RAISING FUNDS FOR MISSION: HOPE

Raising funds for Mission: Hope!  Some of us are doing a BIKE ACROSS FLORIDA on October 26 & 27, 2013.  Would you pray for us?  Would you consider donating to our cause?  Donations can be sent to: Life Church, Mission: Hope, PO BOX 1764, Jensen Beach, FL 34958

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Kenya, Africa Mission

Our first mission is on calendar for July 2014.  Fundraising letters are going out for individuals planning on the trip!  Lots of preparation is involved in a trip such as this; passports must be gotten or renewed, shots must be received - but we know that God can make all things happen for His glory.  This is what this trip is about.  A collaboration of hands working together to bring HOPE and ministry to other human beings.  Please pray for our team.  Please consider partnering with Mission: Hope to accomplish the impossible.  We have an informational meeting scheduled for August 11, 2013 at the Windmill Village Clubhouse in Jensen Beach (after the Life Church Sunday morning service).  We have spaces for "fit" adults and college-agers who are up for the challenge of this challenging trip!~

"If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large."  William Wilberforce
Please consider sponsoring a UNIFORM for one or more children in Kenya!  Uniforms are $15 each.  You can donate by mailing checks to Life Church (with a note for Mission: Hope UNIFORMS), PO Box 1764, Jensen Beach, FL 34958  Thank you for making a difference!!!

I believe every person has a passion deep in their soul, for what God created them to do. One of my passions has been to start this mission! How exciting it is to see that there is a place for us to be able to bring HOPE and Christ's love to others in this world! Communicating with the mission in Kenya, we are learning that the students there are in need of uniforms and children's books! I am NOW collecting children's books and requesting paperback (as they weigh less and will transport easier) and a handful of LARGE picture books (with animals, etc.). Please let me know if you can help in this area. ANY donation towards uniforms would be GREAT and any donation of good, used books would be awesome! Please leave a message on here if you'd like or message me at missionhope1@gmail.com, and I can work out pickup.

Also, got an encouraging surprise letter from a friend with a check for $50!!! How awesome is that! Fundraising is NOT fun. But we have a passion for these kids and believe that we MAKE A DIFFERENCE traveling across the world, to show children that "America" is not just "Hollywood"... that "Christ-followers" are about LOVE. Not only can we bring medical, agricultural, educational and food attention to these children - we can also assist with helping them learn to make a living for their families! Please consider sponsoring a uniform or helping a team member in their travels!

You can send gifts made out to "Life Church",  with a NOTE attached for "Mission: Hope", PO Box 1174, Jensen Beach, FL 34958  Thank you! The picture is from the same mission we will be traveling to! Humbling and exciting!

Mission: Hope Vision!

Hi! My name is Natalie Evans.  I'm a wife, mom of 4 teens and young adults, a mom-in-law and a new Grandmother :)  I'm a passionate servant of Christ and have just recently received my degree in Medical Laboratory Technology.   I also have a passion for teaching, for children, for agriculture and for art! One of the great passions God has given me is a heart for missions.  When my kids were little, one of my prayers was that they could "experience" missions.  Never would I have dreamed that my two oldest would have spent several years traveling in the US and abroad, doing just that.  I am immensely grateful for their hearts.  I have watched them and their college-age friends, be completely revolutionized in their walk with Christ and revolutionized in their hearts to show mercy to others less fortunate, bringing God's love through humanitarian relief.  This passion inspired me to start this mission group, so that others who work full-time and part-time jobs can fulfill this passion during their vacation-time or other time off.  I believe that once you experience reaching out to those who have nothing...experiencing those who have lost a parent or parents, that you too will never be able to live life the same.  You will come home from your travels exhausted, but refreshed - and want to spend a greater part of your resources on others who have need.  Please keep our team in your prayers.  Our 1st trip is scheduled for July 2014 to Kenya, Africa.  We will be listing items that we plan to take with us (school supplies, art materials, agricultural materials, etc.)  So stay updated with us! Thank you for being with us on this journey!

A video that my son Canaan put together of his trip to Kenya, Africa in 2010.  Hope you will feel as inspired as I did when I watched it.  There is a world of children and adults, who go to bed hungry - who fall to sleep at night with no hope in their heart.  I wonder if the angels that God sends are the angels who GO, the angels who SEND ~  Please be praying for the team who will be planning to go.  Pray for those who will send.  And pray for those who will be on the receiving end.  Pray that God will direct our steps in everything that we do.

I wanted to share our beautiful new logo with everyone!  Special, special thanks to Alana Coppedge, a senior at Clark Advanced Learning Center here in Martin County, who did such amazing work!  Alana donated her time and skills to create this and we cannot thank her enough!  Mission: Hope has a logo! Woohoo!