A City in the City

JUNE 2009 THE CITY OF HOPE Quarterly Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 2

Renewing the Mind

Rain, Medicine and Ministry

Wow another three months have gone by and its time for another newslet-
ter. I could characterize this time as well…wet! People have asked be-
fore, “What do you do when it rains?” In the past it has been great to say
that we only had one rain out. This past month the Lord has seen fit to
Blogs of bless our part of the world with rain, rain and more rain. This has created
Interest: a great opportunity because it has created more time for us to go into trail-
• Christ ers and meet with the residents of Oakwood.
Glory
Alone A fruit of this great weather was having a couple over to our home for
• Woman on dinner. His name is “L.A.” and he has a live in girlfriend named Tish.
The Vine There are also two children involved. L.A. stopped me one day and asked
for help with his oldest daughter who was starting to have trouble in
school. This was very significant because L.A. is the neighborhood
“enforcer” and he has been on my prayer list since we met in 07. Now,
the Lord blessed us to have him, Tish and the kids in our home for dinner.
Nicolle and I listened to each of their stories, gave Gospel counsel and
prayed with them. Thank God for the rain.

In April, Dr. Todd Gormley coordinated with us to conduct a medical

outreach to the Oakwood residents. There were some great sights to see
the Lord use His body to minister prayer, the Gospel and medicine to a lot
of people. None of us realize the impact we can have on someone when
we tell and show them we care. My hope is one day, some kid or adult
will point back to that day as to when they found life in Christ and seek to
bring that joy to others. Thank you Elevation (NLC) and CHI ALPHA!
Inside this
issue: Finally, a resident who owns some trailers in Oakwood has offered to rent
us a trailer and is in the process of renovating it. The renovation has been
Glimpses of slowed by the rain but we are very thankful for this blessing. Once the
Hope
trailer is complete it will serve as the place for tutoring, counseling, eve-
ning bible studies and when the weather hits, a place to gather on Sun-
Wives in Touch days.

Jesus Christ continues to show how awesome and sovereign He is in Con-

Other News way and specifically here in Oakwood. I want to encourage all of you, as
you serve in your local church, look for opportunities to bring a family in
your home to serve. Look for an opportunity to meet a physical need. It
About us will be in these moments the Holy Spirit will give you an opportunity to
speak of the love and grace of God revealed in Christ. That is the ministry
we are all called to do.

Upcoming serving opportunities

• Saturday June 27-28, 2009 Oakwood Immersion

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Glimpses of Hope by Phillip Fletcher

I want to introduce you to
Rusty. We met Rusty
when we first landed in
Oakwood. At the time, he
was married to a young
girl named Julie. Rusty
and Julie from time to
time came to hear the
Gospel on Sundays but the
majority of the time it was
Julie. Rusty had grown up
knowing about the Bible
but just had no love or
desire to really hear about
the Lord.
Well, Rusty and Julie
eventually had their first
daughter and moved out
of Oakwood. Three weeks
ago, Nicolle and I saw
Rusty walking in Conway
near one of the freeway
exits. We picked him up
and asked how he had
been.
Rusty proceeded to ex-
plain he and Julie were
divorced. Their daughter
was adopted because Julie
attempted to kill the child
in a microwave. Rusty left
Arkansas and moved to
Louisiana. He was now
returning to live with his
mother.
Then Rusty began to tell
us, the Lord has delivered
him from alcohol, he de-
sires to know more about
the Scriptures and have a
life without “drama.” He
asked us if we were still in
Oakwood preaching and
we said “Yes, we will pick
you up if needed.”
Now just to drive home
this dramatic change the
Lord is doing. I visited
Rusty and his mom who
live in another trailer park.
I walked in and there was
Rusty with the Bible open
to 2 John reading to his
mother. God is just so
awesome.
Please pray for Rusty and
that the Lord would save
him. This is a glimpse of
God’s greatness and a
testament to the fact He is
the hope of all people.

Wives in Touch by Nicolle Fletcher (cont to last page)

Wives in Touch, has taken
several shapes. We began
meeting in my house for a
concentrate time of prayer
for one hour. It was won-
derful! We saw the Lord
moving in our husbands,
us, and the whole family.
The Lord showed up in
answered prayer. Our
husbands can see the dif-
ference in their life when
we are praying. Just the
thought that my wife sees
me important enough to
take time away from eve-
rything and pray was a
blessing to all the men.
Then life began…..a wife Touch and Friday Morn-
had surgery, kids are in ing Coffee with Wives in
soccer, a wife is an ac- Touch.
countant (it was tax sea-
son), husband has some- What does that mean?
thing to do, a wife has a Every Thursday Morning
ministry meeting….can’t at 8:15AM (Moms In
find time. Touch International) a
group of moms and I were
What is a woman to do? meeting to pray for our
This ministry is in its in- children. Then on Friday
fant stage, which is a won- at 9:00AM(Friday Morn-
derful place to be. We ing Coffee) a different
clearly see the need and group of moms and wives
know it is a must do, but were meeting for coffee,
we must choose the good breakfast, mini bible study
portion. As a result we and prayer. On Monday
have combined Moms in nights at 7:00PM it was

Other News
The Lord has blessed us
with the opportunity to
serve with the local Salva-
tion Army of Conway.
I met with Captain Ben
Walters who is leading the
ministry of the Salvation
Army here in Conway and
we discussed how we
could best serve the
poorer areas of Conway. I
am blessed to say that they
will be partnering with us
by assisting in the com- portunities for believers to
munity lunches we will be learn more about the min-
holding each month. istry of the Salvation
Army. Visit their website
The Salvation Army will
salvationarmyusa.org
be making available their
Disaster Relief Truck
which is essentially a full
mobile kitchen. We are
prayerfully looking at
using this resource to
assist believers who will
come, serve the commu-
nity and also provide op-
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Proclaiming the Glory of

God in the city, that many
wo u l d wo r s h i p H i m
forever!
CORE VALUES
1. CHRIST CENTERED:
CENTERED The ministry’s sole purpose is to
proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the
Holy Spirit; therefore every endeavor will have Jesus
Christ name and message as the chief cornerstone.

2. INCARNATIONAL:
INCARNATIONAL God revealed His fullness and glory
in His Son Jesus Christ who came into human history as
fully God and fully man; therefore we endeavor to have
a sustainable presence among the people in which God
has sent us to serve.

3. GOSPEL FOR THE WHOLE PERSON:

PERSON The Gospel of
Jesus Christ is not only redemptive in regards to our
souls but impacts every aspect of our lives; therefore
we endeavor to serve the whole person, family and
community in which God has sent us.

Wives in Touch (cont from page 2)

almost the exact same group from Thursday meeting for WIVES IN TOUCH. We needed to do something to
continue praying for our husbands and children. Now we combine all three. It is difficult for women to get
away from their homes at night. Using the morning and combining these groups was the best solution.

This goes out to every woman everywhere! If you have a husband, he needs you praying for him. Wives in
Touch through prayer helps….
The nagging & quarrelsome woman, be silent (1Peter 3:1-6,Proverbs 21:19)
The worrying woman, can rest and worship (Matthew 6:26-28)
The distracted woman, be focused (Luke 10:40)
The busy woman, chose the good portion (1 Timothy 5:12-14, Luke 10:42, Titus 2:5)
The frustrated woman, depend on Christ! (Colossians 2)

Just as Christ told Martha. "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is
necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." Mary chose Christ. Let
us follow the example of Mary fall at Christ feet. No more excuses why this or that is hard or why we don’t have
time. Wives in Touch is CHOOSING THE GOOD PORTION…..CHRIST!