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December 2009 P.O. Box 190 Grants Pass, OR 97528 541-476-0082 Volume 12 Number 8

NEWSNEWSChrist Care Commitment

Table of Contents2. Christmas 4. Funding to Finish 6. a. GRM Foundation Corner

3. a. Keiths Corner 5. a. Needs for residents b. Commemorative Giftsb. Volunteer Corner b. Tour Corner c. Thanksgiving 2009

c. Facts and Figures c. Mentors Needed

d. Facility Locations

Isaiah 7:14Therefore theLord himself willgive you a sign.Behold, the virginshall conceiveand bear a son,and shall call hisname Immanuel.

Luke 24:27Beginning atMoses and all theProphets, Jesusexpounded tothem in all the

Scriptures thethings concerningHimself.


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Gospel Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 190, Grants Pass, OR 97528 www.gospelrescuemissiongp.org

And suddenly there was with the angel

This is the definition of Christmas: The Creator of the universe sent His only Son toour earth. Christ saw fit to reveal Himself to us in the form of a man. The Father, inall of His wisdom and love, destined the Christ to bear the sins of His people so tha

we would be counted blameless in His eyes and accepted in His presence. Jesus wasborn to bring life. Without His miraculous birth, He could not have lived or died forour sake. This is one of the most important truths in the world. For this reason we

seek to live like Christ. For this reason, we celebrate Christmas.

Christ is the Savior

In the sixth month the angel Gabrielwas sent from God to a city of Galilee

named Nazareth, to a virgin be-

trothedto a man whose name wasJoseph, of the house of David. And thevirgin's name was Mary. And he cameto her and said, Greetings, O favored

one, the Lord is with you!But shewas greatly troubled at the saying, andtried to discern what sort of greetingthis might be. And the angel said to

her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you

have found favor with God. And be-hold, you will conceive in your womb

and bear a son, and you shall call hisname Jesus. He will be great and willbe called the Son of the Most High.

And the Lord God will give to him thethrone of his father David, and he willreign over the house of Jacob forever,

and of his kingdom there will be

no end.

Luke 1: 26-32

BecauseofChrist,wecaworkinaspiritofcommitmentwithanattitudeofcare!


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SomeThou

ghts

Keith & Carol Heck


a multitude of the heavenly host praising God saying,

This is a wonderful time of the year for a va-riety of reasons. There is something aboutChristmas time that seems to energize othersto greater caring and a sense of true joy.There does seem to be a sparkle to the season.We need reminding that God has come to

earth wrapped in human flesh. What a con-cept for feeble Man to grasp with exultantoy. The living God cares for us! The fact ofour creation by this God gives to us a dignitythat can not be compared. Glory!

Pray that we will be enabled by the gen-erous kindness of so many to finish thefunding for construction of the newMens Residence, Wagner Hall.

It is such an awesome privilege to beable to care for, teach, express love to

just over 90 men, women and childreneach day.

Ask for wisdom to know the best way tocare for an increasing number of elderly.How can we show to them the love ofChrist Jesus who has provided to themhope? The opportunity that is presentedto us by the retreat of governmental au-thorities is wonderful by scary.

We need to see, amongst our residents, a

moving of the Spirit. Hr must bring asense of seriousness to their lives regard-ing the cost of what they have done.They have done damage to themselvesand to others. They also need to realizethe importance of restitution to societyand especially to other, even to theirfamilies. And, of course, there must al-ways be the presentation and reality of aforgiving and caring Jesus Christ. Maywe be found worthy of such trust.

Facts & FiguresOctober 2009

Meals served . 5,107

Beds Used [Daily Average]..... 82 Chapel Attendance [Daily Average].. 63

Your active participation through prayer and finances hasaccomplished much for many needy and hurting people.

On behalf of each resident, thank you so much!p.

THE VOLUNTEER CORNER

THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW

We are hoping to find someone with abackground in nutrition who would bewilling to create a lifelong diet for our

residents. Our goal is to include ahealthy diet in our arsenal of tools toaid in the full recovery of ourresidents. You may contact EvanDaggett at 541-659-7878 or [email protected] formore information.

If you have a small group that would be inte

ested in volunteering at any one of our faci

ties, please call Evan Daggett a541-659-7878.


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Glory to God in the highest

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Please join in this final push to COMPLETION!

Total Cost$3,100,000 This caring community has raised to date$2,960,000!

FUNDING TO FINISH!

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

WAGNER HALL

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The new Mens Residence of

the Gospel Rescue Mission.

$140,000 is yet needed!

We have until December 15th, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. to reach this goal. For 6 years we have

worked together with our community to see this pressing need for safe, sober and legally

compliant housing for needy men reached. You have brought us to the goal line: almost.

Dont forget the date...December 15th, 2009

Please read the other side to see how you can help meet this goal. Check? Sure! Credit Card? Sure! But please do not go into financial risk. Pledge? Sure!

* Even though you might not be able to send the entire amount you pledge,it will count toward meeting this goal, as long as it is paid by December 15, 2010. *

This wonderful Foundation has been agreat supporter and friend of the GospelRescue Mission. They generouslycontributed to the construction of theFikso Family Center.

Three years ago theygranted to us a $225,000Matching Grant.You met that challengewithin 14 months!

But now they have recently informed us that they must withdraw this graciou

offer of $225,000 if the total remaining amount for Wagner Hall of$140,000 is

met by December 15th, 2009 at 4:00 pm! Please, the race is almost over anare too close to stop now. How will you be involved in this final push to comple
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and on earth, peace among those with whom He is pleased!

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NEEDS FOR OUR

RESIDENTS

FOOD ITEMSbarbecue saucecanned fruitcanned soupscanned vegetableschilicoffee

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Shampoo & Conditioner,

Deodorant; Comet; Furni-ture Polish; Windex; Bath-

room Cleaner; Bleach;Laundry Soap; Toilet Pa-

per

Oh, and did we mention

TOILET PAPER!!

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Tours of our entire operation are availableMonday through Friday from 9 - 4. The tourstake approximately 1.5 hours and they caninclude a free lunch at either of our livingfacilities.

COME TAKE A TOUR

The Donations You Give Meet Our Needs

All items may be dropped off at these location

Mens ResidenceCorner of 8th and E Streets

For Men needing a homeand help

Phone: 479-8869

Fikso Family Center 2nd Chance Thrift Store530 SW Foundry Street 6th & J StreetsPhone: 474-7774 Phone: 479-9748

For Women & Children M-F 9:30 - 4:30Sat 9:30 - 4:00

Community Recycling Center1010 SW FoundryPhone: 955-1091M-F 9:304:00Sat 9:303:00

Mentors Needed

Brian and Renee`, the Mens and Womens

coordinators, are searching for mentors forour residents. They want to offer our men,women and children all the tools andresources they need to succeed in this life.If you are interested in mentoring a

resident we would love to hear from you.

For Men over 18 - \

* Brian @ 541-659-5941

Women and children

* Renee` @ 541-659-5289

NEEDS FOR OUR

RESIDENTS

FOOD ITEMS Coffee

Canned fruit and veggies Eggs Hamburger meat

Ketchup and BBQ sauce Meat (Beef, pork, chicken) Pancake mix and syrup Pasta Sandwich meat Spaghetti sauce Sugar Tuna - canned

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Bleach Dish detergent Feminine hygiene items Household cleaners Laundry detergent Paper napkins Paper towels Toilet paper

OurcurrentMens

residenat thecorner 8th andSt.


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Luke 2: 13, 14p. 6

GospelRescueMissionFoundation

CORNER

Commemorative Gifts

hank you for remembering others and blessing us in this wayhank you for remembering others and blessing us in this way

With a charitable lead annuity trust, you, the donor, set a fixed annual

gift for the Gospel Rescue Mission Foundation. Annuity trusts are

popular because the charitable payments are fixed.

As the donor, you can take an upfront

income-tax deduction based on the

trusts payments to the Gospel Rescue

Mission Foundation. You may opt to forgo

that deduction however, as it requires

you to pay taxes on the trusts invest-

ment gains.

For more information contact your

financial advisor or the Missions office

at 541-476-0082.

Thanksgiving 2009This year we were able to feed 160 men, women and children at o

Thanksgiving banquet. So many people came to help us this year. Welive music provided by Steve Daggett and Valerie Emilio; over 150 ha

knit hats and scarves donated by Llamas and Llambs Boutique inJacksonville; more than 300 homemade rolls donated by Darla; 25 p

from Diane Howland and an encouraging devotional and prayer delivby Pastor Guy Shields of Shan Creek Community Church. Praise the L

Inthissectionofournewsletter,weprovidean

pportunityforyoutohonoryourlovedones.Ifyou

akeacontributiontotheMission

n thememoryofsomeone,wewilllistthe

noredonesnameaswellasyoursinthisbox.

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