March-April 2019 Volume 9, Issue 2

Psalm 34:8: “Taste and see that the LORD is good.”

Rochester's Mobile Soup Kitchen For Christ

Isaiah 6:8: Also I heard the voice of the Lord, say- ing, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” A young lady serves a deli-

Then I said, “Here am I; send me.” cious hot meal on a cold day.

UPDATE FROM PASTOR RUSS AND ANNE LORIA The Father’s Heart: established April 30, 2011

In Deuteronomy 28:8 we see the WHEN THE truck arrives from Lan- blessings on obedience. “The LORD caster, several men from different will command the blessing on you in churches and residents from the your storehouses and in all to which city gather to unload and distribute you set your hand, and He will bless these donations to many organiza- you in the land which the LORD your tions around the area. The Lord has God is giving you.” bountifully blessed the ministry. It MANY OF you don’t get to person- is through these blessings that we ally see the weekly blessings that are able to bless others. the Lord gives to The Father’s Heart As the men unload and organize so we can share those blessings. the donations, trucks come from We pick up donations from Costco the Open Door Mission, Samaritan’s The Lord gives two days a week, from Wegmans Harvest, and the Veterans Outreach three days a week, from markets on Center. so we can share Thursdays from spring to fall, and CARS FULL of food leave for Syra- from Zweigle’s (We just got more cuse Teen Challenge and Hope Deal- n this newsletter we want to take than 15,000 all-beef hot dogs!) and ers BTC. A full van leaves for I time to give thanks. Leo’s Bakery whenever they call. C.A.M.R.Y Outreach and a truck Psalm 100:4 says, “Enter into His AND THEN three or four pallets of leaves for Grace House. A man from gates with thanksgiving, and into food come weekly on Wednesday the streets walks up and asks for His courts with praise. Be thankful mornings from a trucking company help and prayer. to Him, and bless His name.” So let’s in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. touch on some areas of thanks. It is here where we want to focus. Continued on Page 2 The Father’s Heart Page 2

to go out every Thursday, Friday the call. We received so many win- and Saturday and supply those on ter clothes that we were able to the streets with bags of groceries bless many through them on the and a hot meal through these do- streets of Rochester. nations. We just want to say a big ONE GIRL really touched our thank you to all the companies and hearts. She and her grandmother individuals that make this possible. came to an outreach on Hudson NOW LET’S move on to the dona- Avenue, bringing more than 100 tions of clothing. As many of you sets of gloves to give out in know we recently were in desper- memory of her father, who had ate need of winter coats, gloves, died of a heroin overdose. She hats and scarves. We made a spe- took her hurt and sadness and cial appeal to you and the Lord turned around and decided to bless blessed us exceedingly and abun- others. A young lady and her grand- dantly by His servants answering MATTHEW 25:36 says, “I was na- mother donate gloves in her ked and you clothed Me; I was sick late father’s memory. and you visited Me; I was in prison The Father’s Heart and you came to Me.” Thank you Our mission is to share the love of all for your donations of clothing. Continued from Page 1 Christ with as many people as pos- Through them we were able to put In our last newsletter we shared sible and try to enhance the quality gloves on a little girl’s cold hands, some of the blessings we have re- of life for all whom we witness to wrap a scarf around a woman and ceived, but we also want to share on the streets. pray for her healing, and put boots with you the day in and day out We share the word of God and on a homeless man’s feet and pray sharing of the love of Christ to feed and clothe people of the that the Lord would break his many. Through these donations we streets of Rochester, bringing hope chains. Thank you. are able to say, “Here you go. See that Jesus will grab hold of their Continued on Page 3 the Lord’s provision.” hurting, lonely, hopeless hearts to OUR GOD is more than able. It be His hands and feet extended in says in 2 Corinthians 9:8-9, “And love! God will generously provide all you The Father’s Heart need. Then you will always have 678 Lake Avenue everything you need and plenty Rochester, NY 14613 left over to share with others. As (585) 647-6746 the Scriptures say, ‘They share freely and give generously to the Mailing address: poor. Their good deeds will be The Father’s Heart ROC remembered forever.’ ” P.O. Box 1134 These donations have been able Webster, NY 14580 to provide bottled water to the Open Door Mission when they On the Web: were out, and meat to Teen Chal- thefathersheartroc.org lenge, Grace House and the Veter- On your mobile device: ans Outreach Center when they m.thefathersheartroc.org were in need. On Facebook: THEY PROVIDED snacks to hand out on the streets along with the The Fathers Heart ROC word of God and prayer at On Twitter: Toilet tissue and wipes are C.A.M.R.Y Outreach. And above all FathersHeartROC donated to Mothers In Need we at The Father’s Heart are able of Others of Rochester. The Father’s Heart

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Continued from Page 2 and his people with the edge of the We also want to give thanks for all sword.” God Speaks the prayer warriors for the ministry. OUR VOLUNTEERS can sometimes We know you are praying and we grow weary. They may feel like it’s see those prayers being answered not worth it, that it is a losing Through the City by the provision for the ministry. battle. But our prayer warriors have Part 31: Juan 14:6 But we also see it in the day-to-day held up our arms for the past eight By a servant in Christ battle. years and we thank you for being WE ARE in a battle on the streets our arm bearers. of Rochester. The enemy hates Please continue to lift up The Fa- Jesus: The only way what the ministry is doing. Time is ther’s Heart ministry in your pray- to God the Father growing short and the enemy wants ers, continue to hold up our arms to bring distractions, and try to stop and storm the gates for Jesus to the ministry from preaching the continue to do His work, and be the adly, our North Clinton and gospel on the streets. God of Salvation to many through S Oakman outreach location IN EXODUS we see that the Israel- the ministry. known as “Heroin Alley” often pro- ites defeated the Amalekites when THEN LASTLY and MOST im- vides evidence of the growing drug Moses held up the rod of God in his portantly we give thanks to Jesus crisis. hands. He needed his arms to stay Christ, for He is our provision, our Last year a man with a badly raised. In Exodus 17:12-13 it says, Salvation, our Creator, our Provid- scarred face mentioned how he “But Moses’ hands became heavy; er, our Rock, our Fortress, our had just finished a seven-year pris- so they took a stone and put it un- Heavenly Father, our Comforter, on sentence that morning and THE der him, and he sat on it. And Aa- the Beginning and the End, the Al- FIRST thing he did after getting out ron and Hur supported his hands, pha and Omega, and King of Kings, was to buy heroin. Another trou- one on one side, and the other on our Redeemer, and Lord of Lords. bled gentleman once told me that the other side; and his hands were Psalm 97:12 says, “Rejoice in the he had moved to this area from steady until the going down of the Lord, you righteous, And give Puerto Rico since heroin is cheaper sun. So Joshua defeated Amalek thanks at the remembrance of His and more available here. holy name.” Thank you so much, ALTHOUGH THE North Clinton Outreach needs Jesus. Avenue neighborhood is taking Love In Christ, measures to reduce opioid and her- Clothing: Because of your gen- Russ and Anne Loria oin use, The Father’s Heart, Lamp erous response to our special Community Church, and other request for winter outerwear in churches target this location to January, we are well stocked for share the grace and love of Jesus all clothing. The Lord supplied with troubled souls. “For the Son of what we needed. Thank you! Through AmazonSmile, The Fa- man is come to seek and to save Personal hygiene: Condition- ther’s Heart receives a donation that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). er, deodorant, and disposable from Amazon of 0.5 percent of your As I walked the streets inviting locals to a recent North Clinton out- razors. purchase price, at no cost to you. To reach, I noticed a man sitting on the Spiritual food: Children’s Bi- sign up, go to smile.amazon.com on your computer or mobile device. On stairs of a large apartment complex bles and Bible story books. next to our location. His posture Donations can be dropped off your first visit, you will be asked to select a charity. Enter “Fathers was striking — head held tightly at The Father’s Heart headquar- Heart Ministry Roc Inc” in the box between his knees with his back ters, 678 Lake Avenue, Wednes- that says “Or pick your own charita- and neck bent as a contortionist. I day through Friday from 12 ble organization.” You’ll be directed could hear Pastor Russ preaching noon to 5:30 p.m. For infor- to the Amazon website for shopping the word of God, and I prayed it mation, call (585) 472-4331. as usual. was reaching this troubled man. Continued on Page 4 The Father’s Heart Page 4

Continued from Page 3 ny. As Psalm 16:11 states, He will While approaching him, I invited a show us the path of life, and in His lady standing alone to the outreach. presence is fullness and joy. Carla’s She was appreciative, stating that emphasis on her camino became she was visiting her newborn grand- even clearer after reading how Je- daughter in one of the apartments sus answered Thomas’ question and came down drawn to the word regarding “the way” in the “Reina of God. She graciously declined the Valera” Spanish bible: invitation saying: “La palabra de “ Jesús le dijo: Yo soy el camino, y la Dios es suficiente para mi” (“God’s verdad, y la vida; nadie viene al Pa- word is sufficient for me”). dre, sino por mí” (Juan 14:6). AFTER THOSE touching words, I “JESUS SAITH unto him, I am the asked her if she knew the poor man way, the truth, and the life: no man sitting by us. “No, I don’t, but his cometh unto the Father, but by posture is very familiar to me since me” (John 14:6). my father sits like that when he A priority at The Father’s Heart Thank You, Jesus, for being the does heroin. He has been a heroin is praying with those in need. camino unto our Father. addict for most of his life.” Amen. Given her age and faith, her com- ment took me by surprise. After a regularly see children being cared moment of awkward silence, for by grandmothers or alone in the “Carla” proceeded to share her tes- streets due to their parents’ addic- timony. tion, incarceration, or abandon- “LIFE HAS not been easy having an ment. Thank God that He views addict for a father. He was trapped each one of us as His children, de- by Satan through heroin while not spite our upbringing and sins we providing the care and example a may have committed following poor father should. As a young woman I examples. too got involved with alcohol and “THE SOUL who sins shall die. The drugs. How could I break from this? son shall not suffer for the iniquity

Only through Jesus…” of the father, nor the father suffer I asked her how she came to for the iniquity of the son. The right- know our Lord and Savior. She an- eousness of the righteous shall be swered: “I connected with a church upon himself, and the wickedness and it showed me His path, not the of the wicked shall be upon him- path of this world. Not having a self” (Ezekiel 18:20). good example from my biological Jesus provides the path to all who father, I sought one from my heav- seek Him, be it in Heroin Alley or enly Father. He was there and will upper-class neighborhoods in the always be there for me. His camino suburbs. Even if we are forsaken by (translation: path/way) is the one I parents, family, or friends, He will To donate to The Father’s follow. I pray ceaselessly that my lead us in His path if we seek Him. Heart through PayPal, please go father finds his heavenly Father.” “When my father and my mother to thefathersheartroc.org and we strive to “Train AS PARENTS forsake me, then the Lord will take click the “Contact/Donate” tab up a child in the way he should go: me up. Teach me thy way, O LORD, for the PayPal icon. If you want a and when he is old, he will not de- and lead me in a plain path, because receipt, include your address on part from it” (Proverbs 22:6). Unfor- of mine enemies” (Psalm 27:10-11). the optional address line and a tunately, it often does not happen. Carla often exclaimed the word receipt will be prepared for you. Through The Father’s Heart we camino as she shared her testimo- Thank you!