Well friends, as an organization we are very excited.

“Why?” you ask.

We are excited because after a lot of paperwork, time, and a few fees; we have officially been granted tax-exempt status from the IRS! Among the many benefits that come with this distinction, is a benefit that is passed along to you. All donations are recognized as tax deductible to the full extent of the law. This includes past donations with Love God Love People dating back to our formation in 2005. We will be sending out tax receipts for any past gifts of over $200, if you have donated less than that and would still like a tax receipt please contact us at thelglpsite@gmail.com

You will soon find a Donate section on our site with an electric payment option. In the meantime if you would like to donate please use one of the following methods:

1) Mail – mail a check ATTN: Love God Love People to 6771 W. Miner Trail Peoria, AZ 85383

2) Facebook – if you are a member of facebook you can donate electronically through our cause page at
http://www.causes.com/lovegodlovepeople

3) Guidestar- Guidestar is an organization that facilitates the transfer of information and money from donors to nonprofit organizations. To donate through Guidestar please click here

We want to thank you all for you continued support!

Love God Love People is a 501(c)3 organization as recognized by the IRS.
All donations are tax-deductable to the full extent of the law.
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After a busy and eventful outreach event in December, we were looking forward to slowing things down a little in January. We took a group of 20 people down to Rocky Point this month and took on several construction projects. Along with painting a house, and working on the campsite, we also put a lot of work into a house that will soon be home to a family of 10 people. The work included some roofing, framing, and even digging a trench for the soon to be septic system. After working throughout the morning we went to the food bank where we packaged together 50 bags of food for local families. It is always difficult distributing the food because, unfortunately, the food runs out before the hungry families do. Despite this, the group stayed committed to working towards the building of new relationships and spreading the love of Christ. Along with the projects this trip, our team enjoyed going through the book of 1 John. It is always encouraging spending time in God’s word amidst the physical work of the projects.

We would like to thank all of our January volunteers and everyone who continues to support this ministry. Please enjoy the pictures below, and to see a full slideshow-

AS OF NOW:

With the laws changing on ID requirements for travel to Mexico, we wanted to give you an update with everything you’ll need to know to ensure you can still travel down to Mexico with us on a monthly basis. Take a look at the information below and feel free to contact us with any questions. If you don’t have a passport or passport card yet apply soon!

The following information is directly from the US Department of State’s Website
(as of 1-8-09)

You can travel to and from Mexico with the following ID’s:

a) Passport (click here for directions on how to apply)

or

b) Passport Card (click here for directions on how to apply)

or

c) Drivers License and Birth Certificate

BY JUNE 1st, 2009:

You must have either a passport or a passport card (see above for links to apply).

A side by side breakdown:

I would like to thank everyone who came down with us on the December Mexico trip. There were a lot of great things that came from the Outreach Event. Roughly 3,000 people came to the outreach event and through a variety of ways heard about Jesus and His love for them. Four different organizations worked together to put on the event and were able to give over 1,500 people shoes, and 1,200 bags of food. There were also over 2,000 kids that were able to get a Christmas present. We ran game booths for over 4 hours, giving kids the chance to hold cotton candy with one hand and play ring toss with the other. There were also hundreds of kids who took home there first picture with Santa.

The event offered participants a variety of ways to enjoy themselves while also displaying performances from four local churches. These churches provided skits, music, puppet shows and worship music. Then, hundreds of people were around the stage when Ignacio Alvarez, our guest speaker, presented the gospel. 40-50 people came to the stage when he invited them to start a relationship with Christ. As they came to the stage local pastors and church leaders, along with Ignacio, prayed with them and told them how they can get plugged into the local church.

It was a great trip and we really enjoyed working with the other organizations involved: Family of God Church, Association for international Ministries, and OneMission. We would also like to thank Ignacio Alvarez not only for the amazing work God did through him, but for his willingness to continue to work with us in developing unity within the local church in Rocky Point.

Please enjoy the pictures below taken by David Blakeman, an LGLP volunteer. To see all of his pictures from the trip please click HERE.

Chris Maddox Pictures CLICK HERE

Britt Smiley Pictures CLICK HERE

Love God Love People is so excited to continue working with our new friends at Homeward Bound, a transitional housing program for homeless and domestic violence families, located in Phoenix. Our next trip to Homeward Bound is schedualed for the morning of November 22nd. Last month we had a great time doing Halloween crafts for the kids, this month we look forward to further building relationships while playing games and doing a variety of activities.

For more information or if you would like to serve with us please contact Amber Craig at Amber.lglp@gmail.com

To see a slideshow from our time with Homeward Bound last month,
please click the below picture of our friend Luke.