A few weeks ago we got a very
unexpected call from David Casey, a leader at First United Methodist
Church in Tulsa Oklahoma. David told us that the place they were
planning on working and staying on the St. Louis leg of their summer
Mission Tour had to cancel last minute and they needed somewhere to
go. He asked us if we had enough work and enough space for 50-60
people in 2 separate groups. After we all picked our jaws up off the
floor, we thought back to the summer of 2010 when David brought a
group of very hard working youth to help us work on our Bremen
Theater Project. We very promptly told him yes. He called us on a
Wednesday night, and we returned his call the next morning to find
out that the group would be arriving on Saturday. We scrambled to
prepare places for everyone to stay and to make sure we had enough
work ready for everyone to do, and barely finished getting the attic
ready for the first group to stay in just a few hours before they got
here!
Over the next week we had the pleasure
of working, eating, laughing and worshiping with them. They more than
lived up to the reputation set by the group in 2010 doing anything
from painting and clearing brush to pulling out drywall and carpet
and hauling trash out of dirty old garages. No task seemed too big or
too small as they rose to meet every challenge we put before them,
and did it with a good heart no less.
Along with a huge amount of work, we
also got to spend plenty of time talking about scripture, ministry
and all sorts of things about being a missionary to the inner city.
We spent late nights around the fire pit sharing testimonies and
singing worship songs.
For us, having groups like this come
in is a big part of what we love to do. It allows us to share in the
work God has called us to do with young people who may have never
experienced anything like it and pray that God might place the same
call on their hearts as he has ours. If you would like to bring a group to serve with us or if you would like to just come by yourself, call Mark Goodwin (636)-544-2153
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