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Rebuilding Hope Aims to Partner With Additional Ministries in 2019

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-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. 

Rebuilding Hope wants to be your ministry partner in 2019.

“It’s important for us to do this,” RHI coordinator Randolph Wilson says. “Together we can do much more than on our own. Our aim all along has been to come alongside other ministries with resources that will help them reach their communities for Jesus.”

In its 13-year history, RHI has done just that and today invites ministries to take advantage of those resources. During the recent holiday seasons, RHI:

  • Opened its kitchen, storage cooler and dining area to Grace Ministries so it could prepare 4,000 Thanksgiving meals.
  • Opened the dining area and provided warehouse space for Grace Ministries’ Christmas toy project.
  • Provided its box trucks so churches could transport Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Child shoeboxes.
  • Year-round, RHI provides a conference room for the monthly meeting of pastors involved in Embrace Henderson.
  • Weekly, space is provided for Grace Ministries’ meetings as it reaches out to recovering addicts.

Recently, RHI volunteers came alongside a church in Cove City as it provided hurricane disaster relief for a homeowner.

Each year, RHI partners with DNow (Disciple Now), a weekend youth retreat organized by local churches. RHI provides mission opportunities through projects, leadership, tools and materials for hands-on projects such as building wheelchair ramps or handrail and steps and yard clean up.

In addition to two box trucks, RHI can provide tool trailers equipped with everything needed to build wheelchair ramps; a dump trailer; a game trailer; and a kitchen trailer equipped with snow cone, cotton candy and popcorn machines.

To find out how RHI resources can help you, call the office at 252-425-5132 or Wilson’s cell at 252-425-5593.

Rebuilding Hope Looks Back on Year of Upgrades, Looks Forward to Future Projects

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-Information courtesy the Rebuilding Hope, Inc. Dec. 2018 Newsletter

Improvements to our buildings this year enable us to serve our communities more efficiently.

“Since we moved into our new location in early 2017, we’ve known that improvements and changes to the facilities would be needed,” says Rebuilding Hope coordinator Randolph Wilson.

“The new location, the old Coca-Cola building, served one type of business activity, and Rebuilding Hope is a different type of activity, and that made some changes necessary,” he says.

The ministry moved from its location on Oliver Drive to the 1.9-acre site on Raleigh Road and into two buildings which previously served Coca-Cola as bottling, distribution, repair and storage operations.

Projects on the approximately 20,000-square-foot main building have included:

  • Installing a bathroom with two showers on the second floor to accommodate volunteers staying in the bunkroom.
  • Adding restrooms for men and women nearer the meeting room.
  • Installing a cooler to store food needed for fundraisers.
  • Installing three-phase power to the saw shop and new cooler.
  • Power washing loose paint from the exterior.
  • Replacing cracked and painted-over window panels in the front of the building.
  • Hanging curtains on the front windows.
  • Painting the roof on an outbuilding to prevent further rusting.

“Looking at the coming year, we have two large projects,” Randolph says. “We’ve ordered a truss to over-roof a flat roof on one of the buildings, and we want to replace the roof on the drive-through building. Once we get those done, our roofs will be in good shape,” he says.

A future project is building a shelter for volunteers and their cookers during fundraisers, he says. At other times the shelter would be a parking spot for the ministry’s trucks and equipment.

“The additions to our facilities also enable us to support other ministries in their outreach programs,” he says. “Just last month, Grace Ministries used the cooler and our kitchen for its turkey dinner outreach to about 4,000 people in Henderson. Our large dining area allowed the ministry to serve meals there, too.”

Grace Ministries Now Accepting New & Gently Used Items for Toy Drive

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Grace Ministries is holding their Second Annual Toy Drive now through Friday, December 21. Please donate new or gently used toys at 1501 Raleigh Rd. in Henderson.

The toy giveaway will be held at Rebuilding Hope, Inc., located at 414 Raleigh Rd., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 22.

For additional information, please call (252) 432-7124.

Billy Ayscue Named Rebuilding Hope’s Dec. Volunteer of the Month

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-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope,  Inc.

Acquainted with the man who would be Rebuilding Hope’s founder and pleased with the camaraderie he later observed at the ministry, Billy Ayscue decided where to offer his time and talents.

“I knew Randolph Wilson before he started RHI and knew of his out-of-state trips to assist people with storm damage,” says Billy, now an eight-year RHI volunteer.

“Several years ago, I was looking for something to do when other activities were winding down,” he says.

Billy Ayscue, an eight-year volunteer, named Rebuilding Hope’s December 2018 Volunteer of the Month. (Photo Credit: RHI)

On a trip to donate some building materials at RHI’s old location on Oliver Drive, Billy says Randolph shared with him how he wanted the ministry to help meet housing needs in Vance and surrounding counties.

On another trip to RHI, Billy says he noticed the good-natured way volunteers were going about setting up a tent that would serve as a heated space for men’s prayer group meetings.

He concluded that RHI was “obviously a good place to be with a good group of people.”

The ministry “provides an opportunity to spend time in the company of Christian men and to be a part of helping others with their needs, both physical and spiritual,” he says.

Billy, a Vance County native and resident, served six years on RHI’s board of directors. Today he mans the application and phone desk a day each week and, as needed, assists with fundraising and delivering materials to work sites.

“We always ask to have prayer with applicants before they leave,” Billy says. “They’re asked about anything going on in their lives for which they may want prayer. Quite often, at the completion, tears are in the applicant’s eyes. It makes you wonder if this is the first time in their lives that someone has prayed specifically and directly for them.”

Billy retired in 1990 after 30 years with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. He managed several agricultural research stations, including those in Oxford, Clinton, Salisbury and Rocky Mount.

A member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church, he teaches the Adult Sunday School Class and served as association Sunday school director. He served as deacon and Sunday school director in other churches as his family moved around the state.

He is a former active-duty U.S. Navy aviator and is retired from the Navy Reserve.

Billy and Nancy have been married for 58 years and have two children, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

In his leisure time, Billy says he enjoys woodworking and gardening.

Free Pencil Giveaway Continues at Rebuilding Hope, Inc.

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-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.

And Now, 1,000 Pencils to Give Away; Going, Going …

Since we first announced that we had 4,000 pencils to give away, the quantity has shrunk to about 1,000. So, if you need pencils for your classes or projects, give us a call at (252) 438-5132.

And for your Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child boxes, the pencils are ready-made.

The pencils, which are not sharpened, were donated to RHI. Printed on them are the names of various businesses and organizations that ordered too many.

Rebuilding Hope Names Dave Burns as November’s Volunteer of the Month

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-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.

When Dave Burns retired, he wanted to stay busy. Volunteering at Rebuilding Hope was a good fit.

For the past three years, he’s volunteered to man the application and phone desk, run supplies to job sites during Servants on Site week, help build wheelchair ramps and guide youngsters during Kids’ Construction Camp.

Dave got involved with the ministry through fellow church members who volunteer at RHI.

“I also wanted to give back to the community and help others,” says Dave, a Huntington, West Virginia, native and avid Marshall University football fan. “The real joy is being able to help someone who has a need. That’s a real blessing.”

Dave Burns was named Rebuilding Hope, Inc. Volunteer of the Month for November 2018. (Photo Credit: RHI)

Dave, a Vance County resident, says that the most rewarding part of his work at RHI is “sharing Jesus with those who come in to fill out an application.”

He recalls a special experience when a widow came in to inquire about an application, and she was distraught over her husband’s passing. Sharing the love of Jesus with her, Dave encouraged her to reconnect with a church family. Dave says he explained to her how his church helped him when his wife, Donna, passed away in September 2017.

“And that’s why God had me there,” he says.

Dave retired in 2015 from Ardagh Glass Containers after 46 years where he was a journeyman mold maker. His employment took him to three locations – West Virginia, Illinois and finally to Henderson.

A member of Central Baptist Church, he serves in outreach in the community and with the church’s Joy Club ministry at Dabney Elementary School. He’s a deacon and has served on various committees.

Dave and Donna were married 51 years. They have a son and three grandchildren.

Rebuilding Hope Looking For Helping Hands With Backlog of Requests

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-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc. 

Churches, do you have groups who can lend a hand and help Rebuilding Hope build wheelchair ramps? Your participation would help reduce a backlog of more than 30 requests – and help us all reach our communities for Christ.

Here are answers to some questions you might have:

What preparations are made before work begins?

Before work begins, an RHI volunteer will visit the job site and assess the owner’s physical and spiritual needs. The volunteer will take measurements and draw a plan. Job sites are different and custom plans are necessary.

What about materials and tools?

RHI will gather the materials and deliver them to the job site and provide tools, as needed.

Are building permits required?

RHI will obtain the required permits.

Who will supervise and be responsible for the work?

An experienced RHI crew leader.

How long does building a ramp take?

Depending on the ramp (e.g., straight ramp or ramp with a landing) and the number of crew members, it’s a day to a day-and-a-half job.

Where are job sites located?

In all the communities we serve, but every effort will be made to assign work in the vicinity of your church.

Can work be scheduled on Saturdays?

Yes.

For more information, please call the RHI office at (252) https://rebuildinghope.radiantwebtools.com/438-5132.

If you can help, we’ll put you in touch with Bill Overby of Enterprise Baptist Church, our team leader in Warren County. Or Steve Timberlake of Oxford Baptist Church, our team leader in Granville County. Or, in Vance County, Steve Lyles of Raleigh Road Baptist Church, Vann Wester of New Sandy Creek Baptist Church, or Cliff McClanahan of Central Baptist Church.

Slaton Named Rebuilding Hope’s Oct. Volunteer of the Month

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-Information courtesy the Rebuilding Hope Inc. October 2018 Newsletter

If a first impression had prevailed, Rebuilding Hope wouldn’t have the services of veteran volunteer Walt Slaton.

Walt got involved with RHI in 2010 after retiring and moving to Oxford.

“I was looking for a place where I could contribute,” Walt explains. “I first visited the old Rebuilding Hope location to talk with Randolph. He wasn’t in, but I spoke with older gentlemen.”

“After talking with them, I returned home and told my wife that was not for me. All that was happening was two older men sitting around talking, and I wasn’t interested in doing that. Strange, I now do some of that as well.”

But, Walt says, he took another look after talking with both Randolph and an RHI volunteer.

Rebuilding Hope, Inc. volunteer Walt Slaton named the October 2018 Volunteer of the Month. (Photo Credit: Rebuilding Hope)

“That caused me to take another look, and I have been coming to Rebuilding Hope ever since.”

The Georgia native’s volunteer service at RHI has included putting on shingles, building ramps and porches and home repairs.

“I now volunteer as the treasurer, board member and materials coordinator for SOS projects.”

Volunteering is rewarding, says Walt, a member of Central Baptist Church and a Baptist preacher’s son.

“I think the most rewarding part is the knowledge that the work we do is helping others and sharing the love of Christ with the community.

“It is special when a job is completed and the homeowner hugs your neck and thanks you. They had nowhere else to turn, and we solved a big problem for them.”

Walt encourages others to volunteer at RHI “so they can be a part of sharing the gospel and helping others in a way that lots of people won’t and can’t.”

“Sometimes it seems we spin our wheels, but we look back and see the Lord working through our efforts.”

Walt was an engineer and held staff positions in headquarters and in management when he retired from IBM after 31 years.

At his church, Walt teaches Sunday school, sings in the choir and serves as a deacon.

“Church and Rebuilding Hope seem to be almost a full-time job,” he says.

He and Diane have been married 49 years and have two sons and three grandchildren.

Walt’s leisure time is spent doing “honey-do” tasks, traveling and playing golf.

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Registration Underway for Rebuilding Hope’s Annual Men & Boy’s Ministry Weekend

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-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.

Registration is underway for Rebuilding Hope’s 8th Annual Men and Boys Ministry Weekend.

The weekend begins with a meal and worship service at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2018, at Rebuilding Hope, 414 Raleigh Road in Henderson.

A worship service led by the Rev. Joel Beckham, pastor of New Life Baptist Church, Henderson, will follow the meal. He will speak on “Biblical Mentorship.”

Participants will gather at 8 a.m. Saturday, October 20 at Rebuilding Hope to make up teams and receive assignments for hands-on projects in the communities served by the ministry.

Men are encouraged to bring their sons and grandsons and their friends, as well as their neighbors.

For information and to register, call (252) 438-5132. The deadline for registration is Monday, October 15. There is no cost.

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Rebuilding Hope Volunteers Help Hurricane Florence Victims

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-Information courtesy the Rebuilding Hope, Inc. October 2018 newsletter

Teams of Rebuilding Hope (RHI) volunteers assisted with cleanup in Elm City on September 20 following a tornado spawned by Hurricane Florence and in Warsaw on September 22 with cleanup from the hurricane.

In another disaster relief effort, RHI called for donations of cleaning supplies, paper products, nonperishable foods and other essentials for hurricane victims. On September 22, the supplies were delivered to the Core City FWB Church in Craven County, a collection site for Craven and Jones County victims.

“The response,” says RHI coordinator Randolph Wilson, “enabled us to nearly fill one of our trucks. We met people in dire need of help, and they’re going to need help for a long time to come.”

Volunteers Leo Suitte and Steve Lyles equip a trailer with chainsaws, generator and other items needed to help Hurricane Florence victims. (Photo Credit: Rebuilding Hope, Inc.)

To further assist victims, RHI is working on plans to assist repairing homes. A partnership would be with either North Carolina Baptist Men or a local church in eastern North Carolina.

RHI began preparing to offer assistance to hurricane victims as the path of the hurricane was announced.

Within days, two tool trailers were outfitted with chainsaws, generators, ladders, ropes and chains, safety equipment and a variety of tools. A tractor and skid steer loader were serviced and readied for use.

As the path of the storm veered away from local communities, volunteers looked toward helping storm-ravaged communities in other parts of the state and waited for a call.

Gearing up for this kind of mission is a first for Rebuilding Hope.

“We have the equipment, and volunteers are eager to help,” RHI coordinator Randolph Wilson says.

“We can’t do much where the hurricane hit until the water recedes,” he says. “Then we’ll connect with others at operation centers.”

RHI’s mission is always Christ-centered.

“When we serve, we want victims to know that we come in the name of and with the love of Jesus,” Randolph says.