Sad News

Hopefully, you remember Kathy and Rich Mossburg who attended Castle for a while. Rich just discovered he had widespread cancer and Bill visited with them on Sunday. Rick passed away this morning. There are no immediate plans for a service as Rich will be cremated. Just please remember Kathy and the family in your prayers.

Latest News from Family Promise

State of the Program Wow!  So many great things are happening at Family Promise of Forsyth County, Inc.!  We currently have three families in the program, all are working, accomplishing their goals and saving money needed to be live independently. Our coordinator at Good Shepherd Catholic Church "retired" from her coordinating duties.  We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to Betty Schlecht for all the time, talent and love she has given for our families.  We are excited to welcome Linda Chisolm as the new coordinator and know that Ms. Betty will be close by and always in our prayers! This month's newsletter highlights many hands make light work.  From our coordinators like Ms. Betty and Ms. Linda working together, to Cumming First United Methodist Church working with our many congregations and communities in support of our upcoming garage sale, those hands allow us to serve families in overcoming homelessness. Our families are also a part of the many hands.  We started a Community Meeting each week with our guests.  Our Executive Director meets with the group to hear how things are going from a guest's perspective, share updates, and help in areas of struggle.  One of the most enlightening parts of this gathering is watching the families interact.  They support each other in many ways like helping with the children, sharing information about job opportunities or simply offering moral support. If you would like more information on how you can be one of the hands making a difference in the lives of the families we serve, contact our Executive Director, Tina at tina@fpforsyth.org   Family Promise Garage Sale! Who doesn't like a garage sale? Join us on August 25th and 26th at the Cumming First United Methodist Church. All proceeds benefit Family Promise of Forsyth County. For more information click here. President's Message "Many Hands Make Light Work - when in His Love" Think of the number of projects we have faced in life that we had to accomplish all by ourselves as youth or adults.  Hard but doable. Sometimes we were truly doing a one person project ... but how many times have we FELT like we were the one who had to do it?  Maybe thinking "No one else can do it as well as I can or the way I want it". I like the saying "Many hands make light work". But I want to focus on the last part of the title above...which I added to it. There are so many examples of this truth.  I think Family Promise and the relationships amongst its host/support churches is a perfect example.  Our program has so many moving parts within it that it does take many hands ... and willingness to work together with one common perspective.  It is one of the reasons I was drawn to this Volunteer program - diverse groups coming together for one common cause setting aside the minors to focus on a major - "loving our neighbor". Most may have heard the question asked of Jesus - "but who is my neighbor?"  I want to encourage us to focus on the "love" part.  What "love" was Jesus talking about?  Agape - the greatest of all ... God's love ... working in, on and through us.  It is the life blood of the body. The body is made up of many parts - hands, feet, eyes etc.  (1 Cor 12:12-26) and each is so important.  However, how long can each function without the life blood flowing into and out of it?  The "out" flow is as important as the "in" flow" to keep it alive. Is His Love the common perspective I am allowing to flow to help me work with others?  A perspective I need to keep in the forefront quite often.  Thank you each and all for helping keep this "life blood" perspective flowing ... many hands working together as a "loving your neighbor" example to others in our community! Please share this email with your friends.  Click here Other Happenings We are part of Amazon Smile. Click here to select Family Promise.   We still have  Christmas in July needs.   Click Here Email us if you can help. Save the Date! October 28th at 11am! Get your team ready for the Family Promise Bed Race.

Immediate prayer need

Many of you remember Don and Bonnie Sigette, Garnett and Tyson. We just learned that Bonnie has had a serious heart attack. She's unconscious and in need of immediate prayer coverage. She and Don just moved to Missouri in anticipation of their newest granddaughter's upcoming birth. Things are not looking too good right now. Please pray for Bonnie and the family.

Latest update from Family Promise

State of the Program Excitement abounds at Family Promise of Forsyth County, Inc!  We're currently at capacity with  four families totaling twelve people.  Our current family make up includes two single moms, one with one child and one with two children and two couples, one with one child and one with two children.  Adding to the fun, we are hosting babies for the first time!  Our youngest guests are 6 months, one and two years old,  providing lots of joy and snuggles to all our guests and volunteers. Change also brings excitement as we welcome our new Executive Director, Tina Ferrario Huck.  Tina recently served as interim director before being appointed permanently on July 12.  Prior to becoming a part of the Family Promise staff, Tina served as coordinator of the Family Promise ministry of St. Brendan's Catholic Church. President's Message I trained quite a bit leading up to the July 4th race day.  You see, I had signed up months ago to participate in my first Half-Marathon on July 4th as part of the “We The Runners” event which benefited our Family Promise program.  Read more... Shop Amazon, Help Us! Family Promise is now part of Amazon Smile! Please register us as your charity of choice when shopping on Amazon.com. Click here to select Family Promise.

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Upcoming Events

Family Promise Garage Sale August 25-26 Cumming First United Methodist Church Click Here Check out our Christmas in July needs.   Click Here Email us if you can help. Save the Date Family Promise Bed Race Saturday, October 28, 2017

Surprise

Wow. God just keeps blessing Castle Christian with opportunities. Laura and Ybene Dalla will be joining us this Sunday for worship. They are the missionaries in Haiti that we support and this is his first time to be anywhere outside of Haiti. It promises to be another wonderful worship service as they share their ministry with us.

Let's bombard them with an amazing spread of food for breakfast just as we did for the Beemans last Sunday. We hope everyone can make it to hear these wonderful Christians speak and to meet Ybene.

Just before leaving us the Beemans joked that said they would be back next Sunday. They were very touched by the service and the people.

REMINDER

Just a quick reminder that we will be hosting some guests this Sunday. Jay and Diane Beeman are coming to share their missionary work in Africa with us. Bill will still preach. The Beemans are just going to share a little.

It would be really nice if we had a big spread of food like we had last Sunday since that might be their breakfast that day....maybe.

Thanks everyone. Please pray for our time with them and we'll see you Sunday morning.

Prayer need

Damian's sister, Pauline, was involved in an accident with an 18 wheeler last night. She's in ICU at Grady with a ruptured sternum. They removed her spleen and discovered a brain aneurysm. If she survives her injuries, she will have a long recovery ahead of her. Please lift her and her family in prayer.

Thanks.