The Mountain Spirit - Fall 2009

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Volume XXVIII

No. 3

2009 Fall Issue

■ V olunteer Profile

Debi Moore ■ School R eadiness prepares students fo r school ■ A ro u n d th e P ro je c t

Camp Andrew Jackson hosts another successful summer camp

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OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Christian Appalachian Project is an interdenominational, non-profit Christian organization committed to serving people in need in Appalachia by providing physical, spiritual and emotional support through a wide variety o f programs and services.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES I. To promote the dignity and self-worth o f

individuals by promoting self-help.

To practice and encourage good stewardship o f and accountability for all o f the resources entrusted to us.

III. Tofoster individual growth among staff, volunteers, donors and program participants.

IV. To live out and promote the Gospel of Jesus Christ through all o f our actions.

V. Tofoster open, honest and effective communication both inside and outside the organization.

V I. To involve the Appalachian people at all social and economic levels in developing solutions to poverty.

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Mountain Spirit Staff Editor/Design

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True stories of courage, devotion and

Contributing Writers Margaret Gabriel Danielle Tannenbaum

Cover Story CAP’S Disaster Relief Program

Photos Sherry Buresh John Arnold Ann Fairchild Regina Cambell

The Christian Appalachian Project’s Disaster Relief Program aids in the Louisville flood and other natural disasters.

Feature On The Cover

The Heart of a CAP Volunteer: Debi Moore

Flood survivor with Disaster Relief volunteers, photo by Sherry Buresh

Numerous life changes eventually lead Harlan native, Debi Moore, to volunteer for the Christian Appalachian Project.

On The Back Fall Colors, photo by David Carpenter, Blue Rock, Ohio

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DISASTER RELIEF {peeping an eye on the sky and an ear on the radio, Sherry Buresh describes the Christian Appalachian Project’s response to disaster relief in broad general terms. The director of CAP’s Disaster Relief monitors a thunderstorm that has been predicted for most of the state, from Louisville on the Ohio River in the west to eastern areas affected by tributaries of the Kentucky and Big Sandy Rivers. A severe rain could mean yet more flooding in Kentucky.

The August 4th storm is the latest in a banner year for CAP’s Disaster Relief Program, which was established in 2004 as a response to flash flooding in five CAP counties in Kentucky’s Big Sandy region. Since that

time, CAP has organized and mobilized its ability to respond to natural disasters. In addition to responding to disasters in Kentucky, CAP volunteers travel widely to disaster locations outside of the state and have made trips from Florida to New York and the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.

“In disaster relief, we collaborate with every other part of CAP,” said Sherry.

Disaster workers are drawn from the ranks of CAP long­ term volunteers and employees as well as volunteers who are on call specifically for disaster relief. People who are able to leave their day-to-day jobs—and their families—are dispatched to areas in need of assistance as

a result of flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes or ice storms.

Sherry keeps a catalog of email addresses and when a crew is called for, potential volunteers receive a message asking them to prepare to respond quickly. Before the rain of August 2009 had even stopped, volunteers received a message from Sherry, part of which read, “Even as I write this e-mail, much of Kentucky, many of the same counties that have been impacted by repeated disasters all year, are again in a another disaster situation. Many have already experienced flash flooding. The National Guard and Swift Rescue Teams have already been called out to assist with rescuing people from their

Flood waters caused extensive damage to homes and public buildings.

homes. Some areas are requiring evacuation by boats. Other areas have homes and buildings damaged from strong straight line winds, downed trees and/or hail damage. Roads are closed and impassable. The worst is . . . it’s NOT OVER YET!” The August storm saw two to three inches of rain in many places in central and eastern Kentucky but the most extensive damage centered in Louisville, the state’s largest city. Even before the rain stopped early on the evening of Tuesday, August 4, the Associated Press was reporting that flooding had shut down the University of Louisville, extensively damaging books on the first floor of the public library and that parts of historic Churchill Downs were under water.

One hundred and fifty miles to the east, Sherry received calls and A volunteer cleans up debris

emailed responses from CAP volunteers and employees who were available to dedicate a week to disaster relief in Louisville. By Sunday, August 9, thirty volunteers had taken up residence at Harvey Brown Presbyterian Church on Louisville’s east end. The large suburban church hosted the volunteers who slept on cots and mats in the church’s fellowship hall. Anita Rayner, who usually provides her cooking talents at the CAP volunteer house in Magoffin County, prepared meals for the disaster volunteers.

For a week, the volunteers traveled to a neighborhood in the city’s west end, to help many of its residents.

Every disaster is different, Sherry says, but Kentucky

has had more than its share of difficult weather events in 2009.

In February, 108 of Kentucky’s 120 counties were affected by an ice storm that saw nearly 4,000 utility workers restore power to 700,000 customers. Areas of the state were in the dark for weeks.

CAP, responding to a call from the Kentucky chapter of Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD), provided debris removal for communities and homeowners affected by the ice storm as well as food and shower facilities for volunteers working as far away as Paducah, nearly 400 miles and 6 hours away from CAP’s Hagerhill offices.

Disaster Relief grew out of Operation Sharing, CAP’s in-kind donation distribution program. Since its inception in the mid-1980s, Operation Sharing has supplied such items as blankets, cleaning supplies and tools following a natural disaster.

Volunteers have been the backbone of the work of the Christian Appalachian Project since its founding.

Making volunteers available to assist during times of disaster is a natural progression of CAP’s tradition of volunteer labor,

Disaster R elief workers dispose o f things damaged by the flood.

The Louisville flo o d left mountains o f debris.

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Teams of disaster relief volunteers are often hosted by churches (as in the case of the crew that stayed at Harvey Brown) or have been known to sleep on cots or in sleeping bags on the floor of a warehouse. “We house volunteers anyplace that I can find a host,” Sherry said.

The disaster relief team arrived on site with everything they needed to make an impact: brooms, shovels, wheelbarrows, power sprayers, chain saws, and generators.

“Keeping safe is the most important thing,” Sherry said, so volunteers are always equipped with such personal protection equipment as throwaway suits, respiration masks, gloves and boots.

Flood clean up is really the most difficult relief assignment, Sherry said. Places that have experienced flooding—and the resulting sludge when the waters recede—are the most potentially dangerous because of contaminants that are present in the mud and debris that the volunteers clean. “Everything we take with us has to be sanitized and spread out to dry before we put it away,” Sherry said.

Residents of areas where the CAP teams arrive are often willing and able to join in the work efforts. Sherry recalled the efforts of one man who, although he had lost everything, was equally concerned about his neighbors. “He told us he had insurance, but was worried about people who had lost everything but didn’t have any coverage.”

In addition to the physical assistance they provide,

Sherry and the CAP teams see themselves as advocates for people who have many different needs. Trauma is a condition that is frequently present for families and people who have been through a disaster. CAP teams familiarize themselves with counseling services that are available in a disaster area.

“Transportation is always a great need, too,” Sherry said. “We can usually ask the lead agency or our host about how to direct people.”

As the director of CAP’s Disaster Relief services, Sherry describes herself as always in the middle of, or preparing for, a disaster. She recently traveled to Arizona to be trained to establish “Ready Church,” one of only 12 people in the nation to receive such training. She is a part of, or in touch with, many groups such as Corporation Crisis Officers’ Response Association and the National Committee of Readiness Preparedness in addition to VOAD, which is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Sherry

Disaster R elief workers help flo o d survivors physically and emotionally.

is the vice-chair of Kentucky’s VOAD chapter.

During its years in disaster relief, CAP’S reputation has grown as a result of the resources it brings. Operation Sharing is able to provide the needed material items; the volunteer corps brings a high quality, trained labor force and the human quality that lets disaster survivors know that they are not alone.

In addition to the long-term volunteers, employees and

disaster volunteers that serve on CAP teams, Sherry is also called to train local volunteers who want to help in their own community. For example, during their stay in Louisville in August, the CAP team spent their evenings training volunteers who wanted to assist with the clean-up, responding to the over 1,200 calls for assistance that were received by the United Way. “Breakfast was at 7 every morning, then we’d talk about the day’s work and give everyone their assignment. After a morning devotion, everyone was on their way by about 8:30,” Sherry said. “We’d go out of there in a caravan of pick­ ups, flatbed trucks and vans, with seven teams going in seven different directions.”

The volunteers gathered for dinner at 6:30 every evening; at 7:30, they were involved in training the volunteers from the community that wanted to help with the clean up. Training was necessary, Sherry said, to

Louisville residents tried to salvage anything they could.

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assure that the volunteers were safe from potentially healththreatening contaminants.

While all the workers had very long days, Sherry often found herself still working well past midnight coordinating work and transportation assignments and planning training for the volunteers who would be joining them in the coming days.

CAP has a unique combin­ ation of gifts that make them valuable in the disaster relief community said Sue Sword, the organization’s Director of Development. “There’s a big void that we can fill. We’re able to provide the goods, through Operation Sharing, the management skills with Sherry’s involvement, and the volunteer workers. With a major disaster, you’ll see organizations that can provide goods or workers but we can provide both.”

This dresser, the ceiling, and the flo o r were completely destroyed by the flood.

There are several keys to the smooth functioning of Disaster Relief, Sherry said. One is the collaborative effort of CAP programs and other groups and organizations that turn a hand in times of disaster.

But, Sherry said, the most effective moments come amidst the clearing of debris and water.

She tells the story of a volunteer who was very forthright about telling the other workers that he was an atheist and didn’t believe in God. As his time wore on he told some of the volunteers that he was experiencing a pull toward church—and toward God— that he had a difficult time explaining.

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volunteer helped him talk through his confusion and prayed with him, asking God to help him find a clear path. Upon returning to his home, the man began attending church.

Another volunteer, a recovering substance abuse addict, called his experience with CAP’s disaster teams “the best experience of my life!”

Several disaster relief volunteers have taken the step to become long-term volunteers; long­ term volunteer Debi Moore is devoting her third year as a CAP volunteer exclusively to disaster relief (see her profile on page 20 ).

Disaster Relief is the newest CAP program, and it too, grows out of one mission, a mission that has launched every CAP program: the need of the people. Through what Sherry describes as “organized chaos,” those needs are met and CAP’s mission is continued.

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Summer camp for most children, is an annual occurrence, but for underprivileged children in Appalachia, the chance to experience this social activity is rarely possible. Because of CAP’s Camp Andrew Jackson (or AJ), located in McKee, Kentucky which has been in operation for over 40 years, even the most underprivileged children (ages 8-15) can attend a resident summer camp for one week each summer.

Camp AJ hosted five one-week sessions this summer. Campers arrived on Monday and departed on Friday afternoon. This summer, the camp served 398 kids with an average 78 kids per week. The weeks are split into age groups and sometimes gender, but are usually co-ed. Liz Phelps, Camp Manager (for six summers, and who

has been with CAP for 24 years), says that the return rate for these kids is well over 50 percent.

Activities at camp include canoeing, swimming, hiking, basketball, camping, arts and crafts, a talent show, and daily devotion. Meals are served three times a day to the entire camp at once. The meal is in “family style”, meaning each person learns to pass the food and socialize at the table. The Camp ensures that each meal is well rounded in nutritional value. Every Friday the group has an award ceremony where each child is presented with some kind of award.

Children explore a creek near camp.

Volunteer Chris Jacob, pushes the canoe.

Camp counselors were made up of some paid staff but most of them served as CAP volunteers and some of them served

multiple summers in a row. For first time summer volunteer, Julianna Rado, her most memorable moment was Girls Week and all the nice things they had to say about each other at an emotional group gathering. Volunteer counselor Chris Jacob, who was in his second summer, said that he enjoys watching the kids have the opportunity to have fun. Most of the children who participate do not have other social outlets outside of school.

Other camp staff, such as the Camp Cook has been preparing meals for Camp AJ for some 23 summers. When she is not working at Camp AJ, she works as a Cook in the local school system. Anothei volunteer, Jack Denmark from Georgia, has been serving as the Camp Nurse for five summers in a row. Jack is 71 years old and his background includes medical missionary work in central and South America, but was led to Martin County in 2001 as an Outreach Volunteer. He plans on volunteering at Camp AJ as long as he is able.

Camp Andrew Jackson will be undergoing a major renovation project over the next one and half years to include such things as replacing the roof and siding at the main camp structure, bathroom and kitchen renovation, and building a new counselor dorm to name a few. Camp AJ looks forward to another successful and fun-filled summer next year!

Meals are nutritional and a group activity.

Counselors and campers play volleyball.

The swimming group heads o ff to the pool. The canoeing lake is in the background.

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Back to school means another year of learning, reading, writing and arithmetic, but it also means back-to-school expenses.

Clothing and school supplies lay an extra burden on Appalachian families who are already struggling with daily expenses.

School is already here! And this year, CAP’s School Readiness Program was very successful! The program assists low-income families by providing new clothing, shoes, notebooks, socks, calculators, backpacks and assorted other necessities they might not otherwise be able to afford. Children from various counties receive back-to-school basics, allowing them to return to classes with added enthusiasm and encouragement.

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This year, approximately 100 children in each of the five distributing counties (Rockcastle, McCreary, Clay, Jackson, and Owsley) were given backpacks full of supplies. Backpacks, clothes, and supplies, along with vouchers for any extra needed supplies, were given to students, kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12).

In total, over 500 donations of backpacks, clothes, and school supplies were given by generous people like you!

Because of your support, these children will be prepared for their education, which in turn can only prepare them for a successful future.

Backpacks and boxes o f supplies/clothes were given.

A P H o s ts m m er Fun! This summer has been quite busy for the CAP Kids/SPARK Program at Eagle Community Center. McCreary County children took field trips to places such as Cumberland Falls, Louisville Zoo, Mammoth Cave, Lexington Legends (baseball), and the Kentucky Splash Water Park. On average, 17 kids attended most of the trips. Activities included camping, learning about animals, caving, and attending a Minor League Baseball game.

Kentucky Splash Water Park was an “end of the school year” celebration for kids (and their parents) who had participated in SPARK. And at the “end of summer”, 29 CAP Kids participated in a Back-to-School Bash held at the Eagle Community Center, where they participated in a scavenger hunt, water games, and other activities before heading back to school.

In addition to the field trips CAP conducted this past summer, Reverend Beiting visited Eagle Child and Family Development Center. He spoke about his time in Kentucky, how CAP came into existence, and how he is continuing to minister to the poor of eastern Kentucky.

And lastly, over 4,500 lunches, snacks, and dinners were prepared, delivered, and served to children in McCreary County, thanks to the Eagle staff and the federal government’s “Summer Food Service Program”.

As with any programs CAP provides, none of these would have been possible without the support and generosity of our donors. Your help touches the lives and influences so many people in need. Thank you.

CAP Kids watching a Lexington Legends Game.

4,500 meals were served this summer.

Reverend Beiting with volunteer Jen Eich.

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The Heart of a When Debi Moore arrived in Kentucky after applying to become a Christian Appalachian Project volunteer, she had many experiences behind her.

Her work experiences and education combined to make her a fine volunteer candidate, but it was life experience that convinced her to follow up on investigating the mission work “that I said I always wanted to do,” Debi said.

Debi is unusual among CAP volunteers because she was bom in Harlan, an eastern Kentucky county deep in the state’s coal mining region. Debi describes herself as a “Navy brat,” but no matter where her family was stationed, she visited her grandmother, Dorothy Smith, every summer. “She was the most kind and inspirational person I’ve ever known.

She was my hero and still is,” Debi said of her grandmother who passed away in 1982.

Debi experienced culture shock every time she returned to the mountains and recalls that the people of Harlan considered her an outsider, despite the fact

Debi operating a tractor.

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that she had been bom in the small town. She returned to Harlan to attend high school and through those years began to feel more comfortable and accepted in the community.

After completing high school and three years at Eastern Kentucky University, Debi was dissatisfied with the direction of her life. “1 was pursuing a degree in psychology, but dropped out when I realized that I wasn’t going to be able to cure anybody.” Debi joined the Army so she could travel to Germany, where she attended jump school and also trained to be a medic and a licensed practical nurse.

Debi was living in Maryland following the death of her husband when her life took a turn that eventually led her to inquire about becoming a CAP volunteer.

Within a single year, Debi lost both her parents, experienced a house fire that resulted in the loss of everything she owned and a degree of personal injury.

“That changed everything in my life, but I’ve realized that it was a change for the greater good,” said Debi, who returned to her roots in eastern Kentucky in 2006 following the loss of her home.

Debi had always wanted to do mission work, and focused on that aspiration following her return to Kentucky. She had never heard of the Christian Appalachian Project or its work before she attended

a Christian music festival where CAP had volunteer information.

“1 don’t remember the name of the woman I talked to...but she gave me literature of CAP. 1 said ‘I’m not Catholic,’ but she told me that CAP was interdenominational. I took the literature home and read it and everything fell into place.”

When Debi interviewed for her position with CAP and met the managers whose programs she was interested in joining, she talked for the first time about the loss of her home and her parents. “And I cried buckets. I was mortified!” Peggy Hancock helped her work through those feelings and although Debi does not work in her program, the Family Life Abuse Shelter, they have grown close. “Peggy is a real inspiration to me,” Debi said.

During her first year with CAP, Debi put her experience as a nurse to use at the Rainbow Respite Care Center, a center-based program that provides relief to families of people with disabilities. Her second year was devoted to the elderly program and during both years, she participated in disaster relief efforts that took CAP teams to different parts of Kentucky and out of state, as well. “I think my supervisors let me go because they knew that if they didn’t, I’d just whine the whole time the teams were out,” Debi said.

Her unique skill set—including critical care nursing and a great deal of flexibility—has resulted in Debi’s third year assignment: a permanent position on CAP’s disaster relief team.

“I love it! I love the people we meet and the people I get to talk to. They say, ‘you all are so wonderful to do this,’ but I tell them «. .< that every program wf in CAP must

collaborate for all this to happen,” Debi said from Harvey Brown Presbyterian Church, where she was staying during a relief operation following August flooding in Louisville, Ky. “It couldn’t be just me and Sherry doing this. The churches come in and everyone works together.”

Debi has taken all the Federal Emergency Management Agency certification classes, and particularly enjoys the training aspects of the program. “I’m used to being in training from my time as a nurse and I like to get other people involved.”

Like the other CAP programs with which she has been involved, Debi sees disaster relief as a true illustration of CAP’s motto to give “a hand up, not a hand out.”

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APPALACHIAN RECIPES Sweet Votato Dumplings 4 medium sized red sweet potatoes 2 packages Original Pillsbury Crescent Rolls 1 stick butter 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar (light or dark) 1 1/2 cups water 11/2 tsp. vanilla flavoring Cinnamon Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Boil potatoes until done. Let cool. Peel potatoes and cut lengthwise making 16 wedges. Wrap each wedge with a Pillsbury Crescent Roll. Place in casserole dish or large pan. Bring water to a boil. Add butter and brown sugar. Stir constantly, do not boil over.

Remove from heat. Add vanilla flavoring. Pour mixture over the wrapped potatoes. Try to get some of the mixture on each potato. Use all of the mixture because the crescent rolls will soak up most of the mixture. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of wrapped potatoes, use as much as you desire. Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until crescent rolls are golden brown. Makes 16 servings.

Applesauce 1/2 cup shortening (or 1 stick margarine) 1 cup white sugar 1 1/2 cups sweetened applesauce 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 2 Tbs. boiling water 2 cups flour 2 Tbs. cocoa (optional) 1 tsp. salt (1/2 tsp. if margarine is used) 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. cloves, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 cup raisins 1 cup nuts 1 cup fruit (optional) Cream shortening, add sugar, then applesauce.

Cover. Stir baking soda and hot water until dissolved. Add dry ingredients. Mix well. Add raisins and nuts (and fruit). Bake at 350-375 degrees until done (about 30 minutes). May be served with caramel icing.

Recipe by Willa Jean Thornhill o f Montrose, WV

Recipe by Elizabeth Scott o f Gladys, VA

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Chocolate-Covered Cheesecake Squares 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/4 to 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans 1/4 cup butter, melted Filling: 2 pkgs. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup sour cream 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 tsp. vanilla Coating: 24 squares (loz. each) semisweet chocolate mixed with 3 Tbs. shortening OR 1 large pkg. chocolate chips with 1 block of paraffin melted (preferred method) Line a 9-inch square pan with foil and grease foil.

In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, pecans and butter. Press into prepared pan; set aside.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and sour cream until smooth. Add the eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in vanilla. Pour over crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until center is set. Cool. Refrigerate until chilled and freeze overnight. After frozen, cut into small squares while frozen. Remove a few pieces at a time for dipping; keeping remaining square refrigerated until ready to dip. In microwavable bowl, melt chocolate and shortening, stirring until smooth. Dip each square completely and place on waxed paper until set. Store in refrigerator or freezer. Yield: 30-40 servings.

Recipe by Helen Hardison o f Columbia, TN

Baby Beets fVith Balsamic Jioney Glaze and Garam M asala 1/2 pound baby beets, tops and root ends trimmed, peeled and quartered water as needed pinch kosher salt 1/2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar 1 Tbs. wildflower or other honey 1 tsp. butter 1/4 tsp. garam masala-or to taste 1/8 cup cilantro leaves for garnish Method: Put beets in a small saucepan with only enough water to barely cover them. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook at a brisk simmer until the beets are done to your liking. I like mine tender enough to be pierced by a fork, but still firm. But you cook your beets how you like them. I like to cook them quickly, though, so as little of the pretty red coloring, called betaine, comes out in the water as possible. While the beets cook, allow the water to reduce naturally to about half of its original volume.

If, by the time the beets are done to your liking, there is still too much water, just drain some of it out. Then stir in the other ingredients, except for the cilantro, and let it simmer for a minute or two more to allow the flavors to mingle and the sauce to thicken slightly. Sprinkle with the cilantro leaves and serve either immediately or after allowing the beets to come to room temperature.

Old-World TuffTancake 2 Tbs. butter or margarine 3 eggs 3/4 cup milk 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. ground nutmeg Confectioners’ sugar Lemon wedges Syrup, optional

Place butter in a 10-inch, ovenproof skillet; place in a 425 degree oven for 2-3 minutes or until melted. In a blender, process the eggs, milk, flour, sugar and nutmeg until smooth. Pour into prepared skillet. Bake at 425 degrees for 16-18 minutes or until puffed and browned. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.

Serve with lemon and syrup if desired.

Yield: 4-6 servings.

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• We’ll also include family code stickers and a guideline letter with the correct address to send your gift box. If you have any questions, please call Brenda Watts at (606) 256-5822 or email address bwatts@chrisapp.org. That’s all there is to it! Your Appalachian family will have a much brighter Christmas and you’ll know that you’ve contributed to the real meaning of the birth of Christ. We look forward to hearing from you! / would like more information and/or would like to sponsor.

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Now let the willows be golden with old song, And let the autumn weeping o f the willows Fall down across the gray November twilight In a last lonely sorrow o f golden song.

Elvira Francis Babbitt Hanfill Late wife o f Elwood H. Banfill Bernard, ME

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see the branches and leaves Swaying gently in the trees, Bending with the afternoon breeze; Like the gentleness o f Jesus by your side

I have decided To love unconditionally.

No more keeping score.

I've wasted too much o f my life Judging, ranking, classing, Condemning.

Then I see another tree With strong and sturdy limb, Stretched 'round and under another, That looks so very weak and thin.

My influence is pretty small.

1—w on't make much difference.

But if ever 1—decided to love And practice no more evil, We could all love unconditionally, And there would be no more evil.

Oh yes! That reminds me O f God's strength and how He Holds us up, whenever we feel O ur burdens are too heavy.

Once again the gentle winds blow, They encircle all around me now and I recall how Jesus' arms enfold me Bringing peace and comfort to my soul.

I'm not looking to lead but— Maybe if we all joined In one long, winding chorus line, That would resolve the conflict.

I'm too old to high kick, But I would love to link arms.

Just as the squirrels gather fallen acorns And the birds seek insect and seed, I remember how Jesus provides For His created, and that includes You and Me

Jim Wilson Abilene, TX

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Would you say " h i" to this strange man Who walked in o ff the street?

He didn't wear real fancy clothes, He wore no shoes on his feet.

The man was quiet and unassuming, Yet he smiled at each one there.

He sat down on the pew alone But no one seemed to care.

He smelled o f sweat and summer sun, He wore no aftershave.

You'd think he hadn't bathed in days, Maybe he was born in a cave.

He hadn't driven up in a Jag or a Roils, And he spoke a different tongue.

But he was interested in the scriptures And every song that was sung.

He had no tithe or offering To put in the plate that day.

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Jesus could walk in o ff the street, What kind o f welcome would He find?

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I know you've heard And in books you've read, you must lie in it when you've made your bed.

But let me explain and I hope you'll see, That may be you But it's sure not me.

For I'd rather a scholar gypsy be Roaming the earth, sailing the sea, Spreading good will, joy, and love Looking for guidance from heaven above.

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Hope Reborn in the Newborn Peer into the clear eyes of a baby And, this Heaven-sent being may be The loving force who will so easily Fill your being living responsibly.

Those infant eyes can dwarf the size O f the one looking in, for here lies A new vessel of hope, love to realize Irrefutably a precious life to prize!

Beholding this marvel of new existence Must move us to see without resistance That this child who demands subsistence Must be cared for with real insistence.

Press this tiny being to yourself dearly Who has soul from God and who so clearly Has heart of your heart to love sincerely A ll God's creatures not merely but really In such ways enjoyed peaceably and freely!

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For most, Christmas is a time full of family, gifts, and feasts. But for many people living in Appalachia, these things are hard to come by. Most families are struggling just to provide the basic necessities. That’s why CAP’s Christmas Basket Program is so important. This Program gives you a chance to provide Christmas for an Appalachian family this year. Gifts include the most basic necessities such as coats, blankets, and bed sheets. And of course, what would Christmas be without toys for children? Everyone wants to have a Merry Christmas. Your gift can give Appalachian families exactly that.

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