Hearts of Hope, formerly known as Stuller Place, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency whose aim is to reduce the trauma experienced by child and adult victims of sexual abuse and sexual assault. All services are confidential and are completed without expense for the clients. They provide services to the parishes of Lafayette, Acadia, Vermilion, Iberia, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Landry and Evangeline.

 

 

Hearts of Hope is in need of volunteers to manage their 24 hour crisis line, meet the victims in the Emergency Rooms to provide support, and work with website management, newsletter set-up, fundraising events and office duties.

 

Marielle Babb, Volunteer Coordinator

marielle.babb@theheartsofhope.org

(337) 269-1557

P.O. Box 53967 Lafayette, LA 70505

Allan and Patsy Fultons are missionaries that we support in Ghana. Every few years we send a shipping container of supplies to help with their ministry needs. Below is a list of items needed. Please bring donations to the church office before March 12.

Container Needs for APF Mnistries:

Allan and Patsy Fulton- Ghana, West Africa

PO Box 597
Maurice, LA  70555-0597

Local  337-998-1375
Local contact: Rhonda Faciane

 

Allan and Patsy Fulton are career missionaries in Ghana, West Africa. They partner with several organizations ministering to children through Vacation Bible School, the distribution of shoeboxes with Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child, delivering wheelchairs with Joni and Friends and the drilling of water wells.

 

email: apfmin@earthlink.net

Africa email: apfmin@africaonline.com

Imagine over 100 volunteers from across the USA giving up their spring break, vacation time and wages. They brave the elements to serve selflessly, impacting mushers and the people of Nome with goodness and the gospel- doing the tough jobs: dog lots, snow-machine transport across the Bering Sea, finish-line security, custodial work…to kids club, sports clinics, hot chocolate sleds and Bible in a bucket (distribution). We are looking for team members who can work hard and be a shining example of God’s love.

Status: Registration for this trip is closed.

Partner with a church plant in Long Island to reach a community that is extremely skeptical towards Christians. Spread the Gospel through servant evangelism by passing out flyers, preparing backdrops and decorations for the Kids’ Camp, cleaning the facility, helping individuals in the community with construction projects or landscaping, painting, and assembling and distributing commuter train gift bags. We are looking for team members who are ready to work and serve with a smile. Help show this community what it means to serve and love others just as Christ loves us, and pray that they are drawn by His irresistible grace!

Status: Registration is open. Downloadable registration form.

East Bayou will be partnering with Allan and Patsy Fulton of APF Ministries to put together a VBS in Wa, Upper West Region of Ghana.  This area is 95% Muslim and will be the first VBS up there.

Our schedule would look like this for a week:
Leave on Thursday (week before VBS) and arrive in Ghana on Friday night.
Leave on Saturday to travel as far as Sunyani, Brong Ahafo Region
Travel on Sunday into Wa.  Get setup for VBS (we will probably do the
program at a school since Muslim kids cannot enter a church)
VBS-Monday-Friday.
Leave Saturday back to Sunyani, Brong Ahafo
Leave Sunday back to Tema
Monday-shopping and sightseeing
Tuesday-leave for America
Wednesday-arrive home

Status: Closed

Partner with REAP South, a program within the International Mission Board, to plant churches in rural Peru!

The goal is to plant an autonomous, indigenously-led congregation that is able to provide a true gospel witness to the citizens of Julcamarca, Peru by sending a team to witness, train, equip, and encourage new believers in Christ.

 

Status: now accepting applications- download & print application

 

Dates: November 6-13, 2010

Cost: $400 + Airfare (approx. $1000)

Application with $50 deposit due: August 22, 2010

Contact: missions@eastbayou.org

Applications for the short-term mission trip to Alaska are now available in the church office.

 

Alaska Trip:
What?              Iditarod Outreach
When?             March 19-25 (may need to add travel days)
Where?            Nome, AK
Cost?               $425 plus airfare (airfare is about $1300)

You will have opportunity to serve during the Iditarod doing things like headquarters operations, work the dog lots, race security, reception desk, awards banquet, distribute bibles and buckets, and MORE!

Deadlines for this trip are approaching FAST. Here is a rundown:

- December 9     Informational meeting for those interested in the trip. 6:30pm in the Bayou Beanery.
- December 21   Application and $50 deposit due.
- February 1       Remaining balance of trip due.

If you are interested in finding out more about this trip you can email missions@eastbayou.org or just come to the info meeting on Dec 9^th.

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