Prescott Community Outreach
Lee and Dana Trotter
Making life better for our neighbors
October 2013
La
Paz House
Ministry in the city has its ups and downs. Last week I was hanging out with a few
of my junior high kids. We were
talking about usual stuff; friends, parents, school, which can be a little
depressing at times. One of the
boys was thumbing through a Bible Story coloring book and asked me why Jesus
had to die. I explained it to
him. I explained that because of
sin, we could not have a relationship with God and that Jesus died to pay for
our sins so that believing in Him, we could have a restored relationship. Next we talked about evolution,
denominations, and what a Christian is.
It is impossible to plan moments like this. They often come in the margins of what
we do. They come in conversations
through relationships and often not in our programs. Helping with homework,
fixing bicycles, and playing foosball is all worth it when we get the chance to
not only share God’s love, but to discuss it with our neighbors!
New bikes!
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| Chris, Caesar, and Luis on their new bikes! |
I have given away, traded, and repaired many bikes this
month. These kids are hard on
bikes. They ride them hard. They
leave them outside where they rust and often get stolen. A lot of us don’t have garages since
this neighborhood was built before cars were such of a huge part of our
lifestyle.
Is it October already?
Definitely another busy month with plenty of projects to keep us busy in
our spare time. I suppose we all
have a lot of yard work and things to do on our houses and vehicles before
winter. Like me, I bet you all
have a pile of scrap bicycles in your backyard that need gone through. The police recovered our car, but it is
beyond repair. I have been putting
a new engine in another car to replace it. Josiah and Kaiti have been living with us this past year and
are moving out this month. They
purchased a home in Independence. We
are refinishing the floors and painting before they move in.
I am still
trying to recruit more volunteers.
I have put some feelers out at some local colleges. I am also considering moving bike club
to Saturday morning so more volunteers can be involved.
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| Amaris adjusting her sister’s bike |
Thank you all for your support. We are blessed to be able to spend time with the kids in our
neighborhood every day!
La paz de Dios,
Lee & Dana
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Support gifts should be
made out to “National Christian Foundation” and are fully tax deductible. We
receive 99% of the funds you donate. Please designate
“Prescott Community Outreach Fund #935502” on the memo line.
Use the enclosed envelope or send to:
“Prescott Community Outreach Fund #935502” on the memo line.
Use the enclosed envelope or send to:
Prescott Community Outreach Fund #935502
c/o National Christian
Foundation
706 North Lindenwood Drive
Olathe, KS 66062
706 North Lindenwood Drive
Olathe, KS 66062
