WESTWOOD MISSIONS - INDIVIDUALS

July, 2007, Cause of the Month: ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission

At the end of July Eric Huseth, a member of Westwood and recent graduate of St. Olaf college left for England to serve as a volunteer lay minister for one year through the ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission program. The Young Adults in Global Mission Program provides an opportunity for global service, spiritual growth, community building, and reflection on one’s place in God’s world for young adults.

As Eric’s home congregation we’ve been challenged to raise a minimum of $3500 toward the full sponsorship cost of $9040 to support this ELCA ministry. In addition to being the Cause of the Month, Eric held a recital with free will offerings for the congregation on Monday July 23rd in the sanctuary.

We are blessed to consider Eric as he participates in God’s ministry in England.

Erik's Blog

Erik has been writing about his experiences and they are at Erik's Blog. Very interesting!

Service in Jerusalem

Mark and Marcia Holman moved to Jerusalem for a four-year assignment. Mark Holman was a Westwood pastor a few years ago and now has been Called to serve as the Pastor for the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem. This congregation, located in the Old City, is a joint mission of the ELCA and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land.

Marcia, a Special Education Teacher/Consultant with Intermediate District #287 for the past 26 years, will be serving the church-related schools on the West Bank (Palestine), attending to the particular needs of Palestinian, Muslim students. In addition, she hopes to be providing some leadership within the ELCA's "Peace Not Walls" program.

Both Mark and Marcia are looking forward to these new and challenging ministry opportunities. They will be continuing their membership at Westwood while they are living abroad. Westwood members who would like to be on their electronic mailing list (to receive their newsletters), can forward their email addresses to Mark at holman28@gmail.com.

For those interested, here is their inaugural newsletter.