August 1, 2007 The Abaconian

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Methodist Youth Workers

By Jennifer Hudson

Two college students from the United
States are here for six weeks this summer
assisting the Methodist church with their
youth programmes. Sarah Clarius from
Alexandria, Virginia, and Joshua Docter
from Shreveport, Louisiana. Both attend
North West State University in Natchi-
toches. They were in Marsh Harbour in
May on a mission trip with a group of
young volunteers to carry out construction
work on homes badly in need of repair in
Dundas Town. They enjoyed their experi-
ence so much that, when they discovered
that Rev. Septhen Hale needed assistance
with the youth programme at St. Andrews
Church in Dundas Town and Epworth
Chapel at Cherokee during the summer,
they volunteered to return and assist. They
arrived back here on July 3 and will remain
until August 16.

Sarah and Joshua run a children’s pro-
gramme each Tuesday at the Epworth
Chapel in Cherokee and a youth group
there each Thursday. On Fridays they run
a youth group at St. Andrews in Dundas
Town. They are also involved in ministry
at both churches, working along with Rev.
Hale. During the three weeks that groups
from churches in the United States are run-
ning Vacation Bible School for the two
churches, Sarah and Joshua are also assist-
ing with that. “We keep very busy and are
absolutely loving it here,” they enthused.
Cornish clearly stated that if Junkanoo is to
be a part of the Gospel Festival that he will
not be a participant.

Vacation Bible School at

the Methodist Churches

By Jennifer Hudson
The children of Dundas Town and Cher-
okee have been able to enjoy a fun filled

 

Joshua Docter and Sarah Clarius, both university students, are Fora with the sou
of the Methodist churches in Dundas Town and Cherokee Sound. They are shown here

with several Dundas Town youth.

and inspirational summer thanks to three
different volunteer groups from the United
States who have been running Vacation Bi-
ble School at St. Andrews Church in Dun-
das Town and Epworth Chapel in Chero-
kee Sound during the month of July. The
first group was from Colonial Crossroads
Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; the
second from Jacksonville, Florida; and the
third from Cypress Lake United Methodist
Church in Fort Myers, Florida.

I met with the group from Cypress Lake
who were running the third and final week
of Vacation Bible School. These volunteers
enjoyed their experience here so much last

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year that they have returned for the sec-
ond year and have doubled their number of
helpers to 13 this year. “It is so nice this
year that all of the children who attended
VBS last year and also the church members
remember us. We love coming and intend
to continue,” stated Rob Liddle, leader of
the group, and his wife, Karen.

Vacation Bible School was very well at-
tended in Dundas Town with 68 children
attending the first day and 75 the second
day. As the news spread and the children

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