Leaning

I am learning to lean on other people, more so than I have in the past. Today I have some old friends here with me helping out. Dr. Nathan Segars teaches at Heritage Christian University. Dr. Cliff Mims teaches at the University of Memphis. Both of these I have known since they were little kids running around at Sards Lake Christian Camp. I know and respect their parents and siblings. It is wonderful to have their support and love here at this time. The Lord holds them all in His hand. Dr. Regan Ford is here from Starkville, along with several helpers. His parents are Henry and Virginia Ford, old friends from the Delta. Perry Jinkerson is long-time Campus Minister at MSU, and he is here. All of the new friends are awesome, but the old familiar faces bring comfort. We have lots of helpers this weekend. But they will be going home tomorrow and we will be left with a skeleton crew. Thus I want to appeal to my preaching brothers, and at the same time anyone who is retired who has a heart for ministering to people. Ministers and compassionate hearts are needed to come and stay at Pascagoula for a week at a time. Most Preachers have 'gospel meeting' weeks as a benefit. I have two per year, but seldom use them. Would some of you ask your elders if you can use a 'gospel meeting' week to come down and work at Central? If you want to preach every night we'll be happy to let you do that! We need people to walk the streets and pray with people, listen to people, help bring supplies through the neighborhoods. We have fair accomodations ... classrooms used as bedrooms ... showers on the premises ... we will feed you. Men and women are welcome to come. Surely there are some ministers who have elders that would allow them to come spend five days down here helping the hurting people of our community! I will be happy to reciprocate at some point down the line when we get settled down ... at no charge of course. I will pay for your gas to come down, if your church is not willing to pay for it. Any elders on this list that can commission your minister or retired members to come down? Money sent to organizations is OK, but we need some on-site help. Help is also needed with anyone who can give a day or two. Pass this around, please, to those who are not in hurricane-damaged areas. Pass the info around at church, in church bulletins, Bible classes. There is a brother here from Memphis today who got my blog address off of a handout passed out at church. If you have any questions, please get in touch with me. We have a number of supplies on hand currently. But we have people that are still needing help cleaning out their houses, yards, and just needing hugs and prayers. I'd love to get some PRAYER TEAM t-shirts made up and have people go down the street just praying with people. Those who are outside of our area are simply not aware of the damage and continued suffering of people in our area (and others, also). Those who are in our area are flooded with more than they can do. We are headed for an understaffed week this week, but the hurting and suffering goes on. This is what you might call an Urgent Appeal. Web: www.123Jesus.com Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/user/jedobber Phone: 228-342-0576