Fraternity-Testvériség, 2010 (88. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2010-01-01 / 1. szám
Spring 2010 At New Brighton Christian Assembly Church, October 14 through November 12, 2009 HRFA - Financial 2C Hungarian Refj.imed rR/imu of America Ckhiihj ’hj • / Va/uuirj g 888 KOf5i;VH 202 328 2630 Founded in 18 U S Cong:ess Pastor Fry and Peggy Fabri box. She had been in desperate need of those shoes and said it was like the Lord knew her heart and her need and provided for her. This stirred up our hearts to get involved in this project and to have understanding of this wonderful ministry. We had at least four families provide shoes in their Christmas boxes and trusted that the sizes would be correct. When a shoe box is filled with toys and other small gifts, it becomes a treasure that can bring joy and the love of God to a needy child. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has delivered more than 24 million shoe boxes to hurting children around the world. Thank you for being a giving people! Festival for the Portersville Christian School in September On a rainy morning, we decided to set up games inside the building. Food tents were outside with a grill to cook the hamburgers and hotdogs with all the trimmings. Jeff and Julie DeSantes did a lot of the planning with the parents who played a big part in getting this together. Joe and I set up a table in the auditorium to promote the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America and gave a $50 savings bond to the winner. People had put their names in the basket for a drawing. These names also served as a list of those who were interested in insurance. It was fun to get acquainted with these individuals and we look forward to getting to know them better. There were auctions and baskets full of goodies for drawings. Other activities included face paintings, “let’s make a deal,” mountain climbing, jewelry making, cakewalking and much, much more. The rain did not prevent the parents and children from having fun. In fact, it was more successful this year than last. The day ended by 6 PM and then the cleanup took place. Everyone seemed to know their function and the clean-up ran smoothly. Peggy Fabri, Dawn Maser, Jeanie Suyer Women’s Life Center We had a full month of meetings in planning this project at the Women’s Life Center in Beaver, PA in October. We had a table displayed in our church about the battered women and children who are in need. In our area alone, there are 1633 adult victims and 349 child victims, so you can see the need here. Those touched by this project brought in personal items for the adults and children. The Center also provides a temporary apartment until individuals get on their feet and then trains them for jobs as well. We spent an afternoon making chocolate roses on sticks and wrapped them up beautifully with a bow to give to the ladies with a CD of praise music and other material. Three of us delivered the personal items that were collected from the church and donations by others who wanted to help in other ways. After the delivery to the Women’s Life Center, we realized that we just could not go in the center because of security reasons, but those in the office were so appreciative. We went to have lunch together and enjoy each other’s company and felt it was a successful day in helping others. 10
