Please note new phone number for CCR: 713-782-7084


We appreciate You!

• James and the men in the Barnabas group on Monday
• Kyle and the brave young men in the college support group in College Station.
• Adrienne, Ginny, Kay, mentors and the women in the Esther group.
• Edrice and Wanda and all those in the monthly UPLIFT parents and friends meeting. There is now also a weekly day of prayer and fasting
• Tom and Martha Hardin and all involved the monthly Sunday AWAKENING parents and friends support group in San Antonio. Gloria Zwinggi also still lends a helping hand.

GOD SEX AND ME October 1 at Grace Presbyterian. This is a national program for teens and is used throughout the US. I was preceded by three weeks of sessions which gave a base for talking about homosexuality. Exodus colleague, Mike Haley with Focus on the Family was the main speaker to a large group of teens and parents. Then I did a break out session with parents afterwards. I received lots of positive feedback.

CITYFEST

Luis Palau Cityfest October 7-8. I volunteered at the Spanish Main Stage information booth, and also served as a prayer counselor in Spanish. There were about a quarter million in attendance those two days, with about 80,000 Hispanics in attendance. There were almost 4,000 decisions for Christ, about a fourth of that number being Spanish speaking. I also was able to introduce CCR ministry to many.

WORTH THE WAIT, October 21

This took place in Buna, a small town north of Beaumont, TX. There were 500+ in attendance, teens from 13-19 from the surrounding area. The sessions were Identity, Boundaries, Consequences, and Commitment. I spoke on identity, first with guys, then the girls. Good response. It is great to be involved in preventive talks!

CONGRESS ON SEXUAL RESTORATION

This conference was hosted by Exodus Latin America November 1-4. There were over 200 in attendance from the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Argentina, and Peru. The theme of the conference Jesus Christ: Door of Hope. I informally coordinated the prayer team and prayer ministry the first day during the opening plenary sessions by longtime friend, Andy Comiskey. I also gave three workshops: “Reconciliation between parents and their homosexual children”, Overcoming Pain and Shame [in Recovery], and “How to dialog with a homosexual” Since 1994 this organization has grown from 0 ministries and volunteer coordinator to 9 ministries and full time paid coordinator! I saw various larger groups this year. I also reconnected with Pastor Daniel Romero and his group from Putla (where I ministered last year). I love encouraging a new US Latino leader in his first ministry opportunity in Spanish outside of US. It was wonderful to see the hunger and openness of the entire group for information and ministry An unexpected blessing and opportunity was running into missionary Bruce Moon who has been pasturing a church Comunidad de Fe for more than 20 years in the Mexico City area. He and I had met long ago at the Encourager Church, so our casual friendship has been through e-mail for years. He asked me to share my testimony Sunday morning at his church of about 100. So I was privileged to do that the last day before catching my fight back to Houston!

ONGOING ACTITVITIES

• FREEDOM SEMINARS –to be announced
• Weekly Barnabas group for men
• Weekly Esther group for women
• Individual mentoring for men and women
• Monthly UPLIFT group for parents and friends
• Bi-monthly college support group for men in College Station

• Speak at Celebrate Recovery at Christ the King Lutheran-Kingwood January 7
• LIVING WATERS training in Cordoba, Argentina in May
• SBC conference in San Antonio June 12-13, 2007
• Exodus conference in Irvine, CA June 26-July 1
• Conference in Spain (tentative)

• Frequent flyer miles donations, especially Continental (50,000 each for trips to Argentina, Spain)
• Centrally located, donated office space for CCR
• More monthly financial partners
• More board members and fund raisers

2005  Income               $71,337.69
2006 Actual Income         $60,044.85    
2006 projected budget      $68,276.00 (not yet reached)
Minimum needed per month-  $4,600 (for basic expenses)
Dedicated monthly pledges- $1,150

MONTHLY DONATIONS
-January   -       995.00 
-February  -     5,133.70
-March     -    13,080.00
-April     -     6,465.00
-May       -     4,990.00 		
-June      -    12,946.31
-July      -     2,601.00
-August    -     3,765.00
-September -     2,382.00
-October   -     5,169.54
-November  -     4,097.20 

The homosexual issue continues as a hot issue in all the media. We have more challenges than ever! We are the sole full-time ministry in Houston, and we are being stretched. Today’s teens and young adults have bought into popular media propaganda. If we do not give them the truth about God’s plan of sexuality, we have lost this next generation! Please keep us in your prayers; introduce us to your church and persons needing our resources. We are a resource for churches needing training/mentoring in this crucial area. Please consider a generous year-end gift to CCR, and/or joining us as a CCR financial partner for 2007. We are committed to reaching as many as possible.

Thank you so much for your financial support, prayers, and words of encouragement.

Pastor Michael Newman

Christian Coalition for Reconciliation
PO Box 420437 Houston, TX 77242-0437 
www.ccrhouston.org
281 497 7044

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