tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254186062012-01-20T08:52:45.979-05:00go for a summer . . . be changed forever!CRWMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116423975482354911noreply@blogger.comBlogger681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-13597661462766414752010-01-27T09:37:00.006-05:002010-01-27T09:48:28.129-05:00

Things have been happening here at CRWM. We have been having conversations about how to involve more young adults in short-term missions opportunities. As a result, we have made a decision to discontinue our Summer Mission Program (SMP) as a separate program. We will still have a variety of summer (and non-summer!) opportunities available; however, we will no longer be restricted to a specific

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The 2009 SMPers spent a week in Grand Rapids for orientation in early June and then departed for the countries where they will be learning and serving over the summer. Their travels went smoothly, and we didn't hear any stories of lost luggage - a minor miracle!Now the teams are all knee-deep in learning about another culture, studying another language, eating new foods (the Philippines team is

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#3- We value the Body of Christ.In Japan, where less than two percent of the population claim Christ as their Savior, ministry can be challenging, and fellowship rare and sweet. Above: Japan SMP team hosts and participantsjoin together in prayer. SMP Japan team members not only walk alongside of local ministry leaders to do ministry together, but they also are able to fellowship with and

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-67910198708049613292008-08-29T13:26:00.001-04:002008-10-23T11:37:29.743-04:00

#2--We Value a Confessionally Reformed Understanding of God’s WordThe team in Eastern Europe used the space and materials they had to show the story of God's creation, the fall, and His plan for redemption.As Reformed Christians, we do believe that God is in control of every inch of this world, and that He is a God who can use even sidewalk chalk (in the hands of willing servants) to proclaim His

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-61352897618479559972008-08-22T13:14:00.009-04:002008-08-22T14:24:24.306-04:00

(this is the first of a series of ten blog posts that will seek to show how SMP participants live out and experience CRWM's values.)#1--We Value Faith in God and Passion for God’s Mission in the WorldIn Guatemala, Elise and Kayla spent time at a local youth center called Rincon Joven ("youth corner"). A local congregation, Nueva Jerusalem (New Jerusalem), offers free walk-in tutoring, as well as

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-81924350921855860322008-08-20T09:27:00.005-04:002008-08-20T09:34:20.062-04:00

. . . when someone else does it for you!Again, a glimpse of the Nigeria SMP team from Mike and Megan Ribbens . . .And lest you think we have love only for Nigeria, I promise we'll post some picsfrom other teams soon . . .

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The SMP Eastern Europe team had to work together to plan lessons, games, and other activities for the camps they led. Hopefully all of that team-building during orientation was helpful in preparing them to work together!

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August is an exciting time for those of us who are in the business of "sending out" SMPers. Little by little, the pictures and the stories start coming in, and we get to hear about the amazing ways in which God has worked in the lives of SMP participants. It's amazing how our world, which once seemed so big, becomes so much smaller as we serve with and among people from all over the world, people

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-89244203607890106532008-07-14T13:44:00.000-04:002008-07-24T14:00:34.613-04:00

(photo by Xiong Yang)The Eastern Europe team typically travels to camps and ministry events in at least three different locations within the countries of Ukraine, Hungary, and Romania. This makes them very glad they've packed lightly!

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. . . and then sometimes, there's just pizza . . . (photo by Xiong Yang)

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A dance performance during a carnival celebrating an anniversary at Rincon Joven, a local community center in Guatemala.  (photo by Elise Ditta)

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when someone else does the blogging for you!Here's a glimpse of the 2008 SMP Nigeria team, from the blog of our host missionaries, Mike and Megan Ribbens.More to come soon!

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This was NOT a scheduled activity . . . actually, we have no idea WHAT they are doing. hmmm.

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and after a week of orientation in Grand Rapids, MI at the CRCNA headquarters, you can see that they are very, VERY excited!

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teamwork, originally uploaded by Summer Mission Program.At the pre-field orientation in Grand Rapids, SMPers participate in a variety of activities designed to encourage teamwork and help teammates get to know each other better. It doesn't hurt if these activities allow us to have some fun, too!In this picture, members of the Eastern Europe 2008 SMP team work together to assemble a puzzle that

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-4130546115989930112008-06-09T11:41:00.007-04:002008-12-08T20:16:43.838-05:00

Pray for the 2008 SMP teams, heading out today and over the next few days to Guatemala, Eastern Europe, Mali, Nigeria, and more! And stay tuned for more pictures and stories!

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Scenes from the commissioning service at Neland Avenue CRC in Grand Rapids. 

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During orientation, SMPers engage in a number of team-building activities. Above, Bev Becksvoort leads the teams in some role-playing that provides team members with tools to handle conflicts that may arise when they are on the field Publish Post

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Some fun scenes from the "SMP Mexico 2007 Players" during an outreach.Statistics tell us that childhood is the mostessential time to reach people with theGospel, yet many missionary endeavors aregeared towards reaching adults. SMP participants have an opportunity to reach out to people of all ages through a variety of activities.So how about you . . . when did you first learn of Jesus' love?--

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SMP participants are the "goers", heading out to all corners of the earth, but supported with prayer and finances by many people within the CRCNA. One highlight of the pre-field orientation is the commissioning service, where the SMP participants are celebrated, prayed over, and sent out with the blessing of a local congregation and the larger CRC.

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In 2007, the SMP pre-field orientation coincided with the 150th anniversary celebration of the CRCNA, which was a wonderful complement to the commissioning service.

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Laura spends time playing with the kids of CRWM missionaries Ben and Amy Meyer, as well as another local child.SMP participants live and work among CRWM career missionaries, getting a day-to-day view of what missionary life is really like.

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During pre-field orientation, SMP participants participated in a variety of activities to help them prepare for their time overseas. Here, Karlynn shares a picture she drew of a previous conflict she'd experienced. The participants were encouraged to draw this conflict in "weather language", one creative (and kind of fun!) way to describe feelings in a tense situation.

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Prior to heading out across the world, SMP participants spend an intense week in Grand Rapids, Michigan, getting to know each other and participating in activities that will help them as they serve in a variety of contexts.Here, Brittney, Jordan, Laura, Karlynn and Charlene work on a group exercise during a training on conflict resolution.

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SMP Mexico participant Laura Vander Ploeg sharing a story with children in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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Children in West Africa, like children all over the world, need to hear about the love of Jesus and the salvation He brings. SMP participants work alongside of CRWM missionaries who seek to share Jesus' love in a variety of ways.

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No, this isn't the wall of the post office . . . It's a poster (we think it's in a church) of SMP Japan 2007 participants. They look wholesome and innocent enough, don't they?

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Um, we are really not sure what Jordan, Matt, (and is that Karlynn?) are doing in this picture, but hey--when you go on SMP, you agree to serve the Lord in ANY capacity . . .

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Brittney Salverda in West Africa.

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Matt Burns in Eastern Europe. We're not quite sure what he's doing . . . racing the chickens? catching his dinner? Actually, we're not even sure he's in Eastern Europe in this picture. I stalked his Facebook for this picture . . . (this is what happens when you don't send in your SMP pictures in a timely fashion!)

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Less than 2% of the people in Japan follow Jesus, whereas Buddhism and Shintoism are widely followed.The SMP team in Japan is one way that Christian Reformed World Missions is reaching out to the youth of Japan who need to know the true God.

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a smiling Fulani child The Baobob tree is a ubiquitous symbol throughout West Africa, and is often a neighborhood gathering place. Romans 10:13 in Pular.

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Brittney (Stelpstra) Salverda served alongside CRWM career missionaries, and worked in partnership with three Brazilian missionaries among an unreached people group in West Africa*.Brittney with the three Brazilian missionaries. Partnerships are an important part of CRWM strategy.CRWM career missionary G.* talks in the marketplace where he and his wife travel to sell books every day.*wondering

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-20734856573489852122007-10-14T16:35:00.001-04:002008-12-08T20:16:47.499-05:00

Charles Hong (center, with guitar)and Lloyd Kim lead worship

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Below--Charlene with two of the participantsat an English camp in Gyanta, Romania.Using popsicle sticks to show that we can accomplish somuch more together than we can on our own! Jordan with a new friend SMP participants live and work alongside ofCRWM career missionaries.Here, Abigail, George, Sarah, (and Elizabeth--not born yet!),and Matthew de Vuyst smile for the camera. Karlynn working on

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-20071925485040599972007-10-12T13:09:00.001-04:002008-12-08T20:16:48.902-05:00

Another week, another camp. The SMP Eastern Europe team shows off its mad dancing skills.There must be a story here somewhere . . .Karlynn and Matt lead the group in singing.Now if only they knew what they were saying!

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Places to go, people to see, things to do! Below, (left to right) Karlynn, Jordan, and Charlene on their way to Ukraine. Below: CRWM missionary George de Vuyst consultsa map before heading out with the group. The Eastern Europe team travelled to threedifferent countries and led English camps andBible camps in Ukraine, Hungary and Romania. Below: Welcome to Ukraine!It's probably safe to say that

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-13123258474401923642007-10-10T16:12:00.001-04:002008-12-08T20:16:49.924-05:00

SMP participants partner with CRWM career missionaries and with other partners. Sara and Laura spent part of their summer with Calvin Seminary intern Sam Boldenow (second from left) and his wife Christina Ludema (at left)Below, Laura VanderPloeg gives her testimony at abonfire on the team's last night in Tijuana

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-84716745349311587762007-10-09T15:34:00.001-04:002008-12-08T20:16:50.552-05:00

Sara Orellana steps out of her comfort zone as she helps to paint a local mission. Back on the ground, Sara teaches English to a group of kids in Guadalajara.Laura Vander Ploeg reads as a group of kids looks on eagerly.Sara prepares for a lesson.

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-20233882882753211992007-10-01T17:22:00.001-04:002008-12-08T20:16:50.734-05:00

Above, Charlene Ouwerkerk of the Eastern Europe team performs some impromptu foot surgery onMatthew Burns, also of the Eastern Europe team.

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Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-21645726207621410502007-06-01T13:37:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:39:17.698-04:00

but say hello to our 2007 SMP participants!and get to know them here.

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Then check out www.crwm.org/smp to find out more about how you can spend your summer in Eastern Europe, Japan, Mali, or Mexico!APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 9th!The deadline for applications is February 9th. Don't miss it!

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We haven't posted much in a while . . . hopefully folks are still tuning in! but I realized that we don't have news from about half of the SMP teams, so I'm going to work on remedying that in the next few days/weeks. SMP teams usually come into the Grand Rapids offices to talk to us about their experiences. We sometimes refer to this as a "debriefing" (not as sinister as it sounds!) Our 2006

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-1162237092975104432006-11-07T23:28:00.000-05:002008-11-06T17:02:19.836-05:00

left to right: Melanie DeYoung, Elyse VanderSpek, Elise Enserink, Carmen Smits, Cheryl Verhulp, David Ligtenberg, Louise van Zwol, Eric Smickley

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CUTE BABIES!

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Melanie DeYoung (at left) and Cheryl Verhulp offer knitting lessons. The first challenge is to get the yarn untangled! Their students seem to be enjoying themselves, though.

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the universal language . . . can you spot David Ligtenberg? hint: he's wearing that fabulous SMP t-shirt!

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Elise, Elyse, Louise . . . try saying that three times fast! well, at least they're wearing some fabulous fashions . . .

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. . . um. what IS that, Carmen?okay. it's probably just a flute.I think it says what it is on the screen there. can anybody read that? ;-)

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Niger SMPers Crystal Bootsma and Melinda VanderPloeg lived and worked closely with CRWM career missionaries Henry and Ardell Persenaire-Hogeterp. As an added fringe benefit, they also got to spend lots of time with the ADORABLE "Perterp" kids . . .

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The Russia SMP team had some "interesting" sleeping arrangements this summer . . .on trains . . .(clockwise from bottom left--Mandy Gelderman, Kelly Vandermeer, Sam DeJong, Jessica Braunschweig)on beds that were (almost) long enough . . .(below left: Ryan Schreiber). . . and sometimes even in the great outdoors!(Samantha DeJong and Ryan Schreiber making the most of their "luxury" accommodations)

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(left to right) Seth Kuiper, Noe (from Tapalpa, Mexico) and Mark Hofman take a break while working together to install a water tank. Church leaders in Tapalpa were excited to have Seth and Mark there to show the local youth that young people can be vibrant Jesus followers, and not just older adults. Seth and Mark, along with other SMP participants across the globe, shared not only their hands

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-1157658371951291402006-09-07T15:43:00.000-04:002008-11-06T16:57:42.197-05:00

. . . is to be wearing this fabulous t-shirt!!!of course, actually SENDING your pictures to us would be really helpful, too . . .

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Some of you may not know that SMP not only has teams from all over the US and Canada, but that we also have an SMP team sent out from Faith Community CRC in Fullerton, California, who spent the summer in Japan after attending orientation at their home church. We want to share a few details with you about the Japan SMP team and what they've been up to this summer!Special thanks to Tina Lee for

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This is a VBS that the Japan team put on. Notice anything missing?! Despite having put out over 2000 invitations, there was not a single child who attended. Pictured is a family from the church and their two teenage sons. Tina Lee, of the Japan SMP team, said “It was a very discouraging day for all of us, but God gave us a taste of what it feels like to be a Christian in Japan.” In Japan, where

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"One of the churches we visited, Chichibu Church, has a member named Kato-san. Kato-san was blind from birth. Our team was incredibly blessed by this man. He was baptized the weekend we visited, and during the introduction time, he stood up and told us his name and birthday. But it was even more encouraging to hear him say, “But my new birthday will be this weekend, for I am going to be baptized.

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It's been a great summer! Be watching this space for some of your "wow" stories and photos in the upcoming weeks! (or feel free to post your own!)"L-Wood" aka Lorraine

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This is a picture of Mariano taking a picture of the group. which I believe is one of the "don'ts" he had just taught us in our photography session! (not really, but . . . ) We at World Missions will be praying that God will do great things for His kingdom in and through you this summer! Blessings,"L-Wood" (as christened by "team Guinea")

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http://www.crcna.org/pages/crwm_smp_bios.cfmcheck it out!let us know if there are any errors so that we can get them corrected.

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With whom did you talk, and what were you able to learn about Hinduism/Islam/Catholicism/Eastern Orthodox beliefs?

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-1147813887004066912006-05-16T17:07:00.000-04:002006-05-16T17:11:27.016-04:00

What were your thoughts as you read through this section?

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-1145650451650107892006-04-21T16:13:00.000-04:002006-05-01T16:10:40.510-04:00

What happened when you tried to be a reliable witness for Christ with non-Christians? Report on one of the conversations you had or an aspect of one of them.

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-1145650133421956352006-04-21T16:06:00.000-04:002006-04-25T16:03:05.766-04:00

Recently, a minster in a Reformed church in Grand Rapids stated that we are frequently told that God "hates sin but loves the sinner." He said that this statement was incorrect. He went on to emphasize that God not only hates sin but He hates the sinner as well. He referred to texts like Romans 9:13: " . . . Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." This is quite different from Thomas Long's

Lorraine Woodwardnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-1144870667415020942006-04-12T15:35:00.000-04:002006-04-13T08:37:07.086-04:00

Choose one of the faith conversations you've engaged in during the past couple of weeks to share any insight you gained in talking about your faith, that was helpful, that was difficult, etc.

Nateishanoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25418606.post-1144869734313303382006-04-12T15:21:00.000-04:002006-04-13T08:39:11.463-04:00

In what ways do you think Christians (perhaps you yourself) have compromised your witness so that the world has a difficult time making a sound judgment about Christ?

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