Two weeks of fun, excitement, and meaning are only days away. Are you ready? We welcome everyone to the Together for Hope summer mission time as you work and minister alongside local volunteers to transform our community. You will find most, if not all, of the information needed for your experience on this site.

We are excited to announce that 21 partnering churches from around the country will participate in this year’s ACC. These churches will work along with 12 local churches and numerous local volunteers as we serve the people of Phillips County, Ark. The states of AR, NC, TX, OK, MO, and VA will be represented this summer. Approximately 220 volunteers from outside of Phillips County will work during these two weeks with hopefully the same number of local volunteers.

The ACC 2008 will bring together people, resources, and opportunities. Between Saturday, July 12 and Thursday, July 25, you will experience God at work in the lives of kids, adults, rich, poor, white, black, Christian and non-Christian. You will become bridges of love, mercy, and service. We believe that God will use your work here to extend His kingdom in this community and your own. You will leave behind seeds that will continue to be watered by volunteers yet to come as well as by local churches. You will take with you experiences that come only from a special encounter with the living God, whose face you will see in the eyes and smiles of those you will minister.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to write. We look forward to having you here in Helena. There is a buzz in town about what will transpire in those weeks. Let’s make the best of it and be transformation agents in this county.

In His service,

Ben and Leonora Newell

bnewell22@gmail.com (Ben)

brasilbound@gmail.com (Leonora)