Newsletter from Full Gospel Mission

FULL GOSPEL MISSION

887 W. Spruce Ave., Ravenna, OH  44266

Rev. Barbara A. Davis, Pastor

 

September 09, 2012 PASTOR PEN: The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon.  It was the teacher from her son’s school.  "Mrs. Smith, something unusual happened today in your son’s third grade class. Your son did something that surprised me so much that I thought you should know about immediately."  The mother began to grow worried. The teacher continued, "Nothing like this has happened in all my years of teaching. This morning I was teaching a lesson on creative writing. And as I always do, I tell the story of the ant and the grasshopper:  "The ant works hard all summer and stores up plenty of food. But the grasshopper plays all summer and does no work. "Then winter comes. The grasshopper begins to starve because he has no food. So he begins to beg, ’Please Mr. Ant, you have much food. Please let me eat, too.’" Then I said, "Boys and girls, your job is to write the ending to the story." "Your son, Mark, raised his hand. ’Teacher, may I draw a picture?’ "’Well, yes, Mark, if you like, you may draw a picture. But first you must write the ending to the story.’ "As in all the years past, most of the students said the ant shared his food through the winter, and both the ant and the grasshopper lived.  A few children wrote, ’No, Mr. Grasshopper. You should have worked in the summer. Now, I have just enough food for myself.’ So the ant lived and the grasshopper died. "But your son ended the story in a way different from any other child, ever. He wrote, ’So the ant gave all of his food to the grasshopper; the grasshopper lived through the winter. But the ant died.’ "And the picture? At the bottom of the page, Mark had drawn three crosses." 1 John 4:11, Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

PRAYER LIST: Axel Bradeck---illnesss            Devria St.Aubin---health            Hazen Ministries            ALL MILITARY---Zac&Shawn          Center of Hope      Miss Jenny B. and Dennis—recovery----strokes         RC & Esther—health       Rev. Mike Bonecutter       Dale and Sheila & Family—jobs/home     Anne C.          Rev.’s Opdyke & Rev. Beaver---both lost  spouse  Rev. Donnie Turner—health   Rev. Mack Turner—health   Sister Rachael     Calvary Crusade     THE LOST FGCC/Radio& Ministers       Sister Helen Ballew              Arthur Wilson—health  Will & Amber—baby health      Barb K—job      Jeff & Shelby---jobs/home 

  

JOKE:  WHAT A GREAT IDEA!  Here's the way it should be: Let's put the seniors in jail; and all the criminals in nursing homes.---This would correct two things in one motion: Seniors would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.  They would receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs, etc.  They would receive money instead of having to pay it out. They would have constant video monitoring, so they would be helped instantly, if they fell or needed assistance. Bedding would be washed twice a week and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them. A guard would check on them every 20 minutes.  All meals and snacks would be brought to them.   They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose. They would have access to a library, weight/fitness room, spiritual counseling, a pool and education - and free admission to in-house concerts by nationally recognized entertainment artists. Simple clothing (shoes, slippers, pj's) and legal aid would be free, upon request. There would be private, secure rooms provided for all with an outdoor exercise yard, complete with gardens.  Each senior would have a P.C., T.V., phone and radio in their room at no cost. They would receive daily phone calls.  There would be a board of directors to hear any complaints and the ACLU would fight for their rights and protection.  The guards would have a code of conduct to be strictly adhered to, with attorneys available, at no charge to protect the seniors and their families from abuse or neglect. As for the criminals: They would receive cold food. They would be left alone and unsupervised. They would receive showers once a week.  They would live in tiny rooms, for which they would have to pay $5,000 per month, and they would have no hope of ever getting out.   ALL U CAN EAT BREAKFAST------SEPTEMBER 22, 2012-----$5.00   THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED WITH YML PRAYER BREAKFAST AND TO ALL WHO HELPED WITH THE MEAL AFTER THE FELLOWSHIP--GOD BLESS