Yes!!! On Saturday I heard the sound of a motor home driving into the field behind the bunkhouse at UMEM in Salem. It was Jake and Claudia arriving for their stay with us. It was so great to see these wonderful friends again. Another couple will be arriving on Sunday and we look forward to getting to know them. This will be a fun time with our NOMAD friends with us. They come and stay for 2-3 weeks and get to know us and the area. They work in the community or on our site for four days each week and then they have three days off. (Retired folks have earned this schedule!)
If you are not familiar with NOMADS, go to their website at NOMADS.com and check them out. We think this is one of the best things that the United Methodist Church has going for it. With NOMADS and the Volunteer in Mission groups that come to work in the community, we are truly blessed. Greg Forrester, the Northeast Jurisdictional Coordinator for Volunteers in Mission says that this is the fastest growing group in the United Methodist Church. Churches who participate in this program say that their congregations are transformed by their experience. Check it out and see what your church might do in mission.
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