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and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the
darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. Isaiah 58:10
Hurricane Charley 2004
Charley was predicted to run right through our part of the country. A few
of us from church took on the task of boarding up several homes in our
area.......
Hurricane Wilma Naples, FL October 2005
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane
season in recorded history, repeatedly shattering previous records. The
most........
Hurricane Katrina Bay St. Louis, MS 2006
Katrina roared through the Gulf in August 2005. Several Calvary
Chapels from California set up a work in Bay St. Louis, Missouri. They got
permission.........
Tornadoes Lady Lake, FL 2007
In the early hours on February 2nd, 2007 three separate tornadoes
touched down in Lake County, FL, killing at least 21 people. The path of
the..........
Disaster Relief Training NC 2007
After serving alongside DIRT and Brother Charles in Lady Lake, Charles
and I quickly became friends, or should I say he became my mentor! We
talked..........
Rehabitat For Humanity Sarasota 2007
To be honest, I can't remember how we ended up serving with Habitat for
Humanity. There had been some money given to help rebuild some homes
in one..........
Peru Earthquake August 2007
In early August I received a call from Tim from CC Costa Mesa.
Hurricane Dean was heading towards Texas. I was asked to get supplies
ready..........
Hurricane Felix Honduras 2007
We had been in contact with several ministries as we were putting
together a container to send to Peru to help the earthquake survivors.
Hurricane.....................
Fall Florida Meetings 2007
One of the objectives of Relief Ministries Calvary Chapel Sarasota is to
network. We don't know everything and so we are always looking to learn
more...........
Peru Earthquake 2 2007
After our original scouting trip to Peru shortly after the earthquake, we
determined that the Lord wanted us to help get supplies to the survivors.
We immediately...........
Jackson Tennessee Tornadoes February 2008
February 5, Super Tuesday, brought a super amount of tornadoes to the
mid-west. 87 Tornadoes touched down and over 57 people died as a result
of these...........
Iowa City Flood 2008
In early June of 2008 many major rivers began to flood in Iowa. Cedar
Rapids and Iowa City/Coralville were the areas that were hardest hit.
Cedar Rapids...........
Sarasota County Organizations Active
In Disasters
After Hurricane Charley hit areas close to us many different organizations
were involved in the recovery efforts. We were part of the efforts and so
was the Sarasota......
Hurricanes Gustav & Ike LA & TX 2008
Hurricane Gustav was the 7th storm to form during the 2008 Atlantic
Hurricane Season. It looked as if it was going to be a major storm and was
determined that...........
Hurricane Ike TX 2008
When I was in Houston responding to Ike the first time and headed to
Baton Rouge to help Mercy Chefs, Brady of ACTS, CC Plano, headed to
the San Leon area.......
NYC Thanksgiving Outreach
The Bowery 2008
When we were at The Bowery in May, we were asked to pray about helping
out for the Bowery's Thanksgiving Outreach. They were already feeding
over two thousand........
Spencer Home Sarasota 2008
A young couple in our church had purchased their first home. It was a
fixer upper, but nothing that Patrick, working in construction, couldn't
handle.........
Winter Storm Cherokee Village Arkansas
February 2009
In late January 2009 a winter storm hit Arkansas. In the Cherokee
Village area most people were without power and many were stranded in
their homes........
NYC The Bowery
Outreach May 2008
In 2006,Paul & Mandy Yoder, a couple who attends CC Sarasota, felt led
by the Lord to go to NYC for 6 months in 2007 to help feed the homeless.
Shortly thereafter.......
Sarasota/Manatee Counties
Spring Training 2008
We strongly feel that our first responsibility is to our home community.
Because of this we do several things including helping train those in our
area that are...........
Volusia County (Holly Hill/Daytona Beach)
Flooding June 2009
I received a phone call from Brother Charles from DIRT Ministries,
asking me if I was planning on responding to Daytona Beach for the
flooding that........
Haiti 2009
You might wonder what I’m doing in Haiti when there haven’t been
was a very.........
Atlanta Flood 2009
Just a year ago, most of Georgia was under a severe drought and
many were praying for rain. And then a year later, it came! It rained
for several days.........
NYC Bowery Thanksgiving 2009
The trip started out a little rough this year as we had many issues
getting the cooking trailers set, loaded and on their way.........
Haiti Earthquake 1 2010
The trip started out a little rough this year as we had many issues
getting the cooking trailers set, loaded and on their way.........
Haiti Earthquake 2 2010
I had already booked a return trip to Haiti before I left the first time, so
much to do and so little getting done! Shortly before I left, Cassie from
Horizon in Indianapolis.........
Haiti Earthquake 3 2010
Our ministry brought in a team between my second and third trip and my
third trip was scheduled before I left during my second trip. I was to bring
in more medical........
Haiti Earthquake 4 2010
I really didn’t know what all I’d be doing this trip, I just wanted to be open
to see what the Lord wanted me to see and do what He needed me to do. I
was to travel with........
NYC Bowery Thanksgiving 2010
We’ve all returned from a great time in NYC and have gotten back to our
“normal” lives again! It was an action packed week.........
Ohio Flood Relief 2011
We are all called by Jesus to disciple others. We read in Mathew 28:18-20
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying.........
Long Boat Key Sarasota Storm Relief 2011
Once again we were called into serving the Lord when a storm hit our
home town. Thursday, March 31st brought many storms our way here in
Florida. Most of the weather was just north of us.........
Calvary Chapel School 8th Grade Mission Trip 2011
I was asked to lead the 8th grade class mission trip at Calvary Chapel
School to the Bowery Mission in NYC. The Bowery.........
Apison, TN Tornado Relief 2011
April 27th was a day that unfortunately broke many records in tornado
history. Many lives were lost and many, many homes were damaged
and/or destroyed.........
Bowery Mission Maintenance Trip June 2011
We just returned from our fourth trip to the Bowery this year! The
Bowery is quickly becoming our home away from home! We really enjoy
serving........
Hurricane Irene Relief Jacksonville, NC 2011
Just as there was some uncertainty as to where Hurricane Irene would
finally hit, Curt and I headed to North Carolina not knowing exactly where
we would end up.........
Tennessee-North Carolina Return Trip Fall 2011
It seems that there is hardly time to dash off this news before we will be
off again-this time to NYC for our fourth annual Bowery Thanksgiving-but
the month on the road was a great trip. Once again, Saul and Brian joined
us, along with Rice..........
NYC Bowery Thanksgiving Outreach 2011
Preparations for the Bowery Thanksgiving start long before our team
departs for New York City. While the Bowery responds to the needs of
“the least of these” every single day of the year.........