About the New Life Church Men's MAFIA Ministries:

“…but among you it should be quite different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must become your slave. For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:26-28 (NLT)

The New Life Church Men's MAFIA (Men After Faith, Integrity & Action) is a Christian fellowship of brothers-in-Christ dedicated to supporting each another, the NLC congregation and the community-at-large through service outreach (H.I.T.S. – Helping in the Spirit) , masculine accountability & encouragement, discipleship and prayer ministries.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Rental Property

Good evening Hitmen:

 

If anyone has rental property in the NLR or Sherwood areas with a rental rate of between $900 & $1000 per month, please contact me at lribich@asigllc.com and let me know.  In a continuation to this morning’s plea for your support, we are seeking to serve and lift-up additional residents of Cedar Street in NLR that are being displaced by unstable ground beneath their homes.

 

Separately, we are all so proud of those who helped out in today’s last minute HIT.  Please join me in personally thanking the following MAFIA HITMEN:

·         Scott Grummer

·         Ned Beaver

·         Cary Chism

·         Jason Cathey

·         Aaron Henson

 

Have a great evening and we’ll see you around church this weekend.

 

In His service,

Luke Ribich

 

FW: Steve and Amy Lassaigne

ATTENTION ALL HITMEN!

I am forwarding the following message from Pastor Bates. This notice is an urgent request for action to support one of our Journey coupled in dire need of support. In short, they are at immediate risk of loosing their house as it is slipping down a hillside. They need our help TODAY! They also have a three (3) week old baby so they aren't prepared for this at all. PLEASE HELP THIS FAMILY OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY TIME. (see below)

Contact John Craft at (501) 765-1430 for their details.

Regards,
Luke Ribich

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Hit at Audubon Pointe Retirement Home Saturday, 2/21/09

Good evening Hitmen,

The following HIT request has been sent down from "The Godfather" (aka: John Craft) and Mr. Don Greenwell of our Primetime Ministries. This weekend the NLC MAFIA is planning a HIT on the Audubon Point Retirement Home located next to Lake Willistein. We will be helping 80 year old Ms. Barbara Owens of our very own Primetime Ministries load her belongings into a Penske moving truck and head out to California to spend the rest of her retirement with family. Ms. Owens has a small 2-room apartment at Audubon Point and she could use our help loading up. In the event that you are not aware, the facility has an elevator so bringing her belongings down will be pretty stress free.


The Plan:

The MAFIA Hitmen will meet at 0745 at Kerrie's Kountry Kitchen for breakfast fellowship and prayer. After our meal we will be going over to the retirement home to "knock it out" about 0900. Based upon past practice, I don't expect the hit to take more than an hour, provided we get 5 or 6 Hitmen involved.

The Contact:

Those interested in helping should contact Luke Ribich at lribich@asigllc.com or on his cell at (501) 944-0562. Once a team ready to serve, the list will be sent to Mr. Craft and Mr. Greenwell so they will know who to expect.

In His service,

Luke Ribich

Monday, February 16, 2009

NLC MAFIA Seeks Reliable Transportation

Greetings All Hitmen,

I trust that everyone had a great weekend and enjoyed the start of Pastor Rick's new series titled, "Blood & Water." We thought it was a great message and know that many of you are considering "taking the plunge" and/or other public professions of your faith in Christ Jesus. Members of the MAFIA leadership team will be there to share in your special moment and to encourage you as you grow closer to Him.

On a separate note, we wanted to take a brief moment to let you all know how very proud of your service we are. In the last several weeks we have modernized our communications a bit and it seems to be paying huge dividends. More than ever we have faithful, strong and humble men offering to serve the body of Christ and the entire community more and more each day. All we can say is thank you and may your blessing be returned to you two fold. Keep up all the hard work.

Today we have become aware of a need one of our very own has. One of our own HITMEN has been in a car accident and is seeking our assistance in helping him find an inexpensive vehicle for purchase so that he can continue to look for work. That said we would love to see the Lord provide for a donated vehicle if at all possible. If He can use you or your unused vehicle to realize this need, Please contact me by leaving a comment on the blog message board, by emailing me at lribich@swbell.net or via telephone at 501/944-0562.

Thank you again for all you do. You are making huge differences in the lives of many deserving people each and every day. Together We Can!

In His service,

Luke Ribich

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The MAFIA is in search of Refrigerator!

All,

The NLC MAFIA is looking to help one of our very own find a serviceable refrigerator. The economy is hurting us all and this time one of our friends has lost his family's refrigerator. Anyone with either a donation or a cheap used refrigerator, please leave us a comment in response to this blog post, email me at lribich@swbell.net or call me at (501) 944-0562.

Regards,

Luke Ribich

The Union Rescue Mission Needs the MAFIA’s help!

Hitmen,

I hope this message finds you well and in good spirits. The MAFIA is planning a HUGE HIT on the Little Rock Union Rescue Mission. In our planning for this HIT we have identified a need to fill the following Bill of Materials (BOM). Once we have been able to acquire the following BOM we will be remodeling and making serviceable a bathroom at the mission that is currently unusable. If you, or any of your personal or professional contacts are in a position to aid us in gathering any of these materials it would be greatly appreciated. Should you have any questions about any of these materials, please feel free to contact me either by leaving a message here on the blog, via email at lribich@swbell.net or by cell at (501) 944-0562. Thanks to Rick Ramirez for all his support in compiling this list.

Needed Materials

  1. 2 ea. boxes of ceiling tiles
  2. 1 ea. case of New Orleans style floor tiles
  3. 1 ea. vanity top
  4. 1 ea. vanity
  5. 1 ea. faucet
  6. 1 ea. can of insulating spray foam
  7. 2 ea. gallons of Royal Blue paint
  8. 1 ea. 2' x 4' light cover
  9. 4 ea. T-12 lights
  10. 1 ea. light ballast for T-12 fixture
  11. 1 ea. 2' x 4' light fixture
  12. 6 ea. standard plate covers (for contractor wall boxes)
  13. 3 ea. ½" copper fitting caps for plumbing
  14. 4 ea. standard size sheet rock panels
  15. 1 ea. 5 gallon bucket of compound texture (aka: wall mud)
  16. 2 ea. rolls drywall tape
  17. 1 ea. 6' x 12' x 1" white, veneer shelving
  18. 1 ea. toilet bowl
  19. 1 ea. toilet wax ring

The Union Rescue Mission (URM) helps the homeless regain their dignity and self-esteem with programs providing Christian counseling to offer hope for the future. URM and Dorcas Houses, a ministry of URM, provide emergency services such as food, shelter, clothing, transportation to medical and legal appointments, counseling, and crisis intervention to their clients – providing the support needed to rebuild their lives. For more information about the Union Rescue Mission and its programs or to make a donation, you can log on to www.urmission.org. We at NLC, and especially in the MAFIA love the URM team for all the great work they are doing to help Central Arkansas. Keep it up!