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At First Congregational, children, youth and adults form small communities and over the past 15 years have traveled to: Nicaragua, Mexico, West Virginia, El Salvador, and Indian Reservations in the Northwest. Currently, youth-specific groups are traveling each summer to Indian Reservations in the Northwest through the Sierra Service Project.
For the fourth year, we will participate in the Sierra Service Project in summer 2010. Youth who will have completed grades 6 through 12 by summer are welcome to participate. The Sierra Service Project invites young people to experience the life-changing power of Christ's spirit through acts of service repairing homes on Indian Reservations throughout the Northwest. SSP is committed to creating community and teaching selfless service by reaching out to those whom society has forgotten. Common to all SSP programs is service to the elderly, poor, and marginalized. The giving offered is without strings attached and is done with an attitude of respect and humility.
(find out more at sierraserviceproject.org)
Sierra Service Project, Middle School
July 25-30, 2010
Youth completing 6th or 7th grade will travel to McDermott, Nevada to work with the Fort McDermott Tribe of the Shoshone Paiute Indians. There are four spaces for middle school youth - All spaces are already filled for this experience.Sierra Service Project, High School
August 1-7, 2010
Youth who have completed 8th through 12th grade will travel to the Yurok Reservation in Klamath, California, for a week of service and community building. There are eight spaces for high school youth - there is still space available in this group.
Tasajera, El Salvador
First Congregational has developed a covenant relationship with the island fishing community of Tasajera, El Salvador. In the past three years, together with the people of Tasajera, we have planned and constructed a health clinic on the island, further developed health services, worked together to improve education in the community, and supported the community in finding resources for environmental sustainability and just ownership of the island. To find out how to get involved in mission trips, contact Pastor Melanie Oommen, 541-345-8741.
In November Scott and Erica Johnson visited Tasajera to coordinate a community meeting with a representative of Elaw, a Eugene-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting environmental law efforts worldwide. Community leaders assessed strategies to protect their land rights and avoid potential destruction of mangroves, fishing grounds, and sea turtle nesting sites from encroaching development. Watch for a church-wide meeting with slides and video to document Tasajera’s new program to protect sea turtle eggs and deliver newborn turtles to the ocean!
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