Thursday, February 9, 2017
Dear Friends,
St. Amant Baptist Church sent us these pictures (PDF) and
messages because your donations made it possible for us to help them. There church was damaged in the Louisiana
flooding last year. Thank you for making
it possible for ORH to help this church.
Chuck Smith, Assistant Pastor, wrote the following.
“Praise the Lord the rebuilding has begun
and He is providing our needs. It is a
very slow process and there is much work to be done and funds needed but we are
thankful that God provides all of our needs according to His riches in Christ
Jesus.
Thank you for your help, kindness and
friendship. May God richly bless you and
your ministry. In His Service, Chuck
Smith, Associate Pastor, St. Amant Baptist Church, St. Amant, Louisiana”
The Senior Pastor, Melvin Meister, also sent this to ORH.
“Our church had 5 feet of water, the gym 4
feet and our house 2 feet. The buses are
gone. Twenty families have been
displaced and struggling to survive.
They lost all and it will be months before some can live in their
house. At least five will be torn
down. You can imagine the financial load
this creates for everyone.
I held up until we received notes, prayers
and checks to help us in our time of trouble.
That is when I cried. People
started to show up from across the country, bringing supplies and helping with
cleaning the debris. Our church is a
struggling country church, yet people came from many places to help. Each of you gave us hope in a hopeless
situation and I thank you from the depths of my heart….”
It is always a great blessing to give just as our Savior
gave himself for us. The church has made
progress, but there is still much to do.
If you would like to contact this pastor and his people to help, please
write St. Amant Baptist Church, 10414 ACY Rd, Saint Amant, LA 70774-4422, (225)
675-5346.
Please download the PDF.
Jan Milton
Operation Renewed Hope
1017 Sage Green Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27610
910-987-5072
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