SA Newsletter March2012

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Prayer Household of theMonth

Each month well pray fora specific unit. For themonth of March, pleasepray for the Raleigh unit.They are:

Abby Drader

Sofia HessDoro IsaakChris WagonerJack Younger

Todd & Leah Gusler

Prayer Request

Pray for the upcomingSupport Committeemeeting March 30-31in Kansas.

Pray for units who aredoing recruitment tripsthis month.

Pray that we find aleader for theAnchorage unit.

March Birthdays13Diana Cook, MMN

Staff17Ken Regier, MMN

Staff21Alex Schuhwerk,

Johnstown

March 2012

Meet the Raleigh Unit!Each month we will use this newsletter as a way to learn more aboutwhats going on throughout Service Adventure and to get to knowpeople in a specific location. This month we are focusing on theRaleigh, North Carolina Service Adventure unit. Enjoy getting toknow a bit about who they are and what they are doing this year.

From left to right: Leah Gusler, Jack Younger, Abby Drader,Sofia Hess, Doro Isaak, Chris Wagoner and Todd Gusler


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Page 2 Service Adventure NewsAbby DraderHome: Valpo, IndianaService Assignment: Growing Together preschoolFavorite Part of Service Adventure: Secret missions with SofiaOthers say I am known for: having the most quotes on the quote board,

being loud, reading, watching all the episodes of Grey's Anatomy in twomonths, quotes from movies that no one understands, saying randomwords like hotdogs, wanting to have a dog, chasing her roommates,being scared by the cat, being gullibleFavorite Fruit: GrapesFavorite Color: BlueFavorite Mode of Transportation: WalkingAwkward Moment: Chris- Can I have a kiss Abby- ummSuper Hero I am most like: Storm

Chris WagonerHome: Newton, KansasService Assignment: InterFaith Food Shuttle Farm and HabitatReStoreFavorite Part of Service Adventure: Moments in the living roomOthers say I am known for: Reading, fun facts, walking around inthe dark and scaring people, crockpot cooking and casseroles,always up for deep philosophical conversations, when I disagreewith something I say hey now!Favorite Fruit: Mango/StrawberryFavorite Color: Purple/BlackFavorite Mode of Transportation: Instant teleportationAwkward Moment: Calling Jack, Adam, with confidence during

orientation weekSuper Hero I am most like: The Hulk

Dorothea IsaakHome: Detmold, GermanyService Assignment: Preschool "Arts Together", After schoolprogram "Loaves and Fishes"Favorite Part of Service Adventure: TravelingAwkward moment: Being asked to marry a random guy on the bus

Others say I am known for:Screaming bloody murder when Abbytakes out the trash at night, being German, eating a lot of fruit,being a good cook, going to the Y by herself, loving Grey'sAnatomy, solving all the puzzles at Todd's relative's houseFavorite Fruit: StrawberryFavorite Color: PurpleFavorite Mode of Transportation: R-lineSuperhero I am most like: Tinkerbell


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Page 3 Service Adventure NewsJack YoungerHome: Stratton, Colorado and Colby, KansasService Assignment: Habitat For Humanity Construction and InterFaith Food Shuttle gardenFavorite Part of Service Adventure: Going to the Coke Museum

Others say I am known for: Running and doing an ab work outeach day after work, sarcasm, reading his Bible a lot, going fishing,loving Missouri sportsFavorite Fruit: ApplesFavorite Color: BlueFavorite Mode of Transportation: FlyingSuper Hero I am most like: The ThingAwkward moment: Having to say Abby, hold your pants on.

Leah Gusler

Home: Akron, Pennsylvania and Goshen, IndianaService Assignment & Job: Service Adventure leader and Nurse ata dermatologists officeFavorite Part of Service Adventure: Suppers together and tripsOthers say I am known for: Curly hair, telling gross skin stories atdinner, doing the crossword in pen, loving her cat, obsessed withTarget, hates to drive the van, my laughFavorite Fruit: PeachesFavorite Color: GreenFavorite Mode of Transportation: FlyingAwkward Moment: Barging in on Doro changingSuper Hero I am most like: The Pink Power Ranger

Sofia HessHome: G-Town (Goshen), IndianaService Assignment: Alliance Medical, Growing Together Preschool, &YMCA After SchoolFavorite Part of Service Adventure: Secret Missions with AbbyOthers say I am known for: Tumbling, giving the 'Sofia look' and sayingreally?!?, symphony brownies, drinking coffee all the time, chewing on myfinger nails, claiming I will never have children, being Abby's mom, doing

SudokuFavorite Fruit: MANGOFavorite Color: Light PurpleFavorite Modes of Transportation: Tightrope walking, tumbling, &hitchhikingAwkward Moment: Getting hit in the head with a lamp by AbbySuper Hero I am most like: Wonder Woman BAM!


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Page 4 Service Adventure NewsTodd GuslerHome: Fairview, Michigan and Goshen, IndianaService Assignment & Job: Service Adventure Leader, Intern at RaleighMennonite Church, working at an Autism AgencyFavorite Part of Service Adventure: Traveling with the unit

Others say I am known for: Loving Michigan and Detroit sports, singingrandom songs and putting in my own lyrics, running yellow lights, trainingfor a half-marathon, reading the newspaper and laughing out loud whilereading the comics, using the tablecloth as a napkinAwkward Moment: Climbing the sign at the CNN Center in Atlanta andrealizing quickly if I did not get off I might get arrested in front of the unit.Favorite Fruit: GrapefruitFavorite Color: BlueFavorite Mode of Transportation: Time TravelSuperhero I am most like: The Flash

RoryHome: Raleigh, North CarolinaService Assignment: Being a catFavorite Part of Service Adventure: Sleeping 18 hours a day andstaring out the windowOthers say I am known for: Being cute (subjective opinion), anti-social, lurky, being an ineffective cockroach killer, getting trappedin the closet, refusing to allow participants to pick me up or petme, scaring AbbyFavorite Fruit: Dry cat foodFavorite Color: Gray, black, and white (the only colors she cansee)Favorite Mode of Transportation: LeahAwkward Moment: When I was locked in a closet and everyonethought I ran away.Super Hero Im most like: Not Applicable, Im a cat.

Top Ten Things the Raleigh unit has done in random order:

- Going to the Hershberger's lake house/mansion for the weekend (They have an elevator in theirhouse!)

- Going downtown for Winterfest- Always meaning to go to First Fridays but never actually going- Carolina Hurricanes hockey game- NC State Fair- Atlanta Trip (Coke museum, MLK site)- Experiencing an earthquake and a hurricane during the first week of orientation.- Starting a food blog (details coming)- Simplicity Challenges (no meat, no lights after dark, one hour of computer time a day...)- Eating Carolina BBQ at the Pit and at Coopers.


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