Mission Opportunities from Lutheran Church of Hope

Mission Opportunities from Hope

September 2011

Reaching out to the world around us to share the everlasting love of Jesus Christ

missions@hopewdm.org

Prayers for Departing Mission Trip

Hope will send a team to New Mexico this month. Please keep each person in your prayers.

* Pray for God to change the lives of those who are serving and the ones being served.

* Pray for God to provide shelter, protection and encouragement to Hope's missionaries.

* Pray for the Hope family to walk humbly in spirit & to be full of joy for what God has done.

Mission Navajo

Sept. 16-24
16 participants

New for 2012 mission trip registration

Online payment is now available for all 2012 mission trips. Click here to access the main missions webpage and visit each trip to access their online registration forms.

Volunteers Needed!

Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp is looking for volunteers to help build a beach front area at camp.

Click here for details.

Volunteer as much as your schedule allows.

Mission Trips are on Facebook!
All Hope Mission trips have their own Facebook pages. This is a great way to communicate as team members, keep up with teams while they are on location and share photos.

Click on a trip name below to access its Facebook page.

Mission Appalachia (ASP)
Mission Custer State Park
Mission Ghana
Mission Jamaica
Mission Navajo
Mission Rio Grande
Mission Robin's Nest
Mission South Africa
Mission Uganda

Welcome to the Monthly Missions E-newsletter!
If you have any questions about what you read in these monthly e-newsletters or other Missions-related questions, you can e-mail missions@hopewdm.org.

Feel free to forward this to others who might be interested in knowing more about the mission opportunities. To get your name on this e-newsletter distribution list, e-mail missions@hopewdm.org.

2012 Mission Trip Calendar

Prayerfully consider how God might be calling you to serve on a 2012 mission trip.

Mission Robin's Nest
Jan. 16-23
April 9-16
July 9-16

Interest Meeting for January and April trips:

Sunday, Sept. 18 at 1:00 pm in Room 214

Mission Jamaica

Feb. 4-11

March 16-23 (family trip)

Interest Meeting for both trips:

Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1:00 pm in Room 214

Mission Rio Grande

Feb. 11-18

Interest Meeting for February trip:

Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1:00 pm in Room 214

Mission Ghana

Feb. 22 - March 4

Aug. 1-12

Interest Meeting for February trip:

Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1:00 pm in Room 214

Mission Navajo

March 16-24 (family trip)

June 22-30 (family trip)

Sept. 14-22

Interest Meeting for March trip:

Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1:00 pm in Room 214

Mission South Africa

March 29 - April 10

July 5-17

Interest Meeting for March trip:

Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1:00 pm in Room 214

Mission Custer State Park

June 9-16 (family trip)

Mission Appalachia (ASP)

July 21-28
October (dates TBA)

Mission Uganda

Nov. 3-18

Contact the Missions Team at 222-1520 or missions@hopewdm.org for more information or click on the trip name for trip details.

Upcoming dates for the remaining 2011 short-term mission experiences

Mission Appalachia: Oct. 2-9
Mission Appalachia Training Mtg: Thurs., Sept. 8 at 6:00 pm in Rm 116

Mission Uganda: Nov. 5-20

Mission Uganda Training Mtg: Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1:00 pm in Rm 201
Mission Uganda Training Mtg: Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1:00 pm in Rm 201
Mission Uganda Packing Day: Sunday, Oct. 30 at 1:00 pm in Rm 104

Click on a trip name above to learn more. Registration and payments for these trips can be made online.

For more information contact Missions.

Photo Gallery -

Mission Navajo featured this month

There are photographs from Hope's mission trips on the east wall of the Atrium. The display will feature a new mission trip each month, and this month will be Mission Navajo. We will have a team of 16 people in New Mexico from Sept. 16-24. Keep the team in your prayers.

Daily Reflection Calendar
This year focuses on missions so Hope will have a monthly focus on local and worldly issues - poverty, orphans, AIDS awareness, clean water, and more. To go along with the monthly focus, there will be a daily reflection calendar here with suggestions for how you can lift up what God is doing in the world and in Des Moines. Check out the new September calendar!