Mexico Mission Trip
April 8, 2010 by theAlley
Filed under Blog, Current Events Blog, ministry
Mexico Mission Trip June 19 – 26 2010
About Tapestries of Life
Tapestries of Life is a US based organization that takes seriously the Christian mandate to take care of widows and orphans. In order to accomplish this mandate, Tapestries of Life is focusing on two large initiatives all for the glory of God. The first vision that God laid on our hearts is to build an orphanage in Guadalupe Mexico, which will be the largest orphanage in all of Latin America. Although there is a lot of work that needs to be completed, God has blessed this project.
Orphange
The Biblical mandate to take care of the widows and orphans is in the process of being fulfilled in the orphanage that is being built at in Guadalupe, MX. This orphanage will house over 400 children and the government promised to fill it within 24 hours of when it’s doors open with a small percentage of the over 7000 children that are living on the street in this area alone. This orphanage is being built by churches in America, Canada, Scotland and all over the world. May God’s name be praised. However there is a lot of work that still needs to be done.
Service to the people
Tapestries service is to the Mexican people that takes from El Paso, to Fabens, Texas, to Mexico and the orphanage which is south of Guadalupe de Bravo over to Cuidad, Juarez, including Loma Blanca, Anapra, and the surrounding areas of Reforma, Caseta and Guadalupe, Mexico. Tapestries has an ever growing circle of partnerships.
This Mission provides much needed food to the poor of Mexico. Many of these items are provided by donations specifically for this ministry or by the work teams involved in the distribution.
Cost of the Mission
Per person to participate is $650 which includes transportation, accommodation and 3 meals a day.
Flight price will be determined upon booking in April.
This is a hands on trip where you will be helping to paint; build, craft and other participate in other projects as needed at the Orphanage.
Mercy Ministry
Mercy Mission happens on the Wednesday of the Mission trip. Not only does this Ministry money provide the food but medicine, medical attention, and other mercy ministry needs throughout the year.
Count on God to do exceedingly, abundantly more than you can ever ask or imagine.
He excutes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 10:18
To learn more about this trip or to sign-up please complete the form below on or before April 19th:
serve

women’s shelter
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Women’s Shelter Childcare: Denise Gigante – click to contact
Spend time with children at the women’s shelter, giving the moms a much needed break. We send groups of 2-4 people to each Tuesday from 7-8pm. Directions will be given as needed in confidentiality. |
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Women’s Shelter Bible Study: Jen Minder – click to contact
We offer a Bible study at the shelter on Tuesdays from 7-8pm. Two women are scheduled each Tues. to facilitate and pray with the women. |
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Women’s Shelter Tutoring: Amber Condon – click to contact
Every Tues 3-4 and Wed 6-7 we offers 1 hour of homework help to children staying at the shelter, ages preschool through high school. Ages, number of children, and subject needs vary considerably from week to week so contact Amber to get connected. |
food shelf
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Patty Ohmann - click to contact
Donate to the food shelf using the envelopes next to the offering box, or bring food to the grocery cart in the lobby. Individuals (not groups) are welcome to serve at the food shelf on a walk-in basis each Tuesday from 8am-6pm. It is located on the grounds of the Marathon refinery in St. Paul Park. |
people helping people [ php ]
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Jody Larson - click to contact
We are building a list of people who are willing to use their skills and abilities to help other people in the church or the community. It could be painting, home repairs/maintenance, car repairs/maintenance, preparing/delivering a meal, yard work or any other opportunity. All skills and abilities are needed! How you can help? |
community meals
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Carissa Akpore - click to contact
We serve alongside Trinity First Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. The meal will be served from 5:30-6:30pm. The Community Meal is generously provided by TST Catering and will be for the people of the Phillips Neighborhood and surronding community. If your heart is serving food and connecting with people in the inner city community please contact Carissa. |
missions
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Peggy Howell - click to contact
theAlley maintains several relationships with missions across the globe. Contact Patty to see how you can get involved or when upcoming trips might be. |
worship

worship band & tech
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Brian Smith – click to contact We’re always looking for talented people to join our bands. If you have experience and most of all a heart that desires to lead and join people in worship; we want to hear form you. Or if you have experience running sound we can use you in our sound engineer rotation. |
prayer
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Evelyn Soli – click to contact We believe in the power of prayer. Meet with our prayer team the second Tuesday of each month to praye for the needs of the church, congregation and others. Also, we are looking for men and women willing to pray with people after worship on Sundays. If the Spirit is leading you, we’d welcome you on our rotating schedule praying after service every 4-6 weeks. |
connections team
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Jill Ellingson – click to contact
Work with a team to help people get connected at theAlley, find places to plugin & serve, and ultimately to grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus. |
usher, greet, set-up & clean-up
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Jon Schommer – click to contact Looking for a friendly face to greet at the doors, help with seating, and other needs of the congregation before, during, and after services. Or if you are more of a behind the scenes person you can join our setup and clean-up crews which work before and after services and occasionally during the week. |
the cafe
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Shelley Smith – click to contact If you enjoy baking or serving there is a schedule at the cafe where you can sign up to bring treats on Sunday to be served after the 10:45 service. About 200 pieces per Sunday are needed, so you can up for all of it or half. Treats can be purchased or homemade. |
family

nursery
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Kendall Wood – click to contact
Nursery is available for children up to pre-K during our worship services on Sunday mornings (9 & 10:45) We also encourage parents that use the nursery to also sign up to help out once every 6 weeks or so if you are able. |
AlleyKids
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Amanda McCulloch – click to contact
AlleyKids is our Sunday school program which runs @ 9:30 on Sunday’s. Kids in the 9a service are dismissed at 9:30 to go attend classes and then are picked up by their parents afterwards. Please contact Amanda to sign your child up or to see how you might be able to serve. |
AlleyTeens
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Mark Boatman, Doug McCulloch & Dawn Ludwig – click to contact
AlleyTeens starts at 9:30 on Sunday mornings and also on some Wednesday nights; called theWay (check the calendar) |
Drama
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Susan Stebbing – click to contact
Our drama group is open to all kids in our AlleyKids and Teens groups. They are responsible for a couple productions a year including a Drama Camp for school aged kids during the summer. If you would like to get your child involved or would like to get involved please contact Susan. |
deeper

small groups
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Leader: Brian Smith – click to contact
Our small groups ministry aims to connect people in similar life situations to each other and then encourage them to meet regularly, study the Word together and grow together in faith & fellowship. Contact Brian for current openings within our groups or if you are interested in starting your own small group. |
one2one
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Leader: Patty Ohmann – click to contact
One to One is a person to person discipleship experience. It is done in blocks of six week commitments. Typically two people will meet once a week for six weeks, read the Bible, discuss it and share life. There are two primary connections: 1) Mentor and Mentoree 2) Peer to Peer. |
women’s ministry
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Leader: Sarah Smith – click to contact
From bible studies to fellowship opportunities there is always something available for ladies to get involved in. If you are looking to connect to a group of ladies to study the Word or want info on upcoming gatherings contact Sarah Smith for more details. Also we are always looking for other women who would like to get involved in helping lead this ministry. |
recovery
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Leader: Dustin Barnes – click to contact
A Christ-centered recovery group for men and women with any kind of sin of addiction. Meets each Tuesday evening at 7pm at the Alley. For more information, visit the Recovery page |
Ironmen bible studies
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Cottage Grove Area Jim Manship – click to contact Ironmen South meets every Friday morning at 6:15. We walk through books of the Bible together. Currently we are studying the book of Jeremiah. Make plans to join us some morning or contact Jim for more information. |
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Downtown St. Paul Rick Gigante – click to contact Ironmen Downtown meets on Friday mornings at 6:30a. We meet at the Backstreet Grill and simply read through and study the Bible together. |
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Grand Ave Ben Griffin – click to contact Ironmen Grand Ave meets on Tuesday mornings @ Amore Coffee in St. Paul @ 6:30a. |
women’s bible studies
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Downtown St. Paul Kristy Wright – click to contact ‘Morning Delivery’ meets on Tuesday mornings at the Backstreet Grill in St. Paul from 6:30-7:30a. We are currently studying the book of Hebrews from now through November. |
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Cottage Grove Area Sarah Smith – click to contact We will be starting a new Bible study in October. Contact me for more info. |
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Cottage Grove Area Katie Griffin – click to contact This Bible study meets on Thursday nights @ theAlley starting at 6:45. |
Gun Shop Bible Study
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Leader: Doug McCulloch – click to contact
Explores what it means to be a Warrior for Christ, as we go through the qualities of a Christian Warrior (eg: Armor of God, Courage, Faith, etc). It is held monthly on Fridays from 6:30-7:30pm. After we will shoot for an hour provided that there is space available on the range. |


























