Our Baseball Blessing
Submitted by Shawna Roy, Director of Operations – Aldine YOUTH With spring approaching, our youth program staff met to discuss new programs and activities that we wanted to implement for the low-income youth that we serve. Since there are no organized sports in our community, we talked about expanding our activities to include baseball and/or softball. [...]
GT February Luncheon
Come join some of Houston’s top leaders in business and ministry as we enjoy a delicious lunch and network together to meet ministry needs in our city. Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cost: $12 in advance, $15 at the door - Reserve your spot now.
Current Needs List
This is it! The most current, complete Needs List. Look it over and see if any ideas come to mind. Pray and ask God to give you creativity and to open your eyes to ways those needs can be met. We are interested in your ideas, contacts, networks, business and entrepreneurial expertise.
Get Together Prayer Requests – January 2012
Join us in praying for The Get Together and the needs of our Partner Ministries:
Aldine YOUTH Makes a Difference
Here is a letter written to Sylvia Bolling, Founder and Executive Director of Aldine YOUTH this week. This is a wonderful testimony of how Aldine YOUTH is making a life-changing difference in the lives of youth in their community. Hello Mrs. Bolling, I’m not sure if you remember me. My name is Alan Swickey (name [...]
A Bike for Gerardo
Last fall, Get Together member, Ray Wilkinson, saw a boy’s bike at a garage sale for just $5 and couldn’t resist purchasing it. When his wife asked him what he was going to do with it, he said, “I am going to give it away – to [...]
A Member’s Perspective
What a wonderful idea The Get Together was. What a meaningful experience it is to get to witness the work as it is happening. God fixed our brains so we could network. Getting to see it happen first hand is such a blessing. A surprisingly simple tool like a list of needs can stimulate [...]
Got Donations? Drop them off with LINC
Look for one of these donation drop boxes at a location near you! Got some new clothes for this year’s holidays? Ready to get rid of that gawdy Christmas sweater? Looking to donate items from your house you found when digging out the decorations? LINC is now accepting donations at a location near [...]
In Tough Times, the Promise of Jesus Still Delivers
Below is an excerpt from LINC Houston’s recent newsletter. This year even Santa Claus was being asked to scale back kids’ holiday gift expectations. According to a New York Times story, mall Santas across the nation were being asked to “not promise anything” this Christmas. With the economic slump continuing and many parents [...]
Donate Christmas Gifts to Ministries
As Christmas approaches, a number of Get Together Partner Ministries are gearing up for their annual Christmas outreach by providing gifts for the children they serve. Most of them are facing a shortage. This year is really challenging. By now we would have received at least 500 toys to serve 700 children. Right now, [...]
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