COMMUNITY

We want to be making a difference locally and globally and giving to others in need.  We have several opportunities throughout the year to participate in or give to.

IMPACTING COMMUNITIES

 We have opportunities to help others and serve at The Journey by volunteering, impacting the community with Journey Groups, and doing a service project on a Next Steps Night.

In our community, we have provided backpacks & school supplies for kids, donated to local food pantries, purchased and passed out food with food trucks, and done yard work for widows.  We also like to partner with local groups like M-TEC, Angel Tree, Volunteer Muskegon, and Love Inc.

We also want to make a difference beyond West Michigan.  We've taken trips to Gulfport, MS for hurricane relief and to Verve Church in Las Vegas to help reach people who live and work on the Vegas Strip.

KENYA

 The House of Hope Orphanage in Kenya gives life to children in need by giving them food, clothing, a bed, education, and teaching them to follow Jesus.  In the past, we've supplied them with bunk beds, rain tanks, charcoal, chickens and chicken coop, a cow, a school classroom, and a kitchen.  For Christmas 2010 we raised money for them to buy a van to transport the kids.   In June 2009 & 2011 we sent a team to serve at the orphanage.  Here's some highlights from our last trip: