Parish Missions

Children’s Vision International

A Mission for fun with Faith started in 2001 when Jeanne, who with her husband Roger founded Children’s Vision in Bogata Columbia, visited Norway Lake Parish. The following year, the Sunday School was looking for a mission child to support financially and found Juan Pablo at the CVII school in Bogata Columbia.

Through our support of Juan, we found the home base for Children’s Vision in Bangor Wisconsin. In July of 2003, our first group of youth and adults made a mission trip to volunteer at the site in Bangor. We were inspired by the faith and dedication of Anne Thicke and her family as she coordinates, researches, plans, and organizes donations, mission teams, and finances.

Since that time, seven groups have volunteered at the school house site in Bangor. We have sorted and packed donations, built a storage shed, donated pallet racking and installed it, mowed lawns, repaired equipment, painted and cleaned. Each time we have gone there, we have come away with a greater gift than we have given. Every person has come away with a renewed faith in what a small group of people, with faith and hard work, can accomplish.

The Mission for Fun with Faith started in 2001 continues as more people are touched by the work accomplished in Bogata. Children’s Vision International serves 100+ students housed in their resident school. Their mission branches out to the mountain children of the region who have no medical attention or opportunities for education. In 2006, a medical clinic is being established in a separate facility near the school.

The support of Juan Pablo and CVII is one way that Norway Lake Parish has opened its heart to the world around us.

Kids against Hunger

Kids against Hunger an international food relief campaign whose
mission is to provide nutritional food to hungry children here and
around the world. For three consecutive years, the Norway Lake
Parish has hosted a mobile packaging station with over 100 volunteers
helping to package over 40,000 meals each year! For more
information on this wonderful program log on to
www.feedingchildrenstewart.org.

Church Basement Ladies Wednesday Lenten Servers
 

NORWAY LAKE PARISH BOBBERS
RELAY FOR LIFE

Thank you to all members of the Parish Relay for Life Team for all of your hard work and spirit for making this year so wonderful.  We made a grand total so far of $2,764.86 this year. Members of our team are: Merle and Joyce Rupp, Marie Rindahl, Nate Larsen, Roger and Joan Salter, Troy, Marilyn, Tyler & Samantha Dunn, Gene and Ruth Templer, Gwen Boonstra, Tom, Kathy, Erin and Andrew Reps, Gaile Rehn, Evy Hatjistilianos, Greg and Sue Yeo, Caroline Moore, Mary Johnson, Rich, Mary, Adam & Sarah Schieck. We can be so proud to say we come from such a supportive community.  Praise be to God! 

MISSION TRIP 2008
An interest has been expressed to make a trip to Bogata Columbia to work in the Children’s Vision International School and Orphanage. As we prayerfully consider this possibility we would welcome your input to help make this decision.

_____I/We would like to be a part of the team that travels to Columbia.

_____I/We would not be able to travel with the team but would like to provide financial support.

____I/We would help with fund raisers that would help finance this mission trip.

____I/We would like to purchase supplies for the school and orphanage to send with the mission team.

____I/We will pray for this mission team.

Name (s):_____________________________

The relationship between the Norway Lake Parish and Children's Vision International started in December, 2003 when our Sunday School sent our first check to support a child for a year at the school in Bogata, Columbia. We were given a wonderful little boy named Juan Pablo.
We continued with our Luther League making a Mission for Fun with Faith in the summer of 2004 to Bangor. Our volunteer trips have continued with adults and our young people. Mission for Fun with Faith III is being planned for June, 2007. Mission teams travel to Bogata throughout the year to volunteer at the CVII school. Any help is needed from pounding nails to rocking babies to sleep. We have always wondered, and dreamed what it would be like be a part of a team going to Bogata; would we be able to meet Juan Pablo, what could we contribute, and what talents could we share.
Interest has been building in sending a Mission Team to Bogata in 2008 from our Parish. It will take faith and hard work to make this dream come true, but we believe the Norway Lake Parish can do it.