and she picked her up in front of the jail.  Trina is so sweet and humble and glad to be here.  She has no family except her four children whom she has lost connection with temporarily.  We normally ask a nominal fee of $1200.00 for six months which just covers bare expenses for these ladies, however, Trina can't give anything and we certainly aren't going to turn her away.  What we do in these circumstances is see if we can get a sponsor(s) for the women.  If you or your church or class would like to sponsor Trina for her stay here please contact me or Vicki.  My number is (678)877-5226.  Vicki is (770)709-1233.  If we could get 10 people who would give 20 a month that would cover her.  Please pray and see if the Lord speaks to you heart concerning this.   Our second lady, Angie, will be coming in on Monday if all goes well.  The other four will be following closely behind her.  I will be keeping you updated as to what is happening here.  We will be planning an open house in the near future. God bless you all, katrina

---

1/08/09

This is one of the shelters that Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) supports.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be blessed,
 
Frankie

 

Dear Friend's and Supporters of Franklin's Farm Recovery Center (January 7,'09)

 

Our ministry has never sought publicity: like AA, ours is a program of "attraction, not promotion."  However, when we are contacted by the media for information about The Farm, which they can use in an article, we consider that as a gift from God.

 

Recently I was approached by Larry Stanley, Editor of the "Henry County Citizen", an on-line news service for and about Henry Countians about the possibility of doing an article. He did a wonderful job as you will see in the article below (which is just a part of the newsletters January 7th. edition). The "CITIZEN" reportedly has several thousand regular readers. You will notice that Larry draws some of his material from an article written about our ministry by Jimmy Cochran, former Editor of THE HENRY COUNTY TIMES

 

Thank you Heavenly Father for inspiring Larry Stanley to write a piece about our ministry. And, thank you, Larry, for your support.  Job well done!

 

Blessings,

Randy Rivers

Contact Henry Citizen at hc.citizen@hccitizen.org

Henry Citizen Newsletter Opt-In

Unsubscribe

 Your comments and submissions are always welcome!

Pastor Randy's Ministry

Thanks to Mickie Jackson, publisher, Henry County Times for allowing Citizen Newsletter to cite From Disgrace to Grace written by former editor Jimmy Cochran.   Minister Randy Rivers, known to many as Pastor Randy, operates Franklin’s Farm Recovery Center in Hampton/Lovejoy.  He touches lives of others using personal life experiences and the grace of God.  As Pastor Randy captions in his email correspondence, “Randy Rivers is amazed by God’s grace.”           “For three years, I was a disgraced fallen creature. I was living in the woods           because I had no access to my own property. My addiction to alcohol brought           me to the bottom of what life had to offer, however, now I have come from           disgrace to grace.” So begins the story of Hampton resident, Randy Rivers.   He is the Pastor of Bear Creek Church and runs the Franklin’s Farm Recovery Center in the Hampton/Lovejoy area. “I spent three years of my life as an active alcoholic and lost everything I had,” says Rivers. “God led me to a 12-step program and I got my life cleaned up, been sober ever since, and I feel I am called to help those in situations like mine.”                    -- Jimmy Cochran, Henry County Times Everyday people whose lives have gone out of their control find comfort and renewal with Pastor Randy.  He is a life-long resident of Hampton; a graduate of Henry County High School; and was ordained into the ministry in 1963.  Rivers served as a pastor in Georgia communities for 38 years, ending up as the founding Pastor of the Bear Creek Baptist Church in Hampton in 1979. Then his world came tumbling down and in 1998, he found himself living in the woods, living off whatever he could find, with no family or friends to turn to for help.           “My main concern is the many people I disappointed during those three years of active alcoholism.  I began the Recovery Center in 1999 as a way to help those who were in the same situation I found myself ten years ago; alone with an addiction problem.”                    -- Randy Rivers Also from the Times article: A refuge from the world around, the Franklin’s Farm Recovery Center is tucked away in the Hampton/Lovejoy area with no signs or publicity. “The people who come to stay with us need a place where they are safe and have a sense of community. Many need to be protected and that is why they come here,” explains Rivers. Housing only 16 people at a time, the Center staff works faithfully with the residents on being active in a 12-step program; regaining self-confidence and learning life skills so that they can return to the outside world. They are helped with finding jobs and homes when they have been sober and shown they can handle the responsibilities living in the outside world demands.   “We've helped 128 people during the past four years,” states Rivers. “Not all have been success stories, but many have made it. If they leave and fail, they cannot come back until they have been clean for three months, but then we will help them start over.” The Center receives referrals from various treatment centers around the state, as well as by word of mouth. According to Rivers, the residents of the Center enjoy a family community atmosphere; living in separate structures instead of a dormitory style building like many facilities. They gather together to talk with each other, support and encourage their neighbors and help in various areas of the Center. Men and women are welcome, but children have not been a part of the Center’s program so far. If possible, residents pay a small stipend to assist with utilities and bills. Franklin’s Farm has helped about 130 people in the last four years.  Some people who came for help were not successful, but many folks have overcome problems with addiction.  According to Rivers, the residents of the Center enjoy a family community atmosphere; living in separate structures instead of a dormitory style building like many facilities. They gather together to talk with each other, support and encourage their neighbors and help in various areas of the Center. Men and women are welcome, but children have not been a part of the Center’s program so far. If possible, residents pay a small stipend to assist with utilities and bills. To people who know him, Pastor Randy is one of the ‘real people’ who does not pretend to be something he is not.  He openly confesses that he is a recovering alcoholic.  Through Franklin’s Farm Recovery Center he offers a place of hope and refuge for others facing substance abuse problems.   People sometimes make bad choices that have negative outcomes for themselves and everyone around them.  But it does not mean that lives cannot change for the better.  As Rivers says: “Through the grace and love of God was able to turn my life around. I could not have accomplished any of this without God’s help, without the help and support of my dear wife, Teresa, and I am so indebted to my friends across this beloved county who prayed for me during that period when I walked in darkness. They never turned their backs on me, have forgiven me, and simply want God's best for me.” For referral purposes you may contact Franklin’s Farm Recovery Center by email at pastorrandy3@aol.com or call 770-946-3100.

 

---

May the Reason for the Season Be Not Forgotten

 

By Paul Buttaro, Jodeco Road UMC

He came to bring us love and joy

Not to give out presents and toys,

He came to shed His light on the world

So His flag of righteousness could be unfurled.

 

Help us Lord, that we might see

Beyond the glitter of the Christmas tree.

Keep us mindful of the needs of others,

That we might help our sisters and brothers.

Help us Lord, we ask this too,

That when we look at them, we see YOU.

 

Amen!

---

12/15/08
 
Praise God for Mt Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Baptist Church, Jodeco Road UMC, and, Mo-Joe's in Rex for their support of Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), their prayers, encouragements, donations and friendship. This past Saturday, our Lord led Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) to a number of households that needed food from Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry, prayer, Bibles, and, to hear the Good News about the real reason for the season. Johnny Hand, a homeless man that lives in a van on Flippen Road, Stockbridge, GA, accepted Christ as his saviour, that morning. Praise God!
 
Last month, our Lord provided food to 119 families (that included 253 people, 86 children, 20 seniors and 163 homeless people) thru the good people who support the pantry and our homeless/needy ministry. This month isn't over yet, but, we've already provided food to Franklin Farms Homeless Shelter, Calvary Refuge Center, a widow, 9 homeless people and to over 15 families. God is good!
 
All glory and honor to Him!!!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

12/13/08

Revelation Celebration Ministry(RCM), with tremendous support from Jodeco Road UMC, with gracious allowance of use of Bethel UMC’s freezers and the bountiful blessings of Our LORD God Almighty , was able to give out 36 thanksgiving turkeys to families in need. Praise God! All glory and honor to him!!! He also provided for RCM to distribute 4978 pounds of nourishing food to 119 families that included 253 people, 86 children, 20 seniors. This included 163 homeless people!
 
The good news is that we took the gospel of hope to many. One lady (Pam) prayed to receive Christ in her heart and repent from her sinful desires! Halleluiah, Praise God! We also had a man (Randy) decide to change his life with the help of the Holy Spirit. We found him laying on the ground behind a convenience store with a bad hangover. We prayed with him to be delivered from his oppression from alcohol. He has had this addiction since he was 16 yrs old and is now 43. He decided to allow us to help him. We were able to get him connected to the Promise Land Ministries Church of The Narrow Way in Ellijay, Ga. They have an awesome rehabilitation program for men with addictions. We are continuing to pray for Randy. As many of you know addictions destroy lives.
 
I want to thank everyone that has supported RCM in our mission. Some gave financially, some gave with physical help, some gave administrative support, some prayed for us, all efforts were received and appreciated! We know that you share in all of the blessings that God pours out on us as we go into the highways and byways for Our Lord Jesus as Paul the apostle stated in 2 Cor 9:6‐15. I pray peace and blessings for each of you!
 
In Christ’s Love!!
 
Wayne

---

11/25/08
 
The kids of the families that our Lord led us to, really did like getting the cookies that Martha baked for them, when we made Angel Food deliveries last Saturday. Wayne would give them a test before he'd give them the cookies. He's ask them things like, what is the Armor of God, do you know John 3:16, and, what are the fruits of the spirit?
 
We went out in two teams and made approximately 24 deliveries that day. We had one lady, Pamela, accept Christ as her Savior and two homeless men say that they wanted to go to Promise Keepers at Elijay. And, two people got baptized at Jodeco Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon, also. Wayne gave the message for the baptism.
 
So far this month, we have made approximately 6 emergency food deliveries, given out over 30 homeless goodie bags and 40 Bibles, and, have delivered food to Calvary Refuge Center homeless shelter and to The Door of Hope shelter for women.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Happy Thanksgiving!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

 

 

11/15/08

I visited Katrina today. She's the Program Director, The Door of Hope, a ministry for women, 196 Harold Dr, PO Box 2558, McDonough, GA 30253, 978-877-5226, adoorofhope@gmail.com . She asked about Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) and Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry. She said that we were Angels. She gave me a tour of the house. They will have 6 girls that just got out of prison staying there, at a time. She pointed to a house next door, said that The Door of Hope had already "claimed it" to be used as a ministry for women coming off the streets.  Each ministry will be run a little differently. Katrina told me that Annette, a homeless lady that RCM had referred to The Potter's House for Women, is in NC with her family now and is doing great. Katrina said that Annette sent The Potter's House for Women a check to cover all the money that they had spent on her while she was in the program. God is so good!
 
I took Katrina some food and she was very greatful. She had planned to buy groceries after work today, until I showed up. Katrina said that last Saturday she had just told Vickie, the head of The Door of Hope, about RCM when Rev Joel L Jones, the guy who had told me about The Door of Hope, called her to tel her that he's just met me. God is great!
 
Someone has already donated new twin mattresses for the home. Several women's Sunday School classes, from different churches in the area, have already adopted a bedroom, each, to decorate before the girls arrive. The house has 3 bedrooms upstairs and a big room downstairs that Katrina is using as an office and bedroom. Katrina said that she had wanted to get in contact with Donna Crumley, Helping In His Name Food Pantry, to get food for the girls before they arrived, but, didn't know Donna's number or where the pantry had relocated too. I gave her directions to the pantry, a Helping In His Name brochure, 3 Bibles, a United Way 2-1-1 Hotline handout, Christian tracts, Upper Room devotionals and some candy too. The Door of Hope basically need everything. The house was a dump when Katrina moved in and several men have come over to fix the place up. They have a ways to go, but, it'll be perfect for the women's ministry.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

---

 

11/10/08

After working at the pantry, several hours, putting up the ton of groceries that Mount Olive Baptist Church had just donated, on Saturday, I stopped at the Shell Gas Station on Jodeco Road UMC for a minute, before going home to Linda. Just before I left the station, a car drove up, a man got out, and, he asked me how long was I in the Army? Apparently, he'd seen my Army bumper sticker and the Georgia US Army Retired license plate on the back of my car. He told me that he'd been in the 25th Infrantry Division. We talked a few minutes about our military service. Then, he thanked me for my service. I thanked him for his service and offered him a Gideon New Testament. He took it, smiled, said that he already had a few Bibles, but, that he'd share it with someone else. Then, he handed me his business card.
 
His business card indicates that his name is Rev Joel L Jones, "Faith Comes By Hearing", www.fcbh.org, Home Office Rep Tom Jackson - tjackson@fcbhmail.org, US 800-545-6552, and, his number, 404-731-6321, jlkjones@bellsouth.net. On the backside of the card, it has "To Everyone An Answer". He then pointed to a dirt road in a vacant lot across the street from the Shell Gas Station. The road leads to the back of a one and a half story blue house. He said that he was now a carpenter and that he was helping get the house ready for a license inspection scheduled for 11/24/08. I believe the address is 119 Holland Road. It's off of Peach Road. 
 
Joel's in prison ministry in Henry Country and he said that the house will be for women coming out of prison to go to, instead of returning to the streets. Sound familiar (The Potter's House for Women)? It gets better. Katrina, who used to be the House Mother at The Potter's House for Women, Inc, already lives there and she'll be the House Mother there. God is good! She is now working at a Waffle House in Conyers.
 
Wow! What an encounter.
 
I gave him some women shoes that I had picked up while I was at the pantry (people are always leaving clothes, shoes, Bibles, Christian tracts, candy, hygiene items, bottled water, food and love there). Joel said that they were planning a yard sale to raise money for the house and that they might use them for that. I believe the house is called "Door to Hope". Please pray that the inspection will go well.
 
A new door seems to have just opened for us. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

11/3/08
 
Jones Memorial UMC and Jodeco Road UMC are a blessing to the community, Revelation Celebration Ministry and to me. Thank you!
 
The "BBQ" was great! There were 18 homeless/needy people that ate our great "BBQ" on 11/1/08, thanks to Jodeco Road UMC Christian Friends. We also had 3 emergency food deliveries, gave out 10 Grace Bags, 6 Jones Memorial UMC Hygiene Kits and 10 New Testaments, that day, to the needy in our community. Praise God!
 
Thanks to the Jodeco Road UMC UMW's group, we gave out 10 beautiful hand made blankets to the homeless, yesterday. We also gave out 14 Grace Bags, 3 New Testaments and 12 Jones Memorial UMC Hygiene Kits, yesterday. God is good!
 
Thank you for sharing your gifts, talents and love with others. Praise God for  His blessings, mercy, provisions and grace!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie
 

---

10/27/08

    Peace and Blessings to all!!! We are in dire times in our world today!  We have a lot of uncertainty causing a lot of fear. As Christians we know that fear comes from satan. So a lot of people are playing right into his hand. Also as Christian believers we are to have joy in all circumstances. We are to be a beacon of light to the unbelievers. Praise God! Even though we are changing our leader in the USA, We know that Jesus is still our Lord and King! Halleluiah!!!! He is still our provider and tells us in His word that he will never leave us nor forsake us and that He will never give us more than we can handle. In 2 Tim 1:7  it says "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline". He has given us power and authority over all of the evil spirits including satan. ( Luke 10:17-20 & Col 2:13-15). We must take authority and live for the Kingdom of God not the kingdom of this world.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Our Ministry has been faithfully going out to the neighborhoods in Henry County! We have found many hungry people for food and for the hope of the gospel! We have had quite a few people praying the sinner's prayer! Halleluiah!!! Praise God. His mighty Holy Spirit has the hearts prepared and leads us to them!!! We have also ministered to many needs of the believers. They need much building up in times like these. We must stand firm together. We spend approximately 1 hour per family. We have been spending roughly $450.00 per month and averaging giving out about 4500#'s of food to 250 to 300 people including about 90 to 100 children. This breaks down to approximately 50 to 60 families who are weekly renters that are a sick day away from the streets. We generally go to about 50 to 100 street people that have no place to live even on a weekly basis. They lay their head where they can find a dry spot. We also give food and support to a few shelters for homeless and abused children shelters. Some have rehabilitation programs for alcohol and  drugs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                We are basically three people that go out with a lot of support from several churches with food, financial support, and a lot of prayer! We need more people, food, money and prayer!!! There is a lot of need!!!!  Please prayerfully consider helping us in whatever way that you can. We really need people! It would be great to have someone that could speak Spanish and people that are comfortable praying with others.  But just people that have a heart to help others. We can use whatever talents that you have. It is a great opportunity for spiritual growth and for blessings like you have never felt. If you want to donate to our efforts, you can send check to Jodeco Road United Methodist Church at 1500 Jodeco Road, Stockbridge, Ga 30281. Just write in Revelation Celebration or RCM in the "for" line at the bottom left of your check. For more info our website is rcmforjesus.org.                                              In Christ's Love!!!!  Wayne

---

10/27/08
 
From Wayne, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), October 2008's Report:
 
We went out Sat to give out food and the gospel. We had 5 or 6
pray the sinner's prayer this past week. We prayed for many other concerns
including healing and for jobs. We gave out 4490#'s of food* to 223 people.
94 children,6 seniors, 189 homeless (by government guidelines) of the 189
there were 41 street homeless and 88 families represented. We are finding
more and more without jobs and hungry children. We could probably double
these numbers easy if we had the funds and some extra help just in Henry
County alone. We pray to God Almighty for healing of our country. We need to
turn back to him in obedience!
 
In Christ's Love!!!
 
Wayne

*Food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry. wow! Thank you for your support, encouragements, donations and friendship.
 
Our next RCM Angel Food delivery is scheduled for 11/15/08. Join us if you can, beginning at 9:00 AM, at Jodeco Road UMC. POC is Frankie Hopper, 678-284-0012, dfhopperjr@hotmail.com, for an hour, or two. Be Blessed! 
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

---

10/6/08
 
Jodeco Road UMC donated over 400 bath towels/bath clothes/hand towels, 32 bars of soap and 4 boxes of Klenix tissue to Calvary Refuge Center, recently.
 
Jodeco Road UMC's Journey kids (ages 3 to 5th grade) made 40 "grace bags" filled with food, Christian tracts, water and tissue for the homeless, and, they prayer over them, recently.
 
Jones Memorial UMC recently donated 32 sleeping bags, 100 hygiene kits, Christian tracts, a ton of clothes, and, tote bags for our homeless/needy outreach ministry.
 
We've given out all of the Grace Bags, most of the clothes, 80 hygiene kits and 27 sleeping bags, so far. God is great!
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! He's given to us so that we can give to them.
 
"Save Lives, One Gift At A Time!"

Remember also that  Giving Opens The Door To Receiving.

 Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

9/28/08

Thank you for your support, prayers, donations, assistance, encouragements and friendship. This year, thru August 2008, with your help, Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and Revelation Celebration Ministry have provided over 35,000 pounds of food and shared The Good News with over 1100 households (to include 991 children and 300 seniors). Wow! God is great!
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

9/24/08

Truck theft leaves charity without food and diapers for poor

By JOHN HOLLIS

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The fact that they would have given the food away free is what most bothers Lori Miller.

The executive director for the Helping in His Name Ministries Food Pantry lamented Tuesday that thieves recently smashed into the organization’s Stockbridge compound and stole a 25-foot truck loaded with 10 pallets of food and boxes of diapers and toys intended for needy families.

The truck later was found empty, heavily damaged and abandoned in Atlanta.
“How people could take food away from the poor and from children is beyond me,” Miller said. “We would have given them the food, but the truck is our lifeline. 

I was floored.”

Miller was among the first to arrive at the scene the morning of Sept. 16 and discover things amiss. Criminals had forced their way into the compound sometime the night before, ramming the 1998 white box truck through locked gates before making off with the vehicle and its supplies.

Miller broke down in tears when she realized the extent of the crime.

The theft has severely hampered the ministry’s efforts to serve Henry County’s growing numbers of those in need.

The food was valued at $12,000, according to a police report. Loss of the truck, estimated to be worth $15,000, has left the organization without a way to pick up food from donors and deliver it. The thieves also took $500 worth of tools on the truck and a $50 tool box. Damages to the gate were estimated at $1,200.

No suspects had been arrested as of late Tuesday afternoon, said Capt. Jason Bolton, a spokesman for the Henry County Police Department.

Miller called the crime “devastating” to their ministry, the county’s largest food pantry, but was quick to give thanks for a community that already has begun rallying support. Another local ministry has volunteered its truck on a temporary basis.

Miller said the charity can buy more food from the Atlanta-based Food Bank, but will have to rely on the public for donations of more food and money to get back on its feet.

Helping in His Name Ministries Food Pantry has served more than 24,000 individuals so far this year, Miller said. Of that number, nearly half were children under the age of 18 and more than 1,200 were seniors over age 65.

To help, call 678-565-6135 or go to Helping In His Name (http://www.helpinginhisname.org/)

---

9/12/08
 
Bless you and thank you for your donations, encouragements, prayers and friendship! We are called2shepherd and to share God's love with others!
 
So far this month, Jodeco On The Food Pantry (http://www.jodecoroadumc.org/_pages/JodecoOnTheRoad.htm) has provided food to Revelation Celebration Ministry (http://rcmforjesus.org/) to delivery to A Friends House (http://www.afriendshouse.org/), McDonough, GA, The Potter's House for Women, Milner, GA, Hanna House, Milner, GA, Calvary Refuge Center (http://www.calvaryrefuge.org/), Forest Park, GA, a need couple, Stockbridge, GA, a needy family, Ellenwood, GA, and, 32 homeless people* (Stockbridge, Conley and Jonesboro, GA). We have also given out Bibles/New Testaments, shoes, clothing, sheets, towels, Christian tracts and devotionals, this month. Wow! God is good!
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie
 
* Monk & Neagle, The Twenty-First Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot4sgVYCeas
 

“In as much as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.”      

-Matthew 25:40

“And you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Ghost”

-Matthew 28:19

---

9/09/08

The food emphasis for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry for the month of September is canned/dried beans. The food emphasis for October will be canned soup. However, the pantry can use just about any non-perishable food item. The following items are what the pantry needs most:

• Peanut Butter (18 oz)
• Jelly/Jam (18 oz)
• Canned veggies (12 to 16 oz)
• Canned Chili, Stew, Chicken and Dumplings (12 to 16 oz)
• Canned Fruit (12 to 16 oz),
• Instant Potatoes (envelopes)
• Instant Oatmeal (envelopes)
• Instant Grits (envelopes)
• Hot/Cold Cereal (Cream of Wheat, Corn flakes, etc)
• Cornbread Mix/Pancake Mix (small boxes or pouches)
• Syrup
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Rice 
• Canned Meat (Treet, SPAM, tuna, potted, vienna sausage, chicken, turkey, sardines, etc.)
• Ramen Noodles (pouch size)
• Canned Spaghetti Sauce/Spaghetti

Thank you for your support, donations, prayers, help and friendship.

 

Be Blessed,

 

Frankie

 

May The Lord bless you and keep you.

May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.

May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

---

8/24/08
 
Last month, by the grace, provisions, and mercy of God, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) provided 3,865 pounds of food (from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry) to 160 households (including 122 children and 22 seniors). Sixty-five Grace Bags (homeless goodie bags) were given to the homeless in Stockbridge, Conley, Decatur , Forest Park and Atlanta .
 
Last Saturday, RCM provided food to 17 households. We've given out 38 Grace bags, 24 pillows, 4 blankets, 2 ponchos, 20 hygiene kits and over 40 Bibles/Testaments this month, also.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! RCM thanks God for the support, prayers, encouragements, donations and friendship that we've received from Jodeco Road UMC, Mount Olive Baptist Church , Jones Memorial UMC and Jodeco Baptist Church .
 
"The poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore,
I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide
unto thy brother, to the poor, and to thy needy, in the land."   Deut. 15:7-11
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

8/18/08

The food emphasis for JOTRFP for September will be canned beans (red, green, white, Navy, kidney, black, great northern, baby lima, green lima, white lima, pinto, mexican style, yellow wax, butter, calico, etc). Can you think of a bean that I forgot to mention? If so, the pantry could use that also.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

8/11/08

What do you do when you see someone holding up a sign, "Will Work for Food"? Do you roll down your window and give them money? Do you pretend you didn't see them?  Nobody likes to be confronted by the homeless - their needs often seem too overwhelming - but we all want to treat them fairly and justly. Here are some simple guidelines to equip you to truly help the homeless people you meet:

1. Never give cash to a homeless person

Too often, well intended gifts are converted to drugs or alcohol - even when the "hard luck" stories they tell are true. If the person is hungry, buy them a sandwich and a beverage.

2. Talk to the person with respect.

Taking time to talk to a homeless person in a friendly, respectful manner can give them a wonderful sense of civility and dignity. And besides being just neighborly, it gives the person a weapon to fight the isolation, depression and paranoia that many homeless people face.

3. Recognize that homeless people (and their problems) are not all the same.

The homeless are as diverse as the colors of a rainbow. The person you meet may be a battered women, an addicted veteran, someone who is lacking job skills...the list goes on.

4. Share God's love whenever you can.

If Jesus were walking the earth today, He would certainly spend time with the homeless. He would speak with them, heal them, and help them. Today, Jesus chooses to work through those who believe and follow Him.

5. Pray for the homeless.

Exposure to the elements, dirt, occasional violence, and lack of purpose all drain years from a person's life. God can use your prayers and the brutality and the futility of life of the street to bring many of the broken to Himself.

6. Take precautions for your own safety.

Some living on the streets are criminals and fugitives running from the law. Always be prudent while talking with street people. Stay in areas where other people can see you. Don't take unnecessary chances.

7. Encourage the homeless to get help through your local Mission (Calvary Refuge Center).

Rescue missions that are members of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions offer immediate food and shelter to the homelessness through their emergency shelters. Many offer long-term rehabilitation programs that deal with the root causes of homeless. Many also offer "tickets" that can be given to homeless people which can be exchanged at the Mission for a nutrious meal, safe overnight lodging, and the option of participating in a rehab program.

8. Support your local Mission.

Most AGRM member missions receive little or no government funding. They are supported by caring individuals, churches, businesses, and civic groups who see the value of sharing their resources with the less fortunate.

---

More Practical Suggestions

• Learn more about the many programs rescue missions offer to help the homeless and other needy people. If you always thought they just worked with "skid row" drunks and "bag ladies" this will be a real eye-opener!
  
  
• Steve Burger, AGRM's Executive Director, shares his suggestions for helping the homeless.
  
  
• Support the AGRM financially by making a donation using your credit card. (For additional information about making a gift, call (800) 624-5156 or e-mail us at: agrm@agrm.org)
  
  
• We also encourage you to contact your local AGRM member mission such as Calvary Refuge Center, forest park, GA. . Find them using our online Directory of Member Organizations.
  
  Be Blessed,

Frankie

---

8/8/08

This was in Our Daily Bread devotional this morning. It reminded me of:
 

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

-Ephesians 4:32 (NIV)

 

August 8, 2008

 

The Greatest Race

 

ODB RADIO: Listen Now |  Download

READ: 1 Corinthians 13

 

Love never fails. —1 Corinthians 13:8

 

As the Olympic Games open in Beijing, my thoughts go back to Eric Liddell, a former champion immortalized for his surprising gold medal victory in the 400 meters during the 1924 Games in Paris. A year after his triumph, Liddell went to China, where he spent the last 20 years of his life as a missionary teacher and rural pastor. There he ran the greatest race of his life against opponents we all know—difficult circumstances, war, uncertainty, and disease.
 
Crowded into a Japanese internment camp with 1,500 other people, Eric lived out the words he had paraphrased from 1 Corinthians 13:6-8— “Love is never glad when others go wrong. Love finds no pleasure in injustice, but rejoices in the truth. Love is always slow to expose, it knows how to be silent. Love is always eager to believe the best about a person. Love is full of hope, full of patient endurance; love never fails.”
 
Eric served the others in camp, whether carrying water for the elderly or refereeing games for the teens. When he died of a brain tumor in February 1945, one internee described him as a man “who lived better than he preached.”
 
In life’s most difficult race, Eric Liddell crossed the finish line victorious through love.  — David C. McCasland
 
O for a love that knows no end,
A love that is strong and pure,
Reaching afar to both foe and friend,
So deep it will always endure. —R. De Haan

 

Love enables us to walk fearlessly, to run confidently, and to live victoriously.

Be Blessed,
 Frankie
Servant
 

---

7\30\08

Thank you for your support, prayers, encouragements, donations and friendship.
 Be Blessed,
 Frankie
Servant
 
Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry (JOTRFP), Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM-our Homeless/Needy Outreach Mission)
 
JOTRFP : http://www.jodecoroadumc.org/_pages/JodecoOnTheRoad.htm
 
RCM: http://www.rcmforjesus.org/

  Bags of Grace
 

Read Matthew 25:31-46

 The king will answer them, "As you did it to one of the least of these . . . you did it to me."

-Matthew 25:40 (NRSV)

 

THE writer of a meditation in The Upper Room said she sometimes feels guilty when bypassing street-corner beggars even though she supports agencies that serve these folks. Her story made me want to tell about the "bags of grace" my church and others prepare. Each bag has nonperishable food items, a bottle of water, personal hygiene items, a prayer card, and information on social-service agencies. Churches in urban areas often include public transportation tokens in their grace bags.

These bags are available to us at church for a little less than actual cost. (Contributions from church members make up the difference.) Since cash given to the homeless could be spent for alcohol or tobacco or in other harmful ways, we give food. Some people prefer to give out new socks as an alternative. One homeless man said, "Socks are pure gold out on the streets."

I keep one or two of these bags of food in my car at all times. When my five-year-old grandson is with me, I let him hand the bag through the car window to the person seeking help. Recently, elementary children in our church assembled 300 "bags of grace" one Sunday morning. Each child then received a bag to give to someone in need. Each bag is a gift of love to Christ.

Gus Browning (Texas)

 

God of love, may we show our love for you by showing compassion to someone in distress. Amen.

 

Look closely. The face of the one in need is the face of Christ.

 

Those hungry and homeless

 

Amen!

---

 

7/28/08

This is True Love!!!!! 
Amazing..

Thought this was worth sharing......very moving video......(link at
bottom)......

A son asked his father, 'Dad, will you take part in a marathon
with me?' The father who, despite having a heart condition, says  'Yes'.

They went on to complete the marathon together. Father and went
on to join other marathons, the father always saying 'Yes' to his son's
request of going through the race together. One day, the son asked his
father, 'Dad, let's join the Ironman together.

To which, his father said 'Yes' .
For those who didn't know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever.
The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile (3.86
kilometer) ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile (180.2 kilometer) bike
ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile (42.195 kilometer) marathon along  the
coast of the Big Island. Father and son went on to complete the race
together. View this .

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=8cf08faca5dd9ea45513

In Christ's Love!!!! Wayne

---

7/22/08

Jodeco Road UMC will donate food, clothing and other items (toiletries, Bibles, Christian tracts, etc), valued at $1200, to Calvary Refuge Center Transitional housing program during the grant year January 2, 2009 to January 1, 210. The total donation for the grant year should be at least worth $1200.
 
Most of the donations/support will come from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, supported by Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Baptist Church, Stockbridge Assembly of God Food Pantry, Jodeco Road UMC, Helping In His Name Food Pantry, and, local businesses.
 
Point of Contact is Frankie Hopper ( dfhopper@hotmail.com), 678-284-0012.
 
 
Frankie Hopper
Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry Coordinator
Jodeco Road UMC
1500 Jodeco Road
Stockbridge, GA 30281

---

 

7/21/08

Thank you for your faithfulness in prayer, encouragements, donations and generousness to the pantry. The emphasis for August will be breakfast items (hot/cold cereal, grits, cream of wheat, breakfast bars, syrup, pancake mix, biscuit mix, juice, raisins, canned fruit, etc).
 

May The Lord bless you and keep you.

May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you.

May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

 

Amen!

---

7/17/08

An Inspirational Poem
Be Thankful
By Author Unknown
Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

7/01/08

UPDATE ON FRANKIE HOPPER   We just got home from seeing the orthopedist. He looked at the MRI and did x-rays. I think he said that a bone fragment from Frankie's spine has fallen into his hip joint and is causing the problem. They are going to try 6 days of steroid pills first and see if that will work then there are 3 more things they can try before surgery. Pray with us that this will work.    From Linda Hopper

Jodeco Road United Methodist Church | 1500 Jodeco Road | Stockbridge | GA | 30253

---

 

6/28/08

PRAYER REQUEST FOR FRANKIE HOPPER   Frankie has a problem with his hip, and it isn't getting better very fast.  He's had 2 shots and pain medication but can't sit or walk without pain. He is being scheduled for an MRI. Say a prayer for us!    From Linda Hopper

Jodeco Road United Methodist Church | 1500 Jodeco Road | Stockbridge | GA | 30253

---

6/23/08

Richard Barnes, Atlanta VA Regional Office Homeless Veterans Coordinator, Decatur, GA, said that there were approximately 300 veterans at this years annual Atlanta VA Regional Office Homeless Veterans' "Stand Down" ( 8 women, 7 children and no seniors), on 6/14/08. He said the the homeless veterans were very grateful for the items that our Lord provided thru Jones Memorial UMC, Moye's Pharmacy, Mo-joe's Inc, Rex, Ga, Jodeco Road UMC, Ft McPherson AFEES Clothing Sales Store, Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, and, Helping In His Name Food Pantry to them. We provided over 900 pounds of food, bottled water, hygiene kits, clothing, sleeping bags and Christian tracts to this year's "Stand Down".

 

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

 

Thank you for your prayers, support, donations, encouragements and friendship. Please keep our homeless vets, disabled vets, military retirees, vets and military personnel in your prayers.

 

Blessings,

 

Frankie

---

6/7/08
 
Jones Memorial UMC blessed Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) with sleeping bags, hygiene kits, Christian tracts, kiddie bags, toys, soap, bathroom tissue and ladies clothing, yesterday afternoon. We gave out 8 women's hygiene kits, 1 men's hygiene kit, 3 sleeping bags, Christian tracts and provided a homeless lady with clothing to wear to her Mother's funeral, last night.
 
God blesses us so that we can be a blessing to others. Jones Memorial UMC, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Stockbridge Assembly of God and their Food Pantry, Jodeco Baptist Church, Community Bible Church, Avalon Church, Jodeco Road UMC, Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, The Atlanta Community Food Bank, Helping In His Name Food Pantry, The North Clayton County Gideons Camp, Mo-Joe's Inc, Moye's Pharmacy, The Army/Navy Stores in Forest Park and Stockbridge, The First State Bank, Fidelity Bank, Logan's Roadhouse Restuarant, The Potter's House for Women, Haven House, Calvary Refuge Center, Boy Scout Troop 160, Betterway Bibles and Gifts Store, Rum Creek Golf Course, The Blue Box Inc, Eagle's Landing Pharmacy, Food Depot, and, you (to name a few) have been our blessings. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Through love serve one another. —Galatians 5:13


Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

6/05/08

Please read and pray for these people in Kenya! God has led him to our website for help. I pray that God will use this letter on our website to touch us and others to help with these peoples needs. I have given to missions in the past, but this seems much more personal by this man seeking our help. I have been and will be in prayer about how we can help supply their needs. Nothing is impossible for the God that we serve!!!! In Christ's Love!!!!! Wayne

-------------- Forwarded Message: --------------
From: Pastor Onesmus Omesa <m_omesa@yahoo.com>
To: clemen_w@bellsouth.net
Subject: Re: God's Provision
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:28:49 +0000



 

My beloved brother in the Lord,

 

 

Calvary Greetings in the Most Precious Name of our Lord.

 

Thank you my faithful brother for the thrilling, charging and merciful letter.

 

Truly the Bible remains very true and forever more it will be.

 

All things are possible to those who believe and He always pours out His blessings to those who love His and does His will.

 

Yes we must seek His Kingdom and He will add all things to us.

 

One thing I know brother when we seek the owner He will supply , when we are connected with the source we become resourceful when we are connected with the winner we become winners in our lives.

 

Thanks for your prayers and your heart felt love.Amen!!! Brother blesses obedience and obedience id better than sacrifice or more than a fattened  ram. Praise God for the testimony of how  God Has provided the poor in your ministry, for He says in His word He raises the poor from the dust ,dung and ashes  and places them on high with princes. Brother according to the higher  prices of food stuffs, to feed a family of 6 people is $ 550 per a Month. Absolutely brother no help is a available here in Kenya , unless the well wishers or good Samaritans who are touched by God Himself to meet the needs of this people. < /FONT>

 

For blessed are the merciful for they will obtain mercy. Here in Kenya know body is interested to know your poverty  status or your sufferings  or you slept hungry. Yes we thank God how is the Spirit of God is moving and many are coming to the truth of Gods word. Brother this family have no wage right now because they were terribly   affected by the Crisis of tribal clashes and during our last years election for many were flashed out of their places and as I mentioned to you early  only by Gods grace and well wishers this people are living  BUT  if not so they barely make it in life.

 

Please feel free the questions are not a burden to me I am happy to answer them. Always and forever we must seek Gods will in our life and in ministries. Indeed prayers are very Important and this is the Key. I do pray that God will direct you and uplift you as we Join hands to do Gods will and consider this need. God bless you my fine brother.

 

Hope to hear from you soon,

 

 Pastor Onesmus Mark Omesa.

---

6/03/08

Our Revelation Celebration Ministry with much support from Jodeco Road UMC, the Jodeco on the Road Food Pantry and Helping In His Name Food Pantry ministered to 444 people(included in this number is Haven House,Calvary Refuge,and the Potters house for Women) with food,prayer and the word of God by mouth,by giving out bibles along with the tracts of HOPE and spiritual growth books from North American Mission Board. We had 6 people to pray to receive Christ or to rededicate their lives to Him. I praise God and His Mighty Holy Spirit for having their hearts ready to  Repent and receive his gospel. I thank God for using us to speak as his willing vessels. We also thank him for the support from Stockbridge Assembly of God Church for providing their fellowship hall for us to teach the word and to serve hot meals on Friday night to the needy, We thank Stockbridge Assembly of God Church for the vans to pi ckup people in order for them to be able to come to hear God's word. The baptism service/Memorial Day celebration went really well with lots of fun along with two young men getting baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We welcome them to the Kingdom. In the 444 people that received 4943lbs of quality food their was 99 children,42 seniors,90 hot meals served, and 80 brown bag meals to the homeless. I thank ya'll for being willing vessels to let God use you. I know that ya'll agree that all the glory and honor belongs to the Holy One of Israel, The Great "I AM". 

In Christ's Love!!!! Wayne

 

---

5/31/08
 
Please keep Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) in your prayers. This month, we delivered food to 1 widow, to a single woman, to 19 needy families, to Haven House (8 women and 16 children), to The Potter's House for Women (18 women), Calvary Refuge Center (105 homeless people to include 24 children), and, gave goodie bags (food, bottled water, insect repellant, hygiene items, and Christian tracts) to over 50 homeless people. Additionally, we gave out over 150 Bibles/New Testaments, in May. Six people accepted Christ as their Savior, and, 2 young men got baptized in the Alcovy River, during the month of May.
 
Praise God from all whom blessings flow.
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

Thank you for your prayers, donations, support, encouragements and friendship!

 

---

 

5/17/08
 
Chuck Handley, Community Bible Church, Stockbridge, GA, and I went out this morning to make Angel Food deliveries. The food was provided by Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry and came from members of Jodeco Road UMC, Mount Olive Baptist Church and Jodeco Baptist Church. God led us to 6 families that needed food. And, He led us to 2 homeless people to whom we gave Homeless Goodie Bags too. Over the last week, we've given out over 100 New Testaments/Bibles that were donated to our homeless/needy ministry by a fellow Gideon, and, by my Sunday School Class, Christian Friends, Jodeco Road UMC. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

5/15/08

This is a pastor from Kenya that wrote me a month ago after seeing our website. It is the only email that I have ever received from the website.  I am asking  for fervent prayer to God almighty for provision for these people and for direction for us in our ministry. This man just didn't happen upon our website. God is sending him to us for our help. I am not sure of the crisis in his country although I think they had some unsettling times in the past year.
In Christ's Love!!!
Wayne

 

From: Pastor Onesmus Omesa

To: clemen_w@bellsouth.net

Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:33 AM

Subject: Praise the Lord!!

Dear Servant of the  Most High God ,

Greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus Christ. The Lord is good to us. Thanks for your e mil. Iam blessed to be connected with you. Your website is a blessing  to me and my wife here in Kenya. We have been going through it to see what the Lord has  put in  your hearts. We love your Faith and belives as well as the values and mission. This shows us that  you have God and  the people at heart.

 

Halellujah!!!! I thank God to hear your voice few  minutes ago over the phone , I was with my wife around she praised the lord too.

Servant of God here is my story on how I started Jesus Worship centre ministry  , My father was a bishop and He planted many churches around kenya REEDEMED GOSPEL CHURCH  and the headquater was in Nairobi city . He died age of 93 years, after 5 years  Some bishops came against me over the ministry which my father  gave me to run   and after some months God spoke to my mother concerning my call to start another ministry which can help people in remote areas. that is  when I started  JESUS WORSHIP CENTRE MINISTRY IN KISII TOWN AND IN REMOTE AREAS , by now I have 6 churches , the mother church it has 88 members with 67 sunday school children, I thank God for that , now servant of God , i hope you know what Happened in kenya some few months ago, many people lost the family during the crisis and now I have 12 people whom I am taking care to give them food clothing , now its my prayer request that you pray for me over the issue. My ministry I can say is young but God is moving and we have big VISION  for the lost. now here in kenya to buy food  is very expensive because many foods were destroyed over the crisis please pray for me .I have shared much with my wife and other pastors who I met today and I shared with them about you and its our prayer and it will be our daily prayer Lord to open away for you to visit kenya one day. I know you will enjoy preaching the Gospel to the lost. And many will come to JESUS Amen. Please I am located in a town called Kisii in Kenya.

. I know that  God has connected me to YOU WITH A REASON BROTHER!!!  and this is the faith  that I have and I see God in this.

God bless you. Hope to hear from you.

We shall be  together  in prayer  for the same.please bless me with areply.Please say Hello to your family and ministry.

Pastor Onesmus

Kenya

---

5/15/08
 
Yesterday, 5/14/08, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) delivered over 400 pounds of food (milk, juice, oat meal, chips, bottled water, chicken and hams) to Calvary Refuge Center (CRC). Sherry York, CRC, was very appreciative. God is good! RCM also gave out over 27 New Testaments, too, during the day.
 
On Saturday, 5/10/08, RCM delivered food to one widow, to Haven House and to eight needy families. We also gave out approximately 30 scriptures (Bibles and New Testaments) during the day. That morning, we gave out five Jodeco Road United Methodist Church United Methodist Men's sausage biscuits, and, five homeless goodie bags to four Henry County work release prisoners and to a community service volunteer, at Blessings Thrift Store for Haven House on Jodeco Road. Six people accepted Christ as their Savior on Saturday. Praise God!
 
RCM has Angel Food deliveries scheduled for 5/17/08, and, will have a cook-out and baptism at the Factory Shoals Park on the Alcovy River on Saturday, 5/24/08. RCM will also have it's 5th Annual Golf Tournament on 6/18/08 at Georgia National Golf Club, Lake Dow. Please pray for these upcoming events. If you'd like to participate or to help out in some way, please let me know ( dfhopper@hotmail.com ).
 
Thank you for your support of Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and our homeless/needy outreach ministry.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

5/15/08

Richard Barnes, VA Homeless Veterans Coordinator, Atlanta VA Regional Office, Decatur, GA, will host a "Stand-Down" for Atlanta metro homeless vets on 6/14/08 at a VA Site in East Point, GA. Richard needs travel size hygiene items (soap, shampoo, hand lotion, tooth brush, tooth paste, deodorant, mouth wash, wash clothes, etc) for approximately 200 homeless veterans. If you have any of these items that you'd like to donate for a good cause, it would be greatly appreciated. Items can be dropped off at the Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, Jodeco Road UMC, 1500 Jodeco Road, Stockbridge, GA, or, I can pick them up ( dfhopper@hotmail.com ). Chips, snack items and bottled water would also be greatly appreciated.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

4/28/08

Thank you, Jodeco Road UMC's United Methodist Men and Jodeco Road UMC church members who volunteered on Saturday, 4/26/08, to break down approximately 2500 pounds of food donated to Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry into 12 deliveries for Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) to take to the needy in our community. Twelve deliveries were made to a widow and to 11 very needy families that God led RCM too, that day. Two people asked Jesus into their hearts, during the day. God is good!
 
Thank you, Christian Friends Sunday School Class, Jodeco Road UMC, for donating 88 Bibles to our homeless/needy outreach ministry, on Sunday, 4/27/08. Wow!
 
Thanks to all who support the pantry and our homeless/needy outreach ministry with your prayers, donations, assistance and encouragements.
 
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

 "Our love should not be just words and talk:
it must be love, which shows itself in action."

 

1 John 3:18

Amen!

---

4/08/08

RCM GOLF TOURNAMENT 2008

I am such a sacredly cat! I knew that we going to have to have a less expensive entry fee for the golf tournament this year, because of the slow economy. I felt certain that we would have to move to a less expensive course. After talking to one of my friends that is doing a much larger tournament with Canongate, He told me that they had gone up on the price from last year by ten dollars per player. Well I decided to at least try with Andy at Canongate before I called anyone else. I sent him an email telling him that we would have to have $10/player less than last year to be able to do the tournament at Georgia National this year. He sent me a contract back with the same cost as last year, so I sent him another email reminding him that we had to have $10/player less. He emailed back apologizing and lowering the price by $10/player. He remembered our people from last year. I know that the Lord did this and is working on Andy for Revelation Celebration Ministry. Praise God!!! Hallelujah!!!!! To put this in perspective, Georgia National is one of the best courses in the Atlanta area and we are getting the price that we would have to pay at one of the worst courses in the area. As most of ya'll remember, these people do a great job. It also is a great place to get to witness to folks that never darken the door of a church. My neighbor Ron Mason,still talks about us praying and reading God's word in the clubhouse last year. I need to know who will be able to commit to helping us make it happen on Wednesday, June 18th. starting time 1pm. I know that we still are going to have to cut expenses, which means that we will need more donated items, we will need food donated instead of paying Canongate. I am thinking that we can get Chic-fil-A to help us with that possibly. Anyway, let me know as soon as possible, I need to know if we can move forward. I need to sign the contract and nail it down. I will have to get some of the preliminaries done from Ft Worth. Remember the more people that we can get involved on the committee to put together the tournament, the better it will be for fund raising. With all of the people out of work, we are going to need more than ever this year. These times are great opportunities for us to reach people for Christ. (Reach, Preach, and Teach) 

In Christ's Love!!!!

 Wayne

---

 

4/08/08

FYI, This is the numbers for Mar 2008: 110 Families given food, 536 people, 205 children, 73 seniors, 6745 lbs of food, 93 hot meals served at Stockbridge Assembly of God Friday night services, 89 homeless goodie bags served in three or four counties. Praise God for the bounty that he has provided and praise him for sending the willing hearts to help get it out to them. It has been the body of Christ coming together to serve our Lord and Savior. I have one regret, I can't remember us leading anyone to the Lord last month. We need to revisit our mission statement and have some brain storming to come up with fresh ways to reach the lost. Our priority is to reach the lost, hopeless and hungry by showing them the love of Christ, then proclaiming the gospel to them and then discipline them to build them up in the Holy Word of God and teach them how the power of the Holy Spirit will transform their lives. We've been doing a good job of showing them the Love of Christ and teaching them in the Word. One bright spot for me was seeing little 2 yr old Antonio holding his bible in his right hand and saying who-ah as he was walking around on his porch. I know that we are planting seeds. Another was listening to Richard tell us how his life has been transformed since we prayed for him to receive Jesus in his heart 1yr ago. He has quit drinking (he is an alcoholic), now studying his bible and attending church regularly. Praise God, all power, Glory and Honor to Him. He is such an awesome God. I pray that God blesses each one of you Indeed until your cup runs over. 

In Christ's love!!!!! Wayne

p.s. please pray for my daughter Danielle and for her little girl baby that is her womb.. She is having to have bed rest for this whole month to try to keep the baby form being born prematurely. Thank you!! And I thank Jesus in advance!!! I know that He is going to grant our prayers.

---

3/31/08
 
Happy Spring! I was blessed to be able to provide homeless goodie bags (bottled water, canned food, spoon, crackers, breakfast cookie, chips and a Jones Memorial UMC Christian tract) to 4 homeless people, on my way to work this morning. Except for the grace of God, there go I.
 
We've been able to provide food, Jones Memorial UMC hygiene kits, Jones Memorial UMC Christian tracts, chips, bottled water and clothing to approximately 70 homeless people, this month. Some of the homeless people also got Community Bible Church gloves, Jones Memorial UMC sleeping bags/pillows, Jones Memorial UMC totes, Bibles and hats. The Lord also provided Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry with enough food (donated by Jodeco Road UMC, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Helping In His Name Food Pantry, Jodeco Baptist Church and Avalon Church) for approximately 70 needy families. Wow! God is great!
 
He also provided us with a freezer!
 
Please keep the pantry, the needy and Revelation Celebration Ministry in your prayers.
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

---

3/26/08
 
Thank you, thank you, thank you! The van load of sleeping bags, hygiene kits, clothes, totes, Christian tracts and love that Jones Memorial UMC gave to our homeless outreach ministry, yesterday evening, will be a blessing to the less fortunate and will demonstrate God's love for them.
 
Since yesterday evening, because of Jones Memorial UMC's love and God's grace, 9 hygiene kits, 4 totes, 1 sleeping bag, 12 Christian tracts and 3 Bibles have been given to the homeless in our community (1 in Stockbridge, 2 in Conley and 6 in Decatur).
 
Also, yesterday evening, Calvary Refuge Center homeless shelter got a van load of potato chips from the pantry (donated by Helping In His Name Food Pantry).
 
God is good!
 
Bless you, yours, and, Jones Memorial UMC. Please keep Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and Revelation Celebration Ministry/ our homeless outreach ministry in your prayers.
 
Frankie

---

3/24/08

Kathy Guptill, Jones Memorial UMC, wants me to drop by their church around 5:00 PM, tomorrow, to pick up 2 cases of toilet tissue, clothes, hygiene kits and home made sleeping bags for our homeless outreach ministry. God is good!
 
The 50 boxes of food, with 46 Smithfield fully cooked hams (approximately 1500 pounds), that Avalon Church donated to us on Saturday was amazing. Tony St Cyr, a Baptist Minister, told the church about Revelation Celebration Ministry, and he then called me to pick up food that they wanted us to have. They had 750 people come to the church to pick up food, that day, as an outreach ministry to the community (Hope for Henry). They also took food to an apartment complex (door to door deliveries) behind their church, to a fire station, to Helping In His Name Food Pantry and to Haven House. God is awesome!
 
Praise God from all whom blessings flow!!!!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

3/18/08
 
Thank you! Bless all of you, and, yours!
 
Happy Tuesday, March, Spring and Easter!
 
Wayne made 4 deliveries, yesterday, to include 400 pounds of food to The Potter's House for Women. I'll make deliveries to Haven House and to Calvary Refuge Center on Wednesday. We have 2 more deliveries to needy families, to be made, that day, also. Additionally, Wayne is going to make another delivery of food to The Potter's House for Women (31 cases of frozen South Beach breakfast wraps), this Wednesday. We ran out of spaces to store the frozen food and took the cases of breakfast items to Stockbridge Assembly of God's Food Pantry, for safe keeping.
 
I think that we have given out at least 30 homeless goodie bags and have made at least 24 deliveries to the needy in our community, so far, this month (over 2700 pounds of food). Praise God!
 
We're out of food, again, and, almost out of money. Please pray that His mercy, provisions and grace will continue to flow our way; the need is greater than ever.
 
In Love,
 
Frankie

---

3/13/08

In going to and from work, from last Friday to this morning, our Lord has led me to 21 homeless people (10 this morning). They got homeless goodie bags that had Jones Memorial UMC Christian tracts, and, juice, crackers, candy, and, canned food from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry (supported by Jones Memorial UMC, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Road UMC, Jodeco Baptist Church, Stockbridge Assembly of God, just to name a few of the churches) in them. They also got chips, cookies and crackers from Helping In His Name Food Pantry. The goodie bags were prayed over by children at Jodeco Road UMC. And, some of them got gloves (donated by a member of Community Bible Church) and blankets (made by Jodeco Road UMC's United Methodist Women). God is great!
Thank you for your support, prayers, donation, encouragements and friendship!
 
Be Blessed,
Frankie

---

3/12/08

Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? I never noticed this....

The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like t he grave clothes.

The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.

Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.

She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, "They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know where they have put him!"

Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple outran Peter and got there first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in.

Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side.

Is that important? Absolutely!

Is it really significant? Yes!

In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand

a little bit about Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do wit h the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition.

When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was exactly the way the master wanted it.

The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare touch that table, until the master was finished.

Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table.

The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm done".

But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because....... ...

The folded napkin meant, "I'm coming back!"

He is Coming Back!

---

2/18/08

Wow! God is good! Just in the past month, or so, Jodeco Road UMC has truly reached out to the needy in our community. Here are just a few of the things that Jodeco Road UMC has done (planting seeds of love).

Jodeco Road UMC UMW made 21 Fleece Blankets for the homeless.
 
Jodeco Road UMC's Journey kids filled 30 homeless goodie bags with food, treats, Christian tracts, Moye's bottled water and love. They showed true love by visiting the residents at Laurel Park.
 
Jodeco Road UMC Boy Scout Troop 160 collected/donated over several hundred cans of food to the pantry on Scout Sunday.
 
Jodeco Road UMC's Youth collected canned food and money for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry on "Souper Bowl Sunday". And, after their annual pancake supper, they donated syrup, butter, sasauges and pancakes to the Flippen Road Fire Station.
 
Jodeco Road UMC donated a ton of coats, hats and gloves to the needy for "Warm-Up Sunday".
 
Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry (the closet full of miracles) has provided over 6000 pounds of food to the needy in our community (January and February Angel food deliveries made by Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM).
 
You have shown God's love to others. Thank you!
 
"Our love should not be just words and talk:
it must be love, which shows itself in action."
1 John 3:18
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

2/14/08

Here's a note from Wayne, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), concerning the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) report that he just sent in for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry's Account with them, for the month of January. Wow! Wayne's going to go to ACFB ,tomorrow, to pick up over a ton of food for the pantry that RCM plans on delivering this Saturday, along with Angel Food boxes, to the needy. 
 
Karen and Chris Parrott, Jodeco Road UMC, (mentioned in the note) were sent from God! Chuck and Michelle (and her two sons), mentioned in the note, are good friends, from Community Bible Church. They are interested in starting a mission outreach program for the needy in Henry County. They showed up at Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry at Jodeco Road UMC, last month, to help RCM make Angel food deliveries to the needy. It snowed that day. But, that didn't dampen our spirits. They were a blessing!
 
The food and other items that are mentioned in the note below came from God thru Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Baptist Church, Jones Memorial UMC and Jodeco Road UMC. Most of the sleeping bags and hygiene kits were given out to the homeless, this month, and weren't included in the ACFB Report. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
 
Thank you for your prayers, support, encouragements, donations and friendship!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie
 
PS: Check out the 2/14/08 Henry Neighbor Newspaper ( http://www.neighbornewspapers.com/henry/ ). It's about Helping In His Name Ministries/Samaritans Together and the growing need for their services in Henry County.

From: Wayne, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM)

Hi Frankie,Star and Karen, God bless you and yours!!! Last month was supernatural !!! I just finished the report for ACFB. Our ministry give out 4291 lbs of food to 351 people, which includes 147 children, 49 seniors. 139 homeless, fed approx 80 hot meals (probably double that with the leftovers that we send home with them). I think there was approx 30 sleeping bags and 70 or so hygiene kits. An average of 16 people per week came to our bible study to hear and study God's word and receive a hot meal prepared by Star, Karen and Chris. Praise God for sending Karen and Chris to take some of the load off of Star. I pray that Chuck and Michelle continue to help on Saturdays. I think that Isaac and Isaiah will come Sat. to help. I want to remind ya'll that we will be in the youth hall for Fri night. We probably need to get Pizza ordered. In Christ's Love!!!! Wayne

 

---

2/13/08
 
Greetings from Decatur!
 
We gave out 7 homeless goodie bags, Jones Memorial UMC hygiene kits, some sleeping bags (from Jones Memorial UMC And Jodeco Road UMC), Jones Memorial UMC clothing, Jones Memorial UMC pillows, and, Christian tracts on Monday, 2/11/08.
 
We gave out 6 meals (Church's Fried Chicken), Valentine candy and a Jones Memorial UMC hygiene kit, yesterday, to the homeless in Conley.
 
Be Blessed,
 Frankie

---

2/7/08
 
Thanks to the Body of Christ (Jones Memorial UMC, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Road UMC and The First Baptist Church of McDonough), yesterday, we gave food, sleeping bags, hygiene kits, gloves, and Bibles to 9 homeless people. The pantry made 5 emergency deliveries (3 in Hampton, 1 in Stockbridge and 1 to a homeless family living in their van), and, we gave food, bottled water, sleeping bags, hygiene kits, hats and scarves to another homeless ministry, The First Baptist Church of McDonough, who will go to Atlanta, this Friday night, to feed/minister to 100 homeless people. Mark Hall's (Casting Crown's) youth group, Eagles Landing Baptist Church, will go with them and lay hands/pray for the homeless.
 
Left over pancakes, sausages, syrup and butter, from Jodeco Road UMC's Wednesday Night Supper/Ash Wednesday Service were taken to a local fire department. Along with the food, five Strength for Service devotionals were given to the firemen.
 
Praise God for His mercy, blessings, provisions and amazing grace!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

---

2/04/08

Kathy & Jones Memorial UMC: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Wayne, Star and I were touched by our Brothers and Sisters In Christ at Jones Memorial UMC. Thanks for the wonderful fellowship, support, prayers, encouragements, good food, and, the Bibles, sleeping bags, hygiene kits, hats, gloves, toilet tissue, scarves and totes for the homeless.
 
Jones Memorial UMC and you are the greatest!
 
Our Lord led Wayne and me to 3 homeless people in Forest Park (John, Porscha and Larmar), and, to 3 homeless people in Conley (Karma, Jeri and Barbara), yesterday afternoon. They got prayer, Bibles, devotionals, sleeping bags, food, hats, scarves, totes and hygiene kits.
 
God is awesome!
 
This morning, Jimbo, a homeless man at Little Five Points, got a sleeping bag, hygiene kit, food and gloves. Also, 7 homeless veterans in Decatur got hygiene kits, and, 3 of them got fleece blankets.
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

---

1/31/08

Wow! Tell the Jodeco Road UMC Journey kids that we appreciate the 30 homeless goodie bags that they made to share God's blessings with the needy. They are "seeds" of love.
 
Yesterday, Karma, "Lilbit", Phil and Peaches got homeless goodie bags and were told that God loved them. Karma also got a Bible and reading glasses.
 
Over 50 homeless goodie bags have been given out, this month. Each bag had a bottle of Moye's water, a Betterway Bookstore Christian tract, Boca Grande Inc peanut butter and jelly packets, crackers, a breakfast bar, candy, a spoon, napkin,  canned food, etc.
 
Approximately 2 thousand pounds of food was taken to Calvary Refuge Center ( 106 homeless people), Haven House (22 people), the Potter's House for Women (14 Princesses) and Noah's Ark (24 kids), this month. And, we also made at least 15 deliveries to needy families, couples and a widow (another 2 thousand pounds of food). Revelation Celebration Ministry served approximately 50 meals at it's Friday night services. And, during January, 5 people accepted Christ as their Savior.
 
Thank God for the encouragements, support, donations, prayers and help from Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Baptist Church, Stockbridge Assembly of God, Jones Memorial UMC, Jodeco Road UMC, local businesses, among others, and, to people like you!
 
Praise God for His mercy, provision and amazing grace!
 Blessings,
 Frankie

PS 
Wow! Thank you! You're the greatest!
 
The first 3 Jodeco Road UMC UMW's blankets were given to 3 homeless people (Angie, Barry and Jennifer) that we'd never met before. Angie called her blanket "God's Blanket", after I told her that it'd been prayed over twice by members of Jodeco Road UMC. Barry and Jennifer had accepted Christ as their Savior at Revelation Celebration's Ministry's (RCM) first Friday night service in January 2008.
God is awesome!

---

1/30/08

Jodeco Road UMC Youth Director, Brian Love, will have our youth collect can goods and money, for the pantry, at the 8:45 AM and 11:00 AM service, on 2/3/08. It's for "Souper Bowl Sunday". Praise God!
 

Jodeco Road UMC collected coats, hats, gloves, etc, for the homeless during the month of January 2008! Wow!
 
Jodeco Road UMC United Methodist Women's group has a goal of making 50 blankets (Fleece for His Flock) for our homeless ministry by 2/14/08. God is great!
 
On 2/3/08, while we're at Jones Memorial UMC, Kathy Guptil's group will have hand made sleeping bags, hygiene kits, toilet tissue, hand made hats, gloves, hand made scarves, etc, for our homeless ministry. She said that we might need two vehicles to carry everything.
 
Jodeco Road UMC's Boy Scout Troop 160 usually does a Scout Sunday, during the month of February, in conjunction with a food drive for the pantry. 
 
I'm Happy!
Blessings,
Frankie

---

 

1/24/08

 
Sandee, the beautiful fleece blanket that you made for Jodeco Road United Methodist Church's (UMC) United Methodist Women for their homeless mission project was given to Jennifer, today. Bless you!
 
Over 700 pounds of food was taken to Haven House and to The Potter's House for Women, today. Our Lord led us to 2 work release prisoners (J D and Lenard), and, to 5 homeless people (Jennifer, Barry, Jessie, Bob and Chris), today, also. They got homeless goodie bags, Christian tracts, hygiene items and prayer. Praise God!
 
When I think of the support, prayers, encouragements, donations and assitance that Jodeco Road UMC, Mount Olive Baptist Church, Stockbridge Assembly of God, and Jones Memorial UMC, among others, give to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and to Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), I think of the Body of Christ.
 
In Christ's Love,
 
Frankie

Wow! Neat story (see below). Thank you, Sandee!

The Bum
========
 
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
James D. Miles
 
 
Everyone respects and helps the millionaire, the famous, the boss, those with beauty and brains.

What about the bum on the street?
 
This is a real story. It happened to me, the writer of MountainWings.com.
 
I was parked in front of the church cleaning out my Jeep. I was waiting on someone.
 
Coming my way from across the street was what society would consider a bum.
 
From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don't want to be bothered.

This was one of those "don't want to be bothered times."
 
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought.
 
He didn't.
 
He came and sat on the wall in front of the bus stop to wait on
the bus.
 
After a few minutes he spoke.
 
"That's a very pretty Jeep," he said.
 
He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly blond beard keep more than his face warm. I said,
"thanks," and continued cleaning out the Jeep.

He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came.
 
As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he needs any help."
 
I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice.
 
"Do you need any help?" I asked.
 
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget.
 
We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments. I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand.
 
He spoke the three words that shook me.
 
"Don't we all?" he said.
 
I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a  bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun.
 
Don't we all?
 
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help.

I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to take a cab anywhere in the city and get food and shelter for the day.
 
Those three little words still ring true.

No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too.

No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.
 
Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.
 
You never know when you may see someone who appears to have it all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you th rough a torn world can see.
 
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets.

Maybe he was more than that.
 
Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.
 
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the Jeep, that man needs help."

 
We all need help!

---

1/12/08

Hi All, I wanted to let you all know what is happening in my life. God has been calling me to go into full time ministry for him since 1993. I have been slow in responding, but I have finally taken the leap. And I do mean a giant leap of faith. I resigned my company that I have been with for 20 yrs and stepped out totally trusting God for all that I need.. I have started classes to become a certified minister. I will be praying for his direction for the next step. I ask for all of you to be praying for me. The evil one has already began a fresh attack on me. I know that Jesus has already won the battle for me, but please pray that I will continue to let the Lord's light shine thru me.  I am starting courses online and at the Assembly of God regional office in Macon to be certified as a minister of the gospel. I am continuing with the Revelation Celebration Ministry that we started almost three years ago. In the last three years we have delivered close to 100,000 pounds of food and have sewed many seeds into the hopeless and homeless. We have lead over 100 people to Jesus and have actually had approx 50 or 60 of those to be baptized. Most of that time we have had three of us going out. We desperately need more committed servants to go out this next year. This year there is going to be more need, we see it manifesting already. The harvest is plentiful and it is ready for the harvesting, but the workers are few.. If anyone is interested in joining to help with our Revelation Celebration Ministry, we will be taking food out on the 19th to the neighborhoods to minister to the hopeless and homeless with food and the gospel. If you can't make it then our yearly schedule is posted on rcmforjesus.org. Also if any of you know of anyone that might have a refrigerator/freezer to donate for a single parent with 8 children that is having tough times after her husband deserted her. She is working cleaning houses to try to make it. She is a teacher that is not certified here. Our ministry and a church helped her keep from being evicted on Dec 27th. We are helping her with food also. My new cell# is 678-492-9883-home 678-432-3324. 

In Christ's Love!!!!! Wayne

---

1/11/08

Bless you! Thank you! God is great! The folks from Mount Olive Baptist Church are the salt of the earth!
 
Wayne, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM), made an emergency food delivery today, 1/11/08, to a family of 3. The family met him at Jodeco Road UMC to pick up the food. They got 65 pounds of food from the pantry and Wayne talked to them about Jesus and about salvation, before they left. The Mother and Father prayed the sinners prayer and accepted Jesus Christ as their Saviour in the church's parking lot. Praise God!
 
Karen Parrot, Jodeco Road UMC, brought food (sloppy joe and ravioli) to Stockbridge Assembly of God, on her way home from work, for RCM's Friday night service, this evening. We made chili and added the sloppy joe to the pot of chili. The chili was tasty! And, the kids enjoyed the ravioli too. And, Mrs. Winners, Stockbridge, donated 3 gallons of tea for the service tonight. God is awesome!
 
So far, this month, the pantry has taken almost 1,000 pounds of food (Boca Grande Food's Inc peanut butter, jellies and bar-b-que sauce, from Mount Olive Baptist Church) to Calvary Refuge Center and to Haven House. We've made two emergency food deliveries and plan on making another one tomorrow. Yesterday, we gave food (Nestle's cocoa mix, canned cheese sauce and chocolate pudding from Mount Olive Baptist Church) to a church in Riverdale that has an outreach program for children and pregnant teens on Thursday nights. We've also given out 16 homeless goodie bags, 7 Bibles, a sleeping bag, blanket, socks, reading glasses, hygiene items, Henry Medical Center First Aid Kits, P-38 Military Can Openers and Betterway Christian Book Store Christian tracts.
 
Praise God for His mercy, provision, blessings and grace!
 
Happy Weekend!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie 

---

12/23/07
 
God is awesome! He led me to 12 homeless people, before work, last Thursday. Yesterday, he led me to 3 work release prisoners (Wolf, PJ and Tommie) and to 2 homeless people (Janice and Dirty Rick). They got homeless goodie bags, some got Bibles, and, all were told that they were loved by God.
 
Thank you for your support, prayers, encouragements, donations, friendship and love.
 
Merry Christmas!
 
Frankie

---

12/17/07

Good Morning!
 
Wayne is going into full time ministry with RCM. He's telling his boss today and has his home up for sale. Please keep him and RCM in your prayers.
 
 
RCM made a delivery to Haven House on 12/13/07 (approximately 185 pounds). RCM made 12 Angel Food deliveries on 12/15/07 (approximately 2000 pounds). An 18 year old muslim girl accepted Christ as her Savior, that day. Praise God! RCM will make a delivery to The Potter's House for Women tonight (approximately 200 pounds). God is good! He wants to do our "Angel Food" deliveries twice a month, next year.
 
Be Richly Blessed Beyond Measure!
 
Frankie

---

11/29/07

Greetings
 
Thanks to Mount Olive Baptist Church, we had enough food to make 7 deliveries last week (3 on 11/18/07-Frankie/Johnnie, 1 on Monday-Star, and, 3 on Thanksgiving Day-Frankie). We've also made approximately 19 goodie bag deliveries to the homeless and to 2 prisoners, over the last 2 weeks. Thanks to Jones Memorial UMC, the homeless also got hats, some got scarves, and gloves, also. God is awesome!
 
Our Lord has led me to some interesting homeless people to include Amazon (a very big woman), John The Baptist (also know as Chicken Man), Ricky, AMOCO (he used to work at one), Savannah, and Greek. Savannah and her family (husband and 3 children) were living in an old building in Conley. I referred them to Calvary Refuge Center. The family got the last children's sleeping bag that Jones Memorial UMC had donated to our homeless mission. Because of their love, we've given out 29 sleeping bags, 28 totes 9still have 4 totes to give out), 36 hats (still have 4 hats to give out) , 52 hygiene kits and about 91 pairs of gloves (still have 12 pairs of gloves to give out) over the past month. Wow!
 
While I was shopping at a grocery store in Forest Park, yesterday, a cashier came over and said, "I know you, Frankie; you gave my family food while we were staying at Motel 6." They're moving into an apartment next week. That touched my heart! She said "God is great!" Amen!

Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

 

11/8/07
 
So far, this month, Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry has delivered over 1500 pounds of donated food to Calvary Refuge Center, to Noah's Ark, to 2 needy families, and, to The Potter's House for Women. Most of the food came from Mount Olive Baptist Church and a local Baptist minister. I love Baptists! Mount Olive Baptist Church made the food deliveries to Noah's Ark and to Calvary Refuge Center. Praise God!
 
Our homeless/needy ministry, so far this month, has given out 23 Jones Memorial UMC (JMUMC)  sleeping bags, 10 JMUMC totes, 10 JMUMC hats, 10 JMUMC hand made scarves, 20+ JMUMC homeless hygiene kits (socks,wash cloth, hand towel, shampoo, tooth brush, tooth paste, body lotion, etc), 20+ pairs of JMUMC gloves, 20+ Bibles, and, 15 homeless goodie bags (Moye's bottled water, Mt Olive Baptist Church beanie weenies/sardines, cookies, crackers, Betterway Book Store Christian tract, etc). Wow! I love Jones Memorial UMC! The Body of Christ at work!
 
God is awesome, good and great!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

11/7/07

This morning, 10 homeless people on Ponce de Leon got Jones Memorial UMC hygiene kits, and, for those that needed them, they got Jones Memorial UMC hats, gloves and totes. God is good! Thank you for your support, encouragements, prayers, gifts of love, and, your friendship.

Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) will have a Thanksgiving Service this Friday at Stockbridge Assembly of God, beginning at 7:00 PM, for the needy that our Lord has placed in our path. We're going to have the St Cyr Family Southern Gospel Group at the service. Wow!

 God is great!

 

 Praise God for Jones Memorial UMC and their outreach ministry of love to the homeless.

 In Love,   Frankie

---

 

---

11/05/07

Bless you! Thank you! Praise God for Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jones Memorial UMC, Jodeco Road UMC, Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, Jodeco Baptist Church, Revelation Celebration Ministry, Stockbridge Assembly of God, Noah's Ark, Calvary Refuge Center, Haven House, and, for His blessings, mercy, provisions and grace.
 
Today, our Lord led me to James, Tim, GiGi, Michael, Stephen, CiCi, Dana, John, and to 2 needy families. The homeless men and women got sleeping bags, hygiene kits, hats and gloves. The needy family got 3 children's sleeping bags, infant blankets, baby wipes, toilet tissue, foot powder, 2 hygiene kits and chocolate candy. Homeless goodie bags of food were given to Snow, James, Tim, GiGi, Stephen, CiCi, Dana and John.  An emergency delivery of food was made to a Stockbridge family of 4, today, also. Wendy, the Mother, was walking on Hwy 42 going to the Stockbridge Checkers, Hwy 138, where a friend worked, to borrow money for food. I saw Wendy walking by the side of the road as I was going home and I offered assistance. God took care of the rest. Wendy, Tim and John got Gideon New Testaments. Please continue to pray for the homeless/needy in our community.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

Thank you, thank you, thank you!
 
Wendy, the woman whose family needed food, that you met last night at church, and that Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry gave food to, saw another miracle from God, last night. She didn't take the hotdogs/buns that you offered to give her, because her electricity was turned off. Wendy and I prayed at the alter, before I took her back home. When we got to her home, the lights were on. Praise God!
 

---

10/24/07

Thanks!
 
I saw Angela and her children while they were staying at Calvary Refuge Center. When Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry/Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) takes food to Calvary, it goes to the homeless and to the families, like Angela's, staying there. God is good!
 
When Wayne, RCM, and I took food to Calvary Refuge Center (CRC), about a month ago, Angela and her two children were there. Ron, Night Manager, CRC, introduced us to them. She didn't remember me, but, when Ron said that I delivered 'Mo-joe's chicken tenders' to the shelter, she said, 'oh, yeah|'
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

10/19/07

Jodeco On the Road Food Pantry (JOTR) emphasis for November 2007 will be breakfast items: grits, hot/cold cereal, pancake mix, syrup, biscuit mix, cocoa mix, coffee, sugar, creamer, breakfast bars, raisins, etc.

 

Thanks to your support, prayers, donations, and, encouragements, JOTR Food Pantry has been able to provide over 2000 pounds of food to 10 needy families, a widow, The Potter's House for Women and Helping In His Name Food Pantry, this month. Also, over 50 New Testaments, 33 "home made" Jodeco Road UMC Journey kids (ages 3 to 5th grade) Homeless goodie bags and 17+ homeless goodie bags have been given to the homeless in our community. Wow!

 

Praise our Lord for you, and, for His mercy, blessings, provisions and grace!

 

Be Blessed,

 

Frankie

---

10/11/07

Tell that child that I said "Thank you, Jesus!"
 
That's what Lena, an elderly homeless lady on Ponce de Leon, in downtown Atlanta, told me to tell Journey when I gave her a goodie bag that they had put together, this morning. Lena also got a Bible. Eight Journey goodie bags and New Testiments were given out, this morning, to homeless people, from Conley, Little Five Points to downtown Atlanta. Praise God!
 
Bless you! Thank you for your support!

 Frankie

---

 

9/26/07

Last Saturday, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) had a picnic/praise/worship/Baptism at the Alcovy River (Factory Shoals Recreation Park). It was awesome. Praise God! Four people were baptized, 
and, RCM gave out 3 Bibles. Thanks to Jodeco Road UMC Christian Friends Sunday School Class's 
$140 donation, RCM was able to serve 80 hotdogs, a lot of chili, a ton of chips 
(from Helping In His Name Food Pantry), 24 bottles of water, 3 cases of soda, 
lots of candy, and, about 5 boxes of snack cakes. Thanks to Robbie Anne, Jodeco Road UMC, the 
children got Christian bulletins/activity sheets, info on The Armor of God, and, 
a picture of Noah's Ark to color. The kids also got crayons, first aid kits, 
memo pads and ink pens donated by Henry Medical Center.
 
Our Lord provided wonderful weather, willing hearts, a song in the air, two 15 
passenger Stockbridge Assembly of God church vans, great food, and, good water 
(the river was perfect) for the service/baptism. Wow! God is great!
 
RCM appreciates your support, prayers, encouragements, donations and participation in our community outreach mission.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

9/24/07

Wayne is currently teaching everyone to put on "The Armor of God", daily, to those who come to our Revelation Celebration Ministry's (RCM) Friday Night Bible Study meetings. In particular, our Lord has led RCM to a poor Hispanic family that live in a double wide trailer in Stockbridge, GA. The family comes to every RCM service. The children have learned to say "Hoorah!", a lot, as Wayne tells them about The Armor of God, and, God's mercy, provisos and grace. During our worship/praise/baptism service, last Saturday, at the Alcovy River (Factory Shoals Recreation Park), I heard the family's an 11 month old baby say "Hoorah!", several times, as he was learning to walk, and listening to Wayne talk about The Armor of God, that day. That touched my heart.

Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

9/17/07

Praise God!
 
Christian Friends Sunday School Class, Jodeco Road UMC, tok up a collection and gave our homeless/needy ministry $140, yesterday. I think that will also give us another $75 to buy food for the picnic/Baptism Service scheduled for this Saturday, 9/22/07, at Factory Shoals Recreation Park. A Christian Friends Sunday School class member, who works with Helping In His Name Ministires, will provide chips for the picnic/Baptism Service.
 
The North Clayton County Gideon's Camp met last Tuesday evening and voted to purchase 30 New Testiments to give to me to provide to people that RCM's witnesses too.
 
Wow! God is good!
 
Last Friday, Butch and Pete Nixon, First Baptist Church of McDonough, came by Jodeco Road UMC to pick up a ton of clothing and blankets that had been donated by a family of the church and from Caroline, who works at Moe-joe's in Rex. They will hand the donated clothes/blankets out when they go downtown on the 2d Friday of next month, to witness and to provide food/hygiene items to approximately 200 homeless people.
 
Thank you for what you do and keep RCM in your prayers.

Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

8/13/07
 
Greetings!
 
Y'all are the greatest! Thank you for all that you do in Christ's name.
 
Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) Update:
 
The food, clothing, Christian tracts, sleeping bags, toilet paper, shoes and Bibles that y'all have provided to Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry/RCM have opened doors and hearts to Christ.
 
In June, 4 people accepted Christ as their Saviour. In July, 4 people accepted Christ as their Saviour. So far in August, 4 people have accepted Christ as their Saviour. God is good!
 
This morning, RCM gave out goodie bags/Christian tracts to 5 homeless people, provided a simple meal for 8 homeless veterans, provided 2 sleeping bags to homeless veterans, and, provided food for two homeless veterans with families. Wow!
 
Thank you, thank you, thank you! What a blessing Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry, Jodeco Road UMC, Mount Olive Baptst Church, Jodeco Baptist Church, Moe-joe's, Moye Pharmacy, The Press On Band from The First Baptist Church of McDonough, and, Stockbridge Assemby of God and it's food pantry have been to RCM.
 
Praise God!
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

---

---

7/5/07
 
On 7/4/07, RCM gave out 9 homeless goodie bags and hygiene kits to the homeless in Stockbridge. They also had watermelon provided by Stockbridge First UMC. God is good!
 

“I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”

Matthew 25: 40

 
Thank you for supporting Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry and RCM. Please keep these outreach ministries in your prayers.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

 

6/19/07

Ms Jack McCall, Jodeco Road UMC, is a "coupon clipper queen". She has already donated a lot of food (non perishables and frozen food) to the pantry at no or little cost (pennies on the dollar) to her.
 
She'd like for members of Jodeco Road UMC to bring in food coupons to the church so that she can get food for the pantry at little or no cost. Just One Example: Recently, she got 35 boxes of Betty Crocker Scalloped Potatoes for $0.00. They were on sale at Kroger for $1 each and she "found" thirty-five 50 cent off coupons for the product. Kroger doubled the coupon amount and she didn't pay anything.
 
She has done the same thing with 15 boxes of Birds Eye frozen veggies and 10 packages of candy Easter bunnies. Wow! Praise God! Of course, the pantry has already given out all 35 boxes of the potatoes, the 10 packages of frozen veggies, and, the Easter bunnies. She paid nothing for those items. God has answered my prayers.
 
If she finds bargains at little or no cost in the future, she'll bring in the receipt along with the food for reimbursement. What a blessing she has already been and will be in the future.
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

---

 

6/10/07
 
RCM made food deliveries to The Potter's House for Women and to Haven House, last week. RCM also provided 20 homeless goodie bags (to 4 work release prisoners and to 16 homeless people) and 29 kiddy goodie bags to 5 children in a needy family and to 14 children at Haven House. Sixty Bibles, 80 Christian tracts and 172 bottles of water were also distributed by RCM last week. God is good!
 
The Potter's House for Women Princesses were at RCM's annual golf tournament, again, last Wednesday.  They touched our hearts with their witnesses. The homeless and kiddy goodie bags that were given out last week were put together and prayed over by The Potter's House Princesses. What a blessing that ministry is to the community.
 
Thank you for your donations, prayers, support and encouragements. The food emphasis for Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry for this month is breakfast items (hot/cold cereal, grits, breakfast bars, cream of wheat, jelly, pancake/biscuit mix, etc). Whatever you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
 
Blessings,
 
Frankie

---

 

5/28/07

As we all know, Memorial Day means a lot more than cook-outs, beach trips, sleeping late, and a long weekend.  It's about remembering the brave, selfless people who died so that we can enjoy all of those things.  Remember the families of those who have made that sacrifice for freedom too. We have a lot to be thankful for. And, pray for our military and leaders. God bless America!
 
Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) has been truly blessed with the praise music and inspirational messages provided by the "Press On" Christian band from The First Baptist Church of McDonough at our Friday night services.

The Stockbridge Assembly of God provides RCM with a meeting place for our Friday Night services and a 15 passenger van to pick up the people that our Lord leads us to for the services.
 
Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry at Jodeco Road UMC, supported by Mount Olive Baptist Church, Jodeco Road UMC, Jodeco Baptist Church, Mo-joe's, and, Stockbridge Assembly of God's food pantry, to name a few supporters, provides RCM with food to give to the needy.
 
Praise God for their support!

 On Friday, 5/25/07, RCM delivered much needed cereal to Calvary Refuge Center, delivered 37 pounds of Wendy's liquid eggs to Haven House (donated by Calvary), and, provided food to 8 homeless people and 4 work release prisoners. God is awesome! 

 Thank you for your support!

All glory to God for His mercy, provisions and grace.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

5/23/07

Greetings from Decatur!
 
God is great!
 
Yesterday morning, RCM was able to give 3 homeless people on Ponce De Leon homeless goodie bags, Christian tracts and hygiene kits. Yesterday evening, Betterway Christian Books donated 60 New Testaments to give to the golfers/volunteers at RCM's Golf Tournament. Doug Drummond, Mo-joe's, told me, yesterday, to come by his office next Wednesday to pick up some gift certificates for the tournament.
 
This morning, RCM purchased cereal from Super Wal-Mart and from Kroger to take to Calvary Refuge Center this evening. Tawana Tarno, Executive Director, Calvary Refuge Center, said that Calvary needed cereal.
 
All glory to God for his mercy, love, provisions and grace!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

5/21/07

Linda wanted to go to the festival in McDonough, on Saturday. So, I took some golf tournament brochures to the McDonough Welcome Center while we were there. I told a staff volunteer that Star would be by to get handouts for the golfers, at a later date. They were really busy.

On Saturday, True Value Hardware Store on Flippen Road donated 2 items (a giant mechanics tool box and a tool box with 21 tools) to the golf tournament.
 
On Sunday, I went to Disciples II Bible Study and to R Travis Meng Jr's, Troop 160, Jodeco Road UMC,  Eagle Scout Award Ceremony. It was an honor to have been invited to the ceremony. It was great. The Mengs and Troop 160 have done so much for the pantry, over the years.
 
The other day, I was thinking about our Brother In Christ, Wayne, and then read Philippians 4, for last night's Bible Study. Wow!

Philippians 4

 1Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends!

Exhortations

 2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow,^[a] help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

5/14/07
 
God is good! Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) made 11 Angel Food deliveries to the needy, on Saturday, 5/12/07. An emergency delivery was also made yesterday, Sunday, 5/13/07. Below are pictures of a family that RCM visited with and delivered food to, on Saturday.
 
Early, last week, our Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry was just about empty. The Lord provided approximately 2000 pounds of food to the pantry, at the end of the week, for RCM's Saturday delivery. Praise God! Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry is truly a "closet full of miracles".
 
Last week, 6 people accepted Christ as their Savior, as God led RCM to the people He wanted us to share the Good News with.

All glory to God for His mercy, miracles, love, provision and grace!
 
Thank you for your continued support to reach out to the poor in our community to share His gifts and His word.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

5/10/07
 
This week RCM has provided homeless goodie bags and Jones Memorial UMC hygiene kits, to nine homeless people. Two homeless women also received Jones Memorial hand-made sleeping bags. And, five homeless people received Jones Memorial UMC pillows.
 
When Lana, a homeless lady living on Ponce De Leon, Atlanta, got a goodie bag, work gloves, a hygiene kit, a pillow and sleeping bag, this morning, she said, "God is good all the time" and "thank you Jesus".

 Thank you, thank you, thank you, for your support, gifts of love, prayers, encouragements and friendship!

 

Be Blessed,

 

Frankie

 

4/23/07
 
Thank you for a giving heart. Because of your love, support, donations and prayers, Revelation Celebration Ministry (RCM) was able to give out six sleeping bags, 10 goodie bags and over 30 hygiene kits to homeless people staying close to the intersection of Grove Park Road and Moreland/Hwy 42 intersection (in the Forest Park/Conley area). Most of the the homeless were women. They were very appreciative and were told that the gifts were made and given out of love from our Heavenly Father. Praise God! 
 
RCM has given out a total of 9 sleeping bags and 40 hygiene kits since last Friday night.
 
Glory be to God for His mercy, love, miracles, provisions and grace!
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

 

 

4/19/07
 
Yesterday was an awesome day for RCM. God is great! RCM delivered approximately 100 pounds of food to Haven House, gave goodie bags and devotionals to 3 prisoners and 1 community service guy, gave 20 Bibles to Jodeco Baptist Church for their Angel Food Ministry, took a ton of baked potatoes and salad (left over from Jodeco Road UMC's Wednesday Night supper) to Calvary Refuge Center, and, gave hygiene kits (from The First UMC of Jonesboro), goodie bags, Christian tracts and devotionals to 12 homeless people (4 of the homeless people were in Stockbridge and 8 of the homeless people were in Forest Park).
 
Thank you for your prayers, support, donations and encouragements.
 
Be Blessed,
 
Frankie

---

4/11/07

Thanks to your support, prayers, donations and encouragements, RCM was able to make 5 emergency food (from Jodeco On The Road Food Pantry) deliveries over the past week. One delivery was made to a family of 7, one delivery was made to a widow, and, 3 deliveries were made to homeless men (Jeff, Noah and Johnnie) in Stockbridge. They were told about The Good News.
 
There were approximately 25 people at last Friday night's RCM service. Praise God! They participated in "washing of feet" and Holy Communion. This Friday night, 4/13/07, RCM will have a Bible Study at Stockbridge Assembly of God on N Henry Blvd, beginning at 7:00 PM. This Saturday, 4/14/07, RCM will make Angel Food Box deliveries to the needy. Join us if you can.

All glory to God for His mercy, love, provision and grace!

 

Be Blessed,

 

Frankie dfhopper@hotmail.com

---

4/10/07

 I wanted to let everyone know about our "Good Friday Service". We met at 7pm with Pizza for dinner, different than the last supper but after the dinner we had wonderful praise music from Joey Shedd and the "Press On" band. The we had a "foot washing"! It was an awesome spirit filled experience. Several people took the opportunity to wash  a friend's feet to show their love. We had only 25 people there but it was intimate and very fulfilling. Our prayers were and are with our brother Frankie(who was in Ala. with family) and his family as they go thru some hard times with health and family issues.

In Christ's Love!!!

Wayne

---