Appalachian Mission Project: 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008

Donation Trailer is Here

The Donation Trailer for AMP is here. If you have items for donation and need to drop them off please contact Kevin at 704-753-4107 or 704-292-0089 to arrange drop off. Collection site is at Zion UMC (1521 Old Fish Road). Look for the trailer with the AMP banner.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Health and Liability Release Form

In order to attend AMP, please remember that we must have a copy of the Health and Liability release form for every person. To get a copy please contact Kevin at 704-753-4107 or email us. All forms must be completed and returned prior to departure.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Three Sites

We have three sites in southern McDowell County, West Virginia already secured for Appalachian Mission Project 2008. They are Anawalt, Caretta, and Bradshaw. We are continuing to locate more distribution sites in the area and will keep you posted with updates.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Gearing Up for 2008!

That's right, we've already started getting requests for information about AMP and people wanting to participate this year! So we're gearing up for 2008. Appalachian Mission Project is scheduled for the first full weekend in December (5th-7th). We are still ironing out the specifics so keep checking back to this site for more information.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

2007 Pictures

I finally have all of the pictures from AMP 2007. If you would like to have a set just shoot me an email or leave a comment with your mailing address and I'll send you a CD. -Laura

Welcome!

Welcome to the new site for Appalachian Mission Project. Our goal is for this site to be interactive and up to date. Feel free to look around and even post a comment or two. Keep checking back regularly for updates.

How We Got Started

In December 2005 we participated in a mission trip called Operation Warmup, where we passed out warm clothes to people in McDowell County, West Virginia. It was a great opportunity to serve the Lord. We arrived back home on Sunday night after spending an entire weekend in the communities of Coalwood, Panther and Roderfield, WV. By Tuesday morning the phone call came. Steve, one of our leaders on Operation Warmup, called and said, “We’re going back.” While he was up there, Steve had been talking to some of the kids asking what they were getting for Christmas. One little girl answered by saying, “probably nothing. We haven’t had a Christmas in three years.” This broke Steve’s heart. He couldn’t get the thought of what the little girl had said out of his mind. Back at home on Monday, the Lord woke Steve up and spoke to him and said “do something.” Steve called some of us that had been on the trip and said how do you feel about going back and this time taking toys to the children up there? There was no hesitation. In a matter of a week and a half, we contacted local churches, businesses, and people that we knew. We told them what we were doing. By the morning of Friday, December 16th we had three box trucks filled with toys for the children, one box truck loaded with canned goods for the food pantry, and one truck piled high with fresh fruit. The support was amazing. In West Virginia, we gave out all that we had brought. The children’s eyes lit up as they came into the rooms and saw the mountain of toys we had brought for them. The parents were so grateful that their children had a present. We were just glad that we could help.

When December 2006 rolled around there was no doubt that we would return. Last year we were able to go to the communities of Panther, Roderfield and Caretta, WV. We were able to help 270 families with about 620 kids.

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