World Changers: 23,000 Strong!

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--More than 23,000 Southern Baptist students -– from teenage to college-age -– will tackle roofing, drywall repairs, painting and landscaping in 96 World Changers projects this summer in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Read Article

CollectivElement to Rock WCLR!

Group Leaders!

Check out the website of our band for the week at www.collectivelement.com! James Alan Hall, or simply "JAH" as he is known, is ready to bring some radical worship to Little Rock! Below is JA's and the band's bio:

CollectivElement is Radical Pursuit Ministry's (RPM) signature worship band. With 18 years of worship leading experience James Alan Hall (JAH) and Whitney Hall (Whit) bring the passion and hunger for God's presence to the forefront of a professional musical band. Their powerful original worship tunes like "I Am Your's", "I Choose You", and "Thirsty" combined with the incredible worship tunes from artist like Chris Tomlin, Charlie Hall, David Crowder, HillSong United, Matt Redman, Steve Fee, and many others make for life-changing moments for a life-starved culture. CollectivElement's focus is not on music, but on ministering to as many as possible, not on glorifying self, but on giving all glory to their Almighty King.

CollectivElement would love to hear from you and pray for your group! JAH can be reached at jah@collectivelement.com.

Photos of Your Home Away from Home

Group Leaders,

As promised, here are some photos of JA Fair High School, which will be your "home away from home" during the week of World Changers in Little Rock. It will be the third year JA Fair has served as lodging for World Changers.

Thanks to Steve Harwood, our project assistant for media, for pulling these together!

As always, let me know if you have questions! --Tim

Meet Your Staff: Tim & Pamm Yarbrough

Tim Yarbrough is serving as project coordinator of the Little Rock project and is being assisted by his wife, Pamm.

Tim and Pamm have many ties to Little Rock. Pamm is originally from North Little Rock and graduated from Arkansas Tech University. Tim is a graduate of Murray (Ky.) State University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Both are rabid Razorback fans and can be found "calling the Hogs" often from their metro-Atlanta home when Arkansas plays other Southwestern Conference teams like Georgia.

Pamm is a teacher and has served in student ministry in two churches. Tim is the Acts 1:8 Challenge coordinator at the North American Mission Board. Tim led for more than four years the missions ministry for a 200+ student ministry at their church in Cumming, Ga.

Since moving to Georgia in 2002, Tim and Pamm have led senior high and all-youth projects in Savannah, Ga. (two years); Charlotte, N.C.; Pikeville, Tenn.; and since 2006 in Little Rock.

Tim and Pamm have led and/or participated in more than 40 World Changers and other missions trips since 1991. Tim was named to the original World Changers staff which organized the first nationwide projects in 1991 following a successful World Changers pilot project in Briceville, Tenn..

In 2007, Tim and Pamm led students from their church to participate in the first-ever international mission project to Jamaica. Check out photos and our mission trip video here.

Directions to Little Rock and JA Fair HS

Lodging during our project will be at JA Fair High School, 13420 David O Dodd Rd, Little Rock, AR 72210.

School Web Sites: http://www.lrsd.org/schoolindex.cfm?sccode=8
http://www.fairwareagles.com/

Following are directions to JA Fair High School:

From the North: I-40 to I-430 South take Exit 4 Col. Glenn Rd. right on Col. Glenn Rd turn left on W David O. Dodd Rd. School is on the left.

From the South: I-30 to I-430 North take Exit 4 Col. Glenn Rd. left on Col Glenn Rd. turn left on W David O. Dodd Rd. School is on the left.

From the East: I-630 to I-430 South take Exit 4 Col Glenn. School is on the left.

If you want a map from where you are to JA Fair use the map below and enter your address:


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Your Church is Making a Difference!

When World Changers comes to Little Rock June 21-28, it will be making a difference by assisting residents who reside in some of the city's worst areas...all in the name of Jesus Christ! You are making a difference! Read more below...

Abandoned LR Houses
A Haven For Criminals
(Today's THV) -- Most people living in any community agree abandoned and boarded up homes are not welcome. Little Rock Police say these properties are not only an eyesore, but a haven for criminals. Little Rock has thousands of abandoned properties. Now the city says it's taking a new proactive approach to this problem. Read the complete article and view the video here.

Awesome Pre-Project Visit!

Groups were able to dodge tornadoes that swept across Arkansas on Friday, May 2, to participate in an awesome pre-project visit to Little Rock!

Seven of the 12 registered churches sent representatives to check out project sites and to experience an extensive tour of the Little Rock and surrounding area.

Greeting group leaders for the pre-project were representatives of the City of Little Rock and Pulaski Baptist Association.

Churches attending were First Baptist Church, Duluth, Ga.; New Hope Baptist Church, Geraldine, Ala.; Faith Community Church, Tyler, Texas; Dublin Baptist Church, Dublin, Ohio; First Baptist Church of Cross City, Fla.; Bois D'arc Baptist Church, Athens, Texas; and Faith Community Church, Tyler, Texas.

Check out photos of the pre-project visit here. Photos of all work site houses will be posted soon.