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Prayers for Departing Mission Trip
Hope will send a team to Virginia 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 Appalachia
Oct. 2-9
4 participants
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Community Volunteer Opportunities
There are many mission partners and organizations locally that offer ample opportunities to serve. The listings on the "Community Volunteer Opportunities" web page provide opportunities for you to get involved in our community. Some of the organizations represented in this list may not be mission "partners" with Lutheran Church of Hope but they are organizations we wish to support with volunteers.
Click here to find ways you can get involved locally.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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2012 Mission Trip CalendarPrayerfully consider how God might be calling you to serve on a 2012 mission trip. To learn more about trips, visit with past trip participants at the Mission Center the week before and the week of the trip Interest Meetings. Mission Robin's Nest
Jan. 16-23
April 9-16
July 9-16 Mission Jamaica Feb. 4-11 March 17-24 (family trip) Mission Rio Grande Feb. 11-17 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 16-23 (family trip) June 22-29 (family trip) Sept. 14-21 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
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.
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Outreach Night at Hope
Each week, Hope serves a nutritious, family-style meal free of charge. Everyone - singles, couples, families - are invited to come as they are. There are opportunities to "shop" in the gym (each family receives one ticket to shop) for either clothes, food or other essentials.
Donations and volunteers are needed in abundance to make this outreach to our community successful. For questions or more information, email care@hopewdm.org.
Donation List for Outreach Night
Donations will be accepted Wednesdays from 5:00-9:00 pm and Thursdays 7:00 am - 5:00 pm at the circle drive at Hope West Des Moines. 1st & 3rd Thursdays - Clothes donations:
* Donate items that your family would currently wear
* Clean gently used or new in-season clothes
* Clothes for adults, children & babies
* Shoes & purses
2nd & 4th Thursdays - Food donations:
* Donate non-perishable items; food that you would choose for your family.
* Check for expiration dates
Monthly EXTRA collections (in addition to the clothing & food):
* October: new or gently used children's books or toys
* November: children & adult new or gently used winter hats, gloves, coats & boots
* December: new or gently used blankets & bedding
Volunteering for Outreach Night
Every Thursday: Sign up here
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2011 Hunger Hike
Sunday, October 9
 Got shoes and a desire to walk to raise awareness of hunger in Iowa and around the world?
You can help! Join others from around Des Moines in this annual walk to fight hunger. Check-in begins at 1:30 pm on the west side of the State Capitol. The five-mile walk begins at 2:00 pm. For more information, click here or call 279-1106. |
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Photo Gallery -
Mission South Africa 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 South Africa.
There will be an interest meeting for the March 2012 trip on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1:00 pm in Room 214. Prayerfully consider if God's calling you to serve in South Africa.
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 October calendar!
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