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Friend Ships May 2015 Activities Report FRIEND SHIPS at PORT MERCY, 1019 North 1 st Avenue, Lake Charles, LA 70601 Tel: 337-433-5022 Fax: 337-433-3433 Email: [email protected] Website: www.friendships.org Hawk teams worked to assist musicians at a Christian concert, walked with the Mayor to promote physical fitness and conducted several outreaches in the parks. Dear Friends: Thank you for all the many things you do to help us carry out our mission for the Kingdom! It has been a busy month as we reach out to the local community and prepare for upcoming activities. The awesome Sea Hawk team has been involved in many outreaches including the Dragon Boat Races, an annual event that supports the Children’s Miracle Network program, pediatric-related equipment and technology at CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital along with health education programs throughout Southwest Louisiana. The Sea Hawks had the opportunity to help with construction at a local church. We provided food and children’s activities at a student field trip to an airport where children learned about aircraft. The Sea Local Ministry Outreaches

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Friend Ships May 2015 Activities ReportFRIEND SHIPS at PORT MERCY, 1019 North 1st Avenue, Lake Charles, LA70601Tel: 337-433-5022Fax: 337-433-3433Email: [email protected]: www.friendships.org Hawk teams worked to assistmusiciansata Christianconcert, walked with the Mayor topromotephysical fitnessandconducted severaloutreachesin the parks.Dear Friends:Thankyouforallthemanythingsyou dotohelpuscarryoutourmissionfor the Kingdom!It has been a busy month aswereachouttothelocalcommunity and prepare for upcoming activities.TheawesomeSeaHawkteamhasbeen involvedinmanyoutreachesincluding the Dragon Boat Races, an annual event thatsupportstheChildrensMiracle Networkprogram,pediatric-related equipmentandtechnologyat CHRISTUSSt.PatrickHospitalalong withhealtheducationprograms throughoutSouthwestLouisiana.The Sea Hawks had the opportunity to help withconstructionatalocalchurch.We providedfoodandchildrensactivities at a student field trip to an airport where children learned about aircraft.The Sea HereatPortMercy, studentshadmaritime andBibleclasses,learned workskills,consolidated goodstomakespacefor our disaster relief supplies aswepreparefor hurricaneseason,worked on Friend Ship Integrity to makeitreadyforthe medicalmission,gave assistancetomechanics performingour helicoptersannual check-up and conducted a variety of other important projects.Plans for the medical missions to Honduras, Haiti and Cuba are shaping up nicely.In Haiti, we determined to bring the ship in at the port of Cap-Hatian and move our field clinic to a city called Fort Libert near the border with the Dominican Republic.This is a very poor area that will be a hugeblessingtoassist.WeareworkingtherewithPastorBoMelinfromAlaskawhohasan ongoing ministry to Haitian church leadership and he is organizing for our team to work with local youth to identify the neediest of patients and arrange for them to be treated.What a thrill it willbetooffermedicalservices,ministertochildren,provideprayer,foodandmanyother services to the Haitians.We are busy now locating sources for medicine to treat the 7500+patients we expect to treat throughout the mission along with the diesel fuel, medical supplies, equipment and food items we will require. Plans for the Jerusalem Call Israel Conference in November are firming up.We have booked the 2000 seat Rosa Hart Theatre at the Lake Charles Civic Center for November 9 th & 10 th.One of ourkeyspeakerswillbeAmbassadorRanIchay(formerIsraeliAmbassadortoKazakhstan). CurrentlyAmbassadorIchayisservingasSeniorDeputyDirectorGeneralforPrimeMinister Netanyahu.BarryandBatyaSegalfromJerusalemwillprovidemusic.TheSegalsaretalented and anointed musicians who also operate Joseph Storehouse, an effective ministry to the poor. US Congressmanandotherexcitingspeakersareyettobescheduled.Wewillkeepyouupdated. Email us at [email protected] you would like to book a seat (there is no charge but we do need to send you an invitation) or receive information as the plans continue to develop.Thank you once again for the love, prayers, gifts, help and fellowship.We appreciate you more than you know!Together in Christ, Don and Sondra Tipton and the Friend Ships TeamsLocal Ministry OutreachesHawk teams worked to assistmusiciansata Christianconcert, walked with the Mayor topromotephysical fitnessandconducted severaloutreachesin the parks.Dear Friends:Thankyouforallthemanythingsyou dotohelpuscarryoutourmissionfor the Kingdom!It has been a busy month aswereachouttothelocalcommunity and prepare for upcoming activities.TheawesomeSeaHawkteamhasbeen involvedinmanyoutreachesincluding the Dragon Boat Races, an annual event thatsupportstheChildrensMiracle Networkprogram,pediatric-related equipmentandtechnologyat CHRISTUSSt.PatrickHospitalalong withhealtheducationprograms throughoutSouthwestLouisiana.The Sea Hawks had the opportunity to help withconstructionatalocalchurch.We providedfoodandchildrensactivities at a student field trip to an airport where children learned about aircraft.The Sea HereatPortMercy, studentshadmaritime andBibleclasses,learned workskills,consolidated goodstomakespacefor our disaster relief supplies aswepreparefor hurricaneseason,worked on Friend Ship Integrity to makeitreadyforthe medicalmission,gave assistancetomechanics performingour helicoptersannual check-up and conducted a variety of other important projects.Plans for the medical missions to Honduras, Haiti and Cuba are shaping up nicely.In Haiti, we determined to bring the ship in at the port of Cap-Hatian and move our field clinic to a city called Fort Libert near the border with the Dominican Republic.This is a very poor area that will be a hugeblessingtoassist.WeareworkingtherewithPastorBoMelinfromAlaskawhohasan ongoing ministry to Haitian church leadership and he is organizing for our team to work with local youth to identify the neediest of patients and arrange for them to be treated.What a thrill it willbetooffermedicalservices,ministertochildren,provideprayer,foodandmanyother services to the Haitians.We are busy now locating sources for medicine to treat the 7500+patients we expect to treat throughout the mission along with the diesel fuel, medical supplies, equipment and food items we will require. Plans for the Jerusalem Call Israel Conference in November are firming up.We have booked the 2000 seat Rosa Hart Theatre at the Lake Charles Civic Center for November 9 th & 10 th.One of ourkeyspeakerswillbeAmbassadorRanIchay(formerIsraeliAmbassadortoKazakhstan). CurrentlyAmbassadorIchayisservingasSeniorDeputyDirectorGeneralforPrimeMinister Netanyahu.BarryandBatyaSegalfromJerusalemwillprovidemusic.TheSegalsaretalented and anointed musicians who also operate Joseph Storehouse, an effective ministry to the poor. US Congressmanandotherexcitingspeakersareyettobescheduled.Wewillkeepyouupdated. Email us at [email protected] you would like to book a seat (there is no charge but we do need to send you an invitation) or receive information as the plans continue to develop.Thank you once again for the love, prayers, gifts, help and fellowship.We appreciate you more than you know!Together in Christ, Don and Sondra Tipton and the Friend Ships TeamsMaritime Class: Safety Drills