Dear friend, I am a pastor. And throughout the years it has been my mission to do my best to bring peace and comfort through ministering the love of God to all people. Today is no different. But just as there were times in the ministry of Jesus when He had to be stern with the crowds, especially those who said they were believers but were not, so the time has come when I too must share the burden of my heart. This burden concerns the immediate days ahead. It is not coincidence that St. Jude wrote: “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And on some have compassion, making a distinction; but others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh” (Jude 1:20-23 NKJV).

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Six years ago, some Chatham, Illinois Elementary school teachers launched their own project to get brand new Christmas books into the hands of kids to promote reading, after the annual “Friend in Deed” was unable to continue a book program. It was so successful that it has now become a county wide Christmas Book Drive, in Abraham Lincoln’s home region!  In recent years, the Christmas books have been distributed alongside Toys For Tots (United States Marine Corps) at the Prairie Capitol Convention Center and this year, the organizers, led by Jane Byram are hoping to make it the biggest and best ever! Springfield Area Business Men In Christ will be coming alongside Jane and her team and providing as much assistance as possible in order to achieve this goal to surpass the 4150 books distributed in 2014!

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