Blue Rose Mission is Offering Scholarships for 2010 Volunteer Teams
The Blue Rose Mission is fortunate to be able to offer up to $500 in scholarship funds for work teams scheduled to work full weeks in 2010. We are finding many opportunities opening up to work in Richland County this summer. This incentive may be just what your team is looking for to get the application finished and returned to Blue Rose Mission of Mansfield. Please send requests for information and/or return completed applications by mail to: Blue Rose Mission, 230 S. Main Street
Mansfield, Ohio 44902 or email workmission@bluerosemission.org
One of the major goals of Operation Classroom is to assist UM schools in Liberia and Sierra Leone to become basically self-supporting. The major source of income for the school is school fees. Many parents cannot afford to send their children to school. Operation Classroom is working to enable schools to become more self supporting. An oil palm farm is one excellent way for this to become a reality. Each seedling costs $10 to purchase and cultivate until it begins to produce fruit. Many OC schools will be able to plant around 150 seedlings. An oil palm will produce Palm Oil for around 50 years. You are invited to prayerfully consider making this a part of your Lenten giving. You can make a donation either by credit card on our website at www.operationclassroom.org or by sending a check to: Operation Classroom, PO Box 246, Colfax, IN 46035. Be sure to mark your gift “Palm Trees.”
Jackson Area Ministries’ (JAM) Seed Project Continues for 2010:
JAM is a mission project of The United Methodist Church serving the Appalachian counties of Ohio. JAM Garden Project (Green Thumb Garden Project) in 2009 initiated 3,174 gardens throughout the 19 counties of southeast Ohio. Since the early 1970’s, JAM has been assisting families and individuals in improving their food supply by enabling them to “Grow” their own vegetable gardens. JAM’s Green Thumb Garden Project expresses its gratitude to all who contributed this past summer and we are beginning to plan for the 2010 growing season. If you are interested in participating this year, send your inquiry to: JAM Gardening, PO Box 603, Jackson, Ohio 45640. Phone: 1-888-237-3141 or e-mail jamjar@midohio.twcbc.com. A brochure, complete report, bulletin inserts, and other information are available.
Nehemiah Adult Work Teams
The mission is a twelve month facility and is constantly receiving requests for help. Currently there are requests for four wheelchair ramps, two homes that need serious interior work, an inner city church with multiple needs and a home on the west side of Cleveland that is being rehabbed to become an annex of the mission for additional mission team housing. The mission is also partnering with The Harp Mission to help distribute personal hygiene kits, clothes and furniture. The mission is asking for adult work teams to consider week long mission trips during the months of September through May. For more information or to make arrangements for your trip visit www.nehemiahmission.org or call (440) 263-8125.
June 14-23
UMVIM Trip to Nicaragua
Regina and Bob Elgin will be leading a team to Managua, Nicaragua from June 14-23, to do these tasks: English Tutoring, Bible School, Preschool projects, and Church Construction. To receive more information on this trip and how to register, please contact , relgin@cinci.rr.com, (513) 777-5660. This is a UMVIM team from the Ohio River Valley District, East Ohio Conference and endorsed by teachUM, UMVIM-NCJ.
June 15-30
China Mission Discovery Team; Bishop Hee-Soo Jung. Northern Illinois Area is one of the team leaders for this trip on June 15 -30 targeting youth and young adult leadersin conferences, districts and local churches who are interested in learning best practice methods of UMVIM team leadership. Visit for more information and an application.
June 20-26
Iowa Flood Relief sponsored by West Ohio Conference, June 20 - 26, cost $250.00. Contact (740) 225-9081 for a brochure or sign up at pstambazze@yahoo.com. The type of work opportunities will include: clean-up, drywall-hanging, painting, door and trim work, plumbing, flooring, electrical, etc.
July 19 – August 2
UMVIM Mission Trip to Zimbabwe, Africa
The primary mission site is the Kensington School Block construction. This could include painting walls, installing windows, or roofing. We have the opportunity here to assist in the development of education in the Bulawayo Midlands District. We are positioned with our partners to help bring two distinct ethnic groups (Shona and Matabele) together around a common critical need and bring an increased United Methodist presence to the area. A possible secondary site: Local church work with a Bulawayo UMC congregation.
- Deadline: April 1. Contact Rev. Pippin for an application. Non-refundable deposit of $100 must accompany your application. Payable to “EOC Fund #9704
For more information on the Zimbabwe trip contact hpippin@hotmail.com or view the Zimbabwe brochure.
July 31 - Aug. 7
Grove City UMC, West Ohio Conference will host a trip to Jamaica to build a home for a very impoverished family in just one week. Cost is $1,300. Email missions@gcumc.org for more information.
Uganda: Summer 2011, Mission opportunities include visits to orphanages, going on a crusade, medical ministry and prison ministry. Cost is $3,200. Email missions@gcumc.org for more information.
November 1-15
To Russia With Love
Volunteer-In-Mission opportunity to travel to the Renewal Orphanage in Dmitrov, Russia located north of Moscow, home to 120 physically handicapped orphans ages 5 to 20. Team members will reside in the orphanage, interact with children, deliver gifts, supplies and clothing and buy needed items for the children and orphanage. Trip includes three days of sightseeing in Moscow. For more information contact (330) 719-2902; or Kathrynpcm@aol.com.
