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FREE NOVEMBER 2013 Vol. 12 No. 11 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ... - 2 Corinthians 2:14 The humbug is in our hearts Woonsocket Day of Prayer Joins By Sharon Thiel Church and State ou know it’s going to be a good England’s best creative treasures. By Linda Peters interview when you ask for the goal Yof your subject’s efforts, and he replies, David MacAdam is director and founder astors and members Center, to Woonsocket “My heart is, above all else, to know Christ of New Life Fine Arts in Concord, from 20 local Mayor Leo Fontaine. and to make Massachusetts. Pchurches gathered Last May, the two were Him known; With the tagline together on Saturday, in the Mayor’s office His story. We “Theater you October 26, for the talking over the city’s all have a story, can believe in”, first-ever Woonsocket ills and challenges. and our stories this anointed Day of Prayer. An all end up with group has estimated crowd of “The Mayor is an Him: as our dedicated their between 300 and 400 upbeat, nothing-gets- Saviour and time and talents people—including the him-down, kind of Lord, or as our to “Provide Mayor, the Chief of guy,” says Gonzalez. Judge. What high-quality Police, and three police “But that day, I could better, then, entertaining chaplains—prayed, see he looked down when I can tell, productions sang, and listened to about all the city’s through a story, with spiritually testimonies all on behalf problems. At one point the Gospel of uplifting of their beleaguered Woonsocket Mayor Leo Fontaine in the conversation, Jesus Christ?” 2013 New Life Fine Arts’ production of Ebenezer themes”, the city fraught with crime, sings “Meant To Be” by Steven I asked him what the That was the Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Christmas Present (Glenn first of four violence, poverty, Curtis Chapman at the first-ever faith community could immediate reply Gray) and Ebenezer Scrooge (Ben Morse) commitments homelessness, drugs, Woonsocket Day of Prayer do to help. He leaned from David made on unemployment, and tough economic times. back in his chair, closed his eyes and MacAdam; Pastor, teacher, playwright, the About page of their website www. thought for a moment. And then he said, husband, father of three, grandfather of newlifefinearts.org. One of their most It started as an offer of help from Pastor ‘I think it would help if the churches could six, and the keeper of perhaps one of New Humbug to Page 3 Herson Gonzalez of Calvary Worship Woonsocket Day to Page 11 Providence Rescue Mission: Rescuing the Perishing By Judith Ryder shards, sometimes a person’s life reaches a street ministry there and while driving a youth house while they commuted back and “...When thou makest a dinner or a supper, the point where it, too, has seemingly Salvation Army canteen, his rounds ended forth between NY and RI as they got things call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither become irretrievably broken. It is then that at the Capitol City Rescue Mission, whose up and running. thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest the Providence Rescue Mission often meets director suggested God might be calling they also bid thee again, and a recompense another needy soul who, having come to him to Rescue Ministry. After living in During a recent interview at the Mission’s be made thee. But when thou makest a the end of his rope, has finally decided to a Mission for a year, he quit his job and, location, 627 Cranston Street in Providence, feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, seek help. In the process, many will learn, in January 1993, RI’s West end, Sean the blind: And thou perhaps for the first took a relevant Carew noted that shalt be blessed, time, the attributes Correspondence since founding for they cannot of God: His love, Course. PRM, he and recompense thee: mercy, and grace. Marbeth have for thou shalt be Beginning to pray become accustomed recompensed at the Growing up in for a helpmeet, he to watching God resurrection of the PA, and having subsequently met meet the Mission’s just.” (Luke 14: personally Marbeth in church. abundant needs with 12-14) experienced the They married in neither begging nor agony of the out- 1993 and started wringing of hands s Sean Carew, of-control life of an their family of four on their part. Like AExecutive addict, Sean Carew children. For three George Muller, the Director of the Providence Rescue attended college, became saved at age 29, years he worked Sean and Marbeth Carew German missionary Mission (PRM) points out, most children and got sober in 1989. At the time, God with the Albany in the 1800’s who, when asked what they want to be when impressed on his mind, “no more dating”. mission, then became Director of Operations through his faith and prayers (without asking they grow up, reply “fireman”, “nurse”, Deciding that his career as a bond trader at the City Mission in Schenectady, NY for money), fed thousands of orphans in “teacher”, “policeman”, or another admired was no longer a good fit, he began street from 1996 to 1999. In late 1998, the Bristol, England, the Carews acknowledge profession, but none ever says “homeless ministry in Pittsburgh while working in Carews were asked to plant a Mission in that God answers prayer and provides person”, “drug addict”, or “prostitute”. Yet, retail. After being transferred to Albany, RI, which they began in January 1999, their needs through continuing showers as a fallen mirror shatters into a thousand NY, he approached his pastor about starting staying at Quidnessett Baptist Church’s PRM to Page 5 Health Books Sports Entertainment INSIDE National News 6 World News 7 Health 8 Book Reviews 9 Sports 9 Entertainment 12 Letters 13 Inspiration 14 Humor 15 Calendar 16-17 Murder P. 8 New Books P. 9 Craig James P. 9 New 3-D Movie P. 11 Partners 16-17 www.thegoodnewstoday.org Classified 18 2 November 2013 Your Complete Comfort Provider Heating Oil WESCO ENERGY Your Complete Comfort Provider OIL & PROPANE HEATING & COOLING SYSTEMS FULL SERVICE 24/7 Emergency Delivery & Service www.beewarm.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 RI: 401-231-3681 MA: 508-883-9100 Wesco Energy, P.O. 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Perhaps Past, upon his Present, and upon his people whose first exposure to the those involved, both behind and which this writer has had the through her influence, Dickens Future. When Scrooge expresses a Gospel was this production who before the curtain at New Life Fine pleasure of viewing on multiple visited a Christian outreach to desire for the light to reveal no are now missionaries in Mexico, Arts, that the current production occasions in the past decade.