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\u201cCelebrating the Church of the Brethren\u2019s 300th Anniversary in 2008″<\/strong><\/p>\n

(March 18, 2008) — The following reflection was written by Mary Lou Garrison for \u201cLighten UP, Brethren!\u201d a list serv offering support for wellness and healthy living. Garrison directs the Wellness Ministry of the Church of the Brethren. She reflects on a workcamp held in the village of Los Ranchos, Honduras, where earlier this year two groups of 20 people worked for 10 days each, led by Bill Hare, manager of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Camp Emmaus in Mt. Morris, Ill. This was the fourth time a group from the US has worked in the village. The first workcamp there was led by former Brethren Witness director David Radcliff. The sponsoring agency Christian Solidarity Program, is based in Honduras. Building projects have included building a clinic, latrines for many families, and this year 14 cement-block houses.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving just returned from a work mission trip to Honduras, I have a renewed appreciation for the variations in the concept of community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were quite a mixture: a core group from the Midwest, young people from northern Honduras, masons from nearby villages in southern Honduras, a gentleman originally from Thailand (and a former Chicago resident now living in northern Honduras), all blended with the local villagers to focus on one goal–building houses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were told early in our time that everyone would likely find their ‘niche,’ that particular job that they did best. No one assigned tasks nor did we find that people said, \u2018I can only carry rocks, nothing else.\u2019 If people really thought they had a niche, I doubt that many of us could have identified what they were. Rather, if something needed to be done most anyone would jump in and do it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might not have been the most efficient way to approach the project, but it did lead to an appreciation of each other as we tried out walking in another’s shoes. The variety of skill sets, personalities, varying abilities in speaking Spanish, and personal needs all faded into the background–for the most part! There was a strong sense that we were actively being the hands and feet of Christ in that setting, and that combined we were accomplishing something good.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow easy it is to forget that we are stronger when mixed together and focused on a mission! We can be a hearty people in our communities, our churches, our places of employment, and in our families–with a little more \u2018we\u2019 and a little less \u2018I need.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Garrison\u2019s reflection closed with a recipe for \u201cHearty Mixed-Grain Pancakes,\u201d which she presented as \u201ca gathering of whole grains to make something greater than the sum of its parts. It is the perfect beginning to a day of shoveling snow or building community.\u201d For more about the Wellness Ministry and \u201cLighten UP, Brethren!\u201d go to www.brethren.org\/abc\/health.<\/p>\n

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The Church of the Brethren Newsline is produced by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, director of news services for the Church of the Brethren General Board. Leslie Lake contributed to this report. Newsline stories may be reprinted if Newsline is cited as the source. To receive Newsline by e-mail go to http:\/\/listserver.emountain.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/newsline. Submit news to the editor at cobnews@brethren.org. For more Church of the Brethren news and features, subscribe to “Messenger” magazine; call 800-323-8039 ext. 247.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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