News & Updates
September 2007
After 18 years, Jim Ozier embarks on new opportunity
A letter was sent to homes on September 8 about Jim's announcement that he will be leaving Trietsch after 18 years for an exciting new opportunity with the North Texas Conference. CLICK HERE for more information.
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June 2007
VBS 2007 A Huge Success!
Yeehaw! VBS this year was an incredible wild ride through God’s Word! Avalanche Ranch was hopping with 833 kids and 484 volunteers making it happen.
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Silent Auction Raises Over $21,000 for Mozambique
The Annual Mozambique Silent Auction was held May 6 through May 20. More than 350 items were donated to the auction by individuals, Sunday school classes, local business and groups. On May 20, the silent auction came to an end with a successful live auction of some of the larger items, including two vacation packages, an Oscar Best Picture “dinner and a movie” bundle and a special tailgating party including the game tickets.
Thanks to your generosity, the final amount raised for our missions in Mozambique was more than $21,000! That total surpassed our goal and previous years. All proceeds go directly to help our mission efforts in Mozambique, Africa. The decisions are in process now on how to use this year’s funds in Mozambique, but in previous years we were able to fund many worthwhile projects, some of which are income-producing for the community:
- Computer lab, computers and software
- Special needs school
- College scholarships
- Bathroom in the Christian Center, library and church
- Library building, books and the salary for a librarian
- Chicken farm
- Church supplies including a sound system, parking lot, hymnals, and repairs
- Sewing machines
- Copier
- School and teaching supplies
- Audiology supplies
- Hearing impaired classroom
- Hospital supplies including medicines, beds, uniforms and gowns
- Orphanage beds
- Well and a water pump for the well
Our efforts have made a difference in this community. They have income producing activities and the children will grow up with more opportunities available to them. It is amazing what we can do together.
We give special thanks to Anila Dhanam and Linda Doherty who co-chaired this event and made it the huge success it was. They gave countless hours and much dedication to the project.
It’s never too early to think about what special basket your small group can donate to next year’s auction!
The volunteers from Trietsch that travel to Mozambique do so at their own expense. There are many ways to be involved in the Mozambique missions and other Trietsch missions. If you are interested in learning more about all our mission opportunities, contact Dean Libby at deanl@tmumc.org.
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Nothing But Nets Fundraiser Success!
On May 18 many of you joined us for a free throw basketball event to benefit Nothing But Nets. Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. More than one million children in Africa die unnecessarily each year of malaria. The North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church is supporting this campaign and has encouraged all United Methodist Churches to join the cause. We already have involvement in Africa, so our participation was a natural decision. Without much pre-planning we were able to raise more than $2300, which will purchase more than 230 nets. The event had participants shooting baskets from the free throw line for 3 minutes. The pledges received were based on the amount of baskets made during that time. Michael Castleberry made an amazing 65 baskets with Bailey Bunting right behind him with 51. Other leaders included Jim Ozier and Dean Libby with 28 baskets, Paul McGarvey-26, Janice Hatter-23 and Holly Wright-16. Looks like we have the makings for a great basketball team.
In the poorest parts of the world, where effective window screens are lacking, insecticide-treated bed nets are arguably the most cost-effective way to prevent malaria transmission. One bed net can safely last a family for about four years, thanks to a long-lasting insecticide woven into the net fabric. Bed nets prevent malaria transmission by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the majority of transmissions occur. The African malaria mosquitoes generally bite late at night or early morning, between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.
The Nothing But Nets campaign can make a significant impact by raising awareness and funds to purchase and distribute bed nets and save lives. Working together, we can cover Africa with lifesaving bed nets. Contributions are still being accepted. Contact Beth Lutz at bethl@tmumc.org or 972-539-8547 for more information.
