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Prayer Household of theMonth

Each month well pray fora specific unit. For themonth of October, pleasepray for the Albuquerqueunit. They are:

Hannah Martin

Michelle PeacheyMelanie PilzErin RegierMcKenzie Stutzman

Anna & Brian YoderSchlabach, unit leaders

Prayer Requests

Pray for Liz Schrag,Anchorage, as shecontinues to recoverfrom a brokencollarbone.

Brian & Anna YoderSchlabach became anaunt & uncle as Annassister gave birth to ababy boy this week.Praise that all aredoing well.

Pray for participantswho continue to adjustto service assignments.For some there are stillchanges being made.

October 2011

Meet the Albuquerque Unit!Each month we will use this newsletter as a way to learn more aboutwhats going on throughout Service Adventure and to get to knowpeople in a specific location. This month we are focusing on theAlbuquerque Service Adventure unit. Enjoy getting to know a bitabout who they are and what they are doing this year.

Back Row: Erin Regier & Michelle

Peachey

Middle Row: Kenzie Stutzman &

Hannah Martin

Front Row: Brian & Anna Yoder

Schlabach


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Page 2 Service Adventure NewsName: Melanie PilzHometown: Rangsdorf, half an hour south of Berlin, GermanyPlacements: First Nations Community HealthSource and East CentralMinistriesBest meal Ive made so far: BoulettenFamous for

: Mad clarinet skills, asparagus, making the pets excited,speaking German, full moon dancesFavorite SA moment so far: Participating in a Spanish church service,where all anger and listlessness was taken away

Name: Erin RegierHometown: Newton, KSPlacement: Escuela del Sol and St. Martins Hospitality ShelterBest meal Ive made so far: Bierocks!!!Famous for: Running and doing Jillian Michaels workouts, cinnamon

rolls, best violist in the house, being Ken Regiers daughter, having aspecial sense for needs of housemates, throwing pasta at the wallFavorite SA moment so far: A crazy henna party where we consumedmassive amounts of chocolate! Also, almost every dinner turns into theAnna and Brian comedy routine, so I thoroughly enjoy those!

Name: Kenzie StutzmanHometown: Albany, ORPlacement: Habitat for Humanity and Inez Elementary

Best meal Ive made so far: Mac & CheeseFamous For: Eating mayonnaise and ranch dressing, bringing home bags ofawesome stuff from work, fastest shopper, best sleeper, cutting cake intounique shapes, finishing meals with a loud hiccupFavorite SA moment so far: White sands and Carlsbad Caverns

Name: Michelle PeacheyHometown: Lancaster, PAPlacement: Learn and Play DaycareBest meal Ive made so far

: Navajo Fry BreadFamous for: Being a Steelers fan, eating tiny lunches (not by choice), lovingmusic, being an excited storyteller, preference of horses, the tall oneFavorite SA moment so far: I cant pick just one...so white sands, the Spanishchurch service, and I have to agree with Erin- Brian and Annas unplannedcomedy routines!


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Page 3 Service Adventure News

Name: Hannah MartinHometown: Greencastle, PAPlacement: The Harwood Art CenterBest meal Ive made so far

: Homemade PizzaFamous for: Not eating meat, painting walls, talking about family, being ascience nerd, organizing everything, being the best replacement mom whenpeople are sick, best quotations of online-Jesus-parody-videos, fireFavorite SA moment so far: Crewing at Balloon Fiesta and the van ride homefrom Carlsbad

Name: Anna Yoder SchlabachHometown: Denver and before that Goshen

Placement: Leader (also a nanny)Best meal Ive made so far: GranolaFamous for: Awesome baking projects, inappropriatecomments, photo shoots, getting things done, being anentertainer, excellent tasting skills, saying when I didService Adventure...Favorite SA moment so far: When the unit led theworship service and the Balloon Fiesta

Name: Brian Yoder SchlabachHometown: West Liberty, Ohio, but most recently DenverPlacement: LeaderBest meal Ive made so far: Thai green coconut curryFamous for: Making awesome stir-fries and pancakes, driving the van,making old man-style jokes, Buckleys best friend, finding black widowspiders, building things for animalsFavorite SA moment so far: Helping with the Balloon Fiesta evening glowand getting missile tested out of White Sands National Monument


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Page 4 Service Adventure News

Name: BuckleyHometown: Denver, COPlacement: DogFamous for: Boundary issues, cuddling, slobbering, sweet bandanas, best

Frisbee catcher, looking adorable, wanting people food, bad breathFavorite SA moment so far: Anytime someone pets me or throwssomething for me

Name: Sadie TartineHometown: Albuquerque, NMPlacement: CatFamous for: Going crazy at 5 am, bed-hopping, licking profusely, attacking Buckleys tail, being toocute for her own good, looking cuddly, strange baby-whimpers, nightly disruptions, darting out of open

doorsFavorite SA moment so far: When I saw those five girls walk into the animal shelter...

An (Extra)Ordinary ExperienceAs a supplement to my full time job, I have started working at St. Martins homeless shelter a fewmornings a week. Even though I have only been there for a month or so, I already feel at home there. Iam meeting so many new people and making all sorts of great connections with both the staff and theclients there.

I just wanted to share one of my experiences from the past week there. Its an

experience that I know I will remember for a long time.

Wednesday morning, when I got ready to leave St. Martins and head over tomy other job at Escuela, I was walking my bike out of the parking lot when Iheard an awful noise coming from my bike. I looked down to see that, not onlyhad my chain come off, but it had somehow been wrapped around my pedalseveral times. Now those of you that know me know that I know absolutelynothing about bikes. I bent down to try and fix my bike, while acting like Iknew what I was doing, but I think I only managed to make the problem worse.

I was running late for work and I knew I should go find an employee to helpme, but my stubborn pride kept me from asking. At that point, two of the

homeless clients who had been relaxing outside of the shelter came over andasked if they could help. I said sure, and within two minutes they had my bikegood as new! Then theysent off, yelling Drive carefullyand God bless as Irode away.

At the time, I was very grateful for their kind assistance, but I didnt think too much of it. But as Icontinued to think about it, I realized that coming into the morning, I had my mind set that I would bethe one to help others. I was the do-gooder who was volunteering my time to help a demographicthat I often view as helpless. Yet they were the ones who had served me that morning!

Erin talking with one

of the children at

Escuela del Sol.


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Page 5 Service Adventure NewsI know this is not an amazingly amazing story or a miracle or anything like that, but in its own way itsan experience that has shaped the way I think about service. I am not the person who is going to savethe world or make a big impact. I dont have all the answers. In fact, the people I serve often give backas much to me as I give to them.

Erin Regier

Photos from Albuquerque


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Page 6 Service Adventure NewsEveryone is welcome to submit stories, pictures and prayer requests at any time and I will include what Ican. For instance, if you had a fun or funny adventure, please send me a little note about it and wellshare it with everyone else. Pictures are always a fun way to tell a story as well. Or perhaps you wrotesomething in your journal that youve been thinking about and wonder if others are thinking about thesame things, share what you wrote. Maybe youve even found a recipe that your household really

enjoys, send it in and well share it with the other units. All you need to do is submit things to me [email protected].

We also have a Service Adventure page on Facebook -http://www.facebook.com/pages/Service-Adventure/201677468354. You can join the group and add photos, videos or start discussions. Andfeel free to encourage your family and friends to like Service Adventure as well.

October Birthdays

11Del Hershberger, MMN staff

15Leah Gusler, Raleigh20Melissa Jantzi, Albany25Anita Garber, Johnstown30Carina Kuebler, Colorado Springs

Susans fall scheduleEach fall, I have the privilege of visiting each of the units and meet with participants, leaders and thelocal support committee

September 22-25AlbuquerqueSeptember 29-October 2Colorado SpringsOctober 24-30Johnstown and PhilippiNovember 3-6AnchorageNovember 17-20AlbanyDecember 1-4Raleigh
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