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t hanksgiving
A Time To Be Thankful – A Time To Share
here did the time go? Has it been a whole year? It has!

W And I want to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your help
through the last year. Your prayers, financial support, in-kind gifts
and time volunteered to help with some of the many things that have to be done,
we are indeed thankful.

However, the day is drawing near, we are looking forward to the holidays
with just a little bit of apprehension. It seems like every year we do not know
until the last minute if we are going to have enough food and finances to have
a successful event. We open our Thanksgiving Banquet to the public, all are
welcome to come and enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. We want to have
enough food prepared for as many as come to have dinner with us. However,
we do not count success by how many we feed but by how many we are given
Larry Aldrich the opportunity to share the Gospel with—not only at the Chapel service but also
Program Director one on one by the staff.

David Williams So, I am asking for your help again to supply means (food and financial help)
Learning Center Administrator and we will be the outlet or administrator. If it were not for you and the Mission
many people would not have an opportunity to have a Thanksgiving dinner.
Donald Guynes Our dinner again will be a part of the “Great Thanksgiving Banquet” that takes
Kitchen Manager
place across the entire United States and sponsored by the local “Gospel Rescue
Missions”.
Randy Hess
Maintenance Supervisor Below is a list of the things we will need to provide a traditional Thanksgiving
Dinner. But we will also need some volunteer help. Listed in the Director’s
Larry O’Connor
Desk section is a list of volunteer opportunities.
Greg Mann
Scott DuFour
SPECIAL NEEDS FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER
Roger Klein
(Dinner will be served Wednesday November 22 from 3 to 5:30 PM)
Client Supervisors
Lots and lots of turkeys *Stuffing Mix *Cranberry Sauce
David McKnight Green Beans *Dinner Rolls *Instant Mashed Potatoes *Onions
Van Driver Celery *Fruit Cocktail *Canned Sweet Potatoes *Corn
Marshmallows * Apple, Pumpkin and Pecan Pies
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“Give a man a fish; you have fed
him for today. Teach a man to
fish; and you have fed him for a
lifetime” - Author unknown
This thought is the foundation of
the teaching style employed here
at the Anchorage Gospel Rescue
Mission’s Learning Center. Our
students are encouraged not to ask
us how to solve a problem until
they have exhausted all possible
avenues open to them. When
learning a new computer program
like Microsoft Word or Excel it
would be frustrating trying to learn
everything theses programs are
capable of doing. This frustration
can, and often does, lead to giving
up. Therefore we encourage our
students not to try to memorize but
to familiarize.
There was a time in computer
software history when a program
was purchased it came with a
complete set of user manuals. In
the case of software suites like
Microsoft Office or Lotus Smart
with all the information needed to
capabilities and functions. The
to the realization they could save
money by packaging these same
manuals in the help files rather then
have them printed in book form.
The advantage for the end user is
no matter where in the world they
are the user manuals are available
to them.
The idea then is to teach the
student the process of finding the
information needed to complete
the required task. This sounds
easier than it is. Extracting
information from the help files
can be confusing. The user has to
be specific in their request. “They
have to ask the right question!”
Once the procedure is located the
help files leads the student to their
goal by providing step-by-step
instructions. Therefore the student
only needs to be familiar with
what the programs capabilities are
rather than how to do everything.
The student gets no assistance
until they have tried every possible
combination they can come up
with of asking the computer for
the needed information.
As an instructor I will not be
with them beyond their Learning
Center experience therefore they
cannot be allowed to get in the
habit of relying on me to answer
their questions. The help files will
be with them no matter where they
are so they are encouraged to rely
on their learned ability in asking
the computer how to accomplish a
specific task.
Our hope reaches beyond the
Learning Center. The lesson we
are teaching is you don’t have
to know how to deal with every
situation you’ll face in life. The
important skill is to know how
to find and implement a solution
to the problem with the resources
available to you at the time. Asking
the right questions can make this
process less frustrating.
Learning Center Wish List
• Software
• Computers
• Books
Gift cards to Barnes & Noble or
CompUSA are a great way to donate
textbooks and software.
If you have any specific questions
or concerns regarding our Learning
Center please feel free to contact
our Learning Center Administrator
David Williams. David can be
contacted by e-mail or phone.
e-mail: dwilliams@anchoragerescue.org
Phone: (907) 563-5603

www.anchoragerescue.org
We invite you to visit us on the web or
drop us an E-mail with your comments

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The Lie:
I Have Arrived!
When dealing with addiction,
believing this lie “I have arrived”
can be fatal.
The men who come into the
“NewLife” Recovery Program
are usually at the end of their
rope. They have either tried to
conquer their addiction in their
own strength or have tried to
live a functional life with their
addiction. Once they realize all
hope is gone and the battle is
lost, they come to the Anchorage
Gospel Rescue Mission, often
broken physically and always
broken spiritually.
The peace and love they
experience in the “NewLife”
Recovery Program brings
healing to their bodies and
souls. As they learn about
God’s forgiveness, His grace
and His mercy their hope gets
rekindled:
“Maybe I can get out of this cycle
of addiction”! “Maybe there is
hope for a normal life!”
Through the workshops and
bible classes the men begin to
experience what it feels like to
fellowship with Jesus. Through
this fellowship a personal
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r ic relationship with Jesus Christ
begins to form. During the year
they grow stronger physically
and spiritually and they begin
to realize their lives can be
different. This time, through
the strength of Christ, they can
handle the world.
One of the most tragic events
witnessed by the staff is when
some of the men leave the
Program early confident they
have the world by the tail. The
question then becomes whose
tail are they holding onto?
Scripture tells us that Satan is
the prince of this world, and he
is about to take them for a ride.
He is very subtle and lets them
succeed for a while. Everything
is going great and before long
they forget about the biblical
teachings and their relationship
with Jesus Christ. Work, Family
ect… takes first place in their
lives. Once they let down their
guards they become an easy
target for the enemy and he
doesn’t miss.
The “NewLife” Recovery
Program is not a silver bullet. It
is not about working thru a one-
year program. It is not about
receiving a certificate because
you complied with all the rules
and you stayed clean for one
year.
The “NewLife” Recovery
Program is all about learning a
new life style with Jesus Christ
at its center.
It is about learning to cultivate
a personal relationship with
our Lord and Savior. It is about
realizing that we are weak in our
human condition and always
subject to fall into Satan’s traps.
However, if we let Jesus be the
Guide in our life, we can do
all things in Christ Jesus who
strengthens us.
I believe the Christian comedian
Ken Davis says it best: “It is a
minute by minute, day by day
walk with Jesus Christ.”
There are so many warnings in
the New Testament about this
false belief about having arrived
and about the “Destination
Sickness” we all face. We need
to take heed, not grow weary
and lose heart. We need not to
faint and we need to keep our
eyes on the prize.
My earnest prayer is that God
gives us his steadfast spirit and
that he will keep us alert to the
traps and snare of the enemy. I
pray that we may not falter but
have the strength and the faith
to make that minute by minute
walk with Jesus Christ our true
strength and refuge.
Scripture tells us He who is in
you is greater than he who is in
the world.” (1 John 4:4) That is
God’s Promise we need to stand
upon it.
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“Blessings to be Thankful For”
Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you: For
every one that asketh receiveth;
and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be
opened. Matthew 7:7-8
One of the reasons
I love working at
the Rescue Mission
is I’m surrounded
by people who not
only read and teach
God’s word but
they believe it. One
of the things I don’t
love so much about working at the
Rescue Mission is once one need
is filled there are ten more waiting
to take the title “most pressing”.
As an organization relying solely
on the generosity of our supporters
we find ourselves in the position
of seemingly always having our
hand out asking for something.
We struggle with, “Should we ask
for an item we need?” or “Should
we figure some way to make do
without it?”
The Rescue Mission has needed
a snow plow for years yet we felt
it wasn’t something we couldn’t
live without. As stewards of your
money and with the ever increasing
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cost of snow removal we could no
longer justify the cost. Therefore
we asked and the Lord provided as
he always does.
The Lord used a faithful couple
who will remain anonymous as
his instrument in
providing for our
needs. We here at
the Mission are
grateful for the
blessing this couple
has sent our way.
We were excited
at the prospect of
receiving a used
plow so you could imagine our
surprise to see a brand new plow
donated. Thank you!
It doesn’t stop there! How could
it, after all, the Lord is involved
and he provides abundantly. We
had an article ready to publish in
this month’s newsletter asking for
a new piano for our chapel. The
one we had was used seven days
a week for the last fourteen years
and was ready to retire.
Before we could even ask the Lord
provided the Mission with a new
piano through the generosity of the
congregation at Grace Brethren
Church of Eagle River. Thank
You!
“Special Need”
Ordinarily the Mission is blessed
with a steady influx of laundry
detergent and coffee. For reasons
we don’t understand our supply
of these items has dropped off
dramatically.
We would like to make a special
appeal to our supporters for theses
items. We have included a shopping
list for your convenience. Just cut
along the dotted lines and stick in
your pocket or put it in your purse
and the next time you’re at your
favorite market remember the
Rescue Mission.
SHOPPING LIST
Laundry Detergent
Coffee
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We here at the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission continue to be blessed by being able to minister
to the needs of so many. There are some sincere Christians that don’t see the need of an outreach to
the disenfranchised of our community.

Believe me when I say that a broad spectrum of society comes through our doors. It is not
impossible for any one of us to one day be, for any number of reasons, among their numbers.

We should remember the words of our savior who said:

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”for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger
and you took me in; 36I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in
prison and you came to me.” 37”Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we
see You hungry and fed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38‘When did we see You a stranger and
take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39’or When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to
You?’ 40“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did
it to one of the lest of these My brethren, you did it to me.’
Matthew 25:35-40

Want you pray that we would continue to be able to minister to Jesus by helping the wounded
of our community. If the Lord would lead you to assist us in any way we would welcome your
partnership.

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We are offering the following opportunities a day to be thankful
to help YOUR
Local Rescue Mission: What Does It Mean To You?
Our volunteer coordinator, Jeanne Lutz –Phone
278-9679, needs volunteers of individuals and
families that can make the following commitments of
time on Wednesday November 22nd 2006.
Team 1 – Prepare food and decorate facility
for the Thanksgiving meal – To be served on
Wednesday November 22rd (Not Thursday). Need a
commitment of 4 consecutive hours beginning in the
morning.
Team 2 –Serve the refreshments, meal, dessert
and clean up of facilities at the close – Wednesday
November 22rd (Not Thursday). Need a
commitment of 5 consecutive hours beginning in the
afternoon.
Both teams require children to be a minimum of 8
years of age.
Jeanne will do the scheduling of the teams. You
may reach her at her home telephone after 6 P.M. and
weekends or by leaving a message on her telephone
recorder. Please leave an evening number and
speak the number slowly. She will give you specific
details about team assignments and schedule your
time to work.
---------Think on This-------
. . . .herein do I exercise myself, to have always a
conscience void of offense toward God, and toward
men. Acts 24:16
We try very hard to have a clear conscience toward
God, but what about toward man.
Bro. Don
Thanksgiving
Volunteers Needed To Help With
Are you really thankful for the things that God has done for
you –for all of the blessings He has given you; are you even aware
that they came from God or do you think you have done it on your
own? Or, are you too busy to just pause a moment and reflect on
what you have and where you are now. Are you thankful for the
little things in life that you just take for granted? What if all of the
blessings were stopped—because you never take time to thank Him
for all of the things that He does for you. When you look at other
people that are less fortunate than yourself or see a person that is
homeless, do you stop and say, “but for the grace of God, there go
I”?
Please take time on this Thanksgiving Day and everyday to give
thanks to God. Let us become a thankful people.
We are thankful for you! Each day at the Mission we count our
blessings as we see how God has touched your heart and you share
with us financially, with in-kind gifts and by volunteering to help.
God Gives Us More
Than We Deserve
God gives us more than we deserve
And yet we still complain.
We may frolic in the sunshine,
But we scoff at the rain.
We take for granted many things—
We have so much you see,
That we forget how blessed we are
Because we are so free.
We waste enough to feed the world
For what is poverty
To those who eat three meals a day
and live in luxury?
God gives us more than we deserve—
Enough that we should share

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With those less fortunate than we
Who need someone to care.
Living Memorials
. . . .touch lives as they honor the memory
of loved ones and friends.
OTHERS
Lord, help me live from
day to day
In Memory of In such a self-forgetful way,
Esperanza M. Casas That even when I kneel to pray,
My prayer shall be for—others.
by Martha Cashen
Help me in all the work I do,
In Memory of To ever be sincere and true,
Rev. Ben Sherbahn And know that all I’d do for you
Must needs be done for—others.
by Janet A. Kincaid
William and Janet Bowman And when my work on earth
is done
In Memory of And my new work is Heaven is
begun,
Myrtle Sherbahn May I forget the crown I’ve won
by Gary Klawitter While thinking still of – others
Don and Charlotte Bettis --Charles D. Meigs
Paul and Evangeline Sherbahn Used with permission

Mary Miller
Urgently Needed
In Memory of Men’s Clothing
Evelyn Michou
HATS It is that time of the year again. The time that we
by Joe and Lillian Struchen PANTS really have need for
COATS warm clothing, especially coats
In Memory of JEANS and jackets, also men’s jeans or
Lawrence and Evelyn Michou SHIRTS work pants of any kind. So, as
by Will and Linda Butler GLOVES you replenish your wardrobe,
MITTENS please remember the Mission
SWEATERS with your old useable things.
UNDERWEAR Gloves, caps, socks, shirts,
In Memory of LONG JOHNS Underwear, sweatshirts,
Dean Thompson SWEATSHIRTS sweaters and long johns
by Wes Steele are all needed. Remember we never sell anything, it is
always given out freely to those in need and not just to our
clients but to anyone that comes to our clothing room.
Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission P.OB Box 230510 Anchorage, Alaska 99523-0510
Here is my support gift: For Credit Card Donations:
Food and Shelter: $_____ I would like to charge my total donation of $__________________
Facilities Maintenance: $_____
Check One: Visa M/C Am/Ex Discover
$46.25 For 25 Meals ______
$74.00 For 40 Meals ______ Card Number __________________________________________
$132.20 For 72 Meals ______
Exp. Date: ______/______ Signature _______________________
$277.50 For 150 Meals ______
______Other: All credit card information is kept in strict confidence
______ I Will Pray for this Ministry. Make checks payable to the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission
You will receive a receipt.

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Name:________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
Please send this coupon with your donations.
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Calvary
Baptist
Singers Team Church Church
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Abbott Loop
Community
Anchorage
Pilgrim
Change
Point
Alliance
Bible
Calvary
Church
Wasilla
Assembly
the lost Church Nazarene Church of God

“URGENT”
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God’s Church First Christian Sherbahn Sherbahn Lighthouse
Our supplies of these Place of God of
Prophecy
Assembly of
God
Evangelical
Church
Evangelistic
Team
Evangelistic
Team
Christian
Fellowship
items is constantly in 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
need of replenishing Grace
Victory
Sherbahn
Evangelistic
Anchorage
Native
Calvary
Baptist
Evangelical
Covenant
In His Name
Sandy
Southside
Church
† Prayer Fellowship Team Assembly Church Church McCollum of God

† Paper Towels 26 27 28 29 30
New Light Hillside Attorney Change Shiloh
† 45 Gallon Trash Bags Community Baptist Greg Grebe Point Baptist
† Fresh Meat Church Church Church

† Coffee Special Chapel Services -Wednesday at 2:00 P.M.

† Bathroom Tissue November 22, 2006 “Special Guest Speaker’
† Laundry Soap
† Disposable Shavers STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission is a Non-Profit, Non-Denominational
† Cleaning Supplies
organization. We received NO municipal, state or federal funds. We are not a United
† Liquid Dish Detergent Way Agency. Your financial support and In-Kind donations makes it possible for us to
† Dinner Napkins provide for the poor, needy and homeless people in our community. Also, your donations
† Shampoo allow us to provide a Drug and Alcohol Recovery program. All Donations are fully tax
“URGENT” deductible. We will give you a receipt for your donation.

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