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| Hoosier United Methodist News |
September 2001 |
A joyous spirit prevailed at the
NIC School of Christian Mission
By Mary Jane Bass
Special to the Hoosier UM News
Over 500 women, children, youth and men participated in the North Indiana Conference Drive-In-Day, School of Christian Mission (SOCM) or Mission Education Event July 17-22 at Manchester College, North Manchester, Ind. From the opening parade of "saints" to the closing cleansing ceremony, a joyous spirit prevailed through all events.
Much creativity went into creating a river as a focal point for the Vietnam, Cambodia, & Laos study. For other plenary sessions the river became a pool or a waterfall, as needed.
Quilters set the opening scene for each event and the study of Jesus and Courageous Women by showing how women have coveted family stories and traditions by telling stories as they worked, fitting the odd pieces together to make a useful, sometimes attractive, whole - rather like God takes the strands of human life and weaves a rich tapestry.
An excellent PowerPoint presentation was used for the Global Health plenary session.
Teens, led by Margaret Woody, studied Global Health issues and Jesus and Courageous Women. Thursday evening's program was offered to the whole school; a lively presentation of "Bob's" body parts and the many diseases/ailments "Bob" had was given. Their hands-on mission project for the week included helping a very needy elderly woman in Wabash.
The Children's program, led by Randa Zoladz, gave a delightful, enlightening musical presentation of the daily Chi-Mi-Ca activities for Thurs. evening's gathering. The Children's Mission Camp is a great opportunity for children or grandchildren of SOCM participants to be exposed to mission studies.
A health fair, conducted by various health-related agencies, was held on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Many people lined up for blood sugar tests and blood pressure checks. Some tested the foot massage equipment, tried various magnetic devices, and even removed shoes and stockings to activate the body fat analysis machine.
Many humorous, educational skits were used to promote membership, mission today, and to raise awareness of the many facets of UM Women.
Recipients of one of the Youth/Young Adult Service Fund grants gave a powerful witness of their mission/work trip to Mexico.
Offerings for the week totaled $2,469.50 - all undesignated giving. We are learning that designated giving is fun, but undesignated giving gets the job done!
Plan now for next year's event, schedule for July 9-14, 2002.
Last updated on 01/14/2004