Engaging God's transformative work in the city (DOOR) Archives - EMU News /now/news/tag/engaging-gods-transformative-work-in-the-city-door/ News from the ²ÝÝ®ÉçÇø community. Thu, 26 May 2016 16:11:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Spring Break Y-Trips: A Labor of Love /now/news/2012/spring-break-y-trips-a-labor-of-love/ Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:14:59 +0000 http://emu.edu/now/news/?p=11550 Instead of sun, sand and surf, they will head to the inner cities or coal towns to perform a labor of love, doing so willingly and with much satisfaction.

Every year for spring break, several student groups spend the nine-day period doing service projects in various locales in the states – under the Young People’s Christian Association (YPCA) umbrella – instead of going home or heading to warmer climes.

2012 groups and destinations

  • (engaging God’s transformative work in the city) in Chicago
    co-leaders: Susan Peck and Litza Laboriel
  • (joint urban missionary partners in the Bronx, N.Y.) March 3-7 and (empowering youth to serve Christ in the city) March 7-11
    co-leaders: Jamila Witmer and Nicole Groff
  • (housing construction and repair) in New Orleans
    co-leaders: Erica Wagner and Mindy Esworthy
  • (social change regarding dirty coal) in Appalachia, Va.
    co-leaders: Jacob Mack-Boll & Meg Smeltzer
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