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Mission ASP
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TRIP INFO
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What is ASP?
The Appalachia Service Project is a Christian home repair ministry through which volunteers and staff repair homes for low-income families in rural Central Appalachia. The goal is to make homes warmer, safer and drier while offering transformational experiences for volunteers and families alike.
Important dates
Trip dates
June 6 - 13, 2009
Meeting dates
To be determined
Who can go?
Anyone with a heart for Jesus and 18 years of age or older (kids in 9th - 12th grade may attend with a parent). No construction experience is necessary. According to Romans 12, we all have different gifts and all spiritual gifts are welcome on this trip.
What is the trip like?
Approximately 30 missionaries will travel to Jonesville, VA and stay at the ASP Center. Teams of 6-7 people work on home repair projects such as room additions, building wheelchair ramps or retaining walls, repairing roofs, walls or floors.
Teams leave from Des Moines on Saturday morning and travel to Lexington, Kentucky by vans where the team will spend the night. Sunday, the team holds a worship service at a national park and then travels on to the ASP Center.
Monday through Friday, teams work on home repairs for a family. Evenings are spent in fellowship with fellow missionaries from Hope and other churches.
Teams return home to Des Moines on the following Saturday.
What is the cost of the trip?
Total cost of the trip is approximately $400.00.
How do I signup?
You can register on-line by clicking here. Or you can print a registration form by clicking here and turning the form into the front office. A $150.00 non-refundable deposit is due upon registration. Registration forms can also be found at the Mission Shack.
How can I get more information?
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Last Published: December 10, 2008 7:25 PM
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