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On Team Woodside, we run to care for at-risk children living in children’s homes in Thailand and India. Your contribution brings relief and hope to a vulnerable child, shining the love of Christ in the darkest of circumstances. 

2022-2023 Indiana, USA:   Partnering with Hurdling Handicaps the team helped to lead the Great Getaway camps designed for families and campers with disabilities. The team’s support enables families to experience the love of Christ through a week of fun-filled activities, friendships, and encouraging messages.   People served: 100 served  People baptized: 2 Uganda:  The […]

[…] way. Pray for the leaders overseeing the trip—for energy and that their focus would remain on the life-giving love of Jesus. India Pray for safe travels and team unity. Pray for the communities the team will minister to alongside our missionary partners Mono & Shelia Daniel. Pray that the name of Jesus would be […]

[…] be doing this in three different ways. First, we’ll spend time praying for our Short-Term Mission trips that are taking place this summer. Every year Woodside sends teams to spend a week or so serving and ministering alongside our missionary or mission-organization partners. Second, we’ll spend time praying for our Reach the World Campaign […]

[…] at Moody Bible Institute. God was calling me into student ministry and I knew I needed more experience, so after constant prayer, I applied. When the student team at Troy reached out to me and asked if I wanted to join their team, I was excited—even though I had yet to figure out my […]

[…] word spread, Wendy was contacted by a parent at her child’s school, who asked whether Woodside could feed her husband’s unit of the National Guard. When the team at Woodside Warren stepped in to serve, this woman was overwhelmed with gratitude. She had called Wendy in tears with stories over how this will be […]

[…] kids K-grade 5, workforce development and social enterprise programs, housing for young men with discipleship and leadership development opportunities, and a food pantry. You can join the team and help us serve and encourage the people of Pontiac.  To get involved, click here. ▶️ Connect With A Friend, Neighbor, Or Colleague From A Different […]

[…] out to my whole staff and all 170 students, asking them to participate.” A week and a half later they raised $2,100. With their donations Amber and team were able to deliver 96 platters of Jimmy John’s subs to three different Flint-Grand Blanc area hospitals. They were also able to partner with The Great […]

[…] and stereotypes associated with adoption — often before receiving even the smallest chance to be accepted into a family of their own. But Deb Morse and her team at Christian Family Services (CFS) are looking to change that, one child at a time. As executive director at CFS, Deb oversees counseling, adoption, and unplanned pregnancy assistance […]

I really didn’t want to be the one to write this blog. As our team at Woodside planned out the blog and social media series that would take us into this new year, this was the one I was most determined to have someone else write. But as the weeks went by, no author […]

[…] numbers were out of whack. So, the doctor sent me to a nephrologist, which is a kidney specialist. And he said, ‘Here’s the number for the transplant team. You’re in kidney failure.’” On the transplant waitlist, it can take up to five years before a kidney is made available to someone who needs it. […]

[…] They enjoyed boating and traveling. It was a good life. When Cherrie became ill in 2014, they worked together to seek medical options and treatments — they were a team. That same year, Greg’s father was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. During this time, Greg was assigned a new boss at GM. After working for […]

[…] recently took three young leaders he has been discipling on a short-term mission trip to Pakistan, where they ministered to the local church. For six days, the team preached on The Marks of a Healthy Church, found in Acts 2. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to […]

[…] to understand why someone thinks or acts the way they do, what causes them to respond to certain situations, and how their personality traits contribute to a team or workplace. This fascination led to an undergraduate degree in psychology, a master’s in counseling psychology, and doctorate in organizational leadership, which is a specialization within […]

[…] we can’t see straight―and it bubbles out as anger. As traditional tribes of place evaporate, we rally against common enemies so we can feel part of a team. No institutions command widespread public trust, enabling foreign intelligence agencies to use technology to pick the scabs on our toxic divisions. We’re in danger of half […]

[…] I remember, but the neighbors I played them with. School wasn’t just about learning, but about classmates. In sports, I could tell you more stories about my teammates than the plays I made. And that’s not just because I was second string. It’s because we are all wired for community. Early on in the […]

[…] tumor and returning cancer in her liver. In 2016 and 2017, she underwent brain operations. Currently, her condition is stable. Marilyn credits God and her Karmanos medical team for her miraculous survival. In response, she became an active member of a Karmanos cancer support group. Marilyn knows her life is in God’s hands. “Right […]

[…] he got a donor. They waited patiently in prayer, trusting that the Lord would provide. 8-weeks later, he received a call from the Henry Ford Detroit Transplant Team that they had a donor. On March 12th at 5PM, Gary and his family said their goodbyes to Christopher. Gary’s pride in his son gleamed as […]

[…] Now, sports, relationships, work, you name it, they are all good things. But we live in a culture that tells us if we aren’t on the best team, we won’t get the best scholarship. If we aren’t in a relationship, then somehow, we are not a “whole person.” If we don’t work 60+ hours […]