Dear SoWatchMi,
Kindly find attached to this email, a recent picture as you requested, and a short powerpoint presentation of what life has been for me for the last ten years. Inspite of all I feel or think, Sober Watchman Ministries will always remain the most influential organization I ever encounter in my life-time. I will do my best to lift up the hands of those who are carrying on the work today through prayers and other means possible.
Thanks, Debeter Parker, October 30, 2007
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Good day,
Thanks for the invitation. I am happy to hear about this.
By the way, what are some of the projects Sober Watchman is involved with.
I just returned from Canada a week ago and would love to contribute some new skills and knowledge to the Ministries.I will also get in touch with the local base.
I am very happy to have these supportive mails in my box. I have looked at the attachments and would love to receive all of them more frequently. This puts me in a better position of options and my best family support at all times.
Thanks for all the hard work and keeping in touch with past members, yet active in some ways. I will keep in touch with the local base.
Vonyee Newton, YMCA Liberia; SWM
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Hi Debester
I am Stanley Fallah, and have been working with the
ministry for a very long time. But it is unfortunate
the way things go in this ministry. It is not that we
are only concern about the money that
people sent to us. We are also concern about the lives
that pass through the ministry and continue to make
significant contribution to the work of the Lord.
If I were to state why we could not get in touch with
you it would not solve our hurts and take us forward
in the work of the Lord and in raising discipline Christian leaders of young people.
We have always prayed for you that God will make a way
for you our of your situation and that your labor of love
will be remembered. Since we came in touch with your
brother Mich, we've always remember to speak to the
Lord on your behalf. May I say this to you: We haven't
been able to access the net like u people have been
privileged to over in the US. Therefore it has been difficult to
keep within the circle the link that we need to keep.
Praise God for u that you stay have a heart to serve to keep the ministry in what you dream it to be. Remember it is not just your money but your life. We need to set the pace for the next generation of SWM leaders and students. And this can only be when we forget the past and focus on the future.
thanks,
Stanley Fallah
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Dear Brethren,
I am completely grateful to God for the level of commitment you guys have exhibited over the years, especially being there readily to be used by God in these times.
On my part, I can beat myself over, and again for just not doing my part except prayers.Please continue these communications for they serve as great reminders to our should-be commitments to the growth of christianity amongst our youths through the ministry.
I know that it's not too late to do what God has planted us to do.
When the budget is made for the camp, I would like to be a part of the financial obligation, so please keep me in touch.
May God give us the strength to continue for the harvest is truly plenteous,
Emmanuel OkekeT
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Hi everybody at SWM,
It has been a long time since I last communicated with leaders of the ministry. It disappoints me that leaders of SWM do not make it their business to stay in contact with members who are experiencing or has experienced some life-changing situations. However, they are on time when it comes to soliciting funds for camp and other stuff.
I lived with kidney problem for over six years before having a transplant last year April. But during those tough days of my life, I try all I can to stay a member of SWM. I even try contributing financially when I could, and started doing street outreach in New York under the ministry name. Only the late Charles Wesley recognized my work and situation. But since he died, my interest in SWM lessen because nobody care enough to even ask of my health or well-being. So why do leaders of SWM keep writing me about events and trying to solicit my support? Is that all to Christianity? I really need an answer to these questions.
Thanks
DEBESTER D. PARKER (Indiana, USA)
It has been a long time since I last communicated with leaders of the ministry. It disappoints me that leaders of SWM do not make it their business to stay in contact with members who are experiencing or has experienced some life-changing situations. However, they are on time when it comes to soliciting funds for camp and other stuff.
I lived with kidney problem for over six years before having a transplant last year April. But during those tough days of my life, I try all I can to stay a member of SWM. I even try contributing financially when I could, and started doing street outreach in New York under the ministry name. Only the late Charles Wesley recognized my work and situation. But since he died, my interest in SWM lessen because nobody care enough to even ask of my health or well-being. So why do leaders of SWM keep writing me about events and trying to solicit my support? Is that all to Christianity? I really need an answer to these questions.
Thanks
DEBESTER D. PARKER (Indiana, USA)
2 comments:
Hey Parker,
Greetings to you and Beverly. Hope you are doing well.
Your letter is heartbreaking. Before I go on, let me extend my apology for myself then my family and the ministry as an organization.
We should stay connected to remain involved with the lives of each other. Communication is a serious problem,especially when we are all growing up and facing our own changes. It remains a challenge to stay connected for a protracted period of time.
As per your health,I do not remember talking to you. I apologize for that. However I always expressed my support to Mich,your brother why I was In Liberia. I even met your Dad on many occasions engaging him about your progress. I know I should have gone further to speak with you directly.
Again,you deserve my apology. I know the damage is hard to repair but we cherish the friendship not just for a working relationship.
Concerning SWM, let me interject: I am not a leader, currently. But just coming from Liberia,I guess the needs of the ministry obligates me most. I thought to encourage everyone to assist the ministry. SWM has come full circle, almost 7 generations of leaders and young people. The current leadership has absolutely no connection with our generation. However I try to, once in a while, for camps, help bridge the chasm since I had recently served and left Liberia.
SWM is faced with countless of limitations. She was just kicked out of her office space, downtown.
Meanwhile,admist the prevailing odds, there is still a few who decided that they can hold on. The new acting director is still in the University of Liberia and remains passionate about carry on with ministering to young people and developing leaders through campus the ministry. All I try to do is be a bridge, so I sent these communications on-behalf of the ministry in Liberia.
I can see how this hurts and respect your objection and will honor were you to request that you be removed from the general contact list.
Once again, I apologize for being impersonal with these mails. We need to exchange numbers,maybe this way we can keep in touch with events in each other lives. Building lasting relationships is costly and sacrificial. I am convinced that the new generation of leaders are even more desperate to build alliances with people who once made impact in the lives of young people through Sober Watchman Ministries.
This situation may not be unique to you,alone. When I evoke the countless number of leaders of the past,I can only come to this conclusion. Even though people are all grown and married,we all need to be understood and related to. But we have an unfortunate case where we do not have an organized approach to relating to ex-SWM ministers,leaders and campus club members. We hope this will improve sometime soon.
Chapman, for SWM
Read more on what's happening in SWM currently.
www.soberwatchmanministries.blogspot.com
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