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EMPOWERING STUDENTS AND CAMPUS MINISTRIES TO IMPACT COMMUNITIES
FALL 2022
IN THIS ISSUE A.M. SUMMER 1 MISSION FUND 3 ROLE MODELS 4 "MY HOMETOWN" M.O. HOME BUILD
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Donor funding provided equipment for A.M.'s summer activities, like Water Day.
DONORS EMPOWER A.M. SUMMER TEAM TO SERVE 100+ CHILDREN How important is the heart of a child? How sensitive is it to outside influences, both bad and good? How many “truths” about ourselves and the world do we learn as children and cling to into adulthood, unwittingly shaping our lives to fit that self-concept? Big questions, but important ones. Now more than ever, children need Godly influences in their lives to help shape their ideas about God, themselves, and the world – as aligned with the truth of Scripture. Thanks to donor support, the Appalachian Ministries (AM)
summer team served as mentors and friends to more than 100 Appalachian children, most of whom live in unstable homes and need positive, stable influences as much as possible. At the beginning of the summer, the AM team spent 10 days in Georgia receiving leadership training at a partner church and ministering to the church’s children. The team then spent four weeks serving children near University of the Cumberlands’ campus. They rotated between the four AM sites – at Corbin Manor, Brush Arbor apartments, Mackey Avenue, and in Story continued on page 2
