Ministry update by Dawn

Lois’ Lodge Ministry Update, February 18, 2009




Join Us!
Please Join Us For A Time of Prayer ~ Beginning in March, Each Friday at 9am.
Location: Lois' Lodge Office 1316 Hemlock Street. Everyone is welcome!

Upcoming Event!
Annual Walk-A-Thon - Saturday, March 28th at Freedom Park. Live music, children’s activities and a mini soccer-clinic by the Charlotte Eagles will make this event fun for everyone. A flyer is included in this report and more information is available at our website. YOUR PARTICIPATION is important to the success of this event!
For more information, or to register to participate visit http://www.loislodge.org/Iwanttogetinvolved.html

Ministry Needs!
We are currently in need of the following household cleaning items: furniture polish, laundry detergent, bleach, dish detergent, automatic dishwasher detergent, all purpose cleaner, stainless steel polish.
We are in need of a new set of non-stick pots & pans, reusable water bottles

Volunteer Needs!
Administrative - This individual would commit to do light data entry and thank you cards. Commitment is 1 -2 hours weekly.

Cleaning- Individuals or small groups are welcome. These volunteers would work on a rotating schedule to clean the Mom Shoppe or Administrative Office.
Commitment varies according to availability; once or twice monthly

Secret Pals- We are looking for groups or individuals to serve as secret pals. These volunteers will bless our clients and our staff with a note or card of encouragement or a small, inexpensive gift. This commitment varies from 1, 3 or 6 months.

Fathers - We need godly men who will step up and help us teach classes on fatherhood and marriage.

Maintenance - we have many maintenance needs. The skill level for these projects range and include painting, repairs in bathrooms, gutter cleaning and more.

We are grateful to have your friendship! Thanks for your prayers and support.
Please contact us if you can help with any of these needs, or have any questions.
Lois’ Lodge (704) 376-8550 or dg_loislodge.org

Distribution Ideas for the Red Envelopes

The following are ideas from Life Issues Institute (www.lifeissues.org) for how to expand the number of people mailing red envelopes to President Obama:

Contact local churches and ask them to insert red envelopes into their bulletins. It's an excellent opportunity for the pastor to speak on the issue of abortion, remember the unborn and their mothers in prayer, and have the congregation participate in a standing up for life.

Pro-life organizations can insert a red envelope into newsletters and other mailings to their membership.

Pass the red envelope out at youth events. This is an easy way to get them involved interacting with elected officials.

Envelopes can be passed out in schools- particularly private and/or religious schools. This can include high school or college. Teachers, professors and parents of students can also participate.

Home schoolers are great networks to work with. Most encourage civic involvement on critical issues of the day.

Various social and organizational gatherings are a good place to circulate red envelopes and explain the project.

Contact info@lifeissues.org if you have additional ideas to assist with this project.

Order Your Red Envelopes

If you go to this website you can order pre-printed red envelopes for the red letter campaign (see below) https://www.lifeissues.org/red/order.html

Stop the Black Genocide by Abortion

LifeSiteNews.com 2/18

National Pro-Life Group Tells Obama before Canadian Visit: Stop the Black Genocide by Abortion

OTTAWA, ON, February 18, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - President Barack Obama is preparing to travel to Canada tomorrow, for his first visit with the leader of a foreign country.

In the lead-up to his visit, Campaign Life Coalition (CLC), the political arm of Canada's pro-life movement, has called on US President Barack Obama not to preside over the greatest slaughter of African Americans in history via abortion. CLC President Jim Hughes noted that Obama, "the first black President" has a unique opportunity to "help save the lives of 4000 African American babies who die by abortion every day in the United States."

"Every day Mr. President, people with your ethnic background die in astounding numbers," said Mr. Hughes. "Abortion is the number one killer of African Americans in the U.S."

Citing abortion statistics, Hughes said: "African Americans make up about 13% of the U.S. population but about 37% of all babies killed by abortion are black. In the last 36 years over 17 million African American babies have died by abortion alone." He noted that abortion businesses target black communities.

According to Hughes, President Obama's next step is to increase abortion inside the U.S. by passing the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), which will require taxpayers to pay for abortions. If passed even piece meal, provisions of this Act will strike down any current state laws that regulate abortion.

Prior to his election, Obama told Americans he wanted abortion to be rare. However, immediately after his inauguration, he signed an executive order to revoke the Mexico City Policy and finance the promotion and facilitation of abortion in developing nations. A Gallup Poll published on February 2, 2009 found that 58 % of Americans disapprove of using their tax dollars to pay for abortion in third world countries.

"Thus," said Mr. Hughes, "U.S. financed abortion is targeting more blacks than ever before." The CLC President concluded, "By your election you have at least symbolically brought an end to racism against blacks in the United States. We pray that you will have a change of heart and end the black genocide by abortion ravaging your country and the developing world."

Red Envelope Effort, Letters Opposing Abortion

LifeNews.com 2/23

Red Envelope Effort Takes Off, Letters Opposing Abortion Head to Obama

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- It started with one unknown person who had a prayer and desire to affect the abortion debate and it has caught on to become an Internet phenomenon. The Red Envelope Project could result in millions of envelopes heading to the White House over the next month to protest President Barack Obama's pro-abortion policies. "This afternoon I was praying about a number of things, and my mind began to wander. I was deeply distressed at the symbolic actions that President Obama took as he began his presidency," the popular email says. "This man and his party lead our country; but they do not represent me or the 54% of Americans who believe that abortion is wrong and should no longer be legal." How could that pro-life majority respond? The answer to the prayer for a way resulted in the red envelope campaign. Based on the red tape students are using to cover their mouths in silent abortion protest, the pro-life advocate developed the idea to send an empty red envelope to the White House to protest abortion.

ACTION: Purchase your red envelopes and send them to President Obama at The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington , D.C. 20500.