AMAZING GRACE!

AMAZING GRACE! Our Lord God Himself welcomed His precious child, Reverend


Archie Benjamin Clay into His Heavenly home on May 27, 2011. Waiting to meet him was our mother, Evelyn Elizabeth Clay, their daughter, Catherine Hope Clay, and their grandson, Christopher Kevin Davis, along with all his loved ones and thousands that came to know Jesus through his ministry.

Surviving him are his wife of 21 years, Zola Clay of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a sister, Catherine (Dan) Norman of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, five daughters, Donna Ann Thomas (Charlie), Eileen Clay Chappell ( George), Laura Clay, Susan Clay McCarthy-Bagwell (David), Amy Clay Nydam (Kevin), and one son, Grady Alford Butler (Jo). 17 grandchildren, Debbie Dubose, Henry Dubose, Jonathan Dubose, Laurie Ann Dubose, Grady Butler III, Vance Butler, David Benjamin Arnold, Susan Elizabeth Arnold, Chesley Lorraine Wiggins, Kellie Lorraine Davis, Casey Alexander Davis, James Christopher McCarthy, Jason Chad McCarthy, Tommy Matthew McCarthy, April Stoner Clark, Lester Ray Cobb, Evelyn Grace Nydam, and 24 great-grandchildren, and a beloved nephew, Reverend Paul Brad Keeter (Lou), of Fayettville, North Carolina.

He was born on July 22, 1929, in Enfield, North Carolina. He joined the Navy at 13 and served 4 years at sea. He fought in the Second World War, the Korean War and the Viet Nam Conflict. He was a policeman in Whitakers, North Carolina, and re-inlisted in the Air Force to serve over 30 more years. He received numerous awards and medals, including the Purple Heart while serving his country. In addition to his military career, he ministered faithfully and led thousands to give their hearts to Jesus. What a welcome

he must have received!

His homegoing celebration will take place on Wednesday, June 1st, at 1100 am at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad Street, Sumter, South Carolina.

REV. ARCHIE B. CLAY GOES HOME

Today, this precious man of God passed from this life to his eternal reward.

Church of God Bishop, Archie B. Clay is with his Jesus at this very moment...For all time.
“And Jesus took his own hand and wiped away his tears,

And he smoothed the furrows from his face,

And the angels sang a little song,

...And Jesus rocked him in His arms,

And kept a-saying:

Take your rest,

REQUEST FOR PRAYER FOR Rev. Archie Clay

Rev. Clay is in need of your prayers during this health battle. Rev. Clay is the one who paved the way for our ministry. He is a Church of God Preacher who has pastored at the Elgin Church of God in Elgin, S.C. and Meadowbrook Church of God in Sumter S.C. as well as a Chaplain at the Sumter County Jail. He is now retired in Rocky Mount N.C. We pray for Gods will in this health situation.

A good day with the Bethesda Church of God folks

Today we joined with the Bethesda Church of God Mission Group to hold a fund raiser for the upcoming Peru trip. We cooked 800 chicken halves and made BBQ chicken plates for $7.00. God blessed us with a grand turnout this morning. As well as the event, we took 25 plates to the Samaritin house homeless shelter and 5 plates to our friends in tent city. An added blessing was that my two grandsons went our into the streets with us to deliver the meals. 

God blessed us with a beautiful day for ministry. I am sure the many folks were blessed today and many folks will be blessed from the efforts of the folks at the church today.

AMOS 9
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.”

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This Saturday morning with HOPE STREET MINISTRIES




Minister Robert Singleton
This Man of God is the founder of
HOPE STREET MINISTRES

 
A Message from Minister Robert Singleton...
awesome time at homeless kitchen yesterday fed upwards of 80 souls,gave away so many clothes,blankets,hats,gloves,hygiene bags,canned food ,bag lunches,volunteers cooked and served a 5 star breakfast !!80 men ,women, and children from 4 different churches came out to provide this service and show the love of Christ. awesome message from bro.Graham Bochman 6 decisions made yesterday,!! thanks to all.I'm always blown away!!PRAISE GOD




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Yesterday I had the awesome honor to spend
the morning with Hope Street Ministry here in Sumter.
These folks are the real deal. They are doing
a wonderfull work for the Kingdom of God.

If you are looking for a ministry to support, give these folks a look.

I pray an AMOS 9 blessing over them and I hope you will as well.

Amo 9:13

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Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.

For the S.P.D

Yesterday afternoon one of our Sumter Police Officers was involved
in an automobile crash on hwy.521.  Cpl. Chuck Nesbit served our community for more

Than 10 years. He will be missed by all of us.

Weep not, weep not,
he is not dead;
he's resting in the bosom of Jesus.
Heart-broken wife--weep no more;
Grief-stricken son--weep no more;
Left-lonesome daughter --weep no more;
he's only just gone home.
yesterday afternoon,
God was looking down from his great, high heaven,
Looking down on all of his children,
And his eye fell on Cpl. Nesbit,
And God's big heart was touched ,
And God sat back on his throne,
And he commanded that tall, bright angel standing at his right hand:

Call me Death!

And that tall, bright angel cried in a voice
That broke like a clap of thunder:
Call Death!--Call Death!
And the echo sounded down the streets of heaven
Till it reached away back to that shadowy place,
Where Death waits with his pale, white horses.
And Death heard the summons,
And he leaped on his fastest horse,
Pale as a sheet in the moonlight.

Up the golden street Death galloped,
And the hooves of his horses struck fire from the gold,
But they didn't make a sound.
Up Death rode to the Great White Throne,
And waited for God's command.

And God said: Go down, Death, go down,
Go down to Sumter S.C,
Down in Rembert,
And find Chuck.
he's borne the burden and heat of the day,
he's labored long in my vineyard,

Go down, Death, and bring him to me.
And Death didn't say a word,
But he loosed the reins on his pale, white horse,
And he clamped the spurs to his bloodless sides,
And out and down he rode,
Through heaven's pearly gates,
Past suns and moons and stars;
on Death rode,
Leaving the lightning's flash behind;
Straight down he came.
And Death took him up like a baby,
And he lay in his arms,
But he didn't feel no chill.
And death began to ride again--
Up beyond the evening star,
Into the glittering light of glory,
On to the Great White Throne.

And there he laid our brother
On the loving breast of Jesus.
And Jesus took his own hand and wiped away his tears,
And he smoothed the furrows from his face,
And the angels sang a little song,
And Jesus rocked him in his arms,
And kept a-saying: Take your rest,
Take your rest.

Weep not--weep not,
he is not dead;
he's resting in the bosom of Jesus

Read this story as it was told to me......

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. 
The last class I had to take was Sociology.
The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with.
Her last project of the term was called, 'Smile.' 
The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. 
I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake, 
Literally. 
Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning.
It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son. 
We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then Even my husband did. 
I did not move an inch... An overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. 
As I turned around I smelled a horrible 'dirty body' smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. 
As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was 'smiling' 
His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance..... 
He said, 'Good day' as he counted the few coins he had been clutching.. 
The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation. 
I held my tears as I stood there with them. 
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted... 
He said, 'Coffee is all Miss' because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). 
Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes.
That is when I noticed all eyes in the
Restaurant were set on me, judging 
My every action. 
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray.. 
I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman's cold hand. 
He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, 'Thank you.' 
I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, 'I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope.' 
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son.. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, 'That is why God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope...' 
We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give
. 
That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love. 
I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand.
I turned in 'my project' and the instructor read it. 
Then she looked up at me and said, 'Can I share this?' 
I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. 
She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings and being part of God share this need to heal people and to be healed. 
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my son,the instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student. 
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: 
UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. 

A visit with a retired Church of God Minister this afternoon

Rev..Archie B. Clay and the family.

Today we traveled to Rocky Mount, N.C. to visit with my father in law who is a retired Church of God preacher. As we visited during the day, both, at the assisted living home and at the restaurant I was able to see him interact with the folks we met or ran into along the course of the day.  I noticed that every person he spoke to or had a conversation with he mentioned God in some way or another, Every single person!

After lunch we were sitting on the sun porch alone. We began to have a conversation about Kingdom things. As I listened to him speak of God, Jesus, and the work that must be done before the sky to the east opens, I became aware that he had been preaching a sermon all day long with every one he met. Now he was imparting words of wisdom to me.

RETIRED ???  I'm not so sure.....He was about his Fathers business all day!!!  What a blessing I received today.

Try this.... Spend some time with a retired Minister this week.  See if you are not blessed like I was today..

WHAT ARE YOUR WISHES BEFORE THE NEW YEAR BEGINS?

Two of Our wishes  for this year are really quite simple. First, we wish we could give you a really big hug right now, because your support of Help Out Guys Rescue Ministries means the world to us. Without you, our work would be impossible.Among those requesting emergency food service, families represent nearly 60%. One in seven children now lives below the poverty line.


Second, we wish we could help even more children and families, especially because there was a 9% increase in family homelessness last year. Families currently represent well over 40% of our homeless population! This is such sad, sad news.
Just think... more children than ever won't have their own bed to sleep in or yard to play in. More moms and dads won't even be able to make a healthy family meal, let alone serve it at their very own kitchen table. This is not the way anyone should live.
By giving to Help Out Guys Rescue Ministries today, at least one of our wishes can come true. We can begin restoring hope and helping families heal. And as far as that big hug that we owe you, we hope we can make that happen very, very soon.

TWO WALKIN MEN GET A RIDE.....

While we were out on Christmas day we learned that two of our friends who live outside were in need of transportation. It just so happened that we had two bikes that were donated over Christmas that were too big for the kids that were on our list. We knew that we would have a need for them soon...Because that's how God works. These folks had a need and God had the answer set up already.

Consider this as you pray,  the needs that you have right now....God knew it before hand and He is kind and just to answer in the affirmative...

His thoughts towards you are...”Yes and Amen”. 

CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER HERE IN SUMTER

 

 

 

These photos were taken at our local homeless shelter in Sumter ,S.C. on Christmas day.  If you are looking for Christmas cheer on Christmas, Just spend some time at a homeless shelter. The Lord truly blessed us all this week.......

CHRISTMAS DAY AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER HERE IN SUMTER

A Mission Merry Christmas update

This week Mission Merry Christmas took place here in Sumter. We originally intended to bless 3 families and the folks who live in tent city. God put together a group of people who donated to this project. So many donations came in we are able bless at least two more families. As I read my Bible this type of blessing happens over and over. More than you even ask for. The miracle of the loaves and fishes. (Baskets left over)
God allowed us to bless …..11-Adults and 14 –Children.

We want to thank the folks who donated to this project. We are stronger together !!!!

This year Christmas will come to these homes. It truly is all about the Love .

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another”. (John 13:34-35 KJV)




Merry Christmas !!

These are a few more photos of Mission Merry Christmas...

This story is to follow in the morning. Thank you all so much for your donations.
In addition to the many, many items you see here in these photos, We were able to give away $700.00 in gift cards to these families as well.. We must say a very heartfelt THANK YOU to the below listed folks...


Bethesda Church of God Voices of Praise
David Bransons Sunday School Class.
Lavon and Jessy Christmas
Buddy Wilkes
Dillon Kirby
Richland County Emergency Medical Services Lt. Stover.
Susan Bagwell
Ashley McCarthy

These Children will have a wonderfull Christmas. Our prayer is that you will all see an Amos 9 blessing in your life because of this event...

Photos from Mission Merry Christmas....12-20-10

These are a few photos from tonights Mission Merry Christmas. See the post above for the rest of the story. We hope you all have the most blessed Christmas ever!!!

A Special Thanks to our professional sound man.

Today Keith Hanks volunteered to be our sound man for the parade. He was outstanding !! Thanks for your expert help !! If you ever need a sound man Keith is your guy!!

Sumter, S.C. Christmas Parade 2010

Today was the Christmas Parade In Sumter. We had the Singing group the Clay sisters singing on the float as we rode down Main street. The Grandkids had a good time with Santa. (Thanks Capt.) Today was a very nice day to sing and laugh and smile with many friends and Family.

MISSION MERRY CHRISTMAS

The Ministry is going to bless 3 families and our friends who live in tent city here in Sumter S.C. this Christmas. As you know, times are hard out there in the world and these folks are in dire need. What we endeaver to do is ABUNDANTLY BLESS THEM this Christmas.

The families look like this...

Sally's family..
Mom
1 boy... 9 years
2 girls... Between 15 and 18 years
1 girl... 6 to 7 years
1 new baby
6 people in this family

Rhonda's family
MOM & DAD
1 adult female
2 Girls... 10 and 11 years
2 Boys...7 and 8 years
7 People in this family

Carol's family
Mom & Dad
1 adult female
1 girl...9 years
4 People in this family

Our friends in tent city
3 adult men

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP US BLESS THEM ??? COULD YOU HELP US BLESS THEM ???
Here is all you need to do. You can purchase a Christmas gift for one or more of them, or donate money for one or more of them. You could donate a gift card for food or other items for one or more of them. Then contact us and we will deliver the items to them all on Christmas Eve.

NOTE: Our friends in tent City live outside so warm items are very nice for them this time of year.

Consider this scripture as you decide if you would bless someone this Christmas...

Matthew 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

You can contact us at..

803-795-6641
Helpoutguys@gmail.com

His Promise Ministries in Florida

Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Morginelli
for your generous gift to this ministry. Your seed is indeed planted in good ground.
We have spoken an Amos:9 Blessing over it. It will Multiply !!!

If any of our readers are looking for a good ministry to support, follow this link...

www.hispromiseministries.org/

His Promise Ministries
1106 Old Mill Run
Deland, FL 32720

DEEP FRIED TURKEYS AND THE FIXINS FOR OUR COMMUNITY

 

Today we took to the streets of Sumter. Our intent was to deliver a deep fried turkey and all of the fixins to some familes in town. A Sheriffs Deputy has been scouting out those folks in town who are in the most need and keeping a list for us.

Today God equipped us to "GO TO WHERE THEY ARE" (Thats a Luke 10 reference) Jason had prepared a very nice message of hope to be placed in the boxes of food.

Time after time today when folks would open the door to us...They were speechless or moved to tears. God blessed over and over today here in Sumter. I know those folks did not know we were coming to their house today, but when they opened the door, a blessing was standing on the other side of the door...All they had to do was open the door !!!

I wonder what you need today? Would you consider having a conversation with the Lord today, ask what you will... And then open the door ! He will answer you !

A Prophetic Word Manifested before our eyes !!!

In the very beginning of this ministry "The HOPEMOBILE" vision was born. Today it is here and going to work for the Kingdom. Truly a Prophetic Word Manifested before our eyes. Amos 3:17 Surly the Lord God will do nothing. But he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets,

The Ministry teams up with the Bethesda Church of God Kids Town

Bethesda childrens ministry needs new socks of all shapes and sizes in an effort to help provide the needy and homeless of our community. Help Out Guys Rescue Ministries will be distributing the socks HERE IN TOWN. Please help us fill the Big sock in kids town. PROJECT HAPPY SOCKS !!!!!!!! LETS FILL THAT BIG SOCK !!!

You have no idea !!!!

On September 10, 2001, Father Mychal F. Judge of the FDNY spoke at the rededication of a firehouse in the Bronx. He said, “You have no idea what God has called you to. But He needs you. He needs me...” When those planes hit the Twin Towers the next day, Father Judge rushed into those buildings to minister to the victims in the rubble. He along with many other brave men and women died saving many lives. Greater love has no man…

A very large week for this Ministry

This week we all spent a few days in Nashville Tnn. for the International Congress of Churches and Ministers Conference Ordination and Impartation services. This was a very powerful weekend for us and the ministry.
Also the Board of Directors met for our yearly meeting in Gattlinburg Tnn.