Da Kim Ebersole
Sha'awar halartar taron tsofaffin tsofaffi na 2015 na ƙasa (NOAC) yana ƙaruwa, tare da mutane sama da 850 da tuni sun yi rajista. Ana gudanar da taron ne a ranar 7-11 ga Satumba a tafkin Junaluska, NC Rijistar ta ci gaba har zuwa farkon taron, tare da rangwamen dala $25 na farko na kudin rajista da ake samu ga mutanen da suka halarci karon farko.
Jigon taron shi ne “Sai Yesu Ya Fada Musu Labari” (Matta 13:34-35), kuma za a haɗa ba da labari ta hanyoyi da yawa a dukan taron. Sabuwar wannan shekara ita ce Gidan Kofi na NOAC wanda ke nuna mawaƙi/mai ba da labari Steve Kinzie. Ana kuma gayyatar mahalarta NOAC su yi. Tuntuɓi Debbie Eisenbise a deisenbise@brethren.org ko 847-429-4306 idan kuna son ƙarin bayani.
An shirya babban layi na masu magana da masu yin wasan kwaikwayo, ciki har da Ken Medema, Brian McLaren, Deanna Brown, Robert Bowman, Robert Neff, Christine Smith, LaDonna Nkosi, Alexander Gee, ɗan wasan barkwanci Bob Stromberg, da ƙungiyar kiɗan Terra Voce. Tawagar Labarai ta NOAC ta dawo don faranta wa masu sauraron NOAC farin ciki da tunanin su.
Bugu da kari akwai taron karawa juna sani, azuzuwan fasahar kere-kere, da damammakin nishadi iri-iri. Ana samun ci gaba da sassan ilimi don gabatar da jawabai da bita da yawa, wanda hakan babban fa'ida ne ga limamai da aka nada da ke halartar taron.
Sabis koyaushe wani yanki ne mai ma'ana na NOAC, tare da ranar Alhamis ana keɓe "Ranar Sabis." Mutanen da suka yi hidima a Sabis na Sa-kai na ’Yan’uwa (BVS), Ma’aikatar Bala’i ta ’yan’uwa, Sabis na Bala’i na Yara, ko wuraren aiki na Cocin ’yan’uwa ana gayyatar su saka t-shirts daga gogewarsu. BVS za su sami t-shirts na tsofaffi na musamman da ake samu a NOAC. Tuntuɓi Emily a bvs@brethren.org ko 847-429-4396 zuwa Yuli 31 don yin odar riga. Kyautar da aka ba da shawarar ita ce $15.
"Raba Labari," aikin kai wa Makarantar Elementary Junaluska, shi ma sabon abu ne a wannan shekara. Manufarmu ita ce, za a tattara aƙalla sabbin littattafan yara 350 na zane-zane na ɗalibai a matakin K-5. Littattafai su zama marasa addini kuma ba tare da wani rubutu ba. Ana gayyatar mahalarta NOAC su kawo littattafai tare ko siyan littattafai a kantin sayar da littattafai na 'yan jarida a NOAC, wanda zai ƙunshi nunin littattafan da suka dace.
A taron shekara-shekara na 2015, mahalarta sun sayi litattafai na yara 20 don ba da gudummawa ga makarantar firamare ta Junaluska, suna tsalle suna fara aikin sabis na NOAC.
The Church World Service "Kits for Kids" aikin ya ci gaba. Ana maraba da gudummawar kuɗi don siyan abubuwa don kits na musamman kafin NOAC. Ya kamata a yi cak ga Cocin 'yan'uwa kuma a aika zuwa Ofishin NOAC, Church of the Brothers, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120. Ana iya samun jerin abubuwan da ake buƙata don kayan a www.brethren.org/noac/documents/cws-noac-service-project.pdf . Ya kamata a kawo abubuwa da kayan aikin da aka kammala zuwa NOAC.
"Duniya Daya, Coci daya: NOAC for Nigeria!" shi ne abin da ya fi mayar da hankali kan tattakin tattara kudade a kewayen tafkin Junaluska a safiyar Alhamis na taron. Duk kudaden da aka tara za su amfana da Asusun Rikicin Najeriya na kungiyar. Matasan masu aikin sa kai, wanda mai aikin sa kai na BVS Laura Whitman, da Brethren Benefit Trust (BBT) suka daidaita, suna gudanar da tattakin na bana.
Ana gayyatar mahalartan NOAC su ba da kansu ta hanyoyi daban-daban - rera waƙa a cikin ƙungiyar mawaƙa, yin hidima a matsayin usher, zama mai gaisuwa a rajista, ko taimaka wa mutane da kayansu yayin da suke isowa ko tashi. Musamman ana buƙata mutanen da ke da horon aikin likita ga ma'aikatan dakunan shan magani na mintuna 30 don ɗaukar hawan jini da amsa tambayoyin lafiya. Tuntuɓi Laura Whitman a lwhitman@brethren.org ko 847-429-4323 idan kuna iya taimakawa ta kowane ɗayan waɗannan hanyoyin.
Tare da rajistar taron kamar yadda suke, masauki a Cibiyar Taro na Lake Junaluska yana kusa da iya aiki, amma ana ƙarfafa masu rajista su tuntuɓi cibiyar game da wuraren zama a kan filaye da kuma a cikin otal-otal na kusa. Nemi a saka shi cikin jerin jiran masaukin tafkin Junaluska saboda galibi ana sokewa. Lambar wayar don bayanin masauki da ajiyar kuɗi ita ce 800-222-4930 ext. 1.
Visit www.brethren.org/NOAC don ƙarin bayani game da NOAC ko tuntuɓi Kim Ebersole, darektan NOAC, a kebersole@brethen.org ko 847-429-4305.
- Kim Ebersole darakta ne na Babban Taron Manyan Manya na Kasa, yana aiki a ma'aikatan Cocin of the Brothers Congregational Life Ministries.