Donations, Day of Prayer and Fasting for Nepal

On Monday, May the 4th, disciples around the world will be praying and fasting for God to help the people of Nepal who are suffering from the effects of the recent earthquake. You can learn more about the situation and the other needs at Disciples Today.

Sunday May 3rd, we will be taking up a collection specifically for the relief efforts by HOPE Worldwide, so please come prepared to give a little extra if possible.

Below, you can see a video that highlights some of the issues facing the people of Nepal, as described by the Global Disaster Relief Coordinator for HOPE Wordlwide:

(Note: the video doesn't seem to have any sound, so if you don't hear anything, don't worry!)

What do you love about the Church?

Disciples Today is running a sort of contest to hear why people love their church. We'd love to hear what you think about the Lawrence Church! Here's what they need from you:

Send an article or a 1-2 minute video that includes:

1. Your name and local ICOC church
2. When and where you became a disciple 
3. What you love about your church

Here are some topic examples:

• Focus on God, Scriptures, 
• Purpose: to love God and each other, 
• Mission: to seek and save the lost 
• One another relationships: discipling, encouraging, challenging, serving 
• How your life has changed 
• Leadership 
• Serving the poor 
• Love for children 
• Seeking God first 

Send your article or video to: content@dtoday.net (copy us! web@tlcoc.org)

Articles:
• 300 to 1,000 words
• We will proofread. We just need your story.
• Include a recent, good quality photo of you shot in good light and focus

Videos:
• 1 – 2 minutes
• Send us a link to a YouTube or Vimeo video with good lighting and sound
• Send your video as a file

An Update on the Situation in the Philippines

Please take a moment to watch this video from ICOC Hot News:

Disciples Today and HOPE Worldwide have made available different ways to help by donating money.

Pray for Boston - Disciples Today

Disciples Today has a feature article with perspectives from some of the church members who were affected in some way by the bombing in Boston - they or their family members were at the event when the blasts happened. You can read the full article here:

Pray for Boston

A disciple in Florida also released a song he wrote dedicated to the event:

Breeze - Hold On