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Tree of Life

Serving In Western North Carolina
March 16, 2025
Community: Avery County
Partner: Teen Valley Ranch
Staff: Shawn LaVie, Sarah Hanson, Jenna Leible, Jennifer LaVie, Amy Fleuridor, Hailey Llewellyn

God is Calling His People

by Jennifer LaVie | March 17, 2025 8:53 AM

After settling in last night, we watched a documentary highlighting the affects that hurricane Helene had on Western North Carolina. Today, we are working in many of the affected areas as we are spread out in three different towns! 

Some of us are in Minneapolis helping a church partner with clean up! 

God is Calling His People

Hard at Work

by Jennifer LaVie | March 17, 2025 11:49 AM

Some of our team are cutting fallen trees today also! 

Hard at Work

Mercy Chefs

by Jennifer LaVie | March 17, 2025 1:10 PM

Another crew of our team is serving at Mercy Chefs today. They are an amazing organization that cooks and serves meals to survivors, first responders, and volunteers of disasters. They do SO much for people and communities hurt by disasters. 
Mercy Chefs

God's Plans

by Jennifer LaVie | March 18, 2025 8:23 PM

Today we had plans to paint, but God had other plans for us. We spent the morning clearing debris.

God's Plans

Flexibility

by Jennifer LaVie | March 18, 2025 8:26 PM

We stayed open to what God had for us and ended up meeting the most amazing family. They shared their unbelievable story with us and we got to pray for them. We helped to paint as they prepare to restore their home and store. 
Flexibility

Service in Love

by Jennifer LaVie | March 18, 2025 8:28 PM

We helped two ladies at their homes, both with stories of courage and strength. 
Service in Love

Homeward Bound

by Jennifer LaVie | March 18, 2025 8:31 PM

We served by spreading mulch at a place called Homeward Bound and met some amazing people. We shared Jesus with the people we met, praying for them and saw breakthrough! 
Homeward Bound

Power of Prayer

by Jennifer LaVie | March 18, 2025 8:32 PM

We prayed for a lady whose home we worked at and saw the Lord at work all day!
Power of Prayer

Debriefs

by Jennifer LaVie | March 18, 2025 8:33 PM

At the end of the day we all shared stories of seeing the Holy Spirit at work! 
Debriefs

Worship

by Jennifer LaVie | March 18, 2025 8:34 PM

We closed out our day worshipping in the gazebo!
Worship

Back for More

by Jennifer LaVie | March 19, 2025 8:56 PM

We loved our time serving so much yesterday that we decided to take only a half day of recreation and go back to serve again this morning!

Back for More

Rec Day Fun!

by Jennifer LaVie | March 19, 2025 9:00 PM

We had a blast riding horses, zip lining, shooting archery and climbing the rock wall at our lodging location this afternoon!
Rec Day Fun!

Sharing

by Jennifer LaVie | March 19, 2025 9:00 PM

We took some time after dinner to share about the different experiences we had today.
Sharing

Worship Time Again

by Jennifer LaVie | March 19, 2025 9:01 PM

What better way to end the day, than singing praises to Jesus under the lights and the night sky?
Worship Time Again

Hike n Pray

by Jennifer LaVie | March 20, 2025 2:07 PM

This morning after breakfast we walked up the hillside and prayed over the area. The views were beautiful! It was an amazing way to start our day. 

Hike n Pray

Seniors Home Visit

by Jennifer LaVie | March 20, 2025 2:27 PM

We spent some time this morning visiting with and singing to some local seniors. We even sang happy birthday to one of the residents. 

Seniors Home Visit

Spread The Love

by Jennifer LaVie | March 21, 2025 3:22 PM

We spent time spreading the love of Jesus in the local communities. They deserve to be loved on!

Spread The Love

Helping Hands

by Jennifer LaVie | March 21, 2025 3:26 PM

We were able to return to the home of one of our new friends and help him clean up debris from his property. We got to pray for him as well!
Helping Hands

Hike #2

by Jennifer LaVie | March 21, 2025 3:29 PM

We hiked for the second time, a little farther than our morning hike. The view was so beautiful!
Hike #2

Closing in Worship

by Jennifer LaVie | March 21, 2025 3:32 PM

We spent the night in worship with another team, just praising Jesus for the amazing week we had together.
Closing in Worship

Closing Prayer

by Jennifer LaVie | March 21, 2025 3:34 PM

We closed out our week this morning with a prayer before saying goodbye and loading up to go home. We are blessed to have grown in our faith, devotion and love for Jesus after the week we spent together.
Closing Prayer

Continue Your Impact

by Praying Pelican Missions | March 21, 2025 11:57 PM

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