Posts by daniel
And They’re Off
Our first mission team has arrived in Guatemala. We encourage you to keep this team of young persons in your prayers. We have created a prayer calendar so you can pray specifically for their journey. [gview file=”http://stjohns-salisbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Guatemala-Prayer-Calendar-2017.docx”]
Read MoreAn Opportunity to Double Your Support
The school year in Guatemala is from January until October. Therefore, the kids in Guatemala are still in school while we are enacting summer plans and vacations. Their need for food and assistance continues through the year and is especially noted in summer months when donations are very low. This year a group of donors…
Read MoreHow Important is Each Child?
By Paula Bohland Sponsorship means a lot to the children attending La Escuela Integrada. In Guatemala, the children from the school are told and experience constant messages of being “less than.” Their society looks down on them because they are poor, there are people who believe that because they are indigenous they are stupid and…
Read MoreTraveling Martin
In celebration of the 500th Reformation, we have “Traveling Martin Luther” to travel with you this summer! Traveling Martin is here and ready to spend the summer with you and your family and be a part of all of your activities. Wherever you happen to go, take Traveling Martin along and post pictures of you…
Read MorePrayer Room Dedicated
As part of the renovation of the Education Building, St. John’s now has a new prayer room. “Space matters. The new prayer room allows us to create and cultivate sacred space for sacred moments. We hope that each person that steps into the room will feel surrounded by the presence of God and enter into…
Read MoreFinancial Peace University
By Susan Shinn Turner Financial Peace University, held January 26-March 23 at St. John’s, was a resounding success for participants. At the conclusion of the nine-week course, 14 families had saved $25,660, paid off $21,358 in non-mortgage debt, and cut up 16 credit cards. “We really enjoyed it,” says Sandy Buechler, who took the course…
Read MoreVBS – Donation Request
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We Need Your Help! For this year’s Vacation Bible School, we are in need of packing materials for an activity that will fill lots of GUTSY Bears. GUTSY stands for God’s Unique, Talented, Special You! On Day 1 of Imagination Station, kids learn that we are all highly complex creations of God, then they…
Read MoreDonate to the St. John’s Tent Village at Lutheridge
St. John’s has been asked to raise $50,000 to fund a new platform tent village at Lutheridge. The church has already received $20,000 towards the project. Adding the four elevated tree-house style platform tents will serve the camp’s High School Outdoor Adventure Program in several ways: The Outdoor Adventure Program at Lutheridge has grown during…
Read MoreHelp Needed for South Sudan
Right now, more than seven million people need humanitarian assistance in South Sudan because of the ravages of civil war, drought, and government instability. The ELCA is poised to respond to this need. Through our long-standing relationships in the region, we are prepared to accompany communities through food distribution, water and sanitation, and psychosocial support.…
Read MoreStudents Visit “Luther Land”
Rebecca Agner, Caroline Parrott, and Victor Pereira were among a group of 48 students and chaperones who traveled to Germany with the University of North Carolina’s Lutheran Campus Ministry program during spring break in March. During a four-year cycle, students visit Germany, New Orleans, Costa Rica and Miami, explains Fred Black, a member of Holy…
Read More