Donegal SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Going the distance BY CATHY MOLITORIS
How did you spend your summer vacation? If you’re Josh Curry, a senior at Lancaster County Career & Technology Center, you took a bike ride. A very long, very challenging bike ride. Josh, who is the son of Anita Curry of Lititz, participated in the Adirondack Boys Summer Challenge Ride with Lifecycles, an organization that promotes character building and faith
development through bicycling. For a week in late July and early August, Josh rode more than 350 miles from Pennsylvania to Whiteface Mountain at the north end of the Adirondack Mountains. “Some of the highlights were the beautiful scenery in upstate New York, the amazing food and great fellowship and discipleship,” he said. Challenge Ride is an accurate name for the trip, he stated, adding, “Some of the See Distance pg 3
Children at Glossbrenner Church invite people to a Family Fall Festival.
Glossbrenner Church will host free Family Fall Festival a pumpkin, a family photo, free food and make-your-own s’mores,” she shared. “And of course, we’ll have a bounce house.” This is the third year the church has held the fall festival, which is an opportunity for members of the congregation to connect with the wider community, Rockey said. “We want to make an impact on our community, get to personally know the people in our area,” she commented. “We want to give back and let everyone know they are welcome to take part in the fun and fellowship here at Glossbrenner.” The church holds worship services on Sundays at 10 a.m., alternating between contemporary and traditional services.
“We always have something for the children, and we have Sunday school for all ages, including adult groups, from 11:15 a.m. to noon,” Rockey said. She hopes the community will come out for the Family Fall Festival to enjoy time together and get to meet new friends. “Come out and make memories with your family as a gift from us to you,” she said. “We know times are toug h, and it can be hard to find affordable ways to make memories outside of the house, so let us provide for you a free fun fall festival that all ages are sure to enjoy.” For more information, visit https://glossbrenner.net or search for “Glossbrenner Church” on Facebook.
Christian nonprofit pairs international students with caring homes BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Christian nonprofit organization American Home Life International (AHLI) began decades ago with the dream of Marvin and Ruth Powers, a newlywed couple from Lancaster that wished to serve side by side as missionaries overseas. Although their initial dream of evangelism abroad was never realized, Marvin and Ruth hosted their
first international student in 1972. More than fifty years later, AHLI has served thousands of students from around the globe, and it continues to help them find host families throughout the United States. AHLI’s mission statement is to “provide quality education programs to international students in the safe, caring environment of Christian host families where they will experience the love of See AHLI pg 2
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or the members of Glossb re n ne r C h u rc h , w h at happens outside the sanctuary is just as important as what happens inside. With that in mind, the church will hold a Family Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 5. The drop-in event will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, 713 Church St., Mount Joy. It will be held in the upper parking lot on the corner of Water and Angle streets, unless the weather is inclement, in which case it will be held in the church fellowship hall. Jessica Rockey, children and youth director for the church, explained that that festival will offer fun for people of all ages. “We’ll have games with prizes for all ages, crafts, decorate
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The girls’ team relaxes during a Challenge Ride in Michigan.