Mercy with a Mission Team (MMT)
Ni River's Mercy with a Mission team sponsors a dinner on the first Sunday of each month (second Sunday for March and October, 2011) for the Thurman Brisben Homeless Shelter in Fredericksburg. While giving to the community, it is a win-win situation with the coming together of heart and spirit that returns as much as it gives. In addition to cooking and serving at the Homeless Shelter, MMT supports the Shelter residents throughout the year with backpacks and school supplies at back to school time, Easter Baskets at Easter, and sponsors a Christmas family. The team also organized and maintains the supply room at the shelter and has an annual salon day for the residents.
Ni River Craftsmen (& Women!) Team
The Ni River Craftsmen (& Women!) Team works throughout the year on different craftsman projects. Many of these projects are a team effort between Rappahannock Area Agency on Aging (RAAA) and Ni River. RAAA alerts Tim Noszek, Champion of the Craftsmen Team, to the home repair needs of an aged community member. Rich then organizes the team, supplies and donations and dispatches to the property.
Ni River Prison Ministry
DeAnna Hamn is the Champion of the Ni River Prison Pen Pal Program. Ni Riverites volunteer their time to exchange letters regularly to encourage inmates and make them feel part of the community. A team of individuals from Ni River ministers once a month at the Rappahannock Regional Jail. Ni River also contributes quarterly support financially to a prisoner that is a member of the Ni River family.
Fredericksburg Area Food Bank
Ni River, led by Champion Patrice Roberts, supports the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank throughout the year through Food Drives within the church.
ChildReach Ministries/Peru
Ni River reaches outside of the local community to partner with ChildReach Ministries, to support several different ministries in Chilca, Peru. Hannah's Home, a home for homeless, unwed, pregnant teenage girls and Hannah's Hope, an orphanage, benefit from monthly financial support, as well as several missions trips by Ni River yearly. Ni River continues to support their first missionary family in Peru, the Peterson family.
Habitat for Humanity
The Mercy with a Mission Team helps to support Habitat for Humanity with volunteers and helping to raise funds. MMT is a sponsor of Habitat's RIDE VA and has also hosted numerous bake sales throughout the years, donating all proceeds to Habitat for Humanity.
Compassion International
Ni River supports many, many children through Compassion International. While on mission trips to Bolivia and Peru, many people of Ni River have visited their Compassion children (some more than once!). We have also donated funds to a Compassion Project in Bolivia for a total kitchen replacement.
Salvation Army
Michelle Whittaker, MMT's Champion of Salvation Army Bell Ringing, organizes several full days of bell ringing every year, staffed with Ni River volunteers.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
MMT partners with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on several programs and provides financial support to FCA as well.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters
For the past two years, Ni River has been a sponsor of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters (BBBS) annual Bowl-a-thon. Several Ni River teams participate in the fun bowling day while raising additional funds for BBBS.
Military
Mercy with a Mission supported our troops in Iraq with both personal supplies and toys and school supplies for Iraqi children.
Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child
MMT proudly supports Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child yearly by paying the shipping for the hundred plus shoe boxes donated by Ni River.
Carriage Hill Nursing Home
The 2nd Sunday of every month will find Ni Riverites volunteering their time at Carriage Hill Nursing Home. MMT Champions, Heather Dail and Kirsten Slade, organize fun events for the residents, such as Bingo and having the TKO JUMP kids choir perform.
Hope House
MMT partners with the Hope House by providing Easter Baskets at Easter, backpacks filled with school supplies at back-to-school time and participating in the Hope House Festival of the Trees.
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