A big THANKS for those
hardy souls who helped at the July packing party. We are shipping 23 big
boxes and 23 buddy food boxes as a result of your help.
For those unable to help, we certainly understand. As a volunteer army,
Caleb is achieving much work bringing glory to Jesus! Looking forward to
August's Packing Party!
Covid halts
Caleb Meetings
Due to health concerns Caleb
in person meetings have been put on hold. Stay tuned for more information
as it becomes available.
Christmas
Exchange Party 2018
Caleb
Spaghetti dinner October 13 2018
Thank
you to our special speaker Mike Premo, and to Michelle Washington who set up the
preparations and serving, and, to Bob Snyder for providing the excellent
Spaghetti! See pictures below. We were very pleased to have had guests from
Christians In Recovery Writers Group and nine visitors from the Philippine
Bethel church of Reverend Alejandro P. Molina, in Seattle now to establish a
Philippine Church in Rainier Valley. I was privileged to serve with their
ministry in The Philippines on many trips. They promise to be involved with
Caleb Packing and Light Under The Bridge programs over the coming three years
while establishing their church outreach to Seattle.
2017
We will be sending teams to
Price House Ministries (Lynnwood) to bring back clothes and to World Vision
(Fife) for our monthly shopping. Trucks or vans are very helpful. If you are
able to help with either event, please contact Connie Phillips as to World
Vision at 200 7893 or constancehp@yahoo.com ,
or , Anita Mitsui, as to Price House Ministries (206) 353 9799.
We enjoyed a wonderful work
party on Friday March 27th at Caleb House, packing and shipping 26 LBC boxes to
villages in The Philippines and 50 boxes to Romania for gypsy villages. Shipping
costs were $2,906.00 . Attached are several photos from the work party.
We had another excellent
Caleb Work Party on Friday of Labor Day Weekend. Thank you all who helped and
thank you all for the donations, prayer support and contributions! God
continues to be soooooo good to us. We shipped 21 LBC boxes to The Philippines
at a cost of $1365.00 Most of the boxes went to new recipients with just 5 to
previous recipients.
Jerry Brian Riess
pACKING - September 27, 2013
We have just shipped off
another 20 LBC boxes to The Philippines for the flood relief work. This brings
us to a record 71 LBC boxes shipped in one month. At a cost of $65/box our
shipping charges were $4,116.00 for July. We also sent 18 boxes to
Romania/Serbia this month. Thank you all for your special effort and help in
getting this big job done.
pACKING pARTY - July, 2013
Photos from our last
packing party. The blanket held up[ by Neta Hernandez was made by Blanche, the
blind lady in her quilting
group.
Click on each photo to enlarge the image.
aQUAFEST - July, 2013
Aquafest Parking was a real
blast up at the Worley residence in Lake Stevens. Helpers included John and
Tracy Worley, Nellie Crane, Bob Snyder, Mark DeBenedetti, Mike Phillips, and
Donna Hernandez who provided Saturday evening meal, Sunday breakfast and Sunday
lunch! We raised near $1,100 to cover expenses on the coming Caleb trip to
India! Thank you all who participated!
CALEB
Fiesta Dinner and PACKING PARTY - June,
2013
Photos
of the Caleb work party Friday, June 28th. It was a busy week for Caleb with
Pastors Marben Lagmay and Sam Casova here from Stockton. Thursday evening our
guests joined rehearsal with the music team for Light Under The Bridge in
preparation for the Saturday service Under The Bridge. On Friday the Pastors
joined us for the Friday Morning Bibe Study at 5:45 AM, the work party during
the day and then Friday night Bible Study on Breaking Bondage. Bishop Marben
"televised" the events by Skype on the internet to viewers in The Philippines
and in California so Caleb partners could enjoy seeing our programs. Saturday
Pastor Sam spoke at Light Under The Bridge and Saturday Evening they joined us
at the Guitar Church to hear Pastor Alan Pierce teach, also broadcast by
Internet to Caleb Partners. Light Under The Bridge is now a subsidiary of Caleb
Ministries
CALEB PACKING PARTY - May,
2013
We had wonderful work
party on May 31st, packing 16 boxes for the Philippines, including a wheelchair
as requested. Thank you all for your help.
CALEB PACKING PARTY -
April, 2013
Caleb Packing Party on
April 26th. We shipped 22 LBC Boxes to Tarlac, The Philippines and two boxes to
Cynthia Mission at Abra in The Philippines.
January, 2013
The Caleb Work Party on
Friday January 25th was a great time. Pictures are posted below. We shipped 24
LBC boxes to The Philippines, two "M" boxes of Bibles and teaching books on the
Bible to Malawi / Kenya, 24 boxes to Romania and one to PCR with recycling ink
cartridges and cell phones. Shipping costs were just over $2100.00. The Candy
Packing Supply Room was reorganized and inventoried.
The shipment to Romania included Sanitation Kits for young girls in the gypsy
colony near Braila and 22 boxes of clothing, food, medicines and blankets to
Timisoara where the Caleb Program there is initiating an outreach into south
Serbia to aid victims ravaged during the Croatian-Bosnia-Serbian War of 92. The
Pentecostal Christians were victims of atrocities and have remained in poverty
since.
We have been ministering to
the Bosnian victims through the Caleb Church at Partos (just across the Romanian
border from Jebel) for 10 years through Pastor Dorin. Caleb helped purchase a
house there for the church and I have preached there several times. We still
provide counseling for the victims twice weekly.
Caleb Church @ Partos
December, 2012
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Caleb White
Elephant gift exchange, Christmas Caroling, Christmas Day Dinner, and New Years
Eve Candy Packing Party. Each was a huge success thanks to your help! We love
you all! We packed over 6,000 candy packs for the second year in a roll. These
will be distributed to children from Romania and Serbia to The Phillippines and
Belieze, from Kenya and Nigeria to India and Pakistan. You are awesome...
September, 2012
We had a wonderful work party at the Caleb House on
September 28th, packing 27 boxes for The Philippines and 7 for Romania. Photos
show some of the activity. We continue to receive letters and e-mails from the
villages of how much they appreciate our gifts. Next work party is October 26th
at 10 am at Caleb House 16514 4th Ave S in Burien, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Kudos to all who participated in the Caleb
Yard Sale held this
past weekend at Caleb house. Under the excellent supervision of Helena Carlsen,
over $450.00 was raised for Caleb Ministries. Thank you one and all! Because of
your generous contributions and hard work, we can continue many of our programs
reaching out to the less fortunate.
The Caleb Fiesta
Dinner and Auction were a wonderful success. Approximately $4,024.00 was
raised for Caleb Ministries. (Some monies are still being received and we are
tracking a few pledged amounts and costs are as yet unpaid so exact figures are
not yet known. We will apply a tithe and gift from proceeds to a funeral expense
of a family in the Philippines whose son was killed in an automobile accident
last weekend, and in purchase of bicycles for the seminary graduates in Mahadra
India so they can reach mountain villages. and for medical outreach expenses in
Nigeria. Funeral is $250, Bikes are $750 and Medical grant is $400. Balance will
be used in Romania and Philippines trips and shipping expenses.
On Friday August
31st we had the largest
packing party
since giving up our warehouse in 2010. The volunteers sorted through donations
to assemble and pack 25 LBC boxes for various villages in The Philippines and 12
parcels for Romania as well as Spanish bibles and New King James Bibles and
clothing for Seattle's Light Under The Bridge homeless ministry. Shipping costs
were $1900.00 for the project. Forty-One volunteers showed for the packing event
and 19 arrived again for the Friday Evening dinner and Bible Study Experiencing
God! It was a busy day at Caleb House.
August, 2012
7
PM is
Bible Studyat Caleb House
each Friday. Light dinner is served. This weeks lessons are from "That
The World May Know" . The
Experiencing God lesson is "Kingdom People". Each teaching is excellent.
Attendance has been running 15 to 18 people but
there is room for more. we conclude about 10 pm. All are welcome to come
and join in.
September
2nd I will be speaking at Westside Foursquare Church at 10 AM service.
The sermon topic is "Ask, Seek, ...Keep on Knocking!"
Janet & Emily Pitts and Donna Hernandez are organizing a
Caleb fundraiser for Saturday, September 8th to be held at
Westside Foursquare Church.
They need to have volunteers for setup, serving, cooking, publicity,
clean-up, etc.
The
plan is a simple dinner, Mexican Fiesta
theme, followed by dessert auction. If you can help in any way, please
contact Janet Pitts or Emily Pitts to let
them know you are available to help.
itsthepitts7@gmail.com206
242
0321
We need folks experienced in Westside Foursquare logistics, of course.
Also, the
15th and 16th of Sept we are planning a
yard
sale
at Caleb House 16514 4th avenue south in Burien, which needs donations and
volunteers to help as well. Helena Carlsen is heading up
the project.
AUSSIELENIE@YAHOO.COM Items for yard
sale should be delivered to
the Caleb House
the 13th, 14th or morning of 15th please.
These projects are to raise funds for Caleb Ministries and for credit for
Emily Pitts program at Seattle Pacific University.
July, 2012
CALEB WORK PARTY
are scheduled for the last Friday of each Month from 10 AM until around 2 PM at
CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien (206 242 4264).
AQUA FEST PARKING EVENT:
Thursday evening July 26ththrough Sunday July 29th is the Aqua fest parking
event at Lake Stevens. We direct parking of cars at the home of Traci and John
Worley for donations to Caleb Ministry, earning from $800 to $1200 for our
efforts. We camp out at the Worley residence and a great time is had by all.
Volunteers can come for one day or two or the weekend! Call Nellie Crane at 206
778 6157 for details and to be placed on the list for this fun event!
JULY 7th will be a summer
Candy Packing Party
from noon until 5 PM followed by a Spaghetti Feed, again at CALEB HOUSE, 16514
4th Ave South in Burien (206 242 4264). We hope to assemble about 4,000 candy
packs for kids during this summer event. Plan to come and participate or just
come for the Spaghetti Feed as your schedule permits
GAME NIGHT
Each WEDNESDAY EVENING from 5 PM until 8 PM at CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South
in Burien. Light dinner offered of hot dogs and salad, beverages. Please RSVP to
206 242 4264 so we have sufficient food on hand. Come play Yahtzee, Chicken
Foot, Mexican Train, Uno, Hearts, Tripoly or Sequence with new friends!
June, 2012
CALEB WORK PARTY
are scheduled for the last Friday of each Month from 10 AM until around 2 PM at
CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien (206 242 4264).
GAME NIGHT
Each WEDNESDAY EVENING from 5 PM until 8 PM at CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South
in Burien. Light dinner offered of hot dogs and salad, beverages. Please RSVP to
206 242 4264 so we have sufficient food on hand. Come play Yahtzee, Chicken
Foot, Mexican Train, Uno, Hearts, Tripoly or Sequence with new friends!
BIBLE STUDY - FRIDAY EVENINGS:
That The World May Know.
March 30th through June 1st at 7 PM at
CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien. Light dinner offered of hot dogs and
salad, beverages. ALL ARE WELCOME. Each class has encore presentation of last
week lesson plus viewing and discussion of new lesson.
May, 2012
CALEB WORK PARTY
are scheduled for the last Friday of each Month from 10 AM until around 2 PM at
CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien (206 242 4264).
GAME NIGHT
Each WEDNESDAY EVENING from 5 PM until 8 PM at CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South
in Burien. Light dinner offered of hot dogs and salad, beverages. Please RSVP to
206 242 4264 so we have sufficient food on hand. Come play Yahtzee, Chicken
Foot, Mexican Train, Uno, Hearts, Tripoly or Sequence with new friends!
BIBLE STUDY - FRIDAY EVENINGS:
That The World May Know.
March 30th through June 1st at 7 PM at
CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien. Light dinner offered of hot dogs and
salad, beverages. ALL ARE WELCOME. Each class has encore presentation of last
week lesson plus viewing and discussion of new lesson.
April, 2012
BIBLE STUDY - FRIDAY EVENINGS:
That The World May Know.
March 30th through June 1st at 7 PM at
CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien. Light dinner offered of hot dogs and
salad, beverages. ALL ARE WELCOME. Each class has encore presentation of last
week lesson plus viewing and discussion of new lesson.
SPAGHETTI FEED
April 28th at 5 PM at CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien (206 242 4264)
Bring a side dish to complement the Spaghetti and salad provided. All are
welcome to come and enjoy the fun!
April 27th
CALEB WORK PARTY
are scheduled for the last Friday of each Month from 10 AM until around 2 PM at
CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien (206 242 4264).
GAME NIGHT
Each WEDNESDAY EVENING
from 5 PM until 8 PM at CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien. Light dinner
offered of hot dogs and salad, beverages. Please RSVP to 206 242 4264 so we have
sufficient food on hand. Come play Yahtzee, Chicken Foot, Mexican Train, Uno,
Hearts, Tripoly or Sequence with new friends!
March, 2012
CALEB WORK PARTIES are scheduled for the last Friday of each Month from 10 AM
until around 2 PM at CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South in Burien (206 242 4264).
March 30th
FRIDAY
EVENINGS March 30th through June 1stat 7 PM at CALEB HOUSE, 16514 4th Ave South
in Burien. Light dinner offered of hot dogs and salad, beverages. ALL ARE
WELCOME. Each class has encore presentation of last week lesson plus viewing and
discussion of new lesson.
World Vision
is a great contributor to Caleb Ministries through their warehouse distribution
program. They ask the agencies benefitting to give back some time helping in
their warehouse. We have done this twice before and it can be great fun. They
ask us to limit it to 10 volunteers. If you would like to join is, the next work
party is March 23rd, 11AM to 2PM. We would leave my house at 10 AM
and be back by 3.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, CALL CONNIE PHILLIPS at 206 200 7893 TO GET ON THE
LIST.
There are just 10 slots.
February, 2012
The Caleb Work
Party on February 24th packed 26 LBC boxes plus one recycling box of printer
cartridges and cell phones. The LBC boxes were shipped to 6 different locations
in The Philippines on Monday, February 27th. Shipping charges were $1,435.00.
January, 2012
The Caleb
annual meeting was held Friday, January 7th.
December, 2011
This Christmas
Caleb hosted its first "Stone Soup" party, inviting those who had no family or
activity to attend Christmas Day evening to come for dinner and fellowship. We
served Ham, scallop potatoes, bean casserole, pasta salad, green salad, mashed
potatoes, ice cream cake, 4 pies, and assorted other goodies. There were gifts
and party favors for all. After dinner, we showed the videos "The Star of
Bethlehem" and then "The Nativity". Everyone appeared to have a great time and
want to do it next year as well Thanks to Sara and Bill, Jon Meer, and Darrell
and Sally for helping out with gifts and refreshments, and to Nellie for massive
cooking talents!
The Annual Caleb Christmas Caroling and White Elephant Gift Exchange
were a great time. Thank you all for coming and special thanks to
Blake Woolsey for bringing live music to our gathering and Pauline Smith for
bringing Blake Woolsey to our party! They are a great addition to the Caleb
family.
September, 2011
We had wonderful work party Sept
30th. Twenty three boxes were packed and shipped to the Philippines to 5
different locations. Two parcels including two violins were sent to Romania.
Four were shipped to India and three to Africa. Total shipping expense incurred
was $1,758.00. Please plan to come join us on October 28th at 10 AM for our next
work party.
World
Vision Spaghetti Feed
In event you missed it, here are a
few photos from the recent Caleb events. Eleven Caleb volunteers devoted a
Friday to working as volunteers at the World Vision warehouse in Fife, as a
thank you for their fine contributions all over the world, including partnering
with Caleb Ministries. Then on Saturday, Sept 24th we had a spaghetti feed at
the Caleb house. A great time was had by all.....
June, 2011 Spaghetti Feed & Work Party
Here are photos from the Caleb work party of last Friday June
24th and Spaghetti Feed June 25th. We packed 22 boxes for The Philippines and
five for Africa. the Spaghetti Feed featured Bishop Marben Lagmy and his wife Dr
Amy Lagmay as guests. We were blessed to have much music including keyboard and
leading of worship by Blake Wooley from House of Mercy church in Federal Way.It
was a very blessed evening for all!
November, 2010
For Caleb Volunteers in
Seattle area, we have a work party Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, for
packing for Alaska, Romania, The Philippines and preparations for New Years
Candypacking. Work party starts at 10 AM at 16514 4th Ave S, Burien and will
last until about 2 or 3 pm. Lets have a potluck lunch of Thanksgiving
Leftovers....bring whatever you might have and we will stop at 1;00 and have a
"brunch".
September, 2010
There will be
MOVIE NIGHT this coming Friday at 7 PM at Jerry Riess home. Movie is "Milkpail
to Pulpit", story of Amy Semple MacPherson, the inspiration for the Foursquare
Church movement. This is about an hour. Second feature will be "Pilgrims
Progress" for those who missed it last month. We will have hotdogs, chili dogs,
popcorn and pop. All are welcome.
Friday September 24th is Caleb Workparty from 10 AM until 2 pm. We will be
packing for Kenya, The Philippines, Alaska and Malwai. Cynthia will be visiting
from the Heart of God Mission in Abra, The Philippines.
Saturday, September 25th at 5:30 will be the last Spaghetti Feed for this year,
again at my home as I leave for Romania October 13th for 5 weeks.
August, 2010
Next Sunday, August 15th I have been given
the privilege of preaching once again at Westside Foursquare Church at the 10 AM
service. 11452 26th ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146. My subject will be "By what Name
Does God Call You" . It will be a sermon rather than a Caleb Ministry update.
Please come if you can. Services are out at approximately 11:45. Pastor Dan
Johnson is taking a vacation day from the pulpit.
It is not often I am given the opportunity to preach in the Seattle area so I
covet your prayers as always.
June,
2010
Westside
Foursquare Church in Shorewood (Burien) at 11452 26th Ave SW has graciously
offered to let CALEB MINISTRIES operate the annual Church Parking lot yardsale
on JUNE 5th, 2010 to benefit Caleb Ministries. This is the day of the annual
SHOREWOOD COMMUNITY WIDE YARDSALE so potentially there could be a wonderful
turnout.
We need people to rent stalls in the parking lot at $20/space. Setup will be
from 8:30 AM and the sales from 10 AM until 3:00 PM. We need people to help set
up the tables in the stalls, make and place signs advertising the location, and
help with trucks to remove the leftovers to Goodwill.
Please call Jerry Riess at 206 242 4264 to volunteer or to rent a space.
April, 2010
Trip to India April 20-May 20th.
March, 2010
Sunday,
March 14th, 10:30 AM,
Jerry Riess will preach at Hope Christian
Community, 632 SW 143rd Street
Burien,
WA 98166 206-244-1399.
Saturday, March 20th, 1 PM, "The Chorba Trail"Book signing at Bible Book
Store, 8th Ave in Burien
Friday,
March 26th, 10 AM, Caleb work party at 16514 4th Ave South, Burien