Sending Hope Around the World and Around the Corner

June 10, 2022

Annual Conferences in Full Swing!

Midwest Mission Staff Making the Rounds!

Illinois Great Rivers Conference

Wow! What a great turnout at conferences! We are glad to be back in person and looking forward to processing all of the kits that came in. Your generosity is always evident. Midwest Mission was at several conferences this week.

Illinois Great Rivers (IGRC) - Lisa Rigoni, Communications Manager, Gene Turner, Mission in Motion Manager, Pat Wright Reservations Coordinator and Katy Smith, Intern
East Ohio @ Akron - Ramon Ortiz, Operations Specialist
Indiana @ Wesleyan University, Marion - Chantel Corrie, Executive Director
Wisconsin @ Green Bay - Chuck & Karen Porter, Volunteer Leaders
Northern Illinois - Larry Dunlap, Dave & Deb Gowdy, Volunteers and Board Member, Linda Priest

When we get everything back to campus, weighed in and counted, we'll let you know the details. In the meantime, we give you our heartfelt gratitude!

If you want to serve at Midwest Mission, you can come on your own or bring a group! We enjoy having you!!

2022 Full-Week Availability

July 24-29, 2022

August 7-12, 2022 (NOW AVAILABLE)

September 11-16, 2022 (NOW AVAILABLE)

2023 and 2024 calendars are open!

Need help booking? Contact Pat Wright at:

pat@midwestmission.org

or call 217-697-4063

For more information:

MIdwest Mission Journey

Chantel is so excited to be at the Indiana Conference.

Board President Clayton Coffee, Ramon, Board Liaison Tammy Kunz (back) and Board Member Lauren Clawson at East Ohio Annual Conference loading the semi!

Lisa, Gene, Pat and Katy at Illinois Great Rivers Conference: grateful for your donation!

Chuck and Karen Porter in Wisconsin receiving donations at

Mequon United Methodist Church!

Brad and volunteer Dave Gowdy work to unload the Northern Illinois donations back

at Midwest Mission

Gene Turner received kits and other supplies, including fire equipment at the

Iowa Annual Conference last week.

'Tis the Season for VBS ...

Want an exciting way to engage your students this summer?

Midwest Mission wants to be your mission focus for Vacation Bible School. It's a great way to teach your kids how to show God's love in a practical way. Assembling Personal Dignity Kits (PDKs) will allow your kids to learn the importance of personal hygiene while helping someone else gain the basic resources for selfcare.

There is a video for each day that tells stories and encourages kids to bring one or two items per day and culminates on the fifth day with a video showing how to put the kits together.

We are excited to have your kids help us "Send Hope and Empowerment Around

the World and Around the Corner."

Volunteer Spotlight

Mary Snider

This week's spotlight is on Mary Snider. She has serves Midwest Mission as a volunteer who comes in once a month.

I volunteer at Midwest Mission because:

"About four years ago we toured Midwest Mission and quickly got hooked! I was so impressed with the variety of 'jobs' they did and the many places they were helping! They really do send hope and empowerment around the world and around the corner. It feels good to be a small part of that. I love that Midwest Mission does what they do IN THE NAME OF JESUS!! I love the staff, meeting new volunteers from all over the Midwest and helping out wherever I'm needed."

My Favorite thing to do at Midwest Mission is:

"Putting together LAYETTE KITS!!

Thank you, Mary, for your service to Midwest Mission!

PRAYERS to LIFT UP

Prayers of thanksgiving for all of the people who gave donations at the recent Annual Conferences. May the givers be blessed and may each recipient know

and feel the hope and empowerment of God's love.

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,

so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness with tender humility and quiet patience, always demonstrate generous love.”

Ephesians 4:2

MIDWEST MISSION WEEKLY PROJECTS

Work of the Mission Volunteers

Projects completed

18 Desks
226 Layette Kits
60 Home Care Kits
280 Personal Dignity Kits (PDKs)
40 Student Kits
600 Rice Meals (Mahomet, IL)
984 UMCOR Kits

Other work done

Applied polyurethane to Student Desks
Repaired bikes
Sorted outfits
Counted into inventory
Cleaned facilities

Disbursements

UM Children's Services, Milwaukee, WI 288 UMCOR Hygiene Kits, 144 UMCOR School Kits Value: $5,040.00
Northcott Children's Home, Milwaukee, WI - 192 UMCOR School Kits, 312 UMCOR Hygiene Kits Value: $5,856.00
Washington Middle School, Springfield, IL 552 UMCOR Hygiene Kits, 212 tubes of toothpaste Value: $7,048.00
St. Martin de Porres, Springfield, IL Redirected hygiene supplies, 288 1/2 gallon bottles of hand sanitizer, 60 cases of disinfectant wipes Value: $7,170.00

Midwest Mission is able to do this work because of your generous donations and willingness to volunteer. Thank you!

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