As promised, I wanted to get a list of the various groups and which 'cheese' group they represent. I'll tell you a bit about each of the ministry sites as well. Then you'll have an idea of what's going on up here:-)
Group BRICK...led by Shelly Stone
Aaron Mehner, Alex Stone, Kent Barnhardt (also in this group from CO: Jenni, Andrew, Justin, Emily, Jordan)
They will be spending every day at Gingerbread Land. GL provides housing for mothers and children in need. Sister Clara's calling to love people and show them their worth led to the creation of this ministry in 1989.
Group ASIAGO...led by me and Windall Wilson
Grayson Miles, Anne Lanpher, Amanda Webb, Lauren Sides, Caleb Likens, Cody Likens, Casey Gray
Our group will spend the entire week at Village at Manor Park, which is a home that provides living space and care for the elderly, from independent living to hospice care.
Group GOUDA...led by Vicki Shockley
Emily Diamond, Taylor Janota, Jessie Muir, Kaylynn James (also in this group from CO: Rod, Suzanne, Jolene, Patrick, Hannah, Elainia)
Their time will be split between the Family House and the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. Family House is a small community of houses all along the same block. In one house they offer a food and clothing pantry as well as youth services. Down the street is a series of connected houses where elderly who can't afford a home can live for no charge. The Rescue Mission provides compassion and Christian solutions for the poor, hungry and homeless by providing food and shelter to more than 300 men, women and children.
Group BLEU CHEESE...led by JT Thomason
Harper Johnson, Kelsi McBride, Sam Unger, Parker Outman
They will spend each morning at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store and each afternoon at Shepherd House. St Vincent's sells clothes, home items, etc and gives gift certificates to those in need. It also provides jobs for people in the community and each week gives dozens of beds to people who don't have one. The Shepherd House is a daytime care facility for those with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
Group SQUEAKY CURD...led by Karen Bangert
Josh Stone, Mason Turner, Matt Moore, Truman Kinsey (also in group from CO: Kelsey, Mitch, Kristiana, Shea, Shelby, Bill)
Each day, they will go to St. Ann's Intergenerational Care Facility in the morning, and head over to Scott Christian Youth Center in the afternoon. St. Ann's is a day center providing high quality care to children and to adults who are elderly or have disabilities. Scott Christian is a ministry who's goal is to educate and strengthen the family unit and to enhance independence.
Group CHEDDAR...led by John Bechtold
Emily Holman, Addie Stucker, Justin Pullen, Ryan Begley, Maddy McDonald, Caleb Bishop, Riley Duncan
They go to Scott Christian Youth Center two mornings, New Samaria Housing two mornings, and spend each afternoon at Head Start. New Samaria is a housing facility for adults ages 18-75 who suffer from mental illness, but are still able to live independently. The home provides them with meals and a place to live along with a place to belong and socialize with others in similar situations. Head Start is a federally funded child development program that partners with families to help underprivileged children and youth meet nutritional and health needs as well as prepare for and succeed in school.
I'm going to try to blog some about our day and some of our group's experiences today later on this evening and upload some pics then. So...check later tonight;-)
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