Category: Archived Posts – 2007-2016

Give Me Shelter Ministries is hosting our 2nd Annual Softball Tournament at Ft. Walton Beach Fairgrounds.

Read all about it and signup here.

See photos from last year’s tournament here.

Dear Church:

I would like to thank everyone for the incredible donations and gifts that were provided for the Christmas Mexico Mission trip.

If you sponsored one of the children who live at Casa Hogar Elim Oprphange you will be receiving two pictures of your sponsored child, one on a Christmas ornament and the other a regular photo.

Additionally, if you supported the trip in any capacity you will be receiving a 5X7 glossy picture card with several pictures on it. Below are some of the “highlights” of the trip that you might find interesting:

1- Dr.Tony Clark and his wife Cara did some amazing dental work. I’m not sure how many were treated, but everything from cleanings, to extractions, to oral surgery took place at the orphanage.

2- We (I use the word “we” very loosely) cut up and cooked about 600 lbs of chicken (156 chickens), made gallons of slaw, mac and cheese, and pinto beans, I think we ultimately fed over 700 people in the 2 colonias. And, not just any meal. It’s not everyday they get to eat grilled chicken like that!

3- We fed a Christmas meal to the orphanage kids- they ate A LOT.

4- We gave out numerous coats and gifts in the colonias.

5- We delivered 2 wrapped gifts for every kid at the orphanage to be opened up at Christmas

6- We bought 86 school uniforms

7- We (just our mission team) consumed enough salsa, guacamole, and chicken, to feed the entire city- maybe twice!

So, overall, I think it was an AMAZING trip. Thanks for making it special. I look forward to having the opportunity to visit your church and share with you about the Christmas Mission to Mexico.

God Bless You,
Kenny Phillips
Founder/Director
Give Me Shelter Ministries

Kenny thanked his home church recently with a presentation from the recent GMSM Christmas Mexico Mission. We thank all the churches and volunteers who participated.

See a great video from the recent mission trip to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Thank you for your prayers and contributions. We have been able to give meals and gifts to many children who learned about the Love of Christ.

December 21, 2008 – here is today’s Christmas dinner at Mision Bautista Camino Nuevo. The temp is dropping rapidly and it is freezing, but they’re in line for grilled chicken, pinto beans, and slaw! We are having a wonderful time of fellowship with our friends in Mexico!

Part of our mission included buying school uniforms for 86 students.

Here you see members of the mission trip shopping for uniforms at the local retailer “El Globo.”

The gifts have arrived at Casa Hogar Elin orphange. The presents are being sorted by Sharon and Tera from Hammond Louisana.

We’re loading up the “sleigh” and heading to Mexico. The children at Casa Hogar Elim Orphanage will be delighted to receive these gifts. We thank you all so much for your contributions to this mission for Christ. Tune in daily for updates, and thank you for keeping us in your prayers as we travel.

Give Me Shelter Ministries is joining up with Beachside Community Church , First Baptist Church, Chapel of the Cross, all of Ft. Walton Beach; Beulah Baptist in Pensacola, Westside Baptist in Hammond, LA, and Convergience Church in Crestview, FL on a mission to visit families in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

We will provide Christmas gifts to the children at Casa Hogar Elim orphanage and spread the story of Jesus Christ to these precious people who have very tough living conditions.

There are several ways you can support this Christmas mission project.

1. Donate $20 to help provide a Christmas party for the children at Casa Hogar Elim orphanage

2. Donate $20 to help provide a Christmas meal to the people of an impoverished area of Nuevo Laredo

3. Donate $20 to help provide school uniforms for the children of Casa Hogar Elim

You can email shaun.ellis@beachsidecc.org to sponsor one of the remaining kids, or you can donate online through our website and mark your donation “GMSM Mexico Christmas Mission”.

God Bless you all this Christmas season.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

I thank all of you who continue to pray and faithfully provide to GMSM so that we can continue to expand God’s Kingdom.

GMSM teamed up with TEM of FWB to once again minister to the people of Haiti. Chuck Martindale, George Truelove, a missionary serving in Haiti for over 20 years, and I spent a week in Port Au Prince preparing for the team that would arrive a week after us .

The preparations consisted of purchasing food, building supplies and doing maintenance on Gabriel (the truck). George and I also spent a morning welding the front and back ends of the shade house.

We stayed the week at Dotty’s guest house, a place where we rested in the evenings and spiritually renewed ourselves. Dotty is a wonderful Christian lady who has a heart for the children of Haiti.

We picked up the arriving team on Saturday November 1st at the air port. The group consisted of people from Missouri, South Carolina, Florida and Haiti.

Once we arrived in Z’Orange we met to discuss the week’s schedule of activities, which included a medical clinic in the village, VBS and hut to hut evangelism. Will Tiller, Clint Downing and I (all from FWB) traveled up the mountain to the village of Columbeeya, to the home of pastor and sister Fani (where I spent time last March ’08) Once again they treated us with so much love and hospitality.

We spent a lot of time in fellowship with the pastor, his wife and local people. Additionally, we built a shade house (for growing crops), did hut to hut evangelizing and preached in the village church. The faith that these people have is so amazing! God works in many different ways when you don’t have the distractions that we have.

Life is simple and lived to the fullest with Christ Jesus the focus for these village people. It is quite refreshing to witness the belief and faith that comes from the Christians out in the bush.

I thank God for the opportunity that he has given me to serve in Haiti and Mexico. Please continue to pray about how you can be a part of what God is doing through GMSM.

God bless you,
Matt. 25:31
Kenny Phillips Founder/Director
Give Me Shelter Ministries