By RJ Walters, Editor
A buffet of spiritual food has been prepared with care — now it is only a question of who will come and sit at the table.
The Volunteers In Mission (VIM) Festival of Opportunities will offer a wealth of ideas and training on April 10 at Brighton First UMC and there’s still time to get registered.
The Detroit and West Michigan Conferences have put together a day of speakers and sessions to help equip and inspire people to serve in a myriad of different ways in places all over the globe.
The festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the keynote speaker is Rev. Don Gotham, a member of the executive committee of the Michigan Area Haiti Task Force and the vice chair of the Detroit Conference Board of Global Ministries.
Gotham has been heavily involved in mission outreach for 15 years and he recently returned home to St. Clair following a January trip to Haiti.
“It seems like Haiti was a pretty popular topic among volunteers recently and he was stranded following the earthquake there, so we felt it was appropriate to have him,” said John Walls, a VIM coordinator for the Detroit Conference.
What makes the festival so valuable is the number of options available:
VIM Leader Training
There will be a four-hour study of the VIM training manuals and basic training for people who want to become leaders. It will equip attendees with resources for selecting a project, organizing a team and leading them into either a domestic or overseas mission. The cost of this training is $35 with lunch provided.
