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JULY 27, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 31
International Outreach BY ANN MEAD ASH
arrel Weaver grew up in the New Holland area and made his way to Halle in what was East Germany to start a ministry more than two decades ago. In Halle, Darrel met his wife, Miriam, and they now have two daughters. Each summer, the family returns to the ELANCO area to share an update with family, friends, and supporters. This year, the Weavers will hold a pork barbecue and meet-and-greet on Friday, Aug. 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community, 210 Weaverland Road, East Earl. The food, which will be available by suggested donation, will include a la carte pulled pork on a kaiser roll and a meal option. Both takeout and sit-down meals will be available. Much of the Weavers’ mission in Halle has involved refugees, and Darrel now pastors an international church. “I have officiated at many international weddings,” said
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Barbecue Will Support Weaver Family Ministry Darrel. “I just did a Persian wedding where the cake is up at the altar during the wedding … and cutting the cake is part of the ceremony, and there is dancing and music.” Darrel said that he often oversees Christian wedding services with cultural elements from the betrothed couple’s homeland. At the barbecue, Darrel plans to talk about the persecuted church around the world. “Our ministry is to people who are from persecuted areas,” said Darrel, who noted that recently refugees have been coming from Africa. “Many are finding they are able to be baptized and have a Bible (once they are in Germany),” Darrel explained. He spoke about a new congregant who delivered illegal Bibles on his motorcycle in his home country until it was too dangerous. The man fled to Germany and found fellowship in the men’s group associated with Darrel’s church. In addition to Sunday services, the church offers small home groups in Persian, German, and English. See Weaver Family pg 9
Photographic Memories Volunteers Help Share Camp Experiences With Families
BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY ANN MEAD ASH
“I have a passion to help people find freedom (from addiction),” said Rob Weatherholtz, director of discipleship for The Potter’s House. “I want to see healed relationships and marriages. We don’t just do recovery; we want to inspire the next generation of game changers in society.” Rob gives presentations about the mission of The Potter’s House, a nonprofit, Christ-centered ministry that offers a holistic approach to the physical, emotional, and
In the early days of Aaron’s Acres, an organization that provides socialization and recreation for children and young adults with special needs ages 5 to 21, the summer camp program served 25 or fewer campers. When Risa Paskoff, executive director of Aaron’s Acres, wanted parents to see pictures of what the children did at camp, she simply asked the nurse to take photos. Staff and campers worked together to create a memory book for each child to take home.
See The Potter’s House pg 3
Volunteers from Fulton Bank help to create memory books for parents of Aaron’s Acres campers.
See Aaron’s Acres pg 4
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The Weavers will return from Halle, Germany, to share about their ministry to the persecuted church.
