He is risen, indeed!
We are looking forward to celebrating our risen Savior on Easter Sunday.
Join us Easter morning at 9:00 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.
(The 9:00 a.m. service will also be available via livestream.)
EASTER OFFERING 2023
Each year, we designate our Easter Offering to towards meeting needs outside of our church family. Our mission values include the Gospel, Life Change and Generosity. It is always exciting see how God inspires and moves our church family to give generously for these special offerings, helping to bring much need help to those in need.
This year, our Easter Offering will be designated to help meet the desperate needs in Lebanon through our Middle East FOCUS Partner Amchit Baptist Church. The situation in Lebanon has become even more dire than ever before. It is hard to even comprehend the level of desperation most are experiencing. The Lebanese pound has lost over 97 percent of its value and is practically worthless. The official exchange rate is 1500 Lebanese pounds to the dollar but in actuality had been running between 30,000-40,000. When our team was in Lebanon this past November, it was ranging 32,000 to 34,000. The exchange rate has risen as high as 67,100, which is almost double what it was a mere three months ago!
In the past, Grace Point has helped to meet the many needs in Lebanon through Horizon’s humanitarian relief after the harbor explosion in April 2020, food portions, internship sponsorships, and more. Our dear brothers and sisters at Amchit church are struggling to survive as there simply is not enough money for the barest of necessities. Amchit is no longer receiving food portions from any of the organizations in Lebanon due to the financial hardship and budgetary constraints facing these organizations. In January, our FOCUS team approved three months of aid specifically for the families of Amchit church, but the need for help beyond these three months is obvious and now more desperate. The first month of this assistance provided approximately $50 worth of food vouchers to 37 families. This is but a drop in the bucket. Of the 42 families in their church, only four or five are able to support themselves and provide some help to the others.
The first $24,000 of our Easter offering will be sent to support Amchit efforts in Lebanon. All funds will be sent through and controlled by Horizons. While millions of people are hurting and struggling to survive in Lebanon and we cannot begin to help everyone, we trust that the Lord will use this offering to make an impact and provide some much-needed relief for our dear families in Amchit that we have come to know and love.
Sending $24,000 would provide food portions equal to $2,000 a month for one year. This would provide approximately $50 a month to 37 families at Amchit Baptist Church.
You can give to the Easter offering by going to http://giving.gracepointpa.org and selecting the “Easter Offering” option or by writing “Easter” in the memo section of your offering check.
THANK YOU!!
