Supporting Mission Utility Vehicles, Inc., builders of small economical machines for use in third world countries where other types of motorized transportation may not be affordable or available. For more information, click on the vehicle and take a tour of the facility where the machines are made, just north of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Mission Utility Vehicles, Inc.Supporting Samaritan's Purse projects. Our first involvement was in November '00 as we put together a number of gift items for children in what is known as Operation Christmas Child. The items are packed in shoe boxes and distributed throughout many countries in the world. Over 4 million of these special gifts for children were distributed during Christmas 2000. The number greatly increased for Christmas 2001. At Greystone Presbyterian Church in Indiana PA which is the central collection point for the area where Gipsy Christian Church is located, there were 1,972 boxes collected in 2000 and 4,109 boxes collected in 2001! For more on the ministry of Samaritan's Purse, which is headed up by Franklin Graham, click on the picture to go to their web site. Our plans call for being further involved in the ministry of Samaritan's Purse.
Other Involvements
- Support given to Paul & Ellie Madsen, missionaries in Spain.
- In addition to the Operation Christmas Child "shoe box" gifts given at Christmas time to Samaritan's Purse, direct financial support has also been given to Samaritan's Purse in its ministry of outreach throughout the world.
- Support given to Mom's House in Northern Cambria PA
- Support given to local food bank in Cherry Tree PA via Betty Coble
- Support given to families in bereavement, including serving of meals.
- Christmas Eve offering in December '00 was given to a family who had just lost their home because of fire just prior to Christmas.
- Christmas Eve offering in December '01 was divided between the Salvation Army and the Alice Paul House in Indiana PA which is a shelter for women and children suffering from domestic abuse and violence.
- Other support in addition to the Christmas Eve offering has also been given to the Alice Paul House and the Salvation Army.
- Support has been given to Disciple Renewal in the efforts put forth by those folk to call the church back to a Bible centered faith and as well as rebuking the heresies that are creeping in! Check in on them at their web site at Disciple Renewal.
- Future mission projects will be supported by a share taken out of the offerings received each month in the regular worship services. Some projects already mentioned have been supported on a regular basis.
