Nathan Shenk

Nathan Shenk’s mission — while serving in Burma (Myanmar): “To bring help, hope and love to people of all faiths and ethnicities in the war zones of Burma, to shine a light on the actions of the dictators’ army, to stand with the oppressed, and to support leaders and organizations committed to liberty, justice and service.”

Imagine yourself in a totally different context than the one you find yourself in now.  You are married and have a number of children, but instead of America, you live in an isolated village in the jungle.  You live a typical village life where you need to labor intensely in order for you and your family to survive.  You do not have access to modern healthcare when your family experiences medical problems.  You pray and hope that things turn out ok.  Now imagine you have the opportunity to receive western medicine by going to a clinic that was started in the jungle to help people in your situation.  The jungle school of medicine does just that.  It is the first hospital of its kind in this area and provides care for the people who previously did not have access to it.  It strives to provide both care for the patient as well as an education to those who want to help their people with more advanced medicine.

It must be very basic, because it is in the middle of the jungle, and there are cases where the patient would benefit from more advanced treatment.  One of the jobs which I have helped with this summer has been patient transport. The job in a nutshell is going to a smaller town that is on the border (thus closer to the people’s villages) to pick up these patients (and on occasion relatives of the patient) in order to bring them to a hospital in the city where I am based.

Lauren Watka Atwood

Lauren Watka Atwood serves as an InterVarsity campus minister at schools across Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. The college campus is a critical time where huge life decision are made: what kind of friends will shape me? What career will I pursue? What are my core values?

As a missionary to this unreached people group, she leads Bible studies, teaches spiritual practices, invites students to take risks with Jesus, and builds relationships with students from every corner of campus.

She longs for every student on every campus to know the real hope that is found in Jesus. You can learn about the national movement here: https://intervarsity.org/

Straight Ahead Ministries

Straight Ahead exists to see Jesus Christ transform the lives of juvenile offenders. More than three million children and youth are arrested each year in the United States.

We support Barbara Picard in her work with Straight Ahead Ministries where she serves as Communications Director and also works to write and produce curriculum to help with Straight Ahead’s ongoing mission. Please keep both Barbara and this important ministry in prayer.

Visit the Straight Ahead Ministries website at: http://www.straightahead.org/.

Renewed Life Philippine Mission

This mission exists to bring desperately needed medical supplies to the poor and homeless of Mindanao Island in the Philippines. They accomplish this by partnering with multiple hospitals and organizations in the USA, taking used, yet usable equipment and shipping it to the Philippines, for use in hospitals and clinics there.

This work is done under the leadership of Bill & Gheng Farace. Whenever Gheng and Bill are back in Rhode Island we are glad to welcome them to our church and share in their blessings and prayer requests.

Visit their website at: http://www.renewedlifephilippinemission.com/

Teen Challenge, New England

Teen Challenge is a 15 to 21-month Christian residential drug recovery program that is part of a network of 10 Teen Challenge centers across New England and New Jersey. The program has a strong faith-based approach and offers spiritual, academic, and vocational training that equips individuals to return to society as responsible citizens.

We support the Providence, RI Women’s Center. Please visit their website at: www.tcnewengland.org.

Trinity Episcopal Church Food Closet

Our church provides ongoing support to the Trinity Episcopal Church Food Closet. We do this by collecting non-perishable food items and monetary gifts, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Our Youth Group also volunteers to distribute food baskets before Thanksgiving. Many in our congregation also participate in Trinity’s annual fund raising event Run the Reservoir 15K Run & 5K Walk.

The Food Closet provides for 60+ families a month from the towns of Scituate, Foster, Glocester and Johnston. It is open Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00am-11:00am. For more information visit: http://trinitynorthscituate.weebly.com