Rebuild Lakeshore

I do not have enough time in the day to even begin listing everything that God accomplished through hard working volunteer teams this past month. All of the homes we have been working on made progress toward completion. We started another new home this month and so many other things...

Four weeks ago I announced that the Hancock County Planning and Zoning Board approved the site plan for the “Mercy House.” Day before yesterday I posted pictures of the beginning of the new construction. Lord willing, the building will take shape next week...

We have begun work on the Mercy House. Our friends from Crossroads Community Church of Naperville, IL funded the foundation...

What do you get when you drop a group of folks from New York City into rural Lakeshore Mississippi? - A beautifully constructed back porch and priceless memories. This group came down last summer...

In the picture above, James, who has been so instrumental in our rebuilding mercy ministry, just presented the Greens with their “Certificate of Occupancy” from the City of Bay St. Louis. Shortly after WWII, Mr. Green built his home with his own hands, where they raised 6 children...

June 1 marks the first day of hurricane season. Without a cloud in the sky, 100+ volunteers stormed Lakeshore with a typical big week of rebuilding and activity. On one major project, we started another new home this week for a local family...

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This past Thursday evening, May 21, we went before the Hancock County Planning and Zoning Board with two site plans for proposed buildings on our church property and to request and extension for our temporary structures while construction continues. 1...

Mr. Larry’s home has been almost ready for a few months. We finally got the last few details ironed out and he has obtained his “Certificate of Occupancy.” He and his grand-son, Thomas, are so grateful...

In this video, Don Carson, Tim Keller and John Piper discuss the potential disparity between mercy ministry and proclamation ministry. In other words, how do you keep compassion from sweeping away evangelism...

April has been a great month. Many of the house projects moved forward, and we made good time in the bunk house construction. As of today we passed the framing inspection and the rough-in electrical and plumbing inspections. Lord willing, next week we can insulate and start sheet rocking...

We in Lakeshore want to wish all our friends from across the country a happy Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our tradition here in Lakeshore is to move our 11:00 am Sunday service to 8:30 am on Easter Sunday morning...

Most of the news I post on the blog revolves around the physical rebuilding of homes on the gulf coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but those tangible efforts only represent a portion of the overall activity God has seen fit to bless through our hands...

Pictures from someone’s recent trip to Lakeshore. btw, Don’t miss all the other videoss we have posted on the site. Most of these have been created by volunteer gro

March madness, in Lakeshore, had little to do with basketball and much to do with hanging sheet rock, roofing, wiring, plumbing, framing, cleaning, insulating, planting, painting, sanding, tiling, tearing down, building up, working together, and seeing God glorified above all things in word and...