Houston, You’re Not Alone Benefit Concert
On Sunday, October 15th at 7 p.m., some incredible worship artists are coming together here in Houston, Texas, for a benefit concert! Admission is free, but a donation will be taken for hurricane relief efforts. Lakewood Church is the venue, and the doors open at 6 p.m.
We hope you can join us in Houston as artists like Kari Jobe, Bethel Music, Hillsong Worship and so many others bring hope and healing to the Gulf Coast communities through praise and worship. Houston, you are not alone!
M3 Welcomes Gary Haugen and International Justice Mission to the 2018 M3 Conference
Although we have been busy with hurricane relief efforts, Mobilizing Medical Missions (M3) has also been busy preparing for our next M3 Conference, which is set for February 23-24, 2018, in Houston, Texas!
We are excited to announce that we have a great line-up of speakers and exhibitors, and we will continue to share information about them with you as we draw near to the conference. One of those great speakers will be our Keynote Speaker, Gary Haugen, CEO and founder of International Justice Mission (IJM).
Before founding IJM in 1997, Gary was a human rights attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, where he focused on crimes of police misconduct. In 1994, he served as the Director of the United Nations’ investigation in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. In this role, he led an international team of lawyers, criminal prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and forensics experts to gather evidence that would eventually be used to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice. Gary received a B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard University, and a J.D. from the University of Chicago.
Gary has been recognized by the U.S. State Department as a Trafficking in Persons “Hero” – the highest honor given by the U.S. government for anti-slavery leadership. His work to protect the poor from violence has been featured by Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, the New Yorker, The Times of India, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, the Guardian and National Public Radio, among many other outlets. He is the author of several books, including Good News About Injustice and, most recently, The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence. To learn more about the work of IJM, please click here.
It is an honor to have Gary Haugen join us for the 2018 M3 Conference, and we hope you will join us in welcoming him. To register to attend the M3 Conference, please click here, and use promo code M318WELCOMEIJM to receive 25% off your registration! This offer is good through the end of the week and ends on October 8th.
M3 Attendees Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro to Raise Awareness and Funds for Clean Water in Malawi
Mobilizing Medical Missions (M3) would like to congratulate Child Legacy International’s Clean Water Climb Team on their recent trip to Malawi, Africa! They accomplished much during their three weeks there, including a seven day journey to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. As part of their preparation for the climb, the team raised awareness and over $400,000 to provide clean water to the people of Malawi. Way to go, Clean Water Climb team!! These funds are used exclusively for water well repairs in Malawi, and while they were there, the Clean Water Climb (CWC) team was able to initiate seven water well repairs and complete three of them. Also during their visit, the CWC team toured and completed work projects at Child Legacy International’s compound in Malawi, which includes a community church, a hospital for mother and children care, feeding programs, tilapia ponds and an organic farm, all of which is sustained by renewable energy. Along the way, CWC team members shared Bible stories in the villages of Malawi, and wouldn’t you know that a crowd favorite was the story about the woman at the well.
We at M3 are honored to have played a part in connecting M3 Conference Attendees with wonderful organizations like Child Legacy International and their Clean Water Climb. Beautiful things happen when we say ‘Yes’ to God’s call.
M3 Partners Bring Hope and JOY to Houston and Surrounding Communities
Mobilizing Medical Missions (M3) wants to thank all of our M3 Partners who have come alongside our community to help, support and encourage us. Our hearts are overwhelmed with gratitude. From prayers and encouraging words, to care packages, to entire trucks filled with pallets of supplies, to people, both individually and collectively, coming to help clean-up and rebuild. To each and every one of you, M3 and our community say THANK YOU!
The picture we have included with this post came from one of our M3 Partners, Laura Berry with Blessings International. They are based in Oklahoma and came down to lend a helping hand in the clean-up efforts. Please note the Christmas decoration in the background of the picture that says “JOY.” The house they were helping clean out belonged to an elderly couple, and when they found their Christmas decoration, they insisted that they keep it as a reminder that the Lord was there with them; He did not leave them or forsake them. As Laura shared with us, “I think this picture says so much about hope in Jesus and JOY in the storm.” We agree, Laura.
And that hope and JOY continues to spread all around our great city. As we have shared before, Samaritan’s Purse is here with their Disaster Assistance Relief Team to help Houston and the surrounding communities clean-up and rebuild. Convoy of Hope sent trucks of supplies. Hand of Hope Joyce Meyer Ministries World Missions is partnering with several organizations helping with supplies and rebuild efforts. All of our local church partners, like Houston’s First Baptist Church, Woodlands Church, Hope City, and the list goes on, are going above and beyond in helping those who have lost so much and are hurting. We could go on and on about what our M3 Partners are doing to help not only here in the Houston, Texas, area, but also all around the globe with the other natural disasters that have hit; suffice it to say that we believe this is the Church’s finest hour.
To join us in bringing hope and JOY to the people of the Texas Gulf Coast area, please connect with a church or relief organization that you are already affiliated with or click here to sign up to volunteer with the Samaritan’s Purse team.