Posted July 15, 2011 | Category: Celebrate Recovery, Distributed Journeys, Local Sites, Longwood | Written by: CR - Carl
A team of 12 from Northland’s Celebrate Recovery program recently returned from a 10-day mission trip spent in drug rehab programs in Scotland. The men lived at Sunnybrae and the ladies at Benaiah. These facilities are run by Teen Challenge of NE Scotland under the inspired leadership of Pastor...
Posted June 17, 2011 | Category: Celebrate Recovery, Distributed Journeys, Scotland, Local Sites, Longwood | Written by: Lee
What’s Your Drug of Choice? ........What Have You Got? Having just celebrated my 5th anniversary of freedom from the grip of illegal narcotics, I usually introduce myself as a recovered heroin addict. I was addicted to heroin, but the truth is that any drug would have done provided there was...
Posted February 22, 2011 | Category: Celebrate Recovery, Distributed Journeys, Scotland, Local Sites, Longwood | Written by: Laurie Jean Harrington
Have you ever wanted to go on a mission trip?? Celebrate Recovery is hosting an information meeting for anyone interested in being a part of the team going to Fraserburgh, Scotland to minister to those suffering from Addiction. Join us at Solid Rock Cafe, Room 5100, Friday night at 9:00 pm...
Posted August 16, 2010 | Category: Disaster Response, Distributed Journeys, News and Inspiration | Written by: Jen Beres, Haiti Team Member
It was Friday the 13th, and we rose early to walk to our final service project at a nearby orphanage. Our plan for this visit was to train a group of translators in some basic first aid. Mick, one of our team members who is a paramedic, did a great job providing some hands-on training for...
Posted August 16, 2010 | Category: Disaster Response, Distributed Journeys, News and Inspiration | Written by: J. Michael Blackston
When you think you’ve seen it all in Haiti ... our Thursday turned out to be quite eventful. We started the morning out very early with a 6 a.m. devotional led by A.J. We had to leave the house by 7 a.m. because we went to the mountains about two hours north to visit a school/orphanage. We...
Posted August 12, 2010 | Category: Disaster Response, Distributed Journeys, Local Sites, Longwood, Mount Dora, Online, Oviedo, West Oaks | Written by: Christina Hazen
Day five was a late start. We had the morning to plan our first worship service for a refugee camp that was setup by Dominican Republic officials. We started the day with a devotional and then spent time in worship and prayer. After our time of worship in the morning, we split up into teams so...
Posted August 12, 2010 | Category: Disaster Response, Distributed Journeys, Local Sites, Longwood, Online, News and Inspiration | Written by: John Tardonia
Day four may have been one of our most challenging and yet fulfilling days so far. We began the day by arming ourselves with what was needed to attack a scabies outbreak at an orphanage. That orphanage has come to be known as “Johnnies,” in honor of a little boy named Johnny who had a serious hip...
Posted August 9, 2010 | Category: Disaster Response, Distributed Journeys, News and Inspiration | Written by: Jen Beres, Haiti Team Member
We were able to spend our Sunday morning with a church in a small village about an hour or so from where we are staying. I want to tell you mostly about the pastor of this church, Elysse. He is a young man who has a renewed passion for the Gospel. He has a vision for his village to have all of...
Posted August 8, 2010 | Category: Disaster Response, Distributed Journeys, News and Inspiration | Written by: April Pence, Haiti Team Member
We made it safely to Haiti! Getting through the airport was very smooth and we have been well taken care of by our hosts. We have spent most of the day getting settled in and preparing for tomorrow. We will be heading to a small town on the seaside to do a church service for the community. We will...
Posted August 7, 2010 | Category: Distributed Journeys, News and Inspiration | Written by: Sara Hall
Northland Students and the Rapha House from Northland Media Design on Vimeo. The work of Rapha House against the traumatic effects of slavery is work that reflects the very heart of God. His Word tells us that people are worth more than the services they provide, that life is worth more than...