News for World Impact

Want to make an impact on the world? You can begin right here! Check out the following opportunities for service in Richmond and beyond!

• We will begin collecting shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan’s Purse) at the end of October. If you would like to help with the collection process, please contact Mary Freeman at mcdwfree@verizon.net.

• Youth Life Foundation Richmond needs after school mentors at their Highland Park location. Spend 2 hours a week from 3:30-5:30 or 4-6 helping a child in Highland Park reach his goals! Contact Mary Venable, mlrvenable@yahoo.com. Volunteers are also needed for fun Friday activities, holiday events and Bible Studies.

• Each month Hope Church collects canned goods for the Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services. But there is much more to their work! If you are interested in serving either at the Free Clinic or in the Family Services office, check out their website (www.goochlandfreeclinicandfamilyservices.org) for a wide variety of opportunities.

• At Ease Ministries, a coffeehouse ministry at Ft. Lee in Hopewell, strives to bring the Good News to young men and women serving in the Armed Forces. Music and outreach teams go every Wednesday evening. For more information, contact Don Quinby 741-3206.

• There are several upcoming trips to the Dominican Republic: November 22-29, 2008 – Youth trip to DR – Contact Christian Walter ; February 2009 – Medical/Dental – Contact Terri Lancaster if interested; June 20-27, 2009 –VBS and construction – Contact Christian Walter.

What does that really mean? How can we do that? World Impact is in the process of setting exciting goals for 2009-2013. If you would like to be a part of this exciting movement at Hope to reach the world for Christ, contact Nancy Friesen – thefriesens@comcast.net.

• November 22-29, 2008 – Youth trip to DR – Contact Christian Walter.

• February 2009 – Medical/Dental – Contact Terri Lancaster if interested.

• June 20-27, 2009 – Hato Mayor, DR – VBS and construction. Contact Christian Walter.

Fifty children will now have wheelchairs to give them hope and independence! Hope raised $4580 to help buy wheelchairs for children crippled by the recent earthquake in China. The total raised by Hope, 3rd Presbyterian and St. Giles’ Pres. was $9580.

On the First Sunday of each month, we collect nonperishable food items for the Food Bank at Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services www.goochlandfreeclinicandfamilyservices.org. Volunteers from World Impact collect the food that is donated on Sunday and deliver it to GFCFS. The Food Bank serves many needy families in Goochland Co. We are thankful for the help we’ve been able to provide to people in our area.

As of June 30, 2008, WI has received $29,763.28 toward its year end need of $55,466. Thank you for helping to bring the hope of the Gospel to others through World Impact!

WI Ministry Partners List

World Impact partners with various missionaries and ministries in Richmond and around the world.

Asia

• Tim and Kim have been serving a Muslim people group for over 10 years. In early 2009 they will be relocating to a new location where they will continue to serve the same people group. They have 3 children: Andrew, Abigail and Peter.

• Chris and Leah reach out to the growing arts community in the capital city of a east Asian country through concerts, coffeehouses and galleries. They have 2 sons: Austin and Bennett.

Hungary/Serbia

• Rob and Donna George (Church Resource Ministries) live in Szeged, Hungary, where they work closely with church leaders, equipping them to better reach their country. http://www.thegeorgesinhungary.blogspot.com/

• Overseas Council International – World Impact gives annually to assist students and staff at the Novi Sad Evangelical Seminary in Serbia.

Central America:

• Dominican Republic: Hope Church works closely with Iglesia Shalom in Hato Mayor and their pastor Carlos Soergaard.

Worldwide:

• Samaritan’s Purse – Each year Hope Church collects shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child. Children’s classes also raise funds for development projects in needy countries through Samaritan’s Purse. Contact Mary Freeman for details.

• Community Bible Study International (CBSI) Wales – Our own Janet Phillips serves as a Caleb, assisting the planting of new Community Bible Studies in Wales England. JanetMorganPhillips@comcast.net

Local:

• At Ease Ministries – Ft. Lee, VA – Each Friday evening At Ease hosts about 100+ soldiers at an on-base coffeehouse. Besides live entertainment and homecooked goodies, a Bible study is offered and volunteers are available to get to know the soldiers on a deeper level. Anyone is welcome! Contact Don Quinby.

• Charity Family Life – is a faith-based afterschool program in the Creighton Ct. area. www.charityfamilylife.org

• Pregnancy Support Center of the TriCities – Petersburg, VA – Contact Peggy Davis, www.pregnancytricities.org

• Goochland Free Clinic and Family Services – provides basic human services to our Goochland County neighbors who are in need, including medical and dental services, a food bank, clothes closet and GED and ESL tutoring. www.goochlandfreeclinicandfamilyservices.org

• Youth Life Foundation of Richmond (YLFR) – affiliated with the Darryl Green Foundation, this faith-based foundation is committed to nurturing the child, strengthening the family, and rebuilding the community. www.ylfr.org

February and March trips 2008