The Messenger
July 16, 2012 Volume XXII, No. 7 Nationalchurch.org
2012 Nicaragua Volunteers In Mission Trip August 3 - 11
In August our Volunteers in Mission team from the Metropolitan Memorial Cooperative Parish will be traveling to Nicaragua. We will spend our first weekend hearing from and seeing the various projects our Parish supports: Women and Community, September 14th Baseball Academy, Débora’s dental clinic, and Christian Medical Action (CMA). MondayThursday we will be out in Matagalpa, a remote area in the mountains 5 hours outside the capital where we will be working through CMA to provide safe sanitation (latrines!) to 36 families. This is the same organization we worked with last year to refurbish desks, and we sent half of our Christmas Eve offering for building the school we will get to see in action. We’ve got a lot packed into this trip, and the team is very excited to be working in an area of such great need. We also celebrate that Rev. Jimmy Sherrod will be joining us as our videographer to capture all of what you are making possible!
who could otherwise not join us. We invite you to support our mission trip either by mailing a gift to the church office (please make your check out to MMUMC with Nicaragua 2012 in the memo line) or by making your donation online at nationalchurch.org/Giving/Give_a_Gift. We ask also that you hold our team and the people of Nicaragua in prayer as we prepare for this mission. Gratefully, The 2012 Nicaragua VIM team
The team hopes to raise at least $8,000 to fund our group’s work in Nicaragua, purchase supplies, support our host organizations, and provide three scholarships for members
Announcing Your 2012 Nicaragua Volunteer in Mission Team!! • Nicki Allen, Member of Wesley UMC • Anna Chamiec-Pauneto, American University student, Crossroads member and leadership team • Mallika Gamage, Member of Wesley UMC and Grate Patrol Coordinator • David Hackney, Crossroads member and leadership team • Karen Howard, MMUMC member—and reigning dancing champion (Just ask her about the 2011 trip!) • Carly Jones, American University Student and Wesley Foundation leader • Andy Millman, Wesley Seminary Student and Pastoral Intern • Rev. Kate Murphey, Lead Pastor of Wesley UMC and Associate Minister of Serving Ministries • Veronica Rutherford, Member of MMUMC and Campus Kitchen leadership team • Rev. Jimmy Sherrod, Lead Pastor of Crossroads and our videographer
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