Or Ha Olam Team Ministers in Joplin, MO

 

Or Ha Olam Ministries goes out to Joplin on a regular basis.  If you are interested in helping, please contact The Tabernacle for information.

 

First Ministry Trip:
A group of eighteen traveled from the Tabernacle's Or Ha Olam (Light to the World) Outreach on Sunday, May 30th to Joplin, MO.  We ranged in age from thirteen to seventy-two.  Half of the group went out and helped with debris clean-up.  The other half worked with A Moment's Notice Ministry with taking in and sorting donations.  We had the opportunity to pray with people as they came in to get items.  HASHEM provided other divine appointments as we travelled the streets looking for a drop off for clothing.

 

Then on Monday, our team consisted of twelve.  Once again, some did debris clean-up, some went back to help Moment's Notice and some helped at a church that was doing food preparation for volunteers.  No matter what area we were in, each was important.

 

It was awesome to see thousands flood in from all over---Kansas City, St Louis, various places in Oklahoma, students from the University of Arkansas, Texas, Oregon, Washington---from every walk of life---from every age---all pulling together---doing what they could to help. 

 

About every fifteen to twenty minutes different groups would come by handing out water and food to the volunteers and they worked.  As they handed out the refreshments they would pat you on the back and say thank you.  One gentleman in a motorized wheelchair came around to deliver water.

 

We see pictures on TV or in the newspapers but to see it first hand is overwhelming.  One wonders if the little bit we were able to do even made a difference BUT it did.  It was a life changing experience for us. 

 

Prayerfully consider taking a day or two or more over the next few months to go and help in whatever area you can.  These people have lost homes and families and many have lost hope.

 

Even if you are unable to go, please lift them up daily in prayer.  As we were about to depart on Monday afternoon a man who has a victim of the tornado came by Moment's Notice Ministry.  He told us his story.  He did not lose anyone but lost his home.  He didn't need anything as different agencies were helping him but we prayed with him and after the prayer he said to us "That was the best thing that we could have done for him."