Norcross First United Methodist 4M {Monday Morning Mission Mailing}
Every life without Christ is a mission field; every life with Christ is a missionary.

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LOCAL SCHOOLS
Our local schools are a Tier One focus of our outreach efforts. Over the past several years our schools have become increasingly welcoming to our participation and support, and your prayers and your enthusiasm have made a huge difference.

Teacher Appreciation Week - Volunteers Needed
THIS Wednesday and Thursday | 10AM-1PM
This coming Wednesday, May 4 and Thursday, May 5 we will serve a delicious Busbee BBQ lunch at two local schools as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. If you are available between either of these days, please let Rae or Terri know and we'll give you the details!
Wednesday, May 4 we will serve at Beaver Ridge Elementary and May 5 we will serve at GIVE Center West.


Action Ministries Women'saction Community Kitchen Praise  
Nine people from Norcross First served at Fort St. UMC on Boulevard as part of the Action Ministries' Women's Kitchen - new clients, same extraordinary needs, same great blessings!

We served 40 women and children; several walked off the streets, some from low-income housing in the neighborhood. Some had not eaten in two days; several left eating the only meal of the day... We had an amazing mission moment - humbling!

Want to join us next time? Our next date to provide lunch and serve is Thursday, July 14. Email Carey Logan: loganinski@gmail.com

Each season we join with Action Ministries and Grace UMC to provide fellowship and a warm and tasty lunch to women and children in the process of overcoming homelessness, hunger, and poverty. You are invited to join us for this wonderful outreach ministry at Grace UMC.

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Celebrating
145 Years

On April 26, 1871,
Rev. Dr. Jesse Boring and a group of supporters signed the charter to form the Methodist Orphans' Home to care for children orphaned by the Civil War.

Thanks to generous supporters like you, we have helped countless children and families heal in the decades since Dr. Boring's vision was made a reality.  This year we will be sharing stories of success as well as our vision for the future. We invite you to celebrate the past and join us as we strive for the day when every child is raised in a loving, compassionate, and nurturing home.Read more about our history here ...




Meet a few of the families who have opened their hearts and homes to children in need in our new Faces of Foster Care video. Watch it now. 

May Is National
Foster Care Month 
It's one of our favorite times at The Children's Home. Foster Care Month is a chance for us to celebrate and acknowledge our families who selflessly open their hearts and homes to children in need of a loving, compassionate, and nurturing home. Learn More About Foster Care ...

Upcoming Foster Care Informational Sessions
  • May 1 -  Gainesville
  • May 2 -  Decatur 
  • May 4 -  Simpsonwood
Thanks to your generous support,
the April Flea Market raised over $29,000 to help children and
families in need!
Thru your Faith Promise Giving we support
The United Methodist Children's Home.
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NightLight Baking Ministry
Donations and Volunteers Needed
We will continue to send cookies, drinks and candy every other month. For May it will be delivered the Friday before Mother's Day.

We are in need of 800 cookies, hard candy, instant powder drinks and brown/white lunch bags. If you can donate any of these items, please place in the NightLight box in the vending area near the Gathering Area. Should you like to bake cookies, call and let Cathy Padgett know: 770-446-8028

Items Needed by THIS Wednesday, May 4. Thank you in advance for helping to share God's love with those to whom NightLight ministers!
 
NIGHTLIGHT ATLANTA KIDS CLUB
 Thursdays | 5:30-8PM 
Our Prevention Program serves an Atlanta neighborhood facing high levels of addiction and drug abuse, generational poverty, frequent gunfire, prostitution and under-performing schools. Our children personally encounter bullying, violence, arson, racism, poverty and incarcerated family members. Kids' Club is a safe place to honor and affirm their identities and dreams as unique individuals. Through games, storytelling, art, prayer for each other and worship, we guide young people to know the Truth of who they are, empowering them to grow into influential women and men who live to their full potential. This season's theme, Kingdom Superheroes, tells about the lives, character and obstacles of some real-life superheroes who have gone before us, challenging the kids to access their own superhero and superpowers within. NightLight believes these children and teens are powerful leaders who can affect the change they want to see in their neighborhoods and in our world. Click for more...

KIDS' CLUB-Thursdays 5:30-8PM
SPRING   March 3 - May 5
SUMMER June 9 - July 28
FALL       Sep 1 - Nov 3

KIDS' HUDDLES-Tuesdays 5-6:30PM
SUMMER June 7 - July 26
FALL       August 30-November 1

Nightlight is an international organization committed to addressing the complex issues surrounding commercial sexual exploitation thru prevention, intervention, restoration, education. We provide dignified employment and personal development opportunities to women who seek an alternative to the sex industry in Thailand. Each product you buy is made by the women at NightLight and helps secure their freedom and restoration.  {shop pieces} {give freedom} 

Thru your Faith Promise Giving we support NightLight Atlanta.
 
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DONATION HOURS

Monday - Friday  9AM-4PM
Tuesday               4-8PM
Saturday             10AM-Noon

To volunteer, contact Shirley Cabe
770-263-0013 | shirley@norcrossco-op.org
 
Thru your Faith Promise Giving we support Norcross Cooperative Ministry

Family Promise seeks to end homelessness, onefp  family at a time, by providing shelter, education, job training and other support services.

Family Promise Hosting Dates at NFUMC

May 29-June 5; July 31-August 7; October 16-23

Volunteers needed to help with set-up/take down, evening meals for families, Saturday breakfast, day, evening and overnight hosts.
To serve or for more information, contact:
Your Faith Promise Giving supports Family Promise of Gwinnett.
   
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Rick Yost, Go Team Chair
Help finish the Hours of Service We Began in 2015  
2,080 Hours of Light served as of May 2, 2016

Click Logo to Log Your Service Hours  
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Mark Tate, International Missions Chair

Johnny and Mary Guzman (Mission Society)          
Johnny and Mary expect to be in town sometime this month. If anyone would like to donate these items {new or used, good condition}, they'll have a van to transport them back to Monterrey, MX. 
  • portable instruments
  • wood crafting tools
  • cooking materials
  • laptops, monitors, etc
Anyone interested in donating may contact Cathy Padgett, who will host the Guzman's upon their arrival: 770-446-8028

Thru your Faith Promise Giving we support The Guzman's.
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Greetings from Namibia!

We are thankful for YOU! We went on a bus with 65 children to the coast and back and we know you were praying for all of us! We are blessed and we know the children had an experience of a life time. We came back dirty and exhausted but more importantly, BLESSED!!!

We saw the ocean, the aquarium, the museum, the cheetah foundation, hiked the big rock mountain where we could see Namibia, hiked the big sand dune 7, went swimming in freezing water, camped and cooked and much more. We know God was in charge since there were no problems and no breakdowns and even if we got home at 4am, we were safe. Just a few fevers and coughs but nothing serious to slow anyone down. WOW!!!!!!

We were even able to take a few staff members children and a village child who would not be able to go because of finances but we had a bit of space so they were invited and really enjoyed everything! Thank you for your prayers. God took care of us, even us old people as we did everything the young ones did including sand dune 7, the big hike and holding the real, yes, real python.
We just finished laundry and repacking as we prepare to come to Florida for the Orphan Summit. We are just going and coming back so again we will be tired but blessed with knowledge and information.

To God be the Glory Great thing He has done. So loved He the world that He gave us His Son!
 
With Love, Lorna and Travis Curry
Serving Christ in Namibia Africa - Children of Zion Village

Thru your Faith Promise Giving we support Travis and Lorna Curry, Namibia Africa.
 
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Nicaragua | September 17-24, 2016   
We will work again with the church we helped plan in Ruben Dario, leading VBS for the children in the community, as well as other relationship-building activities.
Team Leaders: Shelley Carr & Glen Mitchell 
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Larry Stone, National Missions Chair

Tom Atkins Evangelistic Association
Indian Springs Camp Meeting
July 14-24, 2016
 
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Thru your Faith Promise Giving we support Tom Atkins Evangelistic Association.
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UMVIM and the Zika Virus 
As the Zika Virus continues to spread across the Central and South America and the Caribbean - a part of the world where many UMVIM teams serve - we have partnered with the Center for Disease Control to educate teams who are traveling to Zika-affected areas.

The CDC has provided us with information that is now available to you directly through our website, though full information can be found on the CDC Zika Webpage. Please take the time to read the information on these pages thoroughly and share with your team members.








REGISTRATION OPEN THROUGH MAY 15, 2016!

Young People in Mission,  a camp experience with hands-on mission opportunities for youth and young adults, will be held June 26-30, 2016 at beautiful Lake Junaluska. Our hope is that this event serves as a launch to empower young people to serve with new eyes and a heart for Christ. Participants serve with local mission projects, worship together, fellowship and grow with family groups, dive into Bible studies, and learn from featured speakers and the City of Opportunity.

Registration is now open on the UMVIM, SEJ website! All costs except transportation are covered in the $326 registration fee (3 persons to a room; other pricing packages are available). Please contact UMVIM, SEJ or visit the YPIM page on our website for more information.

SEJ Disaster Response 
Mississippi
The Clarksdale area in the north Mississippi Delta has an urgent need for flood relief teams. Housing with showers is available. To volunteer, email Wayne Winter: gwwinter@cableone.net or Mississippi Conference UMVIM Coordinator Rev. David Newton: newton93@icloud.com

South Carolina
Homes damaged by the October 2015 floods in 24 counties in South Carolina are ready to be repaired and rebuilt. South Carolina Disaster Recovery is now requesting long term recovery volunteer teams for 2016-17. For full information on the recovery efforts, contact Volunteer Coordinator Stephanie Hunt: shunt@umcsc.org, email screcovery@umcsc.org, or click here. 
Evangelism and Creation Kids T-Shirts tshirts 
Short-Sleeve: $10/each     Long-Sleeve: $12/each

Long-sleeve and short-sleeve options available in both Evangelism and Creation Kids Changed by Love t-shirts.

To order, email Rae Myles: rmyles@nfumc.org
Click logo for opportunities to >>Be the One!<<

 

Missions Pastor, Rev. Terri Hoye thoye@nfumc.org

Missions Assistant, Rae Myles rmyles@nfumc.org

Norcross First United Methodist | 2500 Beaver Ruin Road | Norcross | GA | 30071