Galveston House Tour 1

Our Intrepid Mission Team

What a great group!  Here is our Spring Break Mission Team in front of the church that has become “home base” for the week.  Thanks to Bob McSpadden for the photo!

These Tallowood members used their Spring Break to rebuild houses in the Seabrook area.

Houston Chronicle Story

Tallowood’s Spring Break mission trip to the Galveston area has made it into the Houston Chronicle, albeit briefly.  Check out the link below to see more:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6314745.html

I was able to go down yesterday to see some of the work our people are doing down there, and it’s great to see the many ways our team has been helping out.  From painting to putting up sheetrock to installing baseboards to renovating bathrooms our people have done it all.  Stay tuned for video tours of some of the homes our team was working in, as well as other snippets of footage I was able to get.

Leaving Tomorrow!

The Galveston Mission Trip leaves tomorrow!  And headed down to Galveston will be dozens of Tallowood members of hundreds of pounds of clothing, food, and toiletries.  How much?  Well, we had to rent a 20-foot U-Haul truck to carry the load! At the beginning of our emphasis we started storing the items in the old Outreach office at the Tallowood Center.  After a few weeks that proved to small to handle the load, so we expanded to a second room, which is now full as well.  All we can say is thank you, for all the items you have donated over these eight weeks.  We have been overwhelmed!  We can’t wait to bring this overabundance to the Galveston Mission Center!

Pray this week for our Mission Team, that all would be safe and healthy, that they would find numerous opportunities to be of service to the community, and that they would be able to share their faith in Christ through words and deeds.  It looks like the bulk of the work will actually take place in Seabrook, since many of the houses in Galveston are simply not ready for the kind of work our team will be doing this week.  We can’t wait to hear the stories of the team when they come back!

There’s Still Time!

Friends, there is still time for you to bring your items to the church for the upcoming Galveston Mission Trip.  We will be accepting items until Thursday, March 12, and the trip leaves on Saturday, March 14.  We are collecting clothes of all sorts, non-perishable food items, and toiletries for the Galveston Mission Center which will distribute the items to the many residents still recovering from Hurricane Ike.  Click Galveston Items List for a more detailed list of items.

We have received so much that we are now moving on to our second storage space at the North Campus!  Keep it coming!  We can’t wait to show up at the Galveston Mission Center with a truck full of your donations.  And there is also still time for you to sign up for this mission trip.  Consider using your Spring Break to serve others in a community right next door.  Now that’s what we call Worship in Action!

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WIA:Galveston Launch Video

WIA:Galveston Donations List

Here is the list of items we are collecting for WIA:Galveston. Click this link – Galveston Items List. Additional printed lists can also be found at the Re:Action Center, located on the main campus in the Narthax and at the Tallowood Center in the lobby.

Worship in Action: Galveston

After several months of seeking God’s face about a new direction He has finally opened a door.  For the next six weeks we’ll be focusing on an area close to home: Galveston, Texas.  On September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike swept through Galveston and the surrounding coastal area with a powerful storm surge that left thousands homeless.  Mission Galveston, a local Baptist organization that works with the homeless and disenfranchised, lost its building and all its supplies of food and clothes.  We want to replenish their supplies so that they can assist the many victims still trying to recover from this devastating hurricane.

You can help by donating non-perishable food, clothing, and “hotel-sized” toiletries at the Re:Action Center each week.  And you can also go with us to Galveston on the Spring Break Mission Trip from March 14-18 where we’ll be assisting some of the many recovery projects on the island.  Both skilled and unskilled laborers are needed.  For a specific list of what kinds of things you can donate pick up a card at the Re:Action Center before or after our worship services.  We’ll have the detailed list posted on the blog soon as well.

Join us in showing the love of God to the people of Galveston.  This is Worship in Action!