The things that summer teams do!
Well, they mostly worked very hard to get homeowners back into their homes that were damaged during the floods that followed Hurricane Katrina almost 6 years ago. One such family is Dave F. and his family. (pictured below and with staff of crisis response ministry) Our teams started on his home a little over a year ago and just a few short weeks ago, our team was able to celebrate with Dave and his family the goodness of God’s grace in allowing the teams to finish his home and for him and his family to move back into their home. Please continue to pray for this family as they move back and adjust to a new life. Pray too that God will provide work for Dave as he seeks to provide for his family.
Teams over the summer have also been on numerous prayer walks in the neighborhoods where they were working as well as in the neighborhood of a new EFCA church plant in the Magazine St. area in uptown New Orleans. Crisis Response is partnering with Eric H. and his family who have been called to New Orleans to establish a new EFCA church. Our teams are bathing the projected area in prayer with Eric H. We are praying for the hearts of the people in the city to be open to the light and truth of our Heavenly Father through His son Jesus Christ.
EFCA TouchGlobal Crisis Response Mission Statement
We exist to develop, empower and release the Body of Christ to show His love in times of crisis to multiply healthy churches among all peoples
SPECIAL PROJECT!!!
Support Team Building &/or Ministry Partnership Development
Before I became a missionary with the EFCA (Evangelical Free Church of America) the above terms were like foreign language to me. Since then, I have had a little training and loads of conversations concerning both. These terms refer to the process of developing a partnership with individuals, churches, and companies who are like minded missionally with TouchGlobal Crisis Response Ministry and who would like to partner with me in ministry. Ministry Partnership Development is not unlike what Jesus called the disciples to do when he sent out the twelve disciples in Matthew chapter 10 and what John refers to in 3 John vs. 5-8.
So from now until the end of the year, I am on a special project—one in which is going to involve me “Broadening my Horizons” way more than ever. My goal is to be fully supported by year end, which means that I need to meet with as many people as possible to seek your partnership with me in my role as finance manager for TouchGlobal Crisis Response Ministry. This is going to be an all out “ask” to join my financial support team.
If you feel led to join the team, then please let me know. If I ask you to join my team and you can—all Glory to God! If you can not or do not feel led to partner in this way, that’s o.k. and again—all Glory to God! You see, I have to believe and hope in the fact that if I have been called to be a part of this ministry, then the financial resources exist to support those efforts.
How about it? Are you up for the challenge? Are you in this with me and TouchGlobal Crisis Response Ministry? Call me and let’s talk - 985.705.2416 or email me and let me know that you want to learn more ( here’s my email)dorinda.bogran@efca.org and in the midst of it all, let’s give all Glory to Our Mighty and Awesome Father in Heaven through His son, Jesus.
Would you like to be a part of Crisis Response ministry by partnering with me? Here are some ways:
Prayer -I believe in the power of prayer, and knowing that you are praying for
the ministry is a continued source of encouragement.
Send - Get a team together to come help serve the people of New Orleans, Peru, Haiti, Japan and Alabama or become an intern with the ministry for 3-6 months.
Give - Become a part of this ministry by partnering with me as a Missionary with the EFCA (Evangelical Free Church of America). Send tax deductible donations to my IMA (individual missionary account) #1566.
Checks should be made payable to EFCA .
Please write “#1566” in the memo line on your check. (#1566 is my Individual Account number).
Please send to: Dorinda Bogran c/o Trinity Church
EFCA TouchGlobal Crisis Response Ministry
19380 N. 10th St.
Covington, LA 70433
For more information on EFCA TouchGlobal Crisis Response please visit www.touchglobal.org/crisisresponse. Also, keep up with the most recent happenings with the ministry at www.crisisresponse.blogspot.com. We are on Facebook, too!!!
Thank you for partnering with me in this ministry through prayer or financial support. If you want more information, just email me (dorinda.bogran@efca.org) or call me at 985.705.2416.
PRAISE & PRAYER
*Praise God for answered prayers!!!
*Prayer for a calm
Atlantic hurricane
season
*Praise for interns and their servant hearts they had all summer
*Prayer that I can be fully supported by year end
*Praise that we are starting to receive team applications for Spring 2012
*Prayer for our annual ministry meetings in September
