Trip to Lithuania

August 18th thru September 12th our missions team from Fairfield UMC in High Point will be going to Lithuania. During the first week of the mission we will concentrate on visiting the United Methodist Churches in Lithuania to see how the Western North Carolina Conference is needed to help. We are all very excited about this portion of the mission, because we will be meeting many new Brothers and Sisters in Christ in Lithuania. Hopefully we will be able to offer them so hope in the areas that they need help and share in God's Word.

During the remainder of the mission we will be in Birzai, Lithuania. We will be going to the nearby Orphanage and spending time with the children playing games and making some small crafts.Visiting the "Old Folks" home, as they call it. We will also be installing new windows and doors in the Gifts of Grace Help Center in Paceriaukste and making a few other updates to the Center. There will also be a celebration for the 1st year anniversary of the opening of the Gifts of Grace Center. We are very excited for them and all that they have been able to accomplish this year at the Center. At this time the center is serving about 25 children each day. Some come to bathe, to wash their clothes, and to share in a meal. They are also operating an afterschool daycare for the children in the Paceriaukste village. At other times the Center has been used as a safe haven for mothers and their children until they can be placed in a safe environment. And after all of these wonderful ways of serving our Lord Jesus Christ I believe they have come full circle as they are now holding Worship Service at the Center; as this is the only place of Worship in the Paceriaukste area.

We ask that you please keep us in your prayers and most importantly keep the people in Lithuania in your prayers as there are many who still suffer from extreme poverty. We also ask that you pray for our team to be able to discern how God needs the Western North Carolina Conference to help the people in Lithuania.

May God Bless You by Serving Others Who Are In Need,

Libby Myers
Fairfield UMC/Missions
High Point, NC