Broadening Horizons
A Newsletter for Dorinda Bogran
December 12, 2011
JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!
Cliché? Yes, but it’s so easy to forget in the hustle and bustle that has become the Christmas season, the real reason we celebrate together this time of the year. Before I became a Christian, I used to think that this time of year was such an inconvenience—why in the world did I have to stop my normal day-to-day activities and then add on additional responsibilities of gift buying, house decorating and visiting with people I hadn’t seen in ages. Why? I really didn’t get it.
Praise God for opening my eyes to the truth of who He is through His Son, Jesus Christ! Praise God that He chose to reconcile us back to Him through Jesus. Praise God for His word-the Bible-that gives us a glimpse of our Mighty and Awesome Father in Heaven. Praise God that when I surrendered my life to Christ, our Almighty God deposited His Holy Spirit inside of me—a spirit that guides me, comforts me, convicts me, and reminds me of the promises of God. A Spirit that can never leave me.
Praise God for this time of year when the whole world sings songs of praise because it’s Christmas time...listen again to the words of “Hark the Herald Angels sing” and “Silent Night” and “O Come all ye Faithful and “Joy to the World.” God created Christmas time to show us again what He did for us through His Son Jesus Christ—it’s us who have made it into something that’s not always about Jesus.
My prayer for you and your family is that you will all be able to take time to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas this year— That God so loved the world that He gave His only son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but will have eternal life. John 3:16
I pray that the time you spend with your family and friends will be blessed abundantly more that you can ask or imagine. I pray for reconciled relationships and hugs from friends and family you haven’t seen in a long time. I pray that you all will take the time to search for and find the true reason for the season—Jesus Christ!
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
Merry Christmas
from our Family to Yours...Much love to you all...From the Bogran’s
UPDATES, UPDATES, UPDATES!!!
TouchGlobal will be hosting teams again the week after Christmas and beyond. We have started receiving spring break and summer applications as well. We have beginning to receive applications for teams that will be going to Challenge Conference in New Orleans and staying with us either the week before or the week after-one team will be from Alaska and another from Hawaii!!!
With these and other teams committing to spend a mission week with us, it will mean a busy time in ministry, but more importantly, it will mean that homes will continue to be rebuilt and lives will continue to be touched and changed forever in the best way possible—changed forever with the everlasting hope that is only possible when you give your life to Jesus.
This ministry has far reaching influences—from the homeowners, their neighborhoods, the volunteers, and the churches that send them. As other disasters happen in the United States, we are seeing more and more that the Body of Christ—made up of believers in local churches who have served with TouchGlobal are the ones who are stepping out of four walls of the church to serve their community in times of need. Praise the Lord!
There is still much work to be done in New Orleans. Will you consider joining us for a week...a week that will change your life completely!
PRAISE & PRAYER
*Prayer that all of the missionaries on our team with TouchGlobal will be fully supported by year end
*Praise for the real possibility of seeing family we haven’t seen in a while
*Pray for God’s continued guidance of my steps
*Praise for the Lord’s perfect timing of encouragement with a special donation of Poinsettias to the ministry!
*Prayer that the details of hosting teams the week after Christmas will somehow work themselves out
*Pray with us—Luke 10:2 For the Lord of the harvest to send more workers into his field
Would you like to be a part of TouchGlobal, the crisis response ministry of the EFCA? 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: EFCA
901 E. 78th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55420
OR: call 1.800.745.2202 to talk to donor services
For more information on TouchGlobal, the crisis response ministry of the EFCA (Evangelical Free Church of America) please visit www.touchglobal.org. Also, keep up with the most recent happenings with the ministry on Facebook, too!!! “Like us” at TouchGlobal!!!
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.
