Gulfport Alumni Invited to Dedication Ceremony

Many of us look back with great fondness on our trip (or trips!) to Gulfport. Even though the context of the trip was both sad and tragic, the opportunity to help victims of the hurricane in the name of Christ as well as to forge friendships was a very special one.

Lisa Ladner, the project manager for the Gulfport Katrina recovery projects, has called to ask me to invite you to the official opening of their new church building on January 17, 2010.

Click here to find out more details. If you decide to go, make sure you register at the bottom of the web page.

While there is room for some RV hookups at Camp Hope, there are no other accommodations there. Lodging information is included on the website.

Upcoming Dinners

The Word & Deed fall dinner tour features four dinners with keynote speaker, Rev. Ken Herfst, a missionary in Guatemala and three dinners featuring Missy Christie de Acosta who oversees projects in Colombia. You can still reserve a seat but time is running out. Please call 866.391.5728 (USA) or 877.375.9673 (Canada).

November 27, 2009: London, Ontario--Missy Christie de Acosta
Doors open at 6:30 pm, Dinner starts at 7:00 pm
West Park Church. 955 Gainsborough Rd. London, ON
For directions, click here. Then click on "Get Directions", at upper left.

Fall 2009 Magazine

Take a look at the Fall issue of Word & Deed magazine. Just click on the picture and follow the links.

Flooding in the Philippines

Many of you have read or heard about the floods in the Philippines. Word & Deed is partnering with Woord en Daad (Word & Deed Holland) to support a project with AMG Philippines that will bring food and clothing to 4,700 families.

Typhoon Ondoy (international codename: Ketsana) hit the central part of Luzon island, including Metro Manila on September 26, 2009, and induced the heaviest rains in more than 40 years. The rains are so heavy that at least three dams were forced to release water (to preserve the integrity of the structures, according to officials) that further quickened the rise of flood levels. Huge portions of the metropolis as well as Rizal, Laguna, and Bulacan provinces were soon submerged and people were caught totally unaware. Thousands of vehicles and commuters were stranded in the highways. River systems like the Marikina swelled quickly and carried houses and people and everything else.

Donations for this project should be designated as "Philippines Flood Recovery". You can donate online by selecting your country's flag on the right or click on "Contact Us", above right, to find our office addresses.

John Calvin Christian School Project in Colombia Begins!

Please join in thanking the Lord that He has provided the $346,000 required to begin phase 1 of the John Calvin Christian School project in Barranquilla, Colombia.

We are now raising funds for phase 2 ($287,500), which is scheduled to begin next summer (2010).

Click here to view a presentation on the John Calvin Christian School (including descriptions, funding goals etc.). This presentation will be updated with pictures as the project progresses. The below picture shows part of the existing structure being torn down to make way for the new structure.

Home Run!

The recent Alberta softball tournament raised over $28,000!!

Congratulations to all the organizers, teams, volunteers and sponsors. The funds will make a significant contribution to the John Calvin School building in Colombia. May the Lord use this project to glorify His Name in Colombia.

Click here to see a slideshow of the tournament. If you have pictures, please send them to publicrelations@wordanddeed.org.

Bike-a-thon video clip and Ecuador update

See a video clip of the Niagara Bike-a-thon by clicking here. Press pause on the video and wait a few seconds if it freezes while you are playing it.

Fred Jonkman tells us about a recent journey to an indigenous church in Ecuador to provide a Sunday School workshop. Click here.