The Sager Brown campus is about 12 miles from the Gulf coast and is on the Bayou
Tech. We stayed in a dormitory, one of 10 buildings on the site and had our meals
prepared for us and ate in the dining hall. We did most of our work in the depot- either
making or packing health kits, school kits or layettes, or working in the sewing room
making book bags or baby gowns. Some worked in the community rehabing houses
and some worked on the campus repairing plumbing, electrical and installing new
windows. There was an opportunity to work with children after school through the Boys
& Girls club which meets on the campus. There were 70 short term volunteers, long
term volunteers and staff this week from 10 different states- all there to do what we
could to help prepare for the next need or disaster.
We thank Countryside Church for allowing us to use the bus, paying for the gas and for
the prayers of support while we were traveling. We would also encourage our
members to support those doing God's work by giving to the "One Great Hour of
Sharing," an offering that supports humanitarian aid through UMCOR.
Tech. We stayed in a dormitory, one of 10 buildings on the site and had our meals
prepared for us and ate in the dining hall. We did most of our work in the depot- either
making or packing health kits, school kits or layettes, or working in the sewing room
making book bags or baby gowns. Some worked in the community rehabing houses
and some worked on the campus repairing plumbing, electrical and installing new
windows. There was an opportunity to work with children after school through the Boys
& Girls club which meets on the campus. There were 70 short term volunteers, long
term volunteers and staff this week from 10 different states- all there to do what we
could to help prepare for the next need or disaster.
We thank Countryside Church for allowing us to use the bus, paying for the gas and for
the prayers of support while we were traveling. We would also encourage our
members to support those doing God's work by giving to the "One Great Hour of
Sharing," an offering that supports humanitarian aid through UMCOR.
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Mission Outreach
| ADULT MISSION TRIP to GREENSBURG, KS Sunday, April 13 to Thursday, April 17 A team traveled to the tornado ravaged town of Greensburg, KS to help with the rebuilding. They traveled on the church bus leaving on a Sunday evening and returning the following Thursday evening after putting in 4 full days of work. Those who went included; Gary Caruthers, Jon Rice, Spencer Smith, Emery Corbett, Joe Ott, Ray Schrader, Jack Blow, Mary Haubold, Susan Alley, Cheryl Coffman, and Mary Schrader. |
When the Earth rocks- UMCOR rolls!
The mission team of Jim Ackeret, Eve Courtner, Don
Daniels, Cathy Fisher, Barbara Harlan, Bill & Eula
Moulden, Ray & Mary Schrader, and Elaine Shutt
experienced the Methodist Church in action the week
of February 17 in Baldwin, Louisiana.
The mission team of Jim Ackeret, Eve Courtner, Don
Daniels, Cathy Fisher, Barbara Harlan, Bill & Eula
Moulden, Ray & Mary Schrader, and Elaine Shutt
experienced the Methodist Church in action the week
of February 17 in Baldwin, Louisiana.
Sager Brown trip report
UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on
Relief) came to this part of Louisiana in
1992 after Hurricane Andrew and used the
Sager Brown Campus to set up their
supplies. The campus had been vacant for
14 years and UMCOR decided it would be
an excellent location to build a depot from
which disaster relief could be collected &
distributed all over the world. The depot
building, the size of a football field, was
opened in 1996.
Relief) came to this part of Louisiana in
1992 after Hurricane Andrew and used the
Sager Brown Campus to set up their
supplies. The campus had been vacant for
14 years and UMCOR decided it would be
an excellent location to build a depot from
which disaster relief could be collected &
distributed all over the world. The depot
building, the size of a football field, was
opened in 1996.
to SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma following the floods. A load of flood to
SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma following the floods. A load of flood
buckets arrived from a church in of flood buckets arrived from a church in
Mississippi that had received aid following Katrina and now was
reaching out to others in crisis. reaching out to others in crisis. reaching
out to others in crisis. reaching out to others in crisis.
SE Kansas and NE Oklahoma following the floods. A load of flood
buckets arrived from a church in of flood buckets arrived from a church in
Mississippi that had received aid following Katrina and now was
reaching out to others in crisis. reaching out to others in crisis. reaching
out to others in crisis. reaching out to others in crisis.
