STEP
ONE: ENVISION A MIRACLE
Father Richard Martin, Pastor of Church of the Nativity in Burke, Virginia, was
walking his dog late one night just before Lent in 1998. He was thinking about
the wedding feast at Cana, wondering if his parishioners could also create a
miracle (JOHN 2:1-11). He thought about a family giving up one pizza topping,
or doing without one order of French fries during Lent. When he did the arithmetic,
he was stunned. His calculation: 2,500 families saving 50 cents a day for the
40 days of Lent would yield $50,000! Having seen the plight of the poor first
hand, he realized that this would indeed be a miracle for the destitute of Haiti.
What miracle can you and your people perform? Can you take a family out of the
horrible slums and put them into decent shelter? Can you feed a family for a
year? Can you feed a village for a year? Can you provide life-saving vaccinations
for infants? School supplies for children? Hospice care for AIDS victims? SURE
YOU CAN!
Your first step is to
describe what might be possible within the means of your church, parish
or organization. Engage others in this discussion. Seek help and advice from
Food for the Poor, or from Father Martin and his Haiti ministry volunteers. They
are eager to assist you!
[ Next
Step ]
[ Step 1 ] [ Step 2 ] [ Step 3 ] [ Step 4 ] [ Step 5 ]
Five easy steps. A simple
concept. A simple process.
A way to bring Matthew 25:40 to life -
“ As often
as you did it for one of the least of my brothers and sisters, you did it for
me.”
ASSISTANCE
IS AVAILABLE FROM:
Food for the Poor
- Ms. Barbara Fazekas,
Coordinator, Church and School Development
- Telephone: 954-427-2222
x6258
- Email: BarbF@foodforthepoor.com
- Mail: Food for the
Poor, 550 SW 12th Ave. #4, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
- Or gifts can be
sent directly to:
Food For The Poor, Inc., 6401 Lyons Rd. Coconut Creek, FL 33073 -
Note on check
"Nativity
Village / Source Code 70174"
- Web: www.foodforthepoor.org
Church of the Nativity
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