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4. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Below are resources anyone can use to help others or help yourselves...

Some are private organizations and others are more well known and already making a difference all over the world. If you would like help contacting any of the resources below, we would love to help. Lincoln Glen Church Main Office Number: 408-267-3663

Housing and Financial Assistance

- Love Inc. (Love in the Name of Christ)
Love INC was founded in 1977 as a way to encourage churches to become more engaged with the poor and to inspire a greater number of Christians to put their faith in action.

Love INC's founder, Dr. Virgil Gulker, was a social worker and outreach director in Holland, Michigan in the late 1970's. Deeply committed to helping people trapped in poverty, he was certain God had called others to the same mission. As he talked to church members and pastors, Dr. Gulker came to understand that Christians did indeed want to help the needy, but they had few ideas about how to do so. Many times people did not even recognize that they were gifted in ways that could have a positive impact on someone else's life.

It was clear to Dr. Gulker that if churches were to better serve their communities, they needed leadership, organization, training, encouragement, and prayer. He developed the Love INC model to fill these critical roles. Love INC taught churches to assess their capabilities, and it unified local congregations so that, working together, they could more effectively aid their neighbors.

One man's idea for an integrated church ministry in Holland, Michigan began to inspire Christians in many different regions. Others duplicated the Love INC model with its successes they sought to meet the needs of hurting individuals and families in their own communities. By the late 1980's, there were 50 Love INC affiliates operating in 14 states across the country.

As the Love INC ministry grew, so did the need for national leadership and support. In 1988, Love INC became an operating department of World Vision U.S., an international Christian relief and development organization, where it remained for the next 15 years. Under World Vision, Love INC continued to grow throughout the 1990's, and in 2001 Robert Odom was appointed president of Love INC. In 2003, Love INC separated from World Vision and became its own national nonprofit organization again.

Today Love INC has over 130 affiliates in 30 states, representing a network of more than 8,000 churches and 5,000 community agencies, and 186,000 volunteers helping more than 1 million people in need each year. Love INC stands ready to welcome new affiliates in any community that want to participate. As long as there are people in need, Love INC has work to do... More (click here)

- City Team Ministries
City Team Ministries In San Jose, CityTeam Ministries is providing hot meals, safe shelter, showers, and clean clothing to this city's homeless population.

CityTeam also has a wonderful staff that care for and meet the needs of the youth and families in San Jose. A recovery program is in place for those men and women that are on a road of destruction from drugs and alcohol. CityTeam is involved in real life situations with the people that walk through their doors. The caring staff at CityTeam, reaches out to those people in need and shows them there is real hope in Christ in order to formulate an everlasting real change in their lives... More (click here)

World Wide Relief Services

- MBMS International
MBMS International is the global mission agency of the Mennonite Bretheren Church in the United States and Canada.

MBMSI’s vision is focused on holistic church planting that transforms communities among the least reached. MBMSI strives to plant healthy, reproducing churches through evangelism, discipleship and community development. MBMSI is the global mission agency of the MB churches in Canada and the U.S. They are moblilizing individuals and churches through intentional discipleship in experiential mission that contribute to holistic church planting... More (click here)

-MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates)
MEDA is an association of compassionate business women and men who invest in the lives of families living in poverty around the world...

We are caring...
MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) is an association of compassionate business women and men who invest in the lives of families living in poverty around the world.

We are committed...
Through MEDA, faith-oriented business owners, executives and leaders are able to integrate their life values with business in practical ways to help the poor. They are committed to using their faith and abilities in their businesses, communities, and around the world.

We are creative...
Most of the world's poor are working hard, but barely getting by. Our bottom line is to help men and women sustain their families without emergency or ongoing support from us. We build our programs to increase personal dignity and self-sufficiency.

We believe work has worth...
Through training, loans and mentorship, entrepreneurs both in North America and around the world can earn a livelihood, provide for their families and enrich their communities.

-MDS (Mennonite Disaster Service)
Mennonite Disaster Service is a channel through which various constituencies of the Anabaptist church can respond to those affected by disasters in Canada and the United States.

While our main focus is on clean up, repair and rebuilding homes, this activity becomes a means of touching lives and helping people regain faith and wholeness... More (click here)

Community Groups and Efforts

- Beautiful Day
The BIG idea of Beautiful Day is five-fold... First, to serve your city through creative, innovative, and heart felt ways that are both practical and resourceful for the needs of those in your community. Second, is for each church to reestablish itself as an influential hub within its particular community. Third, is for the church to build within its region a strategic network with other churches, organizations, schools, media, government, and local businesses to partner in Compassion/Service venues. Fourth, is for the church to “pay-it-forward” and serve and assist other churches joining the network with resources, creative ideas, and encouragement. Fifth, is for community at large to see that unity, creativity, and compassion can come from churches of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds... More (click here)

1 Corinthians 13 (New International Version)