On Saturday July 7, 2012 Wells of Hope will be having their 6th annual Golf Tournament at Riverview Golf and Country Club in Fenwick. Registration includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, steak dinner and prizes.
Details:
Cost:
$125 per person
Times:
11:30 registration
12:30 lunch
1:30 shotgun start
In addition to golfers, Wells of Hope is asking individuals and businesses to consider becoming tournament sponsors. For more information about how you can become a part of the Wells of Hope Golf Tournament, visit the Wells of Hope website
If you could ask God any question what would it be? Sponsored children sit down and share their questions for God:
We have the opportunity, by sponsoring children like these, to personally invest in the life of a child in need. Through sponsorship, we can help children to become healthy and fulfilled adults, experience God's love, and bring about lasting change to their families and communities.
To learn more about sponsorship, or to sponsor a child, visit the Welcome Centre at any location to pick up a child sponsorship kit.
Or learn more or sponsor online at:&…
We have the opportunity, by sponsoring children like these, to personally invest in the life of a child in need. Through sponsorship, we can help children to become healthy and fulfilled adults, experience God's love, and bring about lasting change to their families and communities.
To learn more about sponsorship, or to sponsor a child, visit the Welcome Centre at any location to pick up a child sponsorship kit.
Or learn more or sponsor online at:&…
Kris and Laurie Warkentin, along with their two boys, will be moving to Zambia this coming summer to spend 2-3 years developing several community projects. They will oversee the installation of a new water pump for the community in addition to managing the startup of two community development programs to serve children affected by HIV/AIDS. At the same time, they will be providing leadership development and training for staff and volunteers at several NGOs as they help to empower families living in poverty.
On Sunday, May 27 they will be hosting a golf tournament at Rockway Glen Golf Course to …
On Sunday, May 27 they will be hosting a golf tournament at Rockway Glen Golf Course to …
Each year the Workers Welcome Concert offers the faith community in Niagara the opportunity to work together and demonstrate God's love for our Caribbean neighbours in a very tangible way!
The concert is night of celebration to welcome the Caribbean workers to Niagara-on-the-Lake and show our appreciation for their valuable contribution to Niagara. Newworldson and the Toronto Mass Choir will again share their incredible gifts and provide an evening of soul inspiring music!
The concert is scheduled for May 6 at 7:30 pm at Orchard Park Bible Church and help is needed for set-up, driving, ushering and clean-up, etc.&…
The concert is night of celebration to welcome the Caribbean workers to Niagara-on-the-Lake and show our appreciation for their valuable contribution to Niagara. Newworldson and the Toronto Mass Choir will again share their incredible gifts and provide an evening of soul inspiring music!
The concert is scheduled for May 6 at 7:30 pm at Orchard Park Bible Church and help is needed for set-up, driving, ushering and clean-up, etc.&…
Just a quick reminder that Passport is this coming Saturday, April 14, from 9:00-Noon, at our Glenridge location. If you haven't heard about Passport previously, Passport is an interactive and potentially life-changing experience that will help you to discover God's heart for the poor. During this event, we begin trying to understand the complex issues of global poverty while exploring tangible ways that we can begin to make a difference today.
Passport isn't just for adults, either! We have child care for younger children(0-4yrs) and older kids will explore the issues of global poverty through …
Passport isn't just for adults, either! We have child care for younger children(0-4yrs) and older kids will explore the issues of global poverty through …
This summer, Jennelle Duerksen is taking part in a unique mission opportunity. She writes:
"This summer I am taking part in a missions program for four months (beginning of May - the end of August). The organization I will be with is called Global Shore. They run a program in the summer for post-secondary students and it is this program that I have recently been accepted into. It is a unique program that combines a two-month work term with a two-month missions term. In Ontario, the other team members and myself will be employed in an asparagus packing plant. …
"This summer I am taking part in a missions program for four months (beginning of May - the end of August). The organization I will be with is called Global Shore. They run a program in the summer for post-secondary students and it is this program that I have recently been accepted into. It is a unique program that combines a two-month work term with a two-month missions term. In Ontario, the other team members and myself will be employed in an asparagus packing plant. …
Two families from Southridge are currently living in Guatemala and recently sent updates...
Matt & Mandy Wilson have been serving at Casa Hogar, an orphanage for girls, with their three children since September. They write, "We have decided to return to Canada in August and back to our jobs for the time being. There is no doubt that at times I feel like I can stay on longer (we feel like we are scratching the surface and really developing trust) but...will continue to support and work with this mission until we feel God's calling elsewhere. …
Matt & Mandy Wilson have been serving at Casa Hogar, an orphanage for girls, with their three children since September. They write, "We have decided to return to Canada in August and back to our jobs for the time being. There is no doubt that at times I feel like I can stay on longer (we feel like we are scratching the surface and really developing trust) but...will continue to support and work with this mission until we feel God's calling elsewhere. …
On April 14, starting at 9:00am, we are once again hosting Passport, a three-hour event to help provide an understanding of the complex issues of global poverty while offering tangible ways that we can begin to make a difference today. During Passport, we will learn about what our church is doing globally and how we can get further involved in helping people in poverty. Passport is an interactive and potentially life-changing experience that will help you to discover God's heart for the poor. Even if you've been before, you will have the opportunity to learn about different …
I received an email recently from one of our students at Southridge, telling me about her summer plans. Jessica Dingman will be spending time this summer in Africa to serve. Here's her story:
This past summer, I went to Guatemala for five weeks with MCC (www.mcc.org). It was breath-taking and opened my eyes to so many realities of life as I experienced God's love for me and others in a whole new way. I really felt like God had placed missions on my heart.
This June I will going to Swaziland, Africa for one month to …
This past summer, I went to Guatemala for five weeks with MCC (www.mcc.org). It was breath-taking and opened my eyes to so many realities of life as I experienced God's love for me and others in a whole new way. I really felt like God had placed missions on my heart.
This June I will going to Swaziland, Africa for one month to …
If you're looking for a way to serve others together as a family this summer, consider hosting a child through the Fresh Air Fund.
Fresh Air children are boys and girls, six to 18 years old, who live in New York City and want to experience the simple pleasures of life outside the city. They come to stay in the Niagara Region for either one or two weeks.
The majority of Fresh Air children are from low-income communities. These are often families without the resources to send their children on summer vacations. Most inner-city youngsters grow up in towering apartment …
Fresh Air children are boys and girls, six to 18 years old, who live in New York City and want to experience the simple pleasures of life outside the city. They come to stay in the Niagara Region for either one or two weeks.
The majority of Fresh Air children are from low-income communities. These are often families without the resources to send their children on summer vacations. Most inner-city youngsters grow up in towering apartment …
This morning, we received the following note from MCC regarding the escalating violence currently taking place in Syria (according to the UN, 100 people are being killed each day):
Alarmed by the continuing violence in Syria, MCC has launched a $500,000 Middle East Pre-Crisis appeal to assist partner organizations as they provide emergency food aid, medicine, relief kits and empower grassroots, community efforts that encourage violent conflict prevention. Monetary donations and relief kits can be donated at your local MCC office or thrift shop and should be marked Middle East Crisis. More information at canada.mcc.org/middleastcrisis.
Alarmed by the continuing violence in Syria, MCC has launched a $500,000 Middle East Pre-Crisis appeal to assist partner organizations as they provide emergency food aid, medicine, relief kits and empower grassroots, community efforts that encourage violent conflict prevention. Monetary donations and relief kits can be donated at your local MCC office or thrift shop and should be marked Middle East Crisis. More information at canada.mcc.org/middleastcrisis.
Just a quick reminder about something that Southridge is doing this summer and about the upcoming early bird deadline for applications:
Family 360 is a 3-day missions 'trip' right here in Niagara that is designed to help families to include our kids in some of what we're learning about poverty. Family 360 will take place from June 30-July 2 and we'll stay in a hotel locally here and learn about poverty and serve others together as families.
To learn more, check out www.southridge.cc/family360 or email questions to family360@southridge.cc.
Submit your application by March 1, to take …
Family 360 is a 3-day missions 'trip' right here in Niagara that is designed to help families to include our kids in some of what we're learning about poverty. Family 360 will take place from June 30-July 2 and we'll stay in a hotel locally here and learn about poverty and serve others together as families.
To learn more, check out www.southridge.cc/family360 or email questions to family360@southridge.cc.
Submit your application by March 1, to take …
Jason and Corina Reimer as well as their boys Jesse (5) and Chase (3) are on their way to Asia for the next 3 years to help transform a community in Thailand. The Reimers will be working in a poor fishing village, focusing their efforts at an orphanage, called The Abundant Life Home, for HIV/AIDS affected children, as well as supporting a new church, called The Friendship Centre. Their assignment at the orphanage will include maintenance and oversight of construction projects, administration, hospitality and respite for the "house moms." They have just completed a 3 1/2 month training program and are currently …
A while ago, Matt and Mandy Wilson, along with their three children, felt God calling them to pack up and move to Guatemala for one year. Here is the story, from Mandy's perspective, of how they got from Niagara to Jalapa:
“Our first task in approaching another people, another culture, another religion is to take off our shoes. For the place we are approaching is Holy. Else we may find ourselves treading on another's dream. Move serious still, we may forget that God was there before our arrival.” (unknown author)
Coming to the decision of going …
“Our first task in approaching another people, another culture, another religion is to take off our shoes. For the place we are approaching is Holy. Else we may find ourselves treading on another's dream. Move serious still, we may forget that God was there before our arrival.” (unknown author)
Coming to the decision of going …
This past weekend, during SouthridgeNOW, you heard about a new experience for families that we're doing this coming summer. Family360 is going to be a three-day mission trip experience for families right here in the Niagara Region. We will be serving together as families alongside our local anchor causes as we learn together about the ways that people right in our own backyard are faced with issues of poverty and marginalization.
In addition to being a great opportunity to serve together with our children (regardless of age), Family360 promises to be a fun time as families come to learn, …
In addition to being a great opportunity to serve together with our children (regardless of age), Family360 promises to be a fun time as families come to learn, …
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