Each morning I take a few minutes to walk around the Lighthouse Mission campus. I walk the property looking over & inspecting our grounds and buildings. I am looking for the usual stuff you might find on your church grounds -You know what I mean: bullet casings, crack vials, heroin needles, graffiti, broken glass, bloody knives, drunks and even machine gun bullet holes.
The media always says, “It’s unfortunate, but for many of the people who live in North Bellport violence, gangs & poverty is simply a normal part of their lives….” Anyone who knows me knows that I am the kind of Pastor that is not afraid of dirty hands and certainly not guns or knives pointed at me (I lean on my Fathers promise in Isaiah 54:17) I will NOT simply lean comfortably against my church pulpit and stand aside as the enemy rips apart the communities around us". I serve a mighty God who has empowered the Lighthouse Mission to push back against the enemy with everything we have & when he begins to stumble (and he will) push even harder. When the enemy strikes with hunger: we send our trucks into that community every week and bring food, prayer & the mighty word of God to more then 2800 people each week. When the enemy sends despair, abuse and sadness into our underprivileged children- Lighthouse responds with a dynamic children’s program every Saturday for over a hundred children. Demonstrating & teaching the love of Jesus through creative bible lessons, lunch, games & crafts. When the enemy tried to run every business in North Bellport out of town leaving only boarded up & abandoned buildings everywhere. Our God tells us to respond by renovating one of the worst buildings in the community into a beautiful new head quarters for our ministry.
Most recently the enemy has made it very difficult for people all over Long Island to provide for their families. While parents struggle simply to pay the most basic of bills buying school supplies is next to impossible. God wants the Lighthouse Mission to respond by helping to provide over a thousand children this year with school supplies through our program. However & most importantly they and their parents get to hear about the good news of our Lord and Savior Jesus. Not only do they get to hear the good news but have it demonstrated to them in us meeting this need.
As you might imagine with the economy what it is our donations are down this year. If you are able to buy a few extra items this year when you go school shopping for your children it would mean a great deal to a child who may have never heard about the love of Jesus. If your family is in need- please contact our office so we can help you.
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God Bless you .. “I can’t wait to see what God is going to do next!!”
Respectfully,
Pastor Jim
