The Winthrop Senior High youth group will be traveling once again on its annual Workcamp. This year, the group will go to Fresno to work with the Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries, a program working within the southeast Asian community there. There are about 60,000 southeast Asian refugees living in Fresno. Most recently, the U. S. Department of State decided in December 2003 to allow the 15,000 plus, Hmong residents of Wat Tham Krabok, Thailand an opportunity to resettle in the United States. About one third of them resettled in California. Our youth will be staying at First Congregational Church of Fresno and will be working with Rev. Sophia DeWitt, program director of the Hmong Health Navigation Project and friend of FCCB. During the day they will be tutoring elders who are learning English and working towards taking their citizenship test. In the evening, they will be co-leading a community children’s program offering games and activities to primary school aged children and their families. In addition, they will take a day to visit Grant Grove and have a BBQ at FCCB members Jim and BJ Spitze’s ranch. The team will be commissioned during worship on June 10 and then they leave Saturday June 16.
6 comments:
Hi All:
Just wanted to let you know that I am thinking of you as you set off for your week of amazing acts of compassion and life-changing possiblities.
We wish you joy, friendship, fun, grace and peace this week. We're thinking of you with love and deep appreciation of your wonderfulness, your service, and who you are.
Welcome to Fresno! I'll bring your boom box on Monday. Have a happy Father's Day. Love from everyone at home!
Hey guys!
I hope you have an awesome time! I wish I was there with you! Work hard and change lives because that's what Winthrop is all about! I love you guys so much! Oh and Songs of the Soul...beware of bananas!
xoxo
Hey Work campers!! Hope you're all having an awesome time in Fresno! I went out to the church parking lot to look for you today but you left yesterday! :( Have fun with your many exciting projects and take lots of pictures!
Many hugs and much love,
Emma
Elizabeth:
Hope you are enjoying camp so far.
Love,
Dad
Adam:
Happy Father's Day.
All:
You have big shoes to fill with regards to making this an exciting blog. Spirit, Andrew, Emma, and her bear were compeling characters in the saga of last year's Work Camp.
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