Mission Trips
And They’re Off
Our first mission team has arrived in Guatemala. We encourage you to keep this team of young persons in your prayers. We have created a prayer calendar so you can pray specifically for their journey. [gview file=”http://stjohns-salisbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Guatemala-Prayer-Calendar-2017.docx”]
Read MoreAn Opportunity to Double Your Support
The school year in Guatemala is from January until October. Therefore, the kids in Guatemala are still in school while we are enacting summer plans and vacations. Their need for food and assistance continues through the year and is especially noted in summer months when donations are very low. This year a group of donors…
Read MoreHow Important is Each Child?
By Paula Bohland Sponsorship means a lot to the children attending La Escuela Integrada. In Guatemala, the children from the school are told and experience constant messages of being “less than.” Their society looks down on them because they are poor, there are people who believe that because they are indigenous they are stupid and…
Read MoreAlabama – Bayou La Batre Day 5
Alabama Blog Day 5: (Sorry for the late post – we lost wifi access! Better late than never though!) “Today I worked on painting houses and cleaning an old food pantry, the work was very fun and interesting because of the conversations we had to get to know one another more. While we were painting…
Read MoreAlabama – Bayou La Batre Day 4
Alabama Blog Day 4: “Today we went out and did work projects and we worked on two houses and we painted both of them and scraped the second house and then painted over it. Then we went out tonight and go ice cream and drove around and we just had a good time and had…
Read MoreAlabama – Bayou La Batre Day 3
Alabama Blog Day 3: “The past two days we have been working at a church up the road painting and cleaning the church rooms. The hosts were so nice and welcoming to us that they invited us back today. They made and served us a huge lunch. In the end, everyone there was so thankful…
Read MoreAlabama – Bayou La Batre Day 2
Alabama Blog Day 2: “Today was awesome! After our service projects we went to Dauphin Island. We had so much fun swimming in the ocean and we just had a great time messing around. Today I saw God at the beach while being surrounded by his lovely creation and being with my friends.” Julie Kenny…
Read MoreAlabama Prayer Calendar
Join us in prayer this week for our Alabama mission team! Check out who is on the team and a specific prayer request for each day! [gview file=”http://stjohns-salisbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Alabama-Prayer-Calendar-2016.pdf”]
Read MoreAlabama – Bayou La Batre Day 1
Alabama Blog Day 1: Because it was primarily a travel day, we wanted to do a group post for tonight. Today we had a great trip down to Bayou La Batre even though we all had to get up super early. Some of us slept while others of us watched movies/videos; others ate a lot…
Read MoreKnoxville Wrap-Up
Well it’s been a few days since we returned from Knoxville and our mission trip with WOW Urban Ministries. Even though it’s been a few days, my thoughts are commonly returning to our time serving our neighbors there. This was my first experience with WOW Urban Ministries, and I can say that I am very…
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