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Thoughts from Jane Davis... I am praying for you this morning… Things are always changing in our lives… We’re not as young as we were a minute ago. Children leave the nest. Floods, tornadoes and hurricanes change our lives and landscapes. We move from one place to another. Loved ones pass away. Our health changes. Life is different…will it ever be the same as it was yesterday? No. We are experiencing our “new normal." And, there’s hope in our new normal. God was with us in our yesterday… And He’s with us now… Creating. Again and again. That’s what He does. He’s The Creator. Things are different now…and He’s at work, Creating. Building. Restoring. Guiding. Each and every step of the process. And there’s progress. So, just when you’re settling into your new normal...Things will change again. But God never changes. Each of His days are normal for Him. No challenge is too big…for Him. Welcome to your new normal. “But for you who revere My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays.” —Malachi 4:2 So Many Ways to Serve our Neighbors in our Community! Our KFUMC Emergency Response Team (ERT) has been a blessing in our community!
Thank you to all of our volunteers! Thankful for our Mustard Seed Food Relief Unpaid Servants!Want to learn more about how you can help? Contact: Tina Box at 830.315.6104 or Beth Palmer at 830.459.5847   Mercy Chefs continues to help our community!Want to learn more? Contact: Marquetta Pitts at 210.413.5503  Help bring joy to folks in care facilities and homebound with a delivery of flowers! Contact: Dee Ann Foley at 830.459.4504 Want to Help Visit Folks in our Faith Community who are in the Hospital?Contact: Laura Shrader at 830.357.0800 Food 4 Kids is Kicking off with the New School Year! Want to help pack nutritional food for students to have over the weekends? Contact: Beth Palmer at 830.459.5847 Need Information About Flood Relief Efforts?FEMA Deadline Extended to Sept. 28th
the FEMA Individual Assistance registration deadline has been extended to September 28, 2025, for Texans impacted by the July 4th floods. SAFB Annual Feeding Hope Banquet Rev. Monica O'Donnell gave the opening prayer at the San Antonio Food Bank Annual Feeding Hope Banquet last week. Her words were so perfectly bathed in the healing balm of Jesus that you could have heard a pin drop in the crowded room. We are grateful for all the SAFB does to help our community year-round. Check out some of their impact report...   Light On the Hill Update Greetings everyone!
I hope this finds you in good health and with abundant peace. The past eight weeks have been a very difficult time in our community. While we are still grieving lives lost and devastation to property, we are looking forward with hope and resilience in our hearts. Since July 4th at Light on the Hill, we have served as a shelter for families awaiting news of missing loved ones. We then transitioned into hosting first responders for five weeks as they carried out their vital work. Today, through our partnership with the amazing organization Mercy Chefs, we continue to feed first responders, volunteers, and anyone in need of a hot meal. Mercy Chefs is using our Nutrition Center at LOTH and will continue to serve our community through their Beacon of Hope Ministry for as long as they are needed. It seems very fitting to have the Beacon of Hope at Light on the Hill! Mercy Chefs has added several new pieces of equipment to our commercial kitchen, which will remain as a gift to us after they leave. Many of you are already volunteering with Mercy Chefs. Thank you! If you want to know more about how our church family can serve with them, contact Marquetta Pitts at (210)413-5503. Our transitional housing cabins will provide safe and sound homes for families who were displaced by the flood. We are not sure how long the recovery phase will take, but we are committed to walking alongside these folks until they are in safe, permanent housing. New Dawn will continue to be a light after a time of darkness for our neighbors needing a “hand up.” We are working with UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief), TMF (Texas Methodist Foundation), The Rio Texas Conference of Methodist Churches, and the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, as well as other organizations, to create a plan for moving forward during the long-term recovery process. We feel so grateful for the trust our community has in the important work we do. For a “time such as this,” Light on the Hill will continue to strive to share the love and hope of Jesus Christ with our hurting community. The disaster work in Kerr County has been constantly changing and evolving, and I am so proud of how hard our staff and unpaid servants have worked to help in any way needed. We have remained committed to serving our neighbors in need in our community with support just as we have always done. In July and August 2682 individuals / 920 families received food assistance, and more than 500 children were gifted everything needed for a great start to the new school year. Light on the Hill continues to serve as a hub of hope in our community! Blessings, Beth Come one and all! Invite your family, friends and neighbors to join us at this free community wide event! Enjoy the live music of Tim Porter and Gary Hatch! Take part in hay rides for all ages, a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting and games for all the kiddos! If you would like more information or if you would like to volunteer, contact Beth Palmer at [email protected] or (830) 459-5847.  Trunk or Treat at KFUMC will be on Wednesday, October 30, from 5:30-6:30pm! We need your participation to help us provide a safe, fun event for lots of children! Please bring your vehicle and park in the back parking lot of the church no later than 5:15pm. You can decorate your trunk or dress in costume (please nothing too scary) or just come as you are. We are providing candy but we need you to help us hand it out! Come join us for lots of fun!  Supporting Hurricane AreasYesterday, volunteers loaded 400 flood buckets onto trailers at the Rio Texas Conference Disaster Warehouse located on the Light on the Hill campus. These trucks and trailers are heading to the areas that were devastated by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.  Other Activities/Events   So grateful to Troy and Tina Box for donating their carport at Light on the Hill and for our Volunteers In Mission Team Members, Brad, Ray, Rusty and Sangrid for building sides and doors to the carport! This will give us a storage shed for storing our KFUMC Disaster Trailer along with tools, ladders and other supplies. If you would like more information about disaster response, please contact Beth at [email protected]
Do you like people? Do you have the gift of hospitality?
We need help with special events and retreats throughout the year. You would be doing things like serving food or washing dishes. It's a lot of fun and a great way to share the love of Christ! Do you love to cook or bake? We have a wonderful team of unpaid servants that would love for you to join them. We have a great time together as we serve! |
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