THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE!
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Proverbs 3:27
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!
MISSION STATEMENT
Peterson Outdoors Ministries Mission is to provide faith based outdoor recreational therapy for injured and recovering veterans and their families as well as youth and adults with disabilities or terminal illness.
Peterson Outdoors Ministries is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization with a governing board of directors. It was founded in 2006 to provide Hope Healing and Restoration for veterans and their families as well as those with disabilities & serious illness. With an emphasis on veterans and those with disabilities Peterson Outdoors Ministries has expanded its outreach to include Military Chaplains, Gold Star and Blue Star Families, First Responders and Police officers.
Outdoor recreational therapy has been expanding to the following states Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Tennessee and to the Countries of Canada, Africa, and the UK.
Thousands of Veterans, Family Members, Military Chaplains, First Responders & those with disabilities or life threatening illnesses have been helped from over 30 states and 2 countries.
Over 3 dozen veteran suicides have been prevented that we have knowledge of and many more prevented through our support programs and partners. Many veterans and those with disabilities have came back to volunteer throughout the years as a testimony to the organizations success.
Lodge of Hope, another tool of Peterson Outdoors Ministries is a 7000 sq foot disabled accessible lodge located on 200 acres in Missouri with a 35 acre private lake. Lodge of Hope is the head quarters of Peterson Outdoors Ministries and serves as a year round retreat center where veterans and those with disabilities can come and partake in therapeutic outdoor activities such as deer, turkey, & waterfowl hunting, fishing boating, kayaking, nature walks, and more! All designed to bring Hope, Restoration, and Renewal for those who come to Lodge of HOPE!
With over 30 events completed for 2019, and over 240 veterans attending events along with their families we hope to have a powerful impact on reducing the rate of suicide among veterans across our nations and restoring hope and purpose through faith based retreats.
Other programs include Catch a Blessing Fishing Ministry to veterans and those with disabilities, Fishing For Hope Bass Tournaments, Spoon Bill and Bow Fishing events, Discipleship hunts in Tennessee, Kansas, Missouri, Canada. Big Leagues and Vets UPI/POM hunting and fishing events, Women of Hope female veteran support teams, Prayer Ministry, Reboot “Combat” Recovery suicide prevention training, QPR suicide prevention training, and QRF teams to help stop suicide across the nation.
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jan 17~19 the 11th Annual Wings of hope veterans duck hunt
Welcome to the Peterson Outdoors Ministries
Wings of Hope Veterans Waterfowl hunt
Jan 17-19, 2020
The event will be located at Lodge of Hope near Sheldon, Mo.
Directions: 26756 S 2440 Rd Sheldon, Mo. 64784
Driving: The lodge is located 13 miles north of Lamar, Mo on Hwy 71 north to exit 91(Bellamy Exit) then 7 miles East on DD hwy.
Schedule
Friday Jan 17th
3:00-5:00 Veterans arrive
5:00 Guide/Cameraman meeting
6pm Evening Meal
6:30pm Welcome and introduction of veterans, team leaders and instructions on weekend
6:45pm Testimony from Trish and Conrad DeGrace
8:00pm Head to lodging locations provided
Saturday Jan 18th
5:30-6:00 Breakfast and short inspirational message
6:00 Head to the morning hunt
12:00 lunch
1:30 head to afternoon hunt
6:00pm Evening Meal
6:30pm Speaker Tony Hayward and Dog Hank
7:00-7:30pm Music by Nathan Wehrman
Sunday Jan 19th
5:30-6:00 self serve breakfast and inspirational message
6:00 head to morning hunt (Hunting close to lodge if possible)
10:45-11:45 Church at the lodge- Buster Holzer
12:00 Lunch
1:00 event ends
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO makes every day a great one!
Lodge of Hope ~ Nashville House Project
Peterson Outdoors Ministries
Lodge of Hope
Harry Cornell Drive
26756 S 2440 Rd
Sheldon, Mo. 64784
Founded in August of 2006 as Peterson Outdoors with a vision to minister to our Nation’s Wounded Veterans through outdoor therapy. In March of 2010 the ministry efforts had grown and developed into the non-profit organization of Peterson Outdoors Ministries and continues to increase the vision through the Leadership of our Board as well as Founder and CEO Tron Peterson.
Tron's vision began by simply taking our Wounded Veterans on deer and turkey hunts utilizing the family farm and properties offered by surrounding neighbors. As this effort grew the vision grew with it and Tron began to see the need for a permanent facility where care could be provided year round through various ministry efforts, with that came the vision for Lodge of Hope which is now a reality and a thriving ministry facility on a large acreage providing structure and comfort to the efforts.
In 2014 the Nashville Christian Church located in Nashville Missouri, blessed Peterson Outdoors Ministries with a 4 bedroom house located on the church property. Through this generous donation it provided a way to offer housing to our participants and a meeting facility for other POM gatherings such as use by our Women of Hope ministry. In the agreement from our friends at Nashville Christian Church we have a time frame in which we are to move what we refer to as The Nashville House and plans are underway to relocate the house to the Lodge of Hope property near Bellamy, Missouri by September of this year. Our goal is to have it moved and useable by September 1st of 2019.
That's where you come in, Peterson Outdoors Ministries is solely funded through the financial generosity and partnership of people just like you. We appreciate each and every one who participates with us in ministering to our Veterans and the physically challenged individuals who come to our events. Without your financial support we can't be as effective as we know we need to be in this day and time.
Thus the creation of what we will call: The Nashville House Project
We have met with the people who are experts in their fields of moving houses and setting up utilities and relocating this awesome asset to the Lodge of Hope Property, but we need your support to make it happen! Our calculations along with input from the companies involved to move and set up the Nashville House from its current location to its new home will cost us:
$30,000.00 includes, separation and moving of 3 sections, foundation and set up, septic and utilities
As much as this seems like a lot of money, calculations to build the same square footage to allow us the same amount of housing for our participants would exceed this amount astronomically, we feel it is in the best interest of POM to pursue the re-locating of this asset and we are thankful for the opportunity to allow each of you to participate with us in the project. Please join us in our efforts through giving.
From all of us at Peterson Outdoors Ministries, thank you so much for your time, talents and treasure.
“Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38