Yesterday I asked for people to help us shrink wrap stuff at our warehouse: it’s done!  Thanks for your prayers and help.  We are hoping that some of you will have an “extra” one of the following that you don’t really need but one of our recovering tornado families needs in a bad way.

These are the things people are still waiting for and we are praying for:
10 washers and dryers
5 refrigerators
Cool mist vaporizer for 6 month old baby
2 Stoves
1Toddler bed
6 dressers
1 bassinet
5 couches
5 kitchen table and chair sets

The answer to someone’s prayer is sitting in someone’s garage or storage unit.…

What a difference a year makes! Last year about this time we had well over a foot of snow on the ground. Schools were closed. All the local stores were sold out of sleds. Joplin was an unknown small city. Mission Joplin was only a dream in the heart of God.  Fast forward to 2012. The weather is beautiful. The high school meets at the mall. Stores have lots of sleds in stock. Joplin is a household name. And Mission Joplin joyfully serves those whose lives are much more difficult than a year ago.

I like the line Tom Hanks says in Castaway: “Never give up because you never know what the tide will bring in the next day.”…

Check out this video. Be a part of the life-changing experience! Stop by Kid City today to get involved.

Check out this video. Be a part of the life-changing experience! Stop by Kid City today to get involved.

Check out this video. Be a part of the life-changing experience! Stop by Kid City today to get involved.