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DID YOU KNOW?The energy grows as young children and youth, along with adults, are welcomed and gather as a community at Estamos Unidos, an emerging ministry of the Moravian Church, SP, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Their stated goal is: “We strive to build a supportive community that reaches beyond the barriers of language and culture, allowing us to discover God at work in the world around us.”
Their time together opens with a short story from scripture, song and prayer. Then the age groups divide up and go to their respective areas to play interactive games, do craft projects, receive tutoring in math, learn and practice English and Spanish, learn to play the keyboard and guitar, and receive GED instruction to obtain a diploma. They also facilitate other services such as personal money management, visiting with people who are part of the surrounding community, taking part in summer programs, as well as assisting with the food and clothing services, which are housed in the Sunnyside Ministries building, in which Estamos Unidos meets. The evening closes with a snack and beverage. This ministry continues to grow, which increases the need for volunteer assistance with the variety of activities that are offered year-round. The requirement for volunteers is a “desire to serve and share God’s faith, love, and hope with the Latino community”. You do not need to speak Spanish - simply come with an open heart to meet people of different cultures. If you would like to join this dynamic community, please contact Rev. Angelica Regalado Cieza at aregalado@mcsp.org, or by phone at (336) 770-9708. If you live further away from the Winston-Salem area, or outside North Carolina, accommodations can be arranged for you and others to stay nearby and take part in support of this ministry and the many ways it serves the community around it. |
NOTES FROM MORAVIANS IN MISSION:
The Joyful Noise offering in March will be for the Rapids Family Backpack Program. This is a non-profit organization whose mission is providing nutritious weekend meals in a backpack for Wisconsin Rapids Public School families facing hunger. The backpacks are intended for the whole family, not just the child, and encourage nutritious family meals.
Each Friday, families participating in the program receive a backpack with a meal and meal ‘stretchers’ like cereal, oatmeal, or peanut butter. The backpacks are placed in the student lockers and contain a recipe and all of the non-perishable ingredients to make the meal.
–Shari Marsden
Each Friday, families participating in the program receive a backpack with a meal and meal ‘stretchers’ like cereal, oatmeal, or peanut butter. The backpacks are placed in the student lockers and contain a recipe and all of the non-perishable ingredients to make the meal.
–Shari Marsden
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BOARD OF WORLD MISSION - DID YOU KNOW?…that if your congregation is looking for a way to involve youth and adults in a mission trip that helps families in need, builds community in your congregation, and is easy to plan, the Board of World Mission has the solution? Please consider sending a team from your congregation to Laurel Ridge this coming summer for Mission Camp. Each summer Mission Camp receives referrals from local agencies and matches youth groups and their adult leaders with work sites based on their skill level and project needs. Groups should provide capable adult leaders (1 per every 5 youth) and transportation to and from work sites. The camp staff does all the rest: food, lodging, purchasing all of the necessary supplies for each work site, and providing an evening program and campfire. All Mission Camps are hosted at Higgins Lodge. All-inclusive costs are $475 per youth, $237.50 for each required adult, and $475/ each additional adult.
Dates for this summer’s Mission Camps are as follows:
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Please pray where you could fit into these outreach ministries and help our community!
