Praise the Lord! It looks like you are interested in learning more about Love Begins Here, and you have come to the right place. Stick around for a while to learn more from this website, view the calendar for LBH2012 and gather necessary registartion materials. I also warmly invite you to make use of the links above to check out LBH in action via your favorite forms of social communications - Twitter, Facebook, Blog and Video Channel. As updates come and there is news to be shared, those sources will help keep you in the loop.

Even though it seems like next summer will be here before we all know it, let's take a look back at some of the highlights from the past couple of summers to see where we have come as the LBH family.

Love Begins Here launched on June 21, 2009. That summer, we had 56 missionaries take to the streets of the Madison Diocese.

After two years of growth and guidance from the Holy Spirit, 241 missionaries served on LBH trips in 2011.

Late in 2011, we surpassed the landmark of having spent a year in service to those in need. In three summers, LBH has given 9,090 hours of service to the local community, which amounts to 1 year, 13 days and 18 hours.

While those statistics are incredible and the Lord has blessed us abundantly, it is even more exciting to recall the changes we have seen in the hearts of the young people who have joined us. Here is just one of many beautiful reflections given by a high schooler after her experience on LBH:
“I definitely learned more about the vastness of Love and how I can love people better and more completely. I also find myself yearning for God to fill me up completely, so I can experience His love the same way I see the Core Team experiencing it. This experience this week has really healed part of me that I felt was broken, and I didn't know how to fix it. It may not be perfect, but it has been a start... This week has been amazing.”

Indeed, God is good to us. Please be in touch if you have questions or need help in any way.

In Christ,
Lindsay Becher
LBH Mission Director 

If you are interested in being involved in the work of LBH, we suggest one (or more) of the following three ways:

First, we would like to ask for your support in terms of prayer.  We have been thankful for the movement of the Holy Spirit throughout this process so far, and we would ask that only under His inspiration it continue.

Second, prayerfully consider coming with your youth to Love Begins Here or recommend it to other friends working with the youth who do not have summer mission trip plans yet.

Third, check back for information on how to become a Shareholder in LBH2012. This is your chance to invest in the work of Love Begins Here and help meet the needs of the poor in the Madison Diocese.