7/24/09 Blog Post

NC East District Wesleyan Women's Conference

Cathy and Me at our meeting place-- "The coffee Break"

Still in the planning phase of my farmworkers outreach project. Monday was my last day in the Hispanic clinic at Moses Cone. The rest of my time was spent calling farms and telling them about the project. I spent a lot of time preparing the talk on Heat stroke. Cathy, my Spanish tutor, helped me make corrections to my handout for the farmworkers. Also this week I worked at gathering all the supplies I will need for my first farm visits that are scheduled for Sunday July 26th.

Last Saturday morning was spent at the NC East District Wesleyan Women's Conference. One of the Wesleyan Women's leaders had asked me if I would come do a workshop on missions as one of the breakout sessions. There was a good turnout to the missions workshop...approx 30 women. I shared with them about the missions trips that I have gone on since 1999. I shared in particular about my recent trip to the Dominican Republic. I challenged the ladies to simply consider going on a missions trip in the future. Why? 1) Because it is fun 2) The best way to travel and see the world 3) Helps you become a more "flexible" person in general 4) It can help you become a better missionary here at home. 5) The people you go to serve will end up giving you more than you could ever give to them.