Our church does a great deal of mission work, both in our community and beyond. Some of our continuing efforts include working at the North Olmsted Food Pantry, East Glenville Supper Kitchen, working with North Olmsted Human Resources, Flat Rock Children's Home, and Interfaith Hospitality Network.

Each summer, over 60 youth and adults make a trip to a location within 500 miles of the church to do mission work for a week.

Our trip to the Midwest Mission Distribution Center (MMDC) in March was great! We mended quilts, built school desks, repaired bicycles, packed health kits, school kits, teacher kits, layette kits, and flood buckets and build crates for medical equipment that is on its way to Kenya. We visited with local groups who were there to help and even had a tour of Sisters Mission, another distribution site that specializes in medical equipment. Our afternoon off was spent at the Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield. And we ate! Our meals were prepared by the best chefs in the area! Keep collecting all those supplies! We will take them all with us again next year! The trip is scheduled for August 2-9, 2009! Please consider joining us!

FLOOD BUCKETS
Suggested Shipping Donation-$5.00  * Suggested brands, but not mandatory  
- 5 gal. bucket with re-sealable lid
- 1/2 or 3/4 gal. Bleach (Do not include if mailing to MMDC.)
- Liquid Laundry Detergent- 50 oz.
- 12 oz. Liquid Lysol Cleaner Concentrate
- Antibacterial Dish Soap- 16 to 28 oz.
- Air Freshener- 9 oz.
- Insect Repellent (not killer)-6 to 9 oz.  (*Off, Cutter)
- 5 Scouring Pads (not steel wool)
- Scrub Brush
- 18 Cleaning Towels (*Easy Wipe, re-usable)
- Sponges- 7 pack, assorted sizes
- 50 Clothes Pins (snap)
- Clothesline (cotton)  3/16" diameter x 100 ft.
- Dust Masks- 5 pack (disposable) (sealed in a bag)
- Latex Gloves- Package of 2 pair (Premier)
- Work Gloves (Wells Lamont, Canvas Dot) 1 pair
- Trash Bags, 30 gal. or larger- 24-Bag Roll (rolled into 2 sets of 12)


HEALTH KITS
Suggested Shipping Donation-$1.00 Health Kits can be used in many situations!  Such as following a disaster, as learning tools in literacy, nutrition, and cooking classes.  They are also distributed to people who understand personal hygiene but have limited resources.  Please be sure all items are new!
- 1 Hand Towel (not bath, finger-tip or kitchen size)
- 1 Wash Cloth
- 1 Comb (regular size, not pocket size, no rat-tail combs, no barber combs)
- 1 Fingernail Clipper (no files or emery boards)
- 1 Bar of Soap (3 oz. or larger in original wrapper)  
- 1 Toothbrush (adult size-in original wrapper) (no multi packs)
- 1 Tube of Toothpaste (4.5 oz. or larger. Check expiration dates-must be a
least one year ahead.)  
- 6 Adhesive Bandages
(Band-aids; regular size-no pictures-wrapped in a rubber band.)


Needs List

School Kit Supplies- especially Spiral Notebooks (70-80 pages)
Blankets (new or in very good condition)
Adult & Children's chewable multivitamins  
Fingernail brushes (for Healthy Birth Kits)
Infant gowns, sleepers, undershirts, and onesies
Cloth baby diapers (for Layette Kits)  
School Backpacks (sewing pattern available from  MMDC)
School bag fabric (medium to heavy weight such as  denim, twill, corduroy, some upholstery fabrics, etc.) NOT 100% synthetic.
Hand towels (not finger-tip size or kitchen)
Washcloths 50 oz. liquid laundry detergent (available at Cub  
Foods & dollar stores)
6 oz. Insect Repellant (not killer) (Off, Cutter, etc.)
aprox. 28 oz. antibacterial dish soap
12 oz. Liquid Lysol Cleaner Concentrate (available  at Wal-Mart)
9 oz. air freshener Plywood
Lumber- 2 x 4s, 2 x 6s Sergers and Sewing Machines
Farm tractor (heavy duty) with front end loader, running well
Dry small red beans, vegetable oil, rice, charcoal for Haiti & Liberia, Africa
15 passenger Van for Liberia, Africa (in good    
working condition)
Bicycles (tires for off-road use)
Riding Lawn Mower
Laptop Computer & Projector for programs
Camper Shell for Pick-up Truck (full size, cab high)

Our work mission experience is open to youth who have completed the sixth grade by June of 2008.  Previous experience in carpentry, painting, and the many other things we do, is not needed.  We'll train you!  It's a week of hard work, but it may be the most satisfying work you do all year.
     This year we are going to Baltimore, MD !!!!!!

Work Mission 2008 Important Dates:

• June 21, 2008  Load Trucks


• June 22-28, 2008 GO!

Psst...Want to know a secret?  We've started a blog, so you will be able to watch our mission progress while we are in Baltimore.  It's at www.itstheirmission.org.  Not much there yet, but keep watching, especially once we leave in June.