Greater New York Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Department of Adventist Youth Ministries
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FYI from Pastor Jose Cortes Jr.
Director
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February 12, 2010
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Greetings!
I would like to thank each one of you for the prayers and love you have shown for Carlos Mieses and his family. Carlos is doing better. He still needs our prayers as he continues to recovers. Please, keep him in your Prayer List as well as his family.
 The situation in Haiti is still very difficult and it will continue to be difficult for a while. Kelvin Rivas (AY Coordinator/AYES Corps) has been there for the last two weeks, together with Samuel Maxine, and Pastor Reginald Barthelemy. They have done an excellent job working with ADRA, the UN Massive Distribution Program, and the Mayor of Port-Au-Prince. They are coming back shortly, as they  finalize with their responsibilities there. A new team formed by Teddy Williamson, Angel Reyes, and Melbourne Francis will be leaving to Haiti on Sunday Morning. Let's pray for the returning team and the departing team, for a smooth transition, and especially for the people suffering on the ground in Haiti.
On Tuesday, I received a call from Port-Au-Prince, during the call Pastor Merino and a one of the Departmental Directors from the Haitian Union mentioned the URGENT and DESPERATE need for tents. We are working with the Camp and have already gotten the OK from our Administration to send the big Youth Tent and some other tents to Haiti; these can be used as church buildings. However, the biggest need now is for tents (4-6 people tents) to be used as houses for the families sleeping on the streets of Port-Au-Prince.
I would like to ask each Adventurer Club and Pathfinder Club in Greater New York to contribute 1 tent each. The tents need to be in good shape and complete (all poles, stakes, and items), and packaged in its bag, just as if you were going to Camporee. Just put the name of your Adventurer or Pathfinder Club on the outside of the tent bag and the capacity of the tent. We will begin to collect these tents on Sunday, during our Recognition & Mission Project Day at the French Gethsemane Church in Brooklyn.
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' (Matthew 25:40)
Lots of Love & Blessings!!!
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Adventurer, Pathfinder & Master Guide Recognition Day & Mission Project (This Sunday, February 14, 2010)
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Adventurer, Pathfinder, & Master Guide Recognition Day & Mission Project (this Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ French Gethsemane Seventh-day Adventist Church): This is an exclusive event for Pathfinders, Adventurers, and Master Guides. Recognitions will be extended in the following areas: Adventurer, Pathfinder, Master Guide, Director, and Coordinator of the Year. The same thing will be done for the Adventurer and Pathfinder Clubs of the Year. There will also be a very special Lifetime Recognition Award for an Individual, in our Conference, who has served Adventist Youth Ministries for many years. The schedule for the day will be the following: Ceremony from 10 AM -12 PM, Mission Projects from 12:30 PM -2 PM. Let parents know ahead of time, so they can make a lunch bag preparation for each kid.
During this ceremony we will have the dedication service for Pathfinder Coordinators, who will be joining the prestigious Greater New York Conference Ranks.
MISSION PROJECTS
Adventurers, Pathfinders, & Master Guides for Haiti
On February 14, during our Pathfinder, Adventurer, & Master Guide Recognition Day we will have a Roll Call, When the name of the Club is called the Club Director and a Pathfinder/Adventurer will come forward with the check and the amount fundraised will be announced. The following prizes will be awarded:
1. All the clubs which participate will be given an extra 500 points.
2. The Top Three Pathfinder Clubs & Adventurer Clubs (per capita) will be recognized and given a Bonus of another 500.
3. The Adventurer, Pathfinder, & Master Guide to individually collect the most will be awarded a Free Registration for either GNYC Camporee on 2010.
Blood Drive
Our Pathfinder, Adventurers, and Master Guides will hold a Blood Drive in connection with the Red Cross, and sponsored by the Adventist Youth Ministries, and the Adventist Community Services Departments. Each club is encouraged to find blood donors (Pastors, Parents, Uncles, Aunts, Church Members, and Church Elders). The following prizes will be awarded:
1. Top church (Adventurer & Pathfinder Club combined), which is able to recruit the most people to donate blood, will receive 1 Free Registration to the GNYC Pathfinder Camporee and 1 Free Registration to the GNYC Adventurer Camporee.
2. Each Club that contributes with at least two donors will receive 500 Bonus Points which will go towards the Club of the Year for 2009.
For more info, please get in touch with Aurora Sandoval, queenvasthy@yahoo.com.
Community Outreach (500 Bonus Point for Participating Clubs)
We would also like to reach out to the community around the church in Brooklyn. We would like to ask each club to bring one of the following to distribute in the community during this special day. The Mission Project Team is asking for the following items by area:
Bronx: Care Packages (male and female) make the distinction.
Queens: Fruit Baskets
Long Island: Fruit Baskets
Manhattan: Toys
Brooklyn: Craft and Get Well Cards
Staten Island: Blankets
Upstate: Blankets
For more info, please get in touch with Samuel Lopez, lopeznny@aol.com
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Tents URGENTLY Needed in Haiti
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 Tents URGENTLY Needed in Haiti: For the last weeks, since the Port-Au-Prince Earthquake, many families, the majority of the inhabitants of Port-Au-Prince have been sleeping on the streets without a roof, walls, or floors, no privacy whatsoever, totally exposed to sun and rain. There is an urgent and desperate need for tents now.
On Tuesday, I received a call from Port-Au-Prince, during the call Pastor Merino and a one of the Departmental Directors from the Haitian Union mentioned the URGENT and DESPERATE need for tents. We are working with the Camp and have already gotten the OK from our Administration to send the big Youth Tent and some other tents to Haiti; these can be used as church buildings. However, the biggest need now is for tents (4-6 people tents) to be used as houses for the families sleeping on the streets of Port-Au-Prince.
I would like to ask each Adventurer Club and Pathfinder Club in Greater New York to contribute 1 tent each. The tents need to be in good shape and complete (all poles, stakes, and items), and packaged in its bag, just as if you were going to Camporee. Just put the name of your Adventurer or Pathfinder Club on the outside of the tent bag and the capacity of the tent. We will begin to collect these tents on Sunday, during our Recognition & Mission Project Day at the French Gethsemane Church in Brooklyn.
If your church does not have an Adventurer or Pathfinder Club, you can still donate one or two tents. These will be a blessing to families which are in total need of shelter in Port-Au-Prince right now. If you need a letter to request tent donations from Wal-Mart, Target, Camp or Sporting Good Stores, please e-mail us, and we'll provide you with the letter.
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' (Matthew 25:40)
 
 
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Blessings, Jose
Pastor Jose H. Cortes Jr., M. Div.Director
Department of Adventist Youth Ministries
Greater New York Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
7 Shelter Rock Road
Manhasset New York, 11030
www.gnycyouth.com (website)
ay@gnycyouth.com (Secretary's E-mail
address)
pastorjose@gnycyouth.com (Pastor
Jose's E-mail address)
www.youtube.com/user/gnycyouth (For
videos on YouTube)
JoseJoanne
(on Twitter)
Jose
Cortes Joanne Cortes (on Facebook)
Pastor
Jose & Joanne (on My Space)
(516)
627-9350 (Receptionist)
(516)
467-5212 (Direct Line to Department of Adventist Youth Ministries Office)
(516)
749-2080 (Joanne's Cell)
(516)
749-6057 (Pastor Jose's Cell & TEXT)
(516)
627-9272 (Greater New York Conference Fax)
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