Trash Mountain Project http://trashmountain.com Live the Command Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:54:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 TMP Needs You! http://trashmountain.com/blog/tmp-needs-you http://trashmountain.com/blog/tmp-needs-you#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:54:33 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=2127 If you live in the Topeka area and are interested in learning more about what is coming up for Trash Mountain Project in 2012, join us in the Mulvane Auditorium at Topeka Bible Church this coming Sunday evening at 6:30pm for a complete update on all things Trash Mountain.  The TMP team will present you [...]]]> If you live in the Topeka area and are interested in learning more about what is coming up for Trash Mountain Project in 2012, join us in the Mulvane Auditorium at Topeka Bible Church this coming Sunday evening at 6:30pm for a complete update on all things Trash Mountain.  The TMP team will present you with all the information you need to become a part of the mission including:

  • 2012 Mission Trip Calendar & Sign-ups
  • 2011 Celebration Report
  • New TMP Videos
  • Current and Upcoming Projects
  • TMP Aquaponics at a Glance
  • Future Ministry Location Update
  • Announcing “Bootcamp 2012”
  • Sponsorship: Then, Now, and in the Future
  • TMP Prayer Ministry Progression
  • Volunteer Opportunities

 

The evening will end with Q&A time at 7:30pm.  Childcare is available for children under the age of 5.  If you are not familiar with Topeka Bible Church, please go to www.discovertbc.com for directions.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support, and we hope to see you this Sunday night!

 

For His Glory,

Brett

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/tmp-needs-you/feed 0 Aquaponics http://trashmountain.com/blog/aquaponics http://trashmountain.com/blog/aquaponics#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:55:22 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=2116 On Saturday, we had the opportunity to tour a local aquaponics farm in Brooksville, Florida. This system we saw is used as a commercial system that harvests their crop and then sells at farmers markets, local restaurants, and to local chefs.  It was incredible to see the system first hand and how efficient this type [...]]]> On Saturday, we had the opportunity to tour a local aquaponics farm in Brooksville, Florida. This system we saw is used as a commercial system that harvests their crop and then sells at farmers markets, local restaurants, and to local chefs.  It was incredible to see the system first hand and how efficient this type of farming really is. We at TMP want to be able to develop a system that we will be able to use and install around the world. Many times in the areas we work in, the soil quality is very low and not able to produce good fruits and vegetables due to the trash. The great aspect about aquaponics is that there is no soil needed because the fish provide the nutrients through their waste to the plants for them to grow. We really believe that a system like this could change many lives in these trash dump communities.

We will be developing a short video explaining more in detail how an aquaponic system functions and a more detailed look at how we will try and implement it. Do you know someone that does aquaponics or have an interest in it? Please let us know! E-mail us at info@trashmountain.com.

To get more information on the aquaponic farm we visited, please go to http://www.greenacreorganics.biz/.

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/aquaponics/feed 0 Kids With a Hope | Dominican Republic Update http://trashmountain.com/blog/kids-with-a-hope-dominican-republic-update http://trashmountain.com/blog/kids-with-a-hope-dominican-republic-update#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:57:55 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=2040 It has been 3 days since we left the Dominican Republic and have arrived back in the United States. This trip was to start building the first floor of the technical school at Kids With a Hope. It will be a two story building to be used as a trade school which will train teens and young [...]]]> It has been 3 days since we left the Dominican Republic and have arrived back in the United States. This trip was to start building the first floor of the technical school at Kids With a Hope. It will be a two story building to be used as a trade school which will train teens and young adults in a specific skill i.e. car and motorcycle repair, sewing, etc to help break the cycle of poverty. The upstairs floor will be able to be utilized as a medical clinic for when medical professionals come to Kids With a Hope to offer continued care of the kids’ needs.

I stood there at the top of the hill on the tech site able to see the trash dump to my left where so many kids have been rescued from because of your help and then I was able to look to my right and see Kids With a Hope. A big thanks to all the people who have been a part of this process to see this dream come true for these children. It was a privilege to come back five months later and see how even the atmosphere in the community has changed. You can ask the kids what they want to be when they grow up and now they may say a doctor or teacher. There is hope once again. But the most important thing is that they can know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior along with meeting the kids’ physical needs. I believe these two concepts go hand in hand. Meet the need and preach the Gospel.

What was awesome was to have a group of believers pray over the tech site after the foundation was laid and dedicate it to the Lord. And then, it was awesome to have a group of professional masons to come to the Dominican Republic and finish the first story of the building. It was by God’s grace that we were there to be apart of such an adventure. Thank you for all of your prayers and support as we each do our part to further the Kingdom!!

Together,

Elaine DeMeo

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/kids-with-a-hope-dominican-republic-update/feed 0 End of the Year Letter http://trashmountain.com/blog/end-of-the-year-letter http://trashmountain.com/blog/end-of-the-year-letter#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:32:29 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=2023 Take a look at a quick wrap up of 2011! Thanks for all your support and dedication to reaching people for Christ!

]]> Take a look at a quick wrap up of 2011! Thanks for all your support and dedication to reaching people for Christ!

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/end-of-the-year-letter/feed 0 Christmas Cards from Kids With a Hope http://trashmountain.com/blog/christmas-cards-from-kids-with-a-hope http://trashmountain.com/blog/christmas-cards-from-kids-with-a-hope#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:48:20 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=2000 As the Christmas season approaches, the children in Santiago, Dominican Republic are making a special card for their sponsors! The kids had a great time and put their own unique touch on each card. Here are some pictures of them creating the cards and a video of them!

]]> As the Christmas season approaches, the children in Santiago, Dominican Republic are making a special card for their sponsors! The kids had a great time and put their own unique touch on each card. Here are some pictures of them creating the cards and a video of them!

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/christmas-cards-from-kids-with-a-hope/feed 0 DR Technical School Update http://trashmountain.com/blog/dr-technical-school-update http://trashmountain.com/blog/dr-technical-school-update#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:20:52 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=1976

Today we were up on the tech school land and were taking final measurements in preparation for the teams coming down in January to begin building! We will be starting January 6th with the footers and beginning phases and will then move in to laying block throughout the rest of the month.  If you were on [...]]]>

Today we were up on the tech school land and were taking final measurements in preparation for the teams coming down in January to begin building! We will be starting January 6th with the footers and beginning phases and will then move in to laying block throughout the rest of the month.  If you were on a trip with us early last year, you will not recognize this area any longer. The top part of the land will house the tech school while the bottom part will be where our aquaponic program will take place. Thank you to all of those who have helped make this possible!

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/dr-technical-school-update/feed 0 Ridgepoint Church http://trashmountain.com/blog/ridgepoint-church http://trashmountain.com/blog/ridgepoint-church#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:41:59 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=1962 Yesterday we had the privilege to give an update on what TMP has been up to and where we are going at Ridgepoint Church in Winter Haven, FL. This has been a church that has been with us since the beginning and we had a great time with them. They will be taking two trips with us [...]]]> Yesterday we had the privilege to give an update on what TMP has been up to and where we are going at Ridgepoint Church in Winter Haven, FL. This has been a church that has been with us since the beginning and we had a great time with them. They will be taking two trips with us in 2012, one to Honduras and one to the Dominican Republic. It is only because of local church partners and individuals that what you see being accomplished through TMP is possible. God is so good!

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/ridgepoint-church/feed 0 EPOCH | Creativity Division Award Winner http://trashmountain.com/blog/epoch-creativity-division-award-winner http://trashmountain.com/blog/epoch-creativity-division-award-winner#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:12:23 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=1849 This post is a little late but better now then never! We had an incredible time in Atlanta, GA at the EPOCH (pronounced “epic” we found out!) Missions Gala. This was a great event celebrating and honoring ministries around the globe. It was put on my Adventures in Missions and they did a great job [...]]]> This post is a little late but better now then never! We had an incredible time in Atlanta, GA at the EPOCH (pronounced “epic” we found out!) Missions Gala. This was a great event celebrating and honoring ministries around the globe. It was put on my Adventures in Missions and they did a great job hosting this scale of an event. We were there in the first place because we had been nominated by Carol Rose for the Creativity Division award (Thanks Carol!). There were two other great ministries up for nomination within our category and no one knew who was the winner until they announced it that night.  The nominations were narrowed down and selected by an unbelievable panel.

Leading up to the announcement of the winners, I kept thinking about how blessed I was to be a part of something that so many people had rallied around and something that God had His hand in in such a mighty way. Then on top of that, I was surrounded in Fox Theater by hundreds of other amazing ministries and non-profits that God was using around the world! Incredible!

It was a black tie affair and the night included a silent auction, international market, dinner, worship, live presentations and an awards ceremony. Leading up to the awards I was definitely a little nervous, but it was a great feeling when we heard we had won! The awards were unique in design because each was a special blown glass art piece.  It will be a great keepsake and something to mark that moment for a long time. We hope that this award will bring a greater exposure to what God is doing around the world and through TMP. Thank you to everyone for all your support along the way, and we feel honored to be recognized! For more information on the event you can go here: http://www.epochmissionsgala.com/

Together,

-Jon

///Thank you EPOCH for some of these pictures!

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/epoch-creativity-division-award-winner/feed 1 State of the Tribe | TMP 2010 Annual Report http://trashmountain.com/blog/state-of-the-tribe-tmp-201-annual-report http://trashmountain.com/blog/state-of-the-tribe-tmp-201-annual-report#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:52:53 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=1829 Check out our 2010 Annual Report! This will give you a good idea where the money went, how it was spent, and what was accomplished. Thank you to all our supporters and donors for an incredible year! You can download the report by clicking the image below.

]]> Check out our 2010 Annual Report! This will give you a good idea where the money went, how it was spent, and what was accomplished. Thank you to all our supporters and donors for an incredible year! You can download the report by clicking the image below.

]]> http://trashmountain.com/blog/state-of-the-tribe-tmp-201-annual-report/feed 0 SPOKEN Videos http://trashmountain.com/blog/spoken-videos http://trashmountain.com/blog/spoken-videos#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:18:54 +0000 Jon http://trashmountain.com/?p=1737

We had an incredible night tonight, and we saw over 300 people come out to SPOKEN: A Trash Mountain Benefit! It included new TMP videos, live presentations, live art, and awesome food. Here are the videos from tonight if you were not able to make it!

 

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We had an incredible night tonight, and we saw over 300 people come out to SPOKEN: A Trash Mountain Benefit! It included new TMP videos, live presentations, live art, and awesome food. Here are the videos from tonight if you were not able to make it!

 

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