The following is Kent’s article in this month’s issue of The Shorelines. I am writing this on one of my favorite days of the year. Tonight we will hold the confirmation final retreat for this year’s 10th Graders. It is 18 hours of intense listening to each other that we hope will make for lifelong [...]
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September is the time to find community
Posted in Community, tagged community, confirmation, mission, rally sunday on August 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mission: Iowa 2011 – Day 3
Posted in Mission: Iowa 2011, tagged bell, city hall, iowa, max liquidator, mission, pocahontas, poky, sheep, verina on July 17, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Good morning, dear reader. If you want to make your reading of today’s entry one with sensory participation resembling what many of us experienced, take the following steps: Turn off your air conditioner. Turn on some bright lamps and point ‘em right at you. Start a fire in the fireplace. Sit next to it. Rub [...]
Mission: Iowa 2011 – Day 2
Posted in Mission: Iowa 2011, tagged agronomy, chicken, cow, hard labor, horse, iowa, lamb burgers, merry-go-round, mission, pocahontas, poky, verina on July 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Greetings, dear reader! We had our first full work day and night on the town so settle in for some stories and photos. Have you subscribed to the blog yet, via email or RSS feed? Now’s the time to do so. Plus, please keep those comments coming and I’ll gladly read your “letters from home” [...]
Mission: Iowa 2011 – Day 1
Posted in Mission: Iowa 2011, tagged agronomy, iowa, mission, pocahontas, poky, rethink church, tornado, ware on July 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Greetings, dear reader, to our annual Excelsior United Methodist Church mission trip blog. You can read about our experiences in Beaumont, Texas (2008-2009) and Cedar Rapids (both in 2009 and 2010) and remember you can subscribe via RSS or email by clicking the links on the right-hand sidebar. I hope to Twitter updates @excelsiorumc, too, [...]
10-Fold.org Day 10 presents options for sustainable agriculture
Posted in Outreach, tagged 10-fold.org, mission, sustainable agriculture on October 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
10-Fold.org has had nine effective days of ministry – and make no mistake, their efforts are ministry – and they conclude the movement with today’s final project, sustainable agriculture. Please, click into the website and click any of the days you haven’t clicked yet and have up to $10 donated on your behalf. It’s not [...]
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