Update

Dear Family, Friends & Supporters,

I pray 2012 has been an amazing year so far for each of you and that God’s blessings have been poured out on you and your families. I want to take a few minutes to give you an update. As my time in Africa was coming to the end, I began seeking what God had for me next. He began stirring in me that He had something new for me to start. As I returned from Africa, things slowly started falling into place. After several meetings with Mrs. Sherrie, we both believed God was leading us to begin a ministry reaching out to the forgotten children around the world. We each spent a week praying separately about the name of the ministry and other details.
As we know, God hears our prayers. When we met again, God had given Mrs. Sherrie the name “Red Thread Ministries,” which comes from the story of Rahab in Joshua 2. God had given me the tag line “Going Beyond Compassion” because we are more than just showing compassion one child at a time. We are going beyond that and training others to show compassion so that more children are reached. God also gave me the scriptures that we are to build this ministry on and that is Psalm 82:3&4, “Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.”
In December 2011 Red Thread Ministries was formed. We launched with a Christmas Outreach where we provided meals and toys for families in need. This was a huge success! This past month, we were blessed to have been given an exhibit at the Greater Things Compassion Conference where we were able to network with some amazing church and ministry leaders.

Red Thread’s future opportunities:

•We have been invited to Cape Town, South Africa by Kevin and Jennifer Jarreau, who have recently moved to Cape Town to head up the children’s ministry at Lofdal Ministries. They have asked us to come this month and host a Children’s Ministry workshop. Our focus for this trip will be showing the locals the need for Children’s Ministry volunteers, as well as teaching them the basics of Children’s Ministry.

•We have also been asked to bring a medical team to Swaziland Africa at the end of August, where we will host a four day medical clinic.

•We will be taking a Children’s team to Cape Town, South Africa at the end of September to do more intense Children’s Ministry training as well as a 3 day VBS in the local squatter camps.

•We will be doing local outreaches in the Baton Rouge area for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Ways to be a part of Red Thread:

I am so excited about what God is doing and is going to do through Red Thread Ministries, and there are so many ways you can be a part too. Just a few are listed below.

•Our Prayer Team
•Mission Trips
•Monthly Donor
•Local Outreaches

I ask that you will prayerfully consider how God is leading you to be a part of Red Thread Ministries. If you have any questions or would like more information, you can email me at becky@redthreadministries.org. You can also check out our website at www.redthreadministries.org.

All For His Glory,
Becky