July
09 Vacation Bible School @ Carpenters House
Check
out the fun here!
Grace
Fellowship Church - Pickerington, Ohio
In June of 2007 Grace Fellowship
Church in Pickerington, OH
sent 16 people to Slidell,
LA to help in the rebuilding of homes for the victims of
Hurricane Katrina
Slidell,
LA Mission Trip - June, 2007
In June, 2008 we sent a group to New Orleans again
to help Charles
& Judy Dillon in their ministry, this time we had 54 people who were
blessed by this experience.
You can view
photos of our adventures below!
Job
Projects 6/9 - 6/13/08
The
Doctor's House
Painting
& Garbage Pick Up
Mt.
Zion Church
Mt.
Carmel Church
Week
of 6/7-6/14/08 we stayed
at Crescent City Baptist Church in Chalmette, LA which we refer to as
Carpenter's House 1 or CH1.
The playground beside the church was in desperate need of repair.
Playground
- CH1
While
we were in New Orleans we hosted a block party 6/11/08
Block
Party
Ian's
Eagle Scout Project - 6/12/08
UPDATE
...Ian received his Eagle Badge in April 2009
Bike Give-Away
Mix
of photos taken week
of 6-7 to 6-14, 2008
Little
Bit of This...Little Bit of That
More
of This & That
God's
Gift of Beauty - Photography by Cameron
Fun
Stuff our group did 6/9
- 6/13/08
The
Friendship Oak
Adventures
to & from Wal-Mart
Friday
Night in New Orleans
Week of 6/7-6/14/08
Carpenter's House 2
More
Photos of CH2
Feeding
the Homeles
Charlie's
Katrina Kids -
One of the missions of Grace Fellowship Church is to take care of kids
in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Here are some photos of our events.
Golf
Fund Raiser 9/13/08
Silent
Auction - 11/10/2007
Backpacks
for Students of Lower Nine 2007
Christmas
Presents for Lower Ninth Ward 2007
To
find out more about Grace Fellowship Church visit our website www.gracepickerington.org
Grace
Fellowship Church in Pickerington, Ohio supplied many of the items needed
for the new kitchen and bathroom at Carpenter's House which was part of
Judy's 2008 Christmas List.
Ministry
& Outreach - Carpenters House
APRIL
2009 Carpenters House 1 community
outreach in Chalmette, LA... photos here!
Mardi-Gra Week 2009 Outreach at
CH2... photos can be found here!
Carpenters House 2
community outreach in Lower Nine... great photos here!
Feeding the homeless at "The Wall"
near the French Quarter in New Orleans... Go
here!
University
of Southern Maine who helped out at CH2 March 24th. to the 28th.
Check
out the photos HERE
Carpenter's
House 2 is now having Martial Arts classes twice a week.
Check out the pictures here.
Feeding
their friends in the Lower Ninth & other
interesting happenings
Backpack
Bash @ CH2
VIDEOS
Jeremy
from Farmland Friends Church
in Farmland, Indiana was in the
Lower Ninth
Ward in June of 2008 and sent me these
photos of his group. and this video.
Jeremy's Video
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6/6/2009
- 6/13/2009 - Our group of 39 from Grace Fellowship Church in
Pickerington, Ohio returned from our third trip to the Lower Ninth Ward
in New Orleans. I have lots of pictures and information to share with
you...Please check back often as I collect the photos and put together
the wonderful stories I was privileged to get while I was there.
FUN
STUFF WE DID
Swamp
Tour
"The
Wall"
On
Going Projects 2009
Andry
Street House
Andry
Street
House Being Renovated... photos
here!
6/6-13/09
Renovation
on Andry Street house continues by Grace Fellowship Volunteers from Pickerington,
Ohio. Check it out here!
New
Construction
A
new home
being built
on Forstall St. in the Lower Ninth Ward for Louella Fields, Rev. Bo's
sister...see the begining
here!
More
photos of Forstall St. house... (4/13/09) Big Thanks go to Willowdale
Church in Kennett Square, PA.
6/6-13/09
Grace
Fellowship Volunteers from Pickerington, Ohio put a new roof on this home.
See the progress here!
Pre-Fab
Home
6/6-13/09
Another new home is going up in the Lower Nine.
Grace
Fellowship Volunteers are helping
make this happen! See photos here!
Charles & Judy's Home
Charles
& Judy will soon have a house after living in a 35ft. Travel Trailer
since three months after Hurricane Katrina hit. A Big Thank You to all
the volunteers who are making this possible...GOD IS GREAT!
Photos of when the renovation started here!
Check out the photos here! Part
#1
More
improvements week of April 5-11, 2009 by CRWRC Church in Grand Rapids,
Michigan Part
#2
June
2009...Completion of the house nears as more volunteers come
to New Orleans from Kansas and S. Carolina to lend their help! See the
photos here! Part
#3
Mrs. Dee's Home
CSI Team from
Eden, Ohio paints Sister Dee's home and it looks great...Check
it out!
Work
continues
on Mrs. Dee's home week of 6/ 6-13 /2009 with CSI Team from Hartford City,
IN. Photos can be seen here!
Ms.
Gloria's Home
CSI Team from Hartford City,
IN worked on Ms.Gloria's house 6/6-13/09
See the photos
here!
Mt.
Zion Church
First
Service @ Mt. Zion Church
Mt.
Zion Church...Work
continues on Rev. Bo Fields church...See the latest photos here!
More pictures of Mt. Zion Church can be found here
and here!
Mt.
Carmel Church
Photos
I received 8/1/08
GREAT
NEWS...Mt.
Carmel church in the Lower 9th. gets a roof!!!
Mt.
Carmel Church gets a new paint job! To
see how great it looks...click here!
To see photos
taken of the church in June 2008 go
here!
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| Holiday
Celebrations in the Lower Ninth
Christmas
2008...
During
Christmas 2008 Carpenters House Ministry feed 985 people. Matt
& Chris from Grace Fellowship Church in Pickerington, OH visited again
this year to join in the festivites as Mr. & Mrs. Claus.
385 gifts were given out with the help of Light of the Lost Church in
Missouri, Stanford family from Indiana, and Grace Fellowship Church in
Pickerington, OH
See
the photos here...
Thanksgiving
2009...550
people were given a wonderful Thanksgiving meal between Carpenters House
and "The Wall." GOD is Good!!! See the photos below.
CH2
Thanksgiving
in the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans...11/27/2008
Charles
& Judy's ministry served 300 dinners at CH2 and 140 in the community
Thanksgiving Day and another 100 dinners on Friday...GOD is Good!
Check
out the photos here...
More
Thanksgiving 2008 photos can be seen here
Easter
2009
Easter
2008
Christmas
2007
Matt &
Chris from Grace Fellowship Church in Pickerington, OH visited the Lower
Nine to help make Christmas a memorable experience.
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