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arry Aldrichperations Manager
andy Hessaintenance Supervisor
arry OConnor
oger Kleinlient Supervisor
David McKnightan Driver
olomona Talivaaaintenance
om Rugglestchen Manager
ill McCormickonations
David Williamsrogram Director
n ewsA Ministry of Rescue & Discipleship
A publication of the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission Anchorage, Al
ServingAnchorage
Since 1965
The holidays are over, thegreeting and salutations haveended we have closed the books on2009. The year end activities always
bring extra work and long hours but
it also brings extra blessings and a
nearness to God that only sharing and
giving can bring. It was a glorious
experience and we truly enjoyed
every minute of it.
I do not have the words or the ability
to express my heart felt appreciation
to all of you who prayed, volunteered,
gave your gifts-in-kind, and financial
support to the Lord through the
Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission
this past year. We could not have
accomplished the things we did
without your help.
But after the celebration, Life GoesOn at the Mission. To the homeless
people that use our facilities,
Christmas is just another day for them
to be alone and lonely. Their need is
food and shelter the next day and the
day after that. So our responsibility
is to keep the doors open and provide
good nourishing meals on the table,
hot showers, clean clothing
and a warm bed, for their immediate needs. We
meet physical needs so that we may have an
opportunity to meet the spiritual needs of the
people we serve; and we do take advantage of
this opportunity.
The staff does their very best to be an example
of their faith by their life-style, individual help
and one on one sharing of their personal faith
in Christ. Every night we have Chapel service
where the Gospel is presented to those presentby a local church and the people are given
the opportunity to respond to an invitation to
commit their life to Jesus Christ.
Yes, Life Goes On at the Mission and we need
your continued faithfulness to stand with us,
especially with your prayers.
We meet physical needs
so that we may have theopportunity to meet
spiritual needs
THE HOLIDAYS WERE A REAL BLESSING
BUT LIFE GOES ON!
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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrew 11:1 (KJV)
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Rev.Do
nBettis
what ever happened to New Years resolutions? It seems like when I was a kid at home all of the ofolks (adults) would make New Years resolutions every year. Resolving to do or quit doing thinthat were a detriment to their health. For instance, I am going on a diet, I am going to stop smokinor I am going to exercise more and on and on. . . . they would go. However, in the last few years I have not hea
anyone make not even one New Years resolution. I think people stopped making them is because they knew thewere not going to keep them.
You know we Christians have stopped making resolutions too. I can remember when people would walk down th
aisle of a church and rededicate their life to the Lord and make some real heart felt resolutions to serve Him. But yo
do not see that any more either. People are too busy; they do not have the time to serve God or will not give Him an
of the precious time that they have set aside for themselves. Their time is all allocated to something that they wa
to do and serving God is not a part of it.
Folks we need to get our priorities straight and let God have part of our time to serve Him.
Think on ThisLive Each Day For God
Dont fret about tomorrow or live in yesterday.
Concern yourself with currant things and do your best today.
Tomorrow lies beyond the stars, beyond the sleeping sun,
And yesterday lies in the past and cannot be undone.
Live life in the present tense and wisely spend your time,
For time is such a precious thing you dare not waste a dime.
Whatever Happened To
New Years Resolutions?A Thing of The Past!
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3For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us...
that you should follow in his steps.
1 Peter 2:21
Living Memorials. . . .touch lives as they honor the
memory of loved ones and friends.
In Memory of
Venice Anderson
by Rosalie E. Holcomb
Marlin and Sabah Heim
In Memory of
Archie Boyles
by Kay E. Muramoto
In Memory of
Mickey Robert Dinsmore II
by John and Donna PoffIn Memory of
Howard Fowler
by June E. Fowler
In Memory of
Robert L. Hall
by Bill and Jean Schwaab
In Memory of
Mike Howerton
by Carol HowertonJeffery and Jean Sherman
In Memory of
Chalmers Kellec
by Sharon Kellec
In Memory of
Stephanie Kinter
by Martha Cashen
In Memory of
Paul McLaughlin
by Marge McLaughlin
In Honor of
Our Lord Jesus Christ
by Mrs. Fina Kiefer
In Honor of
David L. Cantor
by Cathryn L. Saario
In Honor of
Amon and Kathleen Johnson
by Lamar and Louann
In Honor of
Rev. Floyd Titus
by Ronald and Marlene Bateman
Down Memory Lane
I have heard from so many of you that love the old hymns that
it thrills my heart to know that I am not alone in loving these
hymns that have such a warm and meaningful message in
their lyrics. Dr. Charles Stanley mentioned the one that I
am going to share with you today. He also wondered why
the church has gotten away from singing the old hymns of
faith that really touch the heart. See if you remember.
How Firm a FoundationHow firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said,
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
Ill strengthen thee, help thee,
And cause thee to stand,
Up held by my righteous omnipotent hand.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace all sufficient shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
That soul, tho all hell should endeavor to shake,
Ill never, no never, no never forsake!
In His Steps
Dwell not in the valley of despair,
Waste not another day;
Arm yourself with faith and prayer,
And then be on your way.
Yield not to temptation
Which leads your soul astray,
But focus on the light ahead
And walk the narrow way.
Your guide shall always lead you
And shield you from harms way,
But you must follow in His steps
And listen and obey.
His strength shall never fail you
As you stop awhile to pray,
For at the end of your journey
You will find a brighter day.At the end of lifes great journey,
Heavens just a step away
For all who follow in His steps
And listen and obey
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4And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tre
is the LORDs: it is holy unto the LORD.
Leviticus 27:30
test
omonies
My name is Lawrence Kulukhon; I was born in Nome,
Alaska on June 20, 1976 to Jones and Selma Kulukhon.
My mother passed away when I was 5 years old, so I
was raised by my father all my life. My father taught
me a lot of important things such as hunting and how
to survive in the wilderness. I grew up in a Christian
family and we went to church regularly and of courseI went to Sunday school. I knew about God and Jesus
while I was growing up, but it wasnt until I ended up at
the Nome Youth Facility that I got saved and started my
walk with the Lord. Just like any human I slid back and
started going the ways
of the world.
Just like everyday life
my walk with the Lord
had its ups and downs,
and most of the time
it had its downs. The
Lord is a great Lord
beyond our knowledge
and he is a forgiving
Lord. My Dad would
always tell us to Love
one another. He is
the one that taught my
sisters and I the verse
from the Book of Johnchapter 3,
For God so loved the world that he gave his only son,
that who so ever believes in him WILL have everlasting
life.
I believe that there is a God out there that created us
but I have all these questions about why he dose wha
he does, like why he made us to suffer and to hurt and
to have all these feelings. A lot of these feelings tha
we have hurt and some make us feel good. I have al
these questions and I guess that I have to wait till wsee God to ask them.
God has done a lot of work on me over the years, and
still working on me. He has changed a very bad ma
(in my eyes) to what
am today. When Ifirs
started my walk wit
the Lord I walked of
the trail and wasn
getting anywher
or anything. Now
that I am here i
the Anchorag
Gospel Rescu
Missions NewLife
Discipleship Trainin
program I hav
started my life wit
the Lord again. Sinc
May 13, 2009 I hav
noticed changes thLord has made in m
and also with the help of the staff and brothers here.
On May 13th I began a friendship with a bunch of men
some leave and new ones came, each one of them
God is
All the
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5Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
Plato
kitchens
most wanted
1. 4 and 6 inch Restaurant Pans
2. 4 and 6 inch Restaurant Pans (perferate
3. Cuisinart Food Processor (Industrial)
4. Blender (Industrial)
5. Flat Grill (for stove top)
6. Plastic Tubes with Lids
(for donations, rice, flour, etc.)
7. Knives for chopping & carving
8. Cook Shirts (white Lg & XLg)9. Pie Spatulas
10. Aprons
11. Wash station aprons (rubber)
Much like the FBI as soon as an item on ou
Most Wanted list is found there are man
more waiting to take the place of numbe
one. We invite you to come down to th
Mission and witness first hand the 35
meals* we serve each day to those in neein our fair city.
The holidays are over but the people are sti
in need of food. We do a lot with a little an
although the meals will get served withou
these items it would certainly make lif
easier for us if we had them.
* average
am glad to call my brother in Christ. We all go through
spiritual struggles in life and we all need help through
these struggles. We need to turn to somebody and with
the help of the Mission Ive learned to turn to God our
creator.
He gave us choices and I know that a lot of the choicesthat I made throughout life were wrong, but one thing
is for sure; in the end God is always there for me and he
will always be there for me waiting to take me home.
I am so glad God placed me where I am now because I
am amongst men that I am GLAD to call my brothers in
Christ. In the seven months that I have been here I have
learned a lot about my self through the Bible studies
and the spiritual counseling and just being around men
I can relate to. I have learned that now more than ever
I need Christ in my life and so do my brothers. I have
had many friends and family that have failed me in the
past throughout my life, but the one person that hasnt
failed me is our creator God. If you put your trust and
life in him he will not fail you or cheat you, he will
make sure that in the end you come out clean. I am
so thankful for the staff here at the Anchorage Gospel
Rescue Mission for all the time they spend helping us
as well as taking care what goes on here. My prayers go
to them and to all who donate to this place.
I would like to end by saying to all my Brothers and
Sisters in Christ, God be with you always.
Lawrence Kulukhon
Child of Christ
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ime!
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6If any of you lacks wisdom, lethimasGod,who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be
given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea
that is driven and tossed by the wind. - James 1: 5,6
No one woke me up, No one told me I was supposed
to, I forgot, everyone else is doing it. This is just a
small sampling of the excuses I hear, day in and day out,
from some of the men in our NewLife Discipleship
Training Program. One of the most fundamental truths
offered here at the Mission is found in the book ofJoshua:
And if it seems evil to you to serve the
LORD, choose for yourselves this day
whom you will serve, whether the gods
which your fathers served that were on the
other side of the river, or the gods of the
Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But
as for me and my house, we will serve the
LORD. Joshua 24:15 (NKJV)
My ears hear Joshua saying it doesnt matter what
everyone else is doing whats important is what Im
doing. He chose to do the right thing. He didnt
wait for someone else to tell him what to do. Had he
decided to follow the crowed he most certainly would
not have chosen to serve the Lord. He knew it was
his responsibility to make a choice regardless of what
choice that would be.
Joshua instructs us to choose for ourselves, this daywhom we will serve. If we focus on this day alone
it appears ordinary. In the course of this ordinary day
we have many decisions to make. They range from the
insignificant, what aftershave should I use today?
to those of great consequence, should I give into this
craving to use drugs or alcohol? Conventional wisdo
dictates, today we will get many of these decision
wrong. Like Joshua we not only have to make th
decision we also have to accept the consequences
those decisions. For Joshua the choice to follow th
Lord meant he and his household had to trust God provide for all their needs.
O LORD my God, in You I put my trust;
Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me,(Psalm 7:1 NKJV)
What happens when the persecutor is US!?
Unfortunately most of the negative consequences of o
decisions are self infl
icted. In our minds eye we makthings far worse than they actually are. We intensi
the pain our fear has generated and this can results
our turning a simple mistake into a life altering cris
I once had a Disciple standing in my office to give a
account for a confrontation he had found himself
with a brother. 90% of the conflict among our Disciple
in the overall scheme of things, is minor in scope an
this one was no exception. This particular Disciple w
able to articulate his dilemma in a way, I suspect,
common to most if not all of us. I knew it was silly b
I didnt know how to get myself out of it. Ive founmyself many times in that situation. Once the proce
has begun we often dont know how to stop becau
pride takes over. Pride takes away the voice of reaso
I wish I could say I was immune to this sickness but
cant. This disease takes over the second I stop trustin
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Joshua
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A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Charles Dickens
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God to provide for all my needs. Something in my heart
tells me Joshua struggled with this just as we do.
The path of least resistance is to find someone else
to assume the responsibility of our actions. We offer
excuses instinctively rather than out of need. How
pervasive is this instinct? I can only recall a few
instances when I woke a Disciple who was sleeping
late and before they were even partially conscious
they responded, No one woke me up. They are then
offended when I respond, Its your responsibility not
theirs.
I have no choice but to raise my hand and cry GUILTY
because I do the same thing and I dont know how to get
out of it when I find myself in the middle of whatever
situation has cause me to react badly. I do know its my
fault because I made a bad decision somewhere along
the way. I messed up. Unfortunately a lot of the men
in NewLife dont know how to mess up correctlyWhen they mess up they want to give up. They do
what they do best, run away. I call it pulling a
Jonah - Hearing from God and running in the opposit
direction. What are we running from? What is God
telling us?
So then, those who suffer according to God
will should commit themselves to their faithfu
Creator and continue to do good.1 Peter 4:19 (NIV)
Peter is saying the very same thing Joshua was saying
over 1,500 year before. It doesnt matter what everyone
else is doing, serve the Lord, and trust he will provide
for all your needs. His promises are real!
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STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission is a Non-Profit, Non-Denominationaorganization. We receive NO municipal, state or federal funds. We are not a United Wa
Agency. Your financial support and In-Kind donations makes it possible for us to providefor the poor, needy and homeless people in our community. Also, your donations allow
us to provide a Discipleship Training program. All Donations are fully tax deductible. Wwill give you a receipt for your donation.
urgent
Our supplies of theseitems is constantly in
need of replenishing
Prayer
Paper Towels
5 Gallon Trash Bags
Fresh Meat
Coffee
Bathroom Tissue
Laundry Soap
Disposable ShaversCleaning Supplies
Liquid Dish Detergent
Dinner Napkins
hampoo
urgent
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Board of Trustees
Ed Shelton
(President)
Bob Collins
( Vice President/treasure)
Mark Soquet
Ralph Nobrega
Rev. Bob Sloan
Barbara Schmiedeskamp
Emeritus:
Cliff Hodgins
Rev. Willard Leisy
Advisory Board:
Paul Kelly
Rev. Don Bettis, Exec. Dir.
Charlotte Bettis, Asst. Dir.
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