The UM ARMY in Newton, Texas

(The United Methodist Action Reach-Out Mission by Youth)

Made up of Chapelwood United Methodist Church in Lake Jackson, Springwood United Methodist Church in Houston, and Lane's Chapel in Tyler

June 14-20, 2009

Wednesday, June 17 2009, work sites

	The UMARMY is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is headquartered in Houston. Each summer hundreds of youth and adult mentors go on working mission trips throughout Texas. Recently, the organization is spreading to other states. These mission trips accomplish various tasks to help clients such as building wheel chair ramps, making minor repairs, cleaning up yards and cutting grass, painting, and the like. While these activities are of benefit to clients and communities, the primary goal is the spiritual formation of the youth. The youth work hard for their clients, and the daily worship and prayer is focused on relating their work experiences to their spiritual lives. That is to say, they work as part of the body of Christ in his world and for God's children. In it is an extraordinary organization that is making disciples for Christ for the transformation of the world.  The following set of pictures show the progress that was made on the home of Sue Perkins
	The following pictures were taken at the home of Carla Shered
	The following pictures were taken at the home of Pam Cox. This project was completed
	After a major demolition job at Ida Powell's, the reconstruction of her porch, front steps, and wheel chair ramp continued
	Meanwhile, back at the church, work on the replacement of our sign continued.
	This is the home of Brenda Jackson in Bon Weir. A new back porch is being built, and was almost complete at this point.
	Would you believe that this is the Yellow F group!
	Progress on the porch and wheel chair ramp for David Wolfe
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