Love Out Loud Outreach

Monday Nov. 30, 2009 Summary :: Today the HSE class split up between the two buses, one bus went to a shopping center in Desert Hot Springs to hold a free car wash and subsequently went to an RV park to pass out roses and copies of “The Father’s Love Letter,” a collection of Bible [...]

First Baptist Church

Sunday Nov. 29, 2009 Summary :: The HSE class went to First Baptist Church for Sunday service. After service, the HSE students along with some members of First Baptist Church went into the nearby neighborhood to invite the community to a BBQ which was to be held at the church by HSE. They spread the [...]

Video – Working Hands and Feet

Sunday November 29, 2009 Summary :: At times on practicum, students’ roles switch from being the mouth of God, to being His hands and feet. One of these opportunities included packing food boxes with Narrow Door Ministries to distribute to families in need throughout the community. We also had had the privilege to bless the [...]

Miles Park BBQ Outreach

Saturday Nov. 28, 2009 __________________________________________________________________ Summary :: We held a BBQ at Miles Park, a trailer park community down in Indio. The event was sudden and nobody in the area had been informed. So we had HSE students split up into groups to go into the nearby neighborhood to spread the news about the event. [...]

Video – “Sin Box” Skit

Friday November 27, 2009 Summary :: The “Sin Box” skit is a light-hearted representation of the downfalls of sin. Satan makes sin seem fun and entices you into it. At first you may enjoy it, but the fun soon wears off, but Satan has left you stuck and unable to get out. No matter how [...]

Laundry Day Outreach

Friday Nov. 27, 2009 Summary :: It’s about that time again! Our clothes have gotten dirty over the past week and we need to clean them. So each of the two buses headed down to a separate laundromat. While washing clothes, the HSE students took advantage of the opportunities to get to know people they’ve [...]

Thanksgiving Outreach

Thursday Nov. 26, 2009 __________________________________________________________________ Summary :: The Lord, in his sovereignty, is always faithful to redirect our plans into His own predestined Will. The original plan for the Thanksgiving outreach were cancelled the Tuesday before. But God provided a sweet opportunity at the Oasis Trailer Park in Thermal  for us to host a festival of blessing [...]

Video – Thanksgiving Outreach

Thursday November 26, 2009 Summary :: On Thanksgiving we went out to Thermal to have a BBQ party in the first trailer park we came to in Coachella a little over a month before we went out for Practicum. We had pinatas, music, BBQ chicken, dovetail packs, facepainting, and some students shared their testimonies in [...]

Oasis Retreat Center – Service Project

Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 __________________________________________________________________ Summary :: We have been staying at the Oasis Retreat Center since we’ve arrived in Coachella Valley. Today was spent returning the love that we’ve been receiving thus far from the center and those who work there by doing service projects around their facility. HSE students were put to work [...]

Reflection Day – Joshua Tree

Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 __________________________________________________________________ Summary :: Tuesdays are a day of Sabbath, a day of reflection, a day devoted with the Lord. On this Tuesday HSE headed out on our large buses to a nearby national park. In this place special plants grow called Joshua trees, hence the name Joshua Tree Nation Park. Just [...]