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Mission Ministry continued...
in our life in WV. However, there were still plenty of positive
lessons to be gained as well. Resourcefulness, friendliness, com-
munity and interdependence, kindness and patience - all of these
were traits we found in abundant supply from our friends and
neighbors. With few people making much money and even
fewer places to spend it, there is little opportunity for consum-
erism and excess to take hold. People find new functions for old
materials, and work with what they have instead of constantly
buying something new. The pace of life is slower, quieter, and
more contained, and people actually have both the time and the
inclination to simply sit on each other’s porches and talk. There
isn’t the constant rushing and striving we see so often in middle
class life; there is a peaceful contentedness in the neighborhoods
and hollers. It was a valuable lesson to learn how to sit down and
relax, without having an agenda or a timeline.
We will miss our dear friends and neighbors so much, as well as
the pace of life that allowed us to enjoy them. The wilderness
was truly breathtaking and the trips we took out onto the trails
often left us speechless and grateful. There is truly no other place
like it. We poured a lot of ourselves into our various callings in
McDowell County. The schools, our neighborhood, the job sites,
and the interns; we left so much of ourselves “out on the field,”
so to speak, and we don’t regret any of it. There was incredible
stress and strife, and incredible beauty and love. Thank you for
participating in this amazing journey with us, and please keep
McDowell County in your thoughts and prayers, as we will, today
and always.
Love,
Jack & Svea Schreiner
Mission Opportunities
Pray, Serve, Learn
Sept 3:
Serve at the
Norwalk Open Door Shelter
-
contact Holly Hough
) to sign up.
Sept 25:
Feed My Starving
Children M&M Fundraiser
-
pick up an M&M tube and return
filled with quarters or larger
donations to fund this years joint
churches Mobilepack event
which takes place Oct. 22-23.
Check the website for details of
prayer requests, more
opportunities and to learn about
our mission partners.
Please contact Stella Clarke
(Director of Missions) at
or
203-309-5645.
