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Mini Bookworm Frolic Slated
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Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will host a Mini Bookworm Frolic on Thursday and Friday, April 15 and 16, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Customers must observe social distancing and wear a mask. Books will be available for purchase both inside the
building and outside under a tent. Books will be sorted into categories such as history, biography, children’s, fiction, religious, Christian fiction, and more. Separate fees have been set for hardback books and for paperback books. On April 17, the books will be half-price, or customers can fill a box for a set fee. Credit
cards, cash, or checks will be accepted as payment. Proceeds will benefit the historical society’s nonprofit educational mission. The organization’s vision is diverse communities connecting across boundaries by knowing and valuing their own and others’ stories of life, faith, cultures, and histories.
NANCY DIANE FLOWERS Nancy Diane Flowers from Marietta, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 27, 2021. Nancy was born in New York on July 1, 1956. Nancy was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and GreatGrandmother. Nancy is survived by her Husband of 47 years (Ron Flowers Sr.), Sons & their wives (Ron Jr. & Kelly Flowers), (Bryan & Rebecca Flowers), Grandsons (Austin, Tim & Ron Flowers), Granddaughters (Alyssa, Emily & Storm Flowers), & Great-Grandsons (Jace & Remington Flowers). Nancy will be greatly missed but, is now in peace with her Daughter (Amy Flowers), Grandson (Larz Flowers), and Great Granddaughter (Callie Flowers). There will be a private gravesite burial at Silver Spring Cemetery. In Lieu of Flowers, donations may be made to: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-forburial-and-memorial-expenses-fornancy?utm_medium=email&utm_sour ce=customer&utm_campaign=p_ email%2B5806-thank-you-ask-share
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Friends In Action Intl. (FIA), a local nonprofit headquartered in Middletown, has provided volunteers with opportunities to utilize their trade skills in remote, off-the-grid regions of the world. Currently at work on 10 projects in six countries, FIA uses construction projects as a platform to assist missionaries who want to share the Gospel with unreached people groups. Although COVID-19 travel restrictions resulted in many canceled trips in 2020, FIA volunteers were able to travel to West Africa in February of this year. The team consisted of three mechanics, three welders, a team leader, and a field host. They met up with
in-country missionaries to develop a base camp of operations for FIA’s Water of Life ministry, which drills wells to provide thousands of Africans with clean drinking water. FIA had recently completed drilling efforts in Burkina Faso and relocated this ministry to a different region in West Africa. “Jihadist activity in Burkina created governmental restrictions preventing us from ministering away from the city,” said Jeremy (last name withheld), FIA’s field leader on the project. “We relocated to a region that provides access to those with the highest degree of need both physically and spiritually.”
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Jeremy and his family relocated to this field in October 2020 to be on-site representatives and full-time workers on the project. Hosting the volunteer team recently and facilitating its work helped to accelerate FIA’s readiness to deliver wells and serve its ministry partners. Andy Bachert, an expert welder from Elizabethtown, was among the volunteers on the recent trip. He noted that the group’s journey to Africa went smoothly, although due to the pandemic, participants had to wear masks and provide proof that they had tested negative for COVID-19. At their work site, the mechanics serviced every piece
of equipment and all the vehicles necessary for the welldrilling ventures. Rob Donley, a mechanic from Lebanon, noted that the relocation trip from Burkina Faso had been rough on the equipment. “There’s not a lot of infrastructure. Most of the equipment was off-roaded over dry and rocky fields, so every piece of equipment needed servicing,” Donley said. The team diagnosed chronic equipment issues, determined future equipment designs and upgrades in light of available materials and supplies, and developed strategic plans for future support of the project See Volunteers pg 15
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