2009 Year-End Praise and Prayer Report

What an Awesome God we serve!

PRAISE
This has been a very blessed year at Crossroads Ministries. We praise the Lord for all of you. Through you we have seen many miracles happen. Many people have accepted the Lord as their Savior this year; some have been healed, families restored, and many encouraged. You are truly Champions!!

We are enjoying our new office….it has given Jerry and me some time to ourselves. We are thankful for six months of free rent! If you have not come by to visit the new office, we would love to see you. The address is 5585 Erindale Dr., Suite 101, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.

Our new Crossroads Chaplaincy School has been very good this year. Our students are growing and hearing the call of God on their lives.

Many new volunteers have become involved this year. They are so faithful to visit the residents. I praise God for them. Without them we could not accomplish the mission the Lord has given to us.

We are so thankful for all of our Champion Donors. You are amazing! Month after month, year and year, you are faithful to the cause of the elderly.

“Operation Golden Christmas” has been so successful this year. The residents have been very blessed as well as the volunteers who were able to visit with them. Thanks to all of you for being involved in so many different ways. Bless you!!

PRAYER NEEDS
Please pray for the continued health of our staff, our Board and their families, our volunteers, Chaplaincy students, and especially for the residents that we care for. Also pray for the families of the residents and the staff of the care centers.
Pray for additional committed volunteers. Also pray that additional churches will partner with Crossroads because the fields are “white for harvest” in our communities’ care centers.

We will be involved in a number of new projects for the elderly in 2010. Please pray that funds will continue to grow to cover the expenses of these projects.
Pray for the final details to be worked out in opening the Florida office.

YEAR-END REPORT
Crossroads Ministries continues to grow each year as we reach out to so many of the forgotten and lonely elders who reside in our communities’ care centers. Many volunteers have been added, along with additional Chaplains. We now have Chaplains in four care centers and volunteers in over twenty. Our income has increased as the needs have grown-–and will continue to grow–-especially over the next few years. Many have given sacrificially to Crossroads this year in order that additional care center residents could be reached with the Gospel message of love and find salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

The numbers are not yet complete for “Operation Golden Christmas”, 2009. So far we have delivered over 6000 gifts to the residents of the care centers, and the staffs of several care centers have been blessed with goody baskets. A full report will be given in our January Newsletter.

In 2009 we shared stories from our volunteers, chaplains and residents. We hope you have enjoyed them but we also want you to know there are many more stories to hear and share. We would love for you to be a vital part of this sharing.

I’m asking for God’s glory and grace to overflow to you in 2010. I’m asking that the days ahead will be the most exciting and blessed that you have ever known. I am so thankful for all of you and the tremendous blessing you have been to Jerry and me personally as well as the ministry. “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 1:3 This is our gift to you this Christmas. May you have a blessed Christmas and New Year.

Kay & Jerry Owen
Crossroads Ministries USA

P.S. If you would like to give a year-end donation to help in the expansion of the ministry, please let us hear from you (kay@crossroadsusa.org) by December 31, 2009.