Faith Builders History
(Written by Deb Meyer and Kate Ouverson)
Faith Builders adult mission group began in 2008 and took their first trip to Slidell, Louisiana to help with the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Pastor Kirk Meseck and the youth had been taking ‘Jesus Trips’ each year and it sparked an interest in the adults of our congregation. Since that first trip, groups of varying sizes have made 5 trips to Slidell and one to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to help with the ongoing recovery from Katrina. They have worked with Habitat for Humanity and America Repairs on Wheels. During the summers of 2012 and 2013, they made three trips to Minot, ND and joined the effort of Hope Village to get families back in their homes following a flood.
We don’t have to leave our own community to find opportunities to help those in need. Faith Builders painted a few homes, replaced outside doorsteps and help some folks move from one home to another.
Our crew has expanded to include workers from other parishes and from other communities.
The group has done fund raising to support their mission efforts and so, in addition to paying for a portion of the trips, have been able to contribute funds to: Be the Match bone marrow donors, Sharing and Caring Hands in the Twin Cities, Hope Village in Minot, providing safe drinking water for four families in Haiti, shipping quilts for Do-Day overseas, and providing signage for the bus used by Faith Lutheran Church and The Madison Lutheran Home. These funds allowed Faith Builders to provide financial support in places that we couldn’t reach with our hands.
(Written by Deb Meyer and Kate Ouverson)
Faith Builders adult mission group began in 2008 and took their first trip to Slidell, Louisiana to help with the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Pastor Kirk Meseck and the youth had been taking ‘Jesus Trips’ each year and it sparked an interest in the adults of our congregation. Since that first trip, groups of varying sizes have made 5 trips to Slidell and one to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to help with the ongoing recovery from Katrina. They have worked with Habitat for Humanity and America Repairs on Wheels. During the summers of 2012 and 2013, they made three trips to Minot, ND and joined the effort of Hope Village to get families back in their homes following a flood.
We don’t have to leave our own community to find opportunities to help those in need. Faith Builders painted a few homes, replaced outside doorsteps and help some folks move from one home to another.
Our crew has expanded to include workers from other parishes and from other communities.
The group has done fund raising to support their mission efforts and so, in addition to paying for a portion of the trips, have been able to contribute funds to: Be the Match bone marrow donors, Sharing and Caring Hands in the Twin Cities, Hope Village in Minot, providing safe drinking water for four families in Haiti, shipping quilts for Do-Day overseas, and providing signage for the bus used by Faith Lutheran Church and The Madison Lutheran Home. These funds allowed Faith Builders to provide financial support in places that we couldn’t reach with our hands.
The current crew: Dan Wahl, Paul Engesmoe, Steve Helgemo, Dean Neraasen, Stan Johnson, Jerry Osteraas, Mary & Beth Wodrich, and Deb Meyer
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