Roswell, GA—On Saturday, October 6, Cross of Life Lutheran Church in Roswell
will host its third annual dinner fundraising event "Language of Love" to benefit
its missions in Africa, The Philippines and India. The evening’s events will
include food from around the world, multi-cultural entertainment, and silent
and live auctions. The community is welcome at no charge however, reservation is required.
Funds raised by the auctions will be donated to several of
the church’s charitable causes, including:
·
Malawi Mission in Southeast Africa—For the
purchase of bicycles to provide much-needed transportation for the area’s
pastors, as well as sewing machines to help the women improve their livelihood;
· Galing
Foundation in Mindanao, The Philippines—A 7 year old organization dedicated to covering the
high costs of shipping new and gently used books and school supplies for the
education of the region’s over 3,000 children; Padhar Mission School in central India—To contribute
to students’ tuition, as well as to assist with the costs of operating and
maintaining the school, which opened in 1903 and has over 30,000 graduates.
The evening will begin with the silent auction, during which
refreshments will be served, followed by a welcome message that will include
blessings in various languages; Hindi, Filipino, Blaan, Chichewa, Korean, German, Spanish and English. Dinner will feature dishes from far and wide. “Attendees will be treated to song and dance by a number of
professional musicians,” said Janine Dismer, Social Concerns committee chair from Cross of Life.
“Language of Love” will be held Saturday, October 6 from
5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the church, which is located at 1000 Hembree Road in
Roswell, just ¼ mile west of Highway 9/Alpharetta Highway. For more
information and for reservation, call Susan at the church office at 770-475-9159 or email: coloffice1000@yahoo.com
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