This week was a blessing. We came, we met new faces, we served, we shared and we prayed. They would not allow us to meet in our “circle time” and pray together in the facility. We met outside of the gate and a handful of our homeless friends joined us - what a blessing!

Pray for the bridge - pray specifically for the staff and leadership
Pray that we get in and fit in - in the way God wants us
Billy needs a job
Kazakhstan visa for Andy
Pray that this place (the bridge) prospers- and the they work through the kinks
That god’s hand would be here
Pray for the staff
Dave - thank the Lord that they are letting us meet in our circle
Milford’s Mother, Curtis - is 78 and is suffering with artheritis
Joe - pray for the homeless in china
Joseph- has his disability hearing next month
Cherie’s bone marrow transplant has taken
Sukey and Matt are leaving for Ethiopia - read about it on their website
Ryan and Emily are moving - the be missionaries to Eleuthera
Pray for Sarge anger issues and alcohol
Juan needs a house

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We will be at the bridge this Friday!

The address is 1818 Corsicana Street Dallas, TX 75201 - just two blocks from the DRC.

We have 15 volunteers serving dinner (the facility provides the food - we will provide the volunteers to serve it) Right now - they are not letting anyone bring food to the facility.
Those volunteers need to be at the bridge at 5:30 PM. Tell them that you are with OurCalling.org and that you are here to volunteer - and go to the cafeteria. Dinner will be served from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM.
If you CAN show up that early (5:30 PM) - please do. We have some who have committed - but not as many as we need. Most people are just getting off of work so we really need your assistance.

The rest of the volunteers should show up between 6:00PM - 7:00PM. We will be serving in various other capacities as well as distributing resources that we will bring from the church. Look for me. I will be wearing a red hat.

No one needs to go to the church this Friday.

If you have any questions - please call me (Wayne @ 214-458-8687) or send me an email.

Thanks,
~Wayne

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Now I don’t like being a party pooper. But when the new homeless assistance center is opening - shouldn’t the homeless be allowed entrance into the party? I mean - it is actually their new house!

I showed up at the ribbon cutting today at the bridge. There was a long line of homeless at the gate and people in business casual attire were walking right past. I jumped in line with my homeless friends and started asking - “what are we waiting for”. Then someone told me that the homeless aren’t allowed into the party.

I jumped out of line, walked up to the front - and the security guards let me right in. I asked “Why aren’t they allowed in? “They are homeless and they can’t come in until the facility is officially opened”. How ridiculous.

Anyway - what a bad way to start a post - and a bad way to welcome the homeless into their new facility!

I went in anyway - what a hypocrite am I.

They had refreshments, music and the place looked beautiful. I was most interested in the looking in all of the buildings so I was very pleased when they announced that we could go “anywhere”.

This is a picture of the “pavillion”. Anyone who can come in - can sleep here. It’s a first come - first served basis. You don’t have to be in any “program” to get in.

My first response was - where will everyone fit. For reference I called the DRC and asked them how many people sleep in their facility each night. (The DRC is closing and being replaced by the bridge). The DRC sleeps 150 each night. Also there are beds (75) at the Dallas Life Foundation that were subsidized by the city. (which ends today). This new pavilion has 100 cots. Does everyone else have to sleep on the floor? (I do have to admit that those ginormous ceiling fans were really awesome. )

I could go on and on - but I will stop here. I think we need to pray for the leaders of this new facility. It has great potential to help in a ton of areas. I hope that those given this stewardship will take their job serious, give glory to God and compassion to those in need. All of us should pray.

Where are we parking this Friday night?

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DATE: May 20, 2008
TIME: 2:30 P.M.
LOCATION: The Bridge Homeless Assistance Center, 1818 Corsicana St.

You may RSVP your attendance at 972.267.0990 or www.mdhadallas.org/rsvp

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Billie - legs are swellings and need healing (he left for the ER right before circle time)
Lane - just got out of jail today and needs a job; he wants to make things right with his family
Greg - father died needs peace
Ben - his roommate’s father passed away
Sarge - thank God for your mom!
David - 12 year old friend, Colima, with spina bifida was in a wreck and needs healing
Madison - gall bladder surgery went well
William - in motorcycle wreck and needs healing
Cherie - had bone marrow transplant
Marland - friend, Diane, health; and Marland needs a place to stay
Randy - friend, Betty Lou, found daughter dead from an overdose
Reagan - leaving for Panama for 3 months; pray for effective ministry during her internship.
Chris - that God would provide a job

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We have received a warm invitation to volunteer at The Bridge. We will be assisting the Stewpot as they serve meals and volunteering at various roles within the center.

ALL VOLUNTEERS: Please note that we are continuing to serve on Friday nights. Beginning Friday May 23 we will be serving at the new Homeless Assistance Center aka “The Bridge”.

The new location is two block south east from our current location.
The Bridge is located at 1818 Corsicana Street Dallas, TX 75201.

Volunteers that want to serve food should arrive at 5:30 PM.

Volunteers that want to serve in other areas should arrive at 6:30. Find me (Wayne) and ask “where do you need me?”

I look forward to seeing you there.

~Wayne

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• Mark- He just started a new job! Praise God for this provision!
• Justin’s friend’s family is getting a divorce. The situation is ugly. Pray for God to work in the broken lives and bring people closer to Him.
• Ricky from new Mexico - wife just got 40 yrs prison. Pray for Ricky as he has to learn how to live without her and pray for her safety in prison.
• Kyle - He was supposed to go back into rehab but he just got a job offer.  Kyle has decided to try the job. Pray that he gets things together
• Lowell - praise that his book was published. Also pray for Lowell to rely on God’s strength to overcome his addiction.
• Arthur - Pray that his life would go the way that God wants
• Pray for a woman and her child that need a place to live.
• Shaun - His childhood friend died. Pray for the mother: Mrs burley
• Pray for Bob. His brother died, his father died, and on a different day he was in a car wreck. Pray that Bob would have the patience of Job and the faithfulness to focus on Christ.

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Mrs. - praise for accepting Christ. She needs prayer though because she is homeless and in need to shoes amoung other things. Also she thanks the Lord for food.

Rashed - praise that his cousin Windell found work.

Thelma - she is addicted to drugs and homeless.

Dewhite Smith - needs prayer in being a leader of Gods people, he stepped out on faith to follow God, and just got to Dallas from Louisiana. (He is a new believer)!

Mary Jimenez - she needs overall love and care.

Please pray for these people. Also remember others around you in your workplace, school, on the street, city officials, our countries leaders and so many others need our prayers! Love you guys and looking forward to seeing everyone Friday! Have a great rest of the week!

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Joe - pray for Bens exams, and praise that Bens parents are doing well.

The Flunkers - they have a new baby on the way so pray for the baby and the preparing they have to do beforehand, also pray for Ryan Flunkers because he has a heart condition and is still going into the mission field as a full-time missionary with his family in the Bahamas this summer. Pray the Lord would keep them safe and plug them in.

Mark - and his new work. Also pray for our city leaders! Mark also has 3 friends that need jobs.

Tina - pray that God would give her a peace in her life and not to worry so much about things. Also for Gordon and his family in the loss of Gordons cousin.

Jeff - Justin has disappeared.

Joseph Johnson - has an attitude problem and all kinds of other problems and just needs prayer for them.

Joe - Treys wife Lou is sick and they are in the process of moving.

Christy McFarlin - she is on sabbatical.

Wayne - would like us to pray about all the sickness and passing away of people in the world (homeless, within the city, in general)

Jeremy - would like to grow stronger in his faith and finish some things that he’s been working on (i.e. his book)

Mark - please pray for his neighbors they are drunks and always screaming, but they have two little kids.

 Here are some other prayer requests from a previous week:

- Door for Homeless Ministry

-Jobs

-Gabriel - trying to quit smoking.

-Stewart- Marks brother

-Todd- has some mental issues Debbie - has cancer in her spine.

-Michelle- her dad had back surgery.

-Harrie- praise he is now walking better.

-Reagan- Bricy has lung cancer.

-Mark- Joe S. and Julie L. to know the Lord.

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