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You & KCM, bringing calm in the midst of storms

May 20, 2013, by No comments yet

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Tornadoes began blowing across North Texas Wednesday, May 15, affecting many families in Granbury, Cleburne, Ennis and other communities north and south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Another storm system began working its way through Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa on Sunday, May 19, resulting in 26 tornadoes. Currently the news is reporting a continued severe weather threat in these areas through most of this week.

Immediately upon hearing of the storms, Team KCM joined in faith and reached out to our Partners and Friends in prayer and sending the Disaster Relief Team to areas hit the hardest. We’re praying for safety and protection in Jesus’ Name, binding the spirit of fear and the forecasted severe weather, and calling on the Holy Spirit to work mightily in the lives of those affected in the midst of this situation.

We stand with you, and with Jesus, who said, “…if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 18:19). We appreciate your prayer of agreement as we continue to hold these families before the Lord.

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And remember that always, in the midst of every circumstance…

Jesus Is Lord!

Team KCM

 

 

 

 

The Reach Continues Ministry in Joplin, MO

April 12, 2012, by No comments yet

On May 22, 2011, Joplin, Mo., experienced one of the worst tornadoes in our nation’s history. The KCM Disaster Relief Team arrived immediately to search for our Partners and provide relief and assistance in any way possible. Today, almost a year later, Kenneth Copeland Ministries is back in Joplin to help in the ongoing process of rebuilding. YouTube Preview Image “It’s amazing to see all the progress and rebuilding here in Joplin in the past year,” said Steve Poteet, head of the Disaster Relief Team. “But there is still so much work to be done.”   With entire blocks of homes still empty, Joplin has a long road ahead. But KCM will be there to help. Partnering with the Joplin Family Worship Center and Feed the Children of Oklahoma City, KCM sponsored The Reach event on March 31. The Reach team, led by KCM’s minister of evangelism, Riley Stephenson, arrived a week before the event and began preparing to distribute boxes of food to 800 local families, host an Easter-egg hunt with 7,000 eggs and lead evangelism teams throughout the city.   Lines had already begun forming outside the Joplin Family Worship Center two hours before the event got underway. Stephenson addressed the crowd of about 1,000 people, sharing with them the love of Jesus. Over 200 people received Jesus as their Lord and Savior during the event, and 25 people received healing. At the end of the event each family went home with a box of food, toiletries and Gatorade.   Pastor Dan Wermuth of the Joplin Family Worship Center said: “We are here to offer the people of Joplin a hand up, not a hand out. We are spreading the message that life is not about surviving, it’s about thriving. Thank you, Pastors Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, and all the KCM Partners for all the love and hope you have brought to Joplin.” Because of you, Partners, Joplin will never be the same. KCM’s Disaster Relief Fund is our ongoing ministry outlet for our Partners to participate in helping people hit hard by disasters. If you would like to contribute to the most current relief efforts, click here.

No Storm Too Great or Town Too Small for the KCM Disaster Relief Team.

April 2, 2012, by No comments yet

On March 2, over 90 confirmed tornadoes struck 162 towns and caused major damage throughout the Midwest. Within hours, members of the Disaster Relief Team at Kenneth Copeland Ministries were making plans to travel to several of the affected areas to check on and provide assistance to KCM Partners living in those areas.

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The team flew into Lexington, Ky. Their first visit was to West Liberty, Ky., and from there they traveled to Henrysville, Ind. and Moscow, Ohio. Some immediate good news was finding out that many of our Partners did not experience damage to their homes or suffer personal injury. However, there was some damage to personal items and local churches in these towns.

 

Because of rumors circulating about fraudulent disaster relief teams spreading throughout these areas, one Partner in Moscow, Ohio, almost didn’t open her door when KCM evangelist leader Riley Stephenson showed up on her doorstep. When the residents realized the visitor was from KCM, and had come to offer help, tears streamed down their faces.

 

“I would have never expected a ministry so big to send a team to a town of 250 to help,” said Viola Maus, “but I guess I should have, knowing Brother Kenneth’s heart.”

 

Their local church, which was built in 1890, had sustained significant damage during the storm. But, determined to not let that keep them from having a place to worship, church members have rallied together for several days and nights, cleaning out debris and making repairs. And because of Partners like you, KCM has been able to assist in the efforts to rebuild their church.

 

None of these relief efforts would be possible without you and the KCM Disaster Relief Fund. This is just one more avenue where you, our Partners and Friends, are helping make a difference in the lives of others. Whether it’s one person, or 1,000 people, it doesn’t matter. KCM cares, and we want to help in any way possible.

 

Please continue to pray for those affected by these tornadoes.