Indianapolis Mission Guestbook

Kanes, NoVa and More: Feb 22-25, 2008

Abraham — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:21:03 +0000

Molly wrote on her blog about a recent visit:

This weekend was definitely worth writing home about. The K[ane]. family and from South Bend arrived on Friday around noon and stayed until brunch on Sunday. During the day, John X. from South Bend and two high school guys from Muncie [Shane and Peter] also arrived to pitch in. On Saturday evening, 10 people from Northern Virginia arrived with a moving van full of donated household items and furniture! We unloaded, organized, reloaded, and allocated much of the furniture, as well as organizing the boxed items. It was a whirlwind of a weekend. On Saturday, the Indy branch and some Missionaries hosted a Pentecost Seminar and that ended with a big Lord’s Day at the branch center where the branch, the Seminar guests, the NoVa/SB/Muncie guests, and all the Missionaries ate good food, praised God, and even played a bit of basketball. While there are many photos that you can view on Flickr, here are a few to get you started…

Company Convention: Dec 26-29, 2007

Abraham — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:32:11 +0000

All the Company Men, minus Dan Reinbold but plus Sean Connolly and Chris Meehan, convened in Indianapolis for the Eighth Semi-Annual Company Convention. They met in 1815 for talks, discussions, and a Lord’s day. On friday the 28th, they worked the full day on the Duplex. Plumbing, electrical, demolition, construction, and trips to the dump all taking place at the same time. It was an ant-hive of activity.

On Saturday, there were talks and Lord’s day at 1815, followed up by a party at the Indianapolis Branch Center, where “Windows, Doors and More. OUTLET!” was recorded.

Guys present were Collin Anderson, John Bowar, Matt Brickweg, Josh Caneff, Mike Coney, Brian Couch, Kevin Daly, Tom Duddy, Jon Gapp, Nick Holovaty, J-T Kelly, Rus Lyons, Chris Milliren, Abraham Olson, Jeremy Osterhouse, Ben Reinhardt, David Salmon, Mike Wacker, John Xenakis, Eric Yost, and David Zimmel.

Christmas Visits: Dec 21-25

Abraham — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:13:10 +0000

The Brummer clan stopped through, plus Jeanette, on their way from Shreveport, LA to Minnesota.

The Holovaty’s stopped by for the 24th, and headed back up to South Bend that evening with Naomi to celebrate Christmas day.

4 Minnesota Guys: Dec 17-21, 2007

Abraham — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:34:18 +0000

Matt Brickweg, Chris Milliren, Joe Bulger, and Sam Mertz made a last minute trip down to Indianapolis for the 17th to 21st. They provided some critical help for a busy week. Arriving Monday evening, they worked hard for the next three days tearing out the lath and plaster in the kitchen on the 1117 side of the Duplex. With their aide we also made 2 more shelves for the pantry, painted one more room in the 1115 side of the duplex, and fixed up the bathroom in 1115 too. The help the guys provided probably will allow for us to start building the new kitchen over the Company Convention after Christmas.

In addition to construction work, we spent some time at Lockefield Village, going door-to-door on the Southside, and praying with people at the Methodist Hospital ER. To wrap it all off, Nick gave the guys a tour with a look at what our citybuilding work looks like at large in Indy.

South Bend Action Team: Dec 15, 2007

Abraham — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:14:39 +0000

Fifteen South Bend Action members came down to Indy this past Saturday to visit. They arrived at 9 a.m. for a talk over breakfast until 11. Then, we all split up into groups and decorated neighbors houses in the Southside for Christmas, made a wheelchair ramp extension, cooked cookies, visited people at Lockfield Village, hung drywall, made shelving, prepared for a Lord’s Day in 1815, painted the duplex living and dining room, and pushed a truck out of the snow. By 3:00 p.m. the weather was turning for the worst, so the visitors had to pack on into the 15 passenger van and head back to South Bend while there was still daylight. Thanks to you all for visiting!

The team members were George Kane, Jessica Busk, Aimee Lattimer, Josh Thomas, Catherine Pingel, Liz Preuss, Dan Thomas, Renee DeLee, Andrea DeLee, Lisa Shrack, Cathy Feely, Shelia Payne, Margaret Preuss, Katie Havard, and Laura Kane.

Three from South Bend: Dec 12-13, 2007

Abraham — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:13:46 +0000

Michael Busk, Justin Walters, and Dan Mattimore came down for a bit more than a day to visit and join us in going to IUPUI and Lockfield village, as well as help move the guys from 1117 to 1815 and do some electrical work.

9th Grade South Bend: Dec 8

Abraham — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:09:03 +0000

Five 9th graders–Monica Raciti, Julie DeLee, Elise Rowland, Joan Mattimore, Julia Bebe–plus Monique DeLee and Tami Raciti came down for the day and went Christmas caroling with the Indy missionary women on the South Side. They handed out Christmas cards from the People of Praise as they caroled. The missionary men made bunkbeds with a couple guys from the neighborhood for 1815. We all had a Lord’s Day of lasagna together at Ruth and Rick’s house on the Southside.

Mike and Linda Coney: Dec 5

Abraham — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:08:55 +0000

Mike and Linda Coney stopped by for a few hours on their way from New Orleans to South Bend. Mike was going up for the Board of Governors meeting and the TRS. They got to see the Duplex and visit for a bit with Rus, Brian, Hannah, Molly, Jon and Abe.

Work College T’giving: Nov 20

Abraham — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:08:46 +0000

A bunch of folks from the Work College stopped by for the night on their way down to Allendale for Thanksgiving.

Mike Wacker and Jen Torma: Nov 1-5

Abraham — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:08:34 +0000

Mike and Jen of the Missionary Company in Dinkytown visited for a few days, joining right in with our day to day life.