Ministries Making a Difference

RVs on a Mission, Trail Life membership surges, Samaritan’s Purse gifts Israel with ambulances, World’s Longest Yard Sale

New Harvest Assembly of God in Frankfort, Kentucky, rents out lots of its land to 40-45 vendors during the first weekend of August for the World’s Longest Yard Sale. Its land sits along a swath of U.S. Route 127 in the 690-mile yard sale that stretches across Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. The small church, which averages about 85 on Sundays, has been hosting the site for decades thanks to members who volunteer. They raise between $7,000-10,000 during the yard sale and use it for missions and community outreach.

On behalf of Samaritan’s Purse, Franklin Graham has committed to donate an additional 20 armored ambulances to Israel’s emergency services system in honor of three American Israeli men killed by Hamas. This is on top of the 22 ambulances and two medic stations already committed. Samaritan’s Purse is also deploying tractor trailers with disaster relief supplies to five U.S. cities hit hard by Hurricane Helene. Samaritan’s Purse has 2 stars and an “A” transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 56.

Trail Life, a Christ-centered scouting program that aims to “grow godly men,” continues to see a massive growth surge in new members after Boy Scouts of America changed its name to Scouting America back in May. This fall, as students head back to school and Trail Life gears up for a new season, 5,000 new members have joined the ranks, eclipsing the ministry’s 60,000-member mark. Trail Life has 3 stars and an “A” transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 98.

Members of Church of the Nazarene congregations have been volunteering for 20 years with RVs on a Mission (ROAM), traveling across the U.S. helping at Nazarene churches, campgrounds and compassion projects. According to ROAM volunteer Ruth Kile, teams are involved in 43 active projects across 23 states, including disaster relief, volunteering in church-run thrift shops, and helping at campgrounds with maintenance and food service.

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Main photo: Franklin Graham dedicates rescue vehicles to Israel during ceremony honoring American Israelis killed by Hamas / Photo courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse

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