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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Make a difference today – live intentionally.

My father died when I was 10 years old.  Because of that, I don’t live with the illusion of “one day I’ll retire and do all the things I never did and really see what God might want me to do”.  I am very conscience of living now, today.

For me, that means being intentional in how I live and the choices I make.  It means each day asking God to reveal His will for my life, taking the time to visit family and friends, and doing things that bring me joy today.  I want to have “lived well” whenever it is my time to see Jesus face to face.  I want to make a difference today.

A couple of our volunteers shared this story about one of our BYM homes they recently worked on….  Many of the windows had been covered in plastic or cardboard, and there was no kitchen cabinet or sink.  The volunteers were installing storm windows, a back door, and a kitchen sink for this elderly couple.  Before that time, the woman carried their dishes down the block to her sister’s home to wash them, and on really cold nights, the family would go out to sleep in their truck and run the heater to stay warm.

Our volunteers are making a difference, they are living intentionally, they are choosing to follow the Lord – today.  Because of their choice, I know of an elderly couple who will not have to sleep in their truck the next cold night and a woman who can do dishes in her own kitchen sink.  Amen.

JUNE 2009

Families Served - 700

Future office of Backyard Mission

8205 Quincy Ave, Lubbock, TX  79424

We are so grateful to the Lord and Betenbough Homes for partnering with us and blessing us with the use of this home for our offices.  We will move into our new “nest” later this summer.  We will be sharing the home with two other ministries:  Reach Up USA/ROK – Duke and Karla Underwood, and Quest Restorative Ministries – Mary Kay McCauley.

Come by and see us this fall – we’ll have the coffee on and the prayer room open!

** A big thanks to Alamo Remodeling for providing a dump truck for us!! **
   
Board Members:
Jim Taylor	Sheri Haynes	Laren Craig
Lindy Fruge’	Glenn West	

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

2008 / 2009 Grants
Betenbough Companies, Lubbock Area Foundation – unrestricted funds and Chester & Ada Ruth Green Endowment, South Plains Association of Governments, East Texas Foundation – LeGrand & Cassandra Northcutt, South Plains Foundation