Second Week of VBS at Vine Street

Julia Matthews

This is our second week at Camp E.D.G.E!  We discovered God in the things we do and in the people we see.  We learned to follow God's word and to choose the right path.    We began our day in a morning assembly and music.  The rest of the day's activities included Rex Plex, Science, and art!  Everyone can't wait to come back next week! 

Experience and Discover God Everywhere!

 

 

International Hosting Opportunity

Sister Cities of Nashville is looking for housing for three recently graduated German students who will be fulfilling civil service obligations at the Martha O’Bryan Center in east Nashville and the Preston Taylor Ministries in north Nashville.

The Martha O’Bryan intern, Christoph Franke, will be working in the afterschool program at the Martha O’Bryan Center located in the middle of the James A. Cayce Homes in East Nashville.  His hours will typically be from 10 to 7 Monday through Friday.  The Sister Cities Organization will provide a car for him to drive so that he will have his own transportation.   His stay is scheduled to last from August, 2009, through June, 2010. 

Laura Vibrans will be helping in the reading program at Preston Taylor ministries near TSU.  Her hours will be 12-6 Monday-Friday with occasional weekend and evening outings during the school year.  During the summer they would be roughly 10-4 Monday-Friday.  She has the opportunity to carpool to work if her host family lives in the Green Hills or West End area. 

Victoria Weimann will be volunteering for the Siloam Family Health Center in the 12 South area.  Her stay will also be from August, 2009, through June, 2010.

The ideal living arrangements would be with families with high school age children, but younger families, empty nesters, apartment or college age roommate situations are also options.  The family would need to provide a bedroom and meals.  We’d like to find one living situation for each intern for the year, but are also open to shorter periods.

Hosting is a great experience.  Consistent with Sister Cities’ goal to promote international goodwill through citizen diplomacy,  you’ll get to know an outstanding young person from another country, speak German with a native speaker, build a relationship that could lead to international travel, and further strengthen the connections between Nashville, and our German Sister City, Magdeburg.

To volunteer to host or to get additional information, please contact Burkley Allen at 383-6604 or burknewt@aol.com.

Friends and Family at Vine Street

Volunteers Needed For Resource Groups, Learning Tracks At General Assembly

Disciples who attend the 2009 General Assembly will have an opportunity to help out at one of the Resource Groups or Learning Tracks. Volunteers are needed to greet people and direct participants to the appropriate sessions. They also will assist participants in completing evaluations. These duties can be carried out while the volunteer is participating in a resource group or learning track.
 
Volunteers will be required to fulfill a three-hour commitment on the afternoon of either Thursday, July 30 or Friday July 31. To volunteer or get more information, contact Amelia Walker with the name of the session you have chosen to serve and the date you will attend, at: butterfly317@comcast.net or 317-507-7077. Volunteers are encouraged to help pass the word about this service opportunity at the Assembly. Online viewers, get more information about the 2009 General Assembly in Indianapolis, Ind.        

From www.disciples.org