Letter from Tommy Miller

We hear a lot these days about the bad economy and how many people are struggling to make ends meet, and this is true. But God has so richly blessed so many of us United Methodist that we tend to forget how much God has really done for us. With the holidays coming up Good Shepherd Community Center in Vicksburg, one of our Mississippi United Methodist Community Centers, is helping to make a difference in the lives of people in need.

Good Shepherd will be giving out meals to 200 families this Thanksgiving. Through donations of food and money we will be able to give these families a feast for their Thanksgiving meal that we all would be proud of and food for at least 7-8 more meals for their family. With the number we have signed up we should give out almost 4,000 meals the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. You can help by providing canned goods or by your donation to this ministry.

Christmas is right around the corner and we have adopted 275 children to provide toys and clothes for this year. You cannot imagine the joy on the parent's faces when they pick up those toys on December 18th and hear the reports of how special Christmas was for their family because of our shared ministry. You can help by adopting a family or a child to provide Christmas.

Please be in prayer for all of our outreach ministries this year as we continue to work in our communities to meet the needs of so many. Your continued support of our ministries will help us continue to be hands and feet of Jesus in our hurting and lost world.

Thank You - Rev. Tommy Miller