{"id":1144,"date":"2018-11-19T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T21:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2018-11-19T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T21:51:04","slug":"good-samaritans-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/2018\/11\/19\/good-samaritans-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Samaritans in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Florence took a toll on the Carolinas in September 2018 and having the mantra for life, \u201cPosse En Da Nihil\u201d (Inability to do nothing) Mission M25 could not look with sadness and go on about business as usual.<\/p>\n<p>We began by canceling our traditional East Coast Summit in Siler City, NC October 6. Then in consultation with Pastor Mark Richardson, we decided it was best that I stay in the Wilmington area and see what we could do for the struggling victims, instead of riding to Siler City for something that is dear to my heart, Biker Sunday and Toys for Tots. During the week preceding the Summit in October, Pastor Mark led a group of men in cleaning out 23 homes, including calling his church to arms, three hours away, loading up on Sunday morning before the sun came up and traveling with 22 people from his church to help the people in desperation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/HurricaneFLO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1147\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/HurricaneFLO-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/HurricaneFLO-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/HurricaneFLO-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/HurricaneFLO-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/HurricaneFLO.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We analyzed our schedule, what was most important, the man in the ditch of despair or our meetings of training. We then decided to cancel one of my favorite things, Knights Training, in the Cornerstone Conference and asked Knights to join us in the labor and BE a Knight rather than sit in a class room and study being a Knight.<\/p>\n<p>We began to gather a plan under the guidance of James Elliott of Compassion Church in Wilmington NC and Pastor Mark Richardson to \u2018strap on the tool belts\u2019 and get in the ditch with the poor beat up man robbed of his possessions and near death (despair on the faces of men and women seemed all hope was gone, a type of death). We would do this by putting down new flooring, installing insulation, sheet rock and putting the first layer of tape and mud on the walls.<\/p>\n<p>On November 2, men (two women) joined together to begin the restoration of one church and six homes over a six-day plan. We were blessed by Compassion Church in Wilmington to headquarter in their church. This meant, turning the sanctuary into a bunk house, full of cots and air mattresses, classrooms into bedrooms and the kitchen into a place to share meals. The washing machine and dryer was such a blessing, as we came in at night as dirty as we could be.<\/p>\n<p>We were blessed by<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornerstone Conference to bring the shower trailer for our evening personal \u2018cleanup job\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The North Carolina Conference Mobile Feeding Kitchen was deployed and funded by DRUSA and North Carolina Conference. The job the two young men did to feed us was beyond our expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We witnessed firsthand the coming together of different ministries to assist the restoration of homes and hope among people of the IPHC and people with no church affiliation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, November 4, the entire team of people attacked the Trenton Pentecostal Holiness Church in Trenton, NC, with a determination to get all the sheetrock put up and the first coat of tape and texture put on. In some eleven hours of \u2018fighting it\u2019, the team loaded up, tired, sore, dirty and excited to have accomplished such a task. Victory was our battle cry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While we were working with some 25-30 men (and two woman) from Cornerstone Conference, North Carolina Conference, South Carolina Conference, Church of God brothers from South Carolina, Assembly of God brothers from Virginia, college students from the university in Wilmington and Texas in the Wilmington area, Pastor Phillip Bland was leading Bizzell Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church in helping clean out houses in Wallace, NC area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Briefly some of the take-aways: Watching the countenance of an 89-year-old pastor and his associate light up when they saw the sanctuary walls and stage put back together made us feel good about our aching bodies from the eleven hours of pushing ourselves to get it completed.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the tears run down the face of an injured veteran with the loss of hope in his home being restored when he saw the lights come on and all the sheetrock hung in place and the joints and nail holes covered, was worth its weight in gold.<\/p>\n<p>Working while the homeowner\u2019s father, who had been trying to restore hope to his son in despair, go around and pat you on the back, over and over and then seeing the tears flow as the first bedroom was sheet-rocked was enough pay for anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Gathering as a group and uniting in prayer over the homeowner as we departed and sensing the Holy Spirit\u2019s move on everyone\u2019s heart was so life giving.<\/p>\n<p>Having a young man in high school get permission to miss classes and join his Father, Pastor Tony Martin on this mission gave us so much hope of our young people. His school allowed him to go, if he journaled his activities each night.<\/p>\n<p>Mission M25 was blessed to have DRUSA deploy the trailer given to Pastor Cory Jones by the South Carolina Conference, a M25 leader, to Florida. The trailer was used for housing and showering for the Mobile Feeding Kitchen while they were feeding the residents beat up by Hurricane Michael.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1148\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/DRUSAHurrFLO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1148\" class=\"wp-image-1148 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/DRUSAHurrFLO-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/DRUSAHurrFLO-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/DRUSAHurrFLO-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/DRUSAHurrFLO-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/DRUSAHurrFLO-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DRUSA Team<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mission M25 looks to come along side ministries, social endeavors and humanitarian efforts to help people needing hope and assistance. We have learned there is no substitute for a hands-on touch, an email, text or phone call is good, but it will never take the place of a human touch. Associate Pastor Stephen Austin declared the physical touch gave him hope at one of his darkest moments of hopelessness after losing everything his family had in their home and the destruction of his church.<\/p>\n<p>The scripture teaches us that Jesus was moved with compassion as he saw the sea of lost and hopeless humanity. Rev Marysol Martinez adequately described the difference in sympathy and compassion on Monday night, November 12 at the Life Rally to end our 50CC Diaper Run for 2018. Sympathy is feeling sorry for someone in the ditch, but Compassion is going and doing something about the pain of the man in the ditch (my interpretation). While money is always needed and so appreciated, it is no substitute for getting in the ditch and helping the individual. Sending supplies is not the same as going and placing your hand on a man\u2019s back, helping him pick up his belongings that have turned to trash and spending time with him. It takes no gifting of construction to pick up trash, pull sheetrock off walls and dig out the damaged insulation, only a broken heart to love and serve people who have lost all their earthly belongings.<\/p>\n<p>It is my prayer that the church will become more focused on being the church rather than going to church.<\/p>\n<p>May we see these tragedies as an opportunity to be a light in the midst of darkness.<\/p>\n<p>May we understand Matthew 5:16 \u2013 <em>\u201cIn the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.\u201d <\/em>People want to \u2018study\u2019 driving out evil, may we remember, \u2018light dispels darkness\u2019. Turn on the light and darkness has no choice but to leave.<\/p>\n<p>M25 stands grateful for the opportunity to live out BALNAM (Be A Light Not A Mouth) one more time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Gary Burd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Florence took a toll on the Carolinas in September 2018 and having the mantra for life, \u201cPosse En Da Nihil\u201d (Inability to do nothing) Mission M25 could not look&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,4],"tags":[323,188,324],"class_list":{"0":"post-1144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-evusa","8":"category-m25","9":"tag-goodsamaritans","10":"tag-hurricane","11":"tag-hurricaneflorence","12":"entry"},"title_es":"Los buenos samaritanos en acci\u00f3n","content_es":"El hurac\u00e1n Florence afect\u00f3 a las Carolinas en septiembre de 2018 y al tener el mantra de por vida, \"Posse En Da Nihil\" (Incapacidad para no hacer nada), la Misi\u00f3n M25 no pod\u00eda mirar con tristeza y seguir con su trabajo como de costumbre. Comenzamos cancelando nuestra tradicional cumbre de la costa este en Siler City, Carolina del Norte, el 6 de octubre. Luego, en consulta con el pastor Mark Richardson, decidimos que era mejor que me quedara en el \u00e1rea de Wilmington y viera lo que podr\u00edamos hacer por las v\u00edctimas que luchan, en lugar de cabalgando a Siler City por algo que es querido para mi coraz\u00f3n, Biker Sunday y Toys for Tots. Durante la semana anterior a la Cumbre en octubre, el pastor Mark dirigi\u00f3 a un grupo de hombres a limpiar 23 casas, incluyendo llamar a su iglesia a las armas, a tres horas de distancia, cargando el domingo por la ma\u00f1ana antes de que saliera el sol y viajando con 22 personas de su casa. Iglesia para ayudar a la gente en desesperaci\u00f3n. Analizamos nuestro calendario, lo que era m\u00e1s importante, el hombre en la cuneta de la desesperaci\u00f3n o nuestras reuniones de entrenamiento. Luego, decidimos cancelar una de mis cosas favoritas, el entrenamiento de los Caballeros, en la Conferencia Cornerstone y le pedimos a los Caballeros que se unieran a nosotros en el trabajo y SER un Caballero en lugar de sentarse en una sala de clase y estudiar como un Caballero. Comenzamos a reunir un plan bajo la gu\u00eda de James Elliott de Compassion Church en Wilmington NC y el pastor Mark Richardson para \"atarse los cinturones de herramientas\" y meterse en la zanja con el pobre golpeado que le robaron sus posesiones y casi la muerte (desesperaci\u00f3n en los rostros de hombres y mujeres parec\u00eda que toda esperanza hab\u00eda desaparecido, un tipo de muerte). Har\u00edamos esto colocando pisos nuevos, instalando aislamientos, l\u00e1minas de roca y colocando la primera capa de cinta y lodo en las paredes. El 2 de noviembre, hombres (dos mujeres) se unieron para comenzar la restauraci\u00f3n de una iglesia y seis hogares en un plan de seis d\u00edas. Fuimos bendecidos por la iglesia Compassion en Wilmington para la sede en su iglesia. Esto significaba, convertir el santuario en una casa de literas, llena de cunas y colchones de aire, los salones de clase en habitaciones y la cocina en un lugar para compartir comidas. La lavadora y la secadora fueron una bendici\u00f3n, ya que entramos por la noche con la mayor suciedad posible. Fuimos bendecidos por\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Conferencia de la piedra angular para traer el remolque de la ducha para nuestro \"trabajo de limpieza\" personal de la tarde.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>La Cocina de Alimentaci\u00f3n M\u00f3vil de la Conferencia de Carolina del Norte fue implementada y financiada por DRUSA y la Conferencia de Carolina del Norte. El trabajo que hicieron los dos j\u00f3venes para alimentarnos fue m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de nuestras expectativas.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFuimos testigos de primera mano de la reuni\u00f3n de diferentes ministerios para ayudar a la restauraci\u00f3n de hogares y esperanza entre las personas de la IPHC y las personas sin afiliaci\u00f3n a la iglesia. El domingo 4 de noviembre, todo el equipo de personas atac\u00f3 a la Iglesia de Santidad Pentecostal de Trenton en Trenton, Carolina del Norte, con la determinaci\u00f3n de ponerse todo el sheetrock y la primera capa de cinta y la textura. En unas once horas de \"luchar\", el equipo carg\u00f3, cansado, adolorido, sucio y emocionado por haber logrado esa tarea. La victoria fue nuestro grito de batalla. Mientras trabaj\u00e1bamos con unos 25-30 hombres (y dos mujeres) de la Conferencia Cornerstone, la Conferencia de Carolina del Norte, la Conferencia de Carolina del Sur, los hermanos de la Iglesia de Dios de Carolina del Sur, los hermanos de la Asamblea de Dios de Virginia, los estudiantes universitarios de la universidad en Wilmington y Texas, en el \u00e1rea de Wilmington, el pastor Phillip Bland lider\u00f3 la Iglesia de Santidad Pentecostal Bizzell Grove para ayudar a limpiar casas en el \u00e1rea de Wallace, NC. Brevemente, algunas de las revelaciones: ver c\u00f3mo el rostro de un pastor de 89 a\u00f1os y su compa\u00f1ero se encienden cuando vieron que las paredes y el escenario del santuario se volvieron a unir nos hicieron sentir bien con nuestros cuerpos doloridos durante las once horas de empujarnos. para completarla Ver las l\u00e1grimas correr por la cara de un veterano herido con la p\u00e9rdida de la esperanza en su hogar siendo restaurado cuando vio que las luces se encend\u00edan y todo el sheetrock colgaba en su lugar y las juntas y los agujeros de los clavos cubiertos, val\u00eda su peso en oro. Trabajando mientras el padre del due\u00f1o de la casa, que hab\u00eda estado tratando de devolver la esperanza a su hijo en la desesperaci\u00f3n, da una vuelta y te da una palmada en la espalda una y otra vez, y luego ver c\u00f3mo brotan las l\u00e1grimas cuando el primer dormitorio estaba lleno de s\u00e1banas era suficiente paga para cualquiera . Reunirse en grupo y unirnos en oraci\u00f3n por el propietario de la vivienda cuando nos marchamos y sentir el movimiento del Esp\u00edritu Santo en el coraz\u00f3n de todos fue muy vivificante. Tener un joven en la escuela secundaria obtener permiso para faltar a clases y unirse a su Padre, el Pastor Tony Martin en esta misi\u00f3n nos dio muchas esperanzas de nuestros j\u00f3venes. Su escuela le permiti\u00f3 ir, si escrib\u00eda por diario sus actividades cada noche. La misi\u00f3n M25 tuvo la bendici\u00f3n de que DRUSA desplegara el remolque que la Conferencia de Carolina del Sur, un l\u00edder del M25, le entreg\u00f3 al pastor Cory Jones en Florida. El remolque se us\u00f3 para el alojamiento y la ducha de Mobile Feeding Kitchen mientras alimentaban a los residentes golpeados por el hurac\u00e1n Michael. La misi\u00f3n M25 busca acompa\u00f1ar ministerios, esfuerzos sociales y esfuerzos humanitarios para ayudar a las personas que necesitan esperanza y asistencia. Hemos aprendido que no hay sustituto para un toque pr\u00e1ctico, un correo electr\u00f3nico, un mensaje de texto o una llamada telef\u00f3nica es bueno, pero nunca reemplazar\u00e1 un toque humano. El pastor asociado Stephen Austin declar\u00f3 que el contacto f\u00edsico le dio esperanza en uno de sus momentos m\u00e1s oscuros de desesperanza despu\u00e9s de perder todo lo que su familia ten\u00eda en su hogar y la destrucci\u00f3n de su iglesia. La escritura nos ense\u00f1a que Jes\u00fas se conmovi\u00f3 con compasi\u00f3n al ver el mar de la humanidad perdida y desesperada. La Reverenda Marysol Mart\u00ednez describi\u00f3 adecuadamente la diferencia de simpat\u00eda y compasi\u00f3n en la noche del lunes 12 de noviembre en el Rally de Vida para terminar nuestra Carrera de pa\u00f1ales 50CC para 2018. La simpat\u00eda siente pena por alguien en la zanja, pero Compassion se est\u00e1 yendo a hacer algo por el dolor Del hombre en la zanja (mi interpretaci\u00f3n). Si bien el dinero siempre es necesario y tan apreciado, no es un sustituto para meterse en la zanja y ayudar al individuo. Enviar suministros no es lo mismo que ir y colocar la mano en la espalda de un hombre, ayudarlo a recoger sus pertenencias que se han convertido en basura y pasar tiempo con \u00e9l. No hace falta ning\u00fan donativo de construcci\u00f3n para recoger la basura, tirar de las paredes y extraer el aislamiento da\u00f1ado, solo un coraz\u00f3n roto para amar y servir a las personas que han perdido todas sus pertenencias terrenales. Es mi oraci\u00f3n que la iglesia se centre m\u00e1s en ser la iglesia en lugar de ir a la iglesia. Que veamos estas tragedias como una oportunidad para ser una luz en medio de la oscuridad. Que entendamos Mateo 5:16: <em>\"De la misma manera, haz brillar tus buenas obras para que todos las vean, para que todos elogien a tu Padre celestial\". La<\/em> gente quiere \"estudiar\" expulsar el mal, recordemos \" la luz disipa la oscuridad '. Enciende la luz y la oscuridad no tiene m\u00e1s remedio que irte. M25 agradece la oportunidad de vivir BALNAM (Be A Light Not A Mouth) una vez m\u00e1s","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/11\/remi-walle-86579-unsplash-e1542663650963.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbhxDC-is","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}