OUTREACH
FEatured LOCAL OUTREACH - Foster Care BackPacks
We recently began a new local outreach initiative at Moon Valley: Foster Care Backpacks.
These backpacks are designed to provide comfort, necessities, and hope to children in foster care. We are collecting items, or completed backpacks, for all ages and will be holding a church-wide packing event on Saturday, May 15th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to put the backpacks together to be donated.
The last day to bring items to donate is Sunday, May 9th.
Check out the link below for donation ideas, or inspiration for creating a completed backpack yourself.
FEATURED MISSIONARIES
RANDY & LAURIE STEEL
Meet Randy and Laurie Steel! The Steel's currently partner with Ethnos 360, minstering in Paraguay.
Through the years they've been in Paraguay they've had varied ministries among the Aché and Chamacoco peoples, and at the mission main office in Asuncion fulfilling such responsibilities as tribal language and culture study, Bible teaching, medical work, teaching in an indigenous school, computer technician, tribal station bookkeeper, field supply buyer, mission representative to the Paraguayan government, mission print shop, field magazine editor, school board member, treasurer and president, field bookkeeper, mission link with local churches, field security coordinator, language/culture consultant, mobilization team, field administrative assistant, and guest house hostess.
If you would like to learn more about Ethnos 360, or support the Steel's, click below!
OTHER missions partners:
JOHN CROSSMAN - The Navigators - UC San Diego
John Crossman serves at UC San Diego with the collegiate ministry of The Navigators. John is passionate about helping the next generation "know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same." Depending on Christ's power, John does this through personal evangelism, small-group Bible study, and life-to-life discipleship. He comes alongside people to help them awaken to grace, grow in Christ, and pass on what they have learned to others.
JEFF & KAREN MERRY - MINISTRY ESSENTIALS INC. - CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE
Jeff and Karen Merry currently minister in Central Europe "providing care through individual counseling, marriage intensives, trauma interventions, and spiritual direction." They both provide on-field support for global workers, desiring to be a part of the solution for those who often face what feels like insurmountable challenges in places with few resources.
If you would like to support Jeff and Karen or learn more about Ministry Essentials, click the button below.
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DAVID & ABBY KAKEETO - A Perfect Injustice - Uganda
Meet David and Abby! The Kakeeto's currently serve the Executive Directors and founders of the ministry, A Perfect Injustice. A Perfect Injustice exists to:
Act justly and walk humbly with vulnerable people, securing for them a meaningful life and transforming them into empowered individuals through provisions of economic empowerment, education and medical care.
Based in Uganda, Africa, David and Abby work to change lives each day, working with over 600 women daily in Western Uganda. Their goal is to help prevent Ugandan children from running to the streets; streets that have abused and exploited them.
Neighborhood Ministries - Local Outreach - Phoenix, AZ
Neighborhood Ministries is a hub of community activity where basic necessities of life are joyfully met, including providing a safe place for youth to engage in sports, activities, and the arts. Whole generations of families have forever been changed by being show a way out of the cycle of poverty that grips most urban communities. The results have been nothing short of miraculous and a testimony of the power of Jesus Christ to transform people using the faithful passion and work of Founder and President Kit Danley and scores of faithful employees and volunteers making daily differences.
The vision of Neighborhood Ministries is not just to serve the community, but to be part of the neighborhood. . . "to be the presence of Jesus."
Want to learn more? Click below!
HOPE WOMEN'S CENTER - Local Outreach - Phoenix, AZ
If you're looking for a great way to take the next step in serving the local Phoenix community, look no further than Hope Women's Center. Moon Valley Bible Church partners with Hope Women's Center, volunteering with various work around their campuses, sorting donations, teaching, mentoring, and much more. MVBC also accepts and collects donations of gently used clothing and household items year round with specific donation requests at various times a year for different events or needs.
If you would like to learn more about Hope Women's Center, click below!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD - SAMARITAN'S PURSE
Moon Valley Bible Church helps this ministry by packing shoe boxes every year so that millions of children around the world will receive something for Christmas who would, otherwise, have nothing. This year, we will also be a central drop off location! Partnering with Moon Valley and OCC is possibly one of the easiest ways to get involved with outreach and help make a difference in a child's life.
If you'd like to learn more about OCC and Samaritan's Purse, click below!
If you have any questions about outreach opportunities or ministry partners at Moon Valley, please contact us at