Do you want to work hard and do something real to build God’s Kingdom? In Allendale and Indianapolis there is drywall that needs to be hung, walls that need to be painted, plumbing that needs to be fixed, floors that need to be laid, children that need to be taught, and people who are awaiting the Good News of the Kingdom of God.

Last year we sent 108 students and 33 adults on 9 different Action trips. These trips really moved our work forward in Allendale and Indianapolis and we are hoping that we can do as much this year, if not more.

Below are the dates for the teams we would like to send this summer. The number of trips could still change, depending on the number of applications we receive and the situation in the new starts. We will firm up these dates and locations as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Allendale and/or Indianapolis Spring Break: April 5-10
(may have one or two trips, location TBD)

Indianapolis 1: June 7-19

Allendale 2: June 21 – July 3
Indy 2: June 21 – July 3

Allendale 3: July 12-24
Indy 3: July 12-24

Allendale 4: July 26-August 7
Indy 4: July 26-August 7

The steps to apply for consideration:

1. Fill out the online application. Click Here to fill out the application. Then fill out the following forms (all provided in PDF format) and give them to your action leader who will mail them to the Action Program Office (APO).

2. Print the health form and give it to your action leader.

3. Photocopy both sides of your health insurance card and give it your action leader.

4. If you are a minor (less than 18 years old) print the code of conduct for minors, the waiver for minors, and the health care authorization form and give them to your action leader.

5. If you are an adult, print the code of conduct for adults and the waiver for adults and give them to your action leader.

6. If you can volunteer to drive or loan your vehicle, print the owner vehicle waiver OR the loaner vehicle waiver form, sign it and mail to APO.

We really need the applications (especially for the Spring Break Trip) as quickly as possible. We will begin to assemble the Spring Break teams with the applications we have received by March 1st. We will begin to assemble the Summer teams with the applications received by March 22nd. Please allow enough time to get all forms mailed in by these dates. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Teams will be put together based on the complete applications we have received by these dates. Late applications will not be guaranteed placement. So check your summer schedules and fill out an application today!

The APO mailing address for the hard copy forms is:
The Action Program Office
1442 Yale Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71103
Attention: Jeanette Zimmel

Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey!

Are you thinking about going on an Action trip this spring or summer? Let us know by filling out the Interest Survey. The information we gathered from the survey last year was very helpful for planning the action trips so we are doing it again this year. We have a lot of work that we need to do in Allendale and Indianapolis and knowing who is interested will help us decide what we can do.

It doesn’t matter whether this would be your first trip or if you have come every year, whether you are just thinking about it or have already reserved two weeks on your summer schedule, we want to hear from you! We’ll also be sure and inform everyone who tells us they are interested about upcoming trip dates and applications as soon as that information becomes available.

The interest survey is now closed. We will be starting applications soon.

Once you’ve submitted the survey successfully, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with all the information you provided. If you don’t receive e-mail confirmation, please try again or contact Jeanette Zimmel at jeanette.zimmel@gmail.com or 318-208-1124.

If you are at all interested, please fill out the interest survey by December 31st. You aren’t committing to anything by filling out the survey, so if you’re interested, let us know today!

You can now apply online for this year’s Action spring and summer trips to Allendale and Indianapolis. This past year we have seen a flurry of city-building and missionary activity in both Allendale and Indianapolis and there is plenty of work that we need Action to do this summer.

Come join us as we plan to fix plumbing and repair foundations, paint houses and rooms, renovate newly acquired properties, teach children how to have fun, get along and follow the Lord, host neighborhood barbecues, and share the Good News with all who are longing to hear it.

In 2008, it took 92 students, 42 adults, and 22 volunteer staff to send spring teams to both Allendale and Indianapolis and 4 summer teams to Allendale and 2 to Indianapolis. The more volunteers we have this summer, the more we can do to move the Lord’s work forward in both Allendale and Indianapolis.

The project dates may still change, but these are our current planned dates. We will firm up dates and locations as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Allendale Spring Break: April 13-18
Indianapolis Spring Break: April 13-18

Indianapolis 1: June 1-13

Allendale 2: June 15-27
Indianapolis 2: June 15-27

Allendale 3: July 6-18
Indianapolis 3: July 6-18

Allendale 4: July 20-August 1
Indianapolis 4: July 20-August 1

The steps to apply for consideration:
Fill out the online application. Click Here to fill out the application. Then fill out the following forms and mail them to the Action Program Office (APO). (Forms are provided in PDF format.)

For Everyone:
1. Print the health form and mail to APO.
2. Photocopy both sides of your health insurance card and mail to APO.

Additional Forms for Minors:
If you are a minor (less than 18 years old) print the code of conduct for minors, the waiver for minors, and the health care authorization form and mail to APO.

Additional Forms for Adults:
1. If you are an adult, print the code of conduct for adults and the waiver for adults and mail to APO.
2. If you can volunteer to drive or loan your vehicle, print the owner vehicle waiver form OR if you are just loaning your vehicle fill out the loaner waiver sign it and mail to APO.

We really need the applications (especially for the Spring Break Trip) as quickly as possible. We will begin to assemble the Spring Break teams with the applications we have received by March 6th. We will begin to assemble the Summer teams with the applications received by March 29th. Please allow enough time to get all forms mailed in by these dates. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Teams will be put together based on the complete applications we have received by these dates. Late applications will not be guaranteed placement. So check your summer schedules and fill out an application today!

The APO mailing address for the hard copy forms is:
The Action Program Office
1442 Yale Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71103
Attention: Jeanette Zimmel

And thanks to all of you who filled out the survey!

If so, please fill out our new Interest Survey. It doesn’t matter if you’re only kind of thinking about it, or if you’ve already reserved 2 weeks in your summer schedule, if you’ve never been on an action trip, or if this will be your 6th trip. If you have any interest in participating in next year’s Easter break trips or summer trips to Allendale and Indianapolis, we want to hear from you!

We are going to use the information from this survey to help us with summer planning. As the Lord continues to call us to do more work in more places, we need to know who is interested so we can plan accordingly. We’ll also be sure and inform everyone who tells us they are interested about upcoming trip dates and applications as soon as that information becomes available.

The survey is now closed. Thanks to all of you who filled it out.

Once you’ve submitted the survey successfully, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with all the information you provided. If you don’t receive e-mail confirmation, please try again or contact Jeanette Zimmel at jeanette.zimmel@gmail.com or 318-208-1124.

If you are at all interested, please fill out the interest survey by Dec 17th. You aren’t committing to anything by filling out the survey, so if you’re interested, let us know today!

Welcome to our seventh summer of work in Action! In the past six summers in Allendale, we have constructed six new homes and repaired over 45 of our neighbors' homes. We've had at least 22 BBQs where we've fed over 1,800 people. We've put on 5 summer camps for 90 neighborhood children. We've baptized neighbors and Action volunteers in the Holy Spirit. The Lord has been busy. And so have we!

Summer 2008 promises to be a historic summer. The Lord is calling us to do twice as much work in twice as many places! In addition to continuing our work in Allendale, we will be sending teams to our newest city-building site in Indianapolis. In Allendale we intend to continue doing home repairs in our neighbors' homes and work on our properties. We also hope to run camp the entire summer instead of just two weeks! In Indianapolis, we plan to do remodeling in our newly acquired properties and home repair projects for some of our neighbors in the South Side.

Last spring and summer we had 132 people on Action trips. 30 of those volunteers were adults. We need at least that many this coming summer and more to accomplish all that God has entrusted us to do in both Allendale and Indianapolis.

The project dates are:

Allendale
Allendale Spring Break: March 23-29
Allendale 1: June 2-14
Allendale 2: June 16-28
Allendale 3: July 7-19
Allendale 4: July 21-August 2

Indianapolis (Indy)
Indy Spring Break: March 24-29
Indy 1: June 2-14
Indy 2: June 16-28
Indy 3: July 7-19
Indy 4: July 21-August 2

The steps to apply for consideration:
Fill out the online application. The 2008 online application is now closed. Then fill out the following forms and give to your Action Leader, who will mail them to the Action Program Office (APO). (Forms are provided in PDF format.)

For Everyone:
1. Print the health form and give it to your leader.
2. Photocopy both sides of your health insurance card and give it to your leader.

Additional Forms for Minors:
If you are a minor (less than 18 years old) print the code of conduct for minors, the waiver for minors, and the health care authorization form and give them to your leader.

Additional Forms for Adults:
1. If you are an adult, print the code of conduct for adults and the waiver for adults and give them to your Action Leader.
2. If you can volunteer to drive or loan your vehicle, print the owner vehicle waiver form OR if you are just loaning your vehicle fill out the loaner waiver sign it and give them to the Action Leader.

We really need the applications (especially for the Spring Break Trip) as quickly as possible. We will begin to assemble the Spring Break teams with the applications we have received by February 22nd. We will begin to assemble the Summer teams with the applications received by March 10th. Please allow enough time to get all forms mailed in by these dates. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Teams will be put together based on the complete applications we have received by these dates. Late applications will not be guaranteed placement. So check your summer schedules and fill out an application today!

The APO mailing address for the hard copy forms is:
The Action Program Office
1442 Yale Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71103
Attention: Jeanette Zimmel