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Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission
A Ministry of
Rescue & Discipleshipa publication of the
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Larry AldrichOperations Manager
David WilliamsProgram Director
Randy HessMaintenance Supervisor
Larry OConnor
Roger Klein
Anthony Boone
Client Supervisor
David McKnightVan Driver
Solomona TalivaaMaintenance
Tom RugglesKitchen Manager
Denny LefflerAssistant Kitchen Manager
Bill McCormickDonations
want to take this opportunity to say Thank You for all you have done for the Lord
this past year through the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission with your prayers,
financial support, special financial gifts, in-kind gifts and volunteer help. You have
made the difference. You have made it possible for us to accomplish the things we have this
year. We could not do anything without YOU.
Well, here it is, the holiday season is here. The time just seems to vanish (I guess it is a
sign of old age). Actually we look forward to the holidays, always with a little anxiety and
apprehension. We try to anticipate how many people we will serve, how much food it will take
or money to sponsor the great Thanksgiving meal we serve and make it a real success. But it
is always at the last minute before we know for sure that everything is in place. However, we
do not count success on how many we serve, but how many we had the opportunity to share
the Gospel of Jesus Christ with and how many came to know Him as their Savior as a results
of personal witnessing by our staff and the special Chapel service we have in the afternoon.
So, I am again, asking for you to help us with the food for our Thanksgiving dinner and for
your Volunteer Help (opportunities for you to serve and help are listed on the Directors
Desk page of this newsletter). Many people would be without a Thanksgiving Dinner if it
were not for the Mission providing it. We want to continue to be the outlet to help people
during this season and we need YOU TO SUPPLY THE MEANS.
special food needs for thanksgiving(Thanksgiving Dinner will be served on Wednesday November 25th from 3 PM to 5:30 PM)
Special Chapel Service will be 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Lots and Lots of Turkeys Stuffing Mix Cranberry Sauce
Green Beans Corn Instant Mashed Potatoes
Onions Celery Fruit Cocktail Canned Sweet Potatoes
Dinner Rolls Apple, Pecan, Pumpkin Pie -- Marshmallows
T H A N K S For All You Have Done!
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OPPORTUNITY TO SERVEVOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We are offering the following opportunities
for YOU to help YOUR Rescue Mission this
Thanksgiving.
Our Volunteer Coordinator JeanneLutz
Phone 278-9679, needs volunteers of individuals and
families that can make the following commitments of
time on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009.
Team 1 Prepare food and decorate facility for the
Thanksgiving meal To be served on Wednesday,
November 25th(Not Thursday). Need a commitment
of 4 consecutive hours beginning in the morning.
Team 2 Serve the refreshments, meal, dessert and
then clean up of facilities at the close Wednesday,
November 25th, 2009 (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 PM
and weekends or leave 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.
Thank You Lord, for saving my soul.Thank you Lord, for making me whole.
Thank you Lord, for giving to me,
Thy great salvation so full and free.
Think on These Things
God Gives Us MoreThan We Deserve
God gives 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 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
With those less fortunate than we
Who need someone to care.
WE ARE SO BLESSED
We are so blessed by the gifts from Your Hand
I just cannot understand
Why You have loved us so much
We are so blessed, we just cannotfind a way or
The words that can say,
Thank you Lord, for Your touch.
When we are empty
You fill us until we overflow,
When we are hungry
You feed us and cause us to know;
We are so blessed.
Take what we have to bring;
Take it all, everything,
Lord, we love You so very much.
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.touch lives as they honor the memoryof loved ones and friends.
In Memory of
Enoch Adams
by Peter and Deanna Nicolard
In Memory of
Venice Anderson
by Judith F. Whittaker
by Juergen & Ursula Wuerth
by Karen E. Haddock
In Memory of
Archie Boyles
by Tracy D. Biere (cousin)
In Memory of
Frank and Esperanza Casas
by Martha CashenIn Memory of
Richard Harris
by Donald and Carole McCann
In Memory of
Mike Howerton
by Carol Howerton
In Memory of
Kent Lindsey
by Carol A. Lindsey
In Memory of
Robert Renkertby Charlotte L. Johnson
In Memory of
Otis Rosson
by David and Vicky Beeman
In Memory of
Geraldine Gerry Williams
by Norman, Angie, Matthew, and
Megan Giovenco
by Charlotte H. Stuart
by Etta M. Schandelmeier
A HYMN OF THANKSGIVING
The following Hymn was sent to be by one of our
faithful friends that reads and appreciates the old
hymns that we print each week. I thought it would be
appropriate and meaningful for Thanksgiving.
THANKS TO GOD
Thanks to God for my redeemer,
Thanks for all Thou dost provide!
Thanks for times now but a memory,
Thanks for Jesus by my side!
Thanks for pleasant, balmy springtime,
Thanks for dark and dreary fall!
Thanks for tears by now forgotten,
Thanks for peace within my soul!
Thanks for prayers that thou hast answered,
Thanks for what Thou dost deny!
Thanks for storms that I have weathered,Thanks for all Thou dost supply!
Thanks for pain and thanks for pleasure,
Thanks for comfort in despair!
Thanks for grace that none can measure,
Thanks for love beyond compare!
Thanks for roses by the wayside,
Thanks for thorns their stems contain!
Thanks for home and thanks for fireside,
Thanks for hope, that sweet refrain!
Thanks for joy and thanks for sorrow,Thanks for heavenly peace with Thee!
Thanks for hope in the tomorrow,
Thanks through all eternity!
THANKFULNESS
This is an area of our life where we all fall short.Stop! Think about it have you thanked Godtoday for the blessings he has bestowed uponyou? Your prayer this morning was it just forme and mine and give me, give me, give me or
did we humbly bow before God and Thank Himfor what He has done for usbeginning withour salvation!
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The following is an assignment given to our Disciples
who are entering the Money Management portion of
their training. They are asked by the instructor to write
a vision statement. We have decided to share this vision
statement with our readers. With permission of course.
David Williams
Program Director
hen I first came to this Mission nineteen
months ago, I knew that I had blown
everything, spiritually and financially.
I felt that I was no longer useful to anyone. Im
so glad that God guided me to this Mission,
because now I know that my Heavenly Father
longs to restore me, so that I can better love and
serve Him. It was during our daily Bible classes
that I discovered that the Bible provides clear
instructions about how to manage money in a way
that honors God. I have been thinking about my
future for quite some time now. After completing
my money management course, I will advance to
Phase 5 at the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission.
It is the policy for Disciples to begin work after
they have reached this status. I have a job already
lined up with the Mat-Su Dental Lab. My drivers
license has been suspended, but will be returned
to me upon completion of this program. In the
meantime, the Department of Motor Vehicles willallow me to go back and forth to work on a special
permit. Phase 5 has a five month minimum and
ideally I will finish my program at this time.
The NewLife program was designed to get us
back on our feet, and I am praising God for
that. Since I dont have to pay any rent,
and my only outgoing expenses are my church
tithes, I can see myself having a nice sum of money
saved when Im through here. In life, we have to
learn how to crawl before we can walk, and learn
to walk before we can run. The Bible tells me to get
godly advice from godly people and Ive done just
that; they have given me some positive suggestionsI can use, so, Ive decided to set up some small
goals for myself. I know from past experiences that
its easier to set smaller goals and achieve them:
that way my self-esteem will increase, also my
motivation for larger goals.
The first thing Im going to do is get my priorities
in order. God always comes first with me, so I
will automatically give my ten percent tithes plus
my offerings to the church, every paycheck. Myshort term goal is to complete The NewLife
Discipleship Training Program and show the other
men here that this program really does work if we
can stick to our commitments. My job at the Mat-
Su Dental lab will pay $20 per hour; now, thats
$800 a week. Ten percent for tithes, five percent for
my offering, and twenty-five percent for taxes only
leaves me with $480. And I still havent gotten to
my truck insurance, and gas for driving back and
forth to work, and dont forget food.
But I still believe in careful saving and trusting
God to provide for my basic needs. I plan to invest
my money every three pay periods in purchasing
$1,000 CDs at 6-8 months maturity at 1.295%.
This way when I graduate from this program Ill
have a nice start. My program director, David
Williams told me that after graduating from the
My Visio
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program, I will go into transition for another 6
to 8 months.
This will give me an even better start in life, because
Ill be still here at the Mission, maintaining my
focus on God. Its the environment here that helps
to keep my heart set on eternity rather than earthly
treasures. Only God knows the future, and I pray
every day that my long-term vision coincides with
His will for me. After a year or two of working
and saving, I would like to invest my money into a
small business, something like a janitorial service.
I plan to divide my major goal into smaller parts,
and focus on one part at a time. In doing so, I can
gain the knowledge necessary to accomplish that
one small goal, and then move on to the next. In this
way I can make my tasks easier. I feel that reaching
these smaller goals will give me instant feedback
to measure my performance and progress. I can
learn quickly from any mistakes that Ive made in
accomplishing these smaller goals. This way Ill
be able to give 100% to each and every single task
leading me to my main goal.
The NewLife program has taught me how to
praise God for everything, and to trust Him evenduring these difficult economic times. No
matter what the news report says about how
many points the Dow Jones is down each day,
Ill wake up with great faith, keeping my joy and
praising God. In Jeremiah 33:11 the Scripture
says; Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for
the LORD is good; His loves endures forever.
For I will restore the fortunes of the land as
they were before. says the LORD. I know
that God has the whole world in His hands, andIm in the palm of His Hand. There is nothing
that is a surprise to Him. I will always remain
full of hope and praise; and I know that God
will show Himself strong in my life, and that
Ill never be disappointed!
My mission in life is to always help others,
especially the youth, encouraging them to study
the Scriptures and turn their lives over to God. I
pray to God that my hope will never be in earthly
treasures; I know Hell always supply me with my
basic needs. I will always keep my heart on His
eternal riches and be generous to those in need
while I am here. I want God to always guide me in
using my finances to attain His Kingdoms Glory,
when my time here is through.
n and MissionBy Lonny Stacy
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I graduated from high school at 17 and joined the Navy. After my tour was up I worked for the Post Office. Wait, this
sounds familiar. My dad is a Pearl Harbor survivor and hes 97. He retired from the Navy, and then worked for the
Post Office as a supervisor. I gleaned a great amount of leadership and techniques from him.
While I was in the Navy I trained men on the duties and responsibilities of working in the Post Office while we were
out to sea. I started working at the Post Office and was quickly offered the opportunity to become a supervisor, which
I accepted. I was soon training new carriers who were still in their probation period.
I grew up in Walnut Creek, California. I heard Alaska calling. I moved to Anchorage in the summer of 1984 and was
able to keep working for the Post Office. I worked as the Growth Manager, and soon was promoted to Supervisor.
By 1990, I was promoted to Station Manager. In 1998, I made a career move and went back to the Letter Carrier
position so I could be more hands-on in the operation. I soon got back into training new and seasoned carriers about
safety in the work place as well as out on their routes. I am currently a Driver Safety Instructor as well as a carrier.
This is where I have been given the tools for training people in leadership, for inspiring others to be challenged, and
for performing to the best of their ability.
God has been training me to be a successful manager. He has afforded me opportunities to develop a wide range of
skills. I cook for family and friends, as well as catering parties. I started learning by sitting and watching my momprepare dinner. (There were eight mouths to feed.) Over the years God has given me challenges to overcome, taught
me to lean on Him, and develop boldness and confidence to say yes to Gods calling.
I am ending my postal career and leaping into Gods calling for me. I am so excited that God has blessed me with a
second career that I love dearly. He has truly spoiled me.
My vision for the kitchen at the Mission is to bring hope, joy, confidence, and a personal relationship with God to
the kitchen crew as we develop culinary skills and a passion to pursue excellence. To see where God will lead, and
form new paths, a life that God has waiting for us, as well as eternal blessings that come from trusting His will for
our lives.
It will be a great honor and joy to work at the Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission and see how God works in the life
of each person who sits down and shares in a meal.
May God bring Hope and Joy, one meal at a time, one day at a time.
Tom Ruggles
od has given me the gift of service, and I thoroughly enjoy cooking and serving food.
What could be better?
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$74.00 For 40 Meals ______$132.20 For 72 Meals ______$277.50 For 150 Meals ______
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your will,
DONT LOSE IT!
You need a will, Dont wait too late and let others
make decisions for you.
This is a very important decision for you to consider.
You should have a professional help or advise you.
We cannot help you with this. But we can send youa brochure that may help if you request it.
In preparing your will or estate,
Please remember the
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STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission is a Non-Profit, Non-Denominationalorganization. We receive NO municipal, state or federal funds. We are not a UnitedWay Agency. Your financial support and In-Kind donations makes it possible for us to
provide for the poor, needy and homeless people in our community. Also, your donationsallow us to provide a Drug and Alcohol Recovery program. All Donations are fully taxdeductible. We will give you a receipt for your donation.
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Our supplies of theseitems is constantly in
need of replenishing
Prayer
Paper Towels
45 Gallon Trash Bags
Fresh Meat
Coffee
Bathroom Tissue
Laundry Soap
Disposable Shavers Cleaning Supplies
Liquid Dish Detergent
Dinner Napkins
Shampoo
urgent
Anchorage Gospel
Rescue Mission
Board of Trustees
Ed Shelton(President)
Bob Collins( Vice President/treasure)
Mark SoquetRalph Nobrega
Rev. Bob Sloan
Barbara Schmiedeskamp
Emeritus:Cliff Hodgins
Rev. Willard Leisy
Advisory Board:
Paul Kelly
Rev. Don Bettis, Exec. Dir.Charlotte Bettis, Asst. Dir.
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Chapel Services for NovemberSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2Abbott LoopCommunity
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4Anchorage
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PresbyterianChurch
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11Anchorage
Churchof Christ
12Christ
CommunityChurch
13CalvaryChurch
14Wasilla
Assemblyof God
15Grace
VictoryFellowship
16Sherbahn
EvangelisticTeam
17Anchorage
NativeAssembly
18Christian
EvangelicalChurch
19Sherbahn
EvangelisticTeam
20Sherbahn
EvangelisticTeam
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ChristianFellowship
22New Light
CommunityChurch
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24Attorney
Greg Grebe
25CalvaryBaptist
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30Trinity
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Nightly Services7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Special Chapel Service will be2:00 PM to 3:00 PM November 25th
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