Cupcakes for Kairos

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For more information: mykairos.org    kairossc.org     2ndchance2536@gmail.com

We took orders today for our first cupcake sale to raise money for Kairos #51 at CGGCI.  

We took lots of orders but its not too late 

email your order to 2ndchance2536@gmail.com by Thursday July 10.

Orders to be picked up at Mt Pleasant Presbyterian Church Sunday July 13 9:00am - 1:00pm

FLAVORS

Chocolate (please indicate chocolate or vanilla frosting)

Vanilla (please indicate chocolate or vanilla frosting)

Strawberries 'n cream

$16/dozen   ~   $10/half dozen

DAY 1

We arrived.with cars filled with cookies and hearts filled with joy.  Time to settle in after a wonderful dinner, hand washing service and packing cookies, cookies and more cookies.  We need lots of prayer, a few people are sick.

Here are a few pictures.

Thanks for all your prayers.

It's finally HERE!

Rain is falling but it won't dampen the spirits of Kairos sisters and brothers from all over SC and parts of NC heading to the Y camp in Lexington to finalize preparation for Kairos #50.  

Today we will package cookies and snacks, gather placemats, turn in contributions and have a meeting to pray together and prepare our minds and hearts to go into Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution.

Tomorrow we will load all the supplies, cookies and snacks onto the trailer and send it into CGGCI.  I hope to get a picture of us as we lay hands on the trailer and pray for the weekend.

Please join us in prayer as we serve as the Lord's hands and feet to share His great love with some of "the least of these".  

Written (representations of) AGAPE

Tonight the youth of Mt Pleasant Presbyterian watched a short video about Kairos and then they wrote wonderful notes, made posters and created thoughtful, artistic placemats for me to take to the 36 participants of Kairos#50.

Thank you so much PYC!  I appreciate you time, attention and participation. I came home with stacks of notes and placemats.  

Edible (representations of) Agape - Cookies

AGAPE:  God's unconditional love.  We can share it with the participants in many ways.
One way you can share God's Abundant Love and Grace is with COOKIES!
The Kairos cookie ministry started early on to make the weekend a positive experience for the whole compound.  Each day a team of inside and outside volunteers bag thousands of cookies so that every resident and every officer receives a bag of cookies.  Each bag also contains a Scripture verse.

• Don't forget the main ingredient is Prayer
• Package the cookies carefully to prevent breakage.
• Larger cookies are more likely to break, so smaller is better.
• We cannot use any broken cookies, the message here is "You are important, special and deserve the best"

Not a baker?  No problem.  Bring us a big bag of some of these popular items:

• Oreos are a favorite treat which is very scarce.
• We also need some sugar free cookies
• Salty snacks: goldfish crackers, chips, cheetos, etc. (not individual serving bags)

DROP OFF at MPPC Fellowship Hall Porch
The Net Service March 2

Wednesday Morning March 5 from 7am - 10am

Preparation continues for Kairos #50

We met on Saturday to continue our preparation for March 6-9 at Camille Griffin Graham.  We discussed the importance of humility, previewed talks, prayed, ate, laughed and shared.  It was a great day.  

If you are interested in attending the Closing Ceremony on March 9th.  You need to supply the following information to me by February 20th.
Name (as it appears on your driver's license)
Social Security Number
Date of Birth
Driver's License Number
Gender
Race

either comment here or email me at 2ndchance2536@gmail.com to send this information and let me know you are coming so I can give your more information.

Peace & Blessings,
m

Watch for more information on how YOU can participate in Kairos #50

Gearing up for Kairos #50 March 6-9, 2014

Yesterday we had our second team formation meeting for Kairos #50 at Camille (women's facility in Columbia).  If you are not familiar with Kairos read earlier posts to find out more or visit one of the links

http://mykairos.org/about.html or 

kairossc.org.  

Feel to comment here or email me at 2ndchance2436@gmail.com for more information.

Prior to our team formation meeting yesterday we had a quarterly reunion with our inside Kairos sisters.  To open our time together their praise dance team did a very spiritual and moving piece, one sister sang The Lords Prayer and the choir sang.  It was a great worship experience (as usual).  Then we broke up into small groups and discussed the questions on the grouping card.   The heart of the Kairos ministry is that after attending a Kairos weekend the residents of the prison will form prayer and share groups to meet weekly in fellowship and prayer.  They start with a prayer inviting Jesus to "come join us"

Jesus Come join us in our journey as we seek Your will

for this community in this environment.

Teach us to love each other as You love us,

to give ourselves as You give Yourself, 

so that the Kingdom of God might be made present to all.

Then answer questions together:

• Can you share any moment when you have known that Christ's presence was with you?
• Have you discovered anything, anywhere (reading, a message, songs, a study) which will help you to be a better follower of Jesus?
• Has there been a time when, through some word or action, you tried to help someone recognize God's love for them?
• Has there been a time where it has been difficult to show Christ's love for another person?
• Are there things you are thankful for (situations or struggles) that we can pray about together?
• Close with the Lord's Prayer.

 I was blessed to be in a very interactive, open small group.

There are many ways you can participate; many representations of AGAPE (God's unconditional LOVE) that you can contribute to help this weekend show 42 residents they are loved!

• Prayer:  We will have a prayer vigil list where you can sign up for 30 minutes increments to cover the weekend in prayer.
• Prayer Chain:  Your first name on a link in this chain which literally surrounds our Community Room with prayer.
• Cookies!!  Homemade cookies all of which include the most important ingredient which is prayer.
• more to come in future weeks about cookies.
• If you do not bake, we also needs salty snacks, chips, doritos, cheetos, etc

• Placemats: Decorate a placemat to be used for meals with pictures, Scripture.  Sign with your first name only.  If decorated by a child, first name and age.  You cannot imagine the smiles and happy tears these bring.
• Notes of encouragement:  Addressed to "Dear Sister in Christ" in unsealed envelope.  
• Posters:  Great for a Sunday School Class.
• ALL WRITTEN FORMS OF AGAPE MUST HAVE NO GLITTER OR STICKERS.
• Green Agape:  Yes, money.  It is estimated it costs $200 per resident to do a weekend.  Your donations of any amount is welcome.  

In future weeks I will give more detail on each representation of Agape.  We welcome your involvement in answering Jesus' charge in Matthew 25:36 to visit the imprisoned.

Peace & Blessings,

m