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Missions
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congregation, through its Mission Outreach Committee, has sent workers to
sites around the world and across the Eastern US to spread the Gospel in
Word and Deed. Sites have included Haiti, the Philippines, Trinidad,
Greece, as well as West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania and rural southern
Maryland. Participants work among the poorest people in the world, as
well as assist low income home owners and communities with clean-up from
flooding and poverty. Some of the
work includes caulking, scraping and painting; replacing roofs and flooring;
hanging drywall; gutting and tearing out buildings; working on foundations,
building decks and ramps; cleaning up debris; landscaping and simply
encouraging people in despair.
On occasion, Youth Groups can lead children's ministry programs in
conjunction with a local church or organization. Teens also have
helped at local food pantries. Work has been done on homes, churches,
community centers, schools, libraries, graveyards and community parks to
give hope to the residents.
The Domestic trips are under the guidance of congregational youth
leaders Kathy Bittner and Dale Reichert; the International trip is guided by
Wilson Hoffman. The trips build not only hope, homes and
relationships, but changes the lives of participants.
To read participants accounts of recent
Mission Trips and look at the gallery of pictures, follow the links to
2007 Kentucky Trip or
2007 Mahanoy City Trip or 2007 Fall
International Mission Trip - Mexico |
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2008 Summer Domestic Mission Trips
Once again we will join with Christian Endeavor for trips during the
Summer of '08! The date is June 22-28, 2008. The trip will be to
Findly, Ohio. Cost is $290 with $100 deposit due on January 15th with the
balance ($190) due by April 1st. Children as young as 11 may go with a
parent and people from age 13 to 100 can attend! They need assistance for:
kitchen help and delivery persons if you would rather minister in this way.
Just talking to our home owners is ministering enough even if you don't feel
able/capable of doing physical work for 4½ days. Pray about it, consider it
and come with us this year. Don't procrastinate! One guarantee: it will
change your life forever. For more information or to sign up for a
trip, please contact Kathy Bittner at
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