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To, By, For

Tuesday, April 17 2012 00:05 Admin istrator

16 April 2012

"When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’"
(Matthew 25:38-40)

New Brothers Fellowship is a ministry to, by, and for the Body of Christ. Here are a few ways to fulfill the "by the Body of Christ" aspect of this ministry.

PRAYER
The greatest need of this ministry is prayer. Contact us for specific needs, or just pray as the Spirit of God leads you.

DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS
Our second greatest need is for men from area churches to to make a commitment to participate in their local NBF Discipleship Group.

CHEATERS
In order to read the fine print in their Bibles, men need reading glasses. They must have plastic frames.

BIBLES
Men need study Bibles. Men need large print Bibles.

GREETING CARDS
Cards for all occasions are needed, but in particular we need Mother's Day Cards, cards to children, Thinking of You cards, and Sorry cards. We will also need many, many Christmas cards this year.

TRACTS
We need "Smile, Jesus Loves You" tracts. It is impossible to have too many on hand. To help meet this need, here is the link to Amazing Grace Mission, an organization that sells them at a very good price, with free shipping: SMILE TRACTS

SPREAD THE WORD
Tell others about NBF. Share this ministry with your church, home group, prayer group, and Bible study. Forward this email to like-minded friends and family members. Share our Facebook page. The need for NBF increases daily, which means the need for the Body of Christ to get involved increases daily, as well.

LEADERS
We need leaders to rise-up in churches across this county, state, region, and country who are willing to lead NBF Groups for the men being released from prison into their community. If NBF works for men in Essex County, we know it will work for men every where.

DONATE
For seven-and-a-half years NBF has been sustained by free will gifts received from churches and individual members of the Body of Christ. If you feel lead, support this work financially with a one-time gift, or monthly pledge.

IN CLOSING
Thank you for taking the time to read this list of needs, and for considering how you might become more involved in prison and prison aftercare ministry. God is stirring the hearts of men in prison. They are eager to hear the gospel. The Body of Christ must respond.

In Him alone,
Doug & Caroline Gregan

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Last Updated on Tuesday, April 17 2012 00:15

Proclaiming What Jesus Has Done!

Monday, April 02 2012 17:20 Admin istrator

2 April 2012

"Jesus...said to him, 'Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.'And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled." (Mark 5:19-20)

Proclaiming What Jesus Has Done!
Tim Coco is a New Brother and an exceptional example of how to use Facebook well. He uses his status to regularly broadcast his faith in Christ and preach the Gospel. When we saw this recent post, we asked his permission to share it with you.

"I just wanna say that I am not ashamed to proclaim that three years ago, and before then, I used to live a life of rebellion. I was a party animal, a drug dealer, a drug user. I was just a crazy man on a crazy path, and I just didn't care much about life and what was going on around me. I couldn't have cared less if I lived or died. I didn't know what life was all about, and didn't know what my purpose was. The only thing I cared about was how tough could I be, and what people thought of me.

"Then, three years ago, that all changed, because I was sent to jail, and what a blessing that was. I got to know this man named Jesus, who died on the Cross for my sins. I didn't understand much, but I just kept pressing into the Word of God and He just showed me and taught me, with the help of others, what this all meant. I will tell you that I could not do this in my own power, but only by the power of God. Whether you believe me or not, that's up to you. But, for those who used to know me, you should certainly pay attention, because you know how I used to be...very stubborn and in my own way.

"God can do miracles in your life, if you just surrender to Him. I'm not afraid of judgment from others, because there is gonna be a time when I will face judgment from God, and He will look at my life. I'm either gonna spend Eternity with Him, or I'm gonna spend Eternity with Satan. So, I tell you to be serious with life now, because your last breath on earth will be your first step into Eternity. Please, make the right choice and ask Jesus into your life and let Him do the work."

Doug and Tim first met at Middleton, and then began meeting weekly during his time at The Farm. After his release, Tim attended the NBF Discipleship Groups in Amesbury and Haverhill. Within a few months he had visited Granite United Church in Salem, NH (Pastor Anthony Milas), and immediately found a church home. He now attends services at their Haverhill campus, and was recently invited to launch a small group for young adults.

When we asked to use this testimony, Tim told Caroline, "If it wasn't for God putting Doug in my life, I wouldn't be who I am today!" If that is true, than we can only thank God for those who have helped make this ministry possible. Tim is a fruit of the faithful support you have offered through your gifts, prayers, and service. Thank you for making NBF available to others whose testimonies are still a work in progress.

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Last Updated on Monday, April 02 2012 17:25

Prayer Request for Doug

Tuesday, March 20 2012 12:12 Admin istrator

19 March 2012
"Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless Thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name." (Psalm 63:3-4)

Prayer Request for Doug
Thanks to a surprise gift we received in January, Doug will be traveling today to visit his Mother in Arizona. It has been many years since he last saw her, so he is really looking forward to this visit. His brother may also be coming into town for a few days, and there are several members of his extended family in the area that he is also looking forward to seeing.

We would really appreciate your prayers for Doug's safe travels while he is away, and for the many volunteers who will be covering his services for him. Doug has long wanted to get back West to see his family, and as he will be there for his birthday, this trip is a precious gift. Thank you for praying for us at home, too. We are happy he is going, but he will be very missed!

ScrapbookingStory.com Wows Us!
We have begun to receive the handmade greeting cards people are making and donating to the NBF Greeting Card Outreach, made possible by the generousity of ScrapbookingStory.com, and they are just beautiful! Here is a small sample:

NBF Cards

It is not too late to request your FREE kit to make SIX cards for the guys inside. ScrapbookingStory.com has designed this set of cards with an emphasis on Mother's Day, which is the biggest day for greeting cards. We anticipate needing at least two hundred.

ScrapbookingStory.com does have more kits ready to mail, so why not take advantage of this special offer, and be a part of something great? Click HERE for details!

Prison Ministry Volunteer's Prayer Night
If you volunteer in prison ministry, no matter which facility, or volunteer at an NBF Discipleship Group, we would like to invite you to join us once a month for prayer. The need to pray together is very great. The opposition to God's work inside never stops. Satan takes no holidays! Let's come together in one Spirit to share our needs and burdens and carry them together to the foot of the cross. This is also going to be an ideal opportunity to share with Chaplain Doug how he can better support your ministry.

The meeting will be held the second Monday of each month at New Life Christian Assembly in Haverhill, from 6:30-8 p.m. New Life is the same church that hosted the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner last November.

Unity amongst the members of the Body of Christ is vitally important, and there is no greater way to come together, than to pray together.

In Closing
Thank you all who have been praying for Caroline's mother, Stella. We are happy to report that she is much improved. She is also a year older, and so thankful for the cards she received. Thank you for remembering her. This is a short video of her sharing her own thanks for the outpouring of love she received: LINK

We pray the Lord bless and keep you all today. Thank you for taking the time to stay involved in this ministry, and for keeping us in prayer. We love the work we do, but it takes more than conviction and passion to serve the Lord on the front lines of the battle. It takes the faithfulness of the Body of Christ, interdeding on our behalf. Thank you. We thank God for you!

In Him Alone,
Doug, Caroline, and Hannah

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Last Updated on Tuesday, March 20 2012 12:18

Honor Where Honor Is Due

Saturday, March 03 2012 16:57 Admin istrator

3 March 2012

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour." Romans 13:7

Honor Where Honor Is Due
We do not personally know many people who have faithfully served the Lord for 72 years, but Rev. Stella L. Mosqueda is just such a person, and we count it a great privilege to call her "Mother."

Stella Cooper's service to the Lord began when she was just nine years-old.� After school, she would go to the local nursing home and read to the residents from the Book of Psalms. Every Saturday, she would canvass her neighborhood inviting children to Sunday School. As a teen, a missionary to Cuba would visit her church and a seed would be sown.�

We will not share her life's story here, but that seed for missions did take root. She has served the Lord faithfully all her life, fulfilling the duties of both minister and minister's wife. When she worked as a nurse or teacher, she only considered those workplaces different missionfields. When she retired, her neighborhood was her missionfield. And, as she has had setbacks in her health, her hospital bed became her pulpit. She has touched countless lives with the love of Jesus, and still carries this burden for souls. Just this January, she shared how sorry she was that she had not done more for the Lord with her life. Her heart's cry was that God would allow her to just win more souls for His sake.

Unfortunately, February was not kind to Stella. In fact, it brought a terrible assault against her life, and she is now at the Hannah Duston Healthcare Center in Haverhill, receiving the physical care she needs to recover. However, she really needs more than food and rest. She needs even more than prayer.

The Word of God exhorts us in James 1:27 that, "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and the widows in their affliction." Only the Lord knows how many times has she ministered to someone in a nursing home, and now Stella is the one afflicted.

While most people receiving this message cannot visit her in person, we would like to ask if you would each be willing to visit her through a birthday card. You see, this Friday, March 9, Stella will mark her 81st birthday. We will bring a party to her, of course, but it's a sad thing to be in a nursing home on your birthday. She needs more than a cake. She needs her Brothers and Sister in Christ to share a word of encouragement---something short, sweet, and simple. Would you consider returning to her the love she has freely poured out on others, now when she has so little to offer herself?

Her mailing address, while she is at Hannah Duston, is:

Rev. Stella L. Mosqueda
126 Monument Street
Haverhill, Massachusetts 01832

Thank you in advance for taking a few moments to bless this woman of God. In an upcoming e-iNBrief, we will be sharing a new ministry outreach for New Brothers that her life has inspired.

We also want to thank you for keeping NBF, the chaplaincy, ourNew Brothers, and our family in prayer.

In Him alone,
Doug, Caroline, and Hannah

P.S. In honor of her birthday, we are going to post an album of photos from Stella's life and ministry on the NBF Facebook page. Please, look for it on Friday.

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Satan Doesn't Take Holidays!

Saturday, March 03 2012 14:54 Admin istrator

20 February 2012

"If the Lord delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’ Only do not rebel against the Lord, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.” Numbers 14:8

Satan Doesn't Take Holidays!
We were called into ministry to fight a battle in the war for the souls of mankind. Though we are daily taking territory from the Enemy, and it sometimes seems quiet on the front, no matter how "well" we might think things are going, we know Satan never takes a holiday. His efforts against the progress of the gospel of Jesus Christ never stop. He is always seeking to halt or hinder the ministry, in order to destroy the lives of men and their families. This is why your faithful intecession is needed every day. We are so grateful to you for praying for New Brothers, for this ministry, and for our family---especially when it seems like everything is OK.

Fellowship Night Update
On February 3, Wesley United Methodist Church hosted our quarterly NBF Night. Tina Luce ministered in music, and Doug brought the message, as our scheduled speaker, Mark Collett, had a family emergency and could not attend. The women of WUMC blessed us with a wonderful, abundant meal. We are so thankful for Pastor Arthur Savage and Pastor Rob Parady for hosting this event. It was a blessed night for eveyone who attended, including seven men from the Lawrence Correctional Alternative Center. Photos may be found on our NBF Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/NewBrothers). We look forward to having Mark join us at an upcoming NBF Night.

In Closing
Thank you to those who are helping with the Card Box Outreach. When Caroline puts out the Card Box at the end of the service, she also puts out tracts and stands nearby to meet and greet the men who are coming from the dorms looking for cards. It's been so good to see the cards and the tracts disappearing! Please, keep the cards coming, and let's start thinking about Mother's Day. We will need many, many Mother's Day cards. For those who are interested, ScrapbookingStory.com, an online scrapbook and crafting supply story, has made a special offer to the friends of NBF. Click HERE to learn more.

Finally, please keep Caroline's mother, Stella, in prayer. She is facing some giants of her own these days, and needs a touch from the Lord.

May God bless and keep each of you, and your house. Remember, the Lord is with you! We know that many are facing difficult days, but when we obey the Lord and walk according to His Word, we can always expect Him to be with us in our trials.

In Him alone,
Doug, Caroline, and Hannah

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