July 5, 2007
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Central 2 Update #3
Greetings From Central 2 Team!
Last week, our team had the great opportunity to minister to the Vincennes Corps as they went through a transition of officers. We were able to help the Sells (the outgoing officers) pack and prepare for the Windells (the incoming officers) arrival. Then, before we left, we were able to share our limited knowledge of the corps with the Windells.
While we were in Vincennes, we did their Vacation Bible School program. This required that we recruit some members to attend VBS. So we went into the neighborhoods around the corps, and passed out doughnuts and flyers to the residents on Sunday after church. What astounded our team was the willingness of the community to open their doors to complete strangers and allow their children to participate in Vacation Bible School.
Monday through Friday, around 8 am each day, we picked up kids from various locations in Vincennes (many from government housing complexes) and brought them to the corps. Then we did VBS and dropped them back at their homes around 11:30 am. The children in this small town are absolutely beautiful in spirit, despite the fact that many of their parents suffer from drug addiction and alcoholism. We grew close to these children in our short five days with them.
Our evenings were spent helping the corps officers with moving and then planning the next day’s VBS activities. Our team was impressed with how the Windells were willing to receive any ideas we had for them about their new corps.
We have now completed the 10 hour and 32 minute drive to the Lakewood Corps in Minnesota and are diving right in to what God has planned for us here.
God Bless,
Carolyn, David, See, Abby, Eric, and Audrey
