March 12 - Midweek Lenten Service Soup Supper at 5pm Vespers Service at 6pm
703 W 3rd St, Mercedes, Texas 78570
Thanking God for the Orphan Grain Train Potato Distribution 8-27-20
Semi-load of 40,000lbs of potatoes arrives at the Los Fresnos pavilion
Ruperto helps distribute the potatoes at Immanuel
Unloading two 1000lb pallets that contained 50 bags each of Russet potatoes
Ginny and Anita get three pallets to distribute at St. John San Benito
Vicar Chad Bresson gets 8 pallets to distribute in Los Fresnos
Loading up the trailer for St. John's distribution
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Thanking God for the Orphan Grain Train Chicken Distribution 6-9-20
Pastor Weber leads a prayer to begin the distribution thanking God for this great blessing!
20,000 lbs of pre-cooked frozen chicken was donated by the Orpha Grain Train of Wisconsin for help during this pandemic crisis that has affected people's employment.
At the registration table, the people received spiritual food for the soul through tracts and booklets.
Volunteers Lety, Javier and Luz share God's word with the people as they register for the chicken.
A 10 lb box of frozen chicken was given to each family.
Benito and Mariano unload a pallet
Distribution started at 9am at Immanuel. Families were lining up by 8am and all the chicken was given away by 11am.
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Orphan Grain Train - December 7th, 2019
Thanks be to God and the Orphan Grain Train of Wisconsin, Mision Emanuel received a semi-load of over 1100 boxes of clothes, quilts, shoes, household goods and canned corn. What a blessing for the community! Thanks to all the helpers who unloaded it!
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Potatoes! Papas!
Thanks be to God and the Orphan Grain Train of Wisconsin, Mision Emanuel, the San Benito Pavilion and Fishers of Men received 42,000 lbs of potatoes on Friday September 26th. The potatoes came in giant totes that were shared among the ministries. As families picked up potatoes, they also received Christian tracts and booklets in Spanish and English. We give all glory to God who has given us this tremendous opportunity to reach out to our community with His love!
Christmas Caroling with our shut-ins December 1st ,2018
The Orphan Grain Train arrived in the RGV from Wisconsin!
SEPTEMBER 13th and 14th
The OGT of Wisconsin delivered 10 pallets of potatoes weighing 20,000lbs to Los Fresnos on Thursday, the 13th in the afternoon and another 10 pallets to Mercedes Friday morning. 40,000lbs total of white potatoes were bagged by over 500 thankful families! Mision Emanuel also distributed bags of rice, canned green beans, pinto beans and sweet potatoes. Though it was a wet week in the valley, God provided a dry window during the entire time we unloaded and gave out the food! Many hearts lifted prayers of thanksgiving to God!
40,000 lbs of potatoes! Thanks be to God!
Flood Relief Care
Gifts from the Texas District Relief Fund
- Families from Immanuel and the community who have experienced losses from the June 2018 flash flooding have been applying for assistance from the Texas District. From June through December, 29 families received $79,900 in total! Thanks be to God for the many generous hearts from God's people who have made these gifts possible. Applications are no longer being accepted, but the Texas District stands ready to assist should another disaster arise.
Brisket Plate Fundraiser for the Treviño Family
Held on August 31st
The Treviño family was severely affected by the flash flooding in June. They lost all their belongings when two feet of water entered their home.
Thrivent Financial sponsored this action team event to help replace needed furniture, beds, appliances, and other household items. $630 was raised!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
