"For such a time as this..."

Praise the LORD!!!

   "And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?”(Esther 4:14)

   It has been a while since I've written a newsletter. I've been quite busy working for man in order to pay the bills. This, in itself, has left me little time to do much along the lines of the ministry. Though I was blessed to help a Christian widow, by cutting up several trees that fell in her yard during  tropical storm Hurmime. Very little else has been done along the lines of work for the LORD. Though I have been blessed to show HIS love for man through the work that I've done and the words of my mouth.

   Now what does the above verse have to do with the ministry? The LORD laid it upon my heart a short while ago and HE has me writing this newsletter with HIS purpose in mind. We all should know the story behind the book of Esther and I'll not go into great detail on it. GOD had moved within her life so as to bring her into a position of 'having the ear of the king.' Many are the times that GOD moves within our lives to bring us into a position or place in life to effect the lives of others. Esther's was for the preservation of the Hebrew peoples scattered across the nations. Most of you know the story about my recent travels to Kingsville, Texas. If not, you can find them somewhere at the website or at one of the many places I network online, with but a little searching. These travels have brought me to this place 'for such a time as this.'

    As many of you know this portion of the gulf coast has been having a great deal of weather related activity. A tropical depression, two tropical storms and one hurricane have all had an impact on the area. Though in various ways and degrees, they have all assisted in bringing about the current conditions in our area. Currently we're over seventeen inches above the normal rainfall for the year and we're only three quarters of a year into it. Over the weekend there have been numerous rainfall records set in the area and the landscape is showing it. One look at the local news will prove this. Corpus Christi has many areas currently underwater, with more rain predicted for the coming days.

   Needless to say there is and will be a great deal of work along the lines of that which the ministry has been brought to this area to assist in. For years now I've done all of the work that the ministry has accomplished in all the areas that it has been formed up to cover. From it's very beginning, with the collection of food, clothing and household items in Springfield, MO., to the reconstruction works along the gulf coast, I've been the hands and feet of the operation alone. I'm currently being plagued by a back injury(herniated disc) suffered while working for a 'storm chaser' construction company in Mississippi.

   What does this have to do with the verse? It is for such a time as this that I've been brought to this area, under it's current conditions and needs. There are a lot of works that need to be done and it is clear that I can't be the only one doing them. Vine of CHRIST Ministries needs others! Born again Christians that want to see JESUS CHRIST receive the glory for the works of their hands and hearts. Those that are tired of seeing secular groups doing the works that Christians have been brought up to do. We as Christians have been brought to these times, to reach out with the hands of JESUS to show the world HIS love for them. Either through the work of lifting them up during their time of need or leading them unto a saving grace by HIS WORDS. JESUS is the one that must make a difference in their lives, but we're the ones that HE has ordained for such a time as this to be HIS hands and feet. We're the ones that need to stand up and step out with a love that surpasses all understanding. Are you one that has been brought here 'for such a time as this?'

   If you feel you are and are willing to give your all for the glory of JESUS CHRIST, use our email address:

                                                           hisson33@gmail.com

or snail mail us at:
                                                          Vine of CHRIST Ministries
                                                           2420 S. 6th St.
                                                           #802
                                                           Kingsville, Texas, 78363

   Even if you decide not to work with VCM, due to our lack of funding and reach, there are many other groups in this area that need your assistance with the recovery work that will need to be done. Search these out and show those in need that JESUS is alive and using your hands to accomplish HIS works through your hands!!!