Calling Out A Very Large Man

(from Pastor Sprague)

Dear Pastors

These are crazy times in New Orleans.  Yet we know God will be sufficient.  We know that EFCA is organizing teams and supplies through Jim Snyder but we have desperate immediate needs now.  We need to take the next few weeks into our own hands and ask you for help.  If you can help within the next 4 weeks please contact us at 985-893-0218.  We are in desperate need of 4 forklifts and 3 bobcats for unloading tractor trailer trucks of supplies as well as bulldozers, Cranes and backhoes as well as operators if available for debris removal.

If you can send a truckload of supplies, please call the church office to coordinate.  Please DO NOT SEND CLOTHES.    Items needed:

Hygiene products
Chain saws and accessories
Debris clearing equipment and tools.  (Rakes, Gloves, saws, etc.)
Cleaning supplies
Non perishable food items
TONS OF TOWELS
Cots
Blankets and pillows
Water (1 gallon bottles if possible)
Toiletry items
Baby items NO CLOTHS (diapers, bottles, baby food, formula etc.)


Pastors, could you get this word out to our fellow pastors in the EFCA, seeing that our communications are severely limited at this time.  I only have a few email addresses for EFCA churches and I'm trusting you to help me communicate our desperate needs.  Mail is now operational in our area and any funds can be directly sent to us at:

Trinity Church
19380 N 10th Street
Covington, LA 70433

Or see our website at
http://www.trinitychurchonline.net
for information and updates as well.

Could you also help us get the word out to our fellow churches to check the website for daily updates and news.  We are trying to get organized but our church family has been crushed and are scattered so we are currently working with a skeleton crew.


Thank you so much for all your compassion and support. You and your efforts in the name of Christ are greatly appreciated.

Pastor Michael Sprague

 

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- There's a basketball charity game about to happen. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2151490

   I was happy to see Kobe Bryant- who just dropped $100,000, btw- playing in the game. Notable by his absence was big Shaq, who first came to prominence while playing at LSU.

   I'm sure Shaq has done more than his share, so don't take this as me picking on him- the fewer 7'1" guys who are angry with me, the better.... but we the fan have missed a tremendous opportunity.

   If the right people were in charge of a Katrina victim relief  game, it would be held on some desolate ruin of a ghetto court in New Orleans. There would be flood waters on all sides of the court- the players will actually be dropped down from Apache copters to keep their Fila dry. The court will be surrounded on all sides by huge US Marines (preferably froma base in the Gulf Coast), each with a menacing recoiless tank rifle. Warehouses fires will burn unchecked in the background.

   No suckers, either... none of that Richard Jefferson/Carlos Boozer Olympic nonsense. This game would operate on a No Chump Rule. We're talking KG, Lebron, Monponsett.... all the top talent. If any good Euros want in, we'll make a tournament out of it. They can take on the winner of the Globetrotter/And One qualifying game.

   PPV Gold. Live (6 foot) 8.

   The best part? The two captains would be Shaq and Kobe. They could openly wager a million dollar donation to the Red Cross, and snipe at each other on ESPN as things get closer to hand.

   They'd help the Gulf Coast, and if the feud wasn't done after all this.... well, in the WWE, they'd start lowering the steel cage.