Misión Peniel, Immokalee

VPC’s Monthly Mission Partner (MMP) Month

September

What does the mission do/who does it serve?

Misión Peniel began as a pastoral ministry of charity and service, providing food, clothing, fellowship and emergency support to farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida in September of 2006.  Beginning in 2013, Misión Peniel became a ministry of Peace River Presbytery while continuing to be a vehicle for people of faith to respond to a call for compassionate service to complement the focus on social justice provided so aptly through the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Under the leadership of Pastor Miguel Estrada, Misión Peniel addresses the isolation and injustice among migrant workers in Immokalee and provides support to them through spiritual and material care. They bring together people of faith and compassion to act with farmworkers to achieve fundamental change in their living and working conditions.

Mision Peniel is resuming scheduling of volunteers from churches such as ours beginning in July. Our first trip is planned for Friday, October 15, and at present only 6 people at a time are needed to help with distribution of food and other items. Everything is being done on a "walk-by" basis, so mission coordinator Ruth DeYoe has asked that any donations of clothing that we collect be pre-sorted and bagged according to size, with 3 tops and 3 bottoms per bag, and labeled--for example: "women's small", with a total of 6 such items inside. Right now there's no room at the mission for storing items in bulk, so everything must be "ready-to-go" as it arrives. Thanks to all of you who are helping out with this mission to serve God's people in greatest need!

Venice Presbyterian Church Contact/Liaison

Jim Sager, 941-484-5659