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Prayer Household of theMonth

Each month we will pray for a household. Thismonth let’s take the timeto pray for the PhilippiService Adventure unit.

Tara Corey

Ranita Shenk Christina WeaverMike, Heidi, Ian

& Ella McHugh

Prayer Requests

Pray for personsconsidering ServiceAdventure for nextyear.

Praise for hostfamilies.

April Birthdays3 – Janae Speigle,

Albuquerque7 – Hannah Stoltzfus,

Johnstown13 – Elena Entz, MMN

Staff 17 – Brent Estep,

Colorado Springs26 – Todd Gusler, Raleigh

April 2011

Meet the Philippi UnitThis month you will be introduced to the Philippi, West Virginia unit.Enjoy getting to know a little bit about this group.

Left to Right: Christina Weaver, Mike & Ella McHugh, Tara Corey,Ian & Heidi McHugh and Ranita Shenk

Our favorite things unique to Philippi:

- Roasting marshmallows overour house heater

- Attending the “roadkill cook -off”

- Leaving the doors to our houseunlocked

- Attending a parade for EVERY holiday

- Stalking a Dollar General cashier (and getting a “restraining order” from him - refer to what Heidi’s known for!)

- The mummies in the town museum

- Reenactment of the first land battle of the Civil War

- Half the state is national parks

- The covered bridge

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Service Adventure News

Tara Corey, Dewey, IllinoisPlacements

Philippi Elementary School, World Vision Storehouse,Heart & Hand Ministries

Interests Photography, eating steak, loves all animals, reading

Known for Wanting to adopt any animal that wanders past our house,being a very picky eater, regularly dying her hair (five or sixtimes so far!), scaring Christina

Ranita Shenk, Waynesboro, VirginiaPlacement

The Myers ClinicInterests

Playing games, piano, soccerKnown for

Using “the force” on Ian, hoarding, “big guns Ranita”(referring to her muscles, not weaponry), playing piano at home Sunday mornings before church,being a great cook

Christina Weaver, Bath, New York Placement

Heart & Hand Ministries

Interests Farming, reading, cows, knitting

Known for Being scared easily, falling down, journaling, making scarves wickedfast, falling asleep anywhere even at 7:15PM

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Heidi McHugh, Goshen, IndianaJobs

Unit leader and part-time at Heart & Hand MinistriesInterests

Reading, baking, taking walks, making things (food, jewelry, knitting)

Known for Going to bed early, having good ideas and identifying bad ideas(where would we put a goat/cow/sheep/alpaca? and maybeit’s not a good idea to ask the person who sent you a restraining order if it’s real), good comeback pranks

Ella McHugh, Goshen, IndianaInterests

Purple, going to school (day-care), drawing, reading, playing in

her kitchen, playing outsideKnown for Being super cute, her purple cowgirl boots, falling down

Mike McHugh, Goshen, IndianaJobs

Unit leader and part-time at Heart & Hand Ministries,World Vision Storehouse and Goshen College

Interests Playing games, riding bike, home improvements

Known for Winning all games, scary driving, being an Internet search wiz,fixing everything (Mike, the toilet is leaking again!), using adjectives that aren’t quite right (it was “blowy” today), finishing the food on the kids plates

Ian McHugh, Goshen, IndianaInterests

Playing games (UNO), playing outside, riding bike, drawing, Lego’s Known for

Liking everything Star Wars and Toy Story, assigning everyone seats atdinner, asking about everyone’s days at work, talk ing a lot

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Some of the most memorable times from our year so far

- Driving a classic VW Van around “the farm” (four families from church have sheep and landtogether, usually referred to as “the farm”)

- The toilet leaking through the floor filling the light

fixture in the room below - Heidi setting a fire in the oven while baking monkey

bread

- No electricity after 7PM for one week (part of ourweekly challenges)

- Deathly hayride on the farm (it is very hilly)

- Ugly Christmas sweater party

- Apple cider making

- Baby lambs on the farm

- Celebrating birthdays

- Our recruitment trip to Illinois, Indiana and Michigan

- Day trip to Pittsburgh at Christmas for ice skating

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