E91 Global Outreach

The Prayer Chapel at East 91st Street will be open today, May 3^rd from 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. for anyone that wishes to come to E91 and pray. A prayer guide is located in the Prayer Chapel and a copy is available for download:   http://www.east91st.org/event/2012-05-03-national-day-of-prayer/                                                                                                   

CWC Assistant Cook

Wheeler Mission has an opening for a Christian woman to be a part-time Assistant Cook responsible for assisting the Head Cook in performing and overseeing a variety of cooking and food preparation tasks for guests at the Center for Women & Children. Applicant must have a Safe Serve Certification and commercial food preparation experience. If interested, please submit your resume to Debbie Moore at DebbieMoore@wmm.org or fill out a Staff Application at 205 E. New York St, Indianapolis, 46204.

Perspectives is growing in Indianapolis!

Building upon the high levels of interest in the Perspectives course offerings in the Fall of 2010 and 2011, this year Perspectives will be offered in THREE Indianapolis locations in order to encourage more pray’ers, goers, senders, mobilizers, welcomers to make God’s name famous among all peoples.

Last year there were 100 participants from Indianapolis area churches representing a diverse denominational spectrum in two classes. 

Please help us get the word out and forward this message to friends and colleagues who are (or should be!) interested in participating.

 A promotional postcard is available, too, for your convenience to pass along to friends and family. Feel free to copy and paste into an email or print off and hand it out.

 Register Online today, just click here.

LOCATIONS/ DATES:
EAST SIDE  Tuesday evenings, August 14 – November 27, 2011
6:30 – 9:15pm, Outlook Christian Church :  6531 North 600 West, McCordsville, IN 46055, contact Mel Keaton (missionsmel@aol.com)

SOUTH SIDE   Wednesday evenings, August 15 – November 28, 2011
6:30 –  9:15pm, OMS Chapel, 941 Fry Road P.O. Box A, Greenwood, IN 46142, contact Chuck Rapp (chuckrapp@att.net)

NORTHWEST SIDE  Thursday evenings, August 16 – November 29, 2012
6:30 –  9:15pm, Traders Point Christian Church,  6590 South Indianapolis Road Whitestown, IN 46075, Contact Rebecca Stuart (beka4jc@gmail.com)

Every year, following Thanksgiving, East 91st Street takes up an offering called the World Hunger Offering. The money is distributed early in the new year, and the organizations are able to use the money to feed people around the world who are in need and may not otherwise receive a meal.

Over the coming months, we will be sharing stories from these organizations and how they used the money from this offering.

The Total Offering in 2011 was $57,592 and was distributed to these organizations:

Christian Evangelical Fellowship (India) $14,398

Love at Work Ministries (Costa Rica) $14,398

Remember the Children (Romania) $8,639

Jubilee Village Project (Kenya)  $5,759

International Disaster Emergency Services (East Africa Famine) $8,639

Local Indianapolis Needs $5,759

Earlier this month, our High School students organized the showing of the film “Love Costs Everything”. E91’s Executive Pastor, Kevin Hart, reflects on the evening:

I sat in the Sanctuary on the evening of Sunday, March 11 in the state of many emotions and feelings. I would just like to share a few with you.

I can’t say enough about our high school ministry and especially the senior class. They have led well. They came to the Elders several months ago with a vision of making a difference in the world by making all of us aware of the everyday atrocities that Christians face. They were moved by the passion of the Holy Spirit and the Elders felt that passion and supported their initiative. Please be as bold as they have been by writing letters to our Senators and Congressmen to talk about the religious intolerance and persecution of followers of Christ around the world. When you see a high school ministry student or servant leader, please share how proud you are of him or her.

Next, I have been to India and seen the persecuted church. While in India, I met the man in the film who lost his wife and I cried through the whole story again. I have never experienced a loss like this man in pursuing the call of God. And his desire to bring other people groups (potentially violent) into a loving relationship with the Lord was inspiring. It really digs deep into the soul of my call to see if I have the love to pursue the ones who could cost me so much. I have seen the beaten faces of the pastors who minister in difficult circumstances everyday. I heard a man tell me he was going to quit, but through teaching and fellowship this man was strengthened by God and decided to return to his church and fight the good, but hard fight. I was glad I got to be part of that man’s restoration; it was the most humbling time in my life. Please let God humble you, so that He can use you in the life of another person.

Lastly, my daughter spoke at the end of the Love Costs Everything event. It was good to see how God how worked in her life and that she was leading with her heart and her convictions. She encouraged others, “to pray and rely on God for the change because that is how you get things done.” I do not know if I have had a prouder moment.

On Sunday, March 11th, East 91st will be hosting a CIY Simulcast of the movie, Love Costs Everything on the Persecution of Christians around the world. For more information, you can visit our website

Jubilee Village Project (JVP) receives a portion of the World Hunger Offering and will have a table in the Narthex on Sunday, December 11^th and 18^th. Please stop by the table to learn more about their FAITH Gardens and Model Farm programs in Kager, Kenya that are provided using money from the World Hunger Offering. These projects are helping provide long-term provisions for many families in Kager. 

 
FAITH Gardens

Model Farmers

Abraham and Valsa Thomas were visiting E91 yesterday and Abraham preached in all three morning services. If you were not able to hear Abraham speak, please take a few minutes to listen to his message on our website: http://www.east91st.org/sermons/

Abraham has 86 pastors he has trained and are leading churches in Southern India. They are reaching many villages where the gospel has never been shared.