24 DAYS!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Countdown Begins!
Five Frankforters are embarking on a Beaver-Butler Presbytery mission trip (for small churches like us!) to Nashville, TN to help with the clean up efforts from the 2010 floods.
Allison Bauer, Ann Butler & Larry Zellers, Joyce Wills, and Ruth Zakutney are preparing to make the 10 hour trip (13 hours with stops for eating and *ahem* using the "facilities") to the land of the Grand Ole Oprey!
Last night (Tues, Feb 22), we had an organizational meeting at the Mt. Chestnut Presbyterian Church (Butler, PA) with others on the team. We are, in total, a group of 45 who will be traveling to the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN. (Check out their website here: http://www.nashvillewpc.org/home.cfm ) There will be another group of 15 staying there at the same time, which should make things a little interesting...
At the meeting last night, we went around the room and introduced ourselves by name, by church, and by how many mission trips we've been on. For me (Allison), this is my third mission trip (one as a participant and one as a youth group chaperone.) For Ann, Larry, Joyce, and Ruth, it is their first trip--and they each received a round of applause from the group for being brave enough to embark on their first trip! (And there are several teens for whom this will be their 3rd, 4th, and even 5th mission trip!)
I am personally grateful to the Beaver-Butler Presbytery for their grant that made this trip possible. I am also grateful to all the Frankforters are stepping out in faith for their first mission trip!
I've got lots more info to share (and stories to tell!) but I'll save those for later. Suffice it to say, I think this trip gonna be life-changing!
Allison
Allison Bauer, Ann Butler & Larry Zellers, Joyce Wills, and Ruth Zakutney are preparing to make the 10 hour trip (13 hours with stops for eating and *ahem* using the "facilities") to the land of the Grand Ole Oprey!
Last night (Tues, Feb 22), we had an organizational meeting at the Mt. Chestnut Presbyterian Church (Butler, PA) with others on the team. We are, in total, a group of 45 who will be traveling to the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN. (Check out their website here: http://www.nashvillewpc.org/home.cfm ) There will be another group of 15 staying there at the same time, which should make things a little interesting...
At the meeting last night, we went around the room and introduced ourselves by name, by church, and by how many mission trips we've been on. For me (Allison), this is my third mission trip (one as a participant and one as a youth group chaperone.) For Ann, Larry, Joyce, and Ruth, it is their first trip--and they each received a round of applause from the group for being brave enough to embark on their first trip! (And there are several teens for whom this will be their 3rd, 4th, and even 5th mission trip!)
I am personally grateful to the Beaver-Butler Presbytery for their grant that made this trip possible. I am also grateful to all the Frankforters are stepping out in faith for their first mission trip!
I've got lots more info to share (and stories to tell!) but I'll save those for later. Suffice it to say, I think this trip gonna be life-changing!
Allison
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