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Today's devotion is Ephesians 3:16-20. As we go out in the community we go with the inner strength to do his work and touch others hearts
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
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Today was another great day. We spent some time at a nursing home. We did chair exercises (that were surprisingly difficult!), played a new game called heads up and played charades. We were all laughing and cheering and generally having a fabulous time that the nursing staff had to come more than once to shush us. Yes wild party at the nursing home - really! Afternoon was more fun with the kids club. We sang this little light of mine and rise and shine. There was a skit, we quizzed the kids on the bible verse, did some crafts and read some stories. Of course there were also games, lots of running around the gym and laughter We had gathering where we talked about our day and examples of where we saw God making a difference. We also met with just our church group. We had a lot if serious discussion, some giggling and some tears. Tomorrow is a new day and I'm excited to see what's in store! Good night and God bless!
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Today's devotion scripture is Romans 5:6-8 and john 3:16-18. Our theme for the day is to step in like Jesus thinking about how we can step in initiate conversation or change interrupt the problem and intercede to represent someone in need. A reminder that we are the salt. S. Stop and give your full attention A. Ask questions and build relationships by truly listening L. Love others by truly feeling compassion T. Touch someone's life How can you be the salt that Jesus would have you be? How can you reach out to those around you?
Monday, June 23, 2014
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We had a quick dinner of pulled pork, Mac and cheese and salad then orientation. Our scripture was john 13. The story of Jesus washing the disciples feet. We sang some songs (Kristin got Teary eyed) and met as just our group for devotions. We talked about the scripture. How Jesus washed the feet even of the one who betrayed him and what Jesus did that we strive to also do. Well off for breakfast!
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So. We made a little bit of a wrong turn in Kansas City and ended up in Columbia, MO before we realized it (pull out your maps folks, that's about 45 miles east). Then we had an impressive rain storm for about 20 minutes or so. With all of that, we ended up being about 30 minutes late getting in. So much for Kristin's time cushion!
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Fun Facts!
Fun Facts for 2014 Youth Mission Trip:
• All Women!
This year the trip worked out to be an all female team – we’ll miss the boys, but We Can Do It!
• We have 2 Mother – Daughter Teams this year!
• With an all female team – the Youth Director has been threatening to make the Mission t-shirts pink with sparkles. We settled on Rosie the Riveter.
• All Women!
This year the trip worked out to be an all female team – we’ll miss the boys, but We Can Do It!
• We have 2 Mother – Daughter Teams this year!
• With an all female team – the Youth Director has been threatening to make the Mission t-shirts pink with sparkles. We settled on Rosie the Riveter.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Booneville, Arkansas
Booneville, Arkansas (Ozark Mountains)
Community Experience
You and your group will be warmly welcomed by the Booneville community. Local pastors, farming families and ministry leaders look forward to meeting you and introducing you to their community. During the week you will partner with local organizations such as the Family Resource Center and the Boys & Girls Club, while also spending time with senior citizens, work projects and children's programming. In the evenings, your group will get to experience the natural beauty of the Ozarks at Cove Lake and Mount Magazine, visit a family farm, worship with a local church, and enjoy your newfound friendships at a community cookout. Booneville has some wonderful residents who are making long-term investments in serving the needs of their neighbors, and you will have the great privilege of serving alongside them.
A Typical Day
6:45 am Breakfast/lunch crews gather (prepare breakfast / self-serve lunch stations)
7:15 – 8:00 am Breakfast buffet and self-serve lunches (as participants arrive)
8:00 am Breakfast cleanup begins
8:15 – 8:30 am Building cleanup and prepare for the day
8:30 – 9:00 am Devos
9:00 am Gather for group prayer
9:30 am Ministry orientation and departure
9:30 am – 2:30 pm Ministry sites (with a lunch break at the site)
3:00 – 5:00 pm Free time and shower time
a 4:15 pm Dinner Crew
a 4:20 – 4:50 pm Leader Meeting
a 4:15 – 5:00 pm Kids Zone (as necessary) led by YW staff
5:00 – 6:15 pm Dinner and cleanup
6:15 – 8:00 pm Evening Activity
8:15 – 8:45 The Gathering (evening interactive time led by staff)
9:00 – 9:45 pm Church Group Time
10:00 pm Late-night snack available and prepare for bed
10:30 pm Building lights out
LAST DAY DEPARTURE Between 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
As you can see on the schedule, each day will include Devos, The Gathering and Church Group Time. These times have been scheduled to allow individuals/groups/families to focus on scripture and what God is doing in the context of the week and beyond.
Where do we stay?
Groups are housed in a local church, school or community building. Participants need to bring their own sleeping bags, pillows and sleeping pads or air mattresses that are twin-size or smaller. All females and males sleep in separate rooms, including married adult leaders. Showers are available either on site or at a nearby location.
Community Experience
You and your group will be warmly welcomed by the Booneville community. Local pastors, farming families and ministry leaders look forward to meeting you and introducing you to their community. During the week you will partner with local organizations such as the Family Resource Center and the Boys & Girls Club, while also spending time with senior citizens, work projects and children's programming. In the evenings, your group will get to experience the natural beauty of the Ozarks at Cove Lake and Mount Magazine, visit a family farm, worship with a local church, and enjoy your newfound friendships at a community cookout. Booneville has some wonderful residents who are making long-term investments in serving the needs of their neighbors, and you will have the great privilege of serving alongside them.
A Typical Day
6:45 am Breakfast/lunch crews gather (prepare breakfast / self-serve lunch stations)
7:15 – 8:00 am Breakfast buffet and self-serve lunches (as participants arrive)
8:00 am Breakfast cleanup begins
8:15 – 8:30 am Building cleanup and prepare for the day
8:30 – 9:00 am Devos
9:00 am Gather for group prayer
9:30 am Ministry orientation and departure
9:30 am – 2:30 pm Ministry sites (with a lunch break at the site)
3:00 – 5:00 pm Free time and shower time
a 4:15 pm Dinner Crew
a 4:20 – 4:50 pm Leader Meeting
a 4:15 – 5:00 pm Kids Zone (as necessary) led by YW staff
5:00 – 6:15 pm Dinner and cleanup
6:15 – 8:00 pm Evening Activity
8:15 – 8:45 The Gathering (evening interactive time led by staff)
9:00 – 9:45 pm Church Group Time
10:00 pm Late-night snack available and prepare for bed
10:30 pm Building lights out
LAST DAY DEPARTURE Between 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
As you can see on the schedule, each day will include Devos, The Gathering and Church Group Time. These times have been scheduled to allow individuals/groups/families to focus on scripture and what God is doing in the context of the week and beyond.
Where do we stay?
Groups are housed in a local church, school or community building. Participants need to bring their own sleeping bags, pillows and sleeping pads or air mattresses that are twin-size or smaller. All females and males sleep in separate rooms, including married adult leaders. Showers are available either on site or at a nearby location.
Count Down!
6 more days until the Mission Trip!
Hopefully we have internet or cell phone access!
Here's some pictures of previous years:
Can you figure out what Mission Year the picture is from???
Hopefully we have internet or cell phone access!
Here's some pictures of previous years:
Can you figure out what Mission Year the picture is from???
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Dodge Ball Tournament for Imagine No More Malaria
Today 7 of our Youth went to the Gretna UMC Youth's Annual Dodge Ball Tournament to raise funds for No More Malaria. We didn't win the tournament, but we did contribute funds to a very, very important cause!
Thanks to Gretna UMC for hosting a fun and meaningful event!
Imagine No More Malaria
Malaria—recognizable by early symptoms of fever, vomiting, and headache—is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, and can result in anemia, coma, and death if left untreated. Although malaria, a disease of poverty, is preventable, every year it kills 700,000 people, mostly children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. United Methodists are part of a worldwide effort to eradicate this disease by the year 2015.
To apply for a Malaria Control Program Grant (all UMCs and partners may apply) or for an Imagine No Malaria Grant (for African UMC health boards only), please contact Nyamah Dunbar, Deputy Director, Malaria Initiative at ndunbar@umcor.org or (212) 870-3754.
Gifts to this program via UMCOR Advance #3021190 can make a big difference:
Provides medication to treat someone with malaria.
Purchases and delivers one insecticide-treated mosquito net.
Covers the expenses for an anti-malaria campaign in a local school.
Trains traditional birth attendants in malaria prevention and treatment.
$500 Provides all the expenses for a one day community leader training for 35-40 attendees on malaria prevention
is the cost of a motorbike for a community health team in Liberia or Sierra Leone
$4,000 purchases a year's worth of malaria laboratory test kits for all UMC clinics in Bo District, Sierra Leone
$5,000 supports a bed net distribution program targeting pregnant women and children in 20 communities in Liberia.
$10,000 purchases anti-malarial medications for patients cared for in a rural hospital in Nigeria for one year.
$20,000 underwrite a health board training for both annual conferences in Angola, to assist our church in developing a strategic community-based health and malaria prevention plan.
For additional resources about malaria, visit the Imagine No Malaria web page.
Thanks to Gretna UMC for hosting a fun and meaningful event!
Imagine No More Malaria
Malaria—recognizable by early symptoms of fever, vomiting, and headache—is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, and can result in anemia, coma, and death if left untreated. Although malaria, a disease of poverty, is preventable, every year it kills 700,000 people, mostly children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. United Methodists are part of a worldwide effort to eradicate this disease by the year 2015.
To apply for a Malaria Control Program Grant (all UMCs and partners may apply) or for an Imagine No Malaria Grant (for African UMC health boards only), please contact Nyamah Dunbar, Deputy Director, Malaria Initiative at ndunbar@umcor.org or (212) 870-3754.
Gifts to this program via UMCOR Advance #3021190 can make a big difference:
Provides medication to treat someone with malaria.
Purchases and delivers one insecticide-treated mosquito net.
Covers the expenses for an anti-malaria campaign in a local school.
Trains traditional birth attendants in malaria prevention and treatment.
$500 Provides all the expenses for a one day community leader training for 35-40 attendees on malaria prevention
is the cost of a motorbike for a community health team in Liberia or Sierra Leone
$4,000 purchases a year's worth of malaria laboratory test kits for all UMC clinics in Bo District, Sierra Leone
$5,000 supports a bed net distribution program targeting pregnant women and children in 20 communities in Liberia.
$10,000 purchases anti-malarial medications for patients cared for in a rural hospital in Nigeria for one year.
$20,000 underwrite a health board training for both annual conferences in Angola, to assist our church in developing a strategic community-based health and malaria prevention plan.
For additional resources about malaria, visit the Imagine No Malaria web page.
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