Friends,

Thank you for joining us in helping the needy in Haiti! Since we activated our Disaster Relief fund on January 14, we’ve received more than $125,000 in donations. Every dollar of this fund will go to relief efforts in Haiti.

Last week, thanks to your generosity, we sent $25,000 to churches in the Dominican Republic who have medical clinics in Port-au-Prince and other areas of Haiti. These churches are already helping earthquake survivors, and your donations allow them to purchase much-needed medical supplies. While they provide medical care, these churches are bringing the hope of the gospel. In addition to these efforts, we’ve begun sending relief funds to a group of churches and orphanagesl, with whom we’ve had ministry relationships for some time.

We’re also looking to the future. As the first stages of emergency relief are completed, we want pastors and churches in Haiti to have the tools they need to serve their communities. Most of all, we want to support their efforts to bring the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ to their neighbors. So we’re continuing to look for ways to support the Haitian churches we’re in contact with, not only for immediate relief, but also for long-term rebuilding efforts.

We want to serve churches. If you want to join us, you can donate to our Disaster Relief fund at our website or by calling 800.736.2202. On behalf of our friends in Haiti, thank you for considering this opportunity to help.

And whether or not you’re able to give now, please join us in praying that those affected by the earthquake would receive aid quickly, and that local churches in Haiti would be strengthened to the glory of God.

With appreciation,

Patrick Ennis
Executive Director
Sovereign Grace Ministries

The second part of the audio material from Michael Ramsden (to help stimulate our conversation on that evening) is available here.

The article to read is here.

Sunday 2nd November @ John & Sarah’s House. Kick-off 8pm

Following along the theme of Sovereign Grace resources from the Psalms…

WorshipGod 2008 – the worship conference hosted by Sovereign Grace and Bob Kauflin just took place at the end of July.

And, as usual, the audio of the conference is FREELY available for you to download and benefit richly from.

You can also visit the website for WorshipGod 08 to get more info and book recommendations to help you mine the gold that is the Psalms.

For centuries the book of Psalms has informed, directed, and inspired the worship of God’s people. Without minimizing the struggles of living in a fallen world, this book exudes a confident trust in the God who is good and rules over all.

These twelve songs have emerged from those ancient poems and prayers. Our aim is to offer fresh interpretations of individual psalms, especially in light of the crucified and risen Savior to whom they point.

This is the latest album produced and released by Sovereign Grace Music.

Listen to tracks, get downloads (including a free song!) and sheet/chord music by visiting the website.

Available soon at a church book table near you(!) or (if you can’t wait that long!) you can download it for next to nothing at the Sovereign Grace Store.

For interested music buffs, Stephen Altrogge – one of the songwriters on this latest album, has a post over at his blog – The Blazing Center – that describes his process of song writing, and the evolution of his songs from demo’s to album tracks.

AND…

You can watch a video about the production of the album:

Mark and Stephen also blog together at The Blazing Center – well worth adding to your regular blog reading diet!

LU: Looked Upon
The new album from the NA (New Attitude) Band

The Na Band, led by Devon Kauflin, leads worship at New Attitude, an annual conference for singles and young couples. Their purpose is to set “humble orthodoxy” to music. The content of their songs reflects an unswerving commitment to and passion for the truth that matters most: the gospel of Jesus Christ. During the year, they serve God’s kingdom through their local church, Covenant Life Church (Gaithersburg, MD), and regularly lead worship there.

This is the latest album produced by Sovereign Grace Music. Listen to tracks, get downloads and sheet/chord music by visiting the website.

Available soon at a church book table near you or download it for next to nothing at the Sovereign Grace Store.

Saturday 24th May to Tuesday 27th May 2008. The New Attitude 2008 conference was held in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the annual Sovereign Grace-hosted conference for singles and young married couples.

This year, the focus of the conference was on the importance of God’s Word. The speaker line-up included NA conference usual suspects; men like John Piper, Mark Dever and Al Mohler, together with Eric Simmons, Joshua Harris and CJ Mahaney.

The audio for all 8 sessions is available to download from here and should be added to your iPod/mp3 player for essential holiday listening!

Following the theme of recent days highlighting some of the gospel work going forward through our partnership with our family of churches – Sovereign Grace…

My good friend Kenneth Maresco and his wife Valori (from Covenant Life Church, Gaithersburg, MD) have just returned from a recent trip to Ethiopia to visit the Sovereign Grace church there. The above picture shows Kenneth and Valori with Wondy (left) and Mo (2nd left), the pastors of the church.

Covenant Life Church Addis Ababa started 5 years ago and is having a huge impact in that city. You can read more about the church and Kenneth and Valori’s trip by reading Kenneth’s Ethiopia Journal.

Covenant Mercies is a gospel-centered charity established for the purpose of serving the poor, the orphan and the widow.

My friend Doug Hayes (who I was at Pastor College with) is the founder and executive director of this charity and leads and oversees the work of Covenant Mercies, both in the locality of Pennsylvania, USA (where Covenant Mercies is based, housed in the Covenant Fellowship Church building) and overseas in places like Uganda, Ethiopia and Zambia.

They do great work, especially the orphan-sponsorship program – where anybody can contribute monthly and sponsor a child, providing money for the health, welfare and education of some of the poorest children in our world today.

For more info about this child sponsorship program check out the video here.

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