The Bright Spot Seed Planter

Bright Spots can grow in dark places.


The Bright Spot Report is a place for success stories
as well as a place for tips on how to create Bright Spots.


If you have a Bright Spot Story, please share it with us,
so we can create a world with more Bright Spots.



Saturday, October 29, 2016

WHY ARE THESE NUMBERS BRIGHT SPOTS: 2, 5, 10, 20, 27, 40, 47 & 250?

If you ever catch the YWAP Director without a Bible, he will donate $10 to you.
     Kindness is immeasurable. The value of a gift given is found in the seed of its potential. A story from long ago is told of a poor widow who shared everything she had - and it wasn't much, just a couple of coins.
  Youth With A Purpose is a small organization if you measure it by its income. However, for over 15 years, 1,000's of young people and their families have received some type of benefit from the folks at YWAP.
     Any act of kindness is valuable. A prayer, volunteering or donating goods, services or money - those are all valuable acts of kindness. No kindness is too small.
     So what do the numbers 2, 5, 10, 20, 27, 40, 47 and 250 stand for?
Two crumpled up dollars were given by a little old lady at a YWAP Luncheon.
Five dollars came from a young man who served in Iraq who donated $5 several times.
Ten dollars is given to you if you ever catch the YWAP Director without a Bible.
Twenty dollars comes from a lady who sends money online as a monthy kindness.
Twenty-seven dollars comes from a husband & wife from Arizona.
Forty dollars comes as a monthly tithe check from a kind couple in Buffalo.
Forty-seven dollars is an increase in kindness from the couple in Arizona.
Two hundred fifty dollars monthly, from a husband & wife in Orchard Park.
     All amounts matter. Without you, YWAP wouldn't matter in the lives of countless numbers of people. We just wanted to take several moments to say thank you to all the kind folks who help YWAP reach 1,000's of young people and their families. Whether you've prayed, served or given, we appreciate you and say THANK YOU! To speak about God's love is one thing. To be doers of God's Word is the main thing. You are a Bright Spot in the world right now!

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.
Jesus loves you and so do we.

Bob & Linda Kuebler
ywapbuffalo@yahoo.com
716-830-8240
www.youthwithapurpose.org
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

IMMANUEL MINISTRIES - REACHING THE WORLD FROM JAVA, NY

  
      A heartbeat is a tiny thing that doesn't make much noise. The impact of a heartbeat can be fully appreciated when it stops. Immanuel Ministries in the little Village of Java, NY is a small church that has a nonstop heartbeat that sends love all over the world.
     Pastors Scott and Jen Johnson are genuine hometown folks who open up their hearts to everybody. All visitors are greeted with a hug, a handshake, a smile and a listening ear. The heartbeat of compassion can be heard in the atmosphere created they create in the name of Love.
     They support ministries in the Java/Arcade Area, Buffalo and internationally. Prayer is probably the main food served at Immanuel. Sunday morning services are real displays of tender love and gratitude for God and each other. Bible studies for men and women are focused on equipping people to get out and serve people as examples of Christ's love.
     They also have a support ministry for folks struggling with addiction or living in dysfunction called Overcomers Outreach.
     We're grateful for Pastors Scott and Jen Johnson. Through them and their Church, God is using Immanuel Ministries to create a Bright Spot in the world. They're proving how small things can change the world. A tiny heartbeat can be the echo of eternal love. That's pretty big. We've posted  some more information about Immanuel below, please go visit them and listen to their heartbeat.
4530 Rte 78 State Rd
Java Village, New York
(800) 491-7294

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.
Jesus loves you and so do we.
Bob


          Bob Kuebler is the Founder & Director of Youth With A Purpose - YWAP. He has spent the last 15 yrs. learning about pain and perseverance from inner city young people and their families. Healing starts with love, compassion and empathy. 
           Our mission at YWAP is to inspire inner city young people to develop as God's leaders who overcome the mindset of poverty and gang violence. 
           Bob is the Author of five books and several blogs including The Bright Spot Report, Bob shares how God is redeeming our cities through young people. You can reach him at 716-830-8240, ywapbuffalo@yahoo.com. www.youthwithapurpose.org