November Prayer Support Letter

   Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!  If you are receiving this letter you must know that you are a partner with this ministry.  To those of you who have been partnering with us for the past 9 nine years and to those who have recently obeyed the call of the Lord to give towards His kingdom THANK YOU for all of your financial support and fervent prayers.  It is not only a privilege but an honor to serve in reaching the lost youth of our community with the GOOD NEWS of the Lord Jesus Christ.  I praise the Lord God Almighty for first sending His Son Jesus to die for our sins, and resurrect Him from the grave so that I could live victoriously!  Second I praise God for my wife and family in which I have the opportunity to do ministry with throughout these years.  Fourth I am grateful as I look back at the lives that He and He alone has allowed me to minister to by planting seed and touch by His Holy Spirit.  Lastly I praise Him for the comfort, healing and restoration that He continues to bring to my life by His Holy Spirit in power.

    The Lord is moving here among us in Union County in a great way!  Here’s a few highlights from the West End Youth Ministry.  I’ll start off by saying that Monday nights are a struggle and I am currently revamping the way things have been done in the past month.  As I was praying through this situation I believe that the Lord wants to open the West End Community Center up to multiple ages however this will require a strong hand full of volunteers that are equipt to build relationships.  I have met a few people this past week that are interested in helping volunteer with the youth and this is great news because it’s vital to have in ministry.  Wednesday nights have been going well volunteering with the church’s youth ministry as we’ve seen 48 youth of all ages walk....excuse me, run through the doors of the youth room for a 10 foot banana split sundae.  It went so well that evening that we fed everyone including the bible study meeting upstairs.  We had a few games there for the youth and ended with praise and worship and the gospel of John 3:16.  We wouldn’t have never been able to do what we did without the Lord’s power through much prayer.  Praise God for everything that He’s done!

    There is a hope for Mifflinburg in running a small group/ hang out at the Lutheran parsonage again because it’s so close to the school district where youth travel past daily however with the schedules not lining up so far we’re praying about how to make it best work and what night to have it to be most effective.  Morning devotions called McDevo are still running, 7am at McDonald’s in Mifflinburg before school for mostly 8th-10th grade and we’re praying that through it we’d reach many more students for Christ as we continue to disciple, pray and encourage them for the day ahead of them.  Thursday night’s Genesis Youth program is in the midst of re-planning due to lack of attendance however the local pastors and myself realize that we need to do more promoting than we have been in the past.  Rides to the center have been an issue as well so we’re praying how we might be able to assist them in getting there safely.

   I plan on continuing to run this Genesis program after school once the November dates end with the pastors because I believe it has great potential to minister to these kids that are coming.  Lastly the West End Community center is going very well these past few months of ministry.  I have been attending there almost a year I believe and through the opportunity I’ve been able to meet many new faces and have a chance to share the gospel from time to time.  This past Friday I revealed the origins of halloween and I have to admit I was impressed in how well they listened as I shared the message.  I wasn’t sure of how well the gospel message was received but I do know that it will not return void.

    If any one of you would have an interest in volunteering with us part time or a few days out of the month with our after school programs or if you would like to help supply snacks on a weekly basis we certainly have a great need in this area.  Please bear in mind that we usually have just something small like chips, pretzels, cookies and some sort of drink if available.  Please let me know and I will either get you a volunteer application to you or let you know whereto meet to pick up the snack items and I will gladly do that.  My home phone number is 922-3125 and my cell phone number is 768-8650 if you would like to contact me for anything. It was great to see you all at the banquet on the 19th and I’m looking forward to partnering in ministry together with all of you this upcoming year!  Have a great month and Have a wonderful blessed Thanksgiving!

                                               
                                                                                             In Christ Jesus
                                                                                            Shawn A. Hoiffmaster