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The North Country Mission of Hope is now accepting applications for our fourth domestic mission trip to the Appalachian region of southeast Kentucky, July 25–31, 2026. This trip is partnered with the Christian Appalachian Project, a faith-based nonprofit dedicated to serving the people of Appalachian Kentucky through community outreach, home repair, and relief work. The trip is open to anyone 14 and older — whether you’re a student, a parent, or someone who simply wants to gi

The Catholic Church is in the midst of the Easter Season, which begins Easter Sunday and runs through Pentecost. This season is a time of profound HOPE, a reminder that divine love is stronger than suffering and that renewal and redemption are possible. Hope is not just a feeling; it is what sustains people through hardship and keeps them moving forward. The importance of HOPE can be easy to overlook when our lives are comfortable and our needs are met. Unfortunately, this is

Flooded areas under difficult circumstances in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 29, 2025 Credit  : Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Special plea for our brothers and sisters in affected by Hurricane Melissa: Jane Goodall once said, “  Hope is what enables us to keep going in the face of adversity . It is what we desire to happen, but we must be prepared to work hard to make it so.”   How does one find hope when their child has been buried in mud or washed away by flooding

The Mission of Hope annual meeting will take place at the Sister Debbie Blow operations center and warehouse, located at 3452 NYS Rt. 22 in Peru, NY 12972, on November 19th @ 6:00 pm. . If you're not able to attend in person, a Zoom link will be available just before the meeting. I've attached bios of the candidates.   I have also attached the ballots for both the Leadership and Executive board positions.  If you have ever been on a Mission, you are eligible to vote.   Online

Yesterday's blog headline was Mission accomplished. While that is true in one sense, the reality is that the true Mission of group 76 has just begun. As our executive director emeritus Sr. Debbie Blow always told us: "Your Mission truly begins when you get home." The true fruit of our Mission is only experienced when we share the joy and lessons we've experienced over the last week with our family, friends, and community, spreading the love and light of Christ to those we t

The last day of a Mission Trip is always bittersweet. Of course, we all look forward to getting back home with our families, but at the same time, it feels like we are just beginning to experience and appreciate what a Mission trip gives us. The last night of CAP is shared not only with our Mission Group, but with those we worked with and for all week. This gives us a couple of hours to visit with CAP personnel away from the work site and to get to know them on a more pers

Day Three was another productive day for both groups. The Blue team is working toward finishing their projects at Martha's house tomorrow. The Yellow team, while making great progress this week, will leave Adrian's house for another group to finish what they started. This is one of the lessons we have to embrace when we do short-term mission trips: we are building off the work entrusted to us by prior mission groups, and we, in turn, expect the other groups to follow in our

As I sit here in the Mission Auditorium, writing the summary of today's activities, I'm listening to about 9 mission participants, of all ages, talking about their day. I am overjoyed to hear the exchanges, laughter, and bond being formed among the members of Mission group 76. Today started again very early, with everyone making it down to make their lunches by 6:15. We got a great compliment from Kristi, our group coordinator, who said we are very organized and always ready

Day one started at 6:15 (for some, if not all of the Missioners, others slept in a little later) as they made their lunches to bring to work. We are all greeted by Linda, a CAP volunteer, who not only makes our breakfast but also starts our day with a huge smile and a hearty, heartfelt good morning that brings to life even the most early morning adverse among us. The day officially begins at 6:40 with our morning briefing, assignments, and a prayer to begin our day. Today, w

On-site at the CAP Foley Mission Center in Martin, Kentucky For the first time, all of Mission 76 was together tonight at the Foley Mission Center in Martin, Kentucky. We received our CAP site and safety briefing about 6:30, and then we held our first onsite group meeting, and now we are all anxiously anticipating heading to the job sites tomorrow. This year, the teams were assigned the color designations of Blue and Yellow. Blue Team members are: Ron C., Laci, Lily, Amelia

A great big thank you to all the Mission Volunteers, Donors, Players, Dee and Allen at the Barracks Golf Course, and our co-Sponsors Stephen and Mike Ferrell from McSweeney's Red Hots for another great Golf outing. We had beautiful weather and everyone seemed to have a great time and we raised money to feed hungry children. The Mission of Hope is so blessed by the people and business of the North Country and all of thier support. THANK YOU!!!!

Good Afternoon, I hope this email finds you all well! It is hard to believe that today is the first day of Summer. I don't know where spring went or if we even had one.   On the heels of our successful Color Run and Towne Meeting concert earlier in the month, we have begun preparation in earnest for the 21st edition of the McSweeny's / North Country Mission of Hope annual golf classic, which will be held at the Barracks Golf Course at 12:30 pm on Friday, August 8, 2025. The p

Join the North Country Mission of Hope for the 6th annual 5K Color Run / Walk to benefit the Mission Medical Programs in Nicaragua Rulfs Orchard, Peru, NY on Sunday, June 8th – registration check-in at 12:30 pm Annual Lamb of God / NCMOH Concert to benefit North Country Mission of Hope Ecological Programs  Sunday, June 8th @ St. Augustine's Church in Peru, NY Concert begins @ 7pm - Donations welcomed at the door.  Towne Meeting is:   Left to right: Dennis Hulbert: vocal, gui

Annual Lamb of God / NCMOH Concert to benefit North Country Mission of Hope Ecological Programs Sunday, June 8th @ St. Augustine's Church in Peru, NY Concert begins @ 7pm - Donations welcomed at the door.  Towne Meeting is:   Left to right: Dennis Hulbert: vocal, guitar, Miles Moody: vocal, guitar, Anastasia Pratt: vocal, bass, Gary VanCour: vocal, guitar, ukulele Join the North Country Mission of Hope for the 6th annual 5K Color Run / Walk to benefit the Mission Medi

One of the crews from Mission 75 - 2024 Have you considered going on a mission trip but have reservations about going outside the U.S.? The North Country Mission of Hope is now accepting inquiries and applications for our third domestic mission trip to the Appalachian region of southeast Kentucky from August 9th - 15th, 2025 . The mission trip is in conjunction with the Christian Appalachian Project, a spiritually based non-profit mission and relief organization in Martin, Ke

Did you know you can change a child's life for $150.00? The North Country Mission of Hope Education program allows you to give a child in need the opportunity to receive an education. This life-changing and priceless sponsorship gives each student in the program hope for a brighter future. For more information, go to the education page of our website.

This week, we received photos of Helena Daniela Lopez Velasquez from Magaly. Helene is a former student in our education Sponsorship Program. She has now graduated from university and is a Doctor of Ophthalmology. She was at our facility to conduct an eye exam on behalf of Munkel, the company she works for. Helene's very proud education sponsor, Heather Frenette, had this to say "I am so proud to be a part of Helena's journey. As a teacher, I know how important education is.

As we write these few words to you today, we are reminded of those wonderful words from the Prophet Micah:  “Act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly” with God and one another.  Both James and I want to share a couple of thoughts from our hearts as we step into 2025.   First, Deacon James, our Executive Director, would like to share the following with you: “ I don't know about you, but I'm still having difficulty accepting that it is already 2025. Admittedly, my perception

Our hearts and prayers go out to those in the Los Angeles area whose lives have been turned upside down by the devastating wildfires that have decimated several regions of California. We have had donors ask if the Mission of Hope will collect funds for those affected by this tragedy. We are exploring options under which we would be comfortable collecting and distributing funds. However, at this time, we have not identified anyone in the area who can be the point person for fu