Missions Trips for 2010

HONDURAS

Another trip is scheduled to Honduras in the summer of 2010. Please CLICK HERE for an application packet with all of the information you need.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANNA

A second trip to New Orleans to continue demolition of the Katrina-damaged homes is planned for the summer of 2010. Please CLICK HERE for an application packet with all of the information you need.

JAMAICA

The third trip planned for the fall of 2010 is to Jamaica. Dates: October 9th through 17th, 2010.

A Full Information Packet complete with a Team Member Application can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE.

Why Jamaica?, Why now?:

By Jeff Wentz, Team Leader for the Jamaica Mission Trip...

In 1995 I felt led by God to go on a mission trip. I wasn’t interested at the time in being a trip leader and just wanted to “show up” and be a part of something that was impacting lives for Christ. I didn’t really have a particular place in mind. After almost a year of looking I found that nobody had a just “show up” program. I was not ready to lead a team and was left feeling like I was on the wrong track. It wasn’t until I met the uncle of a friend that God unveiled an opening. This friend's uncle had been going to Jamaica for 10 years with a group and they welcomed the idea for me to just “show up.”

During my trips I stayed at a Mission Camp which is operated by a Missionary Couple, Mack and Marilyn Locklear, in Martha Brea, Jamaica. Their lives and mission work have inspired me in my own personal walk with Christ. The mission camp supports a Church, Riverside Church, an elementary school, Martha Brea Basic School and provides Vacation Bibile School programs for children. They have also raised up, trained and educated a national Pastor who now leads the Riverside Church. They have impacted the town of Martha Brea with the good news of the gospel and are well respected in the community.

So Why Now?... This year, Mack began the construction of a 12-bed youth home for teenage boys and girls. Unlike the U.S., Jamaica has no Social Services for teenage kids. Teenagers with no family are alone on the streets trying to survive. This home would house and educate the homeless teenagers of Martha Brea. For this reason we would like to come along side Mack and Marilyn and “Show UP” to help build this home that will transform the lives of children in Jamaica.

Our Mission ... Suit Up - SHOW UP - Serve

What the team will be doing:

* Traveling to Martha Brea, Jamaica. The population is 4,000 people.
* Participating in community outreach.
* Building a Home for Homeless Teenagers.

Some ways to help from home:

Become a prayer partner- As we all know prayer is very powerful. The MOST important part of this trip is the spiritual support from our church family.
Ways you can pray include:
Jamaican National Concerns: Political reforms that benefit all Jamaicans.
Safety for the work site, cement work and roof building.
Encouragement of the Jamaican pastors and church.
Pray for opportunities to share the Gospel in Jamaica.

Become a supplies partner

Each team member will be taking a suitcase full of “goodies” for the people of Martha Brea, Jamaica. If you would like to donate items can include…

100% cotton clothing (newly or gently used; all ages)
Shoes (no larger than size 10 in men’s)
Hand tools (pencils, knives, gloves, trowels, tape measures, etc …)
VBS Supplies (craft materials, crayons, construction paper, glitter, wordless coloring books, tape, glue, children’s scissors)

Become a financial partner

Building supplies for the children’s home are $5000. Your support will help purchase supplies like the following

$50 for Window slats – Ten windows needed
$100 for nails & screws
$10 a roof rafter
$1 per square foot of cement
$2.58 per cement block for the wall
$24 For metal roof panel

Team member personal cost is $1150

If you would like to become a financial partner simply make the check out to Harvest Chapel and in the memo area write Jamaica Building materials or write Jamaica team and the individuals’ name.

Past Missions Trips and other Missions efforts from 2009 - Both Globally and Locally

House Painting for One in Need | Olanchito, Honduras | New Orleans, Louisianna | Community Garden

Honduras Became Miami:

Because of the political unrest in the early summer of 2009 in Honduras, it was not possible to go. However, the team quickly re-evaluated possibilities and found themselves in Miami, Florida. The church in Miami is led by a Honduran Pastor who is a missionary to the U.S. The team helped the church with numerous work projects on their property and made a great deal of spiritual connections.

Members of the 2009 Mission Team:

Erin Alexander Kamie Fields Liz Campbell

Krissy Karlson Tom Fuest Michael George

Eric Masood Curtis Merle Jacqueline Merle

Jake Merle Mary Beth Sievens Joshua Goodhue

Pam Maslak Jake Maslak Shannon Newton

Angela Ortiz Rebecca Roach Matt Terry

Julia Terry Brent Thompson Charis Thompson

Daniel Thompson Amanda Tuggle Kevin Weaver

John Wentz Amanda Wickmark

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House Painting for One in Need:

This year we were pleased to have a large team of people gather to paint a house for someone in need. Three weekends of time were dedicated to scraping, pressure washing, preping and painting the house. This task seemed impossibly daunting to the family in need, yet with many willing hands and smiles, the impossible was made possible. Thanks to all who served so willingly.

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New Orleans, Louisianna ... Housing Demolition from Hurricane Katrina

Harvest Chapel Missions, in partnership with "Youth with a Mission" is sending a team of 18 people to New Orleans, Louisianna from July 11th though the 19th to assist with the demolition of homes still damaged from Hurricane Katrina.

Team Members:

Herb Gloff Zach Gloff Kay Gould

Lenore Fieblekorn Cindy Hannum Sue Hart

Brett Heintzman John Kahabka Judy Kahabka

Mary Nichols Rob Nichols Paul Pagano

Eric Pasquale Melissa Pasquale Joe Siragusa

Trent Thompson Darrell Waag Kim Waag

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Community Garden

A team of dedicated people, seeing the need of hunger around us, joined forces to plant a community garden on the church property where produce is being grown to give to the community. Here are some pictures of the garden during the planting phase. Many hours and dedicated hands have been lovingly given to this project.