Looking for a Dentist

Remember "Oprah's Big Give"? Wouldn't it be great if we could increase what we give by getting even MORE people involved? "God's Big Give" has a better ring to it. Do we have any dentists in our congregation? We know of a person in need of alot of dental work who is in pain. He works construction but with building down he is not working as much. His wife is pregnant with their third child and his father is in hospice. He has needed dental work and new teeth for a long time but has never had the money to do it. He is the first to help someone in need and now he needs someone to help him. It would be great to go in with others to help this family or find a dentist willing to donate his labor.

The Jubliee By: William and Jessica

First off I'd like to thank Hillcrest for their dedication and compassion for the people of this city. I was one of the blessed people to receive an envelope today. As soon as the service was over we contacted a friend that works with the Answer Center and automatically found a Bosnian family in need of food. A man, his wife, a 4 week old baby, and a 3 year old daughter, were with a fridge and no food. So my fiancé, her daughter and I went and spent $240 on food, hygiene products, diapers, and other necessities, and delivered them ourselves to this family's apartment. It was saddening to see that they needed so much more; the 3 year old wore shoes that were too big and kept falling off as we took the groceries inside. The man is very saddened that he has no job to support his family, and no car, just a bicycle to get him around. The looks of gratitude and the many thank yous were enough to brighten our day, all I could say was "God has blessed us with this money; therefore, we felt we wanted to pass these blessings on to you".We also knew of a woman living in a sober living house, who was in desperate need of undergarments. So we took it upon ourselves to lessen her burden as well.As for the rest of the money, we felt a bit selfish, but we also felt God answered our prayers as well. My fiancé and I, will be getting married in almost a month. We are very much a low income family, being that my fiancé earns no income and my income all goes to a never budging debt. Our wedding was planned hastily, and everything is planned and set, we just have no money to pay for stuff yet. We took the rest of the money, and bought little things such as: a unity candle, cake topper, ring bearer pillow, flower girl basket & flowers, guest list book w/ pen, cake cutter, and small centerpieces for the tables. Just little things we have been stressing out about. The money handed out was a blessing for all involved. We just want to thank Hillcrest for the generosity and praise your efforts on making this Year of Jubilee one to remember. God is great, thank you Hillcrest.-William Jensen & Jessica Hilpert

The Jubilee By: Chad and Cassie

When we opened the envelope and heard the challenge we knew exactly what we were going to do with the money. We had no other thoughts. We have a friend who just graduated from college and trying to get back on his feet. Next my dad is a Vietnam Vet and and is having some health issues and unable to work at this time. Working our way down the list we have another friend who is having some car problems and relies on it to take her son out of town for his soccer games. We also gave out some gift cards to those who need it. It is very rewarding to be able to have this opportunity to help so many people. They are very thankful and so are we. Thanks for giving us this challenge!Chad & Cassie Ueke

The Jubilee By: Caitlyn and Hannah

This year was my first year up at SDSU. Right away in the school year I was reminded of how faithful God is. He has blessed me with so many encouraging people who are also trying to pursue the way of Jesus. One person who has really been a blessing to me this year is my Bri. She has taught me a lot about loving people and choosing joy daily. This semester she has had to deal with a lot of heartache in her family. Through it all she still held on to the faithfulness of God. We are both leaving to go on missions trips 2 weeks from today. I have really seen the faithfulness of God leading up to my trip to Honduras, especially through financial support. Bri is going to Ghana, Africa and up until today was under halfway funded. When given the $500 today I was pretty blown away. After thinking for a while Hannah and I decided to pool the money together and give back to her. She has been a huge blessing in my life and this was the perfect opportunity for her to be blessed...and a huge reminder of how faithful God is to her in the midst of a lot of the troubles she has been dealing with lately. Caitlyn and Hannah

What a Day!

Here is the bowl that sat conspicuously in the front for the worship center.

We did it! Over two services we gave out nearly $100,000. The look and shock on people’s faces was priceless. We're excited to see what God will do with what happened today. There were dozens of discussions happening all over the church regarding what people might do with the funds. The Jubilee is going to be great! Tomorrow we will try to get some pictures and video up on this post so you can experience it if you missed it. We still have a few envelopes left that we will get into the hands of Hillcrest people that were not here because of other obligations today…but there are only a few left. May God get all the glory for the work he has done. Let the Jubilee begin!