Mission Trip to Mississippi Gulf Coast

June 9-16, 2007

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Mission Trip Details

Hopefully you have heard by now that we have a mission trip scheduled for 2007! After spending a week on the Gulf Coast this past July, it was evident that there will be an ongoing need for hard-working volunteers to serve families that were affected by the 2005 hurricanes. We had hoped to return to the area during spring break to catch some cooler weather. Unfortunately, spring break coincides with Easter week this year, so that wasn’t an option. Instead we have chosen the week of June 9-16, 2007 for next year’s trip. We will travel down to Mississippi on Saturday, June 9th, arriving late that evening. Sunday will be used to tour the area, visit the 2006 work sites, rest and prepare for the week of work.

In 2006 – after making some last-minute adjustments – we worked out of “Hope City” and stayed at “The Village” in Pass Christian. Hope City is volunteer base camp in Gulfport, Mississippi. It is operated by Hope Crisis Response Network (HCRN) in Elkhart, Indiana (see www.hcrn.info to learn more). We had a great experience working with them and I’m excited to report that we will be staying and working at Hope City in 2007!

“Hope City” is HCRN’s fleet of mobile disaster response trailers that can be deployed to disaster sites to provide housing, meals, and other amenities for volunteer workers. A 32’ kitchen and laundry unit provides meals for the volunteers. A 36’ bathroom facility includes separate shower and toilet facilities for men and women. There are two 50’ bunkhouse trailers, each containing sleeping quarters for up to 20 people and another bathroom facility. They also have a double wide trailer on the property which serves as a dining hall/living room and houses the Hope City staff offices. HCRN has made a commitment to operate “Hope City” on the gulf coast for at least three years. In the future the mobile camp will be deployed in response to other crisis and disaster situations locally and around the country.