You are ONE. Which ONE?
Thanks for all you do as you work forward on mission with us to serve hurting people. Many of you are paying it forward from having received Hope and Help in times past.
Blessings!
JD Smith
CitiIMPACT
Category Archives: missions
2 Steps to Refreshing Rivers
Waiting for God to “fill you up” with something or some things? (Isaiah 43:18,19)
1. Let go of the past. Press on.
2. Some find it refreshing when they give out all that He has already given them. That seems to make room for the New Thing or Things.
IE: Willamette River in Oregon seems to be refreshing & life-giving as it flows….
Thousands of volunteers for missions have allowed CitiIMPACT Missions to serve & connect them to meaningful sustainable projects for Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer Breaks.
People who fall through the cracks are who we serve together in multiple states.
www.CitiIMPACT.org
SCHEDULE NOW: Click to sign up to help and give out what God has given you. He’ll replenish everything for you!
When have your experienced the flow of God’s refreshing living water? I’d love to hear your story!
John 7:38 “38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
Blessings, JD Smith
“UBUNTU”
Philippians 2:3 “Do nothing out of conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”
I’m doing a Reblog from our CitiIMPACT Missions today com as it tied in perfectly to a few things I was going to write today in general.
Over the years we’ve been involved in missions and ministry, we have often seen that “a whole lot of nothing” often stands in the way of “a whole lot of something”.
Many non-Christians have to witness in-fighting between territorial missions and churches, even disaster response groups, that don’t reflect a lot of love or unity.
Truly, the Great “I AM” clearly wanted us to all be the “WE ARE” in Him. John 17 in the Holy Bible is clear on this.
Undeniably so much of how the non-Christian world operates and thinks has far too long invaded the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, His Church, His Kingdom. It’s important to remember that He is the head of The Church.
How now then shall we live? How now then DO we live?
Let’s press on to the high mark of His calling and allow the Great I AM to lead us into being the WE ARE that He intends. I’m quite sure we’ll see more fruit that remains in all categories of life when together we reach for and share the fruit together. UBUNTU!
Blessings to you! JD Smith
Opportunities for Fall
Later this week, I’ll give you some updates on our foreign missions and church planting initiatives.
Along with a perspective from nearly two weeks on the ground in Hurricane Isaac, my next post will share some insights garnered from partnerships developed over the last two decades serving in compassion ministries, including disaster zones, with nearly 200,000 volunteers.
Until then:
Sign up your teams for volunteerism!
Donate your time, talent and treasure to assist others in need.
Pray for those around you who don’t know Christ in this tumult filled world.
Blessings,
JD Smith
CitiIMPACT Missions
HOPE Goes Too Far
Can we possibly go too far with HOPE? Proverbs 13:12 “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”
Still under water after 10 days. Thousands need HOPE. www.CitiIMPACT.org
What is in our hands and hearts to give is freely received, so we freely give. Therein lies peace and freedom for both the giver and recipient.
Follow these links for stories and photos of people reaching out to one another with HOPE:
West St. John’s Parish High School Volleyball Team helps their community in crisis. You can too! www.CitiIMPACT.org
Videos (short) of people helping in Louisiana for Hurricane ISAAC #1 #2 #3 #4
Thank you for giving freely in times of distress and disaster of your HOPE, LOVE, MERCY and GRACE; in the forms of volunteerism, materials and finances.
Together we’re serving in multiple states for disaster recovery this year, including now Louisiana and Mississippi for Hurricane Isaac.
YOU are exhibiting the Care, Concern, Counsel and Comfort as Christ did and does for others.
How can we connect you to be the HOPE & HELP people need in Christ’s Name? How have you connected?
Yes, it is “that bad”, but . . .
Our Relief efforts expanded yesterday greatly. Pastors coalition meeting today. Semis unloading. Volunteer teams gutting and working from CitiIMPACT from 12 different states yesterday.
Would you join us. Thousands of people are coming to our centers today. Yes. literally THOUSANDS of homeless kids & families.
…please help..thank you from all of us at CitiIMPACT Ministries for 5 Parishes in Louisiana. — at Laplace :).
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LIVE from the Gulf Coast UPDATE
Much help is needed all along the Gulf Coast. People need you. Yes YOU! Join in.
Please. Pray. Right now.. where you are.
CitiIMPACT Missions
VOLUNTEER TEAMS: Need is NOW & LONG TERM, which is who we are. Plan for months ahead, we are: CLICK TO SIGN UP
Thousands have worn these t-shirts since Hurricane Katrina, and other places. You can, too.
DONATE NOW: CLICK
CitiIMPACT Disaster Missions
at CitiIMPACT Ministries
BLESSINGS.
JD Smith FROM THE GULF COAST.
More UPDATES on Disaster Mission for ISAAC, Click HERE & HERE
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Ground Personnel related to CitiIMPACT Safe at this hour. 7:00 EST
Some are evacuated near Plaquemines Parrish & St. Bernard.
We’ll update you with our plan for Rescue, Relief and Recovery as soon as safe to deploy.
New Orleans, Waveland, Biloxi, Gulfport, Houma…Hurricane Katrina 7 YEAR
August 29, 2005 to August 29, 2012
BACK in NEWS with Hurricane ISAAC coming to shore on the anniversary of Katrina.
This clip still tells the tale for the region, then and now. Pray.
Everybody needs help sometime. Everybody can help.
INFO for our Disaster Missions in general HERE.
To Help with a Volunteer Team: CLICK HERE
DONATE NOW: HERE
Jesus Christ reveals 4 Means of Dignity during Disasters.
He Mitigates the storms, Ministers Mercy, Multiplies disciples, Magnifies His Name.
These 4 Means of Grace He inspires in all of us reflect who He is, bringing dignity to our fellow citizens, as we carry them out.
Let our voices ring with praise even in times of disaster!
How can we help you? Blessings, JD
4 Means of Dignity in Disasters like ISAAC
More UPDATES on Disaster Mission for ISAAC, Click HERE
Ground Personnel related to CitiIMPACT Safe at this hour. 7:00 EST
Some are evacuated near Plaquemines Parrish & St. Bernard.
We’ll update you with our plan for Rescue, Relief and Recovery as soon as safe to deploy.
New Orleans, Waveland, Biloxi, Gulfport, Houma…Hurricane Katrina 7 YEAR
August 29, 2005 to August 29, 2012
BACK in NEWS with Hurricane ISAAC coming to shore on the anniversary of Katrina.
This clip still tells the tale for the region, then and now. Pray.
Everybody needs help sometime. Everybody can help.
INFO for our Disaster Missions in general HERE.
To Help with a Volunteer Team: CLICK HERE
DONATE NOW: HERE
Jesus Christ reveals 4 Means of Dignity during Disasters.
He Mitigates the storms, Ministers Mercy, Multiplies disciples, Magnifies His Name.
These 4 Means of Grace He inspires in all of us reflect who He is, bringing dignity to our fellow citizens, as we carry them out.
Let our voices ring with praise even in times of disaster!
How can we help you? Blessings, JD
ISAAC may bring Misery. You CAN bring HOPE.
On the MOVE..whole Gulf Coast on ALERT. PRAY.
It’s ONLY just begun. YOU HELP IS NEEDED……..PLEASE be READY. (click)
Our Disaster Ministries at CitiIMPACT are staged in multiple states with partners & collaborations ready to HELP with HOPE, from Florida to Texas. 
PRAY FIRST!!
Supplies and Donations ALL NEEDED
The people can do this. THEY CAN!
YOU can help (VOLUNTEER HERE) AS A TEAM
You CAN!
PLEASE DONATE NOW IF YOU CAN PLEASE. IT ALL COUNTS & ALL GOES TO THE DISASTER MISSIONS WHEN DESIGNATED. THANK YOU. CLICK HERE
“Breaking News!”
A rare moment at home last week, my wife and I watched the early evening “NEWS” on a major network. The news anchor led with three stories; fire, war, and west Nile virus. We looked at one another at the same moment with “WOW!” 
A quick glimpse at the Headline News on my computer shows a sports hero giving up his battle to prove himself clean of drugs, multiple shooting near the Empire State Building, tropical storms like Isaac, continuing wars, and West Nile Virus. 
You’ll hear me talk a lot about getting ready for disasters. That’s part of our ministry, missions at CitiIMPACT. (follow stories here and here of what folks like you are doing)
Today, short and sweet for you all. Get Ready. Now you can not say you were not told how to prepare for Peace as the Prince of Peace is closer to coming than ever before. PASS IT ON! In this day and time, don’t presume everybody knows. I won’t.
You don’t have to answer any of my questions. You’ll only have to answer to the Lord. I encourage you get the HOPE all have available and if you have found it, be ready to share it!
Blessings, JD