Local Mission Partners and Prayer Needs

Double Oak partners with several mission efforts near our local community. Below is a list of our partners along with various prayer needs for each ministry. Follow the links with each ministry to learn more about their activities.

In October we are partnering with King’s Home, an organization that provides Christ-centered homes and services for youth, women & kids seeking refuge, hope, and help from domestic violence, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and other difficult and impoverished conditions and circumstances. 

Normally, this time of year, we would be hosting a Trunk or Treat for our community, but this year is not normal. Crowds are strongly discouraged during a pandemic, so we will not be hosting our traditional Trunk or Treat. However, our Serve United Team has come up with a great idea. We will be hosting a Trunk or Treat for the King’s Home – for the kids, youth and caregivers that live on their campuses. 

When: Sunday afternoon, October 25th, 3 PM - 5:30 PM

Where:  King’s Home Campus, 221 King's Home Drive (near Forest Oaks Elementary School)

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN HELP!

1. VOLUNTEER TO HELP

   •  Decorate a car or truck and bring it to the event to hand out candy

   •. Volunteer at the event with set up, clean up, popcorn or inflatables

2. Volunteer to Give

      •  Cash donations to cover hot dogs

      •  Candy donations

      •   Individual packages of chips

3. Volunteer to Pray

For more information about King’s Home please visit

www.kingshome.com

You can also follow them on Social Media:
facebook.com/kingshomeal
instagram.com/kingshome_al
twitter.com/KingsHome_AL

As part of our Fall Focus, each month we will be spotlighting one of our Serve United partners, We will share details about the organization and also provide several ways you can help!

In September we are partnering with Bundles of Hope, a diaper bank in our area that provides diapers for babies and toddlers of families that are going through a hardship. Did you know, babies need 8-10 diapers a day, which can cost more than $100 each month!

This month we have three ways you can help:

1.GIVE DIAPERS 
We will have a collection bin in the Commons during September. Partial packs of diapers are also accepted! 

2. GIVE YOUR TIME
Sign up online for more information about volunteer opportunities with Bundles of Hope. Each month they need help repackaging the diapers in bundles of 25. There are also opportunities to fill monthly orders placed by their community partners. We can even provide details about how you can host a simple drop off diaper drive in your neighborhood!  

3. GIVE YOUR PRAYER
Sign up online to be a part of our Prayer Team for this month. We will provide a daily email with a specific need to pray for this ministry.

For more information about Bundles of Hope please visit www.bundlesdiaperbank.org.

You can also follow them on Social Media:
facebook.com/BundlesDiapers
instagram.com/BundlesDiapers
twitter.com/BundlesDiapers

ALABAMA CHILDHOOD FOOD SOLUTIONS
JIM AND LINDA JONES

The mission of Alabama Childhood Food Solutions is to develop solutions for childhood food insecurity that can be applied in a community, tested for effectiveness and duplicated in other communities. Childhood Food Insecurity is more than the here and now of being hungry—it is a set of behaviors that develop from not knowing where your next meal may come from. During the school year ACFS will provide weekend sacks of food to go home with school children on Fridays. These bags provide 2,500-3,000 calories of food. During the summer months various locations are used to distribute food.

• Pray that enough food and resources will be accessible to provide to reach those in need.

• Pray that God's love will shine through the helping hands being used.

• Pray that those served by the services of ACFS will be touched by God's love and thrive.

RANDY & MELODY HEMPHILL
LIFE MINISTRIES

Life Ministries exists to shepherd people in a process of discovering God's heart through teaching, writing, and spiritual direction in order to usher in freedom through Jesus Christ. For more information:www.lifeministriesnow.com

• Pray for their efforts to shepherd men and women toward the freedom and life available in Jesus Christ through marriage retreats and conferences.

• Pray for the transmission of their ministry thorough the written word for those who they might not otherwise meet in person.

• Pray for their ministry to the local church and efforts to encourage and support pastors and church in safeguarding their own families.

SHELBY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION FOOD BANK

The Food Bank offers assistance to those in need through “The Daily Bread Shop”. For more information:www.shelbybaptist.org/Ministries

• Pray for their staff and leadership as they seek to provide for those in need of food and basic provision in Shelby county.

• Pray that they will be “wise as serpents and innocent as doves” in their efforts to provide for those who are helpless in an environment of wolves that often leads to skepticism and frustration. (Matthew 10:16)

• Pray for abundance to be provided by believers, for volunteers to come forward & for those offerings to open the door to share the love of Christ with those in need.

DELLA PENDER & GOD’S OUTREACH CENTER
CHILDERSBURG, ALABAMA

God's Outreach Center provides compassionate care and practical assistance to the poor and needy. Volunteers and staff meet to supply basic needs such as food, clothing, furniture and working appliances to those in need. They also work with individuals and churches to try to help with arrangements for minor home repair projects in South Shelby County.

• Pray for the continued ministry with the families that received help with their Christmas gifts this year. Pray that these gifts would open the door to continued ministry and sharing of the gospel.

• Pray for Della’s well-being and health as she continues to minister to each family that comes to her attention.