Cross Project Ministry

We are struggling to deliver 1st delivery of Clay Magnet Refrigerator, please pray for us, thus we can deliver to Youth Christmas Committee on 18 December 2009!!!…

Some picture depicted CPM in Sungai Tiram, and some hint Souvenir for Youth Christmas!!!

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Berawal dari pemikiran dari rekan kami, Ester, tentang perlunya CPM untuk mengembangkan produk baru. Ya.. tidak dapat dipungkiri, kalau CPM ingin tetap exist, kami perlu memikirkan pengembangan produk baru. karena organisasi yang sama yang telah membeli produk kami untuk souvenir Natal mereka tahun 2008, belum tentu akan memesan produk yang sama untuk natal tahun 2009. Kami setuju untuk mulai memikirkan produk baru. Produk baru ini juga diperlukan agar kami dapat mengembangkan pasar ke souvenir pernikahan. Maka kami mulai mencoba menjajaki produksi produk baru, ada kipas, tas daur ulang, gantungan mote dengan bentuk anggur, bross, dsb. Dan yang terakhir tertunda lama adalah Clay.

Terinspirasi dari home industri yang dikerjakan oleh teman saya di Cirebon, kami mulai menjajaki untuk produksi clay. Dengan antusias saya membeli buku tentang clay dan juga bahan-bahan yang diperlukan . tetapi pada kenyataannya tidak semudah yang dibayangkan. Masalah utama adalah menemukan komposisi adonan yang tepat. Dibutuhkan berkali-kali percobaan dan juga terus bertanya kepada orang yang pernah membuat clay sampai akhirnya kami dapat mulai berproduksi

Penelitian dan pengembangan produk clay ini sempat terhenti selama beberapa bulan. Kendala utamanya adalah waktu. Ya, segudang aktivitas dan pekerjaan telah menyita waktu dan pikiran saya. Sampai pada bulan Oktober kemarin, setelah kami sepakat untuk kembali bangkit dan mengejar untuk proyek Natal, saya mulai kembali melakukan uji coba. Saya berhasil membuat beberapa bentuk gantungan kulkas magnet, walaupun masih dengan komposisi adonan yang belum sempurna.

Memasuki bulan November 2009, jadwal saya menjadi semakin padat semenjak menerima untuk menjadi ketua panitia youth christmas di gereja saya. Meskipun sayalah ketua panitia Natal, tetapi saya tidak bisa memutuskan semua sendiri. Berkali-kali kami juga menghadapi kegentaran. Di mulai dari isu,bahwa tidak akan ada budget untuk souvenir untuk natal tahun ini. Saya tersentak kaget juga mendengar berita ini. Sepertinya kesempatan kami untuk mendapatkan order dari natal ini begitu kecil, nyaris tak mungkin. Tapi saya tetap mengajukan budget untuk souvenir.

Lalu panitia bagian souvenir sebenarnya sudah punya beberapa pilihan. Ketika mereka menjelaskannya di rapat, akhirnya saya memberanikan diri untuk memperkenalkan CPM. Puji Tuhan tanggapan mereka positif. Bahkan pendeta kami sangat mendukung kegiatan CPM. Namun tetap yang menjadi kendala adalah, ibu-ibu di sungai tiram sama sekali belum di training untuk membuat clay ini. Bagaimana saya harus memberikan kepastian kepada panitia Natal, jika kondisinya seperti ini? Dapatkah saya menjamin bahwa ibu-ibu bisa membuat clay ini? Dan apakah mereka sanggup untuk membuat 1000pcs dalam waktu 1 bulan? Tanpa berpikir panjang, saya memutuskan untuk melakukan training pada hari sabtu berikutnya. Beberapa hari sebelum training, saya sendiri terus mencari informasi dan melakukan uji coba terus.

Pada tanggal 7 november 2009, kami mengadakan training pembuatan Souvenir dari clay kepada ibu-ibu di sungai tiram. Puji Tuhan kami dapat melihat bahwa mereka sangat antusias.

Pada tanggal 10 november 2009, saya kembali dihubungi oleh kordinator bagian souvenir. Dia meminta kepastian dari saya apakah ibu-ibu di sungai tiram sanggup untuk membuat souvenir ini. Sebab jikalau tidak bisa, maka mereka akan mencari souvenir lain. Saya meminta waktu seminggu lagi untuk memberikan kepastian.

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Starting from the thoughts of our colleagues, Esther, about the need for CPM to develop new products. Yes .. can not be denied, if CPM wants to keep exist, we need to think about new product development. because the same organization that has purchased the product us for their Christmas souvenirs in 2008, not necessarily going to order the product
the same for Christmas in 2009. We agreed to start thinking about new products. This new product is also required so that we can develop into wedding souvenir market. So we started trying exploring the production of new products, there are fans, recycling bags, hangers remote in the form of wine, Bross, etc.. And the long delayed final is Clay.

Inspired by the home industry is done by my friend in Cirebon, we began to explore for the production of clay. I enthusiastically
buy a book about clay and materials needed. but in fact not as easy as imagined. The main problem is to find the right mixture composition. It takes many times experiments and also continue to ask the person who never made clay until finally we can start production.

Research and development of this clay product had stopped during several months. The main constraint is time. Yes, myriad activities and work has taken my time and thoughts. Up in October yesterday, after we agreed to go back up and chase for
Christmas project, I began to re-test. I managed make some form of refrigerator magnets hanger, though still with dough composition that has not been perfect.

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Praise the Lord, CPM team was given the opportunity to serve the mothers in the Sungai Tiram. now we are conducting training for the mothers to make crafts for youth christmas clay in GKY sunter. Please pray for Christmas this year is getting closer, hopefully the existing order (1000 magnet clay) can be completed on time. We also continue distributing milk to mothers in the Sungai Tiram for the production done in 2 months Pray also for the distribution of proposals and also to develop other products, such as decorative crosses for the fridge magnets

“For this ministry you render is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, but it is also overflowing with more and more prayers of thanksgiving to God. “

(2Co 9:12 ISV)

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In this newsletter we would like to inform you the activity of Cross Project Ministry on April to August 2009.

1. We have distribute 176 box of milks from April-August 2009, we also keep on producing Cross Key Chain although there is no pre-order. Nevertheless, we still can record sales for :
   1. 70 pieces Cross Key Chain (2 color) to GBI (well i forget which GBI, but it is located near SCBD Sudirman)
   2. 40 pieces Cross Key Chain (2 color) to Jesly for Sunday School
   3. 33 pieces Cross Key Chain (2 color) to Soegi
   4. 200 pieces Cross Key Chain (2 color) to Gereja Methodist Indonesia
   5. 50 pieces Cross Key Chain (2 color), 25 pieces Cross Key Chain (1 color), 25 pieces Accessories HP Cross to GIII Tokyo Japan
   6. 50 pieces Cross Key Chain (2 color) to Paulus, a repeat order (thanks for his generous)
2. There are also fund grant from PBB in Washington, well it’s not United Nations but it’s an abbreviation of Persekutuan Batak-Batak in Washington. The total Fund Grant is Rp 1,887,806 and is recorded in this period, there are also another grant $20 and will be recorded in the next period. Thanks to Andy Panjaitan, this fund is being used to support Cikarang Team to produce Recycle Bag.
3. List of Donations will be updated, beside from PBB, we also received Donations (which booked into Other Income), in between :
   • Rp.355.005,- Donations from NN-GKY Sunter
   • Rp.200.000,- Donations from NN-Personal
   • Rp.500.000,- Donations from P3MI-GMI
4. There are some big issues to resolve inside the teams, we had agreed to reorganize our organization. On the beginning of August 2009, Team in Cikarang, Manggarai and Depok will be set autonomous and not under CPM organization. There are some considerations in between : inability of our team to manage the organizations as it’s going bigger. So in the future, Cross Project Ministry will be related only to team in Sunter, meanwhile Manggarai, Depok and Cikarang will be known as Manggarai Team, Cikarang Team and Depok Team. Nevertheless, we hopes between each teams we still can help and share knowledge to each other.
5. Related to Reorganization, thus there are also asset splitting. The Sewer Machine that is bought for plastic recycling crafts (Kerajinan Daur Ulang dari Plastic) such as Totem Bag from plastic Recycle, is granted to Cikarang Team. Thus the asset Mesin Jahit (Sewer Mesin) is “write off” from the book and recorded as other cost. We also recorded Other Cost for :
   1. Waste Material bought for Cikarang, and Depok from Sungai Tiram , Rp.45.000,-
   2. Raw Material for totem bag recycling and grapes key chains production in Cikarang, Manggarai and Depok, Rp. 505.000,-
6. In the next period, we plan to develop more product, in between :
   1. working with Manggarai Teams, we can produce Grapes Key Chain
   2. Cross Refrigerator Magnet (we hope we could launch the product soon)
   3. Clay Refrigerator Magnet (we are in Research and Development, we also hope we could launch the product soon)
7. Now, we are preparing for Christmas 2009, we hope we could record more sales thus we can give more nutrition to children of housewives in CPM. Pray for the preparation of Proposal, we also plan to print some leaflets. Please pray for us.

Below is the tabular for Income Statement and Balance Sheet. Click Read More to read in Bahasa Indonesia

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On May 02, 2009. CPM was invited by Persekutuan Pemuda Pemudi Methodist Indonesia (Indonesia Youth Methodist Fellowship) congregation Immanuel. CPM was invited to share about “Cross Project”, with the purposes to encourage the youth to have a sensitivity to the surrounding environment to explain the practical steps to realize a personal mission to maximize the talents that have to be shared with others.

This session hosted by Soegianto. In this session, we also shown a video on the activities of cross-ministry project.

Sharing material was taken from Matthew 6:31-38. you can see the material below

In this fellowship, CPM also distribute 33  cross key chains to the congregation attending the fellowship.

After the session, P3MI also give donations to CPM and was received by Soegianto.

Donations given by P3MI to CPM

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Before God hung the stars in the sky, the situation today already exists in the mind of God. Actually, you are in his mind. And He knows exactly what will he do. He knows perfectly what is best for us. Our problem is we do not know. and Faith is believing in Him when we do not know what will happen tomorrow.

When sons and daughters of God fails, no part of God that failed. When sons and daughters of God changed, no part of God’s changed. As our lives changed because of the things that are not expected, no part of God change or not expected. The prophet Isaiah wrote: ‘Before they call, I answer; When they were talking, I’ve listened to. (Isaiah 65:24). God knows exactly what he will do, no one can hinder God to do it.

That’s the most beautiful of the story of David.

(From book. David, passionate man and was elected, Charles R Swindoll)

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Sebelum Tuhan menggantungkan bintang di angkasa, keadaan hari ini sudah ada di dalam benak Allah. Sebenarnya, anda ada di dalam benakNya. Dan Dia tahu persis apa yang akan Dia lakukan. Dia tahu dengan sempurna apa yang terbaik bagi kita. Masalah kita adalah kita tidak tahu. dan Iman adalah percaya kepadaNya ketika kita tidak tahu apa yang akan terjadi esok.

Ketika putra-putri Allah gagal, tidak ada bagian Allah yang gagal. Ketika putra putri Allah berubah, tidak ada bagian Allah yang berubah. Ketika kehidupan kita berubah karena hal-hal yang tidak diharapkan, tidak ada bagian Allah yang beribah atau tidak diharapkan. Nabi Yesaya menuliskan:’ Sebelum  mereka memanggil, Aku sudah menjawabnya; Ketika mereka sedang berbicara, Aku sudah mendengarkannya. (Yesaya 65:24)

Allah tahu persis apa yang akan Dia lakukan, tidak ada yang dapat menghalangi Allah untuk melaksanakannya.

Itulah yang terindah dari kisah Daud.

( from book. DAUD, pria penuh gairah dan terpilih, Charles R Swindoll)

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Updated:

1. On Last Visit, both Angel and her mother are already healthy. Although Angel’s mother reject to be checked in RSCM.
2. Thanks for your support, we have sent the fund to help them, Please check on page in financial report to see financial report the donation and its usage. For Angel and Her Mother. Please Click the this link to go to last updated Donations for Angel and her mom

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What I can do, you cannot

What you can do, I cannot

But together, we can do

Something Beautiful For God

Mother Teresa, 1910-1997

right now, I am in hallyard of Atma Jaya, seeing this quote from mother Teresa make me smile, the word “Together, we can do” it’s similiar like a theme from an Indonesian Politic Party - Democrat Party which now I know it belongs to Mother Teresa.

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