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Prayer Household of theMonth

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

Renee Hostetler

Ben ReimAbby SchragAllison ShetlerMicah Yoder

Heidi, Mike, Ian & EllaMcHugh, unit leaders

Prayer Request

Leaders retreat is inSan Antonio, Jan. 26-29. Pray for a time ofrenewal for leaders.

Praise Item

Praise for the healthybirth of Mila JaellaKilheffer born to Fred& Kelly, Anchorageunit leaders, on Jan. 4.

January 2012

Meet the Philippi 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 thePhilippi, WV Service Adventure unit. Enjoy getting to know a bitabout who they are and what they are doing this year.

Counter-clockwise from top left: Mike McHugh, Micah Yoder, AbbySchrag, Ian McHugh, Ella McHugh, Renee Hostetler, Heidi McHugh,

Allison Shetler and Benjamin Reim

BirthdaysDecember6Renee Hostetler, Philippi17Jill Schmidt, MMN Staff26Brian Yoder Schlabach, Albuquerque28Michelle Peachey, AlbuquerqueJanuary1Amanda Keegel, Anchorage20Erin Regier, Albuquerque30Micah Yoder, Philippi

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Page 2 Service Adventure NewsAbbyName and placement: Abigail Elyse Schrag, nurse's aide at The Myers Clinic andtutor at Kid Reach after-school programNickname: "Abba" - EllaWhat makes you special (according to the others): Scares easily; wants a tat of the

MCUSA logo; loves Glee; loves baking; her machine gun laughter; running;bickering with Ben about mushrooms and fresh baked bread; loves to singA favorite memory of SA thus far: Playing dress-up for Halloween and rollerskatingWorst experience of SA thus far: Scary walks in the woods at night and gettingscared by Ben

AllisonName and placement: Allison Marie Shetler, teacher's aide at Feed My SheepChristian School, and tutor at Kid Reach after school program

Nickname: "Mr. Pants" -Ian, "A-alf" -EllaWhat makes you special (according to the others): Her awesome duck hat;rocking her footie pjs; good at folding paper; always forgetting to take foodmoney to the store; always eating and not gaining weight; loves working withkidsA favorite memory of SA thus far: Stealing Ben's stuffed cow and hanging itout the window=prank warWorst experience of SA thus far: Having to pee in the woods on ourbackpacking trip

BenName and placement: Benjamin Josiah Reim, teacher's aide at PhilippiElementary SchoolNickname: "Grandpa Ben" - Ian, "Honey Ben; Beni Ben" - EllaWhat makes you special (according to the others): Laughs at other's pain; loneGerman; has hunted once and is now hooked; mysteriously disappears fornight walks and runs; tween girls wanting his phone number; sleeping in;bickering with Abby about mushrooms and fresh baked bread; amazing atfoosball; secretly good at guitar and pianoA favorite memory of SA thus far: Hunting over Thanksgiving, and when I

taped a cell phone on the light in the girls room with alarm set around 3 oclock:)Worst experience of SA thus far: The soccer team I helped coach lost the lastgame against a team which hadn't won in the league until then

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Page 3 Service Adventure NewsEllaName: Ella Beth Stoltzfus McHughNickname: Ella-BellaWhat makes you special (according to the others): Loves everything purple;being cute; getting money and candy bars from strangers for being cute;

immune to pain; being fearless; cheesy smile; blue eyes; gives the best bigsqueezes; loves to help in the kitchen; she loves to dance and spin!A favorite memory of SA thus far: Every moment with the groupWorst experience of SA thus far: Going to bed at night

HeidiName and jobs: Heidi Marie Stoltzfus McHugh, ServiceAdventure leader, administrative assistant at Heart & HandWhat makes you special (according to the others): Gracefully

stepping off a falling horse; making award-winning pumpkinwhoopie pies; being the lone alto at church; crafty (baking,knitting, jewelry making); 10PM bedtimeA favorite memory of SA thus far: One evening when everyonewas gone, I took the baby bird that a few people had rescuedfrom the neighbor boys and let everyone believe that it hadjumped from its box and was lost in the house! And dominatingat Just Dance.

Worst experience of SA thus far: When the horse I was riding fell while going down a very rocky hill,and the guide said "oh yeah, she's kind of a clumsy horse." I traded horses with the guide.

IanName: Ian James Stoltzfus McHughNickname: Mr. ChatterboxWhat makes you special (according to the others): Always talking; needs toring the dinner bell and sit by Abby; practicing speaking Chinese; jealouswhen Micah gets his own food; jealous when Ella gets her nails done; lovesto bike; great welcomer!A favorite memory of SA thus far: Every moment with the group

Worst experience of SA thus far: Going to bed at night

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Page 4 Service Adventure NewsMikeName and jobs: Michael Christopher Stoltzfus McHugh, ServiceAdventure leader, Heart & Hand volunteer, part-time Goshen CollegeworkWhat makes you special (according to the others): Always hurting feet

(dropped washing machine on foot, tripped down stairs, playing soccer,mountain-biking); Mr. fix it; giving random tid-bits of information thatsomehow fit into the conversation; always wins games; has a pun foreverythingA favorite memory of SA thus far: Our weekend in Bellefontaine playinggames and just relaxing in a different place with everyoneWorst experience of SA thus far: Hurting my foot on Saturdays just in timeto miss activities like roller skating

Micah

Name and placement: Micah Jacob Yoder, volunteer at World VisionStorehouse and tutor at Kid Reach after-school programWhat makes you special (according to the others): Obsessed with sports; quiet;wide taste of music; having his own hymnal; receives sports updates on hisphone and is perplexed when we don't understand the references; is never seengoing to sleep; did we mention he loves sports?A favorite memory of SA thus far: Phoning home for the first timeWorst experience of SA thus far: Riding bike to work in a lightning storm

ReneeName and placement: Renee Elena Hostetler, helper at Heart & HandMinistries office and thrift store, and tutor at Kid Reach after-schoolprogramNickname: Nay, RAH-NAYWhat makes you special (according to the others): Being loud; an amazingartist; blasting Spanish music; complaining about the cold; being good withdirections; pretty handwriting; good at cutting hair, as well as dyeing it!A favorite memory of SA thus far: Stealing Abby's laptop and makingdance videos with Allison, and going out for 80s night at a skating rink

Worst experience of SA thus far: Putting ramen noodles in the microwave(with no water)! Our kitchen smelled for weeks!

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Page 5 Service Adventure News6 Things you might not know about Philippi, West Virginia

- There are parades for every major holiday and festival (four so far since August!)- The river behind the unit house comes dangerously close to flooding the house and town when

it rains for three days straight (it has flooded before too, most recently in 1985)- The covered bridge is the oldest and longest in West Virginia and the only covered bridge that is

part of the US Highway system (U.S. Route 250)- Home to the first official land battle of the Civil War- The historical museum in Philippi has mummies on display- Childhood home of Ted Cassidy known for playing Lurch on the 60s TV series The Addams

Family

Update from AlbuquerqueGreetings from the ABQ unit! The past few weeks since the fire have been full of many surprises, somegreat and some not so great. But through all of the ups and downs, we have experienced God's love,grace and blessings. One of the biggest blessings was finding a new house. As of the new year, we have

officially moved into a new unit house at 1029 Princeton Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. It feels sonice to have a house and a space to call our own again, afterfeeling a little unsettled for the past month. We are gratefulfor all of the support and donations that we have receivedfrom Albuquerque Mennonite Church, our homecongregations, the other units, our family and friends andeveryone else who has helped us out. We have beencontinually amazed at the many ways that people havesupported us. They provided temporary housing, meals andgroceries, clothes, transportation, home furnishings andeven helped us look for a new house. Another great surprise

was that while we were gone for Christmas our church wentthrough the old unit house and cleaned out all of our belongings. What a difference a faith communitymakes! Because of all of this support it feels like the unit is finally back to normal again. Our house is onits way to being fully furnished, we've set up a new routine and are now back to our placements. It'sgood to be back in the swing of things. Thanks for all of your support!

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your wayssubmit to him, and he will make your paths straight". -Proverbs 3:5-6

Prayer Requests:

- That we would continue to adjust to this new living space, especially because there is less room thanbefore- That our house would be able to take on the same feel as our old unit house- For Anna and Brian as they deal with all of the stress and responsibilities of moving- For the rest of the year to go smoothly

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Photos from Philippi