40 Day Fast Food Fast!

In Kosova, wood burning stoves are the primary source of heat and cooking. However, the price of wood has doubled this year, due to police being more strict on who and where people can get wood.
There are several families in our church that do not have the finances to supply food for their families, let alone wood for the winter months. In light of this situation, we are presenting you with a new challenge, to raise money to help these poor families get through the winter months.
We are hosting a 40 Day Fast Food Fast! For 40 days, starting September 22, we are asking you to sacrifice at least one fast food drink or meal once a week, and donate the money you would spend on those meals or drinks towards the purchase of food and firewood for these families. How does this work?
Fast at least one fast food meal or drink each week. For example, one Grande Mocha from Starbucks per week can add up to $25 over 40 days. One fast food meal could easily add up to $50 over 40 days. Imagine what a family of 4 could accomplish! $50 would buy enough firewood to heat a family's home for a month. $100 would feed a family of 4 for an entire month.

No participation is too small! Every dollar helps!

If you are up to the challenge, please let us know that you will be joining us in fasting by sending an email to: changedbyhislovebug@yahoo.com

At the end of the 40 days, send your gifts to:

U.S. Participants:

Heartland Christian Center

1741 Oak Hill Road

Wooster, OH 44691

UK Participants:

 Ursula French

35a Playford Road

Ipswitch, IP4 5QZ

Please indicate FFF on all donations

Medical Help and Food

This week two of the families in the church had need of medical assistance for their children. 11 month old Elmir and 13 month old Edonis contracted chickenpox. In addition, 9 year old Leonita had an eye infection. Fortunately, we were able to call a doctor friend, who was on vacation. This doctor was willing to take her vacation time to go to the families and assist them with diagnosing and recommending treatment for each condition. This doctor has seen the work that God is doing through us, and was willing to sacrifice her time to help out. After the doctor had seen and diagnosed each child, she prescribed 5 different prescriptions to treat the problems. We were able to get these prescriptions filled through your financial gifts and blessings.
In addition to the medical assistance, we were also able to provide these families, and another, with some peppers and a few essentials to help see them through the week. In total we were able to bless 3 families with food, and 2 families with medical assistance. We are continuing to provide milk to these families, but they are still in great need of food on a consistent basis.

New and Exciting!!

We have had an exciting week here. God has been Busy!
One lady who has been very faithful to the church, whose husband has been in jail for 4 years, got a great surprise Monday as he was releases 6 months early. He had given his life to Christ while still in prison due to his wife's testimony. Favor of God I say! He and 4 others were baptized Saturday evening.


We are starting another new church plant in a nearby city. Friday evening, as we were at this guys' house where we are starting the church, as we were strategizing and talking about how important the presence of God is, this man's house keeper came in and was telling us how bad things are for her daughter. Long story short, we prayed for her and she felt the presence and peace of God. Then she recieved Jesus as Lord and Savior! The group doubled the first night! She not only plans to return this week, but also to bring her daughter. 


To cap off the week, we had a guy come forward after service yesterday and ask for prayer. I asked him what he needed and he said he wanted to be free of alcohol. We prayed and saw physical manifestations of spiritual activity. Within minutes, about 2 or 3, he was set free! Praise God for sweatless victories!!!!!!!!


Blessings, 


Al and Kathi Zickefoose