August 25, 2009
Friends,
Thank you so much for your faithful support! Amazes us always!!!!!!!
I told you in our last letter that I would be posting updates on our website
www.nofencetoohighministries.org. That hasn’t happened yet. Due to problems, illness and busyness by board members; we are still working on our site. It is, however, getting closer to being a reality. Stay tuned!
If you have an email address would you please send it to us? We can then send these updates via email and it will help defray some of the mailing cost. Thank you for doing this.
We have a new board of directors. We have added 6 new members to our board of directors to fill open positions. Teresa and I are blessed to have these new people with us in No Fence Too High Ministries, Inc.
This is our board of directors:
Tom Tippett, president, David Hills, vice president, Michelle Schwartz, Secretary, Todd Ortlieb, treasurer. These are our officers. At large board members are: Teresa Tippett, Russ Jones, Marcia Jones, Les Mahlow, John Grebe, Terry Corrente and Steve Cross.
We meet once a month and are discussing what direction the Lord wants this ministry to go.
We are currently planning a fundraiser to be held on Saturday the 19th of Sept. at the Alanson Church of the Nazarene, corner of M-68 and Mission Rd., in Alanson, Mi. We will start at 7:00 pm with a concert and testimonies. Richard Lanting’s praise and worship band will lead the concert that will end at 8:30pm with cookies and punch. We are excited and nervous since the only person that has had direct working time on a fundraiser is Richard. The rest of us are feeling our way along so your prayers would be greatly appreciated. There will be a free will offering taken and people can give as the Lord directs. We are praying that you will come and join us for a time of praise and worship.
I lost Hiawatha Correctional Facility as a Thursday afternoon destination. The Michigan Dept. of Corrections decided that Hiawatha would close and, as of August 8, locked the doors. The board and I are praying for God to show us the next open door of direction. I have been in contact with the Chaplains at Chippewa and Straits correctional facilities as possible sites to fill the Thursday gap. Please pray with us in these changing times.
God bless you!
