2024 OKC PROJECT SPECIFICS

Oklahoma City

July 13-17, 2024
$200* | Grades 7-12
*Full scholarships are available for students and adults in need.

Sign-up HERE.

Our Focus: Join our team this summer as we embrace brokenness as an opportunity for the Gospel to go out to the people in the Oklahoma City metro area. We’ll be partnering with NAMB, Send Relief in working in apartment complexes, doing block parties, kids Bible clubs, feeding the hungry, working with the homeless, and more while showing and sharing the Gospel.

Leadership Needs: College Students and Adults

REASONS TO GO TO OKC

The Oklahoma City metro area is home to over 1.4 million people and is at the heart of Oklahoma. It’s full of western charm with a lot to be proud of, but has its struggles as well. Poverty, hunger, and homelessness are just a few of the needs that God has given His people the opportunity to meet. Join our team in sharing the Gospel and meeting these needs in the name of Jesus this summer.

  • We will be partnering through GOSTUDENTS with NAMB, Send Relief and other local ministries to serve in food pantries, at a children’s home,
  • Teams will be housed at FBC Emmaus and will need to bring an air mattress and bedding.
  • Participants will ride together in the VBC van or sponsor’s vehicles.
  • Teams will be transported around the city via church vans/buses during the project.
  • Teams will show and share the Gospel by serving and praying with clients at the Mission Center, assisting the needy/homeless, canvasing communities, hosting block party events, putting on a VBS, etc.

Why serve in Oklahoma City?

17%  — The poverty rate in Oklahoma City is 17%.  One out of every 6 residents of Oklahoma City lives in poverty.

Population: 1,425,695

OKC is Oklahoma’s largest metro area.

Hunger — For some people, being hungry simply means it has been a few hours since their last meal. Unfortunately, many people in Oklahoma City struggle with hunger every single day. Oklahoma City has significantly higher food insecurity than the national average.

Homeless Stats In Oklahoma City (2019)

  • 10% of the population are veterans
  • 16% are members of families with children
  • 30% are female, 70% are male
  • 58% are white, 27% are black, and 8% are Native American
  • 31% of the population reports mental illness
  • 15% are youth age 24 or younger
  • 22% are considered “chronically” homeless, of whom 72%are unsheltered
  • 58% were staying in a shelter, 12% in transitional housing, 30% unsheltered

Field Rep: Jim Lehew

Partner Organization(s): Send Relief and NAMB

How to pray:

  • Pray for the people that are struggling with poverty, hunger and homelessness. Pray that they would be able to find hope in Jesus Christ.
  • Pray for the Holy Spirit to prepare the hearts of the people in Oklahoma City to receive the Good News.
  • Pray for our team to work well together.
  • Pray for boldness for myself and my team members as we share the saving power of the Gospel.
  • Pray for opportunities and wisdom to share the Gospel in a way that focuses on a real relationship with Jesus, not just religion.