Devot. Call to Remembrance

 Hi Folks,

I hope you had a blessed Memorial Day weekend!!!   

I feel that the below quote and the devot. are unfortunately true to today-I personally feel that we are losing (or have been losing over a period of years) the remembrance, nostalgia, and seriousness of Memorial Day and the cost behind the day.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.”

I remember reading a news article a few years back by a military mom saying that while most families use this holiday as a long weekend, to have picnics and go to the beach, military families mourn and remember those lost. 

With this in mind, I found a very pointant tribute this past weekend.  I was watching a live church service and one of the pastors gave a thought provoking tribute-thought he hit the nail on the head and it was a blessing to my heart.  Below are the details.

I also received an email from a ministry I have emailed to you previously, during the early days of the Ukraine conflict.   They are a Christian ministry based out of the US and they funnel support to Ukraine churches.   They are trying to receive help to ship food over to Ukraine due to a severe shortage. If you feel led, please look at and pass the details along.

Pray you have a blessed weekend! 

A Tribute to Memorial Day: (Starts 13:43, goes to 20:56)

https://livestream.com/opendoorchurchlive/services/videos/231410971

Devot. Call to Remembrance: 

https://www.icr.org/article/17791

(Used by permission.  Taken from https://www.icr.org/)

SLAVIC GOSPEL ASSOCIATION

Sharing the Gospel • Equipping the Church • Helping the Forgotten

Every $125 provides 1 month of supplemental food for 2 families!

Equip SGA-supported churches who are ready to share the Gospel and help people in need!

We are blessed to live in a place of abundance. For many of us, we don’t have to worry about our next meal.

But for too many Ukrainians impacted by the war, there simply isn’t enough food or even any food at all. They desperately need our help, and I am hopeful you will join with us to help when you share your generous gift.

You can help rush supplemental food and hygiene supplies to people unable to leave Ukraine.

SGA-supported churches in Ukraine and their congregations are ready to distribute pallets of cooking oil, canned goods, beans, rice, and other non-perishable pantry staples . . . as well as basic hygiene supplies like soap, toothpaste, and shampoo.

Many pastors have already shared with us how meeting urgent physical needs during the Ukraine war has greatly opened extraordinary opportunities to share the Gospel and the love of Christ with many whose lives have been shattered. People who would never before come to worship services are now attending . . . and those searching for sustenance for their bodies are finding hope in God’s love.

Please prayerfully consider what you can give now to share with those in urgent need — “to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share . . .” (1 Timothy 6:18b).

Your gift will help believers at SGA-supported churches in Ukraine deliver emergency aid in Jesus’ name as quickly as possible:

Each family who is helped will hear a clear presentation of the Gospel in addition to receiving meals. You will be helping to bless hurting families, children, and the elderly who need urgent assistance in the here and now . . . and you will help change lives as you invest what God has given you for eternity.

What an opportunity we have to reflect God and His generosity! Thank you for your continuing prayers and your gift now to help.

In His love and service,

Michael Johnson, President

Slavic Gospel Association