Ingomar Spirit Newsletter April-May 2014

April Mission Focus ..................3 Children & Family Ministry ........4 WHAT’S INSIDE: Staff Spotlight ..........................5 Mission-Minded Youth ..............7 ICEC Update ...........................8 Wellness Ministry ...................10 Camp Davis ...........................11 Serving Opportunities .............12 Stephen Ministry ....................13 Church Family ........................14 A bimonthly newsletter of Ingomar United Methodist Church April/May 2014 Vol. 24, No. 8 Message from the Pastor .......16 Raise Your Hands for Mission and Service “The government laid pipes for clean water a few years ago – but no water came ... a second agency dug a well here, but it collapsed during construction … again no water. Now Rainbow Christian Missions (RCM) digs a well, and clean water GUSHES out! We are so thankful to God for the work of RCM,” said retired teacher and community leader Livingstone Aswani on behalf of the Eshibembe Schools in the western province of Kenya. Rainbow Christian Missions lends its helping hands for clean water “Our (new) roof is a blessing … you have our undying gratitude,” said Donna Griffith, one of many residents of Philippi, West Virginia whose home has been repaired by the youth of Ingomar Church. Clean water and a roof that doesn’t leak — basic needs many of us take for granted. These are just two examples of how the serving hands of Ingomar Church have touched the lives of others. And the positive stories abound! The supported missions of Ingomar Church provide shelter and food for the homeless, help for those in crisis and poverty, child sponsorship, medical outreach, clean water to those without, housing repair and reconstruction for those who can’t afford it, and the means to share the word and love of God — locally, regionally, and internationally. A new roof in Philippi, WV thanks to the hands of Ingomar Youth (continued on next page) 1