VOICE OF CARE Ministries
- Congregation-based programs, Bible classes, confirmation programs, visitation ministry at institutions, etc., for which VOC provides training and resources,
- Spiritual Care Ministry of Pastor Don Kretzschmar and VOC volunteers to people whom congregations are less able to reach and serve because of the degree of their disability, people served in 8 residential and day-program settings,
- Camping Ministry at the Handy Camp Program of Walcamp Outdoor Ministry Center, 3 five-day camps each summer and 2 winter weekend retreats at which children and adults with DD are served.
- Caregiver support through an organization called Lutherans for Persons Developmentally Disabled, LPDD, which meets four times each year with topics and activities useful to Christian caregivers and people with DD.
In need of Volunteers, March 1st - 9th, 2008
In need of Volunteers, March 1st - 9th, 2008We will also be sharing the Gospel and our working skills by assisting people whose homes are still damaged from Hurricane Katrina.
Voice of Care, with Lutheran Church Charities, will be providing recreation and spiritual care to 120 residents at the South Mississippi Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled.
The
theme from Walcamp's summer camp "JUMP" will be used at the Mississippi
camp. Monday the 3rd through Friday the 7th of March from 9am-12pm
we have been given the opportunity to build precious friendships and share
Jesus love with the people at South Mississippi Regional Center. Each
afternoon volunteers will be assigned relief work to restore properties
damaged by the hurricane. In the evening we will have devotion and some
reflection time. Details:
- Car-pool on 3/1/08 for 8 hours to Hernando, MS. Lodging and food provided with a suggested donation of $10 to off set cost of food and utilities.
- Morning of 3/2/07 Team commissioning service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Brandon MS
- On 3/2/07 arrive in Pass Christian at Camp Gospel
- Shelter and Food provided
- If possible, each servant is asked to provide $60 to cover expenses.
- We will be heading back to Hernando on the 8th. A $10 donation suggested.
- On the 9th we will be heading back for Chicago.
Update from VOC Mission to Gulf States
Voice of Care Volunteer Team Makes a Difference
This past week, March 5 thru 9, the Voice of Care team of 30 plus people conducted a Handi Camp at the South Mississippi Regional Centers for persons with developmental disabilities They conducted the camp in the morning. In the afternoon part of the team worked at St Matthews Lutheran Church in Gulfport cleaning up the landscape around the church, removing ruined shrubs, plants and trees that were damaged by the hurricane. Another part of the team worked at painting the outside of the home of a staff member at the SMRC in Long Beach while the third part of the team did interior repairs on the home of another staff member at SMRC. Their biggest job was to put down wood flooring in four rooms and a hallway.
Wednesday evening, March 7th, at the Lenten service at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Biloxi, LCC Volunteer, Andy Radetski, presented a check for over $2,000 dollars to Extra Mile Ministries and Good Shepherd for a special ministry fund. This money will be matched by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Biloxi.
From left to right Andy Radetski present the check to Chaplain Ralph Buchhorn of Extra Mile Ministries , Pastor Eric Hollar and Elder John Coyle of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Biloxi Ms.
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