A Missions House

The irony is that while so many homes sit vacant in our town, missions housing continues to be a HUGE need! We are praying that God would provide for us with a missions house. It will be used for housing long- and short-term missionaries, for emegency housing, for a missions/outreach center, etc. The window is wide open in this current housing market for the acquisition of SUPER CHEAP properties! Just for example, the above 2-unit apartment building is listed at $35,000! We're talking about roomy homes for less than the price of many cars! It will take a miracle because we will not do what most churches and ministries would do in similar situations. We won't do what worldly sensibilities would dictate; we won't borrow the funds; we will not have a capital campaign; we will not beg. We're praying, and we're letting you know that we're praying that God will provide miraculously - perhaps through you? Please pray with us.


A Special Mission Team

We're looking for mission teams with construction/building  experience.  In 2010 and 2011, construction teams replaced roofs and sheetrock in two Maywood Park District buildings. 

Also, as God delivers a Missions House (and we trust it will be soon!), we will need waves of teams to come in and make it inhabitable and usable for missionary housing as well as a community missions certer.


Dog-sitting Services

We do a bit more traveling than we'd like, but it's necessary. When we're off at an overnight conference, a retreat, a vision-casting tour, or making rounds with our faithfuladvocates, we need someone to house-sit/dog-sit. We're probably gone 10-15 days per year (no, not all at once!) when we just can't take them with us. We've tried to  put our beloved hound into kennels, but they never come back looking or smelling as good as when they went in, and often they come home sick. Besides, at $20-25 per night per dog, it's expensive! If you are a dog-lover and are willing to care for Brownie and/or Kitty while we're away, you'd be offering us a very special gift!


A Car that Runs! 

THIS IS NOT FOR US!  We come across many missionaries, churchplanters, and pastors who for various reasons are in need of a vehicle. We've already connected one pastor with a brand new nine-year-old car! However, there are so many others who continue to go without. Help us to help them. Also, your generous gift will be tax-deductable for its fair market value, and it will be serving the Lord's kingdom! PLEASE, if you have a running vehicle in virtually any condition, please consider giving it a new identity in Christ's service as a Gospel-mobile!


A Safe & Reliable Van...

...not even new or in great shape! It seems that most churches own at least one van that is rarely if ever used. Some have become eyesores on their otherwise beautifully maintained church grounds. Please consider making your church's eyesore into a blessing to us. We promise it will be loved and used all the time! Can't wait to put on the 22" rims, paint on the flames, and install the coffee can exhaust pipe!  NOT! 

Or if you, your business, or your church has one that you'd be willing to allow us to use, that would be great, too!  We promise to only borrow it when we absolutely need it.


Generous Financial Partners

In making our ministries available to all, we have NEVER CHARGED ANYONE A SINGLE PENNY! EVERYTHING IS FREE OF CHARGE! We have hosted over 30 mission teams with almost 1000 missionaries, and we have NEVER CHARGED A SINGLE PENNY to provide what is often a life-changing missions experience.

It costs tens of thousands of dollars every year, so how do we pull this off? We don't; GOD DOES! He provides through the generosity of his people - people like you.

Are you someone who has benefited from the ministries of the Community? Are you someone who appreciates the value of the Community's continuing work? Won't you please consider being a financial partner?