March 2012 Prayer Household of the Month Each month well pray for a specific unit.

For the month of March, please pray for the Raleigh unit. They are: Abby Drader Sofia Hess Doro Isaak Chris Wagoner Jack Younger Todd & Leah Gusler Prayer Request Pray for the upcoming Support Committee meeting March 30-31 in Kansas. Pray for units who are doing recruitment trips this month. Pray that we find a leader for the Anchorage unit.

Meet the Raleigh Unit!

Each month we will use this newsletter as a way to learn more about whats going on throughout Service Adventure and to get to know people in a specific location. This month we are focusing on the Raleigh, North Carolina Service Adventure unit. Enjoy getting to know a bit about who they are and what they are doing this year.

From left to right: Leah Gusler, Jack Younger, Abby Drader, Sofia Hess, Doro Isaak, Chris Wagoner and Todd Gusler

March Birthdays 13 Diana Cook, MMN Staff 17 Ken Regier, MMN Staff 21 Alex Schuhwerk, Johnstown

Page 2 Abby Drader Home: Valpo, Indiana Service Assignment: Growing Together preschool Favorite Part of Service Adventure: Secret missions with Sofia Others say I am known for: having the most quotes on the quote board, being loud, reading, watching all the episodes of Grey's Anatomy in two months, quotes from movies that no one understands, saying random words like hotdogs, wanting to have a dog, chasing her roommates, being scared by the cat, being gullible Favorite Fruit: Grapes Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Mode of Transportation: Walking Awkward Moment: Chris- Can I have a kiss Abby- umm Super Hero I am most like: Storm

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Chris Wagoner Home: Newton, Kansas Service Assignment: InterFaith Food Shuttle Farm and Habitat ReStore Favorite Part of Service Adventure: Moments in the living room Others say I am known for: Reading, fun facts, walking around in the dark and scaring people, crockpot cooking and casseroles, always up for deep philosophical conversations, when I disagree with something I say hey now! Favorite Fruit: Mango/Strawberry Favorite Color: Purple/Black Favorite Mode of Transportation: Instant teleportation Awkward Moment: Calling Jack, Adam, with confidence during orientation week Super Hero I am most like: The Hulk Dorothea Isaak Home: Detmold, Germany Service Assignment: Preschool "Arts Together", After school program "Loaves and Fishes" Favorite Part of Service Adventure: Traveling Awkward moment: Being asked to marry a random guy on the bus Others say I am known for: Screaming bloody murder when Abby takes out the trash at night, being German, eating a lot of fruit, being a good cook, going to the Y by herself, loving Grey's Anatomy, solving all the puzzles at Todd's relative's house Favorite Fruit: Strawberry Favorite Color: Purple Favorite Mode of Transportation: R-line Superhero I am most like: Tinkerbell

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Service Adventure News Jack Younger Home: Stratton, Colorado and Colby, Kansas Service Assignment: Habitat For Humanity Construction and Inter Faith Food Shuttle garden Favorite Part of Service Adventure: Going to the Coke Museum Others say I am known for: Running and doing an ab work out each day after work, sarcasm, reading his Bible a lot, going fishing, loving Missouri sports Favorite Fruit: Apples Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Mode of Transportation: Flying Super Hero I am most like: The Thing Awkward moment: Having to say Abby, hold your pants on.

Leah Gusler Home: Akron, Pennsylvania and Goshen, Indiana Service Assignment & Job: Service Adventure leader and Nurse at a dermatologists office Favorite Part of Service Adventure: Suppers together and trips Others say I am known for: Curly hair, telling gross skin stories at dinner, doing the crossword in pen, loving her cat, obsessed with Target, hates to drive the van, my laugh Favorite Fruit: Peaches Favorite Color: Green Favorite Mode of Transportation: Flying Awkward Moment: Barging in on Doro changing Super Hero I am most like: The Pink Power Ranger

Sofia Hess Home: G-Town (Goshen), Indiana Service Assignment: Alliance Medical, Growing Together Preschool, & YMCA After School Favorite Part of Service Adventure: Secret Missions with Abby Others say I am known for: Tumbling, giving the 'Sofia look' and saying really?!?, symphony brownies, drinking coffee all the time, chewing on my finger nails, claiming I will never have children, being Abby's mom, doing Sudoku Favorite Fruit: MANGO Favorite Color: Light Purple Favorite Modes of Transportation: Tightrope walking, tumbling, & hitchhiking Awkward Moment: Getting hit in the head with a lamp by Abby Super Hero I am most like: Wonder Woman BAM!

Page 4 Todd Gusler Home: Fairview, Michigan and Goshen, Indiana Service Assignment & Job: Service Adventure Leader, Intern at Raleigh Mennonite Church, working at an Autism Agency Favorite Part of Service Adventure: Traveling with the unit Others say I am known for: Loving Michigan and Detroit sports, singing random songs and putting in my own lyrics, running yellow lights, training for a half-marathon, reading the newspaper and laughing out loud while reading the comics, using the tablecloth as a napkin Awkward Moment: Climbing the sign at the CNN Center in Atlanta and realizing quickly if I did not get off I might get arrested in front of the unit. Favorite Fruit: Grapefruit Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Mode of Transportation: Time Travel Superhero I am most like: The Flash

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Rory Home: Raleigh, North Carolina Service Assignment: Being a cat Favorite Part of Service Adventure: Sleeping 18 hours a day and staring out the window Others say I am known for: Being cute (subjective opinion), antisocial, lurky, being an ineffective cockroach killer, getting trapped in the closet, refusing to allow participants to pick me up or pet me, scaring Abby Favorite Fruit: Dry cat food Favorite Color: Gray, black, and white (the only colors she can see) Favorite Mode of Transportation: Leah Awkward Moment: When I was locked in a closet and everyone thought I ran away. Super Hero Im most like: Not Applicable, Im a cat. Top Ten Things the Raleigh unit has done in random order: Going to the Hershberger's lake house/mansion for the weekend (They have an elevator in their house!) Going downtown for Winterfest Always meaning to go to First Fridays but never actually going Carolina Hurricanes hockey game NC State Fair Atlanta Trip (Coke museum, MLK site) Experiencing an earthquake and a hurricane during the first week of orientation. Starting a food blog (details coming) Simplicity Challenges (no meat, no lights after dark, one hour of computer time a day...) Eating Carolina BBQ at the Pit and at Coopers.

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