Fellowship Greenville: Missional Impact

At this time of year, Piedmont Women's Center likes to put gifts under the tree with an extra little something for moms. Sometimes, this is the only Christmas gift their clients will receive.

PWC needs things like lotions, nail polish, journals, and other little $5-10 gifts. They would love for these gifts to be dropped off already wrapped! If you'd like to donate some gifts, they can be dropped off anytime between now and the new year at 1143 Grove Rd!

World Relief is doing incredible work around the globe and here in the US with immigrants, refugees, and displaced peoples as well as with individuals facing disasters, extreme poverty, violence, and oppression, Check out these five stories of hope to learn more about how God is working through WR!

5 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF HOPE THAT SHOW WHAT YOUR GIFT CAN DO We can't do this work without people like here. Here are five inspirational stories of hope that show what a gift to World Relief can do this season.

Our partner, Eleos, is moving into a larger facility so they can meet the needs of more students in our community--and they need your help to get across the finish line! They are hosting a Building Dedication (consider yourself invited) on December 10th, from 3-5pm and need help getting our facility "building dedication ready." Several wonderful Church partners have helped them get most of the way there, but there are several rooms that need a second coat of paint.

If you are interested in helping, check out the link below!

Holiday Serve Days! Our ministry is moving into a larger facility so we can meet the needs of more students in our community - and we need your help to get accross the finish line! We are hosting a Building Dedication (consider yourself invited) on December 10th, from 3-5pm. We need your help getting our facility "buil...

This spring, war broke out in Sudan. While the conflict initially centered in the capital of Khartoum, the violence quickly spread to many other parts of the country.

Since the spring, the situation deteriorated drastically — particularly in West Darfur. As a result, more than 800,000 Darfurians, most of whom are women and children, have fled across the border into neighboring Chad, where many are waiting without food, water, shelter, or protection. Please pray for these people and that Jesus's peace would be known.

If you are interested in caring for foster children and foster families in the upstate, A Home for Me and our local DSS office, keep an updated list of ongoing needs. You can check those out here and find a need you'd like to meet!

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There are many things to give thanks for! We are thankful that God is alive and at work all around the world, and we get to join Him at work! We'd also like to express our thanks for the various missionaries and partnering organizations Fellowship Greenville is able to work with in Greenville, throughout the US, and across the globe. We pray you and your loved ones have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

As the holiday season approaches, there are several ways that you can partner with Piedmont Women's Center.

--They have a great need for more diapers and baby items. You can find a complete list of needs on PWC's website. (Below)
--At this time of year PWC likes to put gifts under the tree with an extra little something for mom. Sometimes, this is the only Christmas gift their clients will receive. They need things like lotions, nail polish, journals, and other little $5-10 gifts. We would also love for these gifts to be dropped off already wrapped! The tree goes up this week, so these can be dropped off anytime between now and the new year!
--The holidays can be difficult for those who have lost a loved one. There is an Open House for their Child Loss Support program on December 11 from 6:00-8:00 pm at our Grove Rd. clinic for those who have lost a child. They will have food, a devotional, and the opportunity to make an ornament in memory of a child who passed away. If anyone is interested in attending, please email Tammy Myers at [email protected].

Donate Baby Items | Bundles of Joy | Piedmont Women's Center When you donate baby items to Piedmont Women's Center, you help women and men facing an unplanned pregnancy in South Carolina.

Our missionaries in South East Asia reached out to let us know that there was a very large earthquake earlier this morning. There has been some damage in the area. Our missionaries let us know that at this time, there is a lot of misinformation that is causing more panic, fear, and injuries. Please pray for the panic to die down, for safety during the inevitable aftershocks, and for wisdom as the team evaluates damage to their buildings.

These next few days are the final days to drop off your OCC shoeboxes! Check out our website for drop-off times.

Event Details | Fellowship Greenville Every year, Operation Christmas Child delivers shoeboxes packed for children in need around the world. Our church has the opportunity to partner with Operation Christmas Child this fall as a way to live Life on Mission by packing shoeboxes.

Don't forget! Operation Christmas Child box drop-off begins next week! Check out our website for the times!

Event Details | Fellowship Greenville Every year, Operation Christmas Child delivers shoeboxes packed for children in need around the world. Our church has the opportunity to partner with Operation Christmas Child this fall as a way to live Life on Mission by packing shoeboxes.

Please pray for the country of Nepal. At least 128 people have been killed after an earthquake shook western Nepal late Friday night. The death toll is expected to rise.

Quake shakes northwest Nepal, killing at least 128 and injuring dozens. Officials fear toll to rise A strong earthquake has shaken northwestern Nepal, and officials say at least 128 people are dead and dozens more injured as rescuers search mountain villages. Officials said Saturday that the toll was expected to rise, saying communication was cut off with many villages.

Check out Sam & Vicki Ingrassia's recent newsletter to hear a bit about the recent E3 Barranquilla trip and other ministry items!

2 UPDATES: Barranquilla Trip & Vicki's Health (Good News!)

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving Miracle Hill will prepare a feast for thousands of homeless and hungry people in Miracle Hill’s shelters and impoverished families throughout the Upstate community.

They will fry and smoke over 600 turkeys at South Carolina’s largest one-day turkey fry event. They are looking for donations.

Check out their website for more info.

Turkey Fry - Miracle Hill Ministries “The most fun you’ll have working to feed people experiencing homelessness.” – TF Volunteer “This is our Thanksgiving… frying turkeys to feed people in need is what it’s all about.” – TF Volunteer “To see the smiles when our guests sit down for Thanksgiving dinner is priceless......

Make sure to stop by the table in the commons this week and next to pick up a box for Operation Christmas Child! More info can be found on our website!

Event Details | Fellowship Greenville Every year, Operation Christmas Child delivers shoeboxes packed for children in need around the world. Our church has the opportunity to partner with Operation Christmas Child this fall as a way to live Life on Mission by packing shoeboxes.

Check out this email from our partner Ananias House (AH) on some specific updates regarding the conflict in the Middle East and ways we can pray for both Palestinians and Israelis. AH bridges the distance between believers in the West and the growing body of Christ in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through prayer, Bible training, and physical and spiritual resources to build up God’s global family in an increasingly hostile world.

We Mourn with Those Who Mourn ISRAEL & GAZA—On Saturday, October 6, 2023, the world awoke to the news of a new war in the Middle East. Shortly after sunrise, Hamas militants struck Israel with a surprise invasion. The local people of Israel and Gaza—men, women, and children—came face-to-face with raw evil at the onset of a...

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Missional Impact | Local and Global | Fellowship Greenville Living a life on mission gives us the opportunity to share the love of Jesus with our neighbors near and far. Learn how to become involved with our local and/or global outreach programs or find information on supporting our missionaries

World Relief invites you to join them on October 21 for a conversation in exploring how the church and the local community can provide love, welcome, and support to our newest refugee neighbors through advocating for their holistic well-being as they struggle with unique vulnerabilities. Check out the link below to register!

Welcoming the Stranger 2023 Saturday, October 21, 2023 Welcoming the Stranger A Biblical Response to ImmigrationReserve Your SpotSee our Event Speakers! It's both our mission and

Harvest Hope has a critical need in their Emergency Food Pantry this Thursday, October 12 from 8:30-1:30. If you are interested in helping out, please reach out to Misty Carpenter at [email protected]

Our partner, Ananias House, has released a book--Through the Eyes of a Child: Encounters with God in the Middle East--which provides crucial insight into what children growing up in the MENA region face daily — things like war, displacement, natural disaster, economic collapse, relational sin, and extreme poverty — and the significant role the Church plays in their lives, shedding God's light in the darkness. If you want to purchase a copy, you can do so through the link below.

Shop - Ananias House Browse our shop to purchase our latest resources benefitting Christians in the Middle East and North Africa!

Tomorrow morning, we've got a group from FG heading to Barranquilla, Colombia to partner with E3 Partners in evangelism, church planting, and medical clinics. This group would appreciate your prayers for them! For specific ways to be praying for them, check out this prayer calendar.

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Pray for our missionary Sam Ingrassia as he heads to Barranquilla, Colombia a few days early to prepare for the team that will be arriving on Saturday.

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Our missionary in Kenya, Juliet, requests prayers for the Christians in the village of Mandera and surrounding villages that the Lord will keep them safe and strengthen their faith. Mandera is near the borders of Ethiopia and Somalia and has been targeted by terrorist groups.

We will be launching our 2024 trips on 10/1! Be sure to stop by our table in the Commons to learn more!

Event Details | Fellowship Greenville Each year, we have the opportunity to join God in the work He's doing globally by participating in an FG short-term trip. We invite you to join one of our 2024 trips!

North Africa has been hit by two devastating disasters recently, affecting thousands of people. On September 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco. Only a few days later, on September 10, Storm Daniel caused devastating flooding in Libya. Thousands in North Africa have already lost their lives, and many more are without shelter or access to basic necessities. Please pray for organizations and aid workers on the ground responding to both of these crises. Pray for those who have lost homes, livelihoods, and loved ones.

World Relief Responds to Crisis and Disaster Earthquakes in Turkey. Drought in Kenya. Conflict in Sudan. Today, millions around the world are suffering as a result of urgent humanitarian crises.

As local churches seek to welcome, serve and learn from their refugee and immigrant neighbors, many encounter challenges that prevent our new neighbors from fully integrating and flourishing in our communities. World Relief invites you to join them on October 21 for a conversation in exploring how the church and the local community can provide love, welcome and support to our newest neighbors through advocating for their holistic well-being as they struggle with unique vulnerabilities. Check out their website for more info!

Welcoming the Stranger 2023 Saturday, October 21, 2023 Welcoming the Stranger A Biblical Response to ImmigrationReserve Your SpotSee our Event Speakers! It's both our mission and

Pray for our world: Mobs, nearly 5,000 strong, claiming blasphemy against the Quran, have burned down churches and Christian homes & businesses in Jaranwala, Pakistan. Dozens of churches have been burned to the ground and even more churches have been torched and severely damaged. Hundreds of homes belonging to Christians have been destroyed or damaged beyond use, leaving people to sleep in the open fields, having lost everything. Blasphemy laws are being used to justify these attacks, which, in essence, permit Christians to be punished and imprisoned without due process on anything somebody considers offensive to Islam. One may even be put to death based on hearsay!

Most Christians are afraid and intimidated, and fewer than 1% of Christians in Pakistan today would be considered evangelical, most of whom have been intimidated away from any form of evangelism. Via: Crescent Project

URGENT -- Pakistan Update…

Please pray for the country of Libya, which is experiencing extreme flooding. "Much of Derna, Libya, which has about 100,000 residents, is under water after two dams and four bridges collapsed.

Up to 10,000 people are recorded to be missing after the flooding as a result of Storm Daniel, the Red Cross says.

The storm, which hit on Sunday, is also affecting the eastern cities of Benghazi, Soussa and Al-Marj."

Libyan floods: Derna city alone recovers 1,000 bodies - minister Thousands are also missing as much of Derna is submerged in flooding that followed Storm Daniel.

On Friday, an earthquake hit in Morocco. Nearly 2,500 people have lost their lives, another nearly 2,500 have been injured, and over 300,000 in the city of Marrakech have been affected in other ways. Please pray for the aid and rescues workers. Please pray for those who have lost loved ones or are injured. We pray for peace for the country. To keep up with live updates, visit the link below.

Live updates: Morocco earthquake rescuers hunt for survivors after more than 2,100 killed near Marrakech Moroccan authorities are searching for survivors from Friday's powerful earthquake. Nearly 2,500 people are confirmed dead, and rescuers warn the toll is still expected to rise. Follow here for live updates.

Piedmont Women's Center is hosting their annual Night for Life here at FG on September, 21. Check out their website if you'd like to register to attend this free event!

Night For Life | September 21st, 2023 | Piedmont Women's Center Come celebrate life with Piedmont Women’s Center on September 21 for a night of life featuring Lee Strobel!

Pray for our world: Torrential rains have triggered a potentially historic flooding event in Greece, with rain totals of more than 30 inches expected in some places through today from a storm system locally known as Daniel. The storm system has already released 2 feet of rain in parts of central Greece over 24 hours and has caused floods in neighboring Turkey and Bulgaria. At least seven people have been killed across the three countries.

"Historic flooding event" in Greece dumps more than 2 feet of rain in just a few hours Forecasters say the rain will continue through the week could lead to the development of a "medicane" cyclone over the Ionian Sea amid ongoing marine heat wave.

Get to know our missionaries: The Ingrassias have been serving more than 20 years with e3 Partners Ministry, an international evangelism and church planting ministry headquartered in Plano, Texas. Sam has led evangelism/church planting teams and leadership development conferences to Russia, Sicily, Moldova, Venezuela, Paraguay, Brazil, Haiti, and Guatemala. He serves on the senior executive team with e3 Partners, and his target country is Colombia where he serves as Strategy Coordinator. Check out their summer newsletter to see more about current ministry!

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This week we've got a small team in Berlin to serve our missionaries'(the Gfellers and Martens) and their two churches as they host a churchwide retreat! Pray for a great time of fellowship and an impactful time!

Pray for our world: "On Friday, June 16, shortly before midnight, Islamic militants believed to be part of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a boarding school in the western Ugandan town of Mpondwe, located on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The militants killed 37 students with machetes and through arson of dormitories. They also killed four adults and abducted six students, forcing them across the border into the DRC where the ADF is based." Please pray for those grieving the loss of loved ones. Pray that God's peace will be made known. (Via VOM)

Students Killed by Islamists in Attack on Ugandan School On Friday, June 16, shortly before midnight, Islamic militants believed to be part of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a boarding school in the western Ugandan town of Mpondwe, located on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The militants killed 37 students with machete...

Please pray for our Missional Impact Director, Cassandra Martin, as she travels to Alaska to spend time with our missionaries there!

Pray for our world: "At least 48 people have died in northern India's Himalayan region amid mudslides and flash floods induced by severe rains since the weekend. Rescue operations continued yesterday at the site of a collapsed Hindu temple in Shimla, 200 miles north of New Delhi. The deluge comes just a month after similar floods in the region killed over 100 people. See photos of the damage here."

Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in India's Himalayan region, leaving at least 48 dead Indian officials say heavy monsoon rains have triggered floods and landslides in the country's Himalayan region, leaving at least 48 people dead and many others trapped.

Please continue to pray for the Macuras in Slovenia as they care for those who have been impacted by the recent major flooding! Please also pray for people in communities around the world who have been impacted by major storms, flooding, and wildfires.

Please pray for the country of Slovenia, our missionaries there (the Macuras), and their church plant. The country has recently experienced unprecedented flooding. Many people have had to leave their homes, while others are still stuck in homes without electricity. Please pray for the Macuras and their church as they serve the community around them. They already took their usual church service time this past Sunday to help out at the homes of two church members who were affected.

Keep up with our missionaries in Australia, the Foths, through their recent newsletter!

July/August update -- Stories for Winter Conference; Second Semester starts The MQ Group at Winter Conference—includes 1 seeker, 1 new Christian, and 3 graduating seniors. Pray that they take the next step of faith in following Jesus!

Get to know our missionaries: Holly Beech (a graduate of Southside Christian School) began working with Trans World Radio (TWR) in 1997 during her studies at the Moody Bible Institute. That same year, Andrew Haas joined Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) and began traveling as part of The JESUS Film Project. They met in 2006 during an Africa partnership project. Andrew soon moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, married Holly in 2008, and left Cru to join TWR. After serving together in Africa nine years, God called Andrew to a video position at TWR headquarters in North Carolina. He serves unreached oral people groups by helping deliver God's Word electronically through video. More and more bibleless people groups have access to smartphones allowing TWR to deliver series of short bible story films designed to facilitate discipleship and church planting through social media.

Pray for our world: "Libya has remained unstable and chaotic since the revolution and overthrow of its dictator in 2011. Three opposing governments vie for control, and the conflicts have severely damaged the country’s infrastructure and made gospel work in the country extremely difficult. Many missionaries and indigenous believers have been killed in recent years, and evangelical work in the country is ruthlessly opposed.

Front-line workers request prayer for eight Christians in Libya, including six Libyans and two foreigners, who have been imprisoned for their faith: 'Please pray for these believers who have recently been imprisoned to stand firm in their faith as they endure persecution for the name of Christ.' The front-line worker added that some of those now being held in jail 'could be sentenced to death for their obedience to God’s Word and for sharing it with others in the country.'"

Voice of the Martyrs – Praying for Persecuted Christians in Libya VOM's Global Prayer Guide was created to help you pray more specifically for our brothers and sisters in Christ who risk rejection, imprisonment and even death as they obediently serve the Lord on dangerous and difficult mission fronts.