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- Teen Missions International

‘by Betty Barton

Five local young people are preparing | to spend their summer - “foliddys on assignnient with Teen - Missions Intemational, This inter- - denominational agency sends teens ‘ from all over ‘North: America to as- sist missionaries around the world ‘for two months in the summer. '.' Pauline Lepp will be travelling to- Czechoslovakia to assist in build- ~. ing a church there. Pauline will be-. on the first-ever Teen Missions ‘team to Czechoslovakia. Christine Todd will work in an orphanage in.” Egypt that is ‘the home to over-600 . orphans. | Deanna Thain will. spend: ~ her. summer building a caretaker’s ‘ cottage at a Boys’ ‘Brigade. Camp: ‘ji New. Zealand, Brian Schlamp is ° . going:to assist in the building, of a ; hotiseboat. in Papati New Guinca - "the completed ‘houseboat will, “be ‘used ‘as “a “floating, ‘mobile, . medical, clinic. ‘And Dennis: Ven- “> ema ‘will ‘work in Sicily; assisting: in’ the construction’ ofa ‘multi-pur-_ "pose building:and Clearing tand for -an existing: Bible Cainp..

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On June 23 these local teens

will join 1,700 other participants

plus 300 leaders for two weeks of training in Florida. They will then travel in groups of 20 or 30 to their

world, - Dennis Venema, age 15, is look-

ing forward to the experience as "a © ' great challenge, an opportunity to ‘meet new friends, to participate in:

a worthwhile cause and get a first-— hand -view. of mission work." His . “Major apprehension is "Boot - Camp" (in Florida).

"Boot Camp" is two. weeks’ of intensive training under extremely

‘rigorous conditions. _Mud, heat,

Scorpions, obstacle courses, aid no ‘cold drinking water are a realistic

simulation of the conditions many

of the teens will encounter during their summer, : "Boot Camp" ‘is

deliberately ‘designed to be the’ toughest time of their. summer. "If

you can. make. it’ through Boot » ‘Camp, you'll make it wherever | you go!" This {s no. vacation, aye Pastor Doug Gim. |

. Deanna. Thain, age 16; wants: to"

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“get a "broader view of the world" world this summer, the many and “the opportunity to get to teams will join together fora Teen know and work well with the other Missions Debrief. -This time will members of the team.” prepare the young people for their

Deanna has been told about. return to. family, . church,- youth :

groups and friends. Classes includ-

ing “How to share my summer" -_ and "how to help my youth group" ‘are designed to help the young ‘people get more involved at home.

assignments around the-

“crocodiles having to be fished out of the wash pond" at their Florida training camp. And she worvies a

little about travel arrangements.

Her ‘team will fly from Orlando,

Florida to Los Angeles and on to — ‘Auckland, New Zealand. Their

project site’ is just outside of Auckland. The schedule calls for

‘five aid @ half days of work each week with Saturday aftemioons free _ and Sundays for worship and fell-

owship.. _

The other three participants were

“busy furidraising at the time of

Nationals. one for two

The Canadian National women’s basketball team, of which Terrace’s Michelle Hendry is a member, gained a split in two - exhibition games against the Italian nationals in Rome late last week,

Canada won the opener 84-75 but lost game two §2-69. Scoring stats for Michelle were not available.

This week they’ re in Bulgaria for a tournament in which they play five games over five days before returning home again next

these interviews, so were ‘unavail-

able for comnient. Ail the local teens belong to ‘the © Terrace

‘Alliance ‘Church ‘Youth group

under the direction of Pastor Doug Ginn.” He is coordinating fund- raising efforts within’ the church and the community. Botile drives were held; two local merchants

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Day" to the project, and they have already. made their contributions.

"Al the conclusion of the numerous — .

“projects ‘taking place around the

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