International Extravaganza Coming To Peoples

International Extravaganza planned
On the evening of Friday, March 23, 2007 the Discipleship committee of Peoples United Methodist Church which links lay leadership with Christian Education and Mission are sponsoring an International Supper and Entertainment. This event is interactive and the attendees from Peoples will be asked to bring a casserole or dessert that will be developed from the international recipes that Kevin Malcom had collected through his association with Circle of Friends. Rosemary Herd will have those recipes available beginning on March 4. The evening’s entertainment following the 5:45 meal will provide those who attend with the opportunity to virtually experience a short-term mission to any of several locations. We will experience through a number of folks who have already taken short-term missions what life was like for them in exotic locations like Nicaragua, Ecuador, Ghana, Kosovo, Tanzania and Russia. Some of the locations may not seem to be exotic, but come and experience what folks did to prepare for such missions, what they experienced while there and how those mission experiences may have changed the participants’ lives. Perhaps you will have the opportunity to hear one person who has begun an international business, in part, resulting from his short-term mission experience. You may even find at least one of the presenters who may share their experience while engaged in a short-term mission within the borders of the United States. Presenters will not only speak about their experiences, but will display pictures and objects that represent the cultures that they experienced. We might add that this is an event for all ages as those who have agreed to present run the gamut from the teen years to their 60's. No kidding!
Please set aside the date of this event and be prepared to eagerly prepare to share food that you lovingly prepare while remembering the contributions of Kevin Malcom in our understanding of people of other cultures and lands.
If you have friends and family, and we all do, invite them to come with you and enjoy an exciting evening together! If you feel you will need transportation in order to attend please inform the Pastors or Art Tordoff, Rosemary Herd, Earle Harvey and Merrill Kaiser.