tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45837792468701625642024-02-19T03:22:54.937-08:00FEI - Gulf CoastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4583779246870162564.post-90383052978207850992008-09-05T11:16:00.000-07:002008-09-05T11:27:57.320-07:00In The Wake of Gustav<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2fppSXptJPpXUmpcD_NbLa2GwArcnOEqrCLWeu0GgiGUGBNo85OQLT_fojOoqac4N1Y4WQDWO8TNK9qNLsCEmxCEvEVbLNysXXKZcpOFuvZ07Uq98bxH2-dcWB3Cii2AQ8rcgKYLRrh9/s1600-h/damage.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242603692629888674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF2fppSXptJPpXUmpcD_NbLa2GwArcnOEqrCLWeu0GgiGUGBNo85OQLT_fojOoqac4N1Y4WQDWO8TNK9qNLsCEmxCEvEVbLNysXXKZcpOFuvZ07Uq98bxH2-dcWB3Cii2AQ8rcgKYLRrh9/s320/damage.JPG" border="0" /></a>Your prayers made a difference with Hurricane Gustav! God graciously answered and the storm was much less severe than predicted.<br /><br />Yet, while New Orleans avoided major tragedy, areas west of the city have been severely damaged and your help is needed.<br /><br />The lives of those living in the Gulf Coast have been thrown into chaos once again. Now is the time to show them the love of Christ in a way they may have never before experienced.<br /><br /><p>This restoration effort is about so much more than fixing roofs. It is about the heart of our Master. God uses your hands and feet to provide hope to those in need.<br /></p><br /><p>Will YOU serve?<br /></p><br /><p>Aaron Gordon and Bob Johnson, FEI field staff living in the Gulf Coast area, reported, "We found much need for assistance. The damage is not at Hurricane Katrina level, but lots of roofs were torn apart. Lots of trees are down and the power lines are shredded in MOST places."<br /></p><br /><p>FEI is uniquely positioned to help those affected. We have the resources in place to begin restoration immediately, but we can't do it without YOU!<br /></p><br /><br /><p><strong>How you can serve:</strong></p><br /><br /><ul><li>Volunteer-join a team or create a team and offer support and hope to the hopeless and disheartened. </li><li>Make a Financial Gift - funds are a necessary component of disaster response. Your financial support makes this ministry possible. MAKE A DONATION NOW </li><li>Pray - continue to pray for those affected. Also pray that the other storms of this hurricane season will be diverted. </li></ul><p></p><br /><p>To learn how you can show Christ's love to your fellow countrymen and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzM-lyhdwJSv1HKvGMEbR4JfbjktU4OrCMmpcWYh1TDKR3cKJBtjLaAzV5rH4lFf31J2uGS_MCzm-8TgQ55lzGcvW_ED44EH8hzaQJjKuRzK1wZo8-LiPjVMAarbWnaqs60MAWo-vJrYn/s1600-h/churchdamaged.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242603824705575986" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="186" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzM-lyhdwJSv1HKvGMEbR4JfbjktU4OrCMmpcWYh1TDKR3cKJBtjLaAzV5rH4lFf31J2uGS_MCzm-8TgQ55lzGcvW_ED44EH8hzaQJjKuRzK1wZo8-LiPjVMAarbWnaqs60MAWo-vJrYn/s320/churchdamaged.JPG" width="268" border="0" /></a>women in desperate need, contact Nate Wieck at 360.574.3343 or <a href="mailto:nate@forwardedge.org">nate@forwardedge.org</a> today.</p><p></p><p>"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and, Love your neighbor as yourself." -Jesus</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4583779246870162564.post-29277824120838812462008-02-12T14:54:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:48:35.753-08:00Thanks From Bay St Louis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuh4px7N8iA_vL3z68QdQ5wJoGBd09amGMMhPuhzxsQZ6pWF4UBm4FSN4Fs252Qt-KF9yhipka0wtnmvk3nLe4SWZBhKjUFpWah5druveyvZ9OT6_yzxjYT6uwH0E-UGXkTyj8PWll0qJ/s1600-h/Thank+you.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuh4px7N8iA_vL3z68QdQ5wJoGBd09amGMMhPuhzxsQZ6pWF4UBm4FSN4Fs252Qt-KF9yhipka0wtnmvk3nLe4SWZBhKjUFpWah5druveyvZ9OT6_yzxjYT6uwH0E-UGXkTyj8PWll0qJ/s320/Thank+you.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166244345223022386" /></a><br />Kris and I were in Ocean Springs yesterday showing Pastor Joe and and wife Patty from South Carolina the rebuilding and need in Mississippi. The FEI van we were driving was parked on the street, as Pastor Joe walked back to the van, there was a note on the window. Of course usually a note on the window of your car says either "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Sorry I ran into your van!</span>" or "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I wish you would not park here!!!</span>" So as he opened the note, he was impressed and surprised to see what it said. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"THANKS FOR COMING. WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOU, THE COAST WOULD STILL BE A 3RD WORLD. MY EOURPEAN FRIENDS SAY THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HERE AND THERE IS THAT IN THE <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">U.S.</span>, WE HELP EACH OTHER"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>SIGNED BAY ST LOUIS<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I just want all of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">YOU</span> that are involved in the Gulf Coast ministry, whether you are a volunteer or on staff or in the field, or support in prayer and finances, you are greatly appreciated here in the Gulf. We are as a team giving hope to so many that with out us would have not have that future and a hope that our Lord Jesus Christ provides. As we share our love in actions and words, people are coming to know who this Jesus Christ is. </div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings in Christ</div><div>Jeff and Kris</div>jeffontheedgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10355994726990109929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4583779246870162564.post-77129328459974520812008-01-09T11:59:00.000-08:002008-01-09T12:04:11.902-08:00Soccer Fun & Blessings<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-western"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I wanted to share a little word about how things are going in the projects. For those of you who don't know, the projects are the local government assisted low-income housing developments. We have been going to the 26 <sup>th</sup> street projects for a few months now, ever since they dismantled the projects at Charles Warner.</span></span><br /><blockquote><div lang="EN-US"><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">When I arrived today, Bob (the other coordinator), Lynne and the girls had been there for a while. Before I had even gathered all my things to get out of the truck, three of the boys were already unloading the soccer goals. Some of the smaller ladies were unloading the bag of balls that one of the teams had donated. They knew the drill. The amazing part of this is that they were cooperating with each other. It takes teamwork to get the goals out and they were working together. There was neither hitting nor yelling. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">This struck me as such a contrast to when we started. We have had hitting, biting, hitting with sticks, every form of aggression one to another. Today, there was cooperation, peace and forgiveness. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">For the first time we were able to get an organized soccer game going. Two of the boys wanted to play football (to those of you not in the US this is Grid Iron). One of the boys tried to rally support so he yelled out, 'who wants to play football'. The other yelled back 'I want to play football', while everyone else yelled 'I want to play soccer'. Thus they established that the consensus was to play soccer, so the two who wanted to play football just picked up soccer balls and came over. This was a most amazing demonstration of the Holy Spirit coming to the Projects. I just stared in awe. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Teams were picked and they squared up against each other. Explaining some of the rules along the way the game progressed. Sometimes things got physical, though only in such a way as would be appropriate in the game. All the players got to be involved. Some of the smaller children realized that if they banded together they could get the ball away from the star players. Cooperation showed its face again. Sometimes, someone would get knocked down and the one who knocked them down would apologize and help them up. They would then rejoin the game. The light of forgiveness was showing its face. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">As we came together to enjoy cookies, the whole group was able to peacefully wait, though with a few who couldn't be quiet. Even the ones who couldn't be quiet were at least peaceful. Almost all remembered the three rules, even though we did them out of order for the first time. For those of you who don't know, the three rules are 1, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and strength, 2. Love your neighbor as yourself, 3. No fun allowed. They can only break the last one. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Right before we stopped, a shy little girl came up to me and asked if she could sing me a song. She sang me a little song that said that God loved her. I have never heard the song before, but it made me cry. One little Girl of maybe 4 years knows that God loves her. Three two other girls then joined her in singing 'Jesus Loves Me, This I Know' to Pastor Jerry. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">When it was time to go home, there was no bickering and whining. They all headed home with the joy of the Lord.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I Praise God that He is changing lives, and showing his little ones that he loves them. Thank you also to all those who have come down and served. We are seeing the fruit. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">PS. The game ended in a 3-3 tie.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">With Love in Christ,</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Script MT Bold;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">David Botha</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Field Coordinator</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Forward Edge International</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><br /></div></div></blockquote><br /><hr />Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. <a href="http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause" target="_new">Learn more</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4583779246870162564.post-70354962607876046922007-11-14T20:27:00.000-08:002007-11-14T21:31:48.574-08:00Christian Volunteers in New Orleans Make Eyewitness News!!On November 13, WWLTV Channel 4, New Orleans, broadcasted an eyewitness news feature on Katrina recovery volunteers with one thing in common: Faith. Two teams of "<em>Quiet Heroes</em>" were featured in this clip. One team was from <a href="http://www.harvest.org/">Harvest Calvary Chapel</a> in Riverside, California. One team was from <a href="http://www.centralcollegechurch.org/">Central College Presbyterian Church</a> in Westerville, Ohio.<br /><br />Jeff, Kris, Jenny, and Aaron were priveleged to come along side these teams. Forward Edge provided worship, transportation, tools, materials, and trash handling for these teams. The teams stayed in the New Genesis Bible Church. Pastor Charles Garrison of New Genesis has partnered with Forward Edge. The partnership allows Forward Edge teams to support the ministry happening in & around New Genesis.<br /><br /><embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fa.larry.gordon%2Falbumid%2F5132929277423605473%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss"></embed><br /><br />The two teams featured here truly had the hearts of servants. Because of volunteers such as these, people are taking notice that the church is making a difference in Jesus name. Hallelu-JAH! Please send more volunteer teams to New Orleans to rebuild lives and homes. There is so much that still needs to be done!<br /><br />Click link below to watch the video: (BTW: The cross outside the church glows at night)<br /><a href="http://www.wwltv.com/video/?z=y&nvid=192549&shu=1">http://www.wwltv.com/video/?z=y&nvid=192549&shu=1</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4583779246870162564.post-72435492903742543002007-10-16T13:58:00.000-07:002007-10-16T14:00:54.193-07:00From Lynne Botha<span style="font-style: italic;">"We are blessed with two wonderful teams this week, one from Pennsylvania and one from Indiana. Lots of now familiar friends are working hard on the roof of an outreach daycare center in Moss Point, (the weather is down to 85 degrees in the daytime now, so roofing is easier now than it was a month ago,) and the house of L.W. and his common-law wife, Jean, in Pascagoula. This older couple is so in need of encouragement. L.W. has just lit up from within since Forward Edge showed up. The story of how we found them is a good one: David was following up on an old list of hurricane victims to see if they still needed help, and pulled into Robin Hood street looking for a specific home. When he walked up to the door he notice the yard was well-manicured, and things seemed to be well-kept. The homeowners were rather off-putting, and let him know that his "services would no longer be required." "Odd," thought David, "I really felt led to come down this street." As he got back into his van, he looked up and saw this weary looking man sitting in front of his trailer across the way. The Holy Spirit nudged him and approached the man (L.W.) and said "God sent me to help you." L.W. started to weep and let David know he had just lost all hope, and was crying out to God to help him fix his home for his lady, who had just come home from the hospital after ANOTHER scare over her heart. He is eager and willing to work, and even asks David to leave him tools and supplies when there are no teams so that he can help himself. "</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4583779246870162564.post-75384005874586182162007-10-15T10:28:00.000-07:002007-10-15T10:41:16.239-07:00New Partnership in the Gulf Coast<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPUbWq4ce2tAQ6IS4i8YMC-HG25wZfi6WJJxkqwJHfbZNELosEoJiQFwOBlZXJONSO6eN4Ikni7fkEaJROu57WIznpsJTv-sF9l6fddqcwzjnujrGeYiF9rlWhf8LKEE41eQDEu4WAno/s1600-h/Gulf+Coast+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPUbWq4ce2tAQ6IS4i8YMC-HG25wZfi6WJJxkqwJHfbZNELosEoJiQFwOBlZXJONSO6eN4Ikni7fkEaJROu57WIznpsJTv-sF9l6fddqcwzjnujrGeYiF9rlWhf8LKEE41eQDEu4WAno/s320/Gulf+Coast+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121619534063814994" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Forward Edge International was recently approved as a member of CARE (Crescent Alliance Recover Effort), a coalition of NGOs committed to the long-term Gulf Coast recovery effort. CARE affiliates include the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and the United Way. The CARE affiliation will give FEI access to needed funding so our teams can continue repairing homes and restoring lives. Please continue to pray for Forward Edge staff in the Gulf Coast:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MISSISSIPPI</span><br />David & Lynne Botha<br />Ronny Gilmore, part-time<br />Bob & Diane Johnson<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW ORLEANS</span><br />Aaron & Jenny Gordon<br />Jeff & Kris ThompsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0