"Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon. The LORD will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring." Is. 58:10-11 (NLT)
We believe it's not enough just to go to church -- God calls us to shine His light -- to minister in His name in our homes, our neighborhoods, in our schools and workplaces, our communities, our world -- wherever there is loneliness, hunger, hurting, injustice. We are blessed so that we may be a blessing to others. Here are some of the ministries and organizations we serve and support...
In our LOCAL COMMUNITY...
In our REGION...
And AROUND THE WORLD...
- THE ARK - Kiev, Ukraine - sheltering orphans and ministering to street children. They are facing 35% inflation and astronomical increases in the cost of heat (more than $9,500 a month) as winter sets in. www.kievstreetkids.org
- COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL - www.compassion.com - child sponsorship
- EL AYUDANTE - Leon, Nicaragua - sheltering orphans and working alongside the people of Nicaragua to improve education, healthcare, and housing. Our LUMC Youth Mission Team will return to Nicaragua June 25-July 2, 2010. www.nicamissions.com
- GLORY REIGN INT'L - www.gloryreignintl.org - Brandon & Janico Walker, missionaries to Mozambique
- HEIFER INTERNATIONAL - www.heifer.org - helping people obtain a sustainable source of food and income. -
- HOPE HAVEN - Cap-Hatien, Haiti - a home where critically ill children find healing, rest, and God's love. As the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the three poorest in the world, Haiti faces a critical food crisis compounded by the devastating effects of late summer tropical storms and hurricanes. www.eternalhopeinhaiti.org
- RAFIKI FOUNDATION - www.rafiki-foundation.org - Africa - provides living and educational facilities and medical care for orphans. Rafiki Villages provide a Christian environment for young men and women to develop leadership and life skills that promote their physical and spiritual well-being.
- Samaritan Purse's OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD - www.samaritanspurse.org
- SERVE THE CITY / BELGIUM - www.servethecity.eu
- WORLD VISION - www.world vision.org - a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
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