Single Sister went to Africa!

    Our October get-together started with lots of food

from soup to dessert.

The sisters seem to always know how to put a yummy meal together

and this get-together was no exception.  I should have taken all the

aluminum foil off  the bowls and trays of food before taking this

picture but it would have just made you hungry if you saw it all!

After our meal, Judy Chance shared her story about her mission trip

to Rwanda and Ethiopia this Summer on behalf of the Orphan Care

Ministry of First Christian Church. 

 

Judy shared many pictures with us including a picture of T.J. Ford

(son of Single Sister Joyce Ford) that was taken while the team was

entertaining each other at the airport.

 



 

Judy touched our hearts with her pictures and her stories about the

children she met and the opportunities the entire team had to serve

orphans so far away from home. 

 

The Sisters listened intently, pleased to be a small part in sending 

this mission team to places most of us will never go to.  

 

Before our time together ended one of the Sisters said

"Next time I am going!"

 

 

 

Laura and Tymm Hoffman (team leaders of the mission trip)

were in town and came to our meeting.  When clean up time came,

one of the little Hoffmans wanted to help put the room

back in order so we put her to work! 

 Looks like we have a little Single Sister in training!

 

 

The Orphan Care Ministry noticed that of the 7 Africa team

members from First Christian Church, six of them had strong ties

to the Single Sisters and Friends.

Of course Judy Chance IS a Single Sister. 

Gretchen Bennett is the granddaughter of Annie Hunt,

Carla Decosky is the daughter of Florence Santilli,

April and Joe Fjeld were team members and Joe is the son of

Sharon Lappin and TJ Ford, as previously mentioned, is the son of Joyce Ford. 

 

Team member Jenny Guyer is not shown in this picture. 

While Jenny is not related to any of the sisters,

the Orphan Care Ministry felt the Lord

opened many doors for her to go to Africa.

 

The Sisters worked tirelessly making bracelets, necklace kits,

 baby dolls in tote bags and countless other projects to assist the team

as they traveled to Africa. 

 Thank you Sisters!

 

 

Now, the big question is this...

How many Sisters want to go on the Africa trip

in the Summer of 2013?