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THOSE WHO HOPE IN THE LORD WILL RENEW THEIR
STRENGTH.
THEY WILL SOAR ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES; THEY WILL RUN AND NOT GROW
WEARY, THEY WILL WALK AND NOT BE FAINT.
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Mission Corner:
A Month of Building
You just never know what tomorrow will bring…and whether it will
appear as a blessing or as a curse. For example, the same time one
crew of volunteers was finishing Westminster's second Habitat for
Humanity house in Lincoln, another crew of Westminster volunteers
was mobilizing for action in Greensburg KS. Finally, the very same
weekend a third crew of Westminster volunteers was caught working on
its own sneaky volunteer project for women who are "rebuilding"
their lives. Throughout Westminster, people's spirits are growing in
mission! Mission can be big or small. Mission is truly for all ages.
Won't you join us as we continue to grow in mission?
 Disaster
Relief
Eleven months after the Hallam tornado, and during Westminster's
centennial year, we purchased and planted 100 trees! After that
moving event, we asked ourselves, "Whendisaster strikes, what can we
as a
church do more immediately for people in need?" The tragic tornado
in Greensburg revealed the answer: form
a Westminster Disaster ResponseTeam.
Westminster was one of the first volunteer groups in the nation to
be allowed into the city of Greensburg mere days after the tornado
struck. Twelve adults (mainly retired) mobilized and then caravanned
down to KS to provide disaster relief work. Our vehicles were
literally loaded down with many donations from Westminster members
and friends.
Second Habitat House
Westminster's Fish Tales Art Project was a wonderful way of
combining mission and the arts during our centennial year. Did you
know that Lancaster County is still benefitting from our outlandish
"catch" at the Fish Tales auction? For two years in a row now
Westminster has teamed both with Habitat for Humanity, as well as
other local churches, to provide one lucky family with decent,
affordable housing. Our second house was dedicated May 20, 2007.
What a joyful experience!
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