The mission and goal of 180 Outreach ministries has always been and always will be sharing the life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ-to see lives come out of darkness and into the light of Christ. We do this in a variety of ways from, Jail ministry events, street witnessing, outreach block parties in low income areas, to Juvenile detention Centers. We aim to reach the unreachable's.
The Christmas season is my favorite time of the year, this is the time of year we celebrate the birth of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. And also, this is an incredible time of the year to reach out with His love-being the hands, feet and mouth piece of Jesus. Amen.
We at 180 outreach Ministries have three scheduled outreach events planned this Christmas season and we so appreciate your prayers and support. Below we will have a brief description of each outreach and ways that you may help. Again, we thank you for your prayers and any help you can provide.
December 5th we will be ministering at the Teen Challenge Center here in Elkhart, IN. Teen Challenge is a residential Christian recovery program that is geared towards life recovery for men eighteen years and older who have struggled with addictions- drugs and alcohol being the predominate vice. For many of these guys this is their last chance to get it right.
This will be our third year ministering a
Christmas Chapel at Teen Challenge. We come in with pizza, have special music,
we preach and pray but most of all we love on the guys, encouraging them to
keep pressing on with their walk with Jesus.
One of the things we love to do for the guys at
this event is to bless every one of the TC students with a Christmas gift bag. We fill these bags with socks, tooth paste,
soap, shaving cream, razors- that kind of stuff along with some Christian books
and wrist bands, a cross that they can wear. We believe that as love is
extended in a tangible way, hearts soften and the living Christ can bring
healing and restoration. This is our prayer and this is why we love to reach
out and bless TC.
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(Dec 5th- 1111 W Bristol St, Elkhart, IN 46514 at 7pm)
Our second outreach in December will be Saturday the 13th at Elkhart Juvenile Detention Facility. The Lord recently opened this door to minister to troubled youth and it has been a total blessing! We have a one hour time slot on Saturdays and we are planning on using the 13th of December to share the Christmas message to the students and bless them with a Christmas gift bag similar to the Teen Challenge bags. We are excited and know the Lord will move in a incredible way!
And lastly, on Dec. 19th, 180 Outreach will be conducting its ninth annual “Christmas Box Outreach To The Needy.” We have had some incredible moments and memories from the past years and we are excited for what God is going to do this year! Amen!
We will be targeting some very needy people in the Elkhart area (around twelve families) and hand delivering these Christmas Boxes right into their homes. These will be prearranged appointments-so the people will know we are coming and they will be waiting for us. The ministry opportunities for an outreach like this are incredible! As we will literally be in the homes of people to love on them, bless them, testify to them, and offer prayer as we build relationships with them sharing the life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is going to be incredible! I am excited!
These Christmas Boxes will be stuffed full as our aim is to have enough food in them for these families to make a holiday meal. So we are including a 5lb ham and all the trimmings to make this happen. We also plan on blessing these families’ children and teenagers with a Christmas gift. Doing what we can to make an impact for Christ!
We are estimating that each Christmas box will cost around $25.00. If anyone would like to donate food items toward this outreach please see the list below. Those of you who would like to contribute financially to this outreach or the Teen challenge outreach you can donate two ways:
#1 Through PayPal.
In the upper right hand corner of
this web page you will see a “PayPal Donate” button. Just click and you may
donate securely on-line.
#2
Through postal mail.
*Please make checks payable to "180 Outreach
Ministries" & send to:
180 Outreach Ministries
23060 Scottswood Ct.
Elkhart, IN 46514
Blow is the list of items if anyone in my local area would
like to donate anything specific.
List of items for Teen
Challenge/ Juvenile Detention Christmas Gift Bags:
Soap, deodorant, shampoo, tooth paste, tooth brush,
floss, towels, wash clothes, cologne, pencils, paper, notebooks, highlighters,
erasers, stamps, envelopes, etc.
List of Items for Christmas
Box Outreach To The Needy:
5Lb Ham, canned vegetables, crackers,
boxes noodles canned soup, canned yams, bag of candy, boxed potatoes, boxed
stuffing, toys, coloring books, stuffed animals, crayons, new Bibles.
Please call me or reply back to me to work out details on how we can
connect. If anyone desires to help deliver a Christmas box to a family please
contact me so we can discuss availability. Any other questions or comments
please call me.Thanks for reading this, and thanks for your prayers.
Steve Ignowski
574-612-0555
180 Outreach Ministries
23060
Scottswood Ct.
Elkhart,
IN 46514
