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Love and Compassion Ministries Love and Compassion Ministries In the Name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit August 1, 2012 In The Year of Our Lord AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, Volume 7, Issue 8 Inside This Issue WE WILL SERVE THE LORD! Story: Page WE’VE LOST A FRIEND 2 WE’VE LOST A FRIEND 3 DRINKING FROM THE SAUCER I've never made a fortune, And I'll never make one now; YARD SALE 4 But it really doesn't matter, WE NEED YOUR HELP Cause I'm happy anyhow. As I go along my journey, WE NEED YOUR HELP 5 I'm reaping better than I've sown. I'm drinking from the saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed. SISTERS HAIR DESIGNS 6 PRAYER REQUESTS I don't have a lot of riches, And sometimes the goings rough. 7 But while I've friends to love, LETTER FROM PRESIDENT I think I'm rich enough. PRAYER 8 I'll just thank God for blessings That His mercy has bestowed. I'm drinking from the saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed. This is a monthly publication produced by If God gives me strength and courage, LCM. Permission is here- When the way grows steep and rough. by granted to repro- I'll not ask for other blessings, duce this publication! If I'm already blessed enough. you wish someone who May I never be too busy is in jail or prison to re- To help bear another's load. ceive a copy, call us for Then I'll be drinking from the saucer, details. 'Cause my cup has overflowed. N E W S L E T T E R T T E S L W N E ~Author Unknown~ Board of Directors Frank Blake Stacey Davis Mark Decker Tony Distaffen Mark Johnson Lyle Smith Ron Willis Volume 7, Issue 8 Page 2 WE’VE LOST A FRIEND Dear Friends at LCM, Love and Compassion Ministries’ good friend and former NFL Football Player, G. Booth Lusteg, died Thursday, July 12, 2010. Brother Booth often traveled three hours to come to Fort Myers from his home in Plantation on the east coast just to join us and provide a Sunday Service for incarcerated kids at Crossroads in Punta Gorda. He would sleep overnight in Ft Myers then travel back home the next day. He served the Lord in a mighty way! Please keep his family lifted up in prayer. Here is an article about his passing from the Miami Herald by Steven Montero smontero.MiamiHerald.com Gerald Booth Lusteg did it all. He played minor league baseball, participated in three different Ameri- can football leagues, was ranked No. 11 in the United States Tennis Association's Men's 40 Division, and even made his high school hall of fame for his performance on the basketball court. Booth Lusteg Lusteg, who died last Thursday at 73, led the American Football League in kick scoring during his first season with the Buffalo Bills. He moved on to the Miami Dophins' roster the next season and made eve- ry extra point he kicked. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers. Lusteg, who lived in Plantation, was diagnosed with lung cancer in May 2009. "He was a fighter, never complained, never shed a tear," his daughter Lisa Lusteg Bennett said. "I could- n't have asked for a better dad. I'm very, very proud of him. He inspired me; he motivated me." Bennett recalled a time at a tennis tournament when an old man collapsed on the sidewalk and Lusteg rushed over and performed CPR to revive him. In later life, Lusteg directed his focus on his faith. He was ordained and preached in ministries about self -motivation. These were themes in his 2002 autobiography, Kick Rejection...and Win! He found a way to merge his two passions by creating Kicking for Christ, a nonprofit camp for underprivileged youth. Lusteg majored in psychology and mathematics at the University of Connecticut and later also received his master's in number theory. He also had a real estate license. Bennett said Lusteg received fan mail every couple weeks. The most important letter, addressed to "Gooster," came from his granddaughter and Bennett's daughter, Linae, despite her living five minutes away. Inside the letter was a lock of her hair. Before Lusteg died, Bennett said he wanted to be buried (Continued on page 3) Volume 7, Issue 8 Page 3 (Continued from page 2) WE’VE LOST A FRIEND with that lock. "Once he loved you, he loved you strong and hard," she said. Here’s a poem our friend John Domino who worked for the Lord with him wrote to honor Booth Lusteg. Brother Booth's Final Field Goal - Heaven! He shared the love of Jesus to everyone and anyone that he would meet. He spoke of God's Word and talked among the crowds and the man on the street. He traveled all over the southwest reaching others and telling about God's truth. He made an impression on those who met him, he was known as our Brother Booth. Brother Booth would go the distance to reach others especially incarcerated youth. He traveled from east to the west; he was a class act and did what was best and right. On assignment from The Lord; his calling was to reveal the truth about God's light. He went out on the mission field to churches and ministries both large and small. He was going for a field goal for Jesus; he kept his heart and mind set on that goal. His Godly service here on earth has ended as he touched many seniors and youth. It's high time to accept the ball and score one for Heaven and our Brother Booth. Amen! by John Michael Domino Reference: Philippians 3:14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Volume 7, Issue 8 Page 4 WE’RE PLANNING A YARD SALE Love and Compassion Ministries is planning a yard sale to get the word out about what Love And Compassion Ministries is doing and to raise funds. It will be held at our corporate of- fices at 1401 Viscaya Parkway on Saturday September 29th. We are now collecting items for the sale. If you would like to donate appliances, vehicles, toys, games, electronics, or al- most anything that works, call us at 239-574-5683 or just come by to see us. Thank You! LOVE & COMPSSION MINISTRIES NEEDS YOU, TO HELP US, SERVE THE LORD We have many areas where we need you to help us serve our Lord. We need drivers! We frequently drive people to drug programs. Many of these people we have worked with through the court system to get them into a program ra- ther than sending them to prison. We make all the arrangements and transport them to the programs. We have others who are going into pro- grams voluntarily but have no way to get there. Last week I enjoyed driving a young man, I’ll call him Ben (not his real name), to Faith Farms in Boynton Beach. Ron Willis had worked with this young man to get everything set so that he could enter the program. Ben knew the Lord as his Savior, but he said he had left God for awhile and done things his way. He really demonstrated a strong de- sire to overcome his addiction. Before going to Faith Farms he had voluntarily gone to detox at South West Florida Addiction Services. On the way, I heard him encouraging someone on the phone to get help. When we got there, they handed him some lengthy admission papers to fill out, then the pastor talked to him to decide whether they would admit him to the program. He was admitted, and after we got his bags out of the car, I told him I enjoyed meeting him. He replied, “I’m going to do this!” Of course, he meant he was going to complete the nine month program and overcome his addiction. I just said, “I really think you will, you have a great attitude.” Wouldn’t you like to spend a few hours serving the Lord and helping someone like Ben begin to change his life? We can use your help! We need help with our Street Ministry. On the last Friday of each month, we feed the homeless, give out clothing and personal items through a wonderful ministry that has teamed up with us called Street Watch Ministry. We share the Word of God with the street people and invite them to accept Christ as their Savior. We talk and listen to them one on one. Many have come to know Christ through this service. We bring the Church to the people. We need people to help us cook. We need listeners. We need people to talk one on one about (Continued on page 5) Volume 7, Issue 8 Page 5 (Continued from page 4) LOVE & COMPASSION MINISTRIES NEEDS YOUR HELP AS WE SERVE THE LORD the Lord. Wouldn’t you like to serve the Lord and help these people? Give us a call! 574- Love. We need help with our Youth Ministry. Each week a group goes to Crossroads in Punta Gorda to tell troubled youth about a better way — Jesus Christ. Many of the youth who have been there will testify they have found that better way, left their walk to prison and started a new life with Jesus.
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