Backyard Mission Newsletter…do the Word.

Mission Statement:

1.  Get people warm and dry by providing free home repairs, using volunteer labor and buying materials with donated money.  Demonstrating the love of Christ!

2.  Give Christians the opportunity to put their faith into action by loving and serving their neighbors.

3.  Help other churches start a Backyard Mission program in their community.
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2007 Backyard Mission 
Service Report

Total Projects through 12/07:		577
Total Projects in 2007:		104

Labor Source:
LUMC -				 	 5
Other volunteer groups -		21
Individuals -				  6
Family -					62
Paid Professionals -			18
Adult Protective Services -		  1
Other towns BYM helped:  Slaton, Littlefield,
Earth, Floydada

Volunteer Groups:  Calvary Baptist, Phi Lam, Kappa Chi, World Changers, Ag Texas, BUCKS, Second Baptist, Aldersgate UMC, Tech Marketing Assoc., Brothers, Greenlawn COC, Oakwood Methodist, Lubbock Changers, Habitat, Overhead Door, and various individuals

Repairs:
Roofs replaced -			28
Roof repaired -			  7
Ext. paint/siding -		33
Windows/Doors -		25
Heaters -			  8
Water heaters -			  8
Plumbing repairs -		12
Misc. repairs -			22

**these will not add up to 104 because some houses had more than one repair done or more than one group work on their house; 104 is the total number of families that received help of some kind in 2007.
February 2008

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Families Served - 582

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“LEVI”
Have you ever buried your face in the warm, strong neck of a horse and let the sorrow in your heart come out?  Sorrow you didn’t know you had or sorrow you were all too aware existed.  There is healing there; knowing the power and strength God put in a horse, and feeling him stand so still, gently breathing, while you open your heart and God’s love flows through you.

I met and rescued Levi about 18 months ago.  The man said, “He’s a roping horse that’s been used up, you don’t want him.”  But as that horse buried his head in my chest, I knew he was mine.  I named him “LEVI” for the Levites in the bible – a tribe of people set apart for special service to the Lord.  Levi can no longer perform like man wants him to, but he has a new purpose: Levi has gone from roping horse to healing horse.
Need some “horse neck” time?  Come see Levi.

** A big thanks to Alamo Remodeling for providing a dump truck for us!! **
   
CONSIDER A GIFT TO BACKYARD MISSION IN HONOR OR MEMORY OF SOMEONE SPECIAL.

Board Members:
Jim Taylor		Mary Kay McCauley
Sheri Haynes		Laren Craig
Glenn West		Lindy Fruge’

LAURIE FOSTER,  DIRECTOR / FOUNDER       
4701 - 82nd St		               (806) 794-4015
Lubbock, TX  79424	  
Lfoster@backyardmission.org  / www.backyardmission.org

Grants received 2007
Betenbough Foundation, Lubbock Area Foundation – unrestricted funds, Chester & Ada Ruth Green, South Plains Foundation, Home Instead Senior Care Foundation, East Texas Communities Foundation, Monty Miller Living Legacy, Muzyka Family Charitable Investment Fund