friend ships march 2015 activities report
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Dear Friends:Thank you so much for the amazing support you give to us here at Friend Ships. It makes it possible for us to run the race, working to fulfill all that the Lord gives us to accomplish! You are a vital part of this team.This past month, the Sea Hawks, our team of young adults in training, had a wonderful Bible seminar with Pastor Roger Siratt, Pastor of Texarkana Christian Church who blesses us regularly, coming in to teach elements of the Christian faith. The Sea Hawks also have daily physical training, instruction in Bible study and prayer; work skill training in various departments and reaching out to the community each week. Outreaches included help to Young at Heart, a ministry to senior citizens; children’s ministry in the park; visits to nursing homes and helping a local ministry assisting the homeless and those in prostution.In April, we welcome our new Sea Hawk recruits. This year for the first time, we are adding a third session and now have classes starting in winter, spring and summer. A fine group of young men and women have been accepted for full scholarships.We are making much progress on preparing for the upcoming medical missions to Haiti, Honduras and Cuba. Chipping and painting Friend Ship Integrity; organizing and taking inventory on food and medical supplies; cleaning and preparing mobile medical clinics; preparing tents and other equipment; planning children’s ministry and setting personnel in place. We are really happy to have a steady stream of church teams scheduled to come in and help from late March through the summer months. We are also making great progress on restoring a large building here at Port Mercy that will serve as a Sea Hawk housing center, training and office facility. We have a great construction team working tirelessly and it is going to be awesome!StoreHouse One, our food distribution continues to help people every day, both in Southern California and in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Annually, we are averaging more than 500,000 pounds of food, valued at close to $1,000,000, collected and distributed each day to a variety of community organizations helping people in need. On October 2nd of this year, Friend Ships will celebrate our 30 year anniversary! We think the best way to celebrate is by accomplishing projects to prepare us for the upcoming missions to Honduras, Haiti, Cuba and Israel! Come help us for a week starting September 28th-October 3, 2015, as we work on the ships and equipment, completing many of the tasks necessary to be ready for upcoming voyages. On October 2nd, the day we received the donation of the Spirit Ship in 1985, we’ll have a wonderful party to praise and thank the Lord for all He has done. So that we have room here for everyone and appropriate projects planned, if you are able to join us, please RSVP to [email protected]. Who could have imagined all the victories the Lord would allow us to experience and all the thousands of hand prints of His saints that would join together to create them? Come on over to Port Mercy and help us celebrate!If you are local to Lake Charles, we are having a work party the last Saturday of each month from 8am-5pm here at Port Mercy to prepare equipment for the missions. And don’t forget that we are taking applications for full time crew and (for young adults) the August session of Sea Hawks. We are also working on filling our tanks with fuel for the medical missions to Haiti, Honduras and Cuba and the mission to Israel.Thank you again for your love, prayers, help, gifts and friendship. We could not do it without you!Together in Christ,Don and Sondra Tipton and the Friend Ships TeamsTRANSCRIPT
Friend Ships March 2015 Activities ReportFRIEND SHIPS at PORT MERCY, 1019 North 1st Avenue, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Tel: 337-433-5022 Fax: 337-433-3433 Email: [email protected] Website: www.friendships.org
In April, we welcome our new Sea Hawk recruits. This year for the first time, we are adding a third session and now have classes starting in winter, spring and summer. A fine group of young men and women have been accepted for full scholarships.
We are making much progress on preparing for the upcoming medical missions to Haiti, Honduras and Cuba. Chipping and painting Friend Ship Integrity; organizing and taking inventory on food and medical supplies; cleaning and preparing mobile medical clinics; preparing tents and other equipment; planning children’s ministry and setting personnel in place. We are really happy to have a steady stream of church teams scheduled to come in and help from late March through the summer months.
We are also making great progress on restoring a large building here at Port Mercy that will serve as a Sea Hawk housing center, training and office facility. We have a great construction
Dear Friends:
Thank you so much for the amazing support you give to us here at Friend Ships. It makes it possible for us to run the race, working to fulfill all that the Lord gives us to accomplish! You are a vital part of this team.
This past month, the Sea Hawks, our team of young adults in training, had a wonderful Bible seminar with Pastor Roger Siratt, Pastor of Texarkana Christian Church who blesses us regularly, coming in to teach elements of the Christian faith. The Sea Hawks also have daily physical training, instruction in Bible study and prayer; work skill training in various departments and reaching out to the community each week. Outreaches included help to Young at Heart, a ministry to senior citizens; children’s ministry in the park; visits to nursing homes and helping a local ministry assisting the homeless and those in prostution.
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team working tirelessly and it is going to be awesome!
StoreHouse One, our food distribution continues to help people every day, both in Southern California and in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Annually, we are averaging more than 500,000 pounds of food, valued at close to $1,000,000, collected and distributed each day to a variety of community organizations helping people in need.
On October 2nd of this year, Friend Ships will celebrate our 30 year anniversary! We think the best way to celebrate is by accomplishing projects to prepare us for the upcoming missions to Honduras, Haiti, Cuba and Israel! Come help us for a week starting September 28th-October 3, 2015, as we work on the ships and equipment, completing many of the tasks necessary to be ready for upcoming voyages. On October 2nd, the day we received the donation of the Spirit Ship in 1985, we’ll have a wonderful party to praise and thank the Lord for all He has done. So that we have room here for everyone and appropriate projects planned, if you are able to join us, please RSVP to [email protected]. Who could have imagined all the victories the Lord would allow us to experience and all the thousands of hand prints of His saints that would join together to create them? Come on over to Port Mercy and help us celebrate!
If you are local to Lake Charles, we are having a work party the last Saturday of each month from 8am-5pm here at Port Mercy to prepare equipment for the missions. And don’t forget that we are taking applications for full time crew and (for young adults) the August session of Sea Hawks. We are also working on filling our tanks with fuel for the medical missions to Haiti, Honduras and Cuba and the mission to Israel.
Thank you again for your love, prayers, help, gifts and friendship. We could not do it without you!
Together in Christ,
Don and Sondra Tipton and the Friend Ships Teams
On October 2nd of this year, Friend Ships will celebrate our 30 year anniversary! We