Contemporary English Version (CEV)

Psalm 68:5
Our God, from your sacred home you take care of orphans and protect widows.

James 1:27
Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.

Look to the left and right side bars and read the scripture that tells you why you should seriously consider and commit to join us serving the Lord on this mission trip. The scripture provided here comes from multiple different translations of the Bible found at Bible Gateway.

As you move down this page, you will find specific information about the mission trip that will change your life. My life was transformed from going on the mission trip in April 2003.

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

Deuteronomy 24:19[ Leave Some of Your Harvest for the Poor ] [ Moses said to Israel: ] If you forget to bring in a stack of harvested grain, don't go back in the field to get it. Leave it for the poor, including foreigners, orphans, and widows, and the LORD will make you successful in everything you do.

Amplified Bible

James 1:27
External religious worship [ religion as it is expressed in outward acts] that is pure and unblemished in the sight of God the Father is this: to visit and help and care for the orphans and widows in their affliction and need, and to keep oneself unspotted and uncontaminated from the world.

Let's answer your question "who founded Tapestries of Life Ministries?" Click this (you need Acrobat Reader) to open and read about them.

Like me when I was invited to go on the mission trip I wanted to know what it will cost. Click this to open up the document that explains the cost for this trip. When looking at the figure consider that you are getting 7 nights of lodging, all of our meals each day, transportation between the lodging facility and the House of Gems campus. I can tell you the meals were very very good. I wish there was a restaraunt that we could go to get the same level of taste. The remainder of the fee purchases the building materials that you will be using.

The church group that I went with did several different types of fundraisers to offset or cover most of the cost. When, I went it was chosen that we were going to do the Mercy Ministry. To learn more click this. We raised enough funds through fundraising to do the Mercy Ministry. This was such a rewarding experience to hand food directly to the person that will enjoy it. I will leave to you to find more scripture to see what God says about providing food for the poor. My hope is there will be someone that will go on this trip to lead the fund raising effort so that we can do this Mercy Ministry.

Common English Bible

James 1:27
True devotion, the kind that is pure and faultless before God, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their difficulties and to keep the world from contaminating us.

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

Deuteronomy 10:18

I would be great through fund raising that the cost for each person could be partially covered by funds from the fundraisers.

Another idea that we could do a fundraiser for is to raise money to furnish a room in the orphanage. We could raise funds to hire a local worker to help increase the accompliments of our trip. If you know how to sew or know someone to sew, here is another way you can help.

To answer your question about what is the interary for each day that we are on this trip click here to review the itenary.

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

Jeremiah 49:11
But I can be trusted to care for your orphans and widows.

GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

James 1:27
Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this world.

We will be provided a copy of this workbook that goes into more details of the mission trip. Tapestries of Life requests us to read the 7 day devotional included in the workbook on Serving.

I am thinking by now you have a question about learning more details on the travel aspect of the trip. This writing explains travel. To give you a heads up on getting the passport you will need, the current estimate on getting a passport using routine service is 4 - 6 weeks. I would say you probably want to send in your application 3 - 4 months before going on the trip so there is adequate time for your application to be filled. See passports for details.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of orphans, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.

The Message (MSG)

Exodus 22:22
"Don't mistreat widows or orphans. If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure I'll take them most seriously; I'll show my anger and come raging among you with the sword, and your wives will end up widows and your children orphans.

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Deuteronomy 24:19
When you are gathering your harvest in the field and leave behind a bundle of grain, don't go back and get it. Leave it there for foreigners, orphans, and widows so that the Lord your God can bless everything you do.

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

James 1:27

New Century Version (NCV)

Isaiah 1:17

New Century Version (NCV)

James 1:27
Religion that God the Father accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world's evil influence.

New International Version (NIV)

James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

James 1:27
religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation -- unspotted to keep himself from the world.

New Living Translation (NLT)

Psalm 146:9
The Lord protects the foreigners among us.He cares for the orphans and widows,but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.

New Living Translation (NLT)

James 1:27
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

Psalm 146:3

Today's New International Version (TNIV)

James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.