WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY!

Worked late here at the Lighthouse Mission last night - HQ loading trucks with toys for TODAY's CHRISTmas program. We are excited to have adopted an entire elementary school this year!  What a Tremendous Blessing and OPPORTUNITY to work with the Local School...HOW MANY CHURCHES have that opportunity?  Pray with us that we have more opportunities to reach into the lives of these families and to be an active participant showing the school adminstration, teachers and social workers that JESUS is the reason for the season, not just in words, but in DEED!

Opportunity for Giving

Hundreds & Hundreds of families are registered to receive toys at the Lighthouse Missions CHRISTmas program on Wednesday- Im excited to say that we don't have enough toys to offer! - why am I excited? because when God comes through with all the toys these children need - HE will get all of the glory, honor & praise!

Sweet Treasures of Christmas

During the Lighthouse Missions weekly "Sparks" program this cute little girl was so happy when Pastor Jim handed her this little stocking full of bible coloring books, crayons, etc. she hugged him & sat in his lap to pray.. Thank you so much to all of you who make it possible through your donations to reach so 3000+ people each month with food & the love of Jesus.

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

Having a wonderful time celebrating Jesus birthday with the Lighthouse Missions free weekly youth program "IGNITE". Its a safe place for kids to come: get help with their homework, have a snack, have crazy fun but best of all- get to meet Jesus!

Celebrate the New Born King!

Gearing up for a Christmas Pagent for the Kid's club

Getting ready for the Lighthouse Missions Kids Clubs first CHRISTmas pageant (in the pantry) - thank you Jesus! — 

It's a birthday party for Jesus at the Lighthouse Missions weekly "Sparks" program.. For many of these kids - it's the only meal they will have for the day. 

Bitter sweet

One of my happiest but also saddest times during my week is when I pull up to the homeless shelters to pick up children to go to the Lighthouse Missions youth programs. The children are literally jumping up & down with joy. When I pull up they all run over to me and give me a hug, many under-dressed, even some in little ones in wheel chairs make their way over to me for a hug - thank you to those who support the mission & make it possible for us to share the gospel of Jesus & feed the poor children of Long island. - Pastor Jim

Christ-a-must

During our Kids Club craft time a little 4yr old wrote what she wanted for CHRISTmas - her home ... they currently live in a shelter. If anyone wants to help us collect toys this year - we NEED all of the help we can get... God bless you!

Thanksgiving over?

Thanksgiving may be over over but people still need food and most importantly Jesus. Today our outreach trucks will be in Lake Ronk. & Coram - everyone is very welcome to come & join us as we share the gospel of Jesus & feed the poor.

Thanksgiving Meal - Thanksgiving Day!

Faithful Lighthouse Mission volunteers showing the love of Jesus to others with a delicious hot meal.

God is Awesome!

God came through again! More then 500 complete thanksgiving meals served today at the lighthouse street outreaches! I can't wait to see what God is going to do next :-) how cute is this little girl who came with her mom for food? God bless them.

Coats and Cozy

These little girls were so happy to find coats to wear at a lighthouse mission street outreach while their mom waited on line for food. Sadly, they have been without any heat in their home for weeks. Pastor Jim really wants to help this family get a little oil. Mom works real hard but struggles to pay the bills. Will you please join us in prayer as we look for a way to get a little oil for this little family? God bless you.

Youth program in full swing!

Lighthouse missions tuesday youth program "Fuel" is off the hook! (3:15-5:15/ tuesdays) More — with Michael Caiazzo and Leonard Ormond.

New bed for a beauty!

Blessed to have been able to deliver 4 beds to children sleeping on the floor. They were so excited especially this little 3yr old. I will post a small video soon. Thank you to everyone who helped buy these beds. Before we left the home we prayed with the family, shared the gospel of Jesus with them & helped connect them with a local church - Thank you Jesus! —

Water needed to give to people waiting on line n the sun for food.

While handing out food during a Lighthouse Mission street outreach our team was giving out cold bottles of water to the people standing on line in the sun.

This is a major blessing especially to the elderly... one elderly person was standing in the heat holding onto their walker with his air canister tucked under his arm..

I checked our supply of bottled water & we are really-rerally low going into the summer.

Can anyone help or have any ideas / advise about how to get a few skids of water? ..

"The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice" - proverbs 12:14 -- God Bless You!

-- Pastor Jim

Excited children find cloths in pile while parents wait in line for food

It breaks my heart watching children (right here on Long Island) get excited about a pile of used cloths that we put out during the Lighthouse Missions daily street / food outreaches while their parents are on line for food is a humbling sight.

An excited little girl finds a coat in the pile of used cloths..

One of my favorite things to do at the street outreaches is to sit on the ground and blow bubbles & draw with chalk with the children as I tell them bible stories about Jesus..

- Pastor Jim

6.5 yr old comes to Mission with wrong sized cloths

We have all seen photos of children in foreign countries who are hungry, wearing torn or ripped- sadly, this is a common sight for our team at the Lighthouse Mission (btw: we are located right here on Long Island)

This little poor little guy who came to the Lighthouse Missions "Kids Club" (6.5 yrs old) wearing pants that were at least 4 sizes to large for him, a shirt 2 sizes too small & his little sandals were way undersized for him & each from a different pair. You should have seen his face when we gave him lunch!

unfortunately, this sort of thing is normal at the mission but it never stops breaking my heart (YES, this is happening right here on Long Island)...

What an honor to be the hands of Jesus to these little ones.

Please pray for our ministry that we will be able to continue to share the Gospel of Jesus & feed the poor.

God Bless you

Pastor Jim

Will RIverhead "kick out" the Lighthouse Mission?

Sadly Riverhead wants to "give the Lighthouse Mission the boot" (see latest attached article link) The sad thing is that there are so many people in need (800+ people a month got food from that single outreach in the month of March alone!) The people whom attend are mostly elderly people & woman with their children (see attached photo & video of people waiting on-line)

What have we done wrong? What have these people done wrong?

Please pray for us because Riverhead wants to make us move .. (2 Chron. 20:15 is the scripture we are leaning on)

God Bless you!

lighthouse Mission wall mural almost done!

The amazing mural being donated & painted by a popular local artist Cheryl Richards on the wall at the Lighthouse Missions HQ (Mission Control) is almost complete. What a blessing!

Thank You Jesus for sending us Cheryl!

I cant wait to see what God is going to do next!

- Pastor Jim

Truck equipment fails & skid falls .. bummer

Here is why Lighthouse Mission needs your monthly financial support: so we can acquire things like quality warehouse facilities equipment that would enable us to safely & efficiently move food donations (unlike photo: unloading equipment failed. No one was hurt) a much needed refrigerator truck to safely pick up food, passenger van to pick up homeless kids to attend the Kids Club, etc.

Please pray for more monthly financial partners. God bless you!

Scraps of paper become wonderful puppets with God

Here at the Lighthouse Mission we don't have a lot of fancy things to offer the poor children who come to our free weekly "Kids Club" - they just want to experience the love of Jesus. With God, even a tarp full of small bits of colored paper & scraps can become a wonderful puppet! -

Thank you Jesus!

People stand in the rain,cold,heat & even ice storms for food.

Many people have been attending the Lighthouse Mission daily street outreaches for food are willing to stand in the rain, cold, heat- even ice & snow storms! (this day was raining).. It is truly a "fish & loaves thing" that we are able to meet the 2800+ people each week that come to the Lighthouse Mission street outreaches for food.

The best part is that they ALL get to hear & see the Gospel of Jesus!

Please pray for these people & our Lighthouse Mission staff & voluteers.

- Pastor JIm

(video) Pastor Jim almost gets hosed down by 5yr. old! :-)

The children at the Lighthouse Missions "Kids Club" were blessed with a visit from the fire dept.They were taught about the danger of fire. The children also got to spray a fire hose! Moments after Pastor Jim took this photo he was almost hosed down from his head to his toes by this little guy holding the fire hose!! PAstor Jim almost received another Baptism! ;-)

What a blessing to be able to work with these poor children. Having fun at the Lighthouse Mission for many is the best part of their week. Please pray for these children as many live in extreme poverty.

God Bless you - Pastor Jim

Homeless Children jump with joy when Pastor Jim arrives in the bus

When I pull up the Lighthouse Mission van to the homeless shelters on Saturday to pick up the children for our free weekly "Kids Club" I am greeted by a crowd of excited little children who run over to hug me & tell me that they missed me....

I am a blessed man -- Pastor Jim

Warmer weather brings out MORE people for food

With the warmer weather more people are able to attend the street outreaches to hear the Gospel of Jesus & for food (they can walk further in the warmer weather). Moms carrying their babies with smaller children following behind, elderly people using their walkers to help them along, etc. Please consider collecting pantry food for the Lighthouse Mission. We could sure use the help. If you cant collect food- could you please pray for us? God bless you!

I can't wait to see what God is going to do next!

- Pastor Jim

(video) "Kids Club" blessed with visit from Katies Puppets

95+ under-privilaged children at the Lighthouse Missions free weekly "kids club" were blessed with a free show from Katie's puppets. Ages 4-12yrs. Laughed & laughed.. Its such a blessing to watch the children laugh as they did. For many life is crazy and laughing is sadly in short supply for them... They made crafts, played games, had pizza for lunch & were blessed with wonderful new toys & bags of candy.

Thank you Jesus for allowing us to be Your hands to these little ones.

- Pastor Jim

Pastor Jim answers Newspaper Clergy Question

Pastor Jim lovses to answer "clergy questions": The weekly question was :"What makes a person good? How about a righteous one? "

Check out Pastor Jims answer in this past weeks Newsday (Long Island Newspaper) CLICK HERE FOR LINK.. The best part of this opportunity to answer these questions is that Pastor Jim will always find a way using Gods Word (the Bible) to answer the question clearly & to share the Gospel of Jesus!

Spring 2011 Newsletter has been mailed - its not to late!

We are excited to report that the new Lighthouse Missions latest newsletter was mailed out today! If

you are not on our mailing list & would like to view it online click on the link here. It is packed with many photos & short stories / reports. Its one of the largest & most creative designs we have ever released. In addition, if you would like to get our newsletter mailed directly to your home please send us an e-mail & we WILL put you onto our mailing list.

God Bless you! - Pastor Jim

We are very excited to have our first ESL teachers meeting (English as a second language) at the Lighthouse Missions HQ. This class will be THE ONLY FREE ESL class in Suffolk & Nassau. It will teach Spanish, Urdu & Turkish speaking people how to read & write the English language using Gods Holy Word.. The Bible! Our goal is to share the love & Gospel of Jesus in a very practical way.

If you would be interested in helping us minister the love of Jesus to these two cultures please contact us. You do not need to speak the languages to help. We need people to:

1st & most importantly- pray for us & the attendees.

2. Help with some of the expenses of supplies.

3. teach a class or assist the teacher who is teaching the class.

Pray for us as we continue to prepare for this very unique class.

- God bless you

I can't wait to see what God is going to do next!!

Pastor Jim....

astor Jim & Enrique dress up as Jesus & the Easter Bunny & teach the children that Easter has nothing to so with a bunny but EVERYTHING about Jesus!

Pastor Jim & Enrique dress up as Jesus & the Easter Bunny & teach the children at the Weekly Lighthouse Missions "Kids Club" that Easter has nothing to so with a giant bunny but EVERYTHING to do with Jesus! You should have seen their faces- After the lesson everyone was blessed with a wonderful lunch, baskets of candy, crafts and toys. Most importantly, everyone of the children got to hear the Gospel of Jesus. What a wonderful Easter.

Thank you Jesus!

Who ever said that ministry is boring?

- Pastor Jim

ighthouse Mission is now nationally endorsed by NASCAR!

Lighthouse Mission is now nationally endorsed by NASCAR!

Tommy Baldwin racing team (www.TommyBaldwinRacing.com)

has officially adopted the Lighthouse Mission as their preferred ministry. Their car number 36 has our logo on both sides of the car. It has recently raced in the Daytona 500! Please pray for TBR racing & that many will come to JESUS through our new Partnership.

Lighthouse teaching kids that police are their friends NOT enemy

It was great to have SCPD come to the "kids club" again. Pastor Jim wants to teach the children that the police are their friends Not enemy. Sadly many of these little ones are taught differently. We have already seen a difference in the children towards the police. When the police stop over to say hello to the children during the "kids club" the kids are excited & not scared to see them.

There are many people in the community "talking" about doing something about some of the gang, drug & violence issues happening in North Bellport & the surrounding community. The Lighthouse Mission is focused on "doing something" that will impact the lives of the children. Sharing the love of Jesus and building relationships with the community. One of the ways is to teach the children that the police are their friends. Not by just speaking with them during our program but instead- rolling up their sleeves and helping hand out lunch, make crafts and simply be their friend... What a wonderful blessing it has been.

Thank you Jesus!

- Pastor Jim

Lighthouse Missions "Kids Club" have a visit from the south country ambulance team

The children at the Lighthouse Missions "kids club" were blessed today with a visit from the south country ambulance team. This was a huge deal for these little guys. We are excited to continue to teach these little ones that the police, fire dept, etc. are out friends- NOT enemies. Sadly many have rode in a police or ambulance far too many times.

These guys were wonderful & highly trained, skilled & we are blessed to have them in our community.

Please continue to pray for these little ones.

Thank you Jesus

God Bless you - Pastor Jim

Daily Bible study at the Lighthouse Mission HQ every day

Blessed to listen to Pastor Enrique as he taught today's daily 1/2 hr. Bible study at the Lighthouse Mission HQ (aka Mission Control). Everyone & anyone is welcome to attend each day at 9:30am-10:00am before we go to the street outreaches. Pastor Jim, Mike, Enrique & other gifted local pastors & ministers all teach each day (. Come for coffee & be blessed with the Word of God.

God Bless you.

* Photos: Pastor mike-lighthouse mission, Evangelist Rich Diaz, Pastor Enrique, Pastor Rich-Grace church/ Smithtown, Pastor Paul/ Nesconset Church, & others.