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Link to UM ARMY www.umarmy.org
June 18, 2009: Thursday
June 18, 2009: Client Night
June 19, 2009: Friday
June 20, 2009 Departure on Saturday
UM ARMY Home Page
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 United Methodist Church in Tyler, Texas
June 14-20, 2009
| 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.
Prior to the actual camp event in June, various leaders must make trips to Newton for various reasons. On April 9, 2009, Matt Edquist, Camp Director, Teri Williams, Camp Coordinator, and Bob Williams, came to check out the facilities at the church, the showers at Newton High School, restaurants, and so on. They were the guests at the Chamber of Commerce meeting and luncheon. |
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| At the Chamber of Commerce luncheon and meeting | ||
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| Edwina Lewis at the podium | ||
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| Matt Edquist, Camp Director, Rachel Martin, Mayor of Newton, Teri Williams, Camp Coordinator, Bob Williams, Kevin Patterson, FUMC and Newton Aid Director, and Edwina Lewis | ||
