This note is from Pat Ennis, Executive Director of Sovereign Grace Ministries:
Friends, In response to the devastating earthquake that occurred in Haiti on Tuesday, Sovereign Grace Ministries has opened a Disaster Relief fund to help deliver food, medicine, and other needed aid there. We will distribute the funds we raise primarily through existing ministry contacts we have on the island—both in Haiti and the Dominican Republic—who are already involved in relief efforts.If you want to join us in our support of these efforts, you can donate to the Disaster Relief fund
on our website or by calling 800.736.2202. On behalf of our friends in Haiti, thank you for considering this opportunity to give.Regardless of your ability to make a donation, please join us in praying that those affected by the earthquake would receive aid quickly, and that despite these hardships the gospel would continue to go forward in that nation.
With appreciation,
Patrick Ennis
Executive Director
Sovereign Grace Ministries
We’ve not only welcomed numerous guests each Sunday, but have added four new community groups and embraced 112 new members. With rooms filled to overflowing, we also added a classroom wing and in the process of expanding the foyer, seminar room and kitchen. All of this in the midst of economic downturn! By God’s grace, we’ve helped others with over $20,000 in benevolence and gifts and invested $153,000 in evangelism and missions–seeing the Gospel extended to the ends of the world!
Rich also told me about a recent opportunity to share the gospel with a salesperson that came to his home. Thanks Rich for being a great example of a faithful gospel witness and letting the Gospel overflow from your heart to your interactions with people. Your example inspires and motivates me and I want to be like you!
This past Sunday afternoon, in the sweltering heat, I played a couple games of basketball with Alan, Rob, and James Denison and 2 other guys at Rockwood Park. After having fun playing a few very competitive (and tiring) games, a few guys left and Alan and I decided to “throw in the towel” for the day. As I am chugging some water, trying to catch my breath, I notice Alan making his way to a bench, where one of the other guys was sitting. Alan began to draw him out about his church background and if he had found a church in the area. As I listened, I wondered if and how this might transition to talking about the Gospel. In a very gentle and winsome way, Alan transitioned the conversation toward the reality that life and salvation is not about going to church but it’s about a relationship with Jesus. He began to explain to our new friend what this meant, while briefly sharing his testimony in small, understandable chunks. Alan and I had the privilege of sharing the gospel with him over a 15 minute conversation. I so appreciated Alan’s heart to spend a few minutes (even when tired with many other things he could have left to do) talking with this man about the Gospel and taking a genuine interest. Alan got our friend’s phone number and planned to call him to follow up and invite him to a Sunday Meeting and we had the opportunity to pray for him as well.
Listen to this wonderful testimony from Danielle Ognibene:
