Mission News 2/15/09

The Missions Work Area is planning our second annual mission work trip (for persons 14 years or older) to Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota June 14-20, 2009. We will be working with Lakota people of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. Crow Creek Reservation is located about 60 miles southeast from Pierre, South Dakota. Mission teams assist with repairs to homes, churches, shelters, youth center, daycare
facilities, etc. Other tasks available are sewing, working in the Thrift Shop or Food Pantry, cooking in the hot lunch program, providing VBS at the Boys/Girls Club, and much more. There are always varied work projects to keep team members busy.

The cost of this VIM mission trip is $200-$275, which covers food, transportation, lodging, and building materials. The reservation housing can accommodate up to 100 people. If you are interested in being a part of this mission experience, please contact Everett Easley at the church office, 781-4554, by March 17. A $125 application fee will be due from each participant wishing to go. This will help secure our team’s date on the calendar. Informational meetings will be forthcoming.

We will be there to appreciate, to understand, to learn, to make friends and to nurture the hope that the Lakota People have in themselves. We are looking forward to a great week where we will come together to do God's work.


Peter Lengkeek and Pat Croley, from the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota, will be making a visit to the Kansas City area sometime around the end of February. They have sent us a list of items that are needed and they will be in the area to pick them up. When we spoke with Peter, he said there is an abundance of clothing other than the items listed. If you can help with any of the items listed, please drop them in the marked boxes in the narthex and in the FLC Foyer.

These items are needed:

Soft blankets for babies and small children.

Items for babies and children up to 5T:
Diapers and pull-ups-all sizes
Onesies and sleepers
Receiving blankets
Car seats
SUMMER clothing

Older children:
Tennis shoes
socks-low cut or no show
underwear
SUMMER clothing-tee shirts, jeans, shorts

Adult items:
toothpaste and toothbrushes
Breast pads
dishwashing and laundry detergent

Greenworks products
Women's products
Trash bags
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Bath soap

Garden Seeds:
corn, green beans, watermelons, cantaloupes, pumpkins, jalapeno peppers, green peppers, yellow and zucchini squash, and any other interesting seeds.

Canning supplies

For donation of the following items,
please contact Kevin Fisher at 781-4554.

ITEMS FOR PETER-
2 cordless drills-14 to 18 volt heavy duty
A generator
Tiller-heavy duty walk behind
Water-based heaters that look like radiators