We have been closely following and encouraging the bicycle riders who are crossing the United States raising money and awareness for EDOH and disaster rebuilding. What a tremendous undertaking! We are beginning the process of planning for EDOH VI. Watch the website for details–and sign up early to volunteer!
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Watch the Riders
Posted in Uncategorized on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eight Days–Tupelo
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eight Days of Hope–Tupelo is over! What a great experience. Volunteers from across the country came to Tupelo, Mississippi, to help homeowners make repairs and to help a mission organization prepare a place where their staff can better serve others. What did we learn? First–God is in control! He is such a detail kind of [...]
EDOH Tupelo, Mississippi
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why would Eight Days of Hope bring volunteers to Tupelo, Mississippi?? (If you’re like I was 20 years ago you’re still trying to figure out exactly where Tupelo is.) Ministry in any form is a lot like a dance. You have some planned steps, but you’re willing to go where your partner leads. In the [...]
What is in Eight Days of Hope for Me?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Most of us are honestly motivated to act based on the result of our action benefiting us. So–what will participating in Eight Days of Hope do for you? Well, the answer depends upon what kind of person you are. Are you someone who needs affirmation (the “Atta Boys Club”)? No problem–homeowners who have been waiting [...]
EDOH Goes Regional!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eight Days of Hope is and remains committed to helping homeowners rebuild their home. For many in communities across the U.S. substandard housing is a way of life. We will continue to call volunteers to work in areas that have been affected by natural disasters. In addition, we will bring volunteers into communities across the [...]
Life on the Coast at Eight Days
Posted in Uncategorized on January 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
When Eight Days of Hope comes to the Gulf Coast we do so with a rumble and a roar. Our volunteers have been excited and the enthusiasm has grown each day. Our volunteers are productive and the number of jobs they’ve done has continued to increase. To the homeowners these volunteers are like “angels”. Our [...]
It’s begun!
Posted in blogging the eight days experience on December 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The volunteers have streamed in all day - registering, picking up t-shirts, meeting old friends from past “Eight Days,” and meeting new ones, setting up sleeping arrangements, grabbing a bite, talking about assignments tomorrow. The sense of excitement is palpable! Imagine 900+ volunteers, motivated by the love of Jesus, working tomorrow to reconstruct 150+ homes!
When our team from Hope Church [...]
The Community of Eight Days
Posted in Uncategorized on August 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
All of us at one time or another has been part of a group. We’ve participated in Boy Scouts, or 4-H, or The Rotary Club, a mission group. While we’re with the group we are a close-knit people, but once we go our separate ways the people and the bond are virtually non-existent. From the [...]
FEMA Trailers 2 Years Later
Posted in Uncategorized on August 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It has been almost 2 years since Katrina ripped through the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In the wake of the devastation FEMA provided more that 46,000 trailers for homeowners. The good news is that about half of those people have moved out of the trailer–some have rebuilt and some have moved to other parts of the [...]
EDOH As a Short Term Mission
Posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Eight Days of Hope provides a unique opportunity for people from all walks of life. We are formed and operate to serve as the Body of Christ to a hurt and hurting world. While many of our volunteers are followers of Jesus Christ and He is their motivation many do not see that EDOH is [...]
