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Atlanta CPA Firm Presents Family Mission Trip to Pueblo Pintado, NM to Serve our Native Americans the Navajo…Taking Christianity Into the World 

Trip Dates:  July 10th – July 17th 

Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico

Navajo Indian Reservation 

Estimated Cost     $300 + Airfare (currently $470.00)

Cost Includes: Accommodations, Hot Showers, Three Meals Daily

Cost does not include incidentals or lunch on 7/10 & dinner on 7/17 

Application and $100 Non-refundable deposit due Sunday, March 1st

$200 due no later than Sunday, April 2nd

Service Areas

Vacation Bible School – K through 7th grade

Sports Camp

Senior Citizens Activities

Community Service Projects

Construction

Community Events (Community Night/Bingo)

Ladies Bible Study

Pre-School 

Open to Adults & Families 

Meeting Dates:

February 21, 2010

March 21, 2010

April 25, 2010

May 23, 2010

June 13, 2010

June 27, 2010

All meetings will take place after 2nd service unless otherwise noted.

To get a feel for our work on the Mission Field in Pueblo Pintado NM might I invite you to watch our video at http://bit.ly/QS0V9 If you listen and watch with an open heart, it will change your world. To gain a glimpse of our vision visit or if your church wants to get involved with our work visit   http://www.hiscpa.com/blog/2009/07/30/casting-a-vision-navajo-family-missions-taking-christianity-into-the-world/

We feel led to take Christ to the Navajo Nation (approximately the size of West Virginia). We are looking to take our model of service to the Navajo in Pueblo Pintado by partnering with churches, Bible Study Groups, Rotary, Chambers of Commerce and Kiwanis and then branching out to other locations on the reservation.

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and a Duluth GA CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved)  

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!

Lilburn/Lawrenceville/Atlanta CPA Seeks Navajo Mission Partners

Seeking Mission Partners Throughout the USA to Serve Our Native Americans, the Navajo on a Family Mission Trip…Taking Christianity Into the Word

First and foremost our trip is unique. We are a Family Mission trip. Last year our youngest was three years old, while our most senior was seventy years young. Regardless of your denomination, station, location and determination God has a great destiny for you and your life. God us on a Family Mission Trip to serve our Native Americans, the Navajo as we call on the power of an Almighty God to reign down power into the lives of those who serve.

This summer, our family has the unique opportunity to go to a Navajo Indian Reservation and serve as missionaries through our church. We are very excited, not only about the opportunity to serve our church, but to serve God and be His hands and feet while building relationships with the Navajo people. It will be a great experience to share God’s love with all the wonderful people there and the opportunity to do it as a family is a dream come true for all of us. We are so excited to also be leading the trip this year and that takes a commitment for all four of us.

Pueblo Pintado is a Navajo Indian Reservation located in the NW corner of New Mexico. It is a very desolate area and most of the residents live in poverty and most students rarely even graduate from high school. While it may seem incomprehensible in the U.S., most of the homes do not have electricity or indoor plumbing. There is a very high unemployment rate, which leads to a high rate of alcoholism, drug abuse and violent crimes. With all that being said, they are a wonderful, warm, loving group of people who are so appreciative when we go out and spend a week with them just loving on them, giving them undivided attention and a safe lap to crawl into. They are slow to trust and still stand firm to their native culture.

We will be there the week of July 12th – July 19th and hope to do vacation bible school for the children, adult bible study, construction, senior home care, sports camp, community nights and more. We hope to spend the week demonstrating God’s love through our hard work and service to the Navajo people.

We would be honored if you would consider helping us in our fundraising effort by giving of your financial support and/or prayer support. Both of them are very much appreciated and without the support of wonderful friends and family like you, these trips just wouldn’t be possible. Thank you for any help you can give us and for contributing in your own way to this wonderful mission!

In the Matchless Name of Christ,
John Dillard CPA

To gain a glimpse of our vision visit or if your church wants to get involved with our work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/blog/2009/07/30/casting-a-vision-navajo-family-missions-taking-christianity-into-the-world/

John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and an Atlanta CPA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/  and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/  or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved)

Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!

Duluth CPA on Missions Start at Home…Taking Christianity Into the World 

Though many serve those in the world, they are often prone to ignore their own family. Looking ahead to the life that God calls us to, we are all called to serve our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and it is to this end that I desire to serve my family and my Savior. To wit today, by God’s grace and majesty I received the below not from my brother in Christ: 

I just want to thank you and your wife for your hospitality last week. I could not express how much I love you both.  You may not know but I had been in and out of the church for most of my life, especially after I left home and went in the service.  I never stopped believing in the Father but I put very little effort into serving or for that matter even thinking about Him.  It was my daughter who really got me going back to church about 10 years ago.  God Bless Her!  It should have been the other way around, but God works in mysterious ways.  But let me digress a bit.  I know that my wife’s family had great concern for her when you found out we were getting married.  I did too!  But for the first time I realized that the vows I took were not only to her, but primarily to Our Heavenly Father and for the first time I was not going to let Him down.  But still in all other matters I kept Him at arms length.  But He did not keep me at arms length. He stood by me at all times and would often remind me that He was there.  He continued to bless me with good employment, home, and good friends.  He let me suffer and endure when I made stupid mistakes, but He never left me and continued to bless me.  The greatest of these, besides my Lord and Savior, has been my wife.  She turned my life completely around. I am sure if I had not met my wife I would have been an alcoholic and possibly dead.  She laughs at that, but it is fact.  Through her I gained a family in Georgia although I sure reluctant to accept me at first.  I wish I could have known your father before he was ill, but I can tell he was a great father by getting to know his family.  I got to say that I sorely miss your mother. I love her as much as I loved my own mother and I pray that the Lord will someday bring us all back to her and her to us. 

I have a family up North and I love and miss them all the time.  However, this past 29 years I have my family here at home and how many people can say they have a second family that they love as much as their blood family.  Not many and The Heavenly Father has certainly blessed me with one.  I could go on for hours and never be able to truly express how I feel, but who has time for that?

Just thank you for your love and May God continue to bless us all!!

John Dillard, CPA of His CPA, PC, 1940 Woods River Lane, Duluth, GA 30097  Phone 770-814-9304   http://www.HisCPA.com/    http://www.John-Dillard.com/   Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!

Gwinnett CPA Seeking  Place of Business, Store or Office Adopting an Atlanta Homeless Shelter for Both Thanksgiving and Year Round 

Feeding the Homeless of Atlanta 

The Ministry is called 7 Bridges to Recovery and is located at 2875 Brownsmill Rd SE Atlanta, GA 30354. The purpose of the ministry is “The purpose of the ministry is to rescue our brothers and sisters off the streets and help them break the binds of homelessness, alcohol, drugs, sexual addictions, prostitution, and abuse.” 

” The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.”  

At present there are two large construction needs in process with the first being to build out the dorm area where ladies and their children can stay and sleep together. The dorm when built out will be able to support approximately thirty homeless mothers and their children. Also there is a need to have Pastor 7 on-site predominantly full-time and the build out of the apartment will allow him to do so. Pray to see what God might have you do to serve Him in your community. God Bless You Each and Every One. Please note that also the ministry has an ongoing need for those to worship with their hands and feet by offering to assist with construction projects on site. 

Providing for the Homeless takes much more than a good meal on Thanksgiving. We are looking for church groups and individuals to partner with us throughout the year to Get God to The Lost, The Last and The Least. Below please find a few of their ongoing physical needs.

Pastor 7, his men and the ministry are doing great things in God’s name to serve the Homeless Men & Women of Atlanta. To learn about more his ministry visit http://www.7bridgestorecovery.org/home_page.html  

 John Dillard is an Christian Speaker/Author and Certified Public Accountant in Duluth, GA. To See how he takes Christ along with him to work visit http://www.hiscpa.com/ and for his latest book Overcoming Life’s 9/11’s: Job’s Journey and a Voice of One: Nehemiah’s Prayer visit http://www.john-dillard.com/ or call John Dillard CPA today at 770.814.9304 (All Rights Reserved) Dare to Attempt Something so Great for the Kingdom of God that it is doomed to failure, lest Christ be in it!  

Atlanta CPA on Holiday Service Opportunity: Feeding the Homeless in Atlanta…Taking Christianity Into the World

My wife and I were blessed to be able to serve at 7 Bridges to Recovery where we met Pastor 7 and his men!  This Thanksgiving in 2009, we will be serving the homeless men and women of Atlanta as we bring a Thanksgiving feast and God’s word to many people living under the bridges of the streets of Atlanta and some canned goods to the shelter.  We will also be collecting jackets and sleeping bags to help keep those who cannot do for themselves warm this upcoming winter.

We are collecting any items that will assist in keeping our friends under the bridges warm.  If you have blankets, sleeping bags, winters clothing, ANY ITEMS to keep the cold away, please let us know and we will either pick them up or you can bring them to us. If you want you and your family to be involved please contact John Dillard at 770 814 9304. Please note that this trip is Good for the Whole Family.

Thank you for caring and please pray for Pastor 7, his men and the ministry. To learn about his ministry visit http://www.7bridgestorecovery.org/home_page.html  Below is a sample of his weekly e-mail to the world along with their needs. Pray to see what God might have you do to serve Him in your community:

Hey children of God! Sorry about the delay, we have been really busy. Here is the word of the week. 

Seeds and Faith Galatians 6:7-10. Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. -Galatians 6:7. I read a fable about a man who was browsing in a store when he made the shocking discovery that God was behind a sales counter. So the man walked over and asked, “What are You selling?” God replied, “What does your heart desire?” The man said, “I want happiness, peace of mind, and freedom from fear… for me and the whole world.” God smiled and said, “I don’t sell fruit here. Only seeds.”

In Galatians 6, Paul stressed the importance of sowing seeds of God honoring behavior, for “whatever a man sows, the he will also reap” We can’t expect the fruit of God’s blessings if we don’t see the importance of doing our part. I helps to follow the example of others who have sown good seed. Author Samuel Shoemaker said that a good example can either inspire us or cause us to say, “Oh yes, nerves or impatience or worry as I am; he is just a happier temperament.” Shoemaker continued, ”It may not occur to us that perhaps he had to fight for his serenity, and that we might win if we would do the same.” 

 Are you weary of the way you are? Ask God for his help, and begin sowing seeds of new actions and responses. In due season the Spirit will give the increase.

We’re always sowing seeds in life

By everything we do and say,

So let’s make sure the fruit we reap

Comes from the good we do each day. 

The seeds we sow today determine the kind of fruit we’ll reap tomorrow. 

 Just to give everybody an update. I thank God for my new sister and brother in Christ that is furnishing Thanksgiving dinner. After we get through serving the women and children at the garden dinner, there will be at least 70 people going to serve under the bridges. Feel free to come and serve on Thanksgiving at the Garden and under the bridges. Just to let you know we are already planning the Christmas concert on December the 19th at 7 p.m. Here is a need list. 

NEEDS:
 
1) Sanitation and cleaning supplies. 2)Commercial brooms and mops. 3)2 new commercial vacuum cleaners. 4)Another amp for our sound system. 5)Blankets and sleeping bags 6)3 new washer machines and dryers 7) 1 new refrigerator/freezer white for the apartment All the number 10 cans of vegetables that we can get. 9) All the lunch meat that we can get. 10) Gas cards for the buses and vehicles. 11) A new bus 12) Two 5 gallon beverage containers 13) Toothbrushes and toothpaste 14)Paper plates and plastic forks 15)Last but not least monetary gifts are always a necessity at 7 bridges.  16) Washers and dryers 17) Refrigerators and freezers 

Thank you for your prayers, love and support. Love always, 7.  GO JESUS GO JESUS GO!
LOVE,
7 (Serving The Lost the Last and the Least)

The Truth about Taxes (by Anonymous)

Let’s put tax cuts in terms we all can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:

The first four men-the less well off would pay nothing;
The fifth would pay $1:
The sixth would pay $3;
The seventh $7;
The eighth $12;
The ninth $18.
The tenth man-the richest-would pay $59.

That’s what they decided to do. The ten men ate dinner in the restaurant every day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement-until one day, the owner threw them a curve. “Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20.” So now dinner for the ten only cost $80. The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes. So the first four men were unaffected. They would still eat for free. But what about the other six-the paying customers? How could they divvy up the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his “fair share?” The six men realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from every-body’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would end up being *paid* to eat their meal. So the restaurant owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man’s bill by roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so the fifth man paid nothing, the sixth pitched in $2, the seventh paid $5, the eighth paid $9, the ninth paid $12, leaving the tenth man with a bill of $52 instead of his earlier $59. Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to eat for free.

But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. “I only got a dollar out of the $20,” declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth. “But he got $7!” “Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a dollar, too. It’s unfair that he got seven times more than me!” “That’s true!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get $7 back when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks!” “Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison. “We didn’t get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!”

The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night he didn’t show up for dinner, so the nine sat down and ate without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They were $52 short! And that, boys and girls, journalists and college instructors, is how the tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up at the table anymore.

Our tax system heavily depends on the upper class paying a predominant portion of our national operating budget. Let’s all work together to be sure that Tax Re-Allocation does not threaten the very fiber or our free enterprise system. Working together in a bi-partisan way is our best bet to success for American, her liberty and economic success.