By: Shannon Marshall, New York Assistant City Director One of my favorite moments of the summer happened during one of our debriefs. This week I happened to be leading a small debrief group of students with one of their leaders. Our first couple of debriefs were fruitful conversations that prepared us well for our next day of ministry, but I … Read More
The Story of our Impact
By Michelle Zuniga, Kaleo Dallas Intern The story of our impact goes far beyond what our eyes can see. It goes far beyond what our ears hear and indefinitely far beyond our lifetime. “Impact” is a continuous thing as it ultimately is a never-ending ripple. The words that were spoken spark from one person to another. I am sure that … Read More
Learning From Unexpected Friends
By Ashley, Kaleo New Orleans Staff I have come to the conclusion if it was not for The Vieux (Kaleo’s hosting church in New Orleans, pastored by Tom Bilderback, Kaleo New Orleans City Director), I don’t think I would have found a passion God has given me. Some of the people I met this summer were Mama Rose, Tommy, Rita, … Read More
Reconciliation for God’s Glory
Author: Jenny, Kaleo Staff Anticipation. What is God going to do? It takes so much planning and preparation to get ready for the moment that the caravan of vans leaves the church parking lot and sets off on the direction set by their GPS. The road trip is filled with the anticipation, and even anxiety about, what will we be … Read More
Heaven Touching Earth
Author: Ryan serving on staff with Kaleo in San Diego “Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty;” (Psalm 104:1) This summer, serving with Kaleo, God is helping me understand His Kingdom in a whole new way. Everywhere I look in this San Diego community, in each of … Read More
New Orleans: An American City
Author: Adam, on staff in New Orleans, LA “In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful.”- Anthony Bourdain Outside of Princess and the Frog, The Saints, Lil Wayne, Hurricane Katrina, and Anthony “Fear the Brow” Davis, I did not know much about New Orleans. Being here for a brief moment … Read More
Go and Serve!
The following is a guest post by Blair Menzel. Her group from Gateway church in Austin served with us in Dallas. On Saturday, I got home from a week-long trip to Dallas with 18 Middle Schoolers and four adult leaders. Since then, I’ve spent a couple of days resting and recovering! (Last night, I went to bed at 9:30pm and got 10 … Read More
What do we mean by relational mission trips?
“As Iron Sharpens Iron, so one man sharpens another” – Proverbs 27:17 At Kaleo Missions you may hear us using the term “relational” to describe the type of ministry we do. We thought it would be helpful to take a minute and define exactly what it means that our urban short term mission trips are “relational” trips. Before we talk specifically … Read More
Better Than Gourmet
Author: Taylor, serving on staff with Kaleo Missions in New Orleans. To submit a story or a photo for our Kaleo Missions blog, email blog@kaleomissions.org. At Kaleo New Orleans we spent time serving at the New Orleans Mission, a ministry providing services for the homeless community. They serve three meals a day, and afterwards volunteers disperse under the bridge with … Read More
Summer Missions Begin!
It’s summer time! And for Kaleo, that means a summer of ministry ahead. We are so thankful for the mission teams from churches all around the country who are coming to Portland, New Orleans or San Diego to serve this summer. For me as the director of Kaleo, this is my favorite time of year. I have had the chance … Read More
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