Dear Friends for Life, We are delighted to have an annual magazine for our community that represents our ministry and the people we serve. This is our second publication of the Heartbeat of North Georgia, a publication of the North Georgia Pregnancy and Family Resource Center here in Jasper, Georgia. Our partners that advertise in this publication made it possible for us to produce something that we trust will encourage, challenge, and inspire you in the days ahead. The emphasis this year has been focused on the idea of how we can best IMPACT our community. By meeting people right where they are in life, we get to know them, their struggles, their pain, their hurts, and their challenges. I Thessalonians 5:13-15 makes it very clear what our mission is to be. “Be at peace among yourselves … and we urge you brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing and give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” These verses give us our focus and our vision in our ministry. We have all broken God’s commands and make decisions with unfavorable consequences. We grow weary and forget there is hope. Forgiveness has been provided for us through the forgiveness of sins made possible by the blood of Jesus on the cross. When people feel hopeless, they become stagnant and are unable to make decisions and move forward. They are weak and see no clear path ahead. Often it takes time and patience in working with others, just as our Heavenly Father is patient with us. We find that many people have never heard the truths that are clearly presented in the Gospel. So many have believed lies and been deceived by what the world has to offer. We have the opportunity with every person who comes to the Center, to share the truth of the Word, pray with them, listen to them, help them with their present needs, give them hope and love, and expect nothing in return. We are able to offer them tangible items through our “Earn While You Learn” program. “Rejoice” … this is what our Chairman of the Board William Mostellar always says as he is walking out the door. Yes, we should rejoice because we have so much hope and our desire is to share this hope with everyone we come in contact with. And always remember to pray and give thanks. Thank you for joining with us in this ministry. To God be the Glory, great things He hath done! With love and gratitude to each one of you,
Pat Page, Executive Director Psalms 78:1-8
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