Posts from August, 2008
- 31 Aug
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No comments“Day of Healing” Counseling Seminar
Here’s a conference you may find valuable: the 16th annual “Day of Healing” in Wabash, Ind. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Kevin Leman. In addition, the day features workshops by 21 professional counselors.
Date: November 1, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 pm.
Location: Honeywell Center in Wabash, Ind.
Sponsored by: Wabash Friends Counseling Center
You can read more [...] - 30 Aug
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No commentsFennigs: Departure for Sierra Leone Nears
September 18–that’s when Randy and Toni Fennig hope to leave for Sierra Leone. Their support is in place, and they’re ready to go. Randy will teach at the Evangelical College of Theology just outside of Freetown and do agricultural development.
Randy stopped by the office Thursday with a big trailer he had custom built to fit [...] - 30 Aug
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No commentsAs Hurricane Gustav Drenches Jamaica
Owen Gordon, President, Jamaica Bible College
With Hurricane Gustav rolling across Jamaica on its way to the Gulf of Mexico, Owen Gordon sent this note from Jamaica around 6 p.m. Friday, August 29.
Thank God! We are ok! The torrential rain has been falling unabated all day! The wind is very strong at times, and the [...] - 29 Aug
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No commentsA Visit from the Jusu Family
The Jusu family. L-r: Tity, Emmanuel (2), John, Juan (8), and John Jr. (10).
John Jusu and his family stopped by the office last Wednesday. John grew up in the United Brethren church in Sierra Leone. He graduated in 1982 from Bumpe High School (where one of his teachers was June Brown), and taught there for [...] - 28 Aug
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No commentsObit: Ruth Boggs
Ruth Boggs, the mother of Laurel Mission director Titus Boggs, passed away Tuesday, August 26. Ruth’s late husband, Alvin, served on staff with Laurel Mission in the 1950s, and later started a school near the mission.
- 28 Aug
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No commentsRuth Boggs, Mother of Titus Boggs
We learned that Ruth Boggs, the mother of Titus Boggs (director of Laurel Mission in Kentucky), passed away Tuesday, August 26. Ruth’s late husband, Alvin, grew up at Laurel Mission and later served on staff there. Titus’s address:
Titus J. Boggs
77 Cedar Chapel Road
Big Laurel, KY 40808-7611 - 28 Aug
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No commentsGod-Sighting in Logan, Ohio
Here is another “God sighting” report, this one about a community outreach event by Shepherd of the Valley UB church in Logan, Ohio. Doug Stull, the senior pastor, sent me this brief note:
The Festival turned out at least 200 unchurched people. Food, free school supplies, carnival games–all brought a lot of the community to the [...] - 28 Aug
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No commentsBack to School for Bridger Fetters
L-r: Pat Jones, Ron Ramsey, Bridger Fetters, Jeff Bleijerveld.
A pizza buffet seemed like a good way to say goodbye to Bridger Fetters, the summer intern for Global Ministries. So the entire Healthy Ministry Resources staff headed to Pizza Hut for lunch. Bridger returned to Huntington University this week; he’s a senior English major.
Bridger helped out [...] - 27 Aug
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No commentsFrank Strine Undergoing Heart Procedure
Frank Strine, a retired ordained minister, will undergo a heart catheterization Thursday morning, August 28, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. Frank and Phyllis Strine live in Markle, Ind., at this address:
Frank Strine
PO Box 613
Markle, IN 46770 - 27 Aug
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No commentsMission Team Training Kicks Off
The first of five leadership training events took place August 22-23 at Salem United Brethren Church in Chambersburg, Pa. The sessions focused on developing effective short-term mission teams and covered the nuts and bolts of putting it all together like a pro.
Here are a few comments from those who attended:“Everyone, whether a team leader or [...]
