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Tech Clash at Hand House
At the Hand house, you can not simply root for “Tech” or cheer “Let’s Go Tech!”  Which Tech?  Which state?

Last Saturday Georgia Tech played Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.  As many of you know, Shannon went to Virginia Tech (aka VPI for Virginia Polytechnic and State University) and is still quite a HOKIE fan.  Yes, exactly:  what IS a hokie bird anyway??  I went to Georgia Tech – home of the Yellow Jackets.  OK, so our mascot is a bumble bee but at least it’s an identifiable species!

Well, suffice it to say that I felt a little outnumbered when game time rolled around!  How convenient that my wife and all of my children (notice I said MY) were completely clad in Hokie attire.  What was I given to wear to support my team?  A nineteen-year-old ball cap!  (You can barely distinguish the faded GT in the photo) That was it.

But hey, it was enough.  The score says it all:

image credit:  espn.com
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Financial Update

Keep Praying

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Just Ten Days till Columbus Day!

We’re hoping to celebrate Columbus Day – for the first time ever, maybe 🙂 – and certainly like never before.  After pursuing the Lord for these faith goals for many months, we’re still hopeful that He will supply the remaining needs by October 9th.  Yet, there’s still a long way to go – a miraculous amount to be accomplished in such a short time.

Pray for the Lord to do even more than this list asks, but here are the basics:

  • Ask God to respond in ways that make Him the center of attention – and will remind others of His true character and purposes.
  • Specifically, by October 9th, pray that the Lord would choose to provide the right people to give joyfully.  We currently still need a minimum of $746 in monthly commitments.
  • Not only pray that God will provide the right people, but also pray that we would be able to talk to these people in person.  Pray that when we call people, we would not get a voicemail message, but get to talk.  Also pray we could talk to many face to face.
  • Would God use you to answer some of these prayers?  Let us know if you can introduce us to someone who would like to learn more about what God is doing in our ministry (no obligation to give).  
  • If you are already giving regularly to our ministry, would the Lord have you increase your giving?  Perhaps even by $10 or $20 per month or $100 per year?
  • Another huge need is for God to supply a buyer for our house here in Mableton.  We aren’t able to look at houses in Orlando until our house here sells.  Pray that the person God wants to live here next will see our house and give us an offer by October 9th.
  • Pray that the Lord would prepare us to move.  We feel prepared but there are hundreds of details that must be taken care of. 
  • Pray for our whole family to walk closely with Jesus.
  • Pray that we would praise the Lord for His pure greatness, regardless of what happens on Columbus Day.



So, To Recap:

image credit: Rob Williams, orangejack.com
1)  Minimum Support Needed:  $746 in monthly commitments (or annual equivalents).  Works out to just about 10 new people at $75/month.

2)  House:  Would like to have a buyer by October 9th.
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As of this morning, here’s where we’re at:

(Not geographically, but as a representation of how much support we still need in order to move.)

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For those of you who like to do the math:  Orlando is about 450 miles from Atlanta; We’ve seen the Lord provide $1,654 out of the needed $2,400/month in additional support; . . . so the corresponding ratio yields 310 miles traveled out of the total 450.

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Story of Jesus for Kids

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Jesus for Kids

One of the best evangelistic tools we’ve used in the past decade is ‘The Story of Jesus for Children’s movie. It is awesome! And it’s not just for kids.

It makes the gospel message so clear! Like the Scripture says, if only we had faith like a child. This is a powerful tool and we’ve given it away and used it to explain the gospel to our own kids.

We’re gonna get some more of these (DVD or VHS) soon, so let us know if you’d like one and we’ll get it to you for free. (Just a small perk for knowing us!)

Sorry if this sounds like a commercial, but the movie is really great. Here’s the product description from the Campus Crusade Store:
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This is NOT CARTOON ANIMATION. The original JESUS Film has been adapted for children.

In the film a small group of children are the storytellers. Through their conversations, observations and interpretations, the life and claims of Jesus Christ unfold.

On sets that were built to match those used on the original JESUS production, the newly filmed children’s scenes are seamlessly woven throughout the original film.

The young actors dress as people did in the first century and every miraculous moment of the life of Jesus is experienced and seen through the eyes of children

The “JESUS” film is the most biblically accurate motion picture ever made on the life of Christ. Backed by five years of painstaking research, it was filmed entirely in the Holy Land. First century clothing, architecture, customs and food were carefully studied to ensure the film’s authenticity.

Thinking of throwing a children’s party?

Why not make it a Story of Jesus for Children movie party? Would you like to learn how? Just download the Celebrate Jesus! party manual. It is a 1MB PDF file. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.

Download the Party Manual

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Timeless Good News

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The best news is often news you’ve heard before – news that brings your heart home.  Obviously the gospel fits into this category:  the news that Jesus Christ is alive and has broken the power of death and sin!

Back in the early days of Campus Crusade for Christ, Dr. Bill Bright created two simple bookelets to explain some simple Biblical truths about the gospel.  One is The Four Spiritual Laws (now known as Knowing God Personally) and the other is The Holy Spirit Booklet (now titled Satisfied?).

Some of you know my story – how a friend shared these simple truths with me as a college student and the Lord used them to bring radical change to my life.  Since then Shannon and I have had the privilege to share these same truths with hundreds of people.  And the beauty is that these concepts are so transferable!  I.E.  Many of the people we have shared these simple presenations with have then turned around and shared them with someone else!

Did you know that these two booklets are now available in web format?  Why not review them yourself, rejoice in the amazing truth of God’s love and forgiveness, and then share them with someone else today?

How to Know God Personally

Satisfied? (A Compelling Presentation of the Spirit-Filled Life)

This is why we’re on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ:  to share these presentations with many people and to make the related concepts as clear as possible.  Thank you for helping us do that!

Please tell us what you think.