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From the Desk of the Director Didyoueverstoptonoticethatthosewhoservetheneedyaresomeofthemostjoy-fulpeoplethereare?It’strue;theyseemtobepeoplewhoarethemostpositive,ambitious,andgenerallycheerfulintheirdispositionandattitude.It’snomysterythatGod’sdesireisthatwehelpthepoorbutweseldomthinkmuchaboutwhatthatdoesinus,Thebiblesaysin2Corinthians9:12“ThisservicethatyouperformisnotonlysupplyingtheneedsoftheLord’speoplebutisalsooverflowinginmanyexpressionsofthankstoGod.Yes,servingothersdoesprovideforneedsandisalovingexpressionofselflessnessthatmanycanad-mire,howevertheoutwardcharacterofthosewhoserveaccordingtothisportionofscrip-tureisoverflowingwithmorethanjustactsofkindness.Thosewhosetthemselvesasidetobeusedtoserveothersalsoplacethemselvesinapositiontooverflowwithathankfulheart.Weareveryblessedtohavethesetypesofvolunteerswhogiveofthemselvessofaithfully.
Churches Help Bring Warmth to FamiliesWinterisinfullswinghereinKalamazoo,theroadsarecoveredinsnow,schoolsareclosingandyoudon’tdarestepoutsidewithoutfirstputtingonaheavywintercoat.Butwhatifyouhadfallenonhardtimesandwerenotabletopurchaseawintercoat.That’swhatwehavebeenseeingalotofdownhereattheDreamCenter;manypeoplehavebeencomingherewithoutacoatandbecauseofmanygenerouscoatdonationstheyhavebeenleavingwithone.Thiswintercoatshavebeenprovidedforthesepeoplethroughchurch’scoatdrives.
Manylocalchurcheshaveralliedtheircongregationstoactiondonatingtheiroldcoatsthatwouldotherwisebetakingupspaceinclos-ets.Throughdonationslikethese,atleast400coatneedswillbemetthiswinter.OnemothercameintoTheDreamCenterhavingalreadypurchasedacoatforherdaughter.“Ialreadyboughtheracoatbuthalfwaythroughthewintershesproutedupandcouldn’tfitinitanymore,Icouldn’tbuyheranotheronesowecamehere.”Anyonewithkidsknowshowthatgoes. Storieslikethatarenotrarearoundhere.But,throughdonationsofoldclothesmanypeoplewhowouldhaveotherwisegonewithoutareable
towalkoutofourdoorshavingtheirneedsmet.Iftheyarecold,theywillleaveclothed,iftheyarehungrytheywillleavewithfoodandiftheyjustwanttotalk,theywillleave,listenedtoo.Ministrylikethiscannotbedonealone;ittakesthesupportofchurchesandindividualstokeeptheKalamazooDreamCenterafloat.ItisthroughthatsupportthathundredsofpeopleareabletowalkthroughourdoorsandleavenotonlyhavingtheirphysicalneedsmetbutalsohavingaveryrealencounterwiththeloveofChrist,andthatisthereasonwearehere.
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Dream Center Turns Cans to CansAsthetemperaturesdropandtheroadsarecoveredwithsnow,youmayhaveseenagroupofpeoplewalkingaroundyourneighborhoodcollectingcans.Orevenagiganticboxinthefoyerofyourchurch.WellAdoptaBlockthroughoutthemonthofJanuaryhasbeenturnedintoafewpopcandrivesinhopesofraisingfundsfortheDreamCenter’semergencyfoodpantry.
boxesintheirfoyers,withhopesofhelpingtheircongregationgetridoftheiremptypopcansaswellashelpingfamiliesinneedreceivetheirdailynecessities.Ifyouseeoneoftheboxesinyourchurch,pleaseputsomecansinit!Ifyouwouldliketoseeaboxinyourchurchfoyer,contactus.Wewouldbemorethanhappytosetoneupforyou!
How Can I Get Involved?Individualsandsmallgroups,alongwithchurchesandyouthgroupshavemanyopportunitiestohelpmakeadifferenceinthelivesofthepoorbygettinginvolvedinselectareas.TheDreamCenteralonecannotdothis,butwithyourhelpwecanseeliveschangedintheinner-citybylinkingtogetherandcreatingthesynergynecessaryforthechallenge.SomewaysofhelpingoutarethroughAdopt-A-Block,throughservingatthecenterasavolunteer,orthroughdonations.
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Whats Going On?Feb2610:00am-Adopt-A-Block
March19-DisciplesCafeFundRaiser
April14-MongolianBbqFundRaiser
Theemergencyfoodpantryhelpsprovidesgroceriesforhundredsoffamilieswhohavefallenonroughtimesandjustcan’tmakeendsmeet.Afewchurcheshaveput
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