Harvest Newsletter Volume 16, Issue 3

SHEKINAH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

Offering an Opportunity for Transformation since 1979...

"The word 'March' comes from the Roman 'Martius'. This was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war. March was the beginning of our calendar year. We changed to the 'New Style' or 'Gregorian calendar in 1752, and it is only since then when we the year began on 1st January. The Anglo-Saxons called the month Hlyd monath which means Stormy month, or Hraed monath which means Rugged month. All through Lent the traditional games played are marbles and skipping. The games were stopped on the stroke of twelve noon on Good Friday, which in some places was called Marble Day or Long Rope Day. The game of marbles has been played for hundreds of years and some historians say that it might have been started by rolling eggs. In the past, round stones, hazelnuts, round balls of baked clay and even cherry stones have been used." - Facts About March _________________________________________________________________________________________

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$360 TO SPONSOR A FULL TEAM

$180 TO SPONSOR HALF TEAM

$90 FOR SINGLE PLAYER

You can also sponsor a hole for $100 – your company name or

individual name will be posted at the T-box.

$90.00 Includes: Welcome bag full of special gifts upon registering, a

tasty Santiago breakfast burrito that will start you off with just enough

spice to make those drives long and keep your golf balls out of the

rough.

Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato chips and beverages will be served after

the tournament

Please send check or money order to: Shekinah Ministries

P.O. Box 6760

Longmont, Colorado 80501.

Before

May 27, 2016

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Talking to God in the Power of the Holy Spirit

I get the privilege to go into the Boulder County Jail to do a bible study the first Thursday of every month. Last

month there was a beautiful young lady who was brought up in a good Christian home in Oklahoma. She got

into some trouble here in Colorado. She was so distraught after getting back from a court hearing that had re-

linquished her rights to her little boy. She cried throughout the bible study. She listened intensely as we read

several scriptures on prayer. Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we

may receive mercy and grace to help in time of need. (Hebrew 4:16)

We talked about prayer being one of the most powerful weapons of the Spiritual life and as Christians we are

to take full advantage of this weapon. Prayer demands faith. Faith is taking God at His word. We are to be-

lieve that when we pray God hears our call, then we must wait patiently for His answer. If we want God to an-

swer our prayers we must be in fellowship with God as a way of life. Trusting His promises, learning, think-

ing, and applying the word of God in every area of our lives.

This month that young lady came in prancing and dancing and praising the Lord. She told me just before we

got there for bible study, she got a visit from her attorney stating that “ you can have visitation rights with your

little boy.” She cried, happy tears and praised God for answering her prayers. There were a lot of praise reports

that evening.

WOW!!! God is so Awesome, Amazing, Loving, Caring and an Super Papa!

Story by: Ruby Johnson

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Inserts from an article written by N. Flatow “The Prison Doors Open And You’re Released. You Have No

Money Or Transportation. Now What?

These first hours can be among the most vulnerable for many of the 10,000 returning citizens released from

U.S. prisons and jails every week. In Northern Virginia and elsewhere, inmates walking out of prison or jail

alone are slapped in the face with the immediate urgency of navigating transportation, shelter, food, and other

basic needs. Even those who register a technical “home” are often released alone, or without the support that

is assumed to come with that home. The Vera Institute study found that 50 out of those 66 inmates re-entered

the community alone, before some ultimately found their way to a home. Lee walked across the street to an

emergency winter shelter when he left Arlington County jail a year and a half ago. The 40-year-old, who

asked to be identified only by his first name, had been behind bars for 18 years by the time of his release, at

several different facilities. And a lot had changed between 1996 and 2014.

“When I came home I was terrified,” he said. The phones were different. Transportation was different. And

“everything was fast.”

Lee, who started out in a shelter, is now like many low-wage workers in America, working one-off jobs

whenever he can, in addition to his regular position at a fast food restaurant, just to afford his rent for one

room. He gets up early every morning to play soft music and relax his mind before facing the strain of life

with a record. “When the lights are out and nobody’s looking and the music is off I still cry,” he said. “The

times when it doesn’t seem like it’s bearable it seems like there’s always a way to come through.”

It is this long-term struggle that has been the focus of more reentry research and reform. And for good reason.

Even among the many individuals released to family members, studies find that immediate support from

family members — if there is any at all — wanes in the months following release, as it becomes clear that the

uphill battle to reintegrate into society will be far longer and more intractable than many inmates and families

expect: