For the past several years ALAG's youth have participated in annual summer outreaches with WOW International. Founded by Stephen and Linda Tavani, WOW JAM evangelistic outreaches are making a HUGE impact in inner city communities.
This year we are excited to open the 2008 WOW JAM trip to LA up to the entire church. The WOW JAM team will depart June 21st and return June 3oth. Lead by Pastor Shane, our team from ALAG will join with hundreds of other volunteers to minister in neighborhoods like Watts and South Central.
The following excerpt is from the WOW International website...
Through WOW (Winning Our World) International, a non-profit organization, Stephen and Linda have led more than 330 WOW JAMS in more than 40 cities, engaging more than 200 churches, mobilizing 120,000 volunteers, and training 1,680 interns. WOW JAMS repaired 28,671 bikes, fed more than 985,242 people a hot meal, took more than 11,794 family photos, gave away 22,609 potted plants, gave 7,568 hair cuts, provided 40,811 bags of groceries, baptized 3,528 people since 2002, and ministered before over one million people. Most importantly, over 404,729 people have committed their lives to Jesus Christ through their ministry. They demonstrate a passionate, fruitful, and credible commitment to reaching our cities for Christ, while engaging churches, mobilizing believers, training emerging leaders, and developing corporate sponsorships.
Stephen and Linda’s fresh and creative urban evangelism not only has direct evangelistic effectiveness, but also benefits the greater church through modeling innovative approaches and providing practical training and opportunities. Stephen and Linda build relationships among churches in cities that often continue beyond shared sponsorships of WOW JAMS, and helps new churches effectively launch with an influx of new believers.
Pastor Shane will be having an informational meeting for anyone interested in going on this trip in March, 2008. You can also check out more information about WOW JAM here.
