Mountain Vision Ministries

Lao Tzu said,

“Give a man a fish and you

feed

him

for a

day.

Teach

him

how

to fish

and you

feed him

for a lifetime.”

But how do you teach a 6-month-old child to fish?

Jesus said,

“Feed my sheep.”

A ministry to

the heart of Appalachia

Mountain Vision sponsors truckloads of food, each contains approximately 35,000 pounds of food that is delivered to a feeding center of our choice. The funds to purchase the food are raised by private and business donations, fund-raisers such as dinners, Vacation Bible School offerings, as well as individual churches allocating funds for Mountain Vision.

Remember: $10 provides 100 lbs of food and $100 provides 1000 pounds of food. $3000 provides a truckload (trucking expenses cost about $500).

MVM Mission Cycle
God’s Time Spent Year-After-Year

MVM Organizational Meeting: Every month, 1st Thursday, 7 PM at the First Church of God, Akron Road, Wooster, Ohio
Spring Mission Trip: [details to be announced]
June Mission Trip: [provide food for children who lose their school lunch during summer break]
Vacation Bible School mission for the children in an Appalachian community: August 15, 2009 [please collect KJV Bibles and back-to-school supplies for them]
MVM 16th Anniverary celebration: Get-together on October 31st on the theme "For all the saints" [location to be announced]
Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner Fundraiser: on November 15th at First Church of God, Akron Road, Wooster
Christmas Mission Trip: on December 5th and 12th with 17 stops in Appalachian communities
Food Truck Deliveries: As needs require and funds allow, all year long — people are always hungry
MVM Annual Dinner meeting: To be held at Des Dutch Essenhaus in Shreve, OH [date to be announced]

Help A Hungry Child

100,000 Pounds of Food each June

Do you remember as a child how you could hardly wait for summer vacation? The anticipation of three months of carefree fun and play? For many of Appalachia’s children it’s hard to play baseball, ride your bike or swim when you haven’t eaten anything that day.

These children rely heavily on the one meal a day they can count on — their Federally funded school lunch. The absence of this meal during the summertime is one more mountain these children have to climb.

Mountain Vision sent more than 100,000 pounds of food to some of Appalachia’s poorest regions last summer. We need to continue fall, winter, spring and next summer.

Would you join us in showing the love of Christ to a hurting child? Together we can “Feed His sheep.”

Christmas 2009

Each year Mountain Vision reaches reach more and more needy children. In 2008 we reached 1800 children for Christmas. This year the number may grow to 2300. Praise God! 500 more children will receive Christmas gifts and learn the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas Parties sharing the “Glad Tidings of Great Joy” will take place in 17 different locations. We are praying God will also give us food for area food pantries as well (along with Bibles, household and other needed items — whatever we can gather for them).

Appalachia’s children need to know how special they are to God. This is one small way we can make a difference for eternity.

Give 2 Days to God

Our Mission trips to Appalachia do more than just meet the needs of the poor. The real transformation often comes in the lives of the volunteers.

To be suddenly surrounded by the gripping poverty that has plagued Appalachia for decades has a profound effect on both adults and youth. The volunteers unload food and clothing, and are housed overnight at the mission center. They also participate in home visitations – going to homes taking food, having prayer and fellowship with families and individuals.

If you are interested in participating on a mission trip write to Mountain Vision Ministries, P.O. Box 1072, Wooster, Ohio 44691-1072, call 330-262-3691 for information