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UDC Newsletter October 2007
The
Lord has brought 3 exceptional interns to serve and be mentored this fall (Sept.
through Dec.) at UDC!! The intern team includes Jessica Mayo (Yakima,
WA), Ben Sholly (Lititz,
PA), and Andrew Bresch (Elizabethtown BIC), and they are having a
tremendous impact at three different inner-city ministries, here in the
Bronx. They serve with Fellowship Chapel (our Bronx BIC Church) assisting with the Breakfast
Ministry; at Love Gospel Assembly in the “love kitchen” which serves between
200-300 people every day, and in continuing the after-school program for
neighborhood children; and, once a week, they volunteer at the World Vision
“Storehouse.” These enthusiastic young adults are building positive
relationships everywhere they go, especially with the leadership, and the lives
of many inner-city people (both adults and children)
 have been blessed by their
service. The folks at Love Gospel are threatening to kidnap them so they
won’t return home at the conclusion of their internship. In addition, we are
working through several ‘home group’ studies – “Ministering Cross-Culturally,”
“Celebration of Discipline,” “Victory Over the Darkness,” “Search for
Significance,” and “Experiencing God.” One evening a week we are being tutored
in conversational Spanish by a good friend from Fellowship Chapel, Dorine
Hyman-Clark. It’s been a real blessing to work with these young adults (and a
lot of fun, too) as we study, pray, grow, and learn together about the Lord and
inner-city ministry. There have been plenty of challenges but in all things
we’ve found the Lord faithful to be our Teacher and Guide and we’re looking for
Him to do even greater things as we continue the internship.
In December, the intern team (along with Steve) will be a part of the
BICWM Lights of London Outreach team. Also, five groups are scheduled for Urban
Encounters, coming from Messiah College
and four BIC Churches. We’re excited about all that’s
happening this fall at UDC.
We
praise the Lord that although we are still unable to use the fourth floor
bathroom, we are able to use the facilities on the other three floors. We’ve
decided to go ahead and completely remodel the fourth floor bathroom instead of
trying to make do without it, as it is much-needed for groups (especially for
the summer weeks of Urban Outreach teams). Pray with us for the Lord to bring
several work teams willing to give to enable UDC to continue growing and
developing greater opportunities for youth and adults to be involved with urban
ministry. If you sense the Lord leading you to give or put a team together to
help with this project please contact us at:
Office@UDCBronx.org .
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