Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
jo Crosby
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year,
The 2019-year has been a time of both growth and gratitude for the ministry of Priority Insight and Five Stones Counseling. As always, it is hard to encapsulate a description of the ministry that takes place each week through Bible study, teaching, writing, and counseling. However, this year, the concept of the ends surfaced.
Earlier this year, I listened as a pastor discussed the “call and the need to take the Word of God to the ends of the earth”. I listened as he passionately described the ends of the earth being places where hardship, horror, famine and fear are rampant. He was correct, and I was challenged. Immediately, my heart thought about the many ends of the earth that I witness regularly within our ministry. Each week, we see people who are at the end:
The end of themselves…the end of their marriage…the end of their fidelity…the end of their rope…the end of their resolve…the end of their career…the end of their family unit…the end of their finances…the end of their solutions…the end of their life…the end of their relationship …the end of their good health …the end of the bottle… the end of their faith… the end of their peace. (To name a few)
In each of these situations fear, hardship, horror, and deprivation often exist. The end is common, and it is not always geographically far away. Sometimes it’s just a few feet away. The end can be as near as one phone call, one set of paperwork filed, or one diagnostic scan. It is to these ends that John and I are called. Our office - our ministry – is a front row seat to the work that God is doing – the loving, healing, and leading work of his hand! We teach, write, and counsel to lead people to a relationship with Jesus. Our ministry is our mission field.
This letter, along with the annual Christmas Open House, is our primary Fundraiser. In 2019, our contributions have been lower than expected or typical. Therefore, I am asking you to prayerfully consider financially supporting our Ministry.
We need people to partner with us through prayer, financial contributions, referrals, and teaching opportunities. It will take prayer and financial support to reach the vision God has called us toward.
We look forward to where and how God will lead in the year ahead. We are at the beginning of some exciting opportunities."
Thank you and many blessings,
Jo Crosby, M.Ed., LPC
Follower of Christ
