Clarion Association Meeting
Following a morning preaching and an afternoon consult at one of our federated churches, East Side Church in Sharon, PA (dually aligned American Baptist and Disciples of Christ), Jeff Johnson (ABCOPAD Regional Pastor with Congregations) headed a couple hours east to attend the fall gathering of the Clarion Association which focused on missions.
George Prinkey shared about his 2015 mission trip to Nicaragua, a joint venture by ABCOPAD and ABC New York. George referenced his ACTS education as well as his view that missions takes place right here at home, as George is now volunteering at a youth center in Brookville. He also shared about the importance of the White Cross which our ABWomen do; he personally saw the bandages they provide to our medical missionaries, the Parajóns, in Managua, Nicaragua. He was very passionate about what he shared. He said the trip changed him to desire less and appreciate simple things more. He had people proverbially "eating out of his hand," until he shared that in Nicaragua he saw spiders the size of a hand :-) George plans to return to Nicaragua next April and, hopefully, June as well.
Maybe you would like to join him? Contact Mark Mahserjian-Smith or Denise Veselicky for more information.
Categories: Region Life ~ Date: 11/9/2015