Here’s a letter and update from the Texas District of the LCMS (of which LifeBridge is a part).
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May 16, 2021
Dear LifeBridge Community Church,
Rachel and I have been continuously thankful to receive your financial and prayer support during our time in Seminary. Your help has not only been helpful but has also been so appreciated! Thank you so very much!
We would love to take a minute to update y’all on what is happening in our lives, as our first year of studies is about to end.
For me (Daniel), I am currently in three classes: Luther as Pastoral Theologian, Introduction to Historical Theology, and Pauline Epistles. I am also in formation lab, Greek lab, and Field Work. I think my favorite class right now is Luther as Pastoral Theologian, as it has proven to be practical and fascinating. I loved our unit on prayer. It focused on how God commands us to pray and promises to hear and answer our prayer as well as how we can approach God in boldness and confidence as our dear Father! We have also covered suffering, which is a hard topic, but an important one to deal with. Right now we’re dealing with the Christian life.
Rachel is also currently taking three classes in addition to attending Formation Lab and Greek Lab: Spiritual Care and the Word, Creeds and Confessions, and Pauline Epistles. She is particularly enjoying Spiritual Care and the Word where she gets to learn listening skills and the basics of how to provide spiritual counsel.
I have been loving being a Field Worker at Salem Lutheran Church in Black Jack, MO! I get to do children’s messages, help lead the service on some Sundays, and had the opportunity to lead Bible class once. The past two Sundays (and the 4th in May and 1st and 4th in June) I attended a different church, however, for a cross-cultural module I am required to take here at Seminary. It is a church called Chai V’ Shalom, which is a congregation that focuses on outreach to the Jewish population (as even the pastor converted from Judaism).
Rachel continues to help some with the Sunday School and special music at church while also attending a mid-week women’s Bible class that she enjoys. She also had a cross-cultural module helping with a sewing class for women at Christian Friends of New Americans. She had a great time learning about the women’s culture as well as how to navigate a language barrier.
Lastly, I am working at Chick-fil-A and Rachel continues to work at Christ Memorial Child Care Center.
Thank you again for your continued financial and prayer support! We are excited to hear about the building project for the pregnancy center and all that happens at LifeBridge! We hope and pray all is well with y’all.
In Christ,
Daniel and Rachel Heitshusen
LifeBridge is a proud member of the Freedom Church Alliance (“FCA”), working to end human trafficking!
LifeBridge received the following letter from the FCA recently.
LifeBridge received the following “thank you” from the Kenyan School of Hope for a gift.
LifeBridge received this “thank you” from the Sealy Pregnancy Resource Center in April. The Pregnancy Center received a portion of LifeBridge’s 15% quarterly gifts.
The following note was received from a family LifeBridge helped.
Our pastor and treasurer received the following letter from President Michael Newman, President of the Texas District of the LCMS in early February.
God is our refuge and strength.
Psalm 46:1
Thank you for your gracious financial support and prayers. Your support has made a vital impact for the girls at the Ewaso Osiligi Center fleeing FGM and FEM. We hope you enjoy the box of Kericho Gold Tea from Kenya and that it watms your heart knowing Jesus is using you to change the lives of these girls you may never met. But know this, you are making a difference. We appreciate you so much.
In Christ’s Love
KSOH Board of Directors
Greetings, LifeBridge!
We started our drive thru distribution in the back of the sanctuary because of the Pandemic in March, 2020.
Almost a year later, who would have thought we would still be here, with no definitive end in sight to this Pandemic?
With that, we wanted to give you an update on how many families and individuals are being helped because of LifeBridge’s generosity and the use of this facility.
Prior to the Pandemic
| Families served Every OTHER Week | 75-100 |
| Individuals served Every OTHER Week | 200-225 |
During the Pandemic
| Families served EVERY Week | 225-250 |
| Individuals served EVERY Week | 725-800 |
Having the Sealy Christian Food Pantry at LifeBridge has been nothing short of God’s work and Grace in Action. Our Call at LifeBridge to be a positive force in the community, sharing God’s love and the physical assets the Lord has entrusted to us, have perfectly suited this partnership and blessing.
Pastor Scott Heitshusen
LifeBridge Community Church
These numbers are staggering, as the hungry people in our area has TRIPLED during the Pandemic. Job loss and financial strains have forced people that typically would not frequent a food pantry to rely on us to supplement their food needs.
PRAISE GOD that we at the Pantry have been blessed in so many ways during these challenging times.
Our biggest blessing by far is the use of LifeBridge Church for food storage and distribution. We give all the GLORY AND PRAISE TO GOD for making LifeBridge available to help those in need!
THANK YOU from all of us at THE PANTRY!
MORE STATISTICS
2020
2021
