Celebrate Recovery Click here to see
photos and videos from Celebrate Recovery 2010.
A
Decade of Ministry
Love In Action has been ministering to the homeless for 10 years.
Watch
an audio slideshow of highlights of Love In Action sharing the
Gospel of Jesus Christ through acts of compassion.
“Assuredly,
I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren,
you did it to Me.”
Matthew 25:40 (NKJV)
'Let the little children come
to me'
Gregory sleeps with
a stuffed bear toy he picked out at the Love In Action Ministry Center.
"Jesus said,
'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the
kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'" (Matthew 19:14 NIV)
Love In Action is now reaching out to children through a children's
program on Tuesday nights during Celebrate Recovery. Children began
attending with their parents, so the need was there. Thankfully, some
of our wonderful volunteers stepped up and said they would teach the
children. There were 15 children in attendance for our first children's
program. Praise God! Click
here for photos of our children's program.
More people coming to Love In Action
More of the homeless and
needy in the Dothan, Ala., area are coming to Love In Action to receive spiritual
and physical help. One phase of ministry that's really growing is Celebrate
Recovery. An average of 120 people are attending Celebrate Recovery at the Love
In Action Ministry Center every Tuesday night. The growth has been incredible,
and the lives being changed even more amazing. Lives of the homeless, needy
and work release inmates are being transformed by the power of God.
Successful
charity auction
Auctioneer and Love In Action
volunteer Jerry Eddings put together and conducted a charity auction for Love
In Action on June 19, 2010. It was a great day and a great auction that raised
$2,464 for the Love In Action building fund. Click
here for more on the auction. Click here
for an online photo gallery of scene from the auction.
Watch video highlights of the auction
.Life-changing
power of God
Bill and
Rick sort can goods to help organize the food pantry at the Love In Action Ministry
Center. These two homeless men volunteered
all day Saturday to help the ministry that is helping them get back on their
feet again. Click
here for more about how God is working in their lives. Click here for more photos
from Saturday's work day.
Building project
continues
The
building project at the Love In Action Ministry Center continues with the addition
of a large wall that separates the ministry area from the warehouse. Click on
the video above
to see the wall being constructed, and LIA Operations Director Franklin Moore
talking about the project. Click on the photo above to see an online photo gallery
of the wall being constructed. Please continue to pray for the building project,
and please keep giving financially so we can continue with the project that
will add another restroom, two showers,
a laundry room, full-service kitchen, and an expanded worship area. Your prayers
and financial contributions are making this project happen. Thanks!
Giving
hope to transients
For the second
straight week some very young transient homeless people found their way to the
Love In Action Ministry Center in Dothan, Ala. Josh and Stephanie were looking
for
shelter when a former homeless man who Love In Action helped off the streets
guided them to the LIA Ministry Center. Click
here to read the rest of their story.
Love In
Action Ministry Center
The first
part of our building project at the Love In Action Ministry Center is complete.
The exterior doors have been installed, and this allowed us to change the worship
area. The new arrangement of the worship area gives us more room, and we now
have a more welcoming entrance to the Ministry Center. Watch this short video
to see how it looks.
Young
and homeless
Caleb and
Whitney are two young transient homeless people from the state of Washington.
Their travels brought them to Dothan, Ala., where they experienced the love
of Jesus Christ at the Love In Action Ministry Center. They are "riding
the rail" across country. Click
here to read their story.
Serving
it up for the homeless
An important way to reach out to the homeless is by providing them with a good
meal. When you are homeless, you never know where your next meal is coming from
or when you will eat again. The homeless know they can find a good meal at the
Love In Action Ministry Center, especially on Tuesday nights when Ms. Diana
cooks. They give her five stars every time. They get a well-rounded meal too,
which is important since they usually don't receive the best nutrition. The
food ministry opens the door to sharing Jesus Christ with them. They first see
the love of Jesus through people like Diana and all the other volunteers who
serve them. Then they hear the Word of God every Tuesday night at our Celebrate
Recovery. Lives are being changed by the power of God, and we give God all the
praise, honor and glory. Click
here for more photos.
There
is a God
Two homeless
men from Spokane, Wash., Recently found their way to the Love In Action Ministry
Center in Dothan, Ala. It's not unusual for transient homeless people to pass
through Dothan. Whether they are local or transients, we reach out to all of
the homeless with the love of Jesus Christ. Richard and George attended Celebrate
Recovery and Wednesday night discipleship Bible study. They enjoyed a good meal
both nights and heard the word of God. At one point, as Richard was talking
with Love In Action President Ken Tuck, he threw his hands in the air and exclaimed,
"There is a God!" He said this in response to the love and help he
and his friend received at the LIA Ministry Center. Love In Action was able
to help them get back to their hometown of Spokane. Click
here for more information.
Volunteers
making a difference
Love
In Action is an all-volunteer organization. We rely totally on volunteers. We
couldn't do what we do without each one of them. Pictured above to the left,
Franklin Moore and Richard Jackson pose for a photo with Monica after helping
her move into her new apartment and repairing her car. Pictured to the right,
Jonathan Ellis puts hygiene kits together for the homeless. Click
here for more about Love In Action volunteers.
From
homeless to serving God
Danny and Dana Herb once lived on the streets of Dothan, Ala., after being homeless
in Texas. Today, they are no longer homeless and are serving God in a number
of different ways. Watch this video as they share their testimony of God's mercy
and grace, and how God worked through Love In Action to touch their lives. They
are both very involved as volunteers for LIA now. See how your prayers and support
of Love In Action help change lives for the glory of God.
Baton
Rouge winter outreach
Bringing warmth to the homeless
Love
In Action shared the love of Jesus with the homeless throughout Baton
Rouge. From a homeless camp in the woods on the banks of the Mississippi
River to parking lots where cookies were given to children.
Love
In Action traveled to Baton Rouge, La., on Jan. 30, 2010, for a winter outreach
to the homeless. The timing of the outreach was perfect as the temperatures
plummeted below freezing that night. We teamed with our friends at No
Place Outreach to help them minister to the homeless in their city. We filled
our cargo trailer with blankets, coats, socks, wool mittens, winter hoods, and
Bibles and drove more than six hours to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ through
acts of compassion with the homeless. Nine LIA volunteers made the trip. A wonderful
ministry in Baton Rouge called Cooking for Christ made delicious homemade beef
stew to serve to the homeless. It was a great outreach as many needs were met
and many of the homeless were prayed for. Click
here for more information about the outreach. Click
here for an online photo gallery of the outreach.
Reaching
the homeless
More
homeless are showing up at the Love In Action Ministry Center. God is using
Love In Action even more to show His love to the "least of these brothers
of mine" (Mat. 25:40)
From the homeless living in the woods in Dothan to those just passing through,
we are reaching them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through acts of compassion. Click
here for more information.
Love In Action
helps in Haiti. Click here for more.
Love In Action President and Vice President Ken and Martha Tuck joined Seletha
Small on Magic 93.1 FM in Dothan, AL, on Feb. 6, 2010, to talk about homelessness
and how God is working through Love In Action to reach out to the homeless.
Watch some of that interview on this video.
Click
here for more about what Love In Action accomplished in 2009. Click here for more about what Love In Action
accomplished in 2008. Click here for major Love In Action
outreaches in 2007.
