Welcome to another week!
Last week Fallowfield United Methodist Church bakers made 146 pie crusts and peeled and sliced six bushels of peaches into 122 pies. We also shelled elderberries. I’m thankful elderberries grew well this year. There would’ve been a lot of disappointed elderberry pie fans at the fair if God hadn’t provided an abundant elderberry harvest this summer. Last year’s harvest was pitiful.
There is one more pre-fair pie make this Monday, the 15th. You’re welcome to join us.
As you probably know, the Crawford County Fair begins this Saturday, the 20th. If you’d like to help bake pies or work a shift at the fair booth, please email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and I’ll hook you up with our fair scheduling committee. Bakes at Fallowfield United Methodist are at 6 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 3 p.m. Fair shifts run from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 5 p.m. to close, which is usually around 9 p.m. If you come to the 10:30 a.m. pie bakes, you’ll see me. Volunteers get pie and ice cream at the pie bakes and a sandwich, fries, drink, pie, and ice cream at the fair booth.
Please pray that we have good weather and sell lots of pie. All net profits support missionaries and charities locally and around the world.
It’s pretty cool that Casting Crowns and Building 429 are coming to the fair this year. These are big-name Christian groups. Casting Crowns has had major hits, such as “Praise You in This Storm,” “Voice of Truth,” “Thrive,” and “Just Be Held.” Building 429’s hits include “We Won’t Be Shaken,” “Listen to the Sound,” “This Is Not Where I Belong.”
Kennard United Methodist Church is hosting a rummage sale on August 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in their fellowship hall. Lunch is available. On Saturday, items will be sold for one dollar per bag.
I had the chance to hear Arun and Shobha Massey of Caring Hands mission speak at Fallowfield United Methodist Church last Thursday. They’ve been in ministry for 20 years. The Masseys’ ministry, Caring Hands, is an outreach to the children of devadasies, temple prostitutes. God has used the Masseys to rescue 300 children from prostitution.
Caring Hands offers children the opportunity to hear the gospel and give their lives to Jesus. Many of the children they have rescued are adults now and are gainfully employed. Not one child has become a temple prostitute. “Our girls are good witnesses to Jesus Christ in their community,” Shobha said.
Unfortunately, India’s new government has changed a lot of laws. It is now against the law to have children come to Caring Hands from other districts. This regulation has reduced the number of kids from between 50 and 60 to 35 girls and 10 boys. The Masseys are concerned about the new laws. But they remember God is with them.
I hope you will join me in praying for the Masseys, the children of devadasies, and Caring Hands mission. You can read more about the mission at www.caringhandsindia.com.
Have a wonderful week. Blessings! at"mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and I’ll hook you up with our fair scheduling committee. Bakes at Fallowfield United Methodist are at 6 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 3 p.m. Fair shifts run from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or 5 p.m. to close, which is usually around 9 p.m. If you come to the 10:30 a.m. pie bakes, you’ll see me. Volunteers get pie and ice cream at the pie bakes and a sandwich, fries, drink, pie, and ice cream at the fair booth.
Please pray that we have good weather and sell lots of pie. All net profits support missionaries and charities locally and around the world.
It’s pretty cool that Casting Crowns and Building 429 are coming to the fair this year. These are big-name Christian groups. Casting Crowns has had major hits, such as “Praise You in This Storm,” “Voice of Truth,” “Thrive,” and “Just Be Held.” Building 429’s hits include “We Won’t Be Shaken,” “Listen to the Sound,” “This Is Not Where I Belong.”
Kennard United Methodist Church is hosting a rummage sale on August 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in their fellowship hall. Lunch is available. On Saturday, items will be sold for one dollar per bag.
I had the chance to hear Arun and Shobha Massey of Caring Hands mission speak at Fallowfield United Methodist Church last Thursday. They’ve been in ministry for 20 years. The Masseys’ ministry, Caring Hands, is an outreach to the children of devadasies, temple prostitutes. God has used the Masseys to rescue 300 children from prostitution.
Caring Hands offers children the opportunity to hear the gospel and give their lives to Jesus. Many of the children they have rescued are adults now and are gainfully employed. Not one child has become a temple prostitute. “Our girls are good witnesses to Jesus Christ in their community,” Shobha said.
Unfortunately, India’s new government has changed a lot of laws. It is now against the law to have children come to Caring Hands from other districts. This regulation has reduced the number of kids from between 50 and 60 to 35 girls and 10 boys. The Masseys are concerned about the new laws. But they remember God is with them.
I hope you will join me in praying for the Masseys, the children of devadasies, and Caring Hands mission. You can read more about the mission at HYPERLINK "http://www.caringhandsindia.com" www.caringhandsindia.com.
Have a wonderful week. Blessings!