Praises: (top 3 - personal and ministry (local and state))

Chaplain Smith took 5 men through LHC last fall and is taking 15 men through it in January.  He’s in Butler Facility State Prison.  Jeff, the just retired police officer/participant in White Plains CR is ready to begin the process of going inside Westchester County Jail or into the State Prison System.

Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship CR leaders ended this year on lesson 23 and having achieved a good working/ministry relationship – we survived all those first year ministry trials!

I have to add a personal praise. In the past I have asked for prayer for financial struggles.  Here’s my God report:  On December 4, I received a letter from the NYS Pension system informing me that they had to recompute my pension because our union contract was settled retroactively to before I retired changing my final salary on which my pension is based!  Not only did it raise my monthly pension, but they also just sent me a check retroactive 4 years!!  Thank you Jesus!!

I have made contact through Bill and Sue McCormick with a group of women who have been going into Greene County Jail with CR.  We are working out a date in February for me to come up and conduct training.

Our Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship CR is approaching our first anniversary and inspired by our extremely talented NJ Rep Anthony I am planning a large anniversary celebration in March and hope to reintroduce the program that way.

I have been enjoying immensely following Saddleback’s Decade of Destiny and the Daniel Plan online from the Internet Campus with the new Internet Campus Pastor, Johnny Baker!