Sunday, June 29, 2008

IOWA IS ON!

The recovery effort in Cedar Rapids is up and running. We will be sending our first team in, Sunday July 20 leaving after church. They will return Saturday July 26. Adam Metz of Alum Creek Church of Christ will be leading the team. Adam is a youth leader who has taken several trips to New Orleans with us.

To join this team, please send me an email. More information will be coming over the next week.

What to bring information is identical to what we have needed for New Orleans work. You can find that information on the Volunteer link at www.servantsunite.org.

More teams will likely follow! They will require team leads and funding for fuel and van rentals. If you can't make this trip, but can do a later date, please let me know and I'll publicize prospective dates through the list and the blog.

Other than volunteering, here's what Servants Unite needs from you.
  • Prayers - My home church, Westerville Christian, had Servants Unite on our prayer list for focused intercession Wednesday this week. Thursday we got a private donation of $2,000! Pray for volunteers, funding, good work, and that God will use us to touch others as Christ's hands and feet.
  • Donations - Response to this takes money. Volunteers on recent trips have been paying much of the bill out of pocket. Servants Unite's mission is to organize those who may not have found missions attractive previously and often that's due to fundraising. The more we have donated to cover expenses, the more people will find God's presence through service.
  • Leaders - Adam has stepped forward to lead this team out, but we need other team leads to help organize and manage teams in the field. Please call or email to discuss the opportunities Servants Unite has for this and future responses.
Thanks for continuing to support out mission together as well as the hurting victims of natural disasters.

Servants Unite!

John McGuire

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