Everyday Heroes - Danny and Alice Blackwell
Today I would like to introduce two Everyday Heroes. Meet Alice and Danny Blackwell. They live in Toronto. They are busy people – both serving in the community in different jobs and both work at a ministry that reaches out to broken lives.
They have become our friends over these past 20 years. We first met when Danny and I worked at Scarboro Gospel Temple in Scarborough, Ontario. Both of us were younger.
Danny and Alice work at a very different ministry. It is one that reaches deep into the heart of the Toronto. The “New Hope Outreach” Ministry Web Site – describes what they do each week. The goal that they have outlined under “purpose” best describes what they do so well.
“Our goal is to demonstrate and to communicate Jesus' love and transforming message in the transgendered and same-sex attracted communities, so that people will seek a relationship with the Lord Jesus. We desire to walk with them as they pursue Christ and find freedom from their transgendered and same-sex issues.
Further, to be a part of reaching out to the worldwide unreached transgendered and same-sex attracted community so that they will experience and seek Jesus, primarily through believers who demonstrate the love and transforming message of Jesus Christ to them. We also desire to provide tools for the church to both reach out and to support these people as well as their family and friends with compassion and grace.”
Most of the Christian Community has little or no idea what the term “transgendered” means. Few of the Christian community has little or nothing to do with the world of Gay and Lesbian people. Very few of the Christian community are turned on to the idea of loving someone that has broken relationships with their world.
With Danny and Alice – all that doesn’t matter. Their task is to love all of these folks. They love people that some Christians have chosen to hate.
Personally I think that Danny and Alice have caught the heart of God on this one. Because God simply loves each one… no matter who they are – or where they live. Thanks for showing the rest of us how to do that better.
This Christmas season Danny and Alice reach out to the community they work with by serving a wonderful Christmas dinner to all the folks that they have been ministering to over this past year. They have been invited into a community group that supports the Gay and Lesbian folk that live and frequent the area. There will be over 60 people at the dinner. Danny will read the Christmas story and say a few words. Each year they have been involved with this group they introduce Danny as the “Pentecostal Minister”. It is not a church service – it is a place to show love.
I am proud of Danny and Alice. They are reaching the community that God has brought them to.
I ask that you pray for them this season. They are two of our Everyday Heroes.
If you would like to send them an e-Christmas card go for it. They need your support and encouragement. And if you are blessed – would you consider sending them a “Financial Christmas Bonus”? They need our help and prayer today.
Danny and Alice Blackwell… nho_1@yahoo.ca
They have become our friends over these past 20 years. We first met when Danny and I worked at Scarboro Gospel Temple in Scarborough, Ontario. Both of us were younger.Danny and Alice work at a very different ministry. It is one that reaches deep into the heart of the Toronto. The “New Hope Outreach” Ministry Web Site – describes what they do each week. The goal that they have outlined under “purpose” best describes what they do so well.
“Our goal is to demonstrate and to communicate Jesus' love and transforming message in the transgendered and same-sex attracted communities, so that people will seek a relationship with the Lord Jesus. We desire to walk with them as they pursue Christ and find freedom from their transgendered and same-sex issues.
Further, to be a part of reaching out to the worldwide unreached transgendered and same-sex attracted community so that they will experience and seek Jesus, primarily through believers who demonstrate the love and transforming message of Jesus Christ to them. We also desire to provide tools for the church to both reach out and to support these people as well as their family and friends with compassion and grace.”
Most of the Christian Community has little or no idea what the term “transgendered” means. Few of the Christian community has little or nothing to do with the world of Gay and Lesbian people. Very few of the Christian community are turned on to the idea of loving someone that has broken relationships with their world.
With Danny and Alice – all that doesn’t matter. Their task is to love all of these folks. They love people that some Christians have chosen to hate.
Personally I think that Danny and Alice have caught the heart of God on this one. Because God simply loves each one… no matter who they are – or where they live. Thanks for showing the rest of us how to do that better.
This Christmas season Danny and Alice reach out to the community they work with by serving a wonderful Christmas dinner to all the folks that they have been ministering to over this past year. They have been invited into a community group that supports the Gay and Lesbian folk that live and frequent the area. There will be over 60 people at the dinner. Danny will read the Christmas story and say a few words. Each year they have been involved with this group they introduce Danny as the “Pentecostal Minister”. It is not a church service – it is a place to show love.
I am proud of Danny and Alice. They are reaching the community that God has brought them to.
I ask that you pray for them this season. They are two of our Everyday Heroes.
If you would like to send them an e-Christmas card go for it. They need your support and encouragement. And if you are blessed – would you consider sending them a “Financial Christmas Bonus”? They need our help and prayer today.
~ Pastor Murray ~
Danny and Alice Blackwell… nho_1@yahoo.ca
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Snail Mail... to
Danny and Alice Blackwell
c/o Malvern Christian Assembly
6705 Sheppard Ave. E.
Scarborough, Ontario
M1B 3C1
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Monday, November 13, 2006
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