Anchored Student Ministries
Serving In Appalachia
November 6, 2019
Community: Oak Hill, WV
Partner: Royal Ministries, Warm Hands from Warm Hearts
Staff: Ronda Baldwin, Lonnie Maley, Taylor Schatz
We’ve arrived!
by Taylor Schatz | November 6, 2019 9:55 PM

Royal White House
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:24 PM
We spent the day at Camp Royal, which is a ministry devoted to reaching kids with the gospel through action sports. Part of our group worked hard scraping and painting inside the house that will lodge the professional athletes that come work in the summers.

Prayer of Consecration
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:26 PM

The Briar Patch
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:27 PM

Bike Trail
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:29 PM

The Logging Crew
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:34 PM

Lunch Adventure!
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:38 PM

Play Time!
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:40 PM

After School at Royal
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:43 PM

Devotion Time
by Ronda Baldwin | November 7, 2019 8:44 PM

In the thick of it.... literally!
by Taylor Schatz | November 8, 2019 11:36 AM
We’ve got a crew back at Camp Royal today clearing out an entire yard full of briars. This is no easy task- briars are sharp and prickly, but this group has gone above and beyond, cutting it out and loading it into a trailer. Gabe and Randy, Camp Royal staff, have expressed how impressed and grateful they are. If their staff were to do this alone (5 guys who are inundated with so many other tasks each day), they said it would take them multiple weeks to do at least. This is a huge blessing for them. We’ve come in and cleared a huge portion of the yard in just 3 hours! We’re excited to finish cleaning that up outside the White House this afternoon!

Pine knoll pop up ministry!
by Lonnie Maley | November 8, 2019 6:42 PM

Bramble crew
by Taylor Schatz | November 8, 2019 9:33 PM
Our hardworking crew at the White House today! It’s amazing all we got done in less than 5 hours! We loaded 2 of these trailers full and it was so fun to see the progress made. The yard is completely transformed!

Christmas Time!
by Ronda Baldwin | November 9, 2019 12:22 PM
We got to wrap lots of presents to help needed families for Christmas.

Warm Hands Warm Hearts
by Ronda Baldwin | November 9, 2019 12:28 PM
We spent several hours print together gloves and hats for area schools to distribute to children who need them. We had fun singing while we worked.

Filling Food Bags
by Ronda Baldwin | November 9, 2019 12:31 PM

Pantry Project
by Ronda Baldwin | November 9, 2019 12:35 PM

Menu Wall of Nations
by Ronda Baldwin | November 9, 2019 12:44 PM

Pop Up Ministry
by Ronda Baldwin | November 9, 2019 12:52 PM

More Pop Up
by Ronda Baldwin | November 9, 2019 12:55 PM

Servant Heart
by Taylor Schatz | November 9, 2019 1:13 PM
Friday night we came back to our lodging for the evening, and our new friends (uncle) Brian and (Aunt) Debi from South Carolina read from the Word about Jesus washing the disciples feet and challenged us to lead lives as a servant, doing anything and everything, no matter the task. It was a blessing to hear from them!

Oh Christmas Tree!
by Taylor Schatz | November 9, 2019 1:25 PM

Rooftop Views
by Taylor Schatz | November 9, 2019 1:29 PM

Backyard Gathering Space
by Taylor Schatz | November 9, 2019 11:14 PM
Nick, Sammy, Joe and Alex we’re tasked with assembling the benches and getting them hung so they could be used for a backyard meeting space! They also strung lights and helped make this area one that can be enjoyed by the community. Tonight we will get to worship around it!

Demo Clean Up
by Taylor Schatz | November 9, 2019 11:18 PM

Hedbanz!
by Taylor Schatz | November 9, 2019 11:27 PM

Community Lunch
by Taylor Schatz | November 10, 2019 6:07 AM

New River Gorge
by Taylor Schatz | November 10, 2019 6:11 AM

Fire Finale
by Ronda Baldwin | November 10, 2019 6:21 AM
Our trip ended with a campfire worship and devotion time at Center of Hope. It was powerful, and the Lord moved in many of us. After hugs and tears, we closed out our ministry time in West Virginia.

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Comments
Beth
November 10, 2019 3:44 PM
A multitude of experiences ...thank you so much!
Andrew S.
November 7, 2019 11:06 PM
Prayers to you guys! You all are awesome!
Dawn Hunter
November 7, 2019 6:09 PM
I'm glad everyone had an amazing day. Prayers to all of you.