9 Degrees & the lines are longer then ever!

Each day the Lighthouse Mission goes out onto the streets to share the saving Gospel of Jesus & to feed the poor. We go in the heat, rain & cold.

However, this winter has been colder then usual. One might think that the extreme cold would keep people from traveling to the lighthouse Mission street outreach & stand on line waiting to receive a few bags of food- that is not the case. In fact, HUNDREDS of people stood on line for food & coats in the 9 degree cold (many children, elderly & disabled).. I saw a poor man who was wearing only sweater that had a 12" rip in the side - I was standing 20 feet away from him and was able to see his body shivering.

I walked over to him & asked where his coat was. He explained that he gave it to his wife to wear- they have no heat in their home. I looked into his bag & noticed he had a coat for a small child tucked inside. He told me that he one of the Lighthouse Mission volunteers offered him the coat because he had a young daughter at home who also did not have a good coat to wear. So I asked him why he did not get a coat for himself. He said that he did not want to be greedy & take more then one coat. I walked with him to the pile of coats and was able to find a pair of gloves, a thick winter hat and a wool coat. As I helped him put the coat onto his body he was shaking so much that I could hardly get the coat onto the poor man.

He hugged me & told me that he was a Muslim & that his family had no food or decent winter cloths to wear & not one of his fellow Muslims would help them. However, the "Jesus People" (he called us) at Lighthouse Mission would help... what an honor to be the hands of Jesus to this poor man.

News 12 also showed up to see how people were handling the cold: click here to see the News12 video link.

- God Bless you, Pastor Jim

(posted on face-book)

"Kids Club" weekly prayer requests

Each week at the Lighthouse Missions FREE "kids club" program the children have an opportunity to write their prayer requests in their weekly prayer book. We would ask that you would consider praying & supporting (perhaps sponsoring a lunch, toys, prayer, etc.) these children.

Without us mentioning our kid's names here are a few of the children's prayer requests..

(posted on lighthouse missions face-book)

- that God will help us to be good and to follow Him.
- loves her mommy - pray for her mom this week
- healing for foot, for it to grow and be healthy
- pray for her brother Jose
- for her neighbor who is having surgery
- for his brothers and sister
- for his sister ----- who needs balance with the time she spends on the computer
- for his fish, Jonah, who isn't eating
- for her Aunt, because her daughter died
- for her Uncle, because his son died
= that he and Christopher would become good friends
= for her friend who has leukemia
- that when she gets old she will find a job, and that mommy and daddy will get a job

- God Bless you... Pastor Jim

Frozen Hands

It was really cold outside during the Lighthouse street outreaches. Yet hundreds of struggling Long Islanders stood on line to get a few bags of food. Some asked for prayer while they were waiting. An old woman gave me her hand to pray for her- her hands were so-so cold. Sadly, she ownes only one glove.. Thank the Lord that because some people had donated some hats & Gloves we were able to bless her with a new pair of gloves & a hat.. Thank you Jesus! (posted on from face-book)

God Bless you - Pastor Jim