June has already been a busy month for children and youth doing what matters. When I was called to the east coast a year and a half ago, the thrust of my ministry was to be around youth and outreach. Last Thursday, my 1st grade daughter did a walk with her elementary school to cure childhood diabetes and raised $771 of the nearly $15,000 they collected! 215 of the 350 students participated on behalf of the four kids who are struggling with the disease.
At the New England Synod Assembly, dozens of youth came to Springfield to serve. We packaged 8,562 Feeding Children International meals for the Springfield food shelf after the devastating tornado on Wednesday. Youth from all over our synod had their first crack at packaging at Calumet in early March and will be doing it again at Hammo this fall (Sept 9th-11th). To date, 64,404 meals have been delivered to Haiti and MA area food shelves. Pastor Andrew's church in RI (who also posts to this blog) now has a packaging cell of their own. We'd like to have one in every state before Hammo.
Our synod's new purpose statement is telling. We are told to "go where love leads, serve where love calls". Children and youth are listening to the Spirit. Are you?
At the New England Synod Assembly, dozens of youth came to Springfield to serve. We packaged 8,562 Feeding Children International meals for the Springfield food shelf after the devastating tornado on Wednesday. Youth from all over our synod had their first crack at packaging at Calumet in early March and will be doing it again at Hammo this fall (Sept 9th-11th). To date, 64,404 meals have been delivered to Haiti and MA area food shelves. Pastor Andrew's church in RI (who also posts to this blog) now has a packaging cell of their own. We'd like to have one in every state before Hammo.
Our synod's new purpose statement is telling. We are told to "go where love leads, serve where love calls". Children and youth are listening to the Spirit. Are you?
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