This BLOG is a venue for mission team members to journal their experiences while on mission trips and to post photos. This will enable prayer partners and supporters to follow the progress of the mission trips.
Friday, October 10
Nov 9th Fundraiser for Iowa Trip
The mission team is going to have a Veteran's Day Lunch after worship services on Sunday, Nov 9th. We'll recognize and honor all the veterans who are present. We're planning a comfort-food meal and patriotic decorations and music. We're also working on getting some entertainment and a guest speaker. So . . . please plan to join us for this Veteran's Day Salute. Wear your red, white and blue to church and plan to stay afterwards for lunch. Cost will be by donation. Your donations will go toward paying the expenses of our Flood Relief mission trip to Marion, IA during Thanksgiving week.
Planning our Flood Relief Mission Trip to Marion, IA.
We'll be leaving Biloxi on Saturday, Nov 22 and expect to arrive at FUMC Marion on Sunday afternoon. We chose Thanksgiving Week for this mission because we remember with such fondness our Thanksgiving in 2005 just 90 days after Katrina hit. Ooltewah (TN) UMC came to Biloxi to cook Thanksgiving dinner for 300 people - volunteers, church members, construction workers and the general public. What a meal that was!! Then the Lee Family and Friends Team from Wilmington, NC decided they would follow suit and came to fix a huge feast for us in 2006 and again in 2007. We were so touched by their personal sacrifices and so grateful for the wonderful food. Our Mission Team felt this was a perfect opportunity for us to return this great blessing to others in dire straits. Hence, the decision was made months ago to go to Iowa and prepare a great Thanksgiving meal for our brothers and sister in Christ who had suffered so much in the summer floods. We chose FUMC Marion because their Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Melisa Bracht-Wagner, had brought teams of Iowa volunteers to our church three times after Katrina and had provided us with financial support as well. This will be our way of saying "thank-you for helping us".
We've survived Katrina and lived through its aftermath. We have been humbled by all the good that has come out of this enormous natural disaster. Our hearts and homes have been repaired by the thousands of faith-based volunteers who came to Biloxi with open arms, helping hands and caring hearts. They showed us the face of Jesus everyday and taught us how to nurture a servant's heart. Now we are ready to "pay it forward".
Fundraiser for Iowa Trip
Fundraiser for Iowa Trip
