3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. God wants us healthy! But God doesn’t want us just physically healthy. God made us with a body, a soul, and a spirit.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God you whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

God, who made us, has a plan for taking care of each part of us. He has given us everything necessary for life and godliness. (2 Peter 1:3) We just need to appropriate it. Our Body: Just like proper fuel in your car keeps it from breaking down, fueling our body with nutrients that God provided will keep us from getting sick physically.

Genesis 1:29 And God said, "Look! I have given you the seed-bearing plants throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food

Our Soul: God promises that keeping our thoughts on Him will keep our soul (mind, will and emotions) healthy.

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace Whose mindis stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

Our Spirit: Feeding our spirit with the Word of God will keep our spirit healthy.

Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

Let us take God’s Word literal - believe it, obey it, pray it, sing it, and apply it to every area of our lives. Let’s lead our children to apply it. Our children need to see us leaning on God right now. They need to know there is NOTHING that we face that God can’t handle!!! Show them that prayer and the Word is the answer to any physical, emotional, or spiritual problem.​
​Unfortunately, the 2020 New Mexico and the Virginia Mission Trips have been cancelled due to the COVID-19. But, we still want to have a Backpack Ministry Mission! 
  
We plan to deliver the “Backpacks of Hope” to Virginia. Some of you have already started the process of filling these backpacks and that is fine. These will be due at the LBA by July 6, 2020. We want to encourage everyone else to still help with these backpacks. But, if you haven't already bought your backpacks and school supplies, we are asking you to please send a monetary gift for these items to the LBA.  
 
Also, we will receive monetary contributions to buy backpacks and school supplies for the children in New Mexico.  We will probably order the backpacks and have them shipped directly there. This way is a lot cheaper. We want to encourage everyone to please help with these two missions. Even with what we have going on there is still so many great mission opportunities.  
 
We are asking for you to please send your contributions to the LBA. Please note on your check if it’s for the Virginia, New Mexico, or if it can be for either of the 2 backpack missions. Of course, if everyone can send their monies to their church and your church write one check that will be easier for Alicia. Either way, we appreciate it! 
​​We at the LBA do feel we still need to do missions where and when possible. Therefore, we are still doing some local missions that are within guidelines. We have decided to still do all we can with our 2 backpack ministries. We are asking you and/or your church to please help with these 2 Backpacks ministries. Considering the cost, for the New Mexico backpacks it is definitely cheaper for us to purchase the backpacks and have them shipped directly there. Also, we will either purchase the school supplies on line and have them directly mailed there or send the church the money for them to buy the school supplies. Whichever, we will look at what is most cost effective or feasible.

​ We are asking all of you to please give to the LBA Backpack ministry. 

​This is our one way to help with missions! 

​Thank you so very much! 

FROM YOUR LEAD MISSIONS STRATEGIST/ DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS

​During this season in our lives, we need to be assured that God has not left us alone with this Coronavirus! If you are His, He has not left you nor will He ever! He is the same loving God that:  
  • has called you out of the perils of your sins,  
  • has blessed you beyond measure,  
  • has control over ALL things,  
  • has domain over the evil one,  
  • made all things in 7 days 
  • called Esther out “for such a time as this”, And called you out “for such a time as this!” 

"For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?"
​Esther 4:14 

Okay, Esther chose to serve in “for such a time as this”. Is God calling you to do something? Please know that I’m not talking about doing anything that’s not safe for all. I surely don’t want you to go against any guidelines. 
First, I would like to encourage you to call an elderly person in your church every day. I would start with the elderly widow ladies in your church and in your life. Call them to just let them know you care! If you don’t do anything else, just say a pray with them and for them over the phone. Some may just need you to listen.
My 2nd idea is by phone, you can bring together at least 10 families in your church and go by blowing your horns at the home of an elderly person, have the passengers yielding out such words as Hey, Ms/Mr _______, “we love you” and “God is with you!” Before the elderly person comes out, have a sign made with something short and encouraging. Maybe a sign that stands or can be taped so the elderly person can read it.
Before you go, I would call that elderly person and tell them you have something special for them, to let them know they are thought of and prayed for. Tell them now you will need to be ready about {give a time} and when I call you, you will need to come to the window, door or on your porch. This will make their day! Pray God will lead you in such a time as this! 
After the pandemic the LBA will be open Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
​Sorry for any inconvenience!

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