A Time of Volunteering

On Sunday and Monday, Christa and I had the opportunity to participate in two volunteer opportunities.

Highway Clean-Up - The Tabor United Methodist Church participates in the Adopt-a-Highway program. They have the portion of County Road B that passes by the church. I had never done something like this before. Christa had done this growing up. I was amazed by how clean the road actually was. With nine participants, we only collected three bags of trash. I think some of the roads in Oshkosh and especially roads in Milwaukee...the folks of Eden keep their roads quite clean.

I think this is a wonderful way for members of the church to be stewards of the Earth. I am looking forward to being able to participate in this event. I hope you are, too!

Volunteers in Ministry (VIM) Group - A family camp group is currently staying at the Byron Center. They are giving their time to help beautify the camp grounds. They are staining various wood areas, trimming trees and bushes, inventorying items and fixing bathroom and venting areas. I am amazed by their work and was honored to be able to join in their work this morning. Tomorrow I will have the chance to give a brief message to them as well as offer Holy Communion.

It is sad to know, however, that this work will only be seen by visitors for the next few months, as the camp will be up for sale soon.