Watch Your ABC's!What questions do people want to Ask Bishop Cedrick? If you haven’t seen the ABC videos from our bishop, we recommend the series as a nice way to get to know a little about him and what he is learning about the three annual conferences (Alaska, Oregon-Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest) that make up the Greater Northwest Area, for which he serves as bishop. We are eager for the opportunity to have Bishop Cedrick visit one of our camp or retreat sites here in Oregon-Idaho. In last week's episode of Ask Bishop Cedrick, Julia Frisbie asks the bishop about long-distance bike riding and how he keeps going. Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth shares that bicycling with a purpose – AIDS/LifeCycle – makes a difference. He also shares another technique, which many of us may also embrace (think about how you get through a long hike with tired campers). Watch the video here. And by the way, if you have a question for the bishop (maybe something about camping?), you can find out about submitting it by emailing Kristen Caldwell, Conference Communications Manager, at kristen@umoi.org Blessings Report
Please send your blessings to share in future issues of the e-news. Smiling FacesThose smiling faces. If you ever wonder if our campers are really experiencing God's love at camp, all you need to do is look at their faces to see that love reflected. As a people of incarnational faith, we know that we often experience God's love through human relationships, and we specialize in that in camp and retreat ministries! Through relationships, we are able to both receive and offer God's love, in an unending cycle of blessing. All of us -- staff, volunteers, board members, and donors -- are working hard to make sure our ministry is focused on our mission, vision, and values. Is it working? Look at the smiling faces! And by the way, if you're not yet donating money to help us in this ministry, please join us today by clicking on that green button.
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