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Partner with GLOW in New Orleans and beyond

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GLOW is all about bringing the hope of Jesus to others in practical life-giving ways. That’s why we are pleased to support New Hope Alliance Church outreach in the greater New Orleans area.

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It was shortly after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans that we met Willy and Dawn Neudahl.  Willy worked tirelessly to coordinate the efforts of our work crews and many others from around the country to rebuild damaged homes.

As important as rebuilding homes was, the real gain was building lasting relationships that shared the light of hope in a dark time. Mr. Lap was the first person we helped after Katrina. We left him with appreciative tears in his eyes, saying “Brand new home!”

 

Even more important is the focus of introducing people to Jesus who has the not only to change homes and relationships but also to transform lives! Shannon’s home was rebuilt by Christian work teams and now is a lighthouse to her neighbors, hosting regular neighborhood bible studies.

 

It took partnering together to get the job done in New Orleans after a storm ravaged people’s lives. Will you partner together with GLOW to bring hope and restoration to lost people across the USA and beyond? We’re asking for 100 people to commit to daily prayer for God’s guidance of the ministries of GLOW, including our own preparation for mission work in Bolivia next year.

 

You can also partner with us by making a tax-deductible donation to GLOW. Your gift of any size makes an important difference in vital ministries in New Orleans and San Diego and across the globe. See our giving page for more details. www.GoLightOurWorld.org/giving.  Or sign up for Amazon Smile and donate at no cost to you whenever you make a purchase at Amazon.  Just select Go Light Our World (or Go Light Your World) as your charity of choice.

 

Be blessed in bringing light into a dark world. One day, there will be people in heaven coming to greet you with their thanks.

 

 

 

 

New Orleans mission update

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIn a very real way, Go Light Our World was born in New Orleans. It was during the several post Katrina mission trips to that city that God spoke to us about missions. A big part of that message came by working alongside Pastor Willy and Dawn Neudahl who serve endlessly at New Hope Alliance Church in Gretna (West Bank New Orleans).  The Neudahls modeled what it looks like to put others first, ahead of your agenda.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAs our various teams helped gut and rebuild houses damaged by the storm, we quickly realized that the real business at hand was building the house of faith, restoring hope to those whose lives were devastated by darkness. One of the great rewards of this work was when the Neudahls introduced us to Shannon McClendon and then seeing Shannon blossom in her growing relationship with Jesus. When her house was rebuilt she immediately put it into service as a place for bible study for her friends, so they too can grow in Christ. She has a plaque on her front door that says, “Welcome to the house that God built.” I call it a lighthouse to all in her community. A number of people have come to trust Jesus as their Lord because of Shannon’s invitations.

Willy and Dawn Neudahl have worked diligently to make sure everyone is welcome at New Hope church. It is hard to plant a church where many of the people are indigent and don’t stay long in the community. But New Hope Church is a place where worshiping God and discipling people to follow Jesus is the passion of hearts. Their sign says it well: “Ordinary people loved by an extraordinary God!”

This past year, GLOW donated the funds to purchase The Truth Project for the church. Several people enjoyed and prospered from this series on exploring and applying principles of God’s truth to their lives. More recently, GLOW partnered with New Hope Alliance Church to encourage their evangelism and discipleship efforts in the community.

In addition to their direct ministry, Willy runs a busy nursery seed and plant business to help support the church and employs some of the church members to help. You can search for godsgarden7 vendor on Ebay to view/purchase his products.  You can also view pictures from New Hope ministry by clicking on the Ministries tab on our website menu and selecting New Orleans.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGLOW is very pleased to partner with Pastor Willy and Dawn Neudahl and New Hope Alliance Church to bring light to a dark world! Will you pray for the Lord’s leading in their ministry?

The Inspiration for Go Light Your World

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In many ways Dawn Neudahl, along with her husband Pastor Willy, were the inspiration for the Go Light Your World ministry. After watching the TV with a sense of helplessness during and after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, we organized the first of several mission trips to the ravaged city. Dawn, always in the background, worked full-time at her day job and hours and hours each evening supporting a small church plant. Dawn understands the heart of community and lives to build that. She regularly strives to bring the practical love of Jesus into the lives torn apart not just by THAT storm but other storms of life. She is such a humble, gentle, and caring example of “What would Jesus do.”

During a private trip to New Orleans, Dawn had loaned us her car to run errands. In the CD player was a song by Chris Rice, called “Go Light Your World.” I think we listened to it a dozen times, stunned by how it captured the heart of our missions to not only New Orleans but also flood ravaged Cedar Rapids. (Over 250 people joined us in building not only houses but also relationships.) From this came the one month mission trip to Bolivia and the call to full-time missions there (interrupted by my bout with Leukemia for a season of preparation).

Thank you Dawn for being a vessel of gentleness and humble Christian love. You are an inspiration to us.

Happy Birthday!

Thayers

Dawn and Willy Neudahl

Dawn and Willy Neudahl