You may wonder what we actually do at Haven.  Well…whatever your passion, there is a need down there for it!!  From 5:30-7:00 p.m., you can spend time reading and interacting with children, playing video games with the youth in the game room, serving food to the hundreds who are served daily at the Food Bank kitchen, or just spend time talking with some of the clients at Haven.  We have a worship service in the chapel beginning at 7:00 p.m. and we have a need for someone to bring desserts for people to enjoy after the service, people to help lead the children in a short worship/singing time and for adults to be in the service to speak with those who may want to talk after the sermon given by Rev. Dick Agnew.  These are just a few of the opportunities for you to serve at Haven. 

As you can see, the needs are great and there is no question but that you can help!  If you would like to join us down at Haven, please send me an email at mike@thefellowshipofsa.org.  Thanks!

GOOD NEWS GOOD FAIR TRADE MARKET

SUNDAY DECEMBER 5

Good News Goods is the Fair Trade Initiative of the Christian Life Commission and affiliate of the Texas Baptist Offering for World Hunger.  This initiative brings Fair Trade products to churches and universities all across Texas, and seeks to fight poverty through ethical purchasing.  Seldom do we know how the goods we purchase impact other people around the globe.  Therefore, Good News Goods connects us to the people who make our products by sharing their story: purchasing bags and jewelry gives freedom, restoration, and purpose to sex-trafficked women in Thailand and Cambodia; chocolate from Ghana alleviates the forced slavery of women and children working on cocoa bean farms; and coffee provides peace and prosperity to farmers in Uganda who have struggled with constant conflict and extreme poverty.    The goal of Good News Goods is to transition beyond simple charity to justice that not only breaks the cycle of poverty but plays a vital role in job creation, sustainable development, and the restoration of dignity and security to women, men, and children in the developing world.

This market will be an opportunity to buy high quality products and take care of much needed holiday shopping, while at the same time, changing the lives of the poor across the world.  Please plan on attending…and invite your friends to come as well!!!

INDIA GOSPEL LEAGUE LIFE CENTER!!!

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A few months ago, we donated over $8000 to the India Gospel League to build a church, or Life Center, in India.  Well…here is a letter from Dr. David Rice, Executive Director of the India Gospel League, North America, as well as some pictures of that church!!!  You will not believe it!!!

Mark,

I am back in the US after a month long trip in India.  It was a most fruitful and productive time.  I continue to be amazed at how the Lord is at work in such mighty ways.

I have attached a few pictures from the FOSA Life Center dedication.  When we dedicated it the building was about 90% complete.  There was some finish work and final coat painting to be done on the inside, and paint and some touch up masonry work for the outside.  The church was meeting in a very small building, which they had outgrown.  They had very little land, so the FOSA gift extended the ground floor, and added a second floor. The church members did much of the labor, along with some skilled labor hence the gift from FOSA went a long way.  This is one of the largest life centers I have ever seen.

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE MISSION PROJECT

We are very excited about the opportunity to be a part of an effort to establish a church in San Miguel de Allende.  Great things are happening down there and we are so fortunate that David and Ruth Tamez have presented this opportunity for FOSA to get involved.

San Miguel de Allende is the seat of the municipality of Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, a historic town founded in 1542 that has become an attractive tourist destination for wealthy Mexico City residents and has a large American and Canadian expatriate community comprised primarily of retirees.  Currently, there are 80,000 residents within the urban area of San Miguel, 60,000 residents within the 540 surrounding villages that are a part of San Miguel and 11,000-12,000 foreign residents at any one time. Of these foreign residents, 70% are from the United States, 20% are from Canada, and the remaining 10% are from 31 other countries.  One of the goals of this project is to start a new church to reach the English speaking population that lives there and minister to those who visit during the tourist season. 

FOSA HARVEST CENTER