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BORN AGAIN
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survival and property values are pretty powerful forces as well, and even Christians can get caught up in "making the neighborhood look nice so that the property values don't go down".
And it often happens that a Mission was originally in a location which did not bother anybody, but then encrouchment occurs and suddenly the Mission "should move", etcetera.
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth makes many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
Amos 8:4
Hear this, O you who swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail.
God bless, ![[Cross]](graemlins/cross.gif) BORN AGAIN
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Redding Loaves and Fishes, as well as the homeless and poor of Redding and Shasta County are facing a terrible crisis, with the problem growing to epidemic proportions. Seems as though the Good News Rescue Mission, the largest supplier of charitably prepared meals and lodging in Redding, is facing trouble from local home owners in the area, accusing them of drawing the down and out to a neighborhood that prefers to think of itself as up and coming, with littering and trespassing problems. The mission's administrative thoughts as well as several home owners in the area, is to increase its restrictions on who may or may not be served meals and service, with a dramatic increase of the poor and destitute being restricted and "banned" from the most basic necessities of life, ( food, shelter, showers, etc...) Furthermore, the desire of the administration, and home owners, is to circulate this "banned" list to other charitable Christian organizations who provide similar services, fully expecting them to also deny services to those who need it most...Hoping they simply leave..........
What has already been the result of this measure ? Redding Loaves and Fishes is seeing and hearing the stories of this unfortunate decision, with testimonials of those being banned, and the reasons why, approaching ludicrous. Redding Loaves and Fishes is already being over burdened with an increase of people in economic crisis. This new influx of the unwanted of the unwanted, threatens to destroy Redding Loaves and Fishes ministry......
No where did Jesus or His disciples , when distributing the miracle of the mulitplying loaves and fishes ,stop and say to any of them, "I cant feed you, your a sinner". When we turn those away, who need Jesus's love the most, we deny the Holy Spirit a chance to work through us, to give what is needed most, Faith, Hope, and Love...
"But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of our God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And on some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh."
Does it say anywhere in the Bible that we should judge, stamp unredeemable, and throw souls into the fire?
Jesus compels us to immitate Him, and when Jesus says, "I will never leave you nor forsake you", we at Redding Loaves and Fishes, by the Grace of God, desire to do the same. We will not partake of, nor inforce this "banned " list. Why ? Jesus says, "When you do this to these the least of the brethren, you do it to Me." We will take and serve those "unwanted of the unwanted", in Jesus name.
http://www.reddingloavesandfishes.com/
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