New Hope Church

Welcome to Florida! After a long travel day, we safely arrived and completed orientation. The energy in the room is high and we’re excited about what’s in store. 

Today we had the opportunity to walk around Downtown Venice and pray. We prayed for the city, church, families within the church that are dealing with loss or grief, and residents dealing with rising costs.

We then headed to the beach to pray for the community as they prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. We ended the day with our nightly devotion on the beach reflecting on James 1. 

We worked hard to tear down and remove the awning that had been damaged in a hurricane. We are thankful that we had a chance to serve on this project.

This morning we had a wonderful time meeting and having fellowship with our host partner. She shared about the ministry and the work that we are doing here which will help them provide disaster response support and space. We are excited to be a part of the beginning stages to assist in their community mission and efforts. 

Today we had a chance to finish what we started yesterday….shed demolition day. It was a lot of hard work, but the team worked together to completely remove the shed. We can’t wait to hear how St. Mark’s transforms this space.

The final task for the day was to clear the shed area. The team came together to finish the projects. We are honored and thankful for the opportunity to serve. 

As our trip comes to an end, we wanted to recap our last day. It was a beautiful day of quality time spent with each other. We went to the beach, shopped at downtown stores, and went to the North Jetty in hopes of seeing manatees.

We ended the night with worship and words of encouragement for the youth, leaders, & PPM staff. We appreciate the leaders and parishioners at St. Mark’s for the warm welcome. We cannot wait to see what God continues to do in and through this community. 

Before heading out, we prayed for both Jacob and Lynesha as they continue to lead and serve in ministry.