It's A New Day... To Help Others!

NEW DAY FELLOWSHIP, HAUGAN

THE RESOURCE CENTER finally opened on Sept 16th! We have a good stock of clothing and coats from which to choose. We were able to help three families and two individuals with clothing, food, or both. It was a very positive day and we are praying that these families will help spread the word for next month. Many in the community are asking, so hopefully they will come. Since we are NOT going to use government programs to provide for the Resource Center, we are so thankful for one of our sister churches in Missoula, Meadowview Community Church, who also collected clothing and food for the Resource Center. We are so very grateful for their kind and generous participation.



Things continue to move slowly, but bit by bit we see improvement in the relationship of the church with the community. One of the ladies here who did not want her mother to come to our community lunches on Thursdays recently brought her daughter who is in her first year of college to the Resource Center to look for clothes. We had a nice visit as they perused through the racks. This was a positive contact and a great victory in our eyes!

Another lady who attends services faithfully came to us on Sunday and said how thankful she is that God brought us here. That was a precious word of encouragement! Another lady stated after the first night of the Women’s Bible Study, “My husband is always drunk. I don’t know what I would do without you ladies and this church!” Praise the Lord for His faithfulness!!!


NEW DAY FELLOWSHIP, ST REGIS

We are still praying about a more permanent facility in which to meet and the possibility of acquiring the former Methodist church located directly across the street from the High School. We want to keep this before you as a vital prayer petition.

7"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8"For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
9"Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?
10"Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
11"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!”
(MATTHEW 7:7-11)

Alan met with the St Regis Community Board again last week. They approved our use of the building for another 3 months. He decided to stay for the entire meeting and the members got into quite a heated discussion about selling beer at an upcoming event they were sponsoring. The advocates for the beer were adamant about making a good profit. But the vote was tied. So, the chairman turned and said, “I’d like to hear what the preacher has to say.” (Are you sure?) Of course, Alan was able to give a clear, biblical perspective and urged them to consider if that is what they really wanted to be known for, since beer is readily available everywhere in town? The vote was taken again and failed… another day in the culture of the “West End” of Montana!


GLACIER SOUTHERN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

Saturday we were able to participate in the annual meeting for our Glacier Southern Baptist Association in Troy, Montana. Our time with other pastors, church planters, and fellow-laborers in western Montana is always such a blessing and encouragement! Bro. Sam Birky, Associational Missionary, gives such wonderful and uplifting leadership. We are so grateful to God for him and the pastors and churches in the Glacier Association.

ALWAYS THE UNEXPECTED...
We waited all summer to replace a broken computer board in our heating unit. Then when it was replaced we (well, actually Mr. John) discovered that the heater box was cracked and had to be repaired (whatever that is!) Anyway, 3 months and $600+ later, it is fixed and we are ready for winter to come… and it has already been a great blessing with early mornings in the 40s for a couple of weeks now. We praise God for it, and now ask that you pray with us for God’s provision for monthly expenses that this money would have normally covered… Always! Something! Unexpected!

Other Prayer Needs…
• Souls to be saved in this valley (specifically Pete, Pam, Roger, Chuck, Deb, Ty, Chantz, Debbie, Ray, Spring, Duane)
• New Day Resource Center open 3rd Thursday of each month
• Relationships would be built throughout our community for the glory of Christ
• Teachers & students in St Regis
• A more permanent facility in which to meet in St Regis
• Alana as she serves the Lord and continues to search for a full time job
• Alisha as she serves the Lord and plans for her wedding & marriage next summer, as well as her teaching responsibilities
• Praise the Lord for our current financial support team! We could not be here without you
• Seek the Lord for new monthly financial partners for ministry expenses in both locations, plus personal needs (a couple of our regular supporters have had to discontinue their financial support, but we know are continuing to pray)

1Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified,
just as it did also with you;
2and that we will be rescued from perverse and evil men;
for not all have faith.
(2 Thessalonians 3:1-2)

ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
SEND TO: NEW DAY NETWORK MINISTRY, PO BOX 420013, HAUGAN MT 59842

A NEW DAY -- TO CELEBRATE!

CELEBRATE IN HAUGAN. The first Sunday of August completed our first year as NEW DAY FELLOWSHIP in Haugan and our first year serving as Pastor in the “west end”. A wonderful day of celebration was enjoyed as we worshipped, strolled through the yearly highlights via Power Point, and ate pot luck lunch together. We remembered how we began with what we call “the fabulous four”! This year we celebrated with thirteen in attendance! Praise the Lord! One of the men who came shared that it had been 27 years since he had attended a church service… he has made steps all summer beginning with our first mission team from Springdale, attending men’s breakfast on Tuesday mornings, Soup Day on Thursdays, working on projects around the church… and finally into a service! We believe spiritual renewal is beginning in Mike’s life and trust God to continue when he returns to teaching in Washington at end of summer.

As a matter of fact, in preparation for “I Love HIS Church Day”-1 Yr Anniversary Celebration, Mike & Sally Wright and Vern Herman worked tirelessly to plant flowers in the front of the church and laid out rock for decoration. When all was done and we stood back to look at their work (see picture above) we noticed that the rock was laid out in the shape of a cross -- it really looks nice and we thank God for their work and their renewed desire to grow in Him!

One of the best things we did all summer was a DVD study produced by Saddleback Church in California called, “Life’s Healing Choices”. This was a series from the Beatitudes in the book of Matthew. Clear and simple choices which we explored and discussed each week with the idea of being able to share these choices with others—everyone makes choices! Although we averaged ten in attendance, 17 different individuals joined us throughout the month. Thank You, Lord!

Other celebrations included Vern Herman’s Birthday party! His brothers came in, church members joined in, brought pot luck… we had a wonderful evening with friends, lots of food, fun, and a special cake! Mr. Vern is our only male type official church member, has been here for 13+ years and a mighty prayer warrior and man of God! We love you, Mr. Vern and thank God for you. Happy 82 years young!

We continue to prepare for the opening of our Food Pantry/Clothes Closet which we are calling the NEW DAY RESOURCE CENTER. We have received donations from members, non-church members, folks from Plains, Olympia, Washington, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Springdale, Arkansas and Austin, Texas! We will open our doors on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month from 3-5 PM beginning in September. But we have already been able to help several families before the official opening—God is so good!

A Dream comes true… It has been Vern’s dream for many years now to have a prayer garden beside the church in Haugan… Well, our New Prayer Garden is pretty much complete. Just today Vern, Mike & Sally Wright, John Carpenter, and Alan put the last touches on it… the Cross is now installed -- standing strong as a sentinel over the Prayer Garden. Our deepest gratitude to the Lord Jesus Christ, and our heartfelt thanks for the help of New Hope Mission Team and Southwood Mission Team in seeing this dream come true. It. Is. Finished!

CELEBRATE IN ST REGIS. The group in St Regis continues to evolve from week to week. We have averaged 8 in the last month with 18 different individuals joining us at one time or another! One week everyone showed up on one Sunday and we had 14! The meeting room was filled to capacity. A new couple has moved into St Regis from Washington (front right). Fred and Barb drove by the church in Haugan on a Saturday and stopped to visit. We talked for about an hour and they have been in services for the last two weeks. We continue to pray for workers to help us and open doors for relationship building. Thank You, Lord, for Fred and Barb and all our band of believers in St Regis.

We got a call this week from St Regis Schools. They had a clothing swap event in the cafeteria with tables of clothing left, so they asked if we wanted them for the Clothes Closet we will open in the West End in September. This was such an unexpected blessing! The Excursion was filled--top to bottom, front to back--with sacks of clothing, already separated and sized! Plus, we were able to meet the head of maintenance and several high school boys who helped sack and load the clothing. This was a great opportunity!

CELEBRATE ANSWERED PRAYER! After Alan’s hip replacement surgery, we decided to apply for hardship assistance with the hospital. Without question God has blessed—this week we received notice that our assistance had been approved at 100%! THANK YOU, LORD AND ST. PATRICK’S HOSPITAL! We now only have to deal with the surgeon, labs, and anesthesiologist’s expenses. What a significant gift and answer to prayer.


CELEBRATE WITH THE DAMRONS… Alan, Sarah, Alana & Alisha are also celebrating family! Seruyange Abdul called us this week to ask our blessing for he and Alisha to be married. He sounded just a bit nervous, but we welcomed him into our family as a gift from God. We celebrate Alisha and Abdul as a couple and the calling of God on their lives together. Please pray with us as we all prepare and look forward to the wedding ceremony next summer. Also, we ask you to pray with us that God will provide financially for us to make the trip. WE LOVE YOU, ALISHA AND ABDUL… AND CAN NOT WAIT TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND YOU BOTH!!!

Other Prayer Needs…
• Souls to be saved in this valley (specifically Pete, Pam, Roger, Chuck, Deb, Ty, Chance, Debbie, Ray, Spring, Duane)
• New Day Resource Center opening 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month beginning in September
• New School year for teachers & students in St Regis
• A more permanent facility in which to meet in St Regis
• Alana as she serves the Lord and continues to search for a full time job
• Alisha as she serves the Lord and plans for her wedding & marriage next summer in addition to her teaching responsibilities
• Praise the Lord for our current financial support team
• Seek the Lord for new financial partners for ministry expenses in both locations and personal needs

ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE.
SEND TO: NEW DAY NETWORK MINISTRY, PO BOX 420013, HAUGAN MT 59842

It’s a New Day,


Alan & Sarah Damron
NEW DAY NETWORK MINISTRY
www.newdaynet.net
406.546.7790
newdaynet@yahoo.com

A NEW DAY -- AN OPEN DOOR

On Sunday, July 4th NEW DAY FELLOWSHIP was invited to join the two other churches in St Regis to lead a joint sunrise service at 8 AM, kicking off the July 4th activities. This was a wonderful opportunity that went smoothly, nurtured good fellowship between the churches, and filled the small stadium stands to about 90%! It was an exciting start to a beautiful day and festive weekend. Then we returned to Haugan for services followed by a cook out that evening which was a HUGE HIT!

Very late on July 12th (actually 1 AM on July 12th) our second mission team arrived in Haugan! The Southwood Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma sent a group of 33 to help us for a few days. And help they did! After sleeping in just a little on Tuesday morning, the group divided into three teams: 2 teams went to St Regis to conduct a general survey and 1 team stayed in Haugan for Kids Club...

KIDS CLUB IN HAUGAN:

Two young boys showed up in Haugan for Kids Club. The teens were so sweet, loving, and gave them the "full treatment" with rousing games like duck-duck-goose; fun songs like "Lean on Me"; exciting Bible stories, crafts, and refreshments! The boys just soaked it all up! Our first time to meet Duane (in the ball cap) was on Easter Sunday this year, so he was a little familiar with us. But this was our first time to meet Joey--it took maximum energy on everyone's part to keep up with him!!! But it was a truly positive event for the community. Oh, and 3 little girls had planned to attend, but when their father heard about it, he drove all the way out from Missoula (over 1 hour away) to take them back with him for the week! The old adversary is so cruel and sneaky--but two lives embraced and enjoyed the love of Christ through the mission team. And it was one more step in dispelling the spiritual darkness in this valley.

KIDS CLUB IN ST REGIS:

12 boys and girls attended the Kids Club in the Park in St Regis. Two of those boys just had their mother die of overdose the week before--so it was crucial ministry at a crucial time in their lives. The father even came with them on Wednesday night for the Concert in the Park... team members were able to visit with him and offer kindness and hope.

Several parents also attended the Kids Club in the Park and adult leaders were able to meet and befriend them. Most of the boys and girls were from a trailer park across the river which was surveyed earlier that week. We are praying to be able to continue to build relationship with these families and others in the trailer park. The only hope for this west valley is for the Lord Jesus to be introduced and nurtured in the lives of the children, so they can grow up knowing a better way... another way besides what they have now... epidemic alcoholism, substance abuse, poverty, and futility.

SPECIAL PRAYER NEED:

NDF in St Regis could use a permanent facility. There is a Methodist church building for sale that has been empty for over two years now. It could hold approximately 80 in worship, with a full basement, full kitchen, and small education space. It is old, but in pretty good condition and right across the street from the school! A strategic spot--rent is much more than we can afford ($700/monthly), but if God were to provide this, we could have so much more of a presence in St Regis and be there on a weekday other than just Sunday evenings. This is a GOD-ONLY request and we know it... if the building was acquired then we would need furnishings, utilities, and insurance... oh, my! As crazy as this sounds, we know that with God all things are possible. "For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you... was not yes or no, but yes in Him. For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are Yes...!!!" 2 Corinthians 1:19-20, (NASV)