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A fter all of their hard




                                                                                                                                                                                                    work,  the group enjoyed




                                                                                                                                                                                                    the  m om ents w here they




                                                                                                                                                                                                    were  able  to goof off and





                                                                                                                                                                                                                             get to know each




                                                                                                                                                                                                                             other.  “A t first we




                                                                                                                                                                                                    w ere kind of ‘stand off­




                                                                                                                                                                                                    ish’ tow ards each other,





                                                                                                                                                                                                    but we bonded  m ore


               Leech                                                                                                                                                                                than  any of us could have






                                                                                                                                                                                                     im agined,” A ren


               Terrah                                                                                                                                                                                D itterband  said.







































                                                                                      C._? preeackw g  lo v e






                                                                                                                                                                                              Way
                                                                                      t k r o \*g k   k e lp c w g   k a w d s













                                                                                                                 of Serving










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                                                                                                                                   -by Mrs.  Vicki Livingston






                                                          The trip was a whirlwind.  We left on Friday evening and returned





                                                          on Tuesday evening.  In between those times, we cleared out over a





                                                          dozen fallen trees, some of them as much as 7 or 8 feet in diameter.





                                                          We had opportunities to provide helping hands to older folks who





                                                                                                                could not do the physical work themselves, as well



                                “The Lord did not                                                                as a couple of younger families with so much clear­






                                   open a lot of op­                                                             ing to do that they had spent the whole month work­





                               portunities to ‘wit­                                                              ing and had not made a dent in the work!  We also






                               ness’ of Christ, but                                                              had the privilege to help a local church.  One of





                                  there were many                                                                the  greatest  benefits,  however, was  drawing  to­






                                   opportunities to                                                              gether as a team.  The Lord did not open a lot of






                                          demonstrate                                                            opportunities to “witness” of Christ, but there were





                                        Christ’s love.”                                                          many opportunities to demonstrate Christ’s love.




                                                                                                                 I  highly recommend that any student, faculty, or





                                                          staff seize the chance to take time from  his schedule to serve the





                                                          Lord by serving others.  It will be a tremendous blessing not only to





                                                          you, but also to those whom you are serving.
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