Living the New Life

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ryancarnes — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:24:40 +0000

Lifting the Cross, Raising the Children

ryancarnes — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:00:01 +0000

Will you answer the call?

Help me Help the Children

ryancarnes — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:42:37 +0000

For those of you that are familiar with my ministry at New Life, you know that I have a heart for children. The last few years we have taken on a project at the church where we help to build orphanages for children in various countries. Last year we helped to establish children’s orphanages inNogales,MexicoandBogota,Columbia. This year we have an opportunity to help out an orphanage inAddis Ababa,Ethiopia. The theme we are using is “Lifting the Cross, Raising the Children.”

InAddis Ababa, malnutrition abounds with few people getting more than one meal a day. Plant roots are the staple of their diet. Water is also difficult to obtain with people often walking for miles to fill buckets and barrels at watering holes. The children there are often beaten, molested, hungry and homeless. Some are forced to steal and prostitute themselves in order to survive. The AIDS/HIV problem inEthiopiais at epidemic proportions. A child loses a mom or dad to AIDS/HIV every 15 seconds. Orphans are everywhere.

I believe that if you want to change a nation, you must first change its children. This truth has additional credence inEthiopiawhere half of the population is under the age of 14. Our cause is to raise a generation of Ethiopian Christians, equipped to stand as beacons of hope against the oppressive Muslim presence. The Islamic groups there are violently opposing the young and growing Evangelical church inAddis Ababa.

The church and orphanage are committed to reach the children ofAddis Ababa. However, they have inadequate resources, facilities, and materials. They are in desperate need of access to running water and funds to support their benevolence ministries that provide food, medicine, as well as the orphanage. They need our help and cannot do it alone.

With your help, the impossible situation of inadequate resources our Ethiopian family faces can and will change. I pray that we will not let allow the symbols of Islam and their attacks on the church stop the children’s ministry inAddis Ababa. I am praying that the Holy Spirit will burden your heart and that you will partner with me and New Life to help make a difference by “Lifting the Cross, Raising the Children.”

I am committed to this cause and I believe that we will be able to give over $10,000 to this worthy project. I also want to raise awareness to the needs of the children. Starting on May 23^rd, I will begin walkingBleckleyCounty from the West county line to the East county line then from the North county line to the South county line. On this journey I will be carrying a cross so that I can figuratively show the community that I am willing to “Lift the Cross, to Raise the Children.” If you are interested in sponsoring me on my journey for $100.00 then you will receive a t-shirt with your name or business and your name will be on a sign that will be carried by a vehicle that will accompany me on the walk, and also your name will be placed in an ad in the Cochran Journal.

I hope that you will seriously consider helping with this worthwhile project. If you have any questions feel free to call me on my cell phone at 478-230-9698 or at the church at 934-1300. God Bless You!

Lifting the Cross, Raising the Children

ryancarnes — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:25:36 +0000

I am a firm believer in a yearly project that we take on at New Life Church of God. This year the project is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I have felt the Lord directing my steps recently concerning this project and I have made the decision to walk across Bleckley County from Pulaski County to Laurens County and then from Twiggs County to Dodge County. If you feel led of the Lord to support this project by sponsoring me for $100.oo I would love to hear from you on this blog feel free to call my office at 478-934-1300.

Pastor or CEO?

ryancarnes — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:39:21 +0000

Let me start out by saying that I count it an honor to have been called by God to be a Pastor. It is a calling that I take with extreme humbleness. With that said there is a side of business to church work. I have to know how to manage money, conduct meetings, and understand budgets. These are each important but none of these is what God has called me to do. They may be byproducts but they are not the main thing that I should be focused on. I think that we have too many clergy trying to be CEO’s and not Pastors. A pastor is supposed to be a shepherd and shepherds touch the sheep. Shepherds lead the sheep. Shepherds help sheep have lambs. Shepherds clean up after sheep. Shepherds marry and bury…shepherds counsel…shepherds are there. Shepherds are not on a glass somewhere…a thousand miles away taking care of people. Pastor’s are supposed to be shepherds not CEO’s.

I pray that I never get so caught up in the business side of ministry that I forget that I am called to be a Pastor.

My Story Week 2

ryancarnes — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:01:06 +0000

This video was from week 2 where Kevin and Karen Allen shared his story of finding out he was adopted and then his journey to find his birth parents led him to New Life Church of God.

My Story Week 1

ryancarnes — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:25:44 +0000

We have just concluded a series at our church called “My Story.” Everyone has a story to tell and remember that scripture tells us that we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. Week 1 is a powerful story of Gator and Beth Berryhill. I hope that this video will bless you as much as it did our church.

Moving Forward As We Answer God’s Call To Holiness

ryancarnes — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:36:24 +0000

This is the video that we showed last night at our church annual stewardship banquet. We hope that you enjoy it, if you missed it last night.