SOS is looking to hire a full time Construction Director. SOS is Christ-centered home repair ministry that seeks to empower persons and transform neighborhoods by utilizing volunteers to renovate the homes of economically disadvantaged homeowners in Memphis, TN. Each year SOS will partner with homeowners to make significant repairs to more than 40 homes in [...]
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The following is a recent blog post from Bob Lupton with FCS Ministries in Atlanta, GA. Bob and FCS have over 40 years of experience loving and serving in low income neighborhoods in Atlanta. This article provides some thoughtful insight into what it looks like to do ministry among the poor. I had done my [...]
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We like to think that everyone appreciates the work we do in our city – repairing homes as a way to empower people and transform low income neighborhoods. But not everyone understands or appreciates the work we do. One of the criticisms we’ve gotten recently is that we should do a better job with background [...]
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SOS114 is looking for some volunteers in Orange Mound. We will have several workdays over the next two weeks and would love to have you there– no experience needed! When? June 29 7:45-12:30pm, July 2-5 7:45am to 2:30pm, July 6 7:45am-12:30pm What? We will be doing mostly roofing– but no experience is needed at all! Where? Meet at Mount Moriah East [...]
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SOS is looking to hire a new staff position beginning September 2012. We are looking to bring on an intern who will help us as we seek to grow in the area of homeowner empowerment. This position will assist us in developing several new initiatives including: A system of two way exchange for our homeowners [...]
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Each year SOS sends their Academy Interns on an International Vision Trip; this year we ended up in… India! We met up with a group from Billings, Montana and joined an NGO to share the truths of Christ with people living in some of the villages north of Mussoorie. It was a challenging, fun and [...]
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Humility. That’s really what Christmas is about. God becoming man. Born in a feeding trough. No fanfare. Just a few animals, a few shepherds in a humble, lowly stable. As we look to Jesus, who humbled himself that we might be exalted, let us seek to show that same humility to others this Christmas. Let [...]
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This week you get to meet our other two Academy Inerns – Maggie McFarlane and Breezy Torres Maggie’s internship has her working as a teacher’s assistant at Cornerstone Preparatory School. Maggie was born and raised in Mobile, AL and just recently graduated Auburn University (WAAARRRR EAGLEEE!) with a degree in Social Work. She came to [...]
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This week, you get to meet two of the four Academy interns – Jenna Claire Barto and Sarah Brubaker. Jenna’s internship has her working with SOS two days a week helping with homeowner relations and various other projects and A Way Out the other days of the week where she has the opportunity to minister [...]
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SOS recently made the local news! WREG – News Channel 3 in Memphis – recently did a wonderful story on SOS’ work in Binghampton. Here’s the link to the story: SOS on WREG Great job to Ms. Vinson and some of our campers from New Jersey! And thanks to Markova Reed for doing a wonderful [...]
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