February 21, 2010 5:30-7:00 @ NOUMC

March 21, 2010 5:30-7:00 @ IUMC

April 18, 2010 5:30-7:00 @ NOUMC

May 16, 2010 5:30-7:00 @ CUMC

June 19, 2010 Load Trucks

June 20-26, 2010 We GO!

Ice Cream Socials:

7/18 – NOUMC

7/25 – IUMC

8/1 – CUMC

Directions to Cove UMC from North Olmsted:
Take I-480 E to I-71 N
Exit at Bellaire Rd. (exit 242A/B)
Turn left onto Bellaire Rd. and go 0.2 miles
Turn left onto W 117th St. and go 3 miles
Turn left onto Lake Ave. and go 0.4 miles
Cove UMC is on the left.
Turn Left onto Cove Ave. to find the parking lot behind the church

Directions to Cove UMC from Independence:
Take I-77 N to I-490 to I-90 W
Exit at W 117th St. (exit 166)
Turn right (North) onto 117th St. and go 1.4 miles
Turn left onto Lake Ave. and go 0.4 miles
Cove UMC is on the left.

12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood
Turn Left onto Cove Ave. to find the parking lot behind the church

Directions to North Olmsted UMC:
I-480 West to OH-252/Great Northern Blvd North (exit 6B)
Right onto Great Northern Blvd. and go 0.3 mi
Left onto Brookpark Rd. and go 0.7 mi
Slight left onto Lorain Rd. and go 0.5 mi
Right onto Dover Center Rd. and go 0.5 mi
NOUMC is on the left.
4600 Dover Center Rd.

Directions to Independence UMC:
I-480 to I-77 south
Take the Rockside Rd. exit (before you even merge onto I-77 S)
Turn Left onto Rockside Rd. and go 0.7 mi.
Turn Right onto Brecksville Rd. and go 0.8 mi.
Independence UMC is on the left.

6615 Brecksville Road, Independence

February 21, 2010 5:30-7:00 @ NOUMC

March 21, 2010 5:30-7:00 @ IUMC

April 18, 2010 5:30-7:00 @ NOUMC

May 16, 2010 5:30-7:00 @ CUMC

June 19, 2010 Load Trucks

June 20-26, 2010 We GO!

Ice Cream Socials:

7/18 – NOUMC

7/25 – IUMC

8/1 – CUMC

Directions to Cove UMC from North Olmsted:
Take I-480 E to I-71 N
Exit at Bellaire Rd. (exit 242A/B)
Turn left onto Bellaire Rd. and go 0.2 miles
Turn left onto W 117th St. and go 3 miles
Turn left onto Lake Ave. and go 0.4 miles
Cove UMC is on the left.
Turn Left onto Cove Ave. to find the parking lot behind the church

Directions to Cove UMC from Independence:
Take I-77 N to I-490 to I-90 W
Exit at W 117th St. (exit 166)
Turn right (North) onto 117th St. and go 1.4 miles
Turn left onto Lake Ave. and go 0.4 miles
Cove UMC is on the left.

12501 Lake Ave., Lakewood
Turn Left onto Cove Ave. to find the parking lot behind the church

Directions to North Olmsted UMC:
I-480 West to OH-252/Great Northern Blvd North (exit 6B)
Right onto Great Northern Blvd. and go 0.3 mi
Left onto Brookpark Rd. and go 0.7 mi
Slight left onto Lorain Rd. and go 0.5 mi
Right onto Dover Center Rd. and go 0.5 mi
NOUMC is on the left.
4600 Dover Center Rd.

Directions to Independence UMC:
I-480 to I-77 south
Take the Rockside Rd. exit (before you even merge onto I-77 S)
Turn Left onto Rockside Rd. and go 0.7 mi.
Turn Right onto Brecksville Rd. and go 0.8 mi.
Independence UMC is on the left.

6615 Brecksville Road, Independence

1 + 1/2 + 1 + 1/2 = 2

We learned that there are many uses for these flood buckets, and more needs than we thought.  We were told of a story how one elderly woman living in a FEMA trailer in New Orleans was so excited to see a flood bucket…because now she had something to sit on in the shower!

We started off with a moving communion service in the new chapel.  Then off to work we went.  Hanging sponges out in the sun to dry.  Diving into a huge cardboard box filled with sponges, headfirst was fun, too.

I walked through a cornfield for the first time today, yet refuse to go snipe hunting.  I am having more fun listening to all the strange descriptions and ridiculous supplies needed to go on this mysterious hunt…

This is just too much fun!

Tina

Tina

12 trash bags = 1/2

24 trash bags = 1

Quote of the day:

Barb: “I never knew spnges could be so pretty!”

Tina: “Are they this color in nature or do they dye them?”

For the last three weeks, the NOMADS have been converting the old Project Schoolroom into a chapel. It was completed yesterday and devotions this moring will be in the new chapel. What a great time to be here!

We don’t know exactly what we will be doing till we get the center. Yesterday’s priority was QA (quality assurance) on the school kits collected at East Ohio conference last June. While Don, TIna and Mary Ann  worked on flood buckets and John and Barb worked in the new wood shop cutting wood for school desks, the rest of us sorted school kits – dump them out, sort and count the contents and repack for shipping. Some items in the bags were not to spec – wrong type of paper, pencils with advertising, crayons that would melt in the hot container between here and wherever. Deane is our resident gopher – he’s been moving packed boxes from the sorting area to the warehouse and breaking down boxes for recycling, just being the general everything guy.

MMDC math is a bit different here.

• 6 pencils = 1
• 12 trash bags = 1
• 3 notebooks = 1
• 50 clothespins = 1
• 2 pairs of gloves = 1

And you thought you had trouble helping your 4th grader….

Barb just called that reakfast is ready! Polenta casserole! Yum!

Blessings-

Tammy

Tina is getting ready for tonight’s snipe hunt. SHe’s never been on a snipe hunt and we are all very excited for her! The corn fields are great places for snipes to hide.

Tammy

We work as Jesus’ hands, knowing that to the world, we are just 14 people, but to people in need, we can be the world.

Our day started out at 8 o’clock with morning devotions lead by a NOMAD volunteer.  NOMADS (Nomads On Mission and Divine Service)  The NOMADS  will have completed a chapel for the center by the time they leave for other places on Thursday.  Everybody used counting skills while packaging flood buckets, school supply kits and health kits.  1 volunteer set up a new saw and repaired a weed whacker.

Todays work is done, we are all safe and in one piece.  Thank you for your prayers and support.

In His service,

MaryAnn

More sewing and sorting items donated from East Ohio and West Ohio Conferences. Lots of stuff – flood buckets, health kits, school kits.

Morning devotions with the NOMADS. They are working on a new chapel on teh MMDC campus.

Tammy